2010-09-03

More Taiwan equipment makers adding the production of equipment for green energy industry

More and more Taiwan Electric Manufacturing Company such as TSMC, UMC, AUO and MOEA, had entered green energy industry, which made more equipment suppliers are venturing into the production of equipment for the green energy industry. Now, some companies have ready started cost in equipment production for solar and LED applications, such as All Ring Tech, Csun Manufacturing, Gallant Precision Machining (GPM), Kenmec Mechanical Engineering and Mirle Automation.
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2010-09-03

Samsung unveiled 65-inch LED 3D TV

Samsung has unveiled its latest 'ultra-slim' 65-inch LED-backbit 3D TV - LED C8000, the company claims it is the world's largest Full HD 3D LED TV.
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2010-09-03

Eco Depot Introduces Its New High Bay LED Lighting Product - ICE PIPE

Eco Depot, Inc has added the new high lumen output 125 Watt high bay LED fixture ICE PIPE to their avant-garde product line of commercial and industrial LED Lighting solutions. The company said that the new low cost ICE PIPE is designed to replace conventional 250 to 400 Watt metal halide lighting fixtures, provide a superior light output and consume 70-80% less electricity.
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2010-09-03

Lite-On Group Sets New Revenues Target of 2013

Taiwan’s Lite-On Group hopes that its overall revenues can roughly grow 20-25% to reach NT$350-400 billion (US$10.93-12.5 billion) in 2013. According to the company, car components, LED and clean energy will garner NT$22 billion, NT$50 billion and NT$5 billion in revenues in 2013.
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2010-09-03

Philips to expand its LED product lineup in South Korea

The leading global LED lighting company Philips plans to expand its LED product lineup in South Korea, the company begins releasing affordable LED lamps, targeting Korean households. Philips stressed that although the market for home LED lighting currently takes up 1 to 2 percent of the whole market for home lights, it is expected to expand at a rapid speed. Philips will do its best to boost the commercialization of LED lights.
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2010-09-03

Vizio launches five new LED-backlit TVs in Taiwan

Taiwan’s Amtran Technology announced that its partner US-based LCD TV brand Vizio had released five M series edge-type LED-backlit LCD TVs in Taiwan. The five new inventions including five models, which from 32- to 55-inch, and the price is NT$27,900 (US$871.48) for 32-inch, NT$32,900 for 37-inch, NT$42,900 for 42-inch, NT$52,900 for 47-inch and NT$83,900 for 55-inch respectively.
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2010-09-03

Brand Neue Corp. to Refine Product Line; Announces Corporate Developments

Brand Neue Corp. has announced the Company will simplify its product line and focus more exclusively on the LED Lighting Products and Solutions opportunity inherent in its newly formed InteLEDgent Lighting division. To facilitate planned growth, Brand Neue has re-located its corporate head office from Bentonville, Arkansas to Las Vegas, Nevada. Also, the Company announces the resignation of President John J. Ryan III.
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2010-09-02

LEDinside: 2010 Report on China's LED Chip

LED industry has become one of today’s most promising industries because LED is energy-saving, environment-friendly and long-lasting. In China, the LED industry has attracted great attention from Chinese governments and private investors. China’s LED chip industry has received a huge investment from 2009 to 2010.
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2010-09-02

Formosa Epitaxy’s gross margin of 1H10 set a new record

Taiwan LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy has announced the income of 1H10. A gross margin is above 43.58% which is the highest among Taiwan LED chipmakers. The net profit reached NT$630 million (US$19.2 million) and revenues come to NT$2.096 billion, while EPS reached NT$1.85. In the 2Q of 2010, the strength of capacity expansion and being improved result in the strong result, while the company hope keep above the 40% level due to pay attention to LED lighting in the 3Q of 2010.
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2010-09-02

Arima Optoelectronics will invest US$30 million to build a new LED manufacturing company in china

Taiwan’s LED chipmaker Arima Optoelectronics plans to build a new wholly-owned LED epitaxy manufacturing company in Wujiang of China's Jiangsu Province by investing US$30 million. According to Arima, the installment of new factory’s production facility will start at the end of 2010. It is expected to install 10 MOCVD sets, 10 more by mid-2011, and up to 150 sets in the next five years.
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2010-09-02

