Somewhat a refreshing, noble gesture on the part of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is its announcement that over half of the compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) sold in Asia do not meet national standards, and worse with promoters also deceiving consumers with misleading advertising. Observers generally overlook the more insidious impact of such deceptive practice, especially ...

The 2009 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn edition), held from Oct. 27 through 30, showed that it is serious about highlighting LED exhibitors, with a dedicated venue for such makers despite the event already inundated with energy-saving products, notably LEDs, compact fluorescent lamps, and T5 fluorescent tubes. Other significant events at the HK lighting fair included the de...

Following the Gift and Premium Fair, Electronics Fair (Autumn edition) and Watch & Clock Fair, the International Lighting Fair (Autumn edition) has become another world-caliber trade show in Hong Kong, when the 2008 edition drew 1,572 exhibitors to outnumber the 1,500 lighting exhibitors at Ligh+Building in Frankfurt. Contradicting conventional wisdom that the global recession would dampe...

At a forum co-organized by the China Economic News Service (CENS) and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) during the Autumn edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2009, held in late October, three lighting specialists from Taiwan and China agreed that cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) will become mainstream before light emitting diodes (LED). General Secretary ...

Over 50 representatives from various government agencies, lighting manufacturers, lighting associations and quality inspection institutes launched an NGO called Asia Lighting Compact (ALC) on the sideline of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2009 (Autumn edition), held from Oct. 27-30, to address a rampant, insidious but unsurprising issue regarding CFLs or compact fluorescent lamps-that ...

Though not often talked about in the industry but the fact is that most of the currently available lighting sources as LCDs, plasma panels, LEDs, traditional and compact fluorescents etc. all emit light, instead of reflecting light off surfaces to be absorbed by the human eye, which is nature's plan. The makers and sellers of these light sources won't, for obvious reasons, talk about one of their...

The 54-year-old China Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Taiwan is breaking bold ground in the local lighting business, notable more for shedding the stereotypical, but often accurate, operational model than actually venturing into the much touted LED lighting sector. Not many in Taiwan's business community outside the ICT circle will admit it but the fact is that many in traditional manufacturing indust...

In line with the growing environmental awareness of the Chinese people, LED (light emitting diode) lights have become increasingly popular in the Chinese market. This has attracted the interest of suppliers from all over world, who hope to take advantage of the huge potential for sales in China. The Ritek Corp. of Taiwan, for instance, is marketing its Myeco Luxmour LED desk lamp, which c...

As an LED industry guru, K.H. Huang, chief executive of High Power Opto Inc. firmly believes that thermal dissipation solutions for high-power LEDs should not address system, module, and package alone. "In fact," he stresses, "dissipation on the chip is the most important factor, because the semiconductor layers are deposited on the surface of the chip. These layers are much more susceptible to h...

With new developments, such as improved LEDs, continuing to emerge in the lighting sector, the HKTDC-organized Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (autumn edition) will showcase at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre the latest in technologies, products and services from around the world. To be held Oct. 27-30, 2009, the HK lighting event, the largest in Asia and second- larg...