the fastest growing sectors in lighting in the next few years

Fu notes that China is serious about embracing green lighting. In November 2008 the Government approved a spending list which includes a 210 billion yuan investment in environmental protection and energy conservation. It will also speed up the construction of 10 key energy conservation projects and green lighting is one of them.LED lighting is totally different from traditional electronic industry products. LED lighting products -- especially high brightness LEDs -- cover electronics, thermal and optical technologies. This broad expertise requirement can be a barrier to entry. That's where our design unit, Avnet Design Services come in, offering manufacturers total turn key solutions that lower the barrier and speed time to market," said Fu.

"Energy efficiency is a goal that consumers are looking for, businesses are embracing and governments are actively promoting. The combination of demand and market potential is making high brightness LEDs one of the fastest growing sectors in lighting in the next few years. Our goal is to help customers here in China and end users around the world to enjoy the benefits of energy efficiency as well as illumination," said Fu.The participation at symposium is one of the first fruits of a Memorandum Of Understanding between the HKPC and Avnet Electronics Marketing China to stimulate the design and development of a new generation of energy efficient LED lighting products in a variety of application segments.

Avnet Electronics Marketing has a significant presence in Asia-Pacific -- the fastest growing electronics market in the world. With its regional headquarters in Singapore, the company has over 40 locations in 10 countries in Asia. Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia distributes semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components to serve a wide range of customers including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers, and small- to medium-sized businesses, and provides associated design-chain and supply-chain services.Director of Product Marketing and Business Development for the Lighting Business Group at Luminus Devices. "In addition to the PhlatLight LED benefits of simplified fixture design with fewer LEDs and corresponding optics and drivers, the CSM-360-W also provides a package platform making it possible to service and upgrade the LED itself instead of replacing the whole fixture.