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 pla

Since its establishment in 2007 in Taiwan's northern county of Taipei, ARC Solid-State Lighting Corp. has been well-known as a specialized optoelectronic system integrator in LED lightings and related applications. Based on its seasoned professionalism, the company has worked out its newest

Carry Beam Co., Ltd. has been focused on energy saving lighting products since its establishment in 1982. With the rapid progress of LED in lighting industry, Carry Beam's professional R&D team has developed several LED products that are innovative and technology advanced. Its special techno

Ecolighting, Inc., founded in the Hsinchu Science Park, northern Taiwan in July 2008, is a highly specialized maker of modern lighting drivers and control modules for LED (light emitting diode) lighting fixtures. Besides being a maker of increasingly popular LED lighting, whose maturation is

Mighty Power Solutions Corp., founded in April 2008, is a leading maker of high-quality LED (light emitting diode) drivers in Taiwan, as well as offering a variety of lighting fixtures. This maker mainly offers LED drivers for GU-10, E-26/27, PAR30/38, gridlight, track light, downlight, and

Taipei, Jan. 11, 2010 (CENS)--Reflecting drivers' wish to take advantage of official subsidies on new 2,000cc-or-smaller cars, Taiwan's new-car sales in December increased 162.8% year-on-year (YoY) to 44,977 units, a 47-month record. Industry sources predicted automobile sales in January 2010 w

Taipei, Jan. 7, 2010 (CENS)--Global TV shipments in the third quarter of 2009 were up year-on-year (YoY) on a unit basis for the first time in a year, and global TV revenues are expected to rise YoY in the first quarter of 2010-the first time in six quarters, according to global display-market rese

Taipei, Dec. 25, 2009 (CENS)--Optical-lens maker Genius Electronics Optical Co., Ltd. recently won a contract to supply over 1,000 LED streetlights to several local governments in southern China, marking its first success in tapping mainland China's LED streetlight market after entering into allian

Battered by the global-meltdown in 2009, when major financial institutions either collapsed or were bailed out by governments and the year of tightened credit given to consumers and corporations in many developed markets, the global thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel sector

It seems that more and more manufacturers, especially in Asia, are realizing the importance of well-thought-out design in the commercial success of products. Such belief has been confirmed by the level of turnout at the "red dot design award 2009," where a record number of product entries were subm

With high unemployment in the U.S., the EU and Japan battering buying of a variety of goods as cars, fashions, consumer electronics etc., a whole gamut of suppliers globally has been stunned by the downturn. Many reports have exposed slumping exports and local sales by Taiwan-based ICT (information

The Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), a benchmark automotive R&D institute in Taiwan, may have broken new ground-coming up with effective solutions to address age-old problems as clearing blind-spots and adjust headlights to better illuminate curving roads-in its program to develop innov

Packagers of high-power LEDs may be in store for more rosy news: Dr. Yan-Kuin Su, President of Kun Shan University in southern Taiwan, believes silicon substrate's impressive heat-resistance makes the silicon-based wafer-level packaging (WLP) technology, already a mature packaging process in the co

ARC Solid-State Lighting Corp. will exhibit high-performance controllers and drivers for LED lighting applications in the autumn edition of Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2009, which is to be held October 27-30 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The company will take this o

Fortuna Auto Industry Inc., already a leading supplier of racing/upscale side-view mirrors and tail-lamps, this year has taken an ambitious step to move upmarket: by developing a high-tech, multi-functional Bluetooth rear-view mirror, joining the popular segment that enables drivers to use cellphon

While the recession continues to batter the American and global automakers as never before since WWII, the latest Taipei AMPA boasts figures that seem hopeful. Held in conjunction with AutoTronics Taipei 2009 from April 14 to 17 under the same roof of the TWTC (Taipei World Trade Center) Nangang Ex

Taipei, Sept. 17, 2009 (CENS)--Polytronics Technology Corp. is projected to earn NT$2.7 per share in after-tax net income this year and over NT$3.5 per share next year mostly thanks to its success in wining orders from manufacturers of Apple iPod and iPhone batteries for its polymeric positive temp

Taipei, Sept. 14, 2009 (CENS)--The Taiwan-based ITE Tech Inc., a fabless IC (integrated circuit) design company, is poised to explore the Chinese market for handsets ICs used in mobile phones under generic brands with its newest capacitive multi-touch ICs, according to Lin Hung-yao, general manager

Founded in 2003, Semicon-Optronics Channel Corp. designs, manufactures and markets LED components and modules for lighting applications, including LED lamps, high power LED modules, high power LED drivers, high power LED lenses, high power RGB LED lighting systems, high power LED automotive lamps a

ARC Solid-State Lighting Corp., founded in 2007, is a dedicated supplier of control solutions for LED lighting. Today, its products include AC diming controllers, DMX lighting controllers, as well as DMX drivers and converters. Among its latest products is a controller dubbed as CA3002, which c

Taipei, Aug. 6, 2009 (CENS)--Lite-On Group yesterday announced it had won a five-year contract to supply 140,000 LED traffic lights to the California State government. The lights will primarily come from Lite-On subsidiary Leotek Electronics Corp., which is reportedly the No.2 LED traffic-light

Taipei, Aug. 3, 2009 (CENS)--Actively expanding its business operations, Himax Technologies Inc., a designer of driver IC (integrated circuit) chipsets and affiliated with Taiwan-based Chi Mei Group, has announced a plan to kick off mass production of white LED (light emitting diode) driver ICs at

Kae Mae Enterprise Co., Ltd., located in Taichung County, central Taiwan, has been specialized in production and development of screwdrivers and bits with good reputations in the global market. With a history of over 20 years, Kae Mae is a seasoned maker in the line, turning out a variety of scr

Kae Mae Enterprise Co., Ltd., located in Taichung County, central Taiwan, has been specialized in production and development of screwdrivers and bits on the OEM and ODM basis. With a history of over 20 years, Kae Mae is a seasoned maker in the line, turning out a variety of screwdrivers, includi

The coveted 2009 iF Product Design Award saw 2,808 entries from 39 countries enter the competition, 802 of which were cited for excellent design, with a remarkably high 48 winners (items) coming from Taiwan as well as 12 from Hong Kong and mainland China, according to the Hanover-based organizer iF

No one doubts that Morris Chang is qualified to be CEO of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), but some may question why he reclaimed that position at a time when the foundry giant had already emerged from the worst days of the global economic recession instead of when it was in deep

Taipei, June 15, 2009 (CENS)--Affected by the key-parts supply shortage and dropping cellphone sales in mainland China, most makers of small/medium-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in Taiwan saw monthly revenue declines in May. Small/medium-sized panel makers said that markets in the se

Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. has introduced reliable high-power LED lights using thermal-dissipation, power-supply and mechanical-construction knowhow from its parent company, a globally leading manufacturer of industrial severs. Among its iconic products is its S02 streetlight family, which is

ARC Solid-State Lighting Corp., founded in 2007, has clung to the root as a supplier of control solutions for LED lighting. Today, its products include AC diming controllers, DMX lighting controllers, as well as DMX drivers and converters. Among its latest products is a controller dubbed as CA30

Since its founding in 1976 in Taipei City, northern Taiwan, Winlites Ind. Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to production of lightings for more than 30 years as one of the most experienced makers in the line. With long devotion to R&D, the company has built time-tested recognition in the line, produc