As we know, Chinese standing committee of state council passed the basic public service system planning on 12th Five-Year and scheduled to arrange for 2.2 billion yuan RMB to promote energy-saving lamps and LED lights on May 16. After the release of the statement, LED manufacturers are curious about the number of lights relating to the promotion. And deputy secretary-general ZhaoJiaRong , from the national development and reform commission, pointed out that ,” there are two measures to put into practice. One is to gradually implement the Incandescent Bulb Phas...

As early in May, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, has issued the semiconductor lighting technology development- the 12th Five-Year Development Plan(draft), proposing that by the year of 2015, the LED lighting industry scale will soar to 500 billion yuan, and LED lighting products will account for 30% of the general lighting; it will specially focus on cultivating 20-30 domestic leading enterprises ,building 20 national industry bases as well as adding 50 cities to “Ten Thousand LED Lights in Ten Cities” program. At the same time, the above &...

On May 16, Chinese premier wen jiabao presided the standing committee of state council, and passed The basic public service system Planning on 12th Five-Year .According to the new plan, the government schedules to arrange for 2.2 billion yuan RMB to promote energy-saving lamps and LED lights.

GT Advanced Technologies is to host a LED manufacturing symposium in Shanghai, China, May 9-10, 2012. The event will bring together a wide range of manufacturers from the LED value chain throughout Asia, from sapphire crystal growers to epi-wafer and LED device producers, to discuss the metrics that matter most in producing high yielding and high quality LEDs. Particular focus will be on the role that high quality sapphire material plays in driving downstream yield improvements and costs reductions. Presenters include representatives from Philips Lumileds, Ari...

Chinese based LED Company SunSun Lighting has received $30 million in Series B financing from GSR Ventures and Oak Investment Partners and additional commitments from its original angel investors. Oak, a multi-stage venture capital firm, is leading the round. Allan Kwan, a China-based advisor for Oak, is joining the board of SunSun. SunSun Lighting eliminates the performance and cost trade-offs of current LED lighting technology by offering a complete LED system, including power electronics, housing, packaging, and optics. The company's patented P...

Over recent years, due to the promising future of green lighting, an increasing number of enterprises have entered the emerging industry of LED lighting and joined its fierce competition. In the LED jungle, how to give full play to the advantage and achieve success in the tough competition is a challenge posed to all players. For this reason, LEDinside interviewed Mr. Meng Guo, the Operation Director of Good Creative Technology (GCT)to invite him to talk about the development of the company and share its experiences.         Mr.M...

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced that it has trained its 500th customer engineer at its state-of-the-art China Training Center (CTC), located in Shanghai. The CTC opened in mid-2011 to help key LED manufacturers, including its two largest customers, Sanan Optoelectronics and Elec-Tech International, scale-up production, optimize their use of metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems, and support the industry's rapid growth.   Lin Zhiqiang, Chief Executive Officer of Sanan Optoelectronics, commented, "We congratulate Veeco on a...

According to LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, the March revenues of Taiwanese listed LED manufacturers totaled NT$8.109 billion (MoM+17.72%, YoY-12.2%). Due to the inventory stocking in the backlight market and the impending peak season of the commercial lighting market, the orders are expected to pour in well into May. The 1Q12 revenues of Taiwanese LED companies amounted to NT$21.05 billion (-2.5%QoQ, -14.9%YoY). The TV demand triggered by the May Day Holiday will help shed light on the market acceptance of the new TVs. Reven...

Preview: Lighting Design Salon at Green Lighting Shanghai 2012 Across the world, LED lighting is widely acknowledged as revolutionary. This new, efficient solid lighting source is long-lasting, environment friendly and consumes little energy.  It comes in a broad range of colors, the light is emitted from tiny bulbs and it has numerous other benefits. When LED is used indoors, you don’t see the light projected by traditional lamps.  Rather, a glow is emitted from the ceiling.  The myriad of possible lighting displays can resemble a star-studded sk...

The first session of the twenty-third conference of the Board held on March5,2012,considered and voted to adopt  the motion,  "invest to Shenzhen Radiant Technology Co., Ltd. and the acquisition of part of the shares  ".Increasing capital to Shenzhen Radiant Technology Co., Ltd. (//www.roeled.com/) and acquisition of part of the equity of the original shareholders, which let Unillumin obtain  60% equity of Radiant. After the capital increase and share transfer,Radiant formally became the Holdings subsidiary of Unillumin. Radiant is a...

