GlacialTech Inc., a diverse provider of cooling, power supply, and PC enclosure solutions for consumer and industrial applications, is excited to showcase the latest and greatest LED drivers & GREEN battery chargers as well as LED lighting solutions for outdoor/indoor/industrial applications at COMPUTEX 2011. At this year's COMPUTEX, GlacialTech will reveal a full range of products, in addition to demonstrating its new and unique material treatments. Visit GlacialTech at the Nangang Exhibition Hall, Booth #J411 (6 units) from May 31 to J...

Made to fit E26, E27, GU10, and B22 Sockets FZLED, maker of high-performance LED lighting products, today releases their all new GU60 LED Bulb Series. Composed of high-quality LED bulbs, including 7 and 9 watt models, they are available with or without TriAC-dimming functionality and fit E26, E27, GU10, and B22 sockets, making them extremely versatile. In the GU60 LED bulb series, the lens are frosted and fins are available in silver or black to give consumers the look they desire. Emitting no harmful UV or IR rays and with very low heat emissi...

Jenoptik´s business unit Optoelectronic Systems, which experts in manufacturing optoelectronic systems and polymer optical components, has joined force with LEIDS GmbH & Co. KG to present innovative LED illumination solutions at the  tradeshow transport logistic 2011 for the first time. The two companies have agreed to sign a development and cooperation agreement in the field of LED industrial lighting which runs for 5 years. Under the cooperation, they mainly targets at the common development and production of components, modules and highly efficient...

Taiwan`s major LED maker posted lukewarm revenue records last mounth, sliping 2.74% from a month earlier, to NT$1.69 billion (US$59.2 million at US$1: NT$28.6); Everlight scoring 0.3% less revenue with NT$1.42 billion (US$49.6 million); and Edison Opto reporting a 3.2% contraction to NT$249 million (US$8.7 million). Executives from Epistar estimated the company`s gross margin for April to stand above 25% while the company itself estimated its monthly gross margin to surge 30%. Industry executives estimated packager Everlight`s revenue for the second quarter ...

-The Innovative LED driver enhances lumen and life performance- GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that their latest, innovative GlacialPower LED driver is officially bundled in the AR111 Vega Series – models GL-AR111AD and GL-AR111AN. With the bundled packages, users can expect higher reliability and quality, as well as safety and environmental-friendliness, in addition to longer lifetime without compatibility issues, from the GL-AR111 LED bulbs. The GlacialLig...

-High-Performance LED for Commercial and Residential Applications- GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., launches all-new Capella Series of LED products with the GL-DL06 LED Downlight. This high-performance 6-inch 12 watt LED downlight acts as a bulb and fixture all-in-one. Simply, wire the GL-DL06 into a 6-inch hole in a ceiling and immediately receive 120 degrees of light of up to 730 lumens. This high-brightness lighting solution's slim, sleek, and fashionable circular design make it perfect for...

GT Solar has received a new order from Taiwan-based LED wafer manufacturer, Tera Xtal Technology Corporation. GT Solar will supply Tera Xtal sapphire cores for increasing their production of epitaxial-ready LED wafers. It’s said that GT’s new sapphire production facility increases the availability of high quality sapphire material for its LED and specialty market sapphire customers. In the beginning, material allocation will satisfy both LED and specialty market customers, but long term, as its equipment customers ramp into high volume produc...

The issue of nuclear energy has been risen up after Japan disaster. Robert Yeh, C.E.O. of Everlight  has show his opinion at the seminar of “1st Economic&Trade between Shanghai and Taiwan”. He indicated instead of building more power plants or looked for the new technology of power created, we should consider “saving power” .For example, if we used LED lights instead of the conventional lights, we can save 5.8 constructions of Sansia Dams in China. It can reduce the waste of the natural resources as well as the emission of CO2. Every country ...

As report goes, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) scheduled to transfer its solar and solid-state lighting businesses into two new subsidiaries. Its LED-based solid-state lighting business will be transferred at a value not exceeding NT$2.8 billion ($96.9 million) to serve as initial paid-in capital for TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. And its previously-announced solar business will be transferred value not exceeding NT$12.5 billion ($432.8 million) to serve as initial paid-in capital for TSMC Solar Ltd.. TSMC expects the establishme...

Silicon Base Development Inc. (Taiwan), a subsidiary of SemiLEDs Corporation, is again expanding its high power LED portfolio by adding two multiple-chip packages with silicon substrate—S63 and S79. SiBDI’s highly efficient S63/S79 series offers light output options from 400 to 1,000 lumens. The Light Engine can replace incandescent, halogen, and CFL light sources in a variety of applications. These integrated solutions deliver high quality light without pixilation, better color uniformity, and superior lumens output per area - closely replicating the ...

