GLG News by Light Emitting Diode Evaluators

1. LED manufacturers such as Osram are pushing the envelope forward approaching light output level 3 times greater than were reported 2 years ago . 2. Light output level of greater than 100 lumens per LED ar enabling LED's to be used in applications that are replacing more traditonal lighting techn...

(1) The trend in the substantial growth of notebook compared to the growth of desk top shows that consumer is trying to replace desk top with notebook  (2) The reason for this is the advancement in slimness, low weight and memory & speed of notebook that becomes easy to carry and...

1. Even though flash memory prices are continuing to fall with an 8 gigabit part selling on the spot market for $3, the market will continue to expand as flash replaces other media such as hard drives in many applciations. 2. Hitachi recently announced that they are getting out of the small hard drive...

1. Author of article is too enthusiastic in the short term, regarding adoption of LED's in exterior and interior lighting applications. 2. Markets such as portable lighting (flashlights/lanterns), and emergency vehicle lighting have abeen the first mass adopters of LED's. 3. Author is exaggerating when...

1. The sharing of specs on embedded NAND by Samsung (one nand), and Toshiba (LBA Nand) is occurring late in the game for phones and other multimeidia devices. 2.  Most of todays phones and multi media devices are moving towards the use of card slot such as SD, or micro SD cards for increased memory. ...

1. Both Samsung and Sandisk have already entered the market, and have obtained design wins in the notebook market. 2. Simpletech has also entered the market with a family of SSD's for notebook applications. 3. Although the Micron products do not break any new ground, they are another competitor, and...

1. Seoul and Nichia are embroiled in litigation on a number of fronts.  Nichia who is the largest LED manufacturer in terms of sales, and amongst the leaders in technology, is trying to legally block competitors from using their device technology, and their useage rights for products, unless they...

1. With the traditional semiconductor business annual growth slowing to the range of 4-6%, major electronics distributors such as Arrow, Avnet, etc. are looking at new areas of focus for growth. 2. Both Arrow and Avnet have created power and lighting focused business organization which they are funding...

1. With the DRAM business being so weak, major memory manufacturers increased their NAND flash production in anticipation of the late Q3 and Q4 holiday builds in the consumer electronics sector. 2. Although I phone, IPOD, 12 megapixcel cameras, etc., have increased demand for larger amounts of flash...

1. Samsung's announcement verifies that the 30NM process node is viable for flash memory.  This reinforces that Moores Law will still be in effect at this process node. 2. Samsung's announcement set the bar high for it's key competitors such as Toshiba, Hynix, and Intel/Micron who have not yet...