Mountain View, CA--Strategies Unlimited and PennWell Corp. will host their 13th annual Strategies in Light (SIL) conference and exhibition on high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs) and lighting on February 7–9, 2012, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
In 2011, the HB-LED industry is undergoing dramatic changes. After an astounding 108% market growth in 2010, driven largely by the adoption of LED backlights in LCD TVs, computer monitors, and notebook computers, the market is expected to grow at a much slower rate of 10% in 2011. Demand for LCD TVs has slowed, and the oversupply of LEDs caused by widespread capacity scale-up has put strong downward pressure on prices. Nevertheless, the HB-LED market is forecast to grow another 45% by 2014 to $16.2 billion, driven by recovery in the backlight market and by the continuing adoption of LED lighting. Helping conference participants to understand the dynamics of this rapidly changing and complex market is a key goal of SIL 2012.
The focus for SIL 2012 will continue to be on the developments in HB-LED applications, technology, and manufacturing that will drive the market forward over the next five years and beyond. For the fourth year in a row the conference will feature a parallel LEDs in Lighting Track, which will examine some of the most pressing issues regarding the adoption of LED lighting in a variety of applications. Also, SIL will continue the tradition of offering a full-day Solid-State Lighting Investor Forum on February 7, featuring presentations by a wide range of advanced technology startups.
New this year is a full parallel track on LED manufacturing, based on the success of the half-day workshop first offered at SIL 2011. As the HB-LED industry scales up to unprecedented levels of high-volume production, manufacturing issues are receiving increased attention. Both traditional LED equipment suppliers and suppliers from the silicon semiconductor industry are developing new equipment and techniques to move to larger substrate sizes, increase automation, and improve yield and throughput. The LED Manufacturing Track, sponsored by SEMI, will explore the most challenging manufacturing issues facing LED producers in the coming years.
The 2012 show will also include a comprehensive exhibit area with more than 150 companies participating. The exhibit area will feature the LED Light and Design Pavilion, which is designed to showcase a variety of LED lighting products, and which will offer a series of presentations and hands-on demonstrations on February 8 and 9 for members of the lighting community. Moreover, five in-depth workshops and two tutorials will be held on Wednesday, February 7, offering topics ranging from LED test and measurement to architectural lighting design.
The show will also provide insight into the rapidly developing markets for LED lighting, backlights for LCD TVs, outdoor signs and displays, and advanced automotive lighting applications, as well as other major trends in applications, industry structure, government policies, markets, products, and technologies that will affect the LED industry’s future. Featured speakers for the conference’s HB LED Market Track include: Ling Wu, General Secretary of the China Solid-State Lighting Alliance; Chung Hoon Lee, CEO of Seoul Semiconductor Co.; and Eric Kim, CEO of Soraa. In addition, Ella Shum, Director of the LED Research, Strategies Unlimited, will provide an annual update on the market for HB-LEDs, along with a five-year forecast.
Other companies and organizations contributing to the HB LED Market Track include: d.light, LEDs Magazine, QD Vision, LIghtscape Materials, Philips Lighting, DisplaySearch, Lumileds, China LED Display Association, Cree, Osram Opto Semiconductors, Nichia America, Canaccord Genuity, SSLS, Inc., Mentor Graphics, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, TerraLUX, and Texas Instruments.
Featured speakers for the LEDs in Lighting Track include: Ted Ferreira, Principal, CD+M Lighting Design Group; and Dave Ranieri, VP and General Manager, Commercial Indoor Business Unit, Lithonia Lighting. Vrinda Bhandarkar, Senior Market Research Analyst at Strategies Unlimited, will summarize the results of the company’s latest research on LED luminaire and replacement lamp market trends. Other participating companies and organizations include: Nualight, Type A Productions, JW Marriott, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, PG&E, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership, Electrical Contractor Magazine, Lighting Research Center, Xicato, Cree, San Jose Department of Transportation, and Redwood Systems.
Featured speakers for the LED Manufacturing Track include Iain Black, vice president of worldwide manufacturing, engineering, and innovation, Philips Lumileds Lightng; Tom Morrow, executive vice president, emerging markets, SEMI; and Jacob Tarn, president, TSMC – Solid-State Lighting. Other participating companies and organizations include DOE Solid-State Lighting Program, Rubicon Technology, Plasma-Therm, EV Group, Rudolph Technologies, Labsphere, Everlight Electronics, Cookson Electronics, and Dow Corning.
For further information on Strategies in Light 2012, please contact Luba Hrynyk at [email protected], or visit www.strategiesinlight.com for exhibiting companies, conference updates, and registration information.
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