Industry Trends
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Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive
Dec 27,2012
Design is undergoing a revolution. New technologies like 3D printers and accessible software mean anyone can be a designer today. ...
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Dec 26,2012
LED has been penetrated into a wide range of applications such as lighting and TV, thanks to the rapid price fall and aggressive ...
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China Aims to Expand LED Industry Output Value Through Subsidy Programs
Dec 25,2012
The 12th Five-Year Plan announced by China's government indicates targets of the semiconductor lighting industry before 2015. ...
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US Department of Energy Recognised Next Gen as Leader in Agricultural LED Lighting
Dec 25,2012
Daniel Poneman,the Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Energy,travelled to Arkansas to showcase the State's Advanced Energy ...
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Packaged LED market to grow from $11.4bn in 2012 to $17.1bn in 2018
Dec 25,2012
While growth in the LED industry came initially from small display applications and was furthered by LCD display applications, ...
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EC-Funded Bridle Project Aims to Boost High-Power Diode Lasers for Industrial Applications
Dec 25,2012
A consortium of companies and research institutes from five European countries has joined forces to improve the brightness of ...
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Electronica BV presents Bits2Power – lighting control just got easy
Dec 25,2012
After extensive research and testing Rena Electronica B.V. proudly presents Bits2Power. A new, revolutionary and advanced lighting ...
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Growing High-mobility Transistors directly on silicon
Dec 25,2012
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has grown high-performance indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) ...
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Bulbamerica Introduces Low-Cost LED Light Bulbs
Dec 24,2012
The Lux Research Energy Electronics Intelligence service titled 'Cheaper, Brighter, Cooler: The Need for Cost Reduction Past the ...
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China LED Market Turns Reasonable, Subsidy Policy to Take Effect
Dec 24,2012
Due to China’s strong policy support and huge market, Chinese LED market has always been a major focus of the industry. Recently ...
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LED TV Penetration Rate Expected to Reach as High as 90% in 2013
Dec 24,2012
The LED TV penetration rate in 2013 is expected to fall between 80-90% largely due to major TV vendor Samsung Electronics ...
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New Masters Degree in Creative Lighting Design
Dec 24,2012
Edinburgh Napier University is launching a new masters degree in creative lighting design. The course, which will begin in ...
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Philips Vari-Lite on tour with Jennifer Lopez
Dec 24,2012
Celebrated lighting designer Sean Burke is taking Europe by storm with dramatic Vari-Lite powered lighting on Jennifer Lopez's ...
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Bulk Gan Cost to Fall 60% to $730 for 2" Substrate by 2020
Dec 24,2012
Wide-bandgap semiconductor materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) offer far higher performance than traditional silicon but cost ...
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Demand Rise, the US Is to Take Place of Japan as The Next Potential Market of LED Light Industry
Dec 21,2012
According to a report on the global lighting industry made by the LEDinside, a subsidiary of TrendForce, an international research ...
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Safety Risk Prompts Philips to Recall 8w Master LED Spot
Dec 21,2012
Master LED spot GU10 8W The product's recall began this week, after Philips discovered there was an issue concerning a ...
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Prices for 60w-Replacement LED Bulbs Expected to Fall to US$10 in 1H13, Say Taiwan Makers
Dec 20,2012
Prices for LED light bulbs to replace 60W incandescent bulbs are expected to keep falling from an average of US$30 in November ...
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Why Taiwan LED equipment vendors can't support a 2013 rebound
Dec 20,2012
Taiwan makers of light-emitting diode (LED) products are unlikely to see a recovery in 2013 LED equipment spending due to a lack ...
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Dec 19,2012
According to LEDinside, a research division of global market research company TrendForce, affected by global economic downturn and ...
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The United Kingdom Develops a LED Gravity Light Without Charging
Dec 19,2012
The United Kingdom has developed a LED Gravity Light recently to solve the lighting problem in the lack of power supply area. ...