LEDinside research team has published three reports this week one on the sapphire for LED application market in China, the LED commercial lighting sector, and also on manufacturers outlook for the year. A report also sheds light on the shady replacements made to LED components that have enabled the cheap LED prices in China. In the Taiwan market, UPEC Electronics announces its withdrawal from the LED package business. Emcore and Nichia also finally arrive to an agreement over LED patent infringements. For more please see below:

LEDinside Special Research Report Section

• LEDinside: Sapphire Substrate Manufacturers Market Strategies as Chinese LED Market Demands Soar
• Commercial Lighting Penetration Rate Could Reach 23% in 2014, says LEDinside
• Manufacturers Maintain Conservative Outlook Towards Production Expansion Despite High LED Order Visibility,Analyzes LEDinside

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2. Taiwanese LED Backlight Expert UPEC Quits Package Manufacturing
3. Epistar Secures HV LED Orders from Large European Manufacturers
4. Osram Projects SSL Revenue Share to Exceed 50% by 2017
5. Emcore Acknowledges Nichia's U.S. Patent and Agreed to Pay Damages
6. Apple to Use LiquidMetal in Future Sapphire Display Chassis
7. Chinese LED Chip and Package Manufacturers Eager to Sign "Marriage" Contracts
8. Thailand Government to Keep LED Tube Prices Low and Affordable
9. DOE Awards Four SBIR Grants for SSL Technology
10. DOE Joins PLA in Detroit LED Street Light Retrofit Initiative

What’s Trending

1. LED Industry Sees Silver Lining as CFL Prices Soar in China
2. General Chinese Luminaire Market Prices to Inch Up 10% in 2015
3. Direct-lit LED TV Market Penetration Rates to Break 50% Barrier in 2014
4. M&M: Smart Lighting Market Global Forecast & Analysis to 2014-2020
5. LG Display, Novaled, Sumitomo, UDC and More Headline OLEDs 2014 Agenda
6. The Future of Blue Light Considering Its Health Concerns

Industry News

1. EMCORE Announces Settlement and License Agreement Relating to Patent Infringement Lawsuit by Nichia
2. Japan Display to Set Up OLED Joint Venture with Panasonic and Sony
3. Everlight to Acquire Second European Luminaire Manufacturer
4. Shanxi Securities: San’an Opto Benefits from Strong LED Orders
5. LG Chem to Aggressively Lower OLED Panel Prices
6. Plessey Semiconductor Expands GaN-on-Silicon LED Production using AIXTRON Technology
7. Amerlux Appoints Christopher McQuillan VP of Global Operations
8. ADATA to Showcase LED Products at Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition
9. Edison Opto to Showcase Special Lighting Products at 2014 Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition

New Products

1. GE Lighting and ByteLight Merge iBeacon Tech with LED Fixtures
2. Philips Launches Slimmed Down BR30 LED Bulb
3. Philips Lumileds CoB Arrays Hit 10,000 lm at 100 lm/W for Downlights and Outdoor/Industrial Fixtures
4. Cree XLamp XM-L2 EasyWhite LED Performance Up 38 Percent
5. Cree Delivers New Outdoor Area Luminaire
6. Osram Opto Semiconductors Expands Duris S 5 LED Portfolio
7. Seoul Semiconductor Launches High Power Acrich Package for Outdoor Lighting
8. SORAA Expands SNAP System Product Portfolio
9. Acuity Brands Launches Smart Lighting Control for Architecture Applications
10. Lumenpulse Breaks Ground with In Ground Recessed LED Lighting
11. LaMar Lighting Introduces HBL 1 LED High Bay Luminaire
12. Ledzworld Unveils High CRI LED MR16 Lamp
13. Eco-Shift Power Launches New LED Flat Panel
14. LG Electronics Expands U.S. Lighting Business Marketplace With Innovative LED Technologies
15. ETL & DLC Listed Dimmable LED Thin Panel Lights Ideally Designed for Down Lighting

Interesting Applications

• Delicate Dandelion LED Light Fixtures Illustrate Fragility of Life

Lighting Projects

1. LSI Industries Inc. to Provide LED Lighting to Shell Oil National Program
2. TDC Provides Core Visual Support for Lighting Festival Vivid Sydney
3. GE Improves Chinese Bridge Lighting with LED Streetlights