2014-06-04

Sapphire Substrate Manufacturers do not Profit Despite Growing Mobile Device Demand

LED demand in China has seen a significant increase, driving up sapphire substrate demand for five consecutive months, according to financial firm UBS. 
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2014-05-08

LED Demand Increase Spurs Sapphire Production Expansion Trend in 2014, says Trendforce

Increased demands from the LED and backlight application market have spurred sapphire manufacturers to expand sapphire ingot, sapphire wafer, and PSS production, according to the recent 2014 Global Sapphire Substrate Market Report from LEDinside, a division of research organization Trendforce. 
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2014-05-06

Epistar and Lextar Optimistic about Strengthening LED Demand

LED industry demand is booming, causing downstream epitaxial manufacturers to upstream package manufacturers to face the possibility of an undersupply situation. LED demands started strengthening from 4Q13 to 2Q14, said Zhang Shixian, Deputy General Manager of Epistar. Zhang estimates that demands will continue increasing in 3Q14. Epistar’s production capacity has already reached 90 percent. The company is now concerned that supply will not meet demand after 3Q14. 
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Seoul Viosys, a global opto-semiconductor device company, announced that it is participating in K-Display 2026, held at COEX in Seoul from July 22 to 24, where it is showcasing next-generation opto-semiconductor technologies and has received t... READ MORE

What Is RGB Backlight? A Next-Generation Display Technology That Enhances Color Gamut and Optical Efficiency with RGB LEDs Competition in the display industry is expanding beyond brightness and resolution to include color accuracy and energy e... READ MORE