Friday, December 30, 2011

Strategies Unlimited: LED driver IC suppliers worldwide seize the market madness

According to market research firm Strategies Unlimited forecasts, LED Driver IC market size by 2010 revenue of nearly $ 2 billion in 2015 to reach nearly 35 billion U.S. dollars, an average compound annual growth rate of 12%. The agency pointed out, LED backlight required LED driver IC, will be the main growth market, popular applications, including edge-lit televisions and monitors, LED lighting is the next potential applications.

Strategies Unlimited estimates lighting LED driver IC market growth rate between 2010 and 2015 up to 40%; the challenges facing the field of technology, including dimming technology, power-efficient, power factor and price.

 1, the international IC manufacturers account for a large share of the market

As the LED driver IC to control the quality of light, so the chip quality and stability is very important. In contrast, the ability of international companies design better brand recognition and quality assurance has a high level, in this account for a large share of the market, but in terms of price, the LED driver IC, the cost of electronic products accounted for the proportion of terminal quite low, manufacturers usually do not consider the price as the primary, mainly on account of product features and product reliability to meet the requirements.

2, the world's top 10 LED driver IC suppliers accounted for 55% of value

Statistics show that the global top 10 of the LED driver IC suppliers accounted for 55% of the value of about 30 IC vendors and affiliated manufacturers shared the remaining 44%.

With the United States National Semiconductor acquired by Texas Instruments, Texas Instruments is the number one supplier of LED driver IC. Texas Instruments (TI) in 2010 with 17% market share. U.S. National Semiconductor Corporation (NSC) ranked second. TI and NSC combined company will be firmly occupy a quarter of the LED driver IC market.

3, Taiwan enterprises accelerate accounted LED driver IC market

Data show that in 2011, Taiwan's LED driver IC demand will reach 270 million, shipments will increase 128.4 percent. With the technology improved, Taiwan will be more excellent supply chain flexibility and lower prices, compared to the international IC manufacturers, get stronger shipments.

Therefore, the estimates in 2011, Taiwan's driver IC will reach 130 million, compared with 57.4 million in 2010 grew 128.4% significantly, which was significantly better than the same period 52.2% of international chip vendors growth rate.

 4, the Chinese mainland led driver ic supplier maintain a rapid growth

Due to the mainland local IC suppliers have good service and low prices, in the LED display driver and control areas, the mainland's domestic IC market is expected to share will be further enhanced.

For the Chinese market, iSuppli predicts, in the global economy and electronics industry settlement recession, China LED driver IC market will grow rapidly. In 2013, China LED light product market will reach $ 139 million.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

German security research laboratory point out: GSM mobile phone can easily be hacked

the results of safety tests maps
Meeting in Berlin, Germany, the German security research labs Karsten Nohl said that all GSM phones have a security risk, even hackers can exploit this vulnerability in the user's knowledge of the case call or send text messages. You know, 80 percent of the world's mobile phone is based on the GSM network, so this news to a lot of scared people.

     Nohl said that only in "very short time frame" to complete the thousands of calls to attack. In Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia, for the communication lines of attack have emerged. For example, following this scene: the crooks invade a company through the telephone system, and unlimited dial a service number to get service charge. The company has been invaded when checking phone bills will find the problem.

     Nohl presented in this gathering of some better protection for hacking operators, such as T-Mobile in Germany and France, SFR. Located in 11 countries, 32 operators in the invasion test showed weak protection awareness - hackers can easily intercept calls, tracking, and even simulate a user's identity is also very easy.

     "These are the overall network security situation is worrying," Nohl said, "Now it seems that mobile networks in the mobile ecosystem is the weakest link, even better than a lot of problems Android / iOS devices more worried." But hope is still there. Nohl pointed out that these operators can be a simple way to improve network security - for example, to upgrade their system software and mobile phones accessories.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Philips began the western gold rush tour in China


As among the first lighting manufacturer in the Chinese market, Philips has the advantage of China's development of LED industry seems equally clear.

