Reportedly, LG has started to manufacture its 8th generation OLED TV fab in Paju, South Korea, expecting to replace all LED backlights with OLED equivalents in LCD TVs.   This latest OLED panel handles 400 ppi, providing superior contrast and brightness compared to LED-LCD equivalents. Besides, LG has successfully managed to cut 2,200x2,500mm glass substrates in two to produce 2,200x1,250mm units and increase monthly production capacity to 24,000 substrates.   At present, it is producing 55in TV panels in the 8th gen OLED format b...

Diodes Incorporated has released a dual function charge pump, the AL3157, which is capable of handling the competing requirements of LED driving in LCD backlighting and flashlight or camera flash circuits.   Operating from a regular 2.7V to 5.5V supply, this high efficiency charge pump drives 3 channels at up to 30mA for small LCD screen backlighting and a separate channel at up to 210mA for LED flashlight or LED camera flash....

According to a statement from South Korea fine chemical company KCC, it is about to inject 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion) through 2015 to produce components for LED and solar batteries. And at present, it prepares to set up a new facility in the city in the city of Anseong.   Seeing the　rising　global　demand　for LED products from sectors including lighting, TVs, automobiles and mobile phones, the company decides to o produce 150,000 sapphire wafers per month for LED production and 1.6 gigawatts silicon wafers per year for solar battery production....

Sponsored by LEDinside ,  LEDforum China of International Market Trend and Lighting Applications will be grandly open on May 27, 2011, at Sydney Room, Marco Polo Hotel, Fuhua 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China, which will be helpful for you to master industry situation, learn about market trend and seize more business opportunities. The global LED industry heavyweights ,including LEDinside chairman LIU, CL, Sc. D., top leaders of Philips, Veeco, Osram, Macroblock and other industry giants, and senior staffs from professional LED t...

Peak values right on the Planckian curve OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has set a new laboratory record of 142 lm/W for the efficiency of a warm white LED light source. With a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 2755 K the LED achieves a good color rendering index (CRI) of 81. Measurements were taken under standard conditions: room temperature and pulsed mode at an operating current density of 350 mA/mm². Bright warm white light with high efficiency is particularly important for lighting applications in the residential sector. The laboratory setup for a wa...

Subsidiary of Instrument Systems closes year with major success Optronik Berlin GmbH has been owned by Instrument Systems GmbH since January 2010 and the company can now reflect on a successful first year under the new management. Once more, Asian markets including China proved to be the growth drivers in 2010, and increasingly also South-east Asia. Landmark successes included supplying the leading standards and research institute SIRIM Berhad/Malaysia, the National Vehicle Test Center in Bekaski – an agency of the Indonesian Transport Ministry &n...

-Featuring LED Panel Lights and Innovative LED Drivers- GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., extends an invitation to all business and media partners around the world to attend their display (Booth #D716, Hall 1) at the Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS), to be held at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, March 18-21, 2011. Event: Taiwan International Lighting Show Venue: Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan Exhibition Date: March 18-21, 2011 GlacialLight B...

Reportedly, the Nova Scotia of Canada is reviewing the possibility of replacing 120,000 street lights across the province with LED lighting.   According to ministerial briefing notes prepared in January for newly installed Energy Minister Charlie Parker, the estimated cost of installing LED provincewide would be $90 million. The documents obtained through a freedom of information request say the opportunity exists to cut street lighting electricity costs by more than 50 per cent and there would also be annual maintenance cost savings based on the 20-year life expec...

High-Quality LED Product Answers Demand From Convenience and Grocery Stores Eco-story, a leader in LED lighting solutions, today announced that it has added LED refrigerated case lighting fixtures to its portfolio of products.  Eco-story decided to add the product because of high demand for sustainable, uniform LED lighting in refrigerated displays for convenience stores, grocery stores and markets that require case lighting. The standard case light operates at less than 19W per door, compared to the industry average of 26W, and has a single solid-state po...

Philips Lumileds has made an improvement on SnapLED, the automotive industry’s most widely used LED for signaling application. Engineers from Philips Lumileds have raised junction temperature to 135°C, highest in the industry for a mid-power LED, and narrowed color binning to levels imperceptible by the human eye, dual-binned for drive current to simplify the design process and make it easier to meet critical regulation requirements, and implemented a new Multi-Environment Over Stress Test (MEOST) regimen to ensure SnapLED is the most reliable autom...