Recently, Everlight has announced its sales revenue of first quarter. Its pretax profits is NT$538 million, or NT$1.28 per share, more than double the earnings of NT$262 million posted a quarter earlier. Thanks to the decline in LED prices helping to boost downstream packagers’ gross profit rates generally, the gross profit rate improved to 25% from 20%. The firm expects a double-digit revenue growth, with the gross profit rate to keep trending upward to between 25% and 28%. However, its sales revenue for the first quarter declined 4.28% from a quarter earlier t...

The Sunon high-efficiency active cooling module meets the high-power cooling requirements of the Philips Fortimo LED SLM 3000lm system, while allowing its 40W LED Spotlight to give the highest quality lighting possible. 1.    Stable, high-efficiency cooling helps prevent light degradation, color rolling, and failure of the LED from overheating. 2.    High reliability cooling fan may prolong lamps’ service life. 3.    Miniaturized, lightweight design allows for a compact and aesthetic LED lamp design. 4. &nb...

Aixtron’s latest Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) MOCVD platform system, the CRIUS II, has supported the Chi Mei Group for mass production, outperforming expectations as to process stability, uniformity, and throughput. Chi Mei has installed the 55x2-inch wafer configuration CCS CRIUS II and became the first customer in Taiwan to receive this new system. The CRIUS II can easily be tuned to the optimum performance and can further be converted from 2- to 4-, 6-inch or larger wafer size production. Compared to the CRIUS, the CRIUS ...

FZLED announces expansion plans and new website   FZLED, a sub-division of the thermal and metal products manufacturer FZTech Inc., is announcing their plans to enter multiple international markets around the world and begin offering several lines of high-performance LED products to consumers. Receiving ISO-9001:2008 certification in November, 2010, FZLED is already turning heads with their innovative products like their newly released on/off switch dimming T8 LED Tube Lights. FZLED's newly designed website: //www.FZLED.com.tw is now...

Recently, Sino American Silicon Products is reported to divide its semiconductor and LED departments into two independent companies  named as “Huanchiu Wafer “and “Sapphire Technology”  ,completely owned by the company, which will retain its core photovoltaic business.The base day for the split is set on October 1. And the two new companies will apply for listing their shares on the domestic bourse within one year. Opposite to the trend of merger in the local PV industry, the spin-off will transform the structure of Sino American into ...

Taiwan Epistar has ordered Aixtron G5 HT reactors in a 14x4-inch configuration for high brightness LEDs. Aixtron G5 HT reactor is a further endorsement of G5´s very rapid time-to-production and excellent system-to-system reproducibility. Ming-Jiunn Jou, President of Epistar, was please with the new reactors and thought that it will form the backbone of their planned capacity expansion for their high brightness LED production program. It’s said that the systems are delivered in the first and second quarter of 2011. Aixtron´s local support tea...

TESS (Top Energy Saving System Corp.), a leading LED lighting developer and manufacturer in Taiwan, has a debut on Taiwan's emerging stock market on April 20, 2011 and reveals two remarkable high efficiency LED bulbs to market: one is 20 watt 2000 lumen LED bulb and the other is 20 watt dimmable LED bulb. This new 20 watt 2000 lumen LED bulb is cool white version with small size and high lumen output and presents a superior luminous efficiency of 100lm/W. The other 20 watt dimmable LED bulb is warm white version and has a CRI of 90 that can accurately ...

Currently, Taiwan’s LED lamp makers take an active part in contracting with 7-Eleven of Japan’s plan to offer LED lamps instead of traditional lamps at all of its stores in the districts that connect to electrical grids run by the Tokyo Electrical PowerCo. The chain which estimates the LED lighting project to save around a quarter of electricity spending in the quarter from July this year will cost about 10 billion yen to outfit 5,000 of its stores. Taiwan’s LED-lamp makers including Ledtech Electronics Co., Ltd., Genesis Photonics Inc., ...

In response to the trend of energy saving and environment protection, Macroblock launches the first low power consumption 16-bit LED display driver - MBI5035, which features low knee voltage of 0.2V to reduce power consumption of LED display as well as carbon emissions up to 35%. "To implement the environmental protection concept, Macroblock presents MBI5035.” said Macroblock general manager Robert Chen. “LED display embedded with MBI5035 brings power saving and cost saving to advertisers. Facing with the worldwide rising electricity fees and en...

High Power Lighting has recently added to its Energy Star compliant lighting-class M28 Shock type LED family with a range of its “Ready to Assemble” DC and HV LED module in 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, 4100K, 5000K and 5500K CCT that targeting indoor lighting applications, especially for LED retrofit bulb, downlight, pendant light and ceiling light. The easy to assemble module is offering an option of 2W~30W selection with different dimension. With the outstanding characteristics of the M28 type LED, the module design yields a thin consistent bin...