The latest example comes from Philips, which announced on December 15, 2015 from the total planned investment of more than 25 million euros invested in the construction of the Chengdu Hi-tech Zone of professional LED light product project.

Early this year, Philips has just announced another "local market" of strategic planning in China. As the important implementation of this strategy one of the measures announced in June this year, Philips set up its regional headquarters in China's second-tech Development Zone in Chengdu.

"We will build closer to the local business model, better service the Midwest, then in the Chinese market to achieve greater success." Philips, executive vice president, Greater China CEO tetrachloride said.

Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips business areas include lighting, health care and quality of life. In these three operations, by Philips, which started the lighting business accounts for about 40% of its total sales, of which, another 10% of the contribution from China.

In 2010, Philips' overall performance in China increased by more than 20%, surpassed Germany as the Philips in the world's second largest market after the United States. In China, business, LED street lighting, rapid growth.

"State Government for the entire LED industry is very strong support of the industry played a significant role. And the process of urbanization in China, but also accelerated the development of LED light industry." Tommy Leong said.

Topology Research Institute in 2012, mainland China LED lighting market will achieve a large outbreak, the market will grow from $ 2.8 billion in 2011, a substantial increase to 80 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 185%. The second half of 2012, penetration rate of China LED lighting will exceed 30% to 31%.

For being in a "downturn" of Philips, this is clearly a market can not be missed. In fact, Philips has just released third quarter earnings reported its third-quarter net profit from last year's € 524 million fell to 76 million euros, up 85% plunge; revenue from last year's € 5.46 billion decline in to 5.394 billion euros.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Apple's U.S. market share rose, but fell in Europe


Wonder for all the myth of the Apple iPhone, Apple's hot in the world, the major smart phone manufacturers do nothing to stop. But with the death of Steve Jobs, Apple is undergoing some subtle changes. Foreign research firm recently released survey shows Apple's market share began to decrease in Europe, while U.S. market share rise.

    Research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech12 data released on 23 May at the end of November, 12 weeks, Apple's market share in the U.S. from a year ago, 25% to 36%, continuing a steady rise. However, France's market share from 29% to 20%, Germany, from 27% to 22%, while this phenomenon occurs in many European countries, this is one of the few times Apple's downward trend. Industry insiders believe that the selling Android phone is the primary factor, Apple popular in Asia, including
China mobile phones market revenue for Apple to make no small contribution.

    After the death of Steve Jobs, the new CEO does not yet have too many sources to the outside world. Appears before the introduction of the iPhone 5, Apple will continue to keep a low profile.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

iOS software downloads fall, income is still far more than Android

  While Apple's software and mobile phones accessories market always gives a feeling of prosperity, but near the end of study data will still find some interesting details. According to Distimo's latest research report, Apple's App Store in time for the whole year almost monthly App downloads are on the decline.
 
 Apple iPhone App Store charts monthly downloads

     Above the horizontal coordinates of the curve representing the month, the vertical axis represents the monthly Apple App Store downloads software store, you can see, despite the iPhone 4S release software downloads rapid recovery, but the first nine months of the downloads are on the decline .

But there is good news, even declining downloads, App Store in selling software on the market performed better than the Android software revenue three times. Android software quantity but the quality is uneven.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Mr. Alex Lambeek became RIM president of China region

December 20, 2011, Research In Motion (RIM) announced the appointment of Mr. Alex Lambeek as RIM's president of China.

     Alex Lambeek concurrently RIM's Asia Pacific vice president of marketing, he is a global mobile communications and mobile industry veteran manager.

     RIM's Asia Pacific senior vice president Urpo Karjalainen said: "Alex Lambeek global and Asia-Pacific region has a wealth of sales and marketing experience, in-depth understanding of local business development needs, and have outstanding achievements in high-potential market, successful performance. Alex Mr. Lambeek has a keen market insight and excellent management skills, he will further promote the growth of RIM's business in China. "

     As RIM's China president, Alex Lambeek will lead the team to develop China, the world's largest mobile communications market.

