Based on seeking help from Taiwanese LED component makers to get away from growing competition of global TV brands, the China Video Industry Association scheduled to visit Taiwanese LED suppliers from the nation's major LED chip packagers and makers such as Epistar Corp. As the experts predict, LED TV will be one of the fast-growing areas in the future to replace CCFL backlight source for LCD TV panels, pointed out by deputy director of the association Bai Weimin.

Thanks to LED & High Speed Electronics, SPP Process Technology Systems (SPTS) has reached  a 200% increase in revenue in the first half of 2010.Thus it celebrates its first 9 months of positive growth ahead of the annual SEMICON West 2010 exhibition.

Bridgelux, Inc. has chosen Praxair Electronics as its partner in manufacturing operations at Bridgelux's Livermore, Calif.

Due to the scarcity of electronic components from upper stream, for production capacity entire LED industry has shrunk significantly. Also, many major international LED manufacturers have extended its delivery time to reflect to this emergency. As today, the lead time has been stretched out from 5 weeks to nearly 20 weeks. This bad situation swept the LED industry, which is in rapidly growing stage now. The serious impact does not only affect LED manufacturers, but also for distributors and trading companies who are facing huge financial penalty by postponing delivery schedule.

Micron Technology, Applied Materials, and Ultratech have participated in the imec industrial affiliation program (IIAP) on GaN-on-Si technology in Leuven, Belgium.

AIVtech International Group Co. will provide 15,000 LED-backlit LCD TVs with Europea Trade N.V..

An Executive Congress on LED lighting was hosted by Frost & Sullivan  in India at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi.

Light Transformation Technologies LLC, the subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation, signed a settlement and license agreement with Osram Sylvania Inc..

Cree, Inc. and Philips have joined force in a comprehensive, worldwide LED patent cross-license agreement, aiming to further accelerate the growth of the LED lighting market. The agreement includes patents from both parties in the fields of blue LED chip technology, white LEDs and phosphors (including remote phosphors), control systems, LED luminaires and lamps ,LED backlighting of LCDs and patents in the Philips LED Luminaire Licensing Program.

Samsung and LG intend to offer a wider range of LED TVs this year. According to Rohit Pandit, business head for home entertainment at LG Electronics in India, LG new range of TVs is now weighted 50-50 between LED and LCD units. Samsung India deputy managing director Ravinder Zutshi  also forecasts sales of 200,000-300,000 LED sets this year, compared to 40,000 in 2009.

The LED market is developing rapidly, with US$7 billion in 2009 rising up to US$10.7 billion in 2010 and is expected to reach US$20.4 billion in 2012. The application of LED backlights by LCD TV manufacturers increased from 0.01% at the end of 2008 to 10% in the second half of 2009. It is expected to reach 27% by the end of 2010. And the application of LED backlights by LCD display producers grew from 0.01% at the end of 2008 to 5%.

Digi-Key made an agreement with Bridgelux for LED distribution. It will distribute Bridgelux products to customers worldwide. Bridgelux offers one of the industry's widest ranges of solid-state light sources, delivering 240 to 4500 "hot" lumens across a broad range of color temperatures.

AIXTRON AG announced today a new order for six CRIUS II 55x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd., ‘SILAN’. The Hangzhou, PR China based company, placed the order in the second quarter of 2010 and will take delivery of the systems over the fourth quarter 2010 to first quarter 2011 period. The systems will be used for the volume production of GaN ultra-high brightness (UHB) blue/green LEDs.

To meet the growing demands of Asia manufacturers designing SSL, mobile phone chargers and network adapters, iWatt Inc. built a new design center in the Shenzhen Science Park in Shenzhen, China. With iWatt's recent diversification to include AC/DC LED driver ICs for dimmable LEDs, the company is positioned to tap into growing conservation initiatives worldwide to replace existing incandescent bulbs with more energy-efficient LEDs. And more than 100 lighting companies use iWatt's new LED driver ICs.

Party Secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S.K. Guo, led a more than 1000 member group to Taipei to buy US$272.73 million in products, such as auto parts, sundries, foods, LED lamp parts, electronic devices, hardware and so on. After the economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) had been signed between the two sides three days ago, the group became the first large Chinese financial delegation visiting Taiwan.

