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| Japan to host White LEDs and Solid State Lighting conference 30 Jan |
| White LEDs-07, an international conference on white LEDs and solid-state lighting, is to be held in Tokyo, Japan in November 2007. |
| Goldeneye granted wavelength conversion patent 30 Jan |
| Goldeneye has been granted a patent covering technology that enables wavelength conversion within light-recycling cavities. |
| Color Kinetics installs low resolution LED display on Aspire Tower 30 Jan |
| The Aspire Tower in Doha, Qatar, is circled by a low resolution display made up of a mesh of LED pixels. |
| Cree XR-E LEDs deliver up to 210 lm at 1 A 29 Jan |
| Additional testing of XLamp XR-E LEDs has qualified them to operate at up to 1 A, for applications such as portable lighting where maximum luminous flux is required. |
| Osram and Philips sign LED and OLED cross-license 28 Jan |
| The two largest lighting companies have agreed to license each other's LED and OLED patents. |
| Zumtobel expands LED activities with My-tronic acquisition 26 Jan |
| The Zumtobel Group's Ledon Lighting unit has acquired a German LED lighting manufacturer. |
| Discount deadlines approaching for Phosphor Global Summit 26 Jan |
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| Business News: Heptagon, Lighting Science, SolarOne and Hadco 25 Jan |
| Heptagon has opened an office in Silicon Valley, Philips is to sell low-bay LED lights from LSG, SolarOne has collaborated with Hadco to build a solar-powered streetlight, and Cree has another new portable lighting customer. |
| LEDs continue to penetrate vehicle applications 25 Jan |
| Applications in rear lighting, interior lighting and even in-vehicle displays are all proving fruitful for LEDs. |
| LED4Europe aims to boost your LED developments 25 Jan |
| The LED4Europe event in Brussels on February 8-9 includes a conference, exhibit and a unique partnering event. |
| Expression of Interest requested for WLED, SSL project 25 Jan |
| A government organization in India is seeking to enlist consultants to prepare a project report on white LED and SSL manufacturing. |
| Philips Lumileds reports 115 lm/W power LED at 350 mA 23 Jan |
| New results from Lumileds indicate an output of 136 lm at 350 mA for white LEDs, corresponding to 115 lm/W efficacy. |
| Lumileds hopes for exclusion of infringing Epistar LEDs 22 Jan |
| An ITC judge has recommended the exclusion from the U.S. of Epistar's infringing LEDs and downstream products. |
| Digital Signage event features back to back case studies 19 Jan |
| IQPC's Digital Signage conference takes place in Los Angeles on March 26-28. |
| Lower LED shipments pull Cree revenue downwards 19 Jan |
| Cree has reported a significant drop in LED shipments, although revenue from packaged LEDs is growing in significance. |
| Element Labs creates colossal LED display for Asian Games 18 Jan |
| A massive curved display containing 762,000 RGB LEDs was built by Element Labs for the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. |
| Barco supplies miles of tiles at 2007 Detroit Auto Show 18 Jan |
| Thousands of LED modules have been used to enhance the appearance of car-makers booths at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. |
| Color Kinetics and Lamina announce licensing agreement 17 Jan |
| Color Kinetics has secured another licensing agreement, and its products have been selected to illuminate the "store of the future" exhibit. |
| Cyberlux acquires LED technology developed at UCSB 16 Jan |
| Cyberlux has acquired Hybrid Lighting Technologies in a deal including a worldwide exclusive license for technology to improve LED efficiency. |
| Patent News: Neon-LED, Aneeva, new US patents 16 Jan |
| Neon-LED is in a patent dispute in China with Neo-Neon, Aneeva has a new UK patent, and US patents have been awarded to Advanced Optical Technologies, Altman, Barco and Color Kinetics. |
| LED Design Innovation becomes part of ETAP 15 Jan |
| ETAP Lighting has acquired a fellow Belgian company, LED Design Innovation (LDI), a manufacturer of architectural LED lighting. |
| News in brief: Cree in flashlights, Intematix deal, LSG distributor 11 Jan |
| Cree has won a design-in for its XLamps in SureFire flashlights, Intematix has signed a cross-license with Symyx, and Lighting Science Group has signed a distribution agreement with OptiLED. |
| New display technologies feature at Consumer Electronics Show 11 Jan |
| This year's CES showcase in Las Vegas included many examples of emerging display technologies including LED backlighting and OLED televisions. |
| ZnO nanowire research could result in cheaper LEDs 11 Jan |
| The demonstration of p-type ZnO nanowires using a low-cost chemical vapor deposition technique could eventually result in less expensive LEDs. |
| Hymite wins VC funding to support silicon packaging 11 Jan |
| Hymite has received over $11.5 million to support its development of compact silicon-based packaging for high-power LEDs. |
| News in brief from Edison Opto, Nichia, Luminus Devices 04 Jan |
| Edison Opto has opened a new plant in China, Nichia has resolved a dispute with an amusement machine maker, and Luminus has achieved ISO 9001:2000. |
| CDT acquires OLED driver chip design house 01 Jan |
| Cambridge Display Technology says that its acquisition of Next Sierra will accelerate its development of Total Matrix Addressing technology. |
| Apple, HP and Proton keen on LCD backlighting with LEDs 01 Jan |
| Apple and HP are planning to launch notebook computers with LED-backlit LCD screens, while TV maker Proton is unveiling 32- and 42-inch LCDs with LED backlights. |
| DOE releases draft Energy Star requirements for SSL luminaires 01 Jan |
| As part of its strategy to accelerate market introduction of LED-based luminaries, the US DOE is seeking to extend its Energy Star program to these products. |
| Seoul Semiconductor and Avnet sign distribution agreement 01 Jan |
| Seoul Semiconductor's LED products will be distributed in the Americas by Avnet Electronics and its team of Illumineers. |
| Gallium Lighting introduces high output white LED downlight 01 Jan |
| A new 16-LED downlight offers performance comparable to 18-26 watt compact fluorescent luminaries. |
| Letter to the Editor: Neo-Neon licenses CK technology 01 Jan |
| Neo-Neon has written a letter to LEDs Magazine in response to our article concerning their licensing agreement with Color Kinetics. |
| LG pocket projector driven by Luminus LEDs 01 Jan |
| LG's new LED pocket projector, the brightest commercially available, delivers an unprecedented 100 lumens. |
| Philips announces 100% ownership of Lumileds 01 Jan |
| Philips has acquired the remaining 3.5% stake in Lumileds, previously part of a stock option program for Lumileds employees. |
| Philips Lumileds wins LED patent ruling against Epistar 01 Jan |
| The ITC has ruled that certain accused products from Epistar had no licenses from Philips Lumileds for asserted patents. |
| Program set for Phosphor Global Summit in Seoul 01 Jan |
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