Recently, Taiwan`s Chimei Group has announced the firm`s "Brand 133" plan, expecting to take the lead in market share in Taiwan, achieve revenue growth of over 30% and overseas sales exceeding 30% as well as generate revenue of NT$6 billion (US$200 million) this year. According to the company, it aims to sell 200,000 CHIMEI brand LCD TVs, in which LED-backlighting models will account for over 50%. Chimei targets to sell 800,000 CHIMEI LCD monitors this year, including 540,000 units globally and 260,000 units in Taiwan, and is also developin...

GlacialLight has released the CETL certification of their BR30 & BR40 TRIAC-dimmable and non-dimmable Canopus Series of LED bulbs. The LED bulbs are designed to fit E26/E27 sockets and come in two separate models: one for low voltage (90-132V) applications and one for high voltage (180-264V) applications. They are available with or without, TRIAC dimming functionality and are designed for easy installation, long lifetimes of at least 35,000 hours, and high power efficiency. These products can provide users with a three-year warranty. Comply wi...

FZLED, maker of high-performance LED lighting products, today releases their new line of T8 LED Tube Lights. Available in two sizes, two feet (58cm and 60cm) and four feet (120cm), these high-performance LED tube lights are direct replacements for traditional T8 tubes and fit standard G13 sockets with an AC voltage range of 90-264V. FZLED's commitment to R&D has enabled them to incorporate a creative dimming function into their T8 LED Tube Lights. This built-in feature allows the Tube Lights to function at 12%, 25%, 50%, and 100% of light intens...

Due to the Japan post-quake reconstruction, Japanese LED-lighting suppliers have increased orders from Taiwan`s manufacturers. According to Unity Opto Technology Chairman C.H. Wu , the company`s Japanese customers have recently notified it of preparing LED light bulbs for them, which will make the company`s bulb shipments to increase in late April and May. it’s estimated that Japan`s increased orders will boost the company`s sales for the second quarter by 30% from the first quarter. And Delta Electronics is also supplying contract products to Hitachi. T...

It’s said that Everlight’s 3W Shuen LED series has received third place in the 2011 Product of the Year optoelectronics category judged by readers of Elektronik magazine, one of Germany’s premier electronics publications.   Elektronik annually nominates more than 100 products in 10 separate electronics categories.  The publication’s readers then choose their preferred products and cast their votes for Product of the Year. With innovative slim package, high luminosity and high power, Everlight’s 3W Shuen LED device finally def...

ChiMei Innolux Corp has showcased 3.2- and 3.5-inch OLED panels for smartphones and mobile phones at FPD China 2011, which was held from March 15 to 17, 2011, in Shanghai, China. With the method of using a white OLED material and red, green, blue and white color filters has been developed by LG Display Co Ltd and Eastman Kodak Co. ,the pixel counts of the 3.2- and 3.5-inch panels are 320 x 480 and 360 x 640, respectively. The number of subpixels per pixel increases by one-third. The brightness and contrast ratio of the 3.2- and 3.5-inch panels are 300cd/m2...

SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, announced the introduction of the new I-Do™ LED, an innovative new chip that will be featured in SemiLEDs’ ultra high brightness LED product portfolio. I-Do is the second generation of the I-Core AK™ series of LEDs from SemiLEDs, which are designed to provide further improvements in brightness, reliability and overall efficiency. The I-Do LED features a new design with advantages in improved reliability, optimization of cu...

According to institutional investors, based on the Japanese government will focus more on use of renewable energy and LEDs after the destructive catastrophe, Taiwanese LED industry may benefit from Japan`s post-earthquake reconstruction . Due to the massive earthquake and the recent nuclear power crisis in Japan, it’s likely to concentrate on the use of renewable energy and green products. It’s estimated that the post-earthquake reconstruction will cost the country several trillion Japanese yen and LEDs will be increasingly needed in Japan. As a result, T...

Everlight has released a statement that, the devastating earthquake in Japan so far does not have noticeable impact on its supply chain. Its global sales continue to operate normally. Going forward, it willclosely monitor the situation with suppliers to ensure a stable demand fulfillment.  ...

The GlacialPower LED driver enhances lumen and life performance GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce the newly innovated GlacialPower LED driver that enhances lumen and power-saving performances, making available more compatible, more efficient and more reliable LED lighting products. The GlacialPower LED driver is already in use on GlacialLight's MR16 and AR111 LED bulbs. GlacialLight's R&D team has developed the GlacialPower LED driver to eliminate the ne...