“With the rapid development of the LED industry, China has become a major production and export hub. As more local LED lighting companies ship high-quality products across the world, certification is growing in importance,” said the head of the Green Lighting Shanghai Project Team. “Green Lighting Shanghai is China’s most influential LED exhibition in the first half of 2012.  In putting the show together, we’ve paid close attention to new trends in domestic LED lighting certification standards.  We’ll highlight these at ...

1. Supermarket Lighting Standards Lighting in supermarkets in different regions, the location has a different lighting requirement. In order to meet the needs of people shopping, supermarket lighting should be based on types of goods, geographical, architectural styles, display methods, different conditions designed to create a unique atmosphere. In order to maintain good lighting, color-coordinated, to create a comfortable shopping environment for consumers, to create a good shopping environment, the design of the supermarket is very important. Overall, to create a store environment...

Reportedly, Siemens AG (SIE) is drafting plans for its lighting subsidiary Osram’s first production plant for LED in China. Osram has given the go-ahead for the project and is negotiating which parts of LEDs and related components it will produce in the country, according to someone who declined to be named as the plans haven’t yet been finalized. Currently, Osram only has production sites for the semiconductor-based technology in Regensburg, Germany, and Penang, Malaysia. So the facility would fill a gap for Osram in China, the world’s larges...

As a global silicones supplier, Dow Corning provides products and solutions for household appliances, automobiles, electronic components, semiconductors, displays, etc. This year, the corporation will delve into research and development, introducing a new series of LED solutions. To gain a better understanding of silicone electronic products, LEDinside interviewed Qian Nanfang, commercial manager at Dow Corning Electronics Greater China. With superior ability to withstand high and low temperatures as well as external pressure, Dow Corning’s silicone products ...

Independence LED Lighting, LLC has announced that its 2011 LED Tube sales grew nearly 300% from 2010, on account of the shift in manufacturing from China to America. There are huge opportunities for LED Market in America. According to the McKinsey & Company Report, the total LED Market in 2010 was $10 Billion and forecasts growth to $54 Billion in 2016, representing a 5.4X increase and a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 32%. In addition, resources from the U.S. Department of Energy have shown that , there are over 2.3 Billion flu...

"There is no product that can’t be sold, only the price, as the industry leader, Neo-Neon has been committed to technology innovation and keeping costs close to the market of LED products dedicated to all consumers in the world, while making efforts to protect the environment for the survival of our planet and humanity.” Says Alvin Chang, Product Marketing Director of Neo-Neon LED Lighting International Ltd. Recently, Neo-Neon launched a non-dimmable LED bulb that costs $ 4.39 USD to replace 40W incandescent bulbs and a non-dimmable LED bu...

Linde LienHwa (LLH) China , the joint venture led by gases and engineering firm The Linde Group of Munich, Germany and Taiwan’s LienHwa MiTAC Group, has signed an exclusive supply agreement with Xiamen-based LED maker Kaistar to supply bulk gases and high-purity ammonia (NH3). Kaistar is a joint venture of Epistar and China Electronics Corp (CEC).And its new facility will be constructed near to Linde’s ultra-high-purity ammonia plant in Xiamen (opened in 2010) to meet demand from the fast-growing Chinese LED industry. Using technology...

Zhejiang Shangcheng Science & Technology Co., Ltd (Shangcheng) has continued to place a $12.6 million order from GT Advanced Technologies for additional ASF™ sapphire growth furnaces. GT's ASF(tm) utilizes the production-proven heat exchanger method (HEM) for producing high quality sapphire boules and cores suitable for the LED industry and other industries requiring high quality sapphire material. The ASF furnaces will increase Shangcheng’s production capacity, which the company believes is needed to meet expected demand from the LED...

AIXTRON SE today also announced a new MOCVD system order from Huaian Aucksun Optoelectronics Technology Ltd., China. New customer, Aucksun Opto has placed a contract for five AIXTRON multiwafer MOCVD systems which will be dedicated to the growth of materials for high brightness (HB) LEDs. The order for two AIX 2600G3 IC reactors, both in a 49x2-inch wafer configuration, and three AIX2800G4 reactors, each in a 60x2-inch wafer configuration, was placed in the first quarter of 2012 and delivery will take place in the second quarter of 2...

AIXTRON Opens Training and Demonstration Laboratory in Suzhou A ceremony was held today to mark the opening of AIXTRON SE’s (FSE: AIXA; NASDAQ: AIXG) new training and demonstration center at SINANO - the Suzhou Institute for Nanotechnology and Nanobionics. A representative of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the German Consul General in China, many of AIXTRON's key customers and numerous partners from leading universities and research institutes from across Greater China took part in ...

