2010-12-02

Tekcore signs a NT$3.8 billion syndicated loan to expand production

Recently, LED chipmaker Tekcore has signed a NT$3.8 billion (US$124.53 million) syndicated loan with a banking consortium on December 2, in order to build a new plant and to purchase equipment. Tekcore noted, benefit from shipments of high-margin blue LED chips, the company 2010 revenues would go up largely. In the first three quarters of 2010, its profits increased 100% compared to the same time in 2009.
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2010-12-02

Two Major Utility Rebate Programs Select CRS Electronics MR16 LED

According to CRS Electronics, its LED MR16 lamps currently have become the only LED MR16 approved for a rebate under two US undisclosed major electric utilities’   incentive program offered to their commercial customers.   It’s said that the two major utilities service a combined area of more than 100,000 sq. mi. in 40 counties within the continental United States. Therefore, it’s an opportunity for CRS to capitalize on these rebate programs.
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2010-12-02

Taiwan’s State-run Banks Offers Loans to Support Six Emerging Industries’ Develpement

Taiwan’s state-run banks are offering favorable loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises which dedicate in developing six emerging industries including biotech, healthcare, green energy, tourism, boutique agriculture, and innovative culture. It’s said that the First Commercial Bank plans to offer about NT$20 billion (US$625 million) in loans at 1.8%-2% per annum to small- and medium-sized enterprises that need operating capital in biotech, new energy and LED.
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2010-12-02

Sumitomo Electric Industries Cooperates with Soitec to Develop GaN Substrate

Soitec and Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) has joined force to develop engineered gallium nitride (GaN) substrates. The cooperation will combine with Sumitomo Electric's sophisticated GaN wafer manufacturing technology and Soitec's unique Smart Cut layer transfer technology.The engineered substrates retain the original, high crystalline quality of Sumitomo Electric's GaN wafer at a lower cost.
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2010-12-02

Lighting Science Named as the R20 Regions of Climate Action’s Advisor

Reportedly, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has named Lighting Science Group Corporation as an advisor of the R20 Regions of Climate Action on how to use ultra-efficient LED lighting solutions to significantly reduce greenhouse emissions.
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2010-12-02

“COOL” MSi LED Lighting Fires up Company’s Sales and Helps Nation’s Top Retail Stores, Restaurants and Hotel Chains Save Energy and Money

2010 Sales Have Pushed Past $20 Million for MSi a Leader in the Manufacture of Energy Efficient LED Lighting. Companies including Macy’s, Abercrombie & Fitch,9 West and Thomasville Furniture are Switching From Hot Halogen Lighting to the Cool Burning Energy Efficient MSi LED Lights.  
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2010-12-02

GT Solar Acquired First Sapphire Crystallization Orders From two China-based Firms

GT Solar has acquired its first two orders totaling more than $84 million for sapphire crystallization systems from Jiangsu Jixing New Material Co., Ltd and Jiujiang Sapphire Tech Co., Ltd. Total annual production capacity of the two orders is approximately eight million two-inch equivalents (TIE) of sapphire substrates. The two orders represent GT Solar's entry into the LED equipment market, which GT Solar stated it would pursue when it announced its acquisition of Crystal Systems in July of 2010.
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2010-12-01

Formosa Epitaxy and Unity Opto would shift their focus to Chinese LED TV market in future

LED chip maker Formosa Epitaxy and chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology would direct their focus to China's TV market for future growth, affected from South Korea TV vendors raising their own LED capacity.
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2010-12-01

Linde LienHwa to Launch China’s First Ultra High-Purity Ammonia Plant for LED Manufacturing

Investments to support electronics in China exceed EUR 50 million in 2010 Linde LienHwa (LLH) today announced a further strengthening of its commitment to the needs of LED manufacturing with the establishment of an ultra high-purity Ammonia plant in Xiamen City, south-eastern China. This is the first operating plant in China to produce ultra high-purity Ammonia and will supply customers using world leading technology in purification, packaging and analytical metrology. Linde LienHwa (LLH) is a joint venture between The Linde Group and LienHwa MiTAC Group of Taiwan.
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2010-12-01

