Koh Matsumoto, Ph.D., President of Taiyo Nippon Sanso EMC Ltd. : GaN-on-Si Technology to Gain Place in the LED Industry

Recently, the competition in the MOCVD market is getting fiercer; aside from the two forerunners Aixtron (Germany) and Veeco (America), other players are trying to make inroads into the market. TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION, established in 1910, is the biggest industrial gases and air separation unit supplier in Japan, ranking number 5 among the global industrial gas suppliers. As for MOCVD equipment, the top 3 MOCVD makers in the world, which account for 98.4% of the market share in 2010, are Aixtron, Veeco and Taiyo Nippon Sanso (Japan). Noteworthily, even though Taiyo’s market share (5.9%) is far less than those of Aixtron and Veeco, it possesses 70-80% of the market share in Japan, making it the largest MOCVD equipment maker in Japan... more

LEDinside: LED Light Bulb Price Dipped 10% in October; Market Reception Expects to Increase


According to the price survey conducted by LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, the LED light bulb prices for 60W incandescent light bulb replacement underwent a drastic drop of 9% in October; the price dropped by 10% in America and hit a low of US$ 24.97, with the average selling price (ASP) declining to US$ 38.6. The LED light bulb prices for 40W incandescent light bulb replacement were relatively stable... more