Here is the project carried by our Swedish customer, this project located in housing association parking space outside of Stockholm.   We use spark SPL-M40 in this parking area, customer loves the design our mini street light very much, because it can mount directly in the pole without pole arm, the base is adjustable from 0-90 degree. Because of high latitude in Sweden, so it is very cold in winter and often snows. It will become a kingdom of snow and ice in winter. Ice skating, alpine skiing and other snow ice related projects are people dedicated activities.   ...

Future Lighting Solutions, along with QM Lighting, completed the successful installation of new energy saving LED downlights at a number of the TaoHeung Group’s restaurants, in Hong Kong and throughout mainland China. Known for providing solid-state lighting solutions, excellent customer support, and comprehensive supply chain services, Future Lighting Solutions was chosen for this project because of its proven track record. Through the use of the company’s exclusive online Usable Light Tool, that simulates real-world conditions, Future Lighting Solut...

Recently, Quantum Wafer Inc., China has placed an order from AIXTRON for three more AIXTRON MOCVD units. All systems will be dedicated to the growth of high brightness LED wafers based on GaN materials.   The order was placed in the fourth quarter of 2011 and delivery will take place during the first quarter of 2012. AIXTRON’s local support team will install and commission the new reactors in a state-of-the-art clean-room facility at Quantum Wafer’s factory in China. “We have been very impressed with the performance of the...

The world's largest LED industry event - LED CHINA 2012 organized by UBM Trust was successfully concluded on 23 February 2012 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B in Guangzhou, P.R. China. The scale of this exhibition is the biggest ever - 70,000 square metres, a 40% increase from the 2011 edition. More than 900 domestic and overseas exhibitors showcased the latest technology and products covering the complete LED industry chain. The 4-day fair closed with record figures: 62,910 trade professionals (5.17% up on 2011), including 5...

LEDinside indicated that there will be a first small peak in the Chinese market in 2012, and the LED lighting market will be likely to come to 2 billion USD, its penetration rate in the general lighting market up 15.6%. LEDinside forecasted that the Chinese LED lighting market scale will reach 7.6 billion USD and 38.4% in 2015. At that time, China will rank top 3 in the global LED lighting market.

Asia Pacific-based provider of networking and green power products, Billion Electric Co., Ltd., has set up a strategic partnership with MetaTech Inc., the electronics distributor of LED related components and products. The two companies will cooperate on the business development of Billion LED Driver series to expand into the emerging LED lighting market in Mainland China. According to Billion, it has developed a full range of high-performance LED driver series featuring the automatic smart timer dimming control function to adjust the lighting for energy con...

Guangzhou LED International Exhibition 2012 Date: 20~23 Feb , 2012 Booth No: Hall 9.2 ,E395   Area:225sqm Venue: China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B , Guangzhou Products: KAKA series, p12 stadium display,curtain display, glass display, floor display,led street light,led flood light,LED Tunnel Light,LED Fluorescent Light,LED Downlight ect Theme of the Exhibition: LED Display LED Lighting Brief Introduction: LED CHINA has evolved into one of the most influential trade events for the industry. This is...

Taiwan Lextar Electronics has won a contract order from Shenzhen-headquartered panel maker CSOT, for LED backlights used in LED-backlit LCD TVs. Lextar stressed that it has worked hard to diversify customers for a while, in order to reduce business overdependence on its parent company for sustainable development. In the meanwhile, the company has also built business links with several Korean and Chinese panel makers, as well as a few consumer electronic device brands abroad. In addition, the company stated that it will continue to explore segments for lightin...

"LED CHINA 2012" exhibition start at 2005, it is the first Industrial Chain purchase platform which gather LED lighting. LED display. LED ad light source. LED packaging. LED chip and led equipment together; After 7 years international promotion and brand build-up, "LED CHINA 2012" have develop into the most important grand gathering of LED industry.   The eighth period "LED CHINA 2012" will hole on Feb. 20-23st, 2012 at China import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B (Guangzhou. China) again. It...

According to TCL Corporation’s company filing, the company has posted a 14.68 percent year-on-year increase in LED TV sales in January to 1.34 million units, of which sales of LED backlit TVs surged 161.88 percent to 804,700 units, or 61 percent of the total. TCL sold 197,800 Internet TVs and 102,300 3D TVs in January, up 14.99 percent and 7.76 percent year-on-year. Exports of LED TVs in January rose 96.02 percent year-on-year, or 260,300 units, to 510,300 units. The company will focus on Internet TVs, next-generation smart TVs and 3D TVs...