AUO expanded its LED-backlit panels for all applications

AU Optronics (AUO) expanded LED-backlit TV and monitor panels, TV panels cover from 24 -inch to 65-inch models, while monitor panels go up to as large as 27 inch. AUO noted that the proportion of LED-backlit Notebooks panels will be up to 100% at the end of this year. In addition, AUO is preparing for moving into 3D panels for TV, monitor and notebook. The company will release 65-inch 3D TV panels, 3D notebook panels and 23- and 27-inch 3D monitor panels in the next times.
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2010-09-02

Vishay's New White, Non-Diffused 3-mm LED to Achieve High Luminous Intensity From 4,500~11,250 mcd

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released a new white, non-diffused 3-mm LED. Utilizing ultrabright InGaN technology, the VLHW4100 can achieve a high luminous intensity from 4,500 mcd to 11,250 mcd at 20 mA. Vishay' VLHW4100 features a clear, untinted plastic case with a lens and viewing angle of 22.5 deg., and high light output and visibility performance, the company said that it is optimized for high-end applications with extreme luminous intensity requirements.
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2010-09-02

LEDtronics’s Fluorescent-Replacement LED T8, T12-adapted, 4Ft-Long Tube Lights Ideal for Passenger Buses, Railcars

LEDtronics, Inc. has launched energy-efficient, vibration-resistant T8 and T12/2-pin fluorescent-replacement LED tube lights, the company said they are ideally designed for passenger buses and railcars.
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2010-09-02

Unity Opto Repoted the Final Finance Result of 1H10

Taiwan’s LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology reported the final finance result of the first half of 2010, which includes consolidated net profit of NT$661.728 million (US$20.65 million) with an EPS of NT$2.15. Consolidated revenues of Unity Opto is NT$3.906 billion and unconsolidated revenues is NT$3.25 billion.
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2010-09-02

Tyco Electronics’ Solderless Socket Solution for the Cree XLamp® MP-L™ LED Now Available for Production Orders

Tyco Electronics (TE), a global leader in engineered electronic components and solutions, releases the solderless LED socket, Type CM, for easy integration of the new Cree XLamp® MP-L™ multichip LED into light fixtures. Introduced as a development program at LIGHTFAIR® International 2010, the product family is now available for production orders.
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2010-09-01

ORNL graphite foam technology extends LED lamp’s life, has been licensed to LED North America

James Klett of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a graphite foam technology that can help cool LED light fixtures and extend their lifespan, which has been licensed to LED North America.
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2010-09-01

South Korea’s LG will show off its latest 31-inch 3D OLED TV at IFA Berlin

South Korea’s LG will be showing off its latest slim 31-inch OLED TV at 2010 IFA Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin.
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2010-09-01

Veeco Presents Precision Optical Profiler for Automated HB-LED Production QA/QC at Semicon Taiwan 2010

At the SEMICON Taiwan 2010 trade shows and seminars in Taipei, Taiwan next week (SEP 8-10, 2010), Veeco Instruments Inc.  (Nasdaq: VECO), a global provider of precision instrumentation and metrology solutions for scientific and industrial markets, will announce a new ContourGT™ Optical Surface Profiler configuration optimized for characterizing high-brightness light-emitt
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2010-09-01

Eco Depot Announces LED Lighting Partnership With South Korea’s YuYang DNU Co.

