Silicon is a lower cost raw material, and it has greater economies of scale in manufacturing than sapphire wafers most often used. Hong Kong University and Taiwan National Chiao Tung University researchers attempted to grow (380-450nm) indium gallium nitride LEDs on Silicon. The researchers previously developed micro-scale patterning using a silicon nitride (SiN) mask. Now they find Silicon also has a higher thermal conductivity which gives it better thermal control than sapphire.

Sunon, the world famous mini fan leader, has been granted Taiwan Excellence Silver Award 2010 for its world leading innovative mini heat sink technology, making Sunon Mighty Mini Fan & Blower 1cm Series the only innovative product prize-winner in the electronic parts and components industry. Shih Yen-Shiang, the Minister of MOEA, emphasized in his speech at the award ceremony the importance of mini motor solutions to global industries. Mr.

El Dorado Ventures has awarded the 2010 Bourne Technology Award to Bridgelux, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the global lighting industry.

LED manufacturers are shining at 2010 Shanghai Expo in China, showcasing innovations such as the world’s largest LED screen at the grand opening. At the exhibition, Neo-Neon International Ltd is providing the LED lighting techniques seen in the 2,300-unit system on the Expo Culture Center’s performance stage.

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced Epistar Corporation of Taiwan has qualified Veeco's TurboDisc(R) K465i(TM) gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for high volume LED production.

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co. Ltd. (VPEC) of Taiwan has ordered AIXTRON AG eight 2600G3 IC MOCVD tools. In the fourth quarter 2009 VPEC placed its order for multiple additional epitaxial growth reactors making it the single largest purchase of its kind for the company this year. The systems will be commissioned at the company’s modern facility in Ping-Jen City, Taoyuan, Taiwan during the second and third quarters of 2010.

Edison Opto has introduced a new energy-saving product - LED high low bay module in 2009, to satisfy market demands, Edison Opto developed four different angles of the high low bay in order to satisfy various market demands, such as 40°, 60°, 90°, 120° and the floodlight.

Taiwan government plans to install LED streetlights in 2011, which has inspired local makers, including Epistar Corp., Delta Electronics Inc. and Nan Ya Photonics Inc., to collaborate to shoot for the market, which is estimated at over NT$10 billion.

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics Inc., a globally leading supplier of power supplies, has decided to pay more attention to green business deployment, and invest more than NT$20 billion (US$625 million at US$1: NT$32) in output expansion related to the matter. This is Delta’s biggest investment in capacity expansion in Taiwan in the decade.

Taiwan’s LED chipmaker Tekcore Co. Ltd. will persistently expand production capacity to cope with flooding orders, which have inundated the company’s production lines。 According to company president Jonathan Lu, Tekcore will increase the number of metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) machines to 46 by the end of this year from 38 systems recorded in the second quarter.

TESS (topco energy saving system corp.) presented a new 10W 1000 lumen LED bulb in April and invited customers to leave their desire retail price. Not only customers responded eagerly but also have caused a worldwide inquiry and even an environmental protection organization in US shows its interests in this outstanding new LED bulb. Today (May 6) TESS announces its 10W 1000 lumen LED bulb cool white version officially available.

Veeco held the 2010 User Meeting in Hsinchu, Taiwan, inviting Taiwan-based LED epitaxy manufacturers to share their experience in product usage and hold discussions about the new product.

As LED lighting trend nowadays high low bay fixtures are widely commonly used in large open area or outdoor lighting such as factory, warehouse, parking lot, and gas station.

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that it has received orders for multiple TurboDisc(R) K465i(TM) gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems from Genesis Photonics Inc. (GPI), headquartered in Taiwan, during the first quarter of 2010. GPI will use the systems to increase capacity for the production of high brightness light emitting diodes (HB LEDs) being driven by applications such as backlighting, lighting, displays, and automotive applications.

Internationally-renowned provider of visual display innovation, BenQ, proudly announced the release of its GL Series LED Monitors today: The GL930 (18.5”W); GL931 (19”W); GL2030 (20”W); GL2230 (21.5”W) and GL2231 (22”W) LED monitors. With the currently unrivalled 12,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio; 5ms Response Time; and BenQ’s proprietary Senseye® Human Vision Technology, these power-saving LED monitors are made with design in mind – to suit homes, offices, and classrooms.

AU Optronics of Taiwan says that the number of LEDs used in TV Backlight Unit will be lowered by about 30% by the end of 2010. One reason that the company cites is that at the beginning of 2011 1-bar edge-type LED BLUs will start to be applied to TV applications. 