  Alex Lambeek said: "China is a strategic market for RIM's important to become a member of the team, I am very excited about the same time, I also look forward to BlackBerry smartphones and services will expand to a wider market, and in Chinese business to a new level. "

     Alex Lambeek joined in early 2011 as RIM vice president of marketing, Asia-Pacific region.As RIM's China president, he will continue to be responsible for wholesale China mobile phone and the region marketing.

     Alex Lambeek served as Nokia Asia Pacific and many parts of the world's senior sales and marketing positions, including head of Nokia's global scale (especially for China, India and Indonesia and other emerging markets) entry-level mobile phone unit, and the Asia-Pacific mobile phone sales and leadership marketing, has extensive industry experience.

Friday, December 16, 2011

SRS helps Qualcomm chips to achieve better sound quality

Qualcomm chipset integration has been walking in the forefront of mobile phone chip maker, this time it brought us is the integration of audio technology - SRS Labs TruMedia technology will be Qualcomm QRD audio enhancement plan suite to help Snapdragon family of chipsets for better sound quality, there are currently supported chipsets and Snapdragon MSM7X27A MSM7X25A.

     SRS TruMedia technology: in fact, this is a project designed to improve the performance of mobile devices, audio solutions, SRS TruMedia technology allows mobile phones more prominent bass, IF expression enhanced to help users better music listening experience.

mobile phone SRS TruMedia HD kit

     SRS technology will use Qualcomm chipsets in the high-performance low-power DSP digital signal processor, and to enhance Qualcomm Snapdragon quality audio performance of the above. Competition in all aspects of mobile phones has been very intense, the same technical level of the screen, best mobile phone accessories will determine the ownership of the next victory, and with good integration and low power consumption, Qualcomm chipset will continue to be OEM manufacturers and consumers.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Video Games "Final Fantasy 13-2" for sale, AKB48 Yuko sing the theme song

December 15, 2011, Square Enix Bic Camera store launched the Video Games "Final Fantasy 13-2" pre-warm-up activities in Tokyo, Japan. The event began in the theme song, "agreed the place", representative director and president Yoichi Wada Seto good producer, North Van, etc Bird Hill seeking thoughts on the product for sale for a statement.

The biggest highlight of the activities of women's idol group AKB48 members Yuko Oshima also be involved in the debut event, the Yuko Oshima sing the theme song not only personally, but also put their personally designed clothing sexy download version of the role . In the cold winter, which is a lot of male players to bring a trace of warmth.

With the 7:00 am release date approaching, the countdown appeared on the big screen, a small peak in the field ushered in "Final Fantasy 13-2," the sale. Compared to
Video Games "Final Fantasy 13", Video Games accessories "Final Fantasy 13-2," there is a lot of progress, the player, be sure not to miss.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Mobile phone sales dismal,Blackberry replace China president

According to reliable sources, Blackberry China President Xie Rui will be officially retired in December 2011, will take over the post of sales in China is currently the vice president and Asia-Pacific vice president of integrated marketing Alex Lambeek, and Xie Rui BlackBerry will remain to play China, a consultant.
    

               Xie Rui (right) / Alex Lambeek (left)

     Blackberry Replacing the post of president of China, reason is very simple, mainly because of BlackBerry's dismal sales in the wholesale China mobile phone market, sales of the same or even less than one percent decline in Nokia, monthly sales of less than 400 mobile phones.

     In order to get rid of this dilemma, blackberry has developed for the Chinese market in 2012 a new strategy. On the one hand and China slowdown custom product co-operators in favor of greater efforts to build its own retail channels, and increase in China's BlackBerry experience stores and outlet stores; the other hand, lower end of the price with the introduction of similar buy BlackBerry BIS giving six months or a year of subsidized services, in short, is to increase sales.

Friday, December 9, 2011

Microsoft WP7 will be launch in mainland China in 2012

In December, Microsoft said, Windows Phone 7 smart phones will be launch  in the China mobile phone market at the end of 2011, but Microsoft officials said recently, Windows Phone 7 system had to be postponed login Chinese mainland market, the time delay to 2012 in the first half.

