According to the updated LED light bulb sales price which investigated by LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, the ASP of the 40W equiv. LED light bulbs declined by 1% in May (2013), reaching USD16. The most obvious price reduction was occurred in Taiwan. The ASP of the 60W equiv. LED light bulbs declined by 0.1% to USD23.8. The price was unstable in all regions with less renewing products.

Everlight has been actively developing LED lighting, in addition to operating its own brand "EVERLIGHT", it's board of directors announced on June 25 that it will Purchase 100% stake of an European lighting company at not more than 10 million Euros (about NTD 390 million) to enter the European market. Everlight planned to purchase a German lighting factory, which is the first mergers and acquisitions Everlight conducted in European region, it aims to strengthen European lighting pathways and business development. Everlight created its own brand ...

HELLA has released its first LED floodlight designed specifically for the mining industry. Based on the expertise and skilled LED technology, the new HELLA HypaLUME LED flood light is designed to withstand long time using in rigorous applications and extreme temperature range from 40 °C below zero to 50 °C without decreasing in light output. This revolutionary LED flood lamp incorporates 56 high powered LEDs to provide the brightness over 20,000 lumens. The LEDs have a color temperature of 5700K, offering a near daylight environment and ensur...

Recently, the sapphire ingot production project with an annual output of 25 million millimeters constructed by Inner Mongolia Jinghuan Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. has settled down Hohhot. The project construction land covers 106 acres, and the total investment of this program is 1.03 billion Yuan, a sapphire production base in the scale of 400 units of sapphire furnaces will be established, and the annual output of this sapphire production base is about 25.63 million millimeters of Sapphire Ingot (converted into 2-inch ingot), and it will be the first sapphire Ingot scale...

Recently a common set of standards for LED lighting firms in Greater China was announced, which will help Taiwan-based firms enter the China market. This common set of standards will be expanded to emerging markets such as Russia, India, Southeast Asia, and South Africa in the near future. In recent years, Taiwan-based LED firms have actively obtained business in China. Now with this common set of standards, these firms have the opportunity to occupy a larger market share. The major LED lighting markets across the world have been introducing standards and veri...

It is reported that Panasonic is considering providing OLED TV mass production technology for other TV manufacturers by charging. Panasonic has launched negotiation with Japanese manufacturers at home and abroad, including LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics. Compared with Samsung's technology, Panasonic's technology allows manufacturers to produce OLED TV in large quantity at lower cost, although Panasonic is jointly developing OLED panels with Sony and providing technical information for each other, and Panasonic will offer the Panasonic'...

Recently, Philips's Intellectual Property and Standards office in Chengdu was established, it is not only the third office Philips opened in the country after Shanghai and Hong Kong, also it is the first time for the Fortune 500 companies to set up Intellectual Property Office in Sichuan. Chengdu office will be organic part of Philips's 17 offices in 10 countries; it will provide intellectual property solutions for the layout of Philips's lighting, healthcare, consumer lifestyle and other business in Sichuan. Ruud Peters, Executive Vice President and...

Digital Projection International (DPI) announces a highly-anticipated brightness upgrade to its lampless M-Vision LED projector lineup. By combining new LED illuminators and color gamut expansion techniques, DPI’s M-Vision LED displays now provide brightness over 1,000 lumens. DPI offers a variety of LED projectors for command and control, professional and simulation applications. In addition, DPI’s LED displays continue to deliver Lifetime Illumination, providing a virtually maintenance-free that never requires a lamp replacement. Though...

As Chinese government spares no effort to promote the popularity of outdoor lighting, as well as the LED luminaries is listed for energy-saving subsidies for the first time, many industry insiders predict that LED interior lighting will usher in an explosive growth in 2013, and LED commercial lighting will lead the popularity of LED interior lighting. According to the report from Taiwan's Central News Agency, research institutes forecast that the global market share of LED commercial lighting (including office, retail and hotel) in 2013 will reach $ 1.059 billion...

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry with three decades of experience, had introduced the latest of new series of LED components products at 2013 LED Expo in Korea. EVERLIGHT presents whole series of packages for different applications including automotive, digital display, flash light, infrared LEDs, backlight and general lighting. EVERLIGHT's High Power, Low-mid Power and COB LED Lighting Components Provide Good Quality with High lm/$ to Customers ...

