Global Display Solutions (GDS) announced the introduction of its 98" Lite Plus 4K display, designed for use in retail and advertising networked systems, such as shopping malls, in-store windows and public venues.

Even just a few short years ago, LED lighting was largely viewed as something that would be nice to have, but wasn’t exactly practical for widespread use, due in large part to the cost. Well, the so-called “LED revolution” is over, and light emitting diode lighting is the clear winner. From industrial plants and city sidewalks to home appliances and holiday decorating, LED lighting is now more common than the incandescent and fluorescent lights we all knew in the past.

Ultratech, Inc., a major supplier of lithography, laser­ processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HBLEDs), as well as atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, announced that it has received follow-on, multiple system orders from several outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) companies in Taiwan, Korea and China. 

Philips Lighting announced that its LED stage lighting added to the drama and detail of an award-winning production of the hit Broadway musical Wicked at the historic Theatre Royal in Hobart, Tasmania – Australia’s island state.

VIZIO, Inc. unveiled its all-new D-Series smart TV collection. The new 2017 models offer value-minded consumers a wide array of picture quality options, including HD, Full HD and 4K Ultra HD in select models in the 43" class size and above.

Philips Lighting announced the appointment of Alok Ghose as the Managing Director and Cluster Leader for Singapore, Malaysia and Export markets. In addition to overseeing the Malaysian operations for Philips Lighting, his new remit now includes leading the Singapore and Export operations for Myanmar, Brunei, Laos, and Cambodia.

ams, a major provider of high performance sensor solutions, has announced the AS7225 tunable-white lighting smart system sensor, further broadening the solution set for sensor-integrated tunable-white lighting solutions. 

Samsung Electronics will unveil its latest visual display blockbuster, the new Samsung Cinema Screen. As the world’s first High Dynamic Range LED theater display, the cinema screen delivers unprecedented picture quality and brings movies and other on-screen contents to life with higher vibrancy and accuracy.

Indian LED TV (LED backlight LCD TV) market is now bracing for a price war as global players and domestic makers have launched less pricier TV sets to secure market share in the Rs 22,000 crore (around US$ 3.4 billion) sector.

Nearly 20 percent of all the electricity consumed in the world is for lighting. And about 80 percent of that lighting is attributed to professional applications such as building, office, industry or street lighting, and about 20 percent to private residential lighting. 

Elation Professional announces the new Artiste DaVinci™, a full-featured yet compact “theatrical grade” LED moving head spot luminaire and the first fixture in Elation’s new Artiste™ series. Multi-talented like the artistic icon it is named after, the Artiste DaVinci delivers an exceptional combination of power, color and projection possibilities.

In Arctic Sand booth #432 at APEC 2017, Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., a Murata company, announces Arctic Sand's new product family—the ARC3C family of LED driver ICs. The ARC3C product line targets the fast growing, ultra-high-definition (UHD) LCD displays market for notebook computers, Ultrabooks and 2-in-1 convertibles. 

AT&T* Smart Cities momentum continues with the launch of the DIA Smart Cities Living Lab powered by AT&T (Living Lab). The Living Lab is a multi-phased smart cities project in Dallas. The project is spearheaded by the Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) in collaboration with AT&T and other technology leaders in the public and private sector. 

Larson Electronics, a major supplier in the industrial and commercial lighting industry, continues its commitment to providing high grade lighting equipment to specialty markets with the release of a 100 watt LED light bar for industrial use.

Texas Instruments (TI) is unveiling several innovative system reference designs at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) that include the company's most advanced analog and embedded processing technologies. Supporting a range of system requirements from high voltage to ultra-low power, TI Designs reference designs give engineers the "Power to Innovate" with breakthrough technology for industrial systems.

Dads come in all shapes, sizes and temperaments, but one thing they have in common is their interest in keeping up with the latest and best in technology – especially if it helps them have a relaxing Father’s Day. 

