Hot Picks of the Week March 3-8

The DOE has released two new reports this week on the LED MR16 lamps and retail lamps. In the sapphire field, diversified sapphire substrate applications continue to contribute to sapphire manufacturer profits, while China’s MOCVD market is still to prove itself internationally. Epistar deal with Philips last week gives it an edge in Taiwan’s patent market. For more info please see below:

Editor Recommendations

  1. DOE Publishes CALiPER Snapshot Report on LED MR16 Lamps
  2. DOE Publishes Special CALiPER Report on Retail Lamps
  3. Direct-type Backlight Technology in Lighting leads to Price Drop in Modules
  4. Companies to Profit from Growing Diversified Sapphire Substrate Applications
  5. Taiwan’s LED Industry to Benefit from China Environmental Policies
  6. Epistar Secures Top Spot As New Round of Patent Strategies Begins
  7. Everlight Makes Move Towards EMC and Flip-chip Production
  8. Flip Chip Propels Tong Hsing Electronics Industry Ceramic Substrate Technology
  9. China’s Turbid MOCVD Market Still to Gain International Trust
  10. Chinese Manufacturers: LED Development Needs Government Support and Regulations

What’s trending?

  1. Zhaga Consortium to Participate in Taiwan International Lighting Show
  2. Consumers Petition for Option to Turn Off PS4 Controller LED Light Bar
  3. NCSU Researcher Kicks off Greener OLED Science Project
  4. Gallium Nitride makes LED Lamps more Compact
  5. Fairchild Semiconductor: Low Power LED Market Trends and Applications
  6. The End of UK Streetlighting?
  7. Jamaica to Lift Tarriffs for LED Lamps and Solar Equipment
  8. Sri Lankan Ministry of Highways Approves Funding for LED Lighting Solutions
  9. Taiwan Provides Financial Assistance to Caribbean Island for Installation of LED Lights
  10. LED 2Q Revenue has been Anything but Typical for Slack Season
  11. PSS in Short Supply as LED Backlight Demands Soar

Industry News

  1. Epistar, Everlight Utilization Rates Boom in March
  2. GT Advanced Technologies Licenses PVD Technology From Kyma Technologies, Inc.
  3. 3M Invests in Florida LED Company MSi Lighting
  4. Konica Minolta OLED Luminous Efficacy Reaches 131 lm/W
  5. Foshan Lighting Appeal To Change Court District Rejected
  6. Lextar Sees Dip in February Revenue
  7. HK Billionaire Li Ka-shing Heralds LEDs as Key to Future Economic Growth
  8. MLS Lighting Starts 2014 with a Bang with Billion Dollar Order
  9. Aixtron Stock Option Program New Shares to Be Traded Under Separate ISIN
  10. LEDinside Chief Analyst Market Seminar to be Held in Shanghai, Welcome to Attend
  11. Silicon Base Development Changes Name to Taiwan Semiconductor Lighting
  12. ForceField Energy Receives LED Lighting Purchase Order From Fortune 100 Company
  13. Universal Display Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Financial Results
  14. I-Chuin Revenue Dropped in Feb. 2014
  15. BOCO and One World LED Establish Technology Cooperation
  16. LED Backlight Module Manufacturers Benefit from Demand Increase
  17. Hubbell Lighting Launches Lighting Upgrade Program for U.S. Universities

New Products

  1. Shanghai Chemical Company Releases Barium Sulfate for Light Scattering Applications
  2. Peace of Mind with Philips EvoKit LED
  3. New Nissan Juke Comes in Full LED Lighting
  4. Osram Launches Wireless Ambient Lighting Kits for Cars
  5. UPRTEK's New Software for Spectrum Analysis
  6. VIZIO Launches Smart LED Backlit HDTV
  7. Ugetlight to Introduce Liquid-Cooled LED Bulbs at Light+Building 2014
  8. OLED Lighting Solution that Combines Aesthetics and Functionality
  9. Lutron Showcases Quantum and EcoSystem Range Extensions at Light+Building 2014
  10.  Hubbell Building Automation Launches New Street Light Control System
  11. Auto LED Light Bar Collection With CREE LED Chips from LIGHTUP LED

Interesting Applications

  1. Oscar Winning “Gravity” Creates Eye Catching Visual Effects with LED Light Box
  2. Naughty Lamps that Light on When You Slap It
  3. Philips Lumiblade to Reveal OLED Space Applications
  4. Glowing LED Golf Balls for Night Owls

Lighting Projects

  1. GE Albeo LED Lighting Is Natural Fit for Natural Grocers' Stores and Distribution Center
  2. Sports Stars Shine Bright Under Hubble Lighting’s ArenaLED Arena Fixture
  3.  Precision Lighting Lights Up Tate Museum
  4. New York Riverside Lit Up with Colorful Light Cycles
  5. Highlights from Canada’s Premier Festival of Lights
  6. Edinburgh Bursts into a Field of Light
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