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Technology & Engineering Emmy Award (2012) awarded by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). He was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2003.
Since 2000, he has been a professor of Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds more than 100 patents and has published more than 400 papers in his field. Shuji Nakamura is also the Research Director of the Solid State Lighting & Energy Centre.
IEEE again selects Seoul Semi as top patent power company
Seoul Semiconductor was again selected as the only LED manufacturer in the Top 20 2013 IEEE Semiconductor Manufacturing Patent Power Ranking
On 23rd December, Seoul Semiconductor, an expert in LED technology, was recognised for its intellectual clout in semiconductor manufacturing.
According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), among the companies which manufacture LED components only, Seoul Semiconductor was the only one to be selected in the 2013 Semiconductor Manufacturing Patent Power Ranking. Seoul Semiconductor was also selected in the same category in 2012.
The patent power scorecards by IEEE for each industrial section are based on the evaluation of the patent portfolios of more than 5000 leading commercial enterprises, academic institutions, non profit organisations, and government agencies worldwide.
It takes into account not only the size of the organisations patent portfolios but also the quality of their patents with regards to the growth index, impact of the patents, originality, and general applicability of the patents.
Seoul Semiconductor has more than 20 years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing and invests more than 15 percent of its annual revenue to LED research and development. On an average Seoul Semiconductor applies for more than 600 patents every year.
Currently, the company holds more than 11,000 LED patents, including patents in core LED technologies such as Acrich, Acrich MJT, nPola, TV Direct Backlight Technology, UV, and many more.
The firm’s extensive patent portfolio in LED technology
includes epitaxial growth, fabrication, packaging, and system application of LED technology.
Nam Ki-Bum, head director of the R&D centre said “Seoul Semiconductor has focused on developing its proprietary technologies in LED lighting for the past twenty three years.” He added “As Seoul Semiconductor continues to innovate and introduce new and exciting products for the LED industry it also respects the intellectual property rights of other companies.”
2013 IEEE Semiconductor Manufacturing Patent Power Ranking: Top 20
1: Digital Optics (US) 2: Samsung Electronics (KR)
3: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (JP) 4: SanDisk (US) 5: Foxconn (CN) 6: Intel (US) 7: Tessera Technologies (US) 8: Micron Technology (US) 9: Broadcom (US) 10: Marvell Technology (Bermuda) 11: Nanosolar (US) 12: SunPower (US) 13: Rambus (US)
14: Seoul Semiconductor (KR) 15: Intermolecular (US) 16: Texas Instruments (US) 17: STATS ChipPac (Singapore) 18: OEwaves (US) 19: Tilera (US) 20: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TW)
LED phosphor shipments to hit 800 metric tons
Nanomarkets says that although only a $51 million business today, the general illumination market will consume $171 million in phosphors in 2019 and around $250 million in 2021
As LEDs continue to rapidly penetrate the general illumination sector, LED phosphors suppliers will experience strong volume growth with phosphor
January / February 2014
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