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.
Once again the HKTDC will be showing global lighting buyers that the HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) is the best venue to find the latest technologies and designs from many top, global suppliers. Held Oct. 27 through 30, the 2009 edition is expected to attract 1,572 exhibitors from 33 countries, making this event the largest of its kind in Asia, and the second biggest...
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Hong Kong's leading trade-fair organizer, took a chance amid the global downturn to lend more specialization to the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (spring edition) 2009 and International ICT Expo 2009, by setting aside a hall in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center specially for the first spring edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting...
With lighting burning around 20% of the total electricity consumed globally, LED (light emitting diode), due to smaller size, energy efficiency, longer lifespan and quicker activation than traditional lighting sources, is regarded as the answer to future lighting needs of the 21st century, especially with the growing awareness of the importance of environmental protection. The lighting industr...
With the LED industrial chain in Taiwan having developed to considerable scale and sophistication, and the government working on a plan to replace traditional lamps with LED ones in four years islandwide, the time has come for Taiwan to set up quality inspection standards for LED lighting products. Representatives from the government, LED industry and R&D institutes on the island recently gat...
LED lighting fixtures have accounted for fully half of all Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approvals in Taiwan, reports the Taiwan branch of the safety certification organization. Worldwide, the ratio averages 30%. Taiwan's UL branch recently worked with the government-supported Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to certify ITRI's alternating current (AC) LED light source modules a...
LED lamp manufacturers in Taiwan have been working hard to make brighter and longer lasting products, and on both measures they have certainly come a long way. One of the main ingredients in achieving these gains has been more efficient thermal dissipation in LED packaging and thermal modules. An LED lamp converts only 15 to 20% of electrical input into light, turning the remainder into heat. ...
Early this year, representatives from Taiwan's leading manufacturers of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) and CCFL backlight modules met to discuss establishing an industry standard for the lamps in general lighting. CCFL lamps have long been the most widely used backlight source in liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs, notebook displays and computer monitors. Now, Taiwanese manufacturers ho...
Three features will characterize the styling of China-made lighting products in 2009: minimalist design, natural materials, and green energy. Some of the country's new models of crystal lights, for example, have an appearance that belies the meticulous attention devoted to their design and materials. Some adopt the black color, emanating a mysterious feel and a low-profile aristocratic aura. ...
On December 4, 2008, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in Taiwan set the first national standards for LED streetlighting, which, also reportedly the world's first of its kind, is expected to rid of second-guessing for the island's LED-streetlight manufacturers, definitively shedding light on LED performance and inspection as the...
Material science expert Dr. Jen-dong Huang knows the importance of the efficiency of thermal-conductivity substrates for light-emitting diode (LED) packaging materials, and has recently unveiled metal-based composite substrates that boast superb conductivity at 200~800 watt/meter Kelvin. As the manger of the Division of Metallic Materials Research at the Materials & Device Thermal Management L...