     Microsoft officials said, Windows Phone 7 product delays login because the Chinese mainland market in mainland China market, taking into account the user has a special usage, and the whole market and international market, the Hong Kong market vary greatly, with a special environment, Microsoft needs to Log in mainland China on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 market for more detailed consideration of the product, Microsoft said that in the China market, "localization" is very important.

     It is understood that Microsoft and Nokia are very close, and Nokia in the China market has intensive marketing channels, and the relationship between all levels, at the same time, Microsoft and Lenovo, ZTE, Huawei also maintained a very close working relationship, this Windows Phone 7 times in the Chinese mainland market, these brands will bear the brunt.

     China's market position in the global smart phone market has become increasingly obvious advantages, according to Strategy Analytics, in the third quarter of 2011, China sold 23.9 million smart phones and
best mobile phone accessories, more than the U.S. market nearly 60 million units. The third quarter, Android smart phones accounted for the total smartphone sales 58%, Symbian's market share in China has been very clear decline, Nokia also wants to use the system to regain lost ground.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

IMS Research: global report tracking retail prices of LED lights

IMS Research updated the global monthly report tracking retail price of wholesale LED lights, track covering 12 countries, 27 retailers and 480 variety of LED lights.

According to IMS Research latest analysis, the global average retail price of LED lights steadily declined, from $ 30 in September to 11 months of $ 28.

China - China LED lighting market, the largest price decline, the average price dropped 62% from $ 30 to $ 11. A19 60W replacement lamp prices fell 38%, while the MR 16 20W replacement lamp prices fell 52%.

Chinese companies seem to have been committed to improving the luminous efficiency of light bulbs, from September to November, luminous efficiency (lm / W) increased by 24%.

Japan - November, a 40W incandescent replacement lamps for the first time to less than 1,000 yen (U.S. $ 13) price of the sale. Japan 40W incandescent LED replacement lamps are still higher than the average price of $ 30.

South Korea - IMS Research section of the track 31 in Korea incandescent replacement lamps, LED lights are 26 watt replacement mislabelled. Labeled wattage of 60W instead of the LED lamp luminous flux of 505 lumens on average, compared with IMS Research for the 60W replacement lamps are the low standards set by nearly 200 lumens.

United States - November is the Samsung LED lights sold in Lowe's stores in the first month. Samsung's new 7 existing PAR and MR lamps replacement lamp replacement lamp and a 50W incandescent. Samsung seems to have been in other countries to postpone the listing of other alternative to incandescent lamps in the U.S. market launch.

Monday, December 5, 2011

2011 Lantern light Festival in Kobe, Japan

December 1, 2011, Kobe, Kobe, Japan, the annual Lantern  LED lights Festival was held. Especially in memory of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake of 6400 victims, the lamp is to express the people's grief for the victims of post-earthquake reconstruction and good wishes. Kobe after the earthquake, the dark silence, the survivors turn on the little star lights, to give people tremendous warmth and hope.

One is called the IMOGA Japanese, gratitude for life and a bright, erected light sculpture from Italy in the square and street lights. People in this time of year, accompanied by background music Requiem quietly brilliant warm light through the magnificent sea, the people pray for the dead and alive. Pray for the reconstruction of the northeast cylindrical work "Fountain of Prayer" is also light show debut, the work was built around the fountain, about 12 meters high, about 27 meters in diameter, for the first time using the energy saving
LED lights.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

eyelight, Smart LED lights

The future of intelligent lighting look like? eyelight is such a cutting-edge design of the LED lamps, and the general appearance of the disc chandelier almost the same spiral is a common interface. But if you look carefully will find that it's built-in mystery, in the middle there are two light sources, not only for flood cheap LED lighting the entire room, more intimate lighting for the room owner.

When you enter the room in its range, it will detect and track your location, a strong beam shot from the center of light enveloped around you, whether it is read back and forth to work or sit down, can provide sufficient lighting, while reducing the flood lighting of the room, saving the extra lighting power consumption.

