Many major makers in China have well-equipped testing facilities On an August morning this year, Simon Wang, general manager of Dowin Optoelectronic Co. who was inspecting the pilot production of LED (light emitting diode) lamps at his factory in an incubator center of the the Guokai Digital Media Industrial Park in Nanhai, Guangdong Province, thought to himself that it was about time to ...

Healthy financial practices, investment in R & D and automation help the lighting maker prosper Ever since his company went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1999, Keen Hsu, chairman of Bright International Group Ltd., has held to the conventional wisdom: Never operate on debt. The payoff of this philosophy was a 20% revenue growth last year and a similar increase in the first half of ...

George Lin, general manager of Aussmak Optoelectronics Corp., is pondering how to squeeze more capacity out of the company’s production lines of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) lights, which are humming already to fill a stream of orders for household lighting but, more importantly, to prepare for the increasing chances of winning government contracts as well. “Capacity shortage has ...

The Taipei International Giftionery Show, organized by the TAITRA this April, saw the Taiwan Design Center set up the “Aboriginal Art Pavilion” to highlight artworks and other creations by aboriginal designers, whose handiworks are often relegated to the roles of knickknacks and curios for tourists in Taiwan. But philological and archeological research show that the aborigines in Taiwan a...

After successfully debuting the Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS) this March 15, the Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) have announced that the second or 2011 edition of the fair will be held March 18 to 21 at the Taipei World Trade Center. Featuring extensive product variety, the 2011 TILS will cover lightin...

Neo-Neon Holdings Ltd., which is listed on the Hong Kong main board and is the world’s top manufacturer of decorative lights, is set to launch a massive promotional campaign for its light-emitting diode (LED) products. The company opened the first shop dedicated to the sale of its own-brand products in Kowloon early this year. Executive Director B.Y. Fan says that more will be added in Tai...

The government-backed Automotive Research and Testing Center (ARTC) has recently unveiled several proprietary LED (light emitting diode) lamps for vehicles, with one prominent for Harley Davison motorcycles and another for general sedans. The Harley Davison LED headlamp is the result of cooperation between the ARTC and auto-lamp designer Mycarr Lighting Technology Co. Equipped with four t...

Taiwan's light emitting diode (LED) packagers are on a mission: squeeze more illumination and maximize lifespan of LED lamps with ever higher quality thermal-conductivity solutions. If the heat inside LED packages, or emitters, is not effectively exhausted into the ambient air, the life and luminosity of the packages will be compromised by excessive heat built-up inside the lighting devic...

Many insiders say energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lighting is the next wave in lighting of the future, with the potential to replace even compact fluorescent lights that are already energy-stingy. However LED lights currently are still held back by technological hurdles as cooling, relatively low luminosity and color rendering issues; while affordability is another problem. For exampl...

The Shanghai Expo which is running from May through October is the largest of its kind ever held in the 150-year history of world expos. More than 240 countries and international organizations are participating this year under the theme of “Better City, Better Life,” and the Taiwan Pavilion is impressing visitors from all over the world with a huge 20-meter “sky lantern” which broadcasts films of...