If Miri City Council (MCC) is to go ahead with its plan to use LED as the street lightings, it will be the first in the country to implement LED lighting system. According to Mayor Lawrence Lai , city council is expected to implement LED lighting system within a year. Electricity bill incurred by city council is about RM7 million on 17,500 street lights. With the installation of LED lighting systems, the city council is able to save at least 60 per cent (RM4.2 million) in electricity bills.

Epistar is scheduling to align with Delta. The alliance will contain product development and will probably have an LED chip production facility built in China. According to Epistar Sources, it is still being awaited for agreement from the board of directors, and until the board meeting at Epistar in August ,a final confirmation on this move will be made.

Driven by the rapid expansion of LED-backlit models, TV shipments in 2010 will pass 242 million units. The trend toward increased LED backlight usage is one of the most intently watched areas as an acute supply chain shortage keeps the LED market segment from growing more quickly in 2010. Due to expanding government stimulus programs and increased urbanization, China continues to be a hot LCD TV growth market in 2010, with 35 percent y-on-y growth in 2010, down from 119 percent y-on-y growth in 2009.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and Infineon Technologies both champion the cause of sustainable development and environmental protection. In collaboration with the OSRAM partner network LED Light for you, the German company Diana Electronic Systems has developed an energy-efficient LED lamp for the Global Nature Fund to be used in Sri Lanka. Local fishermen will use the lamps instead of their environmentally harmful kerosene lamps when fishing at night.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has acquired a 21% stake in U.S. thin-film solar cell maker Stion on June 16. The new deal underscores TSMC`s aggressive move into the green energy market, including solar energy and LEDs. The initiative is being orchestrated by the company’s green-energy division under Rick Tsai, the leadership of TSMC`s former CEO.

WestPark Capital, Inc.,finished a WRASP transaction resulted in raising a total of $13.6 million for Chinese LED lighting manufacturer, known as China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics. A WRASP is an alternative capital markets transaction process where a private company goes public through a reverse merger, with its common stock trading directly on the NYSE Amex or another senior exchange. China Intelligent Lighting and Electronics gained a listing on the NYSE Amex.

Based on the material shortages, Everlight Electronics Inc., Epistar Corp. and Formosa Epitaxy Inc. suggest that LED supply will not satisfy with the demand till the end of this year

AIXTRON AG today announced a multiple tool order from Sanan OptoElectronics Co. Ltd., headquartered in Xiamen, China. The Sanan order for multiple CRIUS® 31x2 inch tools was placed at the end of 2009. The local AIXTRON support team has successfully commissioned the new HB GaN LED growth reactors at Sanan’s new purpose-built facility in Tianjin in the first two quarters of 2010.

Formosa Epitaxy schedules to expand its LED capacity from 43 MOCVD sets to 81 by the end of 2010. It will raise the capital by issuing up to 150 million shares with a view to a target of around US$ 162.6 million. Before the decision is made, a eholders meeting on Financial options is going to be hold. And the new developments is planned to take place in Taiwan and China.

Toshiba Corporation has signed a partnership agreement with Louvre Museum in its lighting renovation project. In this project, Toshiba will support lighting renovations in some of the museums most visited public spaces, such as the Pyramids, the Napoléon Court, and the Cour carrée, with its energy saving low-CO2 LED lighting, and industry-leading products .

The CAO Group, which is a dental OEM company, broadens licensing of LED dental curing patents portfolio to major dental companies. CAO helped pioneer LED technology in dental curing by using LED as light source. Its patents include LED structures, heat management, and broadband wavelengths for curing dental composites and adhesives. CAO has been licensed 31 U.S. and international patents to date. It has also established expertise in dental curing light manufacturing.

Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) has integrated its supply chain of LED lightings. The major integrated company includes Nan Ya Photonics Inc., Formosa Advanced Technologies Co., Ltd. andFormosa Energy & Material Technology Co., Ltd.

Tekcore Co., Ltd., Genesis Photonics Inc., and Lextar Electronics Corp. launched over NT$11.3 billion expansion plans, which came from syndicated loans. Among the loan, Genesis received NT$1.5 billion from 12 banks, Tekcore secured a loan of NT$1.8 billion with Chang Hwa Bank, and 8 banks agreed to lend NT$8 billion to Lextar.

OSRAM LED installation at the Siemens headquarters in Munich turns public viewing into an impressive event

Focusing on creating a flat-panel LED lighting system for architectural and commercial lighting for global markets,Rambus Inc. and GE Lighting signed a licensing agreement for the use of Rambus'patented lighting innovations, including its product reference designs and manufacturing process know-how.