These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
Sliding LED prices will continue to encourage consumers to buy new-generation lighting products
Jan 07, 2013Despite the lingering market pessimism which may last through 2013 and bring even greater challenges to LED lighting companies, the anticipation of a growing market share for LED lighting gives reason for optimism. The market slump may continue for years and the European Union, the world’s largest LED lighting market, may still be under the shadow of the debt crisis, but technology improveme...
More vertical integration needed to beat growing competition
Jan 07, 2013The Taiwan LED Street Light Industry Alliance, which was organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in August 2010, has decided to upgrade itself to an industry association and rename itself the “Taiwan LED Light Industry Alliance” so that it will be able to take in all LED-related companies as members. This move, it is said, will help reinforce the collective strength of th...
Energy efficiency and creative design drive success of LED lamp makers
Jan 07, 2013As a new-generation illumination source, the LED provides not only an energy-efficient alternative to traditional lighting but also an emerging niche where innovation booms in both functionality and aesthetics. For lighting designers, compact IC-controlled LED bulbs offer immense scope for the imagination. Wish Lamp The Wish Lamp launched by the Cocokasa Lighting Corp., for example, is an i...
Taiwan’s Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA) signed a memorandum of understanding in September for cooperation on LED lighting standardization with the European Photonic Industry Consortium (EPIC), Korea LED Association (KLEDA), Electrical & Electronics Association Malaysia (TEEAM), and Japan’s LED Products Manufacturers’ Association (LEDMA) and Decoration LED Spread As...
One maker uses solar-panels in greenhouses for northern Chinese latitudes
Oct 23, 2012For the first time, “LED greenhouse” was chosen as theme at LED Lighting Taiwan 2012, staged June 19-21 in Taipei, suggesting vigorous promotion of new LED applications by Taiwan’s government and industries to tap the emerging segment. Director Wei Fang of the National Taiwan University’s Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, a specialist in greenhouse horticulture, defines ...
Strong Q2 results no guarantee for whole-year performance
Oct 12, 2012Some data show Taiwan’s LED industry to have a strong second quarter, but forecasts are mixed regarding the local industry’s 2012 outlook. Rush orders for LED backlights have boosted capacity utilizations as of mid-May for most of Taiwan’s LED makers to an estimated 90%, up from 70% or so. The market research organization DisplaySearch predicts Taiwan’s LED makers to see profit climb in the ...
Forming alliances with Chinese makers to cash in on growing demand for LED lights in the mainland
Oct 12, 2012In a bid to meet the targets of their 12th Five-Year Plan, the mainland Chinese authorities have introduced measures to boost the consumption of LED lights and help the domestic LED industry achieve revenues of RMB500 billion (US$79.3 billion at RMB6.3:US$1) in 2015, the plan’s final year. On May 7, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology announced a scheme designed to boost demand ...
Makers of LED bulbs inundated with orders
Oct 12, 2012Amid the buzz surrounding energy efficiency of LED bulbs recently, one wonders if many consumers in Taiwan have been paying attention. Amy Wu was overheard at a box-type mart in Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan, talking to a friend while picking up an NT$199 (US$6.8) LED light bulb, ready to test for herself the reported electrical savings relative to that of incandescent bulbs, which is especiall...
Higher standards in EU and USA also may sideline more LED lighting makers
Oct 12, 2012Despite earnest governmental support and the awareness among lighting manufacturers of the need to develop LED lighting to upgrade the industry, China’s LED lighting industry, albeit having seen some progress, has a long road ahead. Inconsistent Standards While LED lighting is touted by especially makers to be the energy-saving, durable and remarkably performing lighting of the future, the...
Industry executives regard US$10 as price tipping point for LED bulbs
Oct 12, 2012Nanya Photonics Inc. launched a fully automated assembly line for light bulbs in June this year, perhaps the decisive step in its resource-integration plan to cut production costs. “We expect the 7W bulbs to be made on the fully-automated line to replace 40W incandescent bulbs and to go to market below US$10 apiece by the end of this year,” says Bir-Jen Wu, company president, who adds that cu...
