This week more info is shed on Chinese lighting market trends, as more LED manufacturers contend for larger market share in China, according to latest LEDinside report. China’s growing smart city projects are expected to bring smart lighting market to US $200 Billion by 2018. LED chip price upticks in May due to tight supply in China has been refuted by chip manufacturers, while Shanghai LED quality test lab SQI recommends the country make national lighting standards mandatory.

As more studies need to be conducted on blue-rich light, U.S. DOE has found LEDs were not particularly harmful. The OLED sector is experiencing a setback as more Asian manufacturers including Sony are withdrawing from the OLED TV sector. For more please see below:
 

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1. Chinese Smart Lighting Market to Reach US $200 Billion by 2018
2. Chinese LED Chip Manufacturers Refute Claim of Price Uptick in May
3. LED Chip Price Uptick in May Due to Tight Supply in China
4. DOE Lighting Impact on Health Report Notes LED Not Particularly Harmful
5. International LED Package Manufacturers Contend for Market Share in China, says Trendforce
6. Roskill: Gallium Market to Benefit as GaN-based LED Lighting Comes of Age
7. SQI LED Blue-light Hazard Report Recommendations for Chinese LED Industry
8. Seasonal Factors Impact Lextar 1Q14 Revenue Performance
9. Acuity Brands Launches Next Generation OLED Product Portfolio
10. Sony Abandons OLED for 4K LCD
11. Japanese and Korean Manufacturers Ditch OLED TV Over High Costs

What’s Trending

1. Microsoft Research Proposes BSFK LED Positioning System
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3. Apple Patents Super Resolution Photo Technology
4. Malaysian LED Export Volume in the German Market Soars
5. NanoMarkets: OLED Lighting Market to Hit Revenues of US $1.4 billion in 2019

Industry News

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2. Aucksun Jiangsu Subsidiary Receives RMB 15 Million MOCVD Subsidies
3. Macroblock Projects 2Q14 Sales to Grow 30 Percent
4. Roshow Technology Mum about Officers Insider Trading Record
5. Philips and Green Sense Farms Develop New Indoor Farming LED Lights
6. Primasia Securities: Epistar to Gain from U.S. and Europe Market
7. Revolution Lighting Technologies Reports 1Q14 Financial Results
8. Wang Donglei: Elec-Tech Working Hard to Bridge Gap Between Ideal Profits and Reality (Part 2)
9. Paragon Precision: Cost Difference Between LED and Fluorescent Lighting Shrinking
10. SQI LED Blue-Light Hazard Tests Results Busts CCTV Report Claims
11. Orion Energy Systems Anticipates LED Lighting to Drive Fiscal 2015 Sales
12. Leyard to Launch 0.8mm Small Pitch LED TV Displays in High-End Residential Market

New Products

1. UL Introduces Streamlined Certification Process for LED Surface-Mounted Tube Lamps
2. TI Launches Next-generation Automotive LED Drivers for Automotive Lighting
3. Soraa’s Simply Perfect LED Lamps Just Got Larger
4. Philips Site & Area Solar LED Solutions Provide High Quality Illumination Powered by the Sun
5. BenQ Releases Flicker-Free, Low Blue Light Eye-care LED Monitors
6. Triumph Innovations Now Offering LED Bike Light on Amazon
7. Interactive LED Wristbands are Lighting up Shows and Events

Interesting Applications

1. Disney Invents LED Robots That Create Animation in Real Time
2. Gangs Steal LED Headlights to Grow Weed
3. Smart iPhone Battery Case Design with High-Concept Bump
4. Flexible LED Kangaroo Light for Bags
5. Iraqi Student Uses LEDs to Stop Movie Pirating
6. UK Citizens Continue to Wage War against LED Street Light Replacement Wave

Lighting Projects

1. Philips Redefines Algiers Skylines with LED Lighting Makeover to Iconic Maqam Echahid
2. Making Kitchen Lighting Ecofriendly
3. Zhongshan Bridge in Taipei Upgrades Lighting to LED Systems