PhotonStar LED will take over Enfis

UK-based LED lighting manufacturer PhotonStar LED Ltd will take over Enfis Group plc, which is a developer of LED arrays and drivers for lighting and industrial applications and was listed on the AIM stock exchange in March 2007. With the shareholder’s agreement, Enfis will be named PhotonStar LED Group plc and in late December will be list on the AIM stock exchange again.
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2010-12-01

Dialight Stands as the Only Qualified U.S. Manufacturer of LED Traffic Signals for Stimulus Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy Overturns the “Buy American” Waiver, Now Requiring All LED Traffic Signal Projects Funded by Stimulus to Use U.S.-Made Signals; Dialight’s Roxboro, NC Factory Stands Ready to Meet Demand
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2010-12-01

GE Helps American City Save Energy on Streetlights

GE has installed its award-winning Evolve™ LED roadway street lights in the city of East Cleveland to replace 45 standard-technology municipal street lights on  a one-mile block along Noble Road serves as a demonstration to other municipalities of the benefits of a higher-efficiency lighting system. It’s estimated that the new GE Evolve LED street lights will reduce the city’s energy use by 28 million watts a year.
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2010-11-30

Aqualite Increases High-power LED Production with Six AIXTRON CRIUS Systems

AIXTRON AG today announced a new order for MOCVD reactors from LED power chip expert and existing customer Aqualite Co. Ltd. The order comprises six CRIUS 31x2-inch configuration deposition systems. The China based company placed the order during the second quarter of 2010 and after delivery of the systems in the current quarter, they will be used for high-power LED production.
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2010-11-30

Panasonic is opening a facility in Serbia to make electronic ballasts and drivers

Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. has decided to build a new company in Serbia to develop energy-efficient electronic devices (ballasts) for lighting fixtures. The new company will start in January 2011, which named Panasonic Electric Works Vossloh-Schwabe Serbia d.o.o. Volume production.
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2010-11-30

In 2011, Radiant would be benefit from Japanese vendors’ orders

In 2011, Taiwan based back light unit (BLU) makers Radiant Opto-Electronics was benefit from the Japanese vendors’ orders, its revenues have risen steadily since 2Q10, with a widespread demand drop off in the large-size panel sector.
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2010-11-30

Cooper Lighting Supplies LEDs to London Dominion Centre

Cooper Lighting and Safety has provided 65 RXD1 LED downlights to the Dominion Centre, a former theatre that is now used as a place of worship, in Wood Green, London. The 1930-built cinema and theatre building retains 12 large 400W metal-halide house lights recessed into the ornate plasterwork. The officials of the centre have decided to supplement these main house lights by additional luminaires during a recent renovation scheme.
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2010-11-30

March Foods Ltd. Installs Dialight DuroSite LED Lighting Fixtures

Food warehouses save cost and energy with Carbon Trust funded LED lighting
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2010-11-30

American Hy-Vee Food Store Joins LED Lighting Retrofit

The Hy-Vee Food Store on Mount Vernon Road recently has participated in a collaborative pilot program to replace 12 metal halide parking lot lights with LED lamps, saving more than 40,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. As part of a collaborative pilot program, Hy-Vee’s LED lighting retrofit cooperated with the following companies: Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company; Van Meter Industrial; and the Iowa Energy Center.  
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2010-11-30

Former Illumination and Detection Solutions (IDS) Business Unit of PerkinElmer is now Excelitas Technologies Corp.

