LED lighting maker on the island

The company is developing a process to deposit a thin layer of carbon-based conductive material to form the electrical layer in electronic products. Plextronics is working on the materials as well as the manufacturing process, which is often described as akin to "printing" electronics.Print electronic technology promises to deliver low-cost products. Organic solar cells or LED lighting would use organic compounds for form the electrical layer rather than conventional materials such as silicon.In light of the bright outlook of LED industry, Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) and Yulon Group, have recently financed Trend Lighting Corp, a LED lighting maker on the island, according to Taiwan Economic News.

The two groups have each acquired 10% stake in Trend Lighting. FPG and Yulon have plowed capital into the company through LED affiliates Nan Ya Photonic Inc. and Precision Silicon Corp., respectively.Trend Lighting was founded in March 2008, and is currently capitalized at NT$280 million(US$8.4 million at US$1:NT$33). It has been awarded a NT$45 million (US$1.3 million) contract with Taichung County Government to supply around 2,000 LED streetlights.Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy estimated the global LED lighting market to reach over US$500 million in 2009. The ministry’s Industrial Technology Research Institute projected the market to grow to US$980 million next year, roughly representing 1% of global lighting market, according to the article.

developer and producer of solid-state lighting technology, announced last week that it has granted a license for its LED fluorescent tube replacement patents to Light Emitting Designs of North Barrington.We are pleased to be engaged as a licensee with ilumisys and its parent company, Altair Engineering,” said Tim Taylor, CEO of Light Emitting Designs. “The market for LED tube retrofits is significant and pegged for huge growth in 2010 and 2011. We are pleased to have secured that future growth by being a licensed provider.The licensing agreement provides for royalty payments to be made on a per-unit basis in exchange for having rights to manufacture and sell products covered by Altair’s patent portfolio.