Monthly Archives: April 2014

Taiwan Can Save 10 Billion kWh Annually with LED Lighting Upgrade, says TrendForce

As Taiwan becomes embroiled in nuclear energy debates, pro-nuclear and anti-nuclear activists are becoming focused on alternative energy solutions and energy saving benefits. Taiwan could cut 45% of energy consumption by simply overhauling current luminaires with LEDs, resulting in lower …

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Sapphire Substrate Applications Diversifying with Handset Mobile Devices in the Lead Again, Analyzes TrendForce

Out of sapphire substrate non-LED applications, mobile devices have shown strongest demands, according to “2014 Global Sapphire Substrate Market Report” by LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce. Sapphire substrate non-LED application is projected to reach 32% this year, with mobile …

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San'an Opto Production Expansion Plans More than Bluff

LEDinside analyst Figo Wang, who has over a decade of experience in the Chinese LED industry, gives a thorough analysis of San’an Opto’s production capacity strategy in this article, and asks whether using this production capacity expansion plan as a …

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Chinese Researchers Develop Phosphor-free White Light from Nanopyramid LEDs

A novel nanopattern technique of nanospherical-lens photolithography is introduced to fabricate the InGaN nanopyramid white (NPW) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by selective area growth. Highly ordered NPW LED arrays are achieved after optimizing the growth conditions. It is found that the …

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