... After burning the midnight oil more days than they likely want to count, our co-chair for BLUE 2005, Dr. Robert (Bob) Walker and his associates at YEBY, and our President and CEO here at CompoundSemi Online, Tom Griffiths have hammered out a great agenda for the upcoming May 16-18,... Read the editorial...
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Color Kenetics Licenses Their Chromacore Technology to James Thomas Engineering LIGHTimes News Staff
March 29, 2005...In a sign of perhaps a new spirit of cooperation in the industry, Color Kenetics of Boston, Massachusetts and James Thomas Engineering of Pershore, England announced a new licensing agreement. In the agreement Color Kenetics will license their patented Chromacore technology to James Thomas Engineering in connection with James Thomas’ Pixel Range line of LED products in North America.
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March 29, 2005...According to a Nikkeinet Interactive, Nichia Corp. of Tokyo, Japan, will begin selling LEDs for use in personal computers and car navigation systems by the end of this month, company sources said. The company hopes to boost earnings by selling LEDs for PC and automotive use, demand for which is projected at 150 billion yen and 600 billion yen, respectively.
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Strategies Unlimited Predicts Long-Term Growth in Gallium Nitride Market
March 28, 2005...Strategies Unlimited, a Silicon Valley-based market research firm, projects
more than double gallium nitride production to $7.6 billion by 2009. The company
estimates that Gallium Nitride production for 2004 was at $3.2 billion. While
high brightness LEDs currently dominate the gallium nitride market, laser diodes
and other electronic devices are in the early stages of growth and will attain
substantial volumes over the next five
years. Bob Steel of Strategies Unlimited predicted that the market for HB-LEDs
would nearly double by 2009 to about $7 billion at the recent Strategies in Light
Conference. (See
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The company reports that as of early 2005, 232 companies were participating
in gallium nitride production, an increase of 26% over the 2003 number. The
report also states that 394 universities and research centers were involved
in gallium nitride R&D. This figure represents an increase of 35%, since
the publication of Strategies Unlimited’s previous gallium nitride report
in June 2003.
The company looked at 725 companies, universities, research centers and government
agencies, and profiled 32 such organizations involved in gallium nitride production,
development, R&D. The report titled, “Gallium Nitride 2005 –
Technology Status, Applications and Market Forecasts” is available for
immediate delivery from Strategies Unlimited for $3,950. More information on
the report is available from Tim Carli, Sales Manager, telephone +1 650-941-3438
ext. 23, or e-mail tcarli@strategies-u.com. Company
News Release
Agilent Update on China Development Forum and Product Releases CompoundSemi News Staff
March 28, 2005...At the China Development Forum, Bill Sullivan, President and CEO of Agilent Technologies Inc. of Palo Alto, California USA, recently announced that they would increase the number of employees in Agilent’s China locations by 36% (from 1,100 to 1,500) by the end of 2005. The company has facilities in 16 cities in China and is currently investing in operations in Bejing and Shanghai. “China is Agilent’s second-largest market, right behind the United States and ahead of Japan,” Mr. Sullivan commented. He explained that the company would contribute to the communities in which it operates by providing support for education and environmental programs, and the company would establish strong partnerships with the government, customers and research centers at universities in China.
Agilent also announced its family of 4 mm by 4 mm power amplifier (PA) modules with CoolPAM technology, which reduces battery power consumption and allows mobile handsets to run cooler. The technology was acquired in January with the company’s purchase of the Korean company, Wavics. Agilent's CoolPAM technology utilizes InGaP (indium gallium arsenide) HBT (heterojunction bipolar transistor) MMIC (microwave monolithic integrated circuit) technology to provide temperature stability, cool operation and ruggedness and reduced power consumption. Agilent points out that CoolPAM power amplifiers are already proven in handsets from leading manufacturers in Korea.
In other Agilent news, the company announced improvements in its core electronic design automation (EDA) frequency-domain simulation technologies for fast and accurate RFIC, MMIC, and RF system-in-package (SiP) design. Users have reported simulation speed improvements of up to 50 times for large and complex circuits used in wireless products, aerospace, and defense applications. The company says that designers will be able to accurately predict the performance of RFIC’s, MMIC’s, and RF SiP’s prior to production with the new simulation breakthroughs, eliminating costly iterations. "Our customers' designs are continually becoming larger and more complex, so we have been investing heavily in our core RF simulation technology," said Larry Lerner, research and development manager of Agilent's EEsof EDA Division. "Based on early reactions from customers, these investments are paying off substantially."
