In response to the recent upwelling of plant factories in Taiwan, the Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA) organized several plant factory seminars this year, inviting industry operators to give their views and talk about their operations. PIDA recognized the emergence of plant factories by including an exhibition on the subject at the Photonics Festival in Taiwan (al...

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 development of craft and cultural aesthetics in daily life. In recent years, the NTCRDI has defined "gre...

Everlight Electronic Co., Ltd. recently paid about NT$400 million (US$13.3 million at NT$30:US$1) for a 100% stake in a German lighting company as the first step in its effort to set up distribution network in Europe’s lighting market. According to company spokesman B.Y. Liu, Everlight plans to use its new German acquisition to expand its European lighting distribution network. He adds that t...

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. Chairman Y.F. Yeh claimed that the LED industry had emerged from its abyss, which summed up the three exe...

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 cutting-edge products and trendsetting technologies, providing Chinese lighting manufacturers with inspi...

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 line will turn out 4 million bulbs with consistent quality a month, motivating retailers to raise or...

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 2011. Tarn’s confidence is based on his company’s unique processing technology and highly integr...

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, and ground lights, all containing COB LEDs from Citizen, Sharp, and Bridgelux. COB LED light engi...

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, ALT has dedicated itself to the development of high-power LED lamps that provide customers with ener...

Since its establishment in 1985, Chyi Ching Industry Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to production of high precision plastic injection molds and related applications as a high-profile supplier in the line. The company turns out a wide spectrum of plastic products, including bicycle accessories and parts, bicycle seats, toys, household appliances, hardware, electronic parts, medical products, keyb...