This is a new energy-efficient lighting design, direction, easy control features in the design of the
China leds lights can be fully demonstrated. However, if the room is curious that two people will do?

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Chinese surveillance camera manufacturers overview


    The survey we collected 940 China wireless surveillance equipment enterprise production data does not include dealer; if a company has more than two production sites, only counted as one. Because the large number of enterprises producing cameras, data difficult to collect all. From some special keyword search terms, are always able to find is not in our database of companies, due to time constraints, we search still not comprehensive enough. We are mainly based on their own database data, and security from the recent media advertising, particularly through the Internet search company to find the library does not have to be supplemented, as collected comprehensive. According to experience, there are still some companies not only not have a website, do not arrange themselves in a professional web site pages. Overall, about 10% of companies failed to statistics. Of course, individual enterprises have gone bankrupt or out of camera production plant sequences, but also retained in our database, should be excluded. We estimate that, including foreign companies set up factories in the Mainland, the Mainland of China manufacturing surveillance cameras have more than 1,000 companies.

    
Geographical distribution, production monitoring cameras Guangdong enterprises to the highest of 629, which focused on the 502 in Shenzhen. Beijing, Tianjin and Shenzhen 117. East China's Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces and 129 4. Only the other provinces of Liaoning, Sichuan, more than 10. Jilin has eight main production camera and infrared machine. Production of larger enterprises in Shenzhen are more concentrated, due to strong local support, the assembly of the Shenzhen-based small business is up. Apart from Shenzhen, Tianjin and Changzhou ball machine production is relatively concentrated, manufacturing enterprises in Fujian and Jilin, the lens is relatively concentrated, professional infrared machine, explosion-proof camera manufacturers to Beijing in larger quantities.

    
In order to facilitate analysis, we monitored the production company was divided into four categories of cameras: 1, the production of basic models, including the trigger, bolt, ball machines, surveillance cameras hemisphere enterprise; 2, the main production derived from the surveillance cameras infrared machine , the network machine business and wholesale wireless surveillance systems; 3, the main production for a specific application of professional surveillance camera industry enterprises; 4, the main production facilities for the surveillance camera lens, infrared light, head, shield business. As the situation is more complicated, there are many first class companies also produce the second and third categories of products, but a lower proportion of these two types of products. The fourth class enterprises have production camera, infrared machine products, but the proportion is not large, and to the lens, infrared light, mainly head and other key accessories. A total of 612 first class enterprise, the second enterprise 177, the third class of 60 enterprises, the fourth of 91 companies.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

LED lights and lighting magic

In the Milan Design Week 09, the lighting design team from Toshiba demonstrated the LED lights and lighting magic. The protagonist is a specially designed wholesale LED bulbs, drop-shaped transparent shell, and put on appropriate water, the use of convex principle, the top LED light source into a spot on the ground with the focus of rendering water ripples, each light can produce random interesting lighting effects.

Each LED lights can be controlled by touch, so that LED lights have become close relationship with people, designers are also carefully arranged in the surrounding wall of the arch-shaped mirror, decorated a unique space, through the heavy mirror, LED light look at expanding the space with light off, turned into a true illusory like the lighting and lights space.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Difference of LED lights between China market and European market


  Status:

        1, the market expansion: a powerful catalyst for business expansion. Upstream and downstream enterprises and even large companies are eager to lay the rapid development from the LED to get profit.

         2, the pattern of the dispute: mergers and acquisitions and expansion surging. Despite the expansion of the market demand prompted companies to accelerate large-scale, but in the entire LED industry chain, and now have generally focused on the upstream expansion of the field, especially for some of the strength of listed companies, which the industry with a unique distribution of profits structure is not without relevant.

         3, life and death of the confusion: people, the core technology and a gray area. Core technology, human resources, standards and lack of funds so that investors look at the LED industry should not be overly optimistic. Improvement of the current national standard LED lighting system has not been established, the establishment of some very confusing local standards.

