Market research firms Yole Développement and EPIC , have forecast that the the packaged LED market will grow tremendously between 2012 and 2018. The prediction is in Yole Développement’s latest report dedicated to the LED industry, titled “Status of the LED Industry”. Yole Développement notes that LED backlit TV was …
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PRUF LED Begins Production at Fully Automated Manufacturing Line
PRUF LED has begun operating its lipped its fully automated SMT production facility in Robinson, Texas (South of Waco) to manufacture a broad spectrum of LED lighting panels including 4-foot panels. “This technology puts us at the forefront of the LED lighting industry,” said PRUF LED Chairman Greg Klepper. “We …
Osram LED Expands with LED Packaging Plant in China; Introduces Oslux for Camera Flashes
Osram AG has signed a contract with the Wuxi New District Administrative Commit-tee to build a new assembly plant in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. LED chips will be packaged in housings at the new backend facility starting in late 2013. Osram says that its Regensburg and Penang (frontend) plants …
Research and Markets says in 2011, LED Packaging is the Single Largest Opportunity for Cost Reduction
Market analysis firm, Research and Markets, asserts that packaging typically accounts for 20% to 60% of the packaged LED total cost and therefore represents the single largest opportunity for cost reduction. The company notes that more than $2B will be invested over the 2011-2016 period in new equipment for LED …
Bayer MaterialScience Develops Flame retardant Polycarbonate Plastic for LEDs
Bayer MaterialScience has developed a new flame retardant polycarbonate plastic that the company says will allow electronics manufacturers to slim down lenses and lens covers of LEDs. The company’s new Makrolon® FR7067 polycarbonate plastic meets UL-94 V0 rating at 1.5 mm compared to the 3.0 mm required by most traditional …
on September 10, 2010 in LED Chips, Phosphors, Optics, Drivers, LED packaging equipment (bonding, optical packaging) - SSLnet Only
Everlight to Cut Jobs
LED companies around the world have not been immune to recent economic events. Stock prices of LED makers, packagers, and fixture makers have declined tremendously over the last few months. Many companies have been forced to take drastic measures to make ends meet. Companies in Taiwan are no exception. Taiwan-based …
Neng Tyi Plans LED Production Ramp
Neng Tyi Precision, an LED heat sink maker based in Taiwan, plans to expand it production of LEDs. The company hopes to have 20 percent of its revenues in 2009 come from LEDs, according to a Digitimes article. The company is reportedly expanding its OEM/ODM business selling its proprietary LED …
Palomar Technologies to Showcase LED Packaging Technology at LEDs 2008
Palomar Technologies, a provider of contract assembly services for microelectronics, announced that it will showcase its methods for packaging LEDs at the LEDs 2008 conference. The conference will be held September 29-October 1, 2008 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California. Palomar contends that its …
Seoul and Nichia Infringement Case Turns into War of Words
Seoul Semiconductor reported that it has filed a defamation lawsuit against Nichia Corporation for its allegedly false statements about the jury verdict in an infringement case in a northern California court. Seoul Semiconductor said it is seeking compensation for the alleged defamation in the amount of 0.5 billion Korean won …
on January 7, 2008 in CS Resources: Websites/Online, LED packaging equipment (bonding, optical packaging) - SSLnet Only
Cree to Acquire LED Packager, Cotco Luminant Device Ltd.
Cree Inc. of Durham, North Carolina USA, has reported that the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cotco Luminant Device Ltd, an LED packaging company whose main business comes from large, outdoor and smaller indoor LED-based video screens. Under the agreement, Cree will pay Cotco $70 million in …
