This week highlights:

• LEDinside’s Senior Analyst Figo Wang gives an in-depth analysis of the sapphire substrate market trends in 2015. Despite of the blows from GTAT’s bankruptcy last year, the sapphire market will continue to grow next year.
• Korean manufacturer Samsung Display has not given up on OLED TVs yet, and will be injecting millions into the technology.
• MLS has recorded a very successful IPO recently, with shares being oversubscribed by nearly 88 times.
• The U.S. court has started investigations into whether Feit Electric and Unity Opto have infringed Cree patents as claimed in the complaint.

Editor Recommendations

1. LEDinside: Sapphire Substrate Market Growth to Soar in 2015
2. Top Korean LED Manufacturer Lumens To Expand in Japan Through Joint Venture
3. Samsung Display to Invest in OLED Production Line
4. MLS To Raise RMB 960 Million in Shenzhen IPO
5. DOE Publishes CALiPER Report on Lumen and Chromaticity Maintenance of LED PAR38 Lamps
6. U.S. International Trade Commission Opens Investigation into Cree LED Lighting Patent Infringement Case 

What’s Trending

1. India LED Market to Grow 30% in the Next 5 Years
2. KPU Launches Silver Nanowires for Transparent Conductive Electrode to GaN-based LEDs
3. NEMA Lighting Systems Division Publishes White Paper on U.S. Procurement Policy and Manufacturing

Industry News

1. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics Acquires Veeco GaN MOCVD System
2. MLS Chairman Poised to Become Billionaire After IPO
3. Rubicon Technology Achieves Sapphire Production Breakthrough with Largest Sapphire Windows Ever Produced
4. Luminus Appoints Former Xicato Co-founder as Vice President of Marketing
5. Lighting Science Group Corporation and Fastenal Enter into Strategic Distribution Partnership
6. Cree Selected by Fast Company Among the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2015
7. Orion Energy Systems Reports Soaring LED Growth for 3Q15
8. HC SemiTek 96 MOCVDs Acquired in 2014 to Enter Production in 2015
9. Orion Energy Systems Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
10. The Gulf Countries Will Run GCC Certification Program for Low-voltage Electrical Products
11. Cree Adds Intelligent Color to SmartCast Technology
12. MLS Strong Revenue Performance Attracts IPO Investors to Pitch In
13. Aoto Electronics Signs LED Display Rental Partnership Agreement with German Company Lang
14. Nationstar Reports Steady LED Revenue Growth in 2014

New Products

1. Billion Electric: A New Pioneer in Smart Lighting Solutions and LED Drivers
2. Lumia® Upgrades LED Panel Series
3. Hubbell Lighting Launches New Energy Efficient Lighting Control Devices
4. Osram Opto Launches Far Red LEDs for Horticultural Lighting
5. Intertek Helps MaxLite Test the First Enclosed-Rated LED Lamp for Use in ENERGY STAR® Luminaires
6. GlacialLight New LED Bay Light Achieves 10,000 Lumen Output with 96 Watts
7. Acolyte Industries Introduces Two New LED Strip Lights
8. MaxLite Simplifies Luminaire Retrofits with Ballast-Compatible LED Lamps
9. Tridonic Modules Provides Smooth Switch to LED Technology
10. UPRtek Adds New LED Spectrometer to Product Portfolio

Interesting Applications

• Coolbox: DIY Enthusiasts Multi-Functional LED Toolbox
• OSRAM SYLVANIA and Relationship Experts Shed Light on Setting The Mood For Valentine's Day

Lighting Projects

1. 7-Eleven Malaysia and GE Lighting Initiate Sustainable LED Retail Illumination Upgrade
2. Philips HID High Pressure Sodium Lamps for Public Lighting
3. First Romania Building Upgrades to Smart LED Lighting System
4. Renovated Ingersoll Rand Facility Lit up With GE LED Lights
5. Ford Dealership Looks to CGE Energy and CREE LED Lighting for Energy Efficiency
6. Colorful LEDs Enliven China’s Ice City
7. LIA Secures US$ 2M Funding from UK Regional Growth Fund (Round 6)