According to the survey conducted by research divisions of TrendForce on information technology (IT) supply chain, the earthquake which struck northeast Japan on March 11th not only seriously influences information supply chain, but also becomes an obstacle to the economic resurgence in Japan. It is expected that it will decrease the growth of other economies in the short term.

Reportedly, Taiwan-based Nanocrystal Asia Inc., in which Formosa Epitaxy and Unity Opto Technology hold a combined 20% stakes, has intended to sign an agreement with Formosa Epitaxy to make a unique chip it recently introduced. Thanks to the patented defect-free GaN nanostructure LED technology, the chip outperforms Formosa Epitaxy`s chips by three to four folds in terms of brightness. In addition, the technology is famous for lower cost, and improved reliability, thus fueling high-volume adoption in markets for solid state white lighting, automotive, and LCD ba...

Macroblock introduces a new non-isolated, step-down and high efficiency AC / DC LED driver, MBI6902, especially for T8 and E27 lighting applications. The MBI6902 achieves superior efficiency in high brightness LED lighting applications. For example, the efficiency is over 90% when lighting up 6-LEDs @ VAC =110V, 350mA. The MBI6902 is able to drive external MOSFET current up to 3A. In addition, the MBI6902 requires only a few external components. The high efficiency and compact solution of MBI6902 make it most applicable for T8, E27 and general ...

LEDinside points out due to the fact that, unlike semiconductor manufacturing process, the manufacturing process in LED industry is mostly regarding chemical reactions and is shockproof, the effects caused by the earthquake are limited. The two leading LED manufacturers in Japan – Nichia and Toyoda Gosei are far from the disaster area in northeast Japan. According to LEDinside’s inquiry at these two manufacturers, not much damage has been done. SDK’s LED production line is located in Chiba, where whether the power blackouts and power cuts affect the production line is still waited to be confirmed. 

Waverly Light and Power is replacing high-pressure sodium lights with LED bulbs as part of a citywide project, targeting to benefit the environment and economy. The effort is supported by an energy efficiency and conservation block grant from the Iowa Office of Energy Independence worth more than $270,000. With $540,000, officials will be able to replace nearly 950 of 1,500 city street and security lights. Based on energy efficiency and reduced maintenance costs, officials estimate about $521,000 will be saved over the life of the lights. It is said that about half of the str...

Leedarson, a Chinese maker of lighting and LED bulbs, based in Xiamen, Fujian province, is reported to utilize injection molding to replace metal components in the heat sinks of some of its LED bulbs, a switch it says will give it more design and production flexibility. According to the company, it has made a breakthrough on moving from aluminum heat sinks, which require stamping, casting and secondary finishing, to heat sinks using a compound from SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, which will improve design and provide heat-stable white color without needing secondary ...

Lighting Fair 2011 Series (I) – A Tour of Lighting Fair 2011   The 10th Japan Lighting Fair 2011, which is held every two years, commences at Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center. Due to an increase in the number of participating LED companies, LED-related booths are separated from architecture and construction materials section and constitute an independent section this year.

CEATEC JAPAN is an IT & electronics exhibition that showcases the world's latest technologies, products, and services, attracting people throughout the industry from both Japan and overseas as well as many visitors from diverse fields. The venue features booth displays in which the extensive range of exhibited items are zoned by category, such as electronic parts and devices, through to finished products. This arrangement provides visitors with the most efficient way to gather all the information they need. CEATEC JAPAN also features meetings and...

Through continuous integration and development, Qingdao Haichen International Exhibition Co. Ltd. has become a more influential one as a trade fair organizer. The company owns numbers of excellent managerial staff that make it able to hold annual China Construction and Decoration Material Exposition with a professional level. By win-win co-operation, the company devotes himself to making exhibition excellent and creating brand in this line and makes great effort to raise the level of exhibition and improve his services. After several years professional accumulation, the compa...

Founded 1971 (2011: 41st year) SEMICON West is the flagship annual event for the global microelectronics industry. It is the premier event for the display of new products and technologies for microelectronics design and manufacturing, featuring technologies from across the microelectronics supply chain, from electronic design automation, to device fabrication (wafer processing), to final manufacturing (assembly, packaging, and test). More than semiconductors, SEMICON West is also showcase for emerging markets and technologies born from the microelectronics industry, inc...

