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The Market for High-Brightness LEDs in Lighting Applications:  Market Review and Forecast 2012

The Market for High-Brightness LEDs in Lighting Applications: Market Review and Forecast 2012

HB-LEDs saw a precipitous fall in prices in 2011 which helped reduce the price LED lamps and luminaires. The growth in lighting applications could not compensate the slow growth in LED TV applications, but the adoption of HB LED in lighting offers a growth strategy for HB LED suppliers.

High-Brightness LED: Market Review and Forecast

High-Brightness LED Market Review and Forecast - 2011

Strategies Unlimited Forecasts LED Revenue to Peak at $16.2B in 2014. Revenues for high-brightness LEDs grew by a remarkable 108% to $11.2 billion in 2010, according to a new market report by the leading firm following the LED market, Strategies Unlimited. The growth was propelled by applications in TV backlight units, but expanding supply and a slowdown in overall TV demand in 2011 led to a drastic drop in LED prices, leading to a revised estimate of $12.3 billion in LED revenues for 2011.

China LED Industry Midstream Packages Research Report

China LED Industry Midstream Packages Research Report 2011

In 2010, more than 50% of the global LED packages were produced in China and players included various package companies that were funded by Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the U.S., and others.

China Upstream LED Market 2011

China Upstream LED Market – 2011

The LED lighting market (packaged chips) is forecasted to grow to $1.65 billion by 2012 making this one of the fastest growing segments in the LED industry. SSL has the potential to be the next generation lighting technology and the LED lighting fixture industry is an emerging market application for packaged HB-LEDs.

LED Driver IC: Market Review and Forecast—2011

LED Driver IC Market Review and Forecast 2011

LED driver IC sales will reach nearly $3.5 billion in 2015 from nearly $2 billion in 2010, a compound
annual growth rate of 12%. LED driver electronics enable efficient and reliable performance of LEDs.  As the overall electrical circuit and a large part of the overall design, the driver is more important than the LEDs alone, but it is surprisingly complex and the market is highly fragmented across countless applications.

The Worldwide Market for Lasers: Market Review and Forecast 2012

The Worldwide Market for Lasers: Market Review and Forecast 2012

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

Vision for Service Robots

Vision for Service Robots

Service robots, which are robots serving human needs beyond the factory floor, are playing an increasingly important role in many aspects of human life. These robots come in many designs and perform tasks that range from aerial surveillance, bomb disposal, farming, and warehouse logistics to teac...
Mid-Infrared Lasers 2010

Mid-Infrared Lasers 2010

Strategies Unlimited is offering a special research report on mid-infrared lasers, the latest in a long series of comprehensive market reports on lasers produced by Strategies Unlimited.  The study examines the spectrum between telecom lasers and the terahertz range: from about 1.8 microns t...
The Worldwide Market for Lasers: Market Review and Forecast 2010

The Worldwide Market for Lasers: Market Review and Forecast 2010

Strategies Unlimited is proud to offer the 8th in a series of reports on fiber lasers and other lasers for industrial and consumer applications.  This year Strategies Unlimited expanded its coverage of the laser market to include all laser applications, both industrial and consumer.  Th...
Lightwave’s 2010 Transceiver/Transponder Buyer Survey

Lightwave 2010 Tranceiver/Transponder Buyer Survey

This Buyer Survey published by Lightwave, the leading media brand serving the optical communications industry, provides the only detailed assessment of purchasing plans and buying criteria of technology developers, carriers and end users involved in transceiver/transponder purchasing decisions.
Optical Molecular Imaging 2010:  Technology, Applications, and Market Forecast

Optical Molecular Imaging 2010

In vivo optical molecular imaging (OMI) is poised to move into clinical use as one of the key tools in personalized medicine, complementing more established imaging tools such as CT and MRI. Growth of equipment sales is on track to reach $400 million in 2014 and nearly $1 billion by the end of th...
Optical Coherence Tomography 2010: Technology, Applications, and Market

Optical Coherence Tomography 2010: Technology, Applications, and Market

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is continuing its rapid expansion as a tool for fast, high-resolution imaging for clinical diagnostics. Systems sales grew in 2009, despite the economic crisis, with compound annual growth rate of 20% expected through 2014.
Image Sensors: Market Review and Forecast - 2009

Image Sensors: Market Review and Forecast - 2009

This is the 5th in a series of reports from Strategies Unlimited on image sensors and it continues to be the most comprehensive and independent study on this subject. Strategies Unlimited has followed this topic since the CMOS image sensor began its renaissance, in the mid-1990s.
GaN Substrates: Performance Comparisons and Market Assessment - 2009

GaN Substrates: Performance Comparisons and Market Assessment - 2009

GALLIUM NITRIDE has been the subject of intensive research and product development over the past fifteen years. Since 2000, GaN research activities have intensified around the world.

News from LEDS Magazine

The CEO of Seoul Semiconductor, Chung Hoon Lee, spoke at the recent Strategies in Light, where he highlighted the advantages of AC-LED modules.
Lynk Labs expanded its range of Tesla AC-LED products with new packages and chip-on-board arrays that operate when driven by an AC voltage.
Osram Opto has partnered with Avnet, Radiant Zemax has acquired Optima Research, Mouser has redesigned its lighting design website, Lumenpulse has partnered with Technolite and Digi-Key has become Marktech Optoelectronics’ distributor.
Lemnis Lighting has a new line of LED lamps in its Pharox family with the 200-lm version priced under $5, but the low-lumen output of the initial products will limit the SSL applications in which the lamps can serve.

News from Laser Focus World

Lithography mask-aligner tools now paired with simulation software

Garching, Germany--A new cooperation agreement pairs SUSS MicroTec lithography mask aligner exposure optics tools with Layout LAB simulation software from Ge...

Nutec Components linear translation stages offer 10 different travel lengths

flexdrive-4 linear translation stages feature 10 travel lengths from 50–500 mm and preloaded recirculating guide rails with loading capability in all directi...

Coherent intros multi-watt, solid-state 514 nm laser

The Genesis CX 514 multi-watt, solid-state lasers deliver 2 and 4 W of continuous-wave output power at 514 nm.

Modified LCD helps measure sensitivity of cuttlefish polarization vision

Bristol, England--Using a liquid-crystal display (LCD) screen modified to vary polarization angle instead of intensity, researchers at the University of Bris...
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2011 is a record year for laser sales

01/20/2012
Here's some good news as we weather the winter storms: 2011 was a record year for the laser industry, finishing over $7 billion for the first time ever. That's coming off the deep recession in 2009 and a remarkable recovery in ... Read More

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Strategies Unlimited Forecasts LED Revenue to Peak at $16.2B in 2014

10/11/2011 Mountain View, CA—Revenues for high-brightness LEDs grew by a remarkable 108% to $11.2 billion in 2010, according to a new market report by the leading firm ...

The Market For Outdoor LED Lighting Marches Towards Viability Says Strategies Unlimited

08/22/2011 Mountain View CA— The U.S. market has taken the lead in proving the viability of LED technology for outdoor lighting applications. Although China has more in...

Lightwave survey reveals brand loyalty hard to find among optical module buyers

05/18/2011 A new survey from Lightwave of purchasers of optical transceivers and transponders reveals that only 27.5% of respondents either definitely won’t or probably...