 Alpha Assembly Solutions, a specialist in the production of electronic soldering and bonding materials, will be presenting two technical papers “Flip-Chip LED Assembly – Processes and Challenges” and “LED Assembly on Flexible Substrates” at the South East Asia Technical Training Conference on Electronics Assembly Technologies 2017 which is hosted by SMTA from March 28-30, 2017 at Oliver Tree Hotel in Penang, Malaysia.

Title       Vietnam Int'l LED/OLED & Digital Signage Show 2017(LEDTEC ASIA 2017)  Dates       April. 12(Wed) ~ 14(Fri), 2017 / 3 days Venue       SECC, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Organized by        Exporum Inc. Supported by           Ministry of Industry & Trade of Vietnam           Ministry of Science & Technology of Vietnam ...

EVERLIGHT Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, is dedicated to R&D of automotive LED products and providing a comprehensive portfolio of automotive products for its either interior or exterior applications. 

Instrument Systems, a Munich-based manufacturer of light management technology, has unveiled a new calibration standard of the ACS-570 series. Together with the PSU 10 controller, the company offers its own all-in-one solution for the calibration of luminous flux and luminous intensity of measurement systems.

An unprecedented 187 countries and territories came together for WWF’s Earth Hour on Saturday 25 March to take a stand for climate action. More than 3,000 landmarks switched off their lights and millions of individuals, businesses and organizations across seven continents stepped forward to change climate change. Online, #EarthHour and related terms generated over 1.1 billion impressions in 24 hours, trending in at least 30 countries worldwide.

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS) announced the completion of its previously disclosed equity interest transfer to a group of investors led by Tsinghua Unigroup ("Strategic Investors").

At CeBIT, Zeutschel introduced an all-in-one digitization system for libraries, archives and museums. "The Zeutschel ScanStudio combines the best of two worlds - the world of studio photography with the world of professional scanners," says Jörg Vogler, Managing Director of Zeutschel. It consists of a camera system with a digital back of PhaseOne, interchangeable lenses, a special LED lighting as well as a variety of copyboard systems.

Vertically integrated LED manufacturer Lextar announces the latest LED Poly-Ellipsoid Headlight System (PES) headlamp module. Tailored for automotive and motorcycle headlights, the brand-new LED PES headlight module is equipped with Lextar’s independently designed optical lens that can boost maximum luminance to 70,000cd. 

The range of LED products continues to expand, which opens up a great deal of business opportunities especially in the solid-state lighting sector. Struggling for market share, major Chinese LED manufacturers have been cutting down prices of their goods, making it even more difficult for Taiwanese makers to compete.

Lumibright, a major smart LED lights manufacturer, has launched its Orville Lazer Series. The compact high-up spotlights provide powerful ambient lighting with high visual comfort on the premise of efficient glare control through anti-glare raster.

In 1996, decades before solid-state lighting became today’s ubiquitous commodity and highly-anticipated light sources, a handful of visionaries founded Epistar to usher in the LED era. First-hand knowledge and insight led the fledgling Epistar to cutting-edge production and engineering innovation in epitaxy. With accumulated expertise and expansive capacity, today Epistar sits firmly as the premier global supplier. Epistar has already worked with some of the most well-known brands around the world, popularizing LED applications on cell phone screens, laptops, television, and much more. Epistar is bringing the beneficial solid-state lighting into everyday life.

The future of Prairie Village, a city in Johnson County, Kansas, may look even brighter later this year. The Prairie Village City Council recently approved the plan to purchase 1,736 new LED street lights from Philips Lighting that will be installed citywide.

Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) and the International ICT Expo, will kick off at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in April.

Philips Lighting has announced a connected LED street lighting project with a difference. The lighting company will equip the picturesque island of Ameland, in the Netherlands, with energy efficient LED street lighting and Philips ClearSky, a light spectrum specially designed to be friendly to migrating birds.