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New LED Strip Waterproof Technology

Dear customers and visitors, we are glad to share our new led strip waterproof technology with you. This technology makes led strip has IP67 waterproof grade.   This new waterproof technology has these merits: 1, Professional structure design decreases light loss and increases 6%-9% lumen on the front side. 2, Small color shift makes color look more uniform. 3, Better heat dissipation and longer lifespan. 4, Adopt automatic mechanical waterproof technology, making led strip looks more beautiful. 5, Use environmental silicone as materials, making led strip has better [...]

China’s LED package market & pricing

Prices were stable in China’s lighting LED package market in July. Even though the capacity expansion efforts by LED chip suppliers are starting to have an effect on the market entering the third quarter, package prices have remained steady due to high demand. Currently, the most sought-after package on the market is 2835 LEDs. However, prices of 2835 products are unlikely to drop further as they are already near the bottom. In fact, the price trend of 2835 LEDs has [...]

Chinese LED Package Price Surge

Early in May, Luxlite, Epistar’s sole distributor in China, has sent out an announcement of price adjustment, listing a number of reasons for price increase, including continuingly increased raw materials and manpower costs. Chinese LED chips manufacturers San’an Opto and HC Semitek followed suit Epistar’s lead in raising LED chip prices, which was considered as an early sign of recovery from the heated price war since 2014. Major LED package manufacturers including Smalit, Honglitronic, Xuyu Optoelectronics, and SAMSUNG have announced to raise [...]

Jufei Opto and GE Lighting Sign Red Phosphor Licensing Agreement

Jufei Opto announced recently in a statement that it signed a red phosphor license agreement with leading U.S. manufacturer GE Lighting. GE Lighting licensed its potassium fluorosilicate (PFS) phosphors global patent application rights to Chinese LED manufacturer Jufei Opto recently. Jufei Opto stated the company has developed core technologies in developing ultra-thin LEDs, LEDs with low lumen depreciation, high CRI and high-reliability performances. The company has more than 100 patents in its portfolio, and deployed its core patent applications to meet [...]