2014-06-04

Sapphire Substrate Manufacturers do not Profit Despite Growing Mobile Device Demand

LED demand in China has seen a significant increase, driving up sapphire substrate demand for five consecutive months, according to financial firm UBS. 
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2014-05-08

LED Demand Increase Spurs Sapphire Production Expansion Trend in 2014, says Trendforce

Increased demands from the LED and backlight application market have spurred sapphire manufacturers to expand sapphire ingot, sapphire wafer, and PSS production, according to the recent 2014 Global Sapphire Substrate Market Report from LEDinside, a division of research organization Trendforce. 
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2014-05-06

Epistar and Lextar Optimistic about Strengthening LED Demand

LED industry demand is booming, causing downstream epitaxial manufacturers to upstream package manufacturers to face the possibility of an undersupply situation. LED demands started strengthening from 4Q13 to 2Q14, said Zhang Shixian, Deputy General Manager of Epistar. Zhang estimates that demands will continue increasing in 3Q14. Epistar’s production capacity has already reached 90 percent. The company is now concerned that supply will not meet demand after 3Q14. 
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Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand (Nasdaq: PENG), today announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against NanoLumens, Inc. The lawsuit asserts that Nano... READ MORE

WG Tech recently held an in-depth online discussion with Dr. Adi Abileah, former Chief Scientist at Planar Systems and a SID Fellow, to exchange insights on glass substrate based MiniLED technology innovation. Dr. Abileah, a globally respected... READ MORE