With divestiture complete, Excelitas Technologies forges ahead as an independent company providing OEMs with customized, high-performance technology solutions   With a continued focus on delivering innovative, customized technology products and solutions to its global commercial and defense customers, the former Illumination and Detection Solutions (IDS) business of PerkinElmer was formally re-launched today as Excelitas Technologies Corp.  
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2010-11-30

Optogan Opens Largest LED Production Plant in Eastern Europe

In Russia the Optogan Group of Companies has found a prosperous environment for their ambitious expansion plans in LED lighting.
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2010-11-29

Delta and AUO receives subsidies from MOEA

Recently, Delta Electronics' LED project and AU Optronics' (AUO's) AMOLED project has received subsidies totaling NT$600 million (US$19.7 million) from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), which accounted for about  45% of each company's estimated research expenditure. Delta has developed a 3D display technology with using multiple LED projectors to create high-resolution, multiple viewing angle 3D images, which did not require users to wear glasses.
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2010-11-29

TYNTEK launched K-mark certified LED bicycle headlamp

TYNTEK Applied Product Division introduced a very bright 3W single LED headlamp. It achieves 40Lux from 10meters away. The lamp meets German bicycle headlamp regulation and it is K-Mark certified. TYNTEK's Optical Center designed the reflector which creates relatively sharp horizontal cutoff line. The light pattern is cut off to the top of the beam to keep focused light out of the eyes of oncoming drivers. To be simple, beam is brightest at the top getting progressively dimmer towards the bottom just like a high quality automobile low beam.
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2010-11-29

GlacialLight to Invite Partners to the 2010 LED EXPO in New Delhis

GlacialLight is about to invite all business and media partners around the world to attend their display at the LED EXPO, which will be held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India, 17-19 December 2010.
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2010-11-29

The Ajanta Group of India Taps into LED Lighting

The Ajanta Group in India is paving the way for taping into LED lighting systems. The company has begun the R&D work on the technology despite commercial production may still take some time.
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2010-11-26

Germany Azzurro Semiconductor invested EUR 14.5 million for expansion

Germany-based GaN (gallium nitride) epitaxial wafers manufacturer Azzurro Semiconductors invested EUR 14.5 million to build a new joint company, with expanding production ability for GaN-on-silicon epitaxial wafers. Azzurro noted, the new company was planed to choose in Dresden. And the funding was supplied by new partners including Wellington Partners, Good Energies and Emerald Technology Ventures and former investor Cedrus Private Equity and IBG Innovationsfonds.
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2010-11-26

DOE made a compared test in Field Museum to show LED products’ high-performance

The US Department of Energy (DOE) had made a test in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, in order to tell difference lighting performance, economic performance, and potential energy savings from LED lights and halogen lighting. Recently, DOE reported the final result.
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2010-11-26

Worldwide LED adoption in SSL is predicted to reach US$497 million in 2010

It is estimated that the consumption value of LED which is used in SSL (solid state general lighting) reached US$497 million worldwide in 2010, and in 2019, the figure would go up to US$9.2 billion. In 2010, the LED applying in exterior general lighting such as the street, parking-lot, roadway-tunnels, bridges, landscaping, pool/fountain, buildings, architectural and other general lighting would account for 93% in the worldwide consumption. Looking into 2019, the share would decrease to 58.8% but the value would increase to US$5.4 billion.
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2010-11-26

Neo-Neon expected 2011 revenues in Taiwan would reach NT$20-30 million

In Taiwan, Neo-Neon was reported that it would introduce 14 new LED embedded lighting products in December. Recently, the company's own-brand LED light bulbs were distributed in retail outlets and hypermarkets and it expected LED lighting revenues in Taiwan would reach NT$20-30 million in 2011.
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2010-11-26

CMI has a 30.67% share in GIO by adding investment

It was reported that Chimei Innolux (CMI) has pumped extra investment into GIO Optoelectronics to acquire a 30.67% stake in GIO. With  the additional investment, CMI has got 25.19 million shares to a total amount of NT$428 million (US$14.08 million).
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2010-11-26

Taiwan FPDs Manufacturers May Benefit from China New TV Standard

It’s said that new power-efficiency standards for flat-panel TV in China will be implemented from Dec. 1. And it estimated that Taiwanese flat-panel display suppliers AU Optronics and Chimei Innolux Corp. will benefit from this new TV standard.
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

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