Policy & Standard
Electrical Safety Certification Marks for Digital LED Display
Oct 14,2015
Digital LED Display is a fast-growing market. Customers demand products that are superior in quality and safety. It is critical for manufacturers and retailers to adhere to legal requirements and acquire product certification to ensure safety. A ...
Myths Surrounding Chinese LED Subsidies
Aug 31,2015
In December 2014, the Chinese government announced it would no longer be encouraging local governments to issue financial subsidies to LED manufacturers. The announcement which could have brought a sigh of relief to foreign competitors, had come perhaps a ...
Can Sharp Pull out of Its Nose-Dive?
May 29,2015
Sharp once led the world in development of liquid crystal display panels and solar cells, and was the first company to commercially produce LCD televisions. But this one-time industry leader is now on the brink of bankruptcy. After posting combined net ...
Jacky Ma to Break Most American Local Retailer?
Dec 02,2014
Some of the biggest US-based retailers say that Alibaba would break American local retailers if Congress can’t prevent tax evasion and fraud. These companies have pointed to Alibaba when it hasn’t secured a place in US market. In the weekend, Alliance ...
China to Go Beyond a Global Producer?
Nov 27,2014
In the last decade, the cost of labor in China has grown significantly, whereas for a long time, China's exports have been based on cost advantage...To make matters even more complicated is the recent crisis in the West -- especially in Europe, where ...
New, Crisper Red LED Could Improve Smartphone, TV Displays
Nov 18,2014
Who invented the color red? Well, nobody of course. But in another sense, you might say that Nick Holonyak did in the modern era, when he created the red LED at GE’s labs in 1962. Now, materials scientist Anant Setlur has reinvented the color. Working ...
Why Is OLED Different and What Makes It So Great?
Nov 11,2014
I have seen the future of high definition displays and lo, it is glorious. Not to mention rollable, foldable, and clearly superior to LCD/LED—really every other panel technology available today. What is OLED and how does it work? OLED, or Organic ...
LED Restaurant Signs Bring More Hungry Customers
Nov 11,2014
More than most businesses, restaurants rely on impulse decisions on the part of their patrons. The majority of visits to fast food restaurants are driven by impulse rather than planning. If you want to succeed as a restauranteur, you have to grab people's ...
Is The Carbon Nanotube The Successor to The LED?
Oct 17,2014
Japanese scientists have developed an ultra-efficient flat light source that has the potential to be more efficient than the LED. In the Review of Scientific Instruments, scientists from Tohuko University in Japan describe the fabrication of a device ...
China to Ban Sale and Export of 60W Incandescent Bulbs, Says Paper
Sep 19,2014
The China government will prohibit the sale and export of 60W or above incandescent light bulbs beginning October 1, according to s China-based Beijing Morning Post report. A few 60W incandescent light bulbs are available for sale at retail stores, ...
Russia Encourages Chinese Companies to Set up LED Factories in Russia
Sep 01,2014
Gruzdev Alexey, the representative of Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in the People’s Republic of China, said in Russian and the CIS countries’ Lighting Market Analysis and Channel Strategy Conference that “In lighting products, China has ...
China May Raise LED Tariffs to 10%
Aug 26,2014
Rumors are spreading that China's Ministry of Commerce may raise LED tariffs from 4% to 10%. Word broke out in several China-based newspapers that the government is considering the move in order to further advance China's LED chip industry as well as ...
US Lowers Anti-Dumping Tariff for Motech to 20.86%
Aug 20,2014
Crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries has announced that the US Department of Commerce has downward adjusted the anti-dumping tariff rate for the company from the original 44.18% to 20.86%. The department on July 25 decided to impose ...
China-Made PV Modules May Be Still Competitive in US Market, Say Taiwan ...
Aug 05,2014
While the US Department of Commerce has set preliminary anti-subsidy and anti-dumping tariffs on PV products imported from China, China-based PV module makers can choose lighter tariffs imposed on 2012 instead of the new rates to keep their products ...
China Makers Call for Punitive Taxation on Polysilicon Imported Via Epzs
Jul 10,2014
The China government has imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs on solar-grade polysilicon imported from the US, Europe and South Korea, but much of the US-produced polysilicon has been imported through export processing zones (EPZs) to evade ...
Jul 10,2014
A ban on the sale of inefficient lamps in the United Arab Emirates comes into effect on 1 July. The move is expected to save Dh668 million (£106.8 million) on energy bills annually. The ban is part of the UAE's indoor lighting standard and will mainly ...
Why Did Apple Inc Buy This Micro-LED Tech Startup?
May 15,2014
Apple has been acquiring a variety of tech companies for the last year, remaining secretive about its plans, yet hinting at possible strategies. Recently, CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple has acquired 24 companies in the last 18 months. Now, after overall ...
US to Dodge Solar Shortage in 2014 Despite Anti-Dumping Fines on China ...
Apr 23,2014
A long-running battle in the global photovoltaic (PV) market between the US and China over anti-dumping and subsidy charges could expand into higher solar costs, with wide-ranging ramifications for the US if punitive tariffs are levied on cells from ...
IPO Reform Should Be Done Gradually: Official
Mar 12,2014
The reform of China's capital market requires strenuous efforts but should not be over-ambitious, the head of China's securities watchdog said on Tuesday. "China's financial market is far from fully market-oriented. Our reform aims to further ...
Will 2014 Be a Banner Year for Innovative Consumer Electronics Products?
Jan 15,2014
We have some exciting news for you: we’re launching a new publication this year! Each week, Yole Développement will publish @Micronews, the definitive source for the latest disruptive semiconductor applications and trends. Whether the topic is MEMS, LED, ...