The Future. Illuminated. LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI) is the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. LFI has a proven track record of bringing top international and domestic Architectural, Design, Engineering and Lighting professionals together with exhibitors from around the world. Our Partners LIGHTFAIR International is co-owned by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES, www.ies.org) and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD, www.iald.org). The event is ...

Green Lighting China 2011 will take place between May 11 and May 13 at the Shanghai International Exhibition Center. The event will be co-organized by Reed Exhibitions and the CSA. Green Lighting China is dedicated to exploring every segment of the novel energy and light source industry. The show is a key connector for industry professionals and serves as a valuable guide to emerging technological innovations. The Five Functional Zones of Green Lighting China 2011: * Chip/Epitaxy Manufacturing Equipment and Material Zone * Packaging Equipment/Compone...

Jointly sponsored by the National High-tech Enterprise Development LED Professional Committee, Beijing Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, and Beijing Jingmaolian Exhibition Co., Ltd., the CILED 2010 achieved a successful conclusion on May 9, 2010 in China International Exhibition Centre of Beijing. During the exhibition, the organizing committee invited some of the main government principals from the national-wide cities to attend the opening ceremony and visited the exhibition and other activities, especially, the Beijing municipal ...

Exhibition Introduction The 5th China (Guangzhou) International Road Lamp, Patio Lamp & Outdoor Lighting Fair (RLF2011) is going to be held on Mar.30th –Apr.1st , 2011 in China Import & Export Fair, Pazhou Complex. Our committee sincerely invite you to attend RLF2011. The International Road Lamp, Patio Lamp & Outdoor Lighting Fair(RLF) is known as one of the best fairs in China,which is supported by China Municipal Engineering Association and other 26 domestic lighting associations and 12 overseas lighting associations such as ...

An initiative towards a green environment & energy conservation. LEDs play an indispensable role today in all the electrical and electronic devices used daily. LED EXPO 2011 is dedicated to the science, technology and application of LEDs and solid-state lighting. LED Expo has evolved as a premier exhibition & the biggest & only show exclusively for this segment. It is defining the future of this industry in an increasingly competitive and fierce market. The exhibition has created records in term of quality, design, standards and hospitality year after year....

Exhibit Now at SEMICON Korea 2011!   No other event in Korea gives you access to more leading microelectronics companies in the region than SEMICON Korea. At SEMICON Korea, you will:   Connect with customers and key decision-makers SEMICON Korea attracts Korea's leading microelectronics companies, giving you the opportunity to experience a year's worth of sales contacts in just three days. The audience at SEMICON Korea is highly influential with 73% of visitors involved in the evaluation, selection, and purchasing of...

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) Enlighten Europe Conference ran alongside the this years exhibition. Visitor were able to hear from those at the forefront of the lighting industry, giving them the chance to be educated, network and debate the hot topics in lighting design and manufacture today.   This year’s conference was designed to give you a unique insight into the very latest in lighting, from urban, retail, and animation, through to the development of world leading environments. Plus, this year The ARC Show secured an exclus...

A comprehensive, highly-detailed 800-page Product Selection Guide has been released by Nora Lighting for use by industry professionals, including electrical distributors; showrooms and sales representatives; contractors; lighting specifiers; architects and interior designers. Enhanced with dramatic site photography, the Guide is available  by calling Nora Lighting: 800.686.6672 or via email: sales@noralighting.com. “The new Nora Guide represents a compilation of in-depth product and company information and is the result of an extraordinary effort by the Nora sa...

~ Teams compete March 10-12, 2011 ~ Nordson ASYMTEK, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, is once again supporting teams in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition in San Diego.  This is the fifth year that Nordson Corporation Foundation has helped sponsor the competition nationally.  Nordson ASYMTEK mentors six San Diego teams. The FIRST Robotics Competition provides an educational and engineering environment for students to learn technical and business skil...

Recently, Barco has been proudly showcased its first 2Kx2K main display with replaceable LED backlights for Air Traffic Control at ATC Global 2011, from 8 to 10 March 2011. The 2Kx2K LCD display is capable of saving up to 20% power while offering a standard stabilized brightness of 240 cd/m² and remaining dimmable to 3 cd/m², resulting in enhanced user comfort in both dark and natural light environments. The display features an open system environment and has been improved with an additional level of redundancy, as it comprises four independent trays wit...