2011-03-17

Interview with Hajime Suzuki, Director of International Sales & Marketing at Reed Exhibition, the organizer of Lighting Japan

After visiting Lighting Japan 2011 exhibition, LEDinside gained vital insight into the definition of an excellent international exhibition: a comprehensive platform. How was Lighting Japan 2011 able to provide such a wide diversity of themes and contents? What does the future look like for exhibitions in the LED industry? LEDinside conducted an interview with Hajime Suzuki, Director of International Sales & Marketing at Reed Exhibition, the organizer of Lighting Japan, regarding the new trend in global lighting exhibitions.
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2011-03-17

LEDinside: Increasing Backlight Demand in February to Compensate for Fewer Working Days

According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, sales revenues of public listed LED manufacturers in Taiwan totaled NT$7.347 billion(MoM-9.22%,YoY+18.1%) in February, 2011. Sales revenues of upstream chip manufacturers reached NT$3.471 billion(MoM-7.9%; YoY+23%) in February, 2011, up 23% compared to the same month of 2010. As for Taiwanese downstream LED package manufacturers, suffering from fewer working days in February, sales revenues reached NT$3.876 billion(MoM-10.3%,YoY+14%) , down 9.22% on month, but up 18.1% compared to the same month of 2010.
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2011-02-18

LEDinside: The Financial Statement Released by LED Major Manufacturers in Europe, USA, Japan and South Korea in 4Q10 to Show New Trend

Based on the analysis and statistics of LEDinside, which is a research division under TrendForce, International LED major manufacturers successively released their 4Q10 financial reports. In terms of upstream equipment suppliers, the LED & Solar revenue of Veeco set the highest quarterly record of USD 258 million. Over 20 customers, such Shanghai Epilight, placed the purchase orders for lighting application. However, the planned shipment of 12-20 new MOCVD products「MaxBright」are not included in the Q1 financial statement. Besides, the revenue-accounting delay is expected to greatly affect the result of Q1 revenue. However, since the fund-subsidy policy launched by Chinese government, LED enterprises keep on production expansions. The orders of Korean customers are expected to surge in backlight and lighting markets in Q2 and Q3. Moreover, it is forecasted that the MOCVD orders for K465i and MaxBright will also increase in the markets of Europe, USA, Japan and Taiwan. To sum up, Veeco is still optimistic about market quotations in the first half of 2011.
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2011-02-14

Exclusive interview with Dr. Alfred Felder: Osram will continue to focus on the market of vehicle application, lighting and consumer electronics

Besides the fields of lighting and backlight, the LED demand has also increased in the emerging applications of vehicle, projector and flashlight in these years. LEDinside had the exclusive interview with Dr. Alfred Felder, the President and CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Asia Ltd., owned by Osram group, and discussed the major LED companies’ view about the future of LED industrial development, as well as the fields which would become the development direction in the future market.
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2011-02-08

The exclusive interview with the vice president of Kunshan Lutek: Win the world and create the high-quality LED lighting enterprise

LEDinside has recently visited Kunshan Lutek Industrial Co., Ltd., a company specializing in LED lighting products. In the interview, Mr. Fang, the vice president of Lutek, explains their efforts and achievements in Chinese and global market, and represents his trend forecast of LED market. Vice president Fang, Lutek Cooperation Vice president Fang indicates, Lutek Cooperation, engaged in high power LED street lights with single polycrystal and heat-dissipation casing, has independent thermal emission technology, thus establishing the strong position i...
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2011-01-06

LED lighting market would be expected to compete more intensify with its price dropping

The market estimated that LED lighting products’ prices would drop by 15-20% each year amid increase competition in the market as vendors reduce prices to gain market share, which even be fall to one-third of current prices. At first, the Japanese market appeared to price war in 2009. Sources from LED companies indicated that the price competition had extended to China, Europe and the US.
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2010-12-13

Philips expected LED lighting has a 20% share in its total lighting revenues in 4Q10

With the strong demand, Royal Philips Electronics expected LED lighting revenues to reach 15% of its total lighting revenues for 2010 and over 20% in 4Q10. And in 2015, the company aimed to reach 50% of its total lighting revenues.
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2010-12-13