As LED lighting trend nowadays high low bay fixtures are widely commonly used in large open area or outdoor lighting such as factory, warehouse, parking lot, and gas station.

Light+Building 2010, the world's leading trade fair for Architecture and Technology, is the launch event for 'Zenaro- the Lighting Alliance', a new global company alliance between founding members Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. with headquarters in Taipei/Taiwan, Lighting Competence Center GmbH (LCC), the R&D centre of Everlight Electronics Europe in Karlsruhe/Germany and LED lighting expert Aphos Lighting based out of Texas/USA.

In response to the increasing energy price and the global warming problem, LED related application imbued with energy-saving concept is thriving nowadays. To accommodate the growing LED lighting market, many industrial countries established LED related policies to support this prospective industry. After launching CLG-100 series, MEAN WELL introduced another 96W cost effective metal case LED power supplies with active PFC function and IP66 level ~ CEN-100 series.

To gain more in-depth understanding on the development of MOCVD equipment in the global LED market, as well as changes that the LED industry will face in the future, LEDinside recently interviewed Jim Jenson, Veeco's Vice President, in Shanghai, China. According to Jenson, lowering LED prices to stimulate market demand is the sure path to explosive growth in the LED market. One direct way to lower production costs is through upgrading the MOCVD equipment and technology.

GlacialLight, a division of GlacialTech Inc., a global provider of PC Cooling, Power supplies, power drivers and LED lighting extends an invitation to all business and media partners from around the world to attend their display at the world's leading trade fair for Architecture and Technology to be held in Frankfurt from 11th to 16th April 2010.

Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT) today announced participating in 2nd LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo (Lighting Japan) from April 14 to 16, 2010, to demonstrate its cutting-edge high power LED lighting products and the latest next-generation lighting technologies. The featured products include MR16 V1/V3/V4, MR16 Globe, LED T8 Tube, Streetlight Series and Floodlight Series, which implement ALT’s advanced technology and are available with Cree, Lumileds and Toyoda Gosei High Power LED chipsets, ensuring the highest product quality.

Epistar announces today the successful development of a new AlGaInP LED with record-breaking efficacy of 133 lm/W. Applying the company's novel light-extracting technology, Epistar’s newest additions to its PX series of chips continue to push the envelope on energy efficiency and lighting quality. At a dominant wavelength of 613 nm, the small chip in the PX series reaches 133 lm/W driven by 20mA, while the power chip in the same series reaches 110 lm/W at 350mA.

Luminus Devices, developer and manufacturer of big-chip PhlatLight(R) LEDs, today announced a licensing agreement that enables Formosa Epitaxy (Forepi) to manufacture small and mid-power chip blue and green GaN LEDs on the PhlatLight platform. By licensing and incorporating PhlatLight chip-technology, Forepi now has the capability of producing high-performance vertical-GaN chips for markets that require the performance of PhlatLight technology, but in a small and mid-power chip form factor.

Epistar Corp., recently decided to select LED packagers as its strategic partners, departing from its past practice of passively waiting for packagers'contracts. Epistar`s executives said that based on the existing business model packagers place contracts with chipmakers after they win orders from LED-application suppliers like mobile-phone makers. But, they added, an increasing number of application-product suppliers are appreciating Epistar`s chips and have begun designating the company to supply them the chips.

Bright, Green Future for Lighting Industry See the light of the future at TILS. This event, otherwise known as The International Lighting Show is Taiwan’s first ever dedicated exhibition for lighting, an event that reflects Taiwan’s global lead in LED production (NT$7.4Bn in exports 2001) and future trends. From March 12 to 15 every facet of the trade will be reflected in such theme areas as household lighting, commercial lighting, industrial lighting, LED lighting, green lighting, and lighting components and parts. 

As an agent of ShinEtsu, TOPCO Scientific Co. Ltd sells LED silicon materials for the Japanese company. It has developed a new type of packaging material to improve LED process with high reliability.

Demand for Energy Efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) Technology Fuels New Testing Services Sector.

With the standard linear packaged selections of 1W and 3.5W EdiLine III series, Edison Opto recently announces a new module selection for EdiLine III arrays. EdiLine III array is factor-mounted with Pb-free reflow soldering on MCPCB. With the MCPCB and provided M2 screw sockets, the EdiLine array is easily-mounted and applied in a variety of fixture or design applications.