Currently, Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has been developing wafer-level LED packaging technology, and planed to produce on a large scale in 2011. Now, SPIL had offered 25W high brightness (HB) LEDs for general lighting for the three American customers. It is possible more customers choose SPIL’ LEDs.

Genesis Photonics hoped its Q3 revenues of 2010 increase 40% straightly, and get about NT$1 billion (US$31 million) from LED billboards in China.

Bridgelux has expanded its LED Arrays to meet the price and performance demands of the $10 billion LED retrofit bulb market opportunity.   The Bridgelux LS Array Series includes options designed for low voltage lighting. They enable both diffuse and directional light sources, and are suit for landscape lighting, residential lighting, track lighting, MR16 lamps and other 12 volt retrofit light bulbs, delivering between 240 and 360 lumens in warm and cool white.  

HEICO Lighting™ and Future Electronics are pleased to announce that both companies have signed a worldwide distribution agreement for HEICO Lighting™ LED lighting solutions.

Fairchild Semiconductor will attend Arrow Electronics' 22nd annual coast-to-coast technology exhibition, which will be held in Chicago, Ill., Chanhassen, Minn., Santa Clara, Calif., Toronto, Canada, Los Angeles, Calif., and Boston, Mass ,to highlight innovative LED lighting and medical solutions.

AIXTRON AG has announced today a new order for two further CRIUS® 31x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Long De Xin. A company based in the PR China, Long De Xin placed the order during the second quarter of 2010 with both systems scheduled for shipment in the third quarter of 2010. They will be used for the manufacture of GaN ultra-high brightness (UHB) blue LEDs. The local AIXTRON support team will commission the new reactors at the new Long De Xin facility at their mainland China production plant.

Following the contuse lacing of Sapphire substrates, some LED manufactures thought its price would be over US$30 in 4Q10, so they start making purchase on Sapphire substrates with cash. In Q1 of 2010, 2-inch sapphire substrates offering price was not enough US$15, but up straightly to US$25-30 in Q 3, and recently has been to US$30-35. To prevent idle production lines, some LED chipmakers had to begun price negotiation for Q4, while Some LED chipmakers had halted production lines and moved back delivery of MOCVD machines.

Organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a consumer product promotion delegation which comprises 74 local consumer product producers, will take an visit to Seoul of South Korea and Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokyo of Japan between Sept. 30 and Oct. 9. According to a TAITRA official, during this trip, they will promote patented consumer products, including LED related goods, toys and household products as buyers in the two markets appreciate innovation and high quality designs.

US Sensor Electronic Technology Inc （SETI）has teamed up with semiconductor materials supplier Kyma Technologies to create low-defect AlGaN substrates for use in next-generation deep UV LEDs and optoelectronics. SETI used deep UV LEDs in high-power applications such as water disinfection, with the company having recently created a prototype all-LED based portable water disinfection system.

Ingenex, an internet marketing agency based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has released a case study announcing the results from its virtual trade show experience for client OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. The digital marketing team traveled to Las Vegas with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors for Lightfair 2010, the signature annual lighting industry event, to provide on-site social media marketing support.  

Led by the Minister without Portfolio J.F. Chang of the Executive Yuan, Taiwan’s Cabinet, a delegation of over 60 executives from 20 Taiwanese high-tech manufacturers recently set out for the United States to hunt for talents in Silicon Valley and Boston. It mainly recruited specialists in six sectors including photovoltaic, optoelectronics, materials, and biotech. Delegation members planned to offer a total of 1,200 jobs covering R&D specialists, market researchers, market managers, and accountants.

It's reported that the President and CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Dr. Rüdiger Müller will hand over the 22-year reins of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors to Aldo Kamper on October 1, 2010.

American Albemarle Corporation has invested in Asia Pacific region of Yeosu, South Korea. It mainly invested on two sides,one investment is in in metallocene catalysts by leveraging its breakthrough ActivCat(TM) technology for polyolefin production,the other is to leverage its 50+ years of production experience in metal organics to supply High Purity Metal Organics (HPMOs) such as TMG to the High Brightness LED (HBLED) market.

Philips has come up with a new concept of the building of livable cities with green lighting solutions to enhance sustainable development of Asian economies

It's reported that VIRIBRIGHT will showcase its LED lighting products, at the HD Boutique Trade Show on September 14-15, 2011 in Miami, Florida.

The first set of LED street lamps has been commissioned by the Zejtun local council in Malta. Mayor Joe Attard proposed this new development in street lighting technology to the council.