Some Taiwan LED companies prioritized to develop LED lighting segment

Some Taiwan LED companies strengthened their development on the LED lighting segment, as LED lighting market was expected to increase about 50% in 2011 by industry sources. Epistar estimated that the ratio of LED lighting products to its total production would grow up to 30% in 2011 from 20% in 2010, while Tekcore and Formosa Epitaxy both were expected to add ratios to 30% in 4Q10.
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2010-12-10

Balise Lexus Unveils “Green From the Ground Up” Model Dealership with LED Lighting from Qnuru

40 New LED Parking Lot and Pathway Lights Save Massachusetts Dealership up to 86% in Energy Costs; Maintenance Free for 5 Years
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2010-11-23

Amtran may enter the LED lighting market

Amtran Technology planed to enter the LED lighting market and would emphasize on family lightings. But until now, the company has no specific schedule for product release. It was said that LED had a share up to 10% in 2011 from 5% in 2010 in the global lighting market. Meanwhile, LED lighting market would start to strong competition in 2011.
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2010-11-19

India’s largest LED Street-lighting pilot program has started

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), international NGO the Climate Group and HSBC reported that they would start India’s largest LED Street-lighting pilot program in Kolkata, which installed over 270 lights on several of the city’s arterial roads.
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2010-11-11

Traditional Slack Season Coupled with Weaker Demand for LED Backlit TV, Taiwanese LED Manufacturers' Revenue of October Dropped by 10%

Traditional Slack Season Coupled with Weaker Demand for LED Backlit TV During China's National Day Holiday, Taiwanese LED Manufacturers' Revenue of October Dropped by 10% Based on the analysis and statistics of LEDinside, a research division under TrendForce, in October 2010, listed LED manufacturers in Taiwan have total revenue of 8.69 billion NTD, an 10.77% decline compared with September revenue of 9.736 billion NTD and 21.3% rise in YoY.
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2010-11-11

Edison expects LED lighting to take off in 2011

Recently, a leader of High-power LED packaging house Edison Opto thought LED lighting would grow up quickly in 2011 and the company revenues would reach NT$10 billion (US$331.54 million) in 2012 with the expanding capacity.
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2010-11-11

The 12th “HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition)”-LED Light Bulbs and Lighting Fixtures

LED Light Bulbs and Lighting Fixtures In exhibition, we can see LED light bulbs and light bars displays everywhere. no mat-ter how professional LED package manufacturers, traditional light bulb vendor or LED lighting new entrants are almost display this kind of product to provide a variety of plugs, brightness specification and watts, CRI and color temperature to meet cus-tomer needs.
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2010-11-11

The 12th “HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition)”-LED Component

LED Encapsulated Components LED package manufacturers comprise of Cree, Nichia, Citizen, Seoul Semiconductor, Everlight, etc. have developed improving products with increasing LED luminous efficacy and colour ren-dering index. Among LED package manufacturers, Citizen lately has launched indoor lighting with 26W and 41W LED, 3000-5000K color temperature, 2800-4390 lm of luminous flux.   26W Product/ Citizen 1
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2010-11-11

The 12th “HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition)”-Opening

The 12th “HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition)” was held on 27-30 October 2010.The lighting exhibition has divided into several areas, which includes LED lighting, eco-friendly lighting, indoor lighting, outdoor lighting, business lighting and lighting accessories and components.
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2010-10-28

Russia’s LED lighting market will be improved

Currently, Russia imports 98 % of its LED lighting, but this situation will change. State funding and investment from private companies is setting up a domestic LED infrastructure and companies all over Russia dedicated to LED lighting technologies are emerging.
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2010-10-28

GE – at the forefront of innovation and industry transformation

GE – at the forefront of innovation and industry transformation Interview with Tomoaki Kimura, General Manager of LED – Asia at GE Lighting As global LED industry is blooming with increasing awareness toward energy efficiency, LEDinside recently interviewed Tomoaki Kimura, General Manager of LED – Asia at GE Lighting to gain insights on his perspectives toward future developments in this industry.
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2010-10-19