IEK Predicts 16% Increase in LED Production From Taiwan in 2005 CompoundSemi News Staff
Intematix Adds Fuel to the Fire of SSL Growth With Merchant Supply of Patent-Backed Phosphors; Announces AOT Win CompoundSemi News Staff
March 24, 2005...Intematix Inc. of Moraga California
USA, completed a royalty-bearing Agreement related to white LED technology with
Advanced Optoelectronic Technology (AOT),
a dominant manufacturer of blue spectrum LEDs, of Hsinchu, Taiwan. According
to the licensing agreement, AOT can manufacture white LEDs based on Intematix-patented
technology that utilizes a blue InGaN (indium gallium nitride) LED combined with
a suitable fluorescent converter. The agreement was reached shortly after Intematix
created a family of patent-backed Phosphors in a 14 month development effort
using their Bulk, Thin Film and Nano Discovery Engines.
The White Lightning Y450 (operating at 450 nm wavelength and below) and the
White Lightning Y460 (operating at 460 nm wavelength) reportedly deliver YAG-equivalent
performance and color for bright light applications such as: LCD and keypad
backlighting, camera flash, automotive lighting, and large area signage and
architectural lighting. The production ready, patented Phosphor family will
be made available beginning March 24th for high volume use for designers and
manufacturers of white LED products and solutions.
“The availability of Intematix Phosphors and their acceptance by leaders
such as Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Inc. will begin a market transformation
leading to truly cost effective High Brightness White LED production,” said
Ruediger Stroh, Intematix Chief Executive Officer. Intematix VP of Sales & Marketing,
Nik Bahram said, “Our Discovery Engines allow us to develop unique material
compositions that can then be rapidly customized for our customer’s unique manufacturing
processes, and Bills of Materials including a choice of chips at various wavelengths
and support for a variety of resins.” Dr. S. H. Chan, Chief Executive Officer
of AOT said, “We will provide non-infringing white-lighting solutions to
all of our customers, and we believe Intematix will be one of our key partners.”
According to Intematix, the WL-Y450 and the WL-Y460 are available in production
quantities now. Company
News Release
Interesting LED Technology Development Patent CompoundSemi News Staff
March 24, 2005...We occasionally come accross stories about individuals
or companies with interesting patents that are looking to license their ideas
to manufacturers. Paddy Salam of London, England, the Technical Director of Unisplay
of Geneva, Switzerland, has a group of pre-prototype development patents that
our readers might find intriguing. According to Mr. Salam, the object of his patent
is to avoid the high cost of clustering and at the same time improve the electrical
efficiency of light-production by alleviating problems of light trapped or lost
in an LED chip. Mr. Salam said that there is theoretically no limit to the
size of the LED chip you could create with his design as long as the heat is dissipated.
The group of patents address high power monochrome GaN LEDs, high power monochrome
AlGaInP/AlGaAS LEDs, high power white LEDs, red/amber/cyan 2-chip traffic-lights,
and 2-chip RGB lamps. US patent #’s: 6,346,771;
6,663,120;
6,720,730; Contact Paddy Salam at Unisplay for more details and possible licensing arrangements: Unisplay S. A., 63 Lowther Road, London SW13 9NT, psalam@advanceled.com, Tel: 44 20 8741 3285.
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Agenda Set for BLUE 2005 in Taiwan
March 22, 2005...After burning the midnight oil more days than they likely want to count, our
co-chair for BLUE 2005, Dr. Robert (Bob) Walker and his associates at YEBY,
and our President and CEO here at CompoundSemi Online, Tom Griffiths
have hammered out a great agenda
for the upcoming May 16-18, 3rd Annual BLUE
2005 meet in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It wasn't easy fitting everyone in, but the
speaker lineup even tops last year's event which was held at the same venue
in Taiwan. In just three short years, BLUE has become a very popular and inviting
event for speakers.
This marks the second year for BLUE in Taiwan (it began in 2003 in Dallas,
Texas USA) and this time around, we expect a sellout crowd. So before you do
anything else, scroll through the agenda,
mark your calendars MAY 16-18 !!), and make your travel plans by simply
clicking on "location
& hotel" at the top of www.blue2005.com
for details. Thanks to the magic of the web and the unobtrusive strength of
our industry portal, SolidStateLighting.net,
it's never been as easy as it now is to stay connected to everyone who's anybody
in the rapidly growing international SSL industry, in real time.
So what's in store for conference attendees at BLUE 2005? Not only another
great lineup of SSL industry experts as speakers, but the opportunities for
making the informal business connections that mark our CompoundSemi
Online, Inc. events. The first get-together is Monday evening with the
Networking and Welcome Reception sponsored by Aixtron.
