Why should we pay attention to OLEDs? Rumors this week pointed Apple plans to make iPhone 6 an OLED phone. With the company’s previous trend setting records, it might be creating a window of opportunity for OLED displays to go mainstream. More Apple news, TechCrunch gives an in depth analysis on the company’s recent hefty sapphire substrate investments in GT Advanced Technologies and technology behind it to keep sapphire substrate costs low. LEDinside has also released its new price reports this week. Please see below for more:

Editor Recommendations

• LEDinside: LED For TV Backlight Applications Price Plunge Eases in 4Q13  
• TSMC Plans to List Solar and LED Subsidiaries on Stock Market Within Next Few Years  
• DOE Publishes New Report on Dimming LEDs with Phase-Cut Dimmers  
• TechCrunch: Why Apple is Investing Heavily in Sapphire Substrates

What’s Trending?

•  Apple Rumored to be Developing OLED Screen Smartphones
• Taiwan LED Talents Exodus to China  
•  ITRI: Patent Issues that Taiwanese LED Manufacturers Should Beware Of   
• Novel LEDs Pave the Way to Cheaper Displays   (Cheaper OLEDs in the future?)
• Laser Diodes Versus LEDs
• Las Vegas Installs Smart LED Street Lights with Voice Recording Features  
• U.S. NIH Funds Mico-LEDs Research that Sheds Light on Brain Disorders
• LEDinside: LED Companies Focus on New Tech Developments During 4Q13   

Industry News

• Philips Wins 10-year Lighting Contract from Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority   
• Osram Reports LED Revenue Share Up to 29% of Total Revenue in 2013
• Cheil Industries to Spend US $1.7 Billion in Materials Until 2016   
• Street Light Bids to Cause Everlight 4Q Revenue Dip   
• Zhaga Publishes Book 7 and Book 8 Interface Specifications for LED Light Engines   
• BOE Huge 3Q13 Revenue Turnaround Brings Year to Profitable End   
• Everlight 4Q13 Revenue to Dip Slightly   
• Unity Opto Loss in 3Q Hope to Turn Around By 4Q
• Credit Suisse: Lextar Lighting to Rebound in 2014  
• HC Semitek Receives RMB 6 Million MOCVD Subsidy
• Yankon Recieves Government Subsidy for High-Power Lighting   
• TCL Shareholder Meeting Passes OLED Construction Investment Proposal   
• Harvard Engineering Extending Warranty on Xicato LED Drivers
• Refond Enters Joint Venture with TCL and Yu Star Enterprise  
• Kingsun to Build New Factory in Guangdong Qingyuan High-Tech Industrial Development Zone
• ADVS-technologies Files Patent For Intelligent Parallel View LEDs   

New Products

• ISSI Announces Single Stage High Power Factor AC/DC LED Controller for Retrofit LED Bulbs
• Technical Consumer Products Introduces LED Home Lighting System
• LumiLife: LED Lighting System Controlled by Your Smartphone   
• Stem Light: A New, Touch-Activated Lighting Concept   
• MaxLite’s LED Omnidirectional Lamp Receives ENERGY STAR Certification   
• Hubbell Lighting's Prescolite Outshines The Competition With New LED Downlights   
• New Bar Clamp Mount LED Spotlight Released by Larson Electronics   
• EarthTronics Energy Star Lamps Exceed California Energy Commission LED Specifications   
• Heavy-Duty LED Lights Provide Resistance Against Oil, Chemical and Water in Harsh Environments   

Interesting Applications

• GE Explains Putting Light to Work in Office Design   
• Pitt, Air Force Researchers Identify Polymers that React and Move to Light
• Pop Star's Cyber Cinderella LED Dress Lights Up London Stage   
• Eindhoven Cycle Path Lit Up in Van Gogh Style