Eco Depot, Inc. will partner with YuYang DNU Co., Ltd. of South Korea to market cutting-edge unique LED products and lighting systems for high-volume niche indoor and outdoor markets. YuYang DNU’s marquee product is a revolutionary line of Street and Highway lighting systems targeted toward the multi-billion dollar road and highway retrofit programs, currently being mandated by municipal and state governments across North America.
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2010-09-01

Blackbody to show new OLED lamps designs

Blackbody will show new OLED lamp designs at the NOW! Maison & Objet Fair (September 3rd to 7th, 2010). All of the new lamps were designed by C+B Lefebvre. Those lamps are available to buy, but probably cost quite a bit.
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2010-09-01

Cooper Lighting Introduces Recessed LED Indirect Luminaire

A unique reflector design provides optimum light levels with glare-free illumination for general lighting applications.
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2010-08-31

Burger King's first energy efficient restaurant shines with LED technology from Everlight

BURGER KING® has equipped its first energy-efficient restaurant, opened in early June in Waghäusel, Germany, with LED lighting technology from Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. The new eco-friendly design which allows for series production and global implementation, utilizes innovative technologies and renewable energy to power one-third of the restaurant's energy consumption.
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2010-08-31

Soochow University procures AIXTRON Black Magic tool for nanoelectronics, sensing and energy research

AIXTRON AG announced an order for one Black Magic deposition system in a 4-inch wafer configuration from Soochow University’s Functional Nano & Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM) in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The order was received in the first quarter of 2010 and after the system´s delivery and installment in the current quarter, the Black Magic will be used for the controlled growth of carbon nanotubes and silicon nanowires.
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2010-08-31

TSMC to invest US$319.6 million for developing new businesses

According to the executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), TSMC will hire 500-600 staff, mostly R&D-focused engineers, for the construction of a new fab at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to produce thin-film solar PV modules, with volume production expected to kick off in 2011. Recently, for the new businesses, TSMC's board of directors decided to invest US$319.6 million. Construction on the facility began in March, and the equipment move-in for its LED fab at the Hsinchu Science Park on schedule of September.
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2010-08-31

Chicony works with Unity Opto by investing US$12.5 million

Chicony Power Technology, a subsidiary of Chicony Electronics, plans to work with a Taiwan LED chip packaging company Unity Opto Technology by investing NT$400 million (US$12.5 million) to acquire zero-interest 5-year convertible bonds. Cooperation between the two companies hopes to aim the LED backlight units using in LCD TVs and TV power supplies through the investment.
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2010-08-31

Epistar Ships HV LED to GE, Philips, Osram and IKEA

Taiwan’s No.1 LED chipmaker Epistar Inc. has begun shipping its high-voltage (HV) chips to General Electric (GE), Philips, Osram and IKEA.
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2010-08-31

National Semiconductor’s WEBENCH LED Architect Simplifies and Speeds Lighting Design

New Tool Draws from Extensive Library of LEDs, Drivers and Heat Sinks to Create Complete Systems up to 100,000 Lumens in Minutes National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) announced the addition of WEBENCH LED Architect to its award-winning portfolio of online WEBENCH® Designer tools. The first of its kind, WEBENCH LED Architect enables both novice and expert designers to perform real-time comparisons and optimize complex lighting systems for performance, size and cost in minutes.
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2010-08-31

Cree achieves major breakthrough in SiC materials technology and devises 150-mm SiC Substrates

Cree, Inc. has achieved a major breakthrough in the development and wide scale commercialization of silicon carbide (SiC) technology with the demonstration of high quality, 150-mm SiC substrates with micropipe densities of less than 10/cm2.
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2010-08-31

Guangdong Delegation visited Delta and showed interest in Delta’s LED Streetlights

Taiwan’s caliber electronic device maker Delta Electronics Inc. has received new orders from the Guangdong Provincial Government. Guangdong Governor Huang Hau-hau and the delegation has visited Delta in mid-August and showed intense interest in its LED streetlights and 3D projectors. Huang hua-hua mentioned that Guangdong aims to invest RMB 10 billion in solar energy, LED lighting and electric cars in the next five years during visiting Delta and praised Delta’s LED streetlights.
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2010-08-31

Tsinghua Tongfang Selects Veeco as Primary MOCVD Supplier for New China LED Factory

Veeco Instruments Inc. has announced that Tsinghua Tongfang Company, a Beijing-based, publicly listed division of the Tsinghua Holdings Company Limited, has selected Veeco as its primary supplier of Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) systems for their new light-emitting diode (LED) factory. Veeco booked the initial systems from a large multi-tool purchase order earlier this month.
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