American lighting company ProPhotonix intends to raise about £6m on Aim. If it succeeds, ProPhotonix will become only the second US company to join Aim. Previously listed on the Pink Sheets market, ProPhotonix is hoping to attract investor interest this side of the Atlantic because its LED operations are based in Cork, Ireland, and its laser operations are in Stansted, Essex.

TESS (topco energy saving system corp.), recently made another breakthrough in upgrading luminous efficiency for LED lighting - the company announces its new product, a 12.5 watt LED bulb delivers 1400 lumen. TESS set the highest luminous efficiency of 100lm/W this April by releasing 10 watt 1000 lumen LED bulb; yet, within 5 months, TESS set a higher standard of 112lm/W for LED lighting industry.

 A few days ago, LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Arima Optoelectronics planed to establish LED Mark Bray silicon wafer factory in the name of Arima Optoelectronics Jiangsu in Wujiang ,and Arima Opto owed a wholly shareholding with US$30 million investment. In order to expand blue light LED productivity, the company also had set another new factory in Changzhi city. Now the factory has been built, which are expected to import 15 MOCVD before the end of 2010, reaching 30 MOCVD in 2011.

Accoring to Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic , instead of LED sets, edge-lit LED TVs will become the standard for LCD sets. Panasonic's technical marketing manager Markus Wagenseil,pointed out that compared to slimmer and cheaper sets using edge-mounted LEDs, direct LED technology will prove to be too expensive to be sustainable. In additon, direct LED sets require many more LEDs to be mounted than the alternative option, which will prove a disadvantage due to a market shortage of electronic components.

Sensor Electronic Technology (SETI) has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Kyma Technologies, of Raleigh, NC, USA, aiming at developing low defect AlGaN substrates and high performance optoelectronic and electronic devices. It's reported that SETI will center its device development efforts on next generation high efficiency Deep UV LEDs on these novel substrates as it grows its markets in high power applications such as water disinfection.

According to the Chairman and President of China TV manufacturer Skyworth Zhang Xuebin, Skyworth is planned to cut the prices of LED flat-panel televisions in the next six months to promote the sales. Zhang added that Chinese TV producers cut prices of about 25% in old TV models between April and June.

Both Unity Opto Technology and Formosa Epitaxy had reduced their LED-backlit models in 2010 from 30% originally to 15-20% and 20-25%. The head of Epitaxy noted, affected adjustment of inventory by Samsung and LG, their ESP of ED-backlit TVs' market in 2010 would slip.

Taiwan's LED chip maker Huga's largest shareholder Epistar (with a 46% equity interest) has taken three seats on Huga board. According to Huga, it will expand its MOCVD equipment to a total of 60 sets at the end of 2010 and to 80 sets in 2011, and will adjust TV backlighting products to 10% of its total shipments at the end of the year and over 20% in 2011. High-brightness LED products currently represent 70-80% of Huga's revenues.

As fears of weakening demand for equipment such as LCD screens that use the LED bulbs, Cree closed down 8.1% to $50.18, Veeco fell 8.3% to $33.44 and Aixtron AG was 5.3% lower at $24.78. Cree and Veeco share prices are unchanged while Aixtron is down to $24.72 in recent late trading.

Unite States Federal Trade Commission had sued a California- based light bulb manufacturer, Lights of America, for misrepresenting the light output and life expectancy of its LED bulbs. It becomes the first F.T.C. case challenging LED marketing claims.  

Japanese LED maker Nichia Corporation has filed four provisional injunction actions in Tokyo District Court to enjoin Tsannkuen Japan (Sankun Nihon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha) from infringing Nichia's patent. Nichia believed G.K. Seiyu and K.K. Yamada Denki, had infringed Nichia's white LED patents (No. 3724498, No. 3995011, No. 4109297, No. 4530094).

Zumtobel's LED lighting system has joined the contemporary interior design of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. The Museum now attracts its guests in an entrance hall flooded with light. According to the museum's technical director, Thomas Frey, thanks to the professional technical support provided by Zumtobel,they have achieved a highly attractive result.

Taiwan LED maker Huga Optotech has signed a NT$ 2 bn. syndication loan agreement with Hua Nan Commercial Bank. Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Industrial Bank of Taiwan, Mega International Commercial Bank, Chang Hwa Bank, and The Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank, also financed the deal.

Climate ESCO Ltd. (CE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mantra Venture Group Ltd.  has secured a demonstration project using its new LED lighting products for the District of North Vancouver. The District is utilizing the Northlands Golf and Country Club for the project and CE is now under way to retrofit the entire club house LED interior lighting system. The installation is anticipated to be completed by the end of September 2010.