Curtains up for OSRAM's Zelion H modules, the next generation of efficient special effect lighting

OSRAM expands its product portfolio with LED solutions for the entertainment, architainment and special effects lighting market. With Zelion H, the company presents a robust LED module for variable use in a number of different applications. Zelion H modules are particularly energy-efficient robust solutions for entertainment lighting. Source: OSRAM
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2010-10-13

Dialight to Showcase the Benefits of Going Green with LED Lighting at Dallas Energy Efficiency Expo

Dan Polito to Demonstrate How Businesses Can Save Money and the Environment by Switching to LED Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), an innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, announced that Chief Marketing Officer Dan Polito will be a featured presenter highlighting the benefits of LED lighting technology for commercial buildings during the Energy Efficiency Expo 2010 set for Oct. 19-20 near Dallas, TX.
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2010-10-07

TYNTEK introduced reflective 4W LED MR16

TYNTEK 4W MR16 has special designed reflectors with efficient focusing properties and extremely tight beam angles of 30° for high center beam luminance of at least 1700lux. The concept of reflective MR16 is from automotive headlamp. TYNTEK MR16 uses only 1 CREE LED, which is mounted on the back of the heat dissipation bar and emit toward the reflector.
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2010-10-06

Switch on Growth with Everlight's GL-Flora LED lighting

Growth, accelerated photosynthesis and energy savings with Everlight's LED Agriculture Lighting Fixtures - "GL-Flora"
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2010-10-01

Valeo and Ichikoh Alliance Equips the Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle With LED Low Beam Headlamps

Valeo and its partner in Japan, Ichikoh, have developed a new generation of LED front lighting systems, unveiled as a world premiere on the Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle. The Alliance's engineers have designed a cost-effective LED-based headlamp, combining enhanced illumination close to daylight and distinctive style. While the Nissan Leaf LED headlamp is cost and energy efficient, it delivers a high level of performance, with brighter light color on the road and a longer life span.
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2010-09-30

ARC’s Mini Controller Creates New Life for Signage

Located in Yuang Kung St., in addition to the famous ice cream shop ‘ice MONSTER’, a new competitor ‘Smoothie House’ joined the market. ‘Smoothie House’ chose ARC SSL technology’s LED lighting solution to enhance its signage. ARC SSL created an eye-catching lighting scenario as 32 pieces of acrylic lighting box are installed for the signage, providing a perfect lighting control system to display in the night.
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2010-09-23

Power Opto provides LED light sorting business and delivers a series of LED package products

Power Opto, established in November 2003, is the only Taiwan-based package manufacturer that owns LED light sorting technology. It has established an excellent quality control system through measurement adjustment, ORT reliability test, error correction and preventive measures.
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2010-09-10

TESS unveils huge progress in LED lighting: 12.5 watt 1400 lumen LED Bulb in A19 shape

TESS (topco energy saving system corp.), recently made another breakthrough in upgrading luminous efficiency for LED lighting - the company announces its new product, a 12.5 watt LED bulb delivers 1400 lumen. TESS set the highest luminous efficiency of 100lm/W this April by releasing 10 watt 1000 lumen LED bulb; yet, within 5 months, TESS set a higher standard of 112lm/W for LED lighting industry.
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2010-09-03

Eco Depot Introduces Its New High Bay LED Lighting Product - ICE PIPE

Eco Depot, Inc has added the new high lumen output 125 Watt high bay LED fixture ICE PIPE to their avant-garde product line of commercial and industrial LED Lighting solutions. The company said that the new low cost ICE PIPE is designed to replace conventional 250 to 400 Watt metal halide lighting fixtures, provide a superior light output and consume 70-80% less electricity.
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2010-09-01

Eco Depot Announces LED Lighting Partnership With South Korea’s YuYang DNU Co.

Eco Depot, Inc. will partner with YuYang DNU Co., Ltd. of South Korea to market cutting-edge unique LED products and lighting systems for high-volume niche indoor and outdoor markets. YuYang DNU’s marquee product is a revolutionary line of Street and Highway lighting systems targeted toward the multi-billion dollar road and highway retrofit programs, currently being mandated by municipal and state governments across North America.
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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

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interested... READ MORE