LED and Solid State Lighting Industry suppliers coming together

LED and Solid State Lighting Industry suppliers coming together in Taiwan May 7-8 for Blue 2008 Conference

Austin, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE) - CompoundSemi Online and Solid State Lighting Net, publishers of the LED industry supply chain news source, LIGHTimes Online (www.LIGHTimes.com), have announced the return of the "Blue" LED conference to Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 7-8, 2008.

Located at the Ambassador Hotel in Hsinchu, this year's agenda is focused on the materials, chips and packaged LED technologies that drive the HB-LED, advanced LED and solid state lighting industries.

Agendas and detailed information on the May 7-8 conference and exhibition are online at www.BlueTaiwan.com.

Held in Taiwan since 2004, "Blue" has proven itself to be a key Asia-based networking event for LED executives and managers interested in exchanging the latest practices, strategies and tactics necessary for manufacturers, designers and suppliers in the solid state lighting and advanced LED industries.

2008 co-chairs include: Taiwan-based Dr. Yi-Jen Chan, ITRI's Electro Optics Laboratory VP & General Director; Dr. Bernd Schulte, COO of leading epitaxial equipment provider Aixtron AG; and Dr. Robert Walker of the noted US capital firm, Sierra Ventures.

Other speakers for 2008 include Dr. Robert Steele of Strategies Unlimited presenting the Global Market Keynote, along with Dr. Asif Anwar of the UK's Strategy Analytics covering the Global Materials Market, including a special blue laser market update. Other market presentors include Prof. Enboa Wu of Hong Kong's ASTRI regarding HK/China initiatives and Taiwan's Photonic Industry Development Association (PIDA) providing local market updates.

In addition to these global and regional market overviews, attendees will hear updates on the latest LED device (GaN, InGaAlP), fabrication and substrate technology solutions, as well as packaged device innovations and opportunities from LED industry newsmakers including Epistar, Philips Lumileds, Osram, Everlight, Luminus Devices, Kyma, BluGlass, Aixtron, Monocrystal and many more.

"The consistent feedback we get is that Blue offers perhaps the highest quality, most productively integrated agenda of any conference in the industry, and that translates to quality networking," offered Blue 2008 conference coordinator, Tom Griffiths.

Diamond Sponsors this year include Aixtron, Intematix, and Rohm&Haas along with 2008 Sapphire sponsor Monocrystal. Key support comes from LED supply chain news sources LIGHTimes (www.LIGHTimes.com), CompoundSemi News (www.CompoundSemi.com), and the general lighting-focused online news journal, Solid State Lighting Design (www.SSLdes.com).

Register at www.BlueTaiwan.com.
Solid State Lighting NetTom Griffiths, +1-512-257-9888
Blue-2008@SolidStateLighting.net