Agilent Technologies Inc. of Palo Alto, California USA has introduced a series of what they are terming "extra-bright" white InGaN LEDs which they are targeting to the electronic sign and signals market. "Our new series of white LED lamps complements our recent introduction of blue, green and cyan LEDs and …
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Opto Tech Forecasts Growth Based on Nichia Agreement
As follow-up to our August 5th headline news exclusive to LIGHTimes Online (which, for a time, will continue to be cloned and offered free to the general public over LIGHTimes and CompoundSemi News) "Nichia Teams with Opto Tech and First Wave Taiwan Allies on Blue Spectrum LEDs," … a report …
Harvatek Slips on Agilent Slide in LED Orders for Handsets
Either handset manufacturers are loaded with stock when it comes to LEDs, or they’re cutting back… or shifting suppliers, but according to a DigiTimes article titled Harvatek reports slow SMD LED shipments in July, fewer orders from Agilent by Carrie Yu, Harvatek saw its shipments of SMD LED chips decline …
Taiwan Blue LED Makers Saw a 50% Increase in Shipments to Handset Mfgrs
In an article today in DigiTimes, titled Taiwan LED makers: Handset-use blue LED shipments up more than 50% in 2Q, three Taiwanese blue spectrum LED manufacturers were named as having enjoyed a significant pick up in shipments to handset manufactures this quarter. Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation, and United Epitaxy Company …
Nichia Teams with Opto Tech and First Wave Taiwan Allies on Blue Spectrum LEDs
a LIGHTimes Online Exclusive…Nichia Corporation of Japan has announced that it has entered into a series of agreements with Opto Tech Corporation of Taiwan, “with respect to collaboration between the companies, including alliances, in InGaN (blue spectrum) material for LEDs.” By the words used in the announcement, it appears that …
Sharp Solar Street Light Integrates Solar Panels with High Intensity LEDs
Sharp Corporation is treating its native Japanese market to two new solar cell products that integrate long-life, energy-efficient, high-intensity LEDs with thin-film, see-through solar cells into a single solar module, and the result is a new Solar Street Light. By combining the solar cells with high-intensity LED lights, Sharp has …