The following morning on Tuesday, May 17th, the conference gets underway beginning
with a welcome by our trio of co-chairs, Dr. Yung-Sheng Liu, VP and General
Director of OES
at Taiwan's ITRI, Dr. Tae-Il Kim, President of the Korean
Photonic Technology Institute, and Dr. Robert Walker, Principal of YEBY
Associates.
Keynote speaker for Tuesday morning is the foremost market researcher in the
fields of HB-LEDs and GaN based devices, Dr. Robert Steele, Director of Optoelectronics
Practice at Strategies Unlimited. Bob will
bring to Taiwan the latest LED market numbers. Since his team at SU is just
finishing up their 4th edition of their acclaimed GaN technology and application
review, the information the information Bob will share will be especially fresh,
timely, and insightful. This 500 page comprehensive study, which will be off
to the printer shortly, is titled Gallium Nitride 2005 - Technology Status,
Applications, and Market Forecast. SU has been issuing their GaN study since
'97, which is updated every other year. The SU team has conducted extensive
interviews all over the world for this report. Virtually all blue spectrum
LED and LD related companies as well as GaN-based electronic sector depend heavily
on its contents. Details on ordering can be found by clicking
here. In addition, Bob will also focus on high power LEDs, developments in phosphors, and the next wave of LED applications. Miss Wu Ling, Director of China National SSL Program will discuss China's HB-LED industry and their National Solid-State Lighting Program in one of Tuesday morning's highly anticipated presentations.
After a full morning of presentations and discussion that review initiatives
from around the world, with special emphasis on Asia, the next major networking opportunity will be Tuesday lunch, sponsored
by Accent Optical Technologies. Tuesday
afternoon presenters will emphasize new application opportunities. The speakers will include
Dr. S. H. Chan, Chairman & CEO of AOT of Taiwan, addressing the Cellphone
and SMD markets and Volker Haerl, Director of R&D at Osram Opto, who will speak about penetrating
the automotive market. Rounding out the afternoon presenters, Professor Tsunemasa Taguchi of Yamaguchi University in Japan, will report on Japan's progress in their White LED Lighting Program.
Tuesday comes to an exciting climax beginning with the 4pm keynote talk by
George
Mueller, Chairman and CEO of Color
Kinetics (CK), the USA pioneer of intelligent LED illumination technologies.
CK is a publicly held company, trading on the Nasdaq exchange. CK's annual
report was filed March 10th with the Securities & Exchange Commission,
and reading it reveals to newcomers to our business precisely what the HB-LED
supply chain (which makes up the prime attendance at BLUE) is helping create.
The title of George's talk is Lighting the Night -- It's All About Control
and Intelligence. Then it's on to the Tuesday evening banquet, sponsored
by our premier diamond sponsor, Veeco.
Wednesday, May 18th and the final day of BLUE 2005 is another jam packed day
full of excellent talks and discussions highlighted by two keynote addresses.
The morning keynote will be delivered by H.S. Chung, Senior Executive VP, Dongbu
Anam of Semiconductor Inc. of Korea, and Former General Manager of Samung/SEMCO speaking
from the Korean manufacturer's perspective. Our Wednesday lunch is sponsored
by BOC Edwards. The afternoon keynote
talk during a special IP section, which is a new addition to this year's BLUE
event, will be delivered by Patricia A. Martone, a Partner at the USA Fish &
Neave IP Group of the Ropes & Gray LLP law firm. A experienced specialist
in IP issues, Pat's talk is titled Intellectual Property in the HB-LED Industry:
Lessons from history in other semiconductor markets.
BLUE 2005 will build from concerns expressed by speakers and attendees at last
year's BLUE 2004 meet, which is why we added the IP session. Several such key
issues as predicted would come true by keynote and featured speakers last year
did indeed "come true". Why? Because BLUE is a gathering of the true
production leaders of blue spectrum LEDs and laser diodes. The producers of
the key substrates, epiwafers, devices, and packaging technologies, coupled with
the innovators that enrich those production lines, are what make this industry
what it is today, and they're at the epicenter of what it's destined to be in
the near and far term future.
According to Strategies Unlimited, blue, green, and white LED technology (which
together form the "blue spectrum" and thus the name for this popular
event) has continued its large-scale commercial growth resulting in revenues
exceeding $3 billion in 2004. White LEDs, which are rapidly replacing conventional
light sources with solid state lighting solutions, are responsible for over
50% of the total GaN related LED market. The shakers and movers of this market
will all be attending BLUE 2005.
Shouldn't you plan to be there too? Registration
is now open, but trust me... it's likely to be a sellout, so
register early and be guaranteed a seat at the table.
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