Opto Insider

Tom Hauskin

Opto Insider is the more-or-less weekly blog of market analyst Tom Hausken ofStrategies Unlmited.  In the blog, he provides comments on trends in laser and photonics markets and the context in which they operate.  The blog ranges from exerpts of findings from recent market reports to thoughts on market segments not currently covered in a report.  One week he may report on how the customers in a sector are faring financially, and the next he may compare the optoelectronics market to the wine industry.  Strategies Unlimited has the advantage of having covered photonics for over 20 years, and it has records of the market dating back over 40 years.

Dr. Hausken has over 25 years in the semiconductor and optoelectronics industries, spanning device and materials research, product development, laboratory management, and technology and market analysis. Joining the Strategies Unlimited staff in 1999, he specializes in studies in optical and electronic components, including active and passive components for optical networks, and image sensors.

The 1% in photonics who make 60% of revenues

04/19/2012
Been hearing about the 1% lately? Try this one: about 1% of photonics companies make about 60% of the revenues. Wow. This is a finding we obtained in a recent study completed for SPIE on the global photonics industry.The study counted revenues from all type... Read More

Big money for photonics in data centers

03/16/2012
The best news that photonics people could hear came last week at OFC when Cisco announced that it was buying Lightwire for $271million in cash. Lightwire is a start-up making integrated photonics, and Cisco is interested in it for making interconnects in da... Read More

Good news and not-so-good news in LEDs

03/02/2012
There was good news and some not-so-good news at our 13th SIL event in February. First the good news: it was another record year for LEDs, and for that matter, for the Strategies in Light event. As my colleague, Ella Shum, reported: sales totaled $12.5 bill... Read More

On photonics executives, complexity, and margins

02/14/2012
Last month's Photonics West went well again. People were in a good mood, including the executives at SPIE’s forum, where I moderated. One topic was “managing complexity.” It sounds like a buzzword, until you think about it.Take Coherent. I... Read More

Strategically Blogging

Katya Evstratyeva
Katya Evstratyeva

Opinions, Thoughts, and Discussions on LED and LED Lighting

LED Bulb Equivalents of 100W Announced, but Where Are They?

05/08/2012
The launch of every new LED lighting product or a project is exciting. It's challenging to stay current with almost daily new product announcements. However, the release of 100W equivalent LED bulbs got me thinking: how truthful are company announcements regarding the release of their product? For example, Switch made an announcement about the launch of... Read More

Does Europe Lead LED Adoption?

04/24/2012
Another Light + Building expo is over, leaving many of us with the task of sorting through new business contacts and thoughts on how different are the approaches to lighting in Europe and in the U.S.?  My first trip to L+B in Frankfurt left me reflecting on the differences in the lighting market in Europe and the U.S. generally, and in LED lighting i... Read More

Ignorance Stroke Fear of LED Technology

04/18/2012
I have read a widely quoted article written by EarthTalk regarding the hazard of using LED Lighbulb.  The article seems to use information from a paper written by a group of scientists from UC Irvine.  Here is a quote from the article:      "Ogunseitan (one of the UC professors) adds that while breaking open a ... Read More

Do we need the best LED bulb, when we could have the right one?

03/05/2012
Everyone agrees that LED bulbs save energy. Many people like LED bulbs. Those who really like them, buy them, but many people who would like to retrofit their homes with LED bulbs (not just one or two units to try out), might have second thoughts simply because LED bulbs are still expensive.Currently, the 12W LED equivalent of the 60W incandescent light b... Read More

Recent Reports & Press Releases

WORLD LED REPLACEMENT LAMPS MARKET WILL EXCEED $ 3.7 BILLION IN 2016 WITH ASIA LEADING THE CONSUMPTION, ACCORDING TO STRATEGIES UNLIMITED

03/27/2012

Strategies Unlimited, the leading market research company covering LEDs and LED lighting, projects unit growth of 30% in 2012 – 2016 for LED replacement lamps. The global market will grow from $2.2 billion in 2011 to $3.7 billion in 2016.

LED Replacement Lamps Market Analysis and Forecast 2012

02/24/2012 Review of the LED replacement lamp market, the developments within the market, and 5-year industry forecast. Report NOW available  

WORLDWIDE LED MARKET GREW 9.8% TO $12.5 BILLION IN 2011 WITH 44% GROWTH IN LED LIGHTING, ACCORDING TO STRATEGIES UNLIMITED

02/24/2012 Mountain View, CA—The worldwide high-brightness LED market grew from $11.3 billion in 2010 to $12.5 billion in 2011, a growth rate of 9.8%, according to Strategies Unlimited, the leading market research firm in LEDs. Demand for LED components in the lightin...

The Worldwide Market for Lasers: Market Review and Forecast 2012

01/18/2012

Analyzes each application and provide forecasts for units, ASP, and revenues by type of laser through the forecast period.

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