By MICHELLE HSU Since its inception four years ago, the Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo has built up a solid reputation in the creative world. Through cooperation between the organizer, the Ministry of Culture (MOC), and leading brands, the expo powerfully conveys the sp

ADATA Lighting, the LED lighting arm of memory-module maker ADATA Technology Co., Ltd., predicts its 2014 revenue to quadruple or quintuple from 2013 to above NT$1 billion (US$33.3 million) mostly thanks to sharp increase in orders from overseas and Taiwan. According to ADATA Technology Chairman

Bright forecasts for the LED lighting market in 2014 have inspired LED makers LiteOn Technology Corp., Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd., and Epistar Corp. to ramp up promotions of competitive products. According to market consultant LEDinside, an estimated 1.3 billion LED lamps will be shipped worl

Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. Chairman Alpha Wu said recently at the company’s yearend banquet that the company’s revenue from LED lighting sales as a percentage of the company’s total revenue will double this year while the global LED market will surprisingly boom this and next year. In Janu

With Cree cutting prices of its 60W and 40W replacement LED bulbs by at least 70% as of November 2013 from the same month of 2007, Taiwan’s LED bulb makers are struggling to follow suit to shore up shipment volume, sparking buzz that in 2014 household LED lamps will become major revenue generator f

While the top executives of world’s five leading LED makers recently issued upbeat market forecast for 2014, several Taiwanese manufacturers in this line landed rush orders that will keep production humming throughout the first quarter of 2014. B.J. Lee, chairman of chipmaker Epistar Corp., pre

Market consultant LEDinside forecasts the upbeat 2014 outlook of the LED lighting market to raise shipments of drive ICs worldwide. The organization projects global markets for both LED light tubes and light bulbs to each grow 89% and 86% year on year in 2014 thanks to steadily declining LED li

Market consultant LEDinside projects global shipments of LED bulbs to soar 68% year on year to 1.32 billion units in 2014 in anticipation that LED bulbs to replace 40W and 60W incandescent bulbs will fall below US$10 apiece, to fuel higher consumption. Industry executives estimate market penetr

A record number of 2,360 exhibitors from 38 countries took part in the 15th HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), held Oct. 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC), drawing 38,030 buyers from 144 countries and regions. This year, the event featured t

The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) 2013, held Oct. 27-30, hosted the first “My Favorite Lighting Products Award,” with nine products voted by buyers as the winners among 87 products sorted into Architectural/Commercial Lighting, Decorative Household Lighting, and Outdoor Lig

Green lighting focusing on LED technology took center stage at the 12th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair & LED Application Show, which was held on Oct. 18-21, 2013 at the just-opened Guzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Guangdong. This year, the show drew a record 550 exhibitors t

Mainland China’s LED (light emitting diode) lighting market is expected to get a further boost from a new government subsidy program to be inaugurated in January 2014. The program is designed to promote the use of energy-saving household electrical equipment, including LED lights. The Chinese au

Anyone traveling along section three of Zhongshan North Road in Taipei recently would certainly have noticed that there is a new addition to the buildings clustered in the flower, art, and culture area which includes Flower Expo Park, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and Zhongshan Soccer Stadium. The new a

The Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), Taiwan's top vehicle testing and R&D hub, once again proved its strong development and innovation capability in advanced vehicular safety systems by winning two of the world's most coveted invention awards at the 65th Nuremberg Ideas - Inventions - N

Established only in 2012, Ace Victory Energy Co., Ltd. (AVE) is an LED-lighting maker that insists on using chips of only the best quality in its lamps, assuring that they deliver excellent optical effect. The company is good at in identifying optimal balance between thermal design and exterior des

The National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute (NTCRDI), located in Nantou County of central Taiwan, is a government-sponsored organization under the Ministry of Culture which was reorganized from its predecessor, the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA). The Institute supports developm

While Epistar Corp. Chairman B.J. Lee feels that over the next five years the LED lighting market will grow briskly, coupled with tripling of indoor-application demand this year, the Lite-On Technology Group’s president, G.C. Chen echoed the same sentiment and Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. Chairm

The Guangzhou International Lighting Fair, which claims to be the most influential show of its kind in Asia, celebrated its 18th run on June 9-12 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou. The event attracted a large number of top-end exhibitors from around the world to showcase cutt

Nanya Photonics Inc. (NYPI), an LED subsidiary co-owned by the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) and Epistar Corp., saw LED light bulb orders nearly double in the first half of this year relative to the second half of last year mostly thanks to automated assembly, reportedly the world’s first. The l

Dr. Jacob Tarn, president of TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. (TSMC SSL), is confident that his company will soon achieve to a top position in LED lighting despite its relatively late entry into the industry. It was founded by semiconductor foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. only in

Anova Lighting Co., Ltd. will release a new series of LED luminaires utilizing chip-on-board (COB) technology at the autumn edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2013, which will take place on Oct. 27-30. The new products will include downlights, under-cabinet lights, wall lamps,

Aeon Lighting Technology Inc (ALT) specializes in the production of LED lamps including MR16, A55, PAR series, BR Series, T8, floodlights, streetlights, chandelier lights and anti-explosive lights, using LED chips from Cree, Lumileds, Osram, and Bridgelux. Ever since its establishment in 2007,

Mycarr Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. is a leading optoelectronic auto lighting and accessory developer and manufacturer in Taiwan, offering LED daytime running lights (DRLs), auto fog lamps, motorcycle headlamps, spot lights, LED bulbs, LED side mirrors for powered two-wheelers (PTW) and all terrai

Fortop Industrial Co., Ltd., ISO/TS 16949-certified, designs, develops and makes everything for auto and motorcycle lamps, also offering assembly service to be a leading provider of integrated auto parts and accessories solutions in Taiwan. Established in 1994, the maker has grown rapidly alongs

Taiwan's auto-parts industry is often reported to be internationally known for supplying quality, reasonably-priced products for the global aftermarket (AM), as well as product comprehensiveness that is not easily surpassed by typical rivals due to steady product development over decades. At the 2

The Innovation Awards is a key event during the annual Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei): a two-in-one show that is one of the world’s most important trade fairs for the automotive components in

Thinning margins and shrinking global notebook shipments plague PC sector Economic growth rates of major global markets, including Europe, the United States, China etc. are slowing or even trending downward in 2013, which will impact demand for consumer electronics especially in the second half,

Interview with Jack Chen, general manager of LVD International Light & Energy Corp. LVDs and LEDs have many similarities; their initials are different in only one letter, both are members of the new generation of lighting, and both offer green-lighting advantages such as energy conservation, c

Taiwanese lighting manufacturers are competing to introduce eco-friendly products as LED (light emitting diode), electrode-less and Internet-controlled ones to attract orders when the green cause continues to gain ever rising importance. Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. Everlight Electroni

Industry executives believe that after a decade of sizzling development, the output of mainland China’s light emitting diode (LED) lighting industry will skyrocket to RMB50-75 billion (US$8-12 billion at RMB6.2:US$1) One of the major reasons behind this spectacular growth is that an increasing numb