The case that Sanan Optoelectronics takes a stake in Taiwan's Formosa Epitaxy was suspended because the scandal that the financial statements of Sanan are unclear was exposed in this April. Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will reconvene the special review meeting, and the results will be handed over to the Investment Commission of MOEA, the cooperative case has not been canceled. Fengren Jane, chairman of FOREPI, pointed out that the schedule of this case is still unclear, and it is still waiting for the res...

The office is a place where employees must feel alert and engaged to be at their best, but often overlooked is lighting—a simple factor influencing not only everyday operations but occupant comfort and the effectiveness with which tasks are completed. GE takes a closer look at six trends driving office lighting best practices today, from dimming down over-lit areas to saving watts in parking lots to setting a more productive mood. As decision makers will see, there are many opportunities to positively impact employee satisfaction and the profitability of their buildings—and b...

United States Department of Energy (DOE) released the latest report that the installs of LED lamps in United States increased 10-fold in the past two years from 4.5 million units in 2010 to 49 million units in 2012, it is estimated that annual savings in energy costs is about US $ 675 million. By 2030, LED lighting is expected to account for 75% of the total lighting sales, and the saved energy is available for 26 million American families. Ernest Moniz, Energy Minister, recently announced that the Department of Energy will subsidize five manufacturing research an...

EVERLIGHT had introduced the latest of new series of LED components products at 2013 LED Expo in Korea. EVERLIGHT presents whole series of packages for different applications including automotive, digital display, flash light, infrared LEDs, backlight and general lighting. For general lighting applications, EVERLIGHT presents its latest series of high efficient LED lighting packages including "Ju" Series of COB LEDs with multiple package sizes and power consumptions. It can be used at directional lamp, down light, high/low bay a...

Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor, and optical markets, today announced that it will showcase its line of sapphire substrates for the LED industry at the International LED Expo in Kintex, Korea, June 25-28. Rubicon will exhibit its line of sapphire products in Booth# F-25 & 26, Hall 4. Sapphire wafers are a key building block for LEDs – the most energy-efficient technology for general lighting and the dominant backlighting technology in consumer products such...

Guangdong Elec-Tech International Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Elec-Tech) announced prompted Bulletin about the result of the election directors of NVC Lighting as follows: Prompted Bulletin of the Result about the Election Directors of NVC Lighting All members of the Board of Directors of Elec-Tech ensure that contents of bulletin are true, accurate and complete, there doesn't exist false information or misleading statements or material omissions. NVC Lighting Holding Limited (hereinafter referred to as "NVC") is the joint ...

The HAL-2X150MCE-LED explosion proof portable light tower from Larson Electronics uses two 150 watt LED lamps to produce 29,580 lumen light output that provides 36,000 square foot of coverage. This light tower is U.L. approved Class 1, Division 2 for Groups C and D. The portable light tower is composed of two 150 watt LED lamps installed on top of an aluminum cart, solid rubber wheels, and the extendable center tower. These LED lamp assemblies are sealed with heavy duty gaskets and IP65 rated, making the fixture weatherproof and suitable for use in outd...

"Currently, energy conservation is the market trend; to replace traditional lights with LED lights could become the development direction in the next five years. The development prospects of our the LED lighting brands we agent will be very good, and we hope to cooperate with distributors to expand Wenzhou market.” recently, Mr. Su, general Manager of Wenzhou Xing Ke Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd., contacted with Wenzhou Commercial News and expressed. Mr. Su achieved the operation right of MULINSEN's LED lights in southern Zhejiang i...

The city of Independence is best known as the place President Truman called home. At the U.S. Conference of Mayors this week, Mayor Reimal announced that the city of Independence will be working with Philips to start an ambitious street lighting project, which is expected to save the city more than $4 million in energy and maintenance costs in the next 10 years. The system will also reduce carbon emission by over 10.3 million pounds every year.  The city owned utility, Independence Power and Light (IPL), has calculated that replacing High Intensity Discharge (...

As a benchmark to the development of the lighting industry, Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition was recently concluded. Taking an overview of the exhibition this year, it can be learned that the market demand for high-quality, cost-effective lighting products is urgent, many industry insiders believe that to develop upstream core technology will be an important factor for the popularity of LED lighting. Guowei Xiao, CEO of APT Electronics Limited (hereinafter referred to as APTE), said that the LED lighting market will focus on the replacement of the trad...