          4 trends: the development of the next few years, full-color led display in the outdoor advertising media will increasingly replace the traditional light box, neon, magnetic flap and other products, sports venues in the display of all color LED display will become a mainstream product. Full-color LED display is widely used full-color LED display industry, the development of a new growth point. LED display will be more standardized, more diverse product mix.

          Difference: now the domestic LED display technology comparable with Europe, and low prices, coupled with the plethora of domestic LED display manufacturer, therefore, difficult foreign LED products into the Chinese market. In contrast, Chinese and European markets inexpensive China LED lights, so that many foreign customers will buy China leds lights products.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

China video surveillance digital trend is clearly


In the composition of China's security industry, accounted for a large proportion of video surveillance, about 55%, 15% access control, burglar alarms accounted for 12%, 18% other categories. China manufacturer of video surveillance products are mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Beijing-Tianjin region, which accounts for about 70% of Guangdong, and Shenzhen on the concentration of about 65% of the manufacturers, is the birthplace of video surveillance products and manufacturing base ; Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces accounted for about 12%, about 10% in Beijing and Tianjin, and the remaining regions together accounted for about 8%. Video surveillance of domestic brands to reach 60 percent market share, but the high-end video surveillance market is an international brand firmly occupy. The products of domestic manufacturers to meet the domestic demand for low-end market, there are a large number of OEM products to the international market, China has become the world's largest producer of video surveillance products.

     Recalling China's video surveillance industry, to video surveillance technology for the track, the video surveillance industry can be divided into several periods:

     Prior to 2005 times for the analog control;

     2005 - 2008 era of the digital control;

     Since 2009, the era for IP network monitoring, and toward high-definition intelligent times.

     Before 2005, the analog video surveillance video surveillance in a long time. During this period, China's domestic production of video surveillance products manufacturer R & D capability is relatively weak, mainly by imitation products compete in the market after a low-cost, basic maintenance, R & D R & D in some low-end technology, the main funding for the purchase of machine core, the camera lens assembly. Video surveillance products on the market to foreign brands.

In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, driven, high-definition monitor, the concept of intelligent analysis and highly respected in the video surveillance industry. HD, with intelligent analysis of video surveillance products began to launch. IP network cameras, camera megapixels, HD DVR, NVR and so represents a new direction of technology products become the focus of the industry. IP-based, network-based video surveillance technology, beginning in 2009, video surveillance monitoring from SD to HD monitor the pace of development accelerated. The resolution of video surveillance images from SD age 4CIF or D1 resolution, about 44 million pixels, resolution 540 TV lines, the development of high-definition resolutions up to 1080i or monitor age 720p, up more than one million pixels. China wireless surveillance systems has entered the HD era.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

PoeARTica: Victoria Real Estate

In addition, recent research report is very optimistic about China wholesale cheap LED lighting business opportunities brought about that the LED industry in Asia will benefit.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

The rapid development of China LED industry

Look at the cheap LED lights, LED interior lights, LED lights, LED display, LED everywhere in our lives has become an indispensable part of the industry to predict the future rapid development of LED industry, but companies in development of competition in the contrarian must take the forefront in the industry.



           First let us look at the development momentum of China's LED lights



          1, the country's first large-scale application of LED lights from the highway project is completed, further implementation of LED applications to expand and upgrade.



          2, the Guangdong Provincial Committee announced the latest special investigation report shows that Guangdong has become an important production base for LED and Trade Center, LED close to 3,000 companies, ranked first in value and size, the output value 85.3 billion yuan, output value and output of about accounting for 70% of the scale of the industry accounting for about 50%.



         3, Guangdong Province is planning to promote collaborative innovation chain. Is for the Government to build a platform to all aspects of the industry chain integrating together to form a government, industry and the effective interaction between enterprises, with the collaboration.



          4, Shenzhen Expressway 120 km LED lighting projects successfully delivered, provides a good reference for us and successful experiences.





         5, the world's highest luminous efficiency of China LED bulbs come