With the emerging of Chinese civil LED lighting market, some enterprises focusing on the overseas markets also have transferred attention to the Chinese market. Recently, Li Li, the president of Shenzhen Jiawei Photovoltaic Lighting Co., LTD, said in an interview that Jiawei focusing on the North American market has started developing Chinese market from last year, and it will continue to make efforts to extend Chinese market to seek breakthrough, Jiawei considers the photovoltaic LED lighting as a breakthrough, and it plans to use E-Commerce and other new channel...

Recently researchers from the University of Washington have developed silicon-based nano particles to replace the expensive rare earth element (REE) phosphors currently used in LEDs. The REE phosphors in LEDs were used to soften the blue light emitted by LEDs. The silicon-based nano particles, derived from sand, now are used to do the softening. Chang-Ching Tu and Ji Hoo managed to separate the nano-sized particles from wafers of silicon. When the particle size is smaller than five nanometers it will start to glow. When the red-emitting silicon nano particles ar...

This year, Energizer cooperates with Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. to donate 13 million hours of solar light working with the global nonprofit One Million Lights. Energizer selects Ascent Solar to provide solar panel for the donated Energizer lanterns and lights because of Ascent's award-winning, flexible thin-film technology. And Energizer is interest in using the transformational technology of Ascent Solar to benefit rural families in developing countries. Unlike other traditional solar solutions, Ascent's CIGS technology is both flexible and rugged,...

FoxFury will exhibit its portable area lights, spotlights and shield lights at the 27th Annual Police Security Expo (PSE) in Atlantic City. This will be the first time that FoxFury presents at this large law enforcement event, which will attract over 7,000 industry professionals from June 25 to 26, 2013. Law enforcement officers are tasked with responding to ever-changing threats in order to keep the peace. Their job may include searching for people or property, assisting with post-disaster recovery and rescue efforts after natural disasters happened. Portable area lig...

Recently, Philips announced that it has developed an energy-efficient LED Tube suitable for basic lighting. Prototype of this LED tube has been produced, it can produce 200lm / w high quality white light (luminous efficacy of fluorescent is 100lm / w, while the luminous efficacy of traditional bulb is only 15lm / w); while the energy consumption of this new tube is only equivalent to half of the energy consumption of the similar LED products in current market. This innovation of Philips is expected to significantly reduce energy consumption and energy usage costs around the...

Osram is expanding its portfolio of LED lamps with some innovative products and thus giving its customers more selection. The current portfolio includes 60 different lamp types. In addition to retrofit lamps in classical shapes, the new LED portfolio also includes reflector lamps." With our expanded LED portfolio, we have LED lamps to suit every purpose at a very reasonable cost performance. Customers save money and get good quality," said Peter Dobiasch, head of the Lamps Business Unit at Osram. The broad portfolio, which will be offered across Europe, ...

The chairman of Unity Opto, Qinghui Wu, expressed on June 21 that all the LED plants are profitable this year because the capacity utilization has almost reached a high standard and the decline in value has reached a stage; the lighting device will be the greatest driver of growth of LED industry.   Qinghui Wu pointed out that the future of LED industry is bright; the backlit field is expected to grow in the next two years, after which it will enter a stable stage; while the lighting industry will continue to grow in the next five to seven years. Unity Opto achieved...

GE's Albeo LED High Bay lighting at the Dee Events Center in Weber State University (WSU) has been widely appreciated for its lighting quality and energy savings. Comparing to high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting previously used, the Albeo ABHX-Series can save more than 30% energy and is expected to save about $40,000 per year for the university. "HID lighting at the Dee Events Center was one of the single biggest power hogs, and we have no idea to reduce the high electric bills," said Jacob Cain, WSU Energy & Sustainability Ma...

NVC announced on last night that the founder and current CEO of NVC, Changjiang Wu was elected as executive director on shareholders' meeting held on June 21, which means that Changjiang Wu officially return to NVC's board of directors after experiencing ups and downs over the past year. Now, NVC's Board comprises nine directors, including three executive directors, namely, Changjiang Wu, Yu Mu who is the vice president of NVC and Dongming Wong who is the little brother of NVC's current chairman; three non-executive Directors, namely Hep...

With the great growth in LED TV backlighting demand in last year, lots of LED chip production capacity has been utilized, although the oversupply in the market has not yet been fully resolved, it has significantly reduce the gap between supply and demand, so manufacturers from Taiwan and Mainland have released news about expanding capacity, including Sanan, Silan Microelectronics and Aucksun, while Epistar and Lextar also are expanding chip production capacity by 25% to 33%, mainly betting on the rapid development of LED lighting in future, chip manufacturers are first ex...