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| ITC ruling bars importation of Epistar AlGaInP LEDs 14 May |
| A ruling in favor of Philips Lumileds over AlGaInP LED patents could prevent Epistar from importing certain LED products into the USA. Epistar will appeal. |
| Osram expands LED chip capacity in Malaysia, Germany 13 May |
| Osram Opto Semiconductors is to build a new LED chip fab in Penang while also expanding its capacity in Regensburg. |
| Nexxus Lighting to acquire Advanced Lighting Systems 10 May |
| Two LED and fiber-optic lighting specialists are joining forces under the Nexxus umbrella. |
| LED backlights help Apple become greener 06 May |
| Apple will introduce LED backlights in displays for its Macs during 2007, and will look to switch to LED backlighting in other displays as well.
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| Chaos LEDs illuminate stone panels at Heathrow hotel
05 May |
| LED-illuminated panels provide backlighting for sheets of glass covered with a veneer of natural stone. |
| Lumileds presents new analysis of power LED reliability 04 May |
| A new method of looking at statistical data for LED lifetime and reliability should help bridge the gap between LED makers and lighting designers, says Lumileds. |
| Business News: BrightSide, SloanLED, Ilumisys 03 May |
| Dolby Labs has acquired LED backlight specialist BrightSide, SloanLED has been acquired by Harbour Group, and Altair has launched an LED subsidiary. |
| PerkinElmer adds products to ACULED family
02 May |
| Two new multichip LED packages from PerkinElmer offer higher lumen output and the flexibility to create a custom configuration. |
| Patents: Luminus, Nexxus and new US patents 01 May |
| Luminus as received five more US patents, and Nexxus, Avago, Altman and others have also been granted patents. |
| Enfis and Digi-Key announce global distribution agreement 01 May |
| Digi-Key is to distribute UNO and QUATTRO light engines from Enfis. |
| Lamina closes $7 million round of financing 30 Apr |
| The latest funding round for Lamina will expand operations and boost its worldwide sales & marketing plan. |
| LED Expo offers free hotel nights to foreign buyers 27 Apr |
| Organizers are offering two free hotel nights in Seoul to foreign buyers attending LED EXPO, FPD Korea EXPO and LIGHTING SIGN Korea |
| Luminus LEDs incorporated into Samsung DLP TVs 26 Apr |
| LED manufacturer Luminus Devices is supplying the illumination source for several rear-projection TV models from Samsung. |
| CAO Group provides channel letter LEDs to Arena 26 Apr |
| The EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City has incorporated LED channel letter modules from CAO Group into its new signage. |
| Warm and neutral white LEDs extend Luxeon K2 capabilities 25 Apr |
| For the first time, Lumileds' Luxeon K2 is available in warm-white (3000K) and neutral-white (4100K), and both can be driven at up to 1500 mA. |
| Trumpf licenses CK patents for medical lighting 23 Apr |
| Color Kinetics has licensed its LED patents to Trumpf for use in surgical lighting systems. |
| Cree revenue waiting for resurgence 23 Apr |
| Cree shipped fewer LEDs in the last quarter but saw its revenue increase due to a higher proportion of high-brightness devices. |
| Japan outstrips others in LED production, says PIDA 23 Apr |
| According to PIDA, a Taiwan-based trade association, Japan has a huge lead in the LED marketplace. |
| Lexedis Lighting unveils Zero Colour Bin 20 Apr |
| Based on superior control of its manufacturing process, Lexedis is offering single colour bins for its nanoXED emitter at 3500, 4200 and 6500K. |
| Lamina unveils world's brightest LED light engines 17 Apr |
| Lamina's TitanTurbo light engine is capable of surpassing the performance of a 75 W incandescent PAR-30. |
| Innovative LED lighting from Hella stars in new BMW 5 Series 13 Apr |
| A highly distinctive LED light guide system forms the tail-light of the redesigned BMW 5 Series. |
| Nichia lawsuit targets Cotco LEDs in lighting product 13 Apr |
| Nichia is seeking a provisional injunction against a distributor of lighting products that contain white LEDs manufactured by Cotco, now part of Cree. |
| Fox Group appoints Opton as distributor in France 13 Apr |
| The Fox Group Inc. has announced that Opton Laser International is to be its exclusive distributor in France for all of Fox Group's lines of LEDs. |
| GaN-on-glass process could yield 48% savings for LED epitaxy 12 Apr |
| A cost of ownership model for a deposition process developed by BluGlass Ltd could result in significant cost savings for LED manufacturing. |
| Grote racing forward with LED WhiteLight innovation 10 Apr |
| Grote has unveiled several new white LED lighting products for truck and vehicle lighting. |
| UL announces LED Lighting Summit European road show 10 Apr |
| A European road show organized by Underwriters Laboratories will help manufacturers design products for distribution overseas. |
| Europe's largest LED conference attracts global leader line-up 10 Apr |
| Industry speakers will reveal cutting-edge LED and OLED technologies for energy efficient lighting at EuroLED. |
| Co-op Group pulls the plug on incandescent bulbs 05 Apr |
| The Co-Operative Group, a UK supermarket chain, plans to sell more CFLs and stop selling tungsten filament lightbulbs.
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| Ford licenses Color Kinetics' patents for automotive lighting 05 Apr |
| Color Kinetics has signed a global licensing agreement with Ford that allows the "dynamic personalization" of automotive interiors and exteriors through intelligent LED lighting. |
| News in Brief: Cree, Cotco, Avago, Marktech, Luminus 05 Apr |
| Cree has completed the acquisition of Cotco, Avago and Marketech have new websites, Luminus and Quantum Leap have new executives. |
| LED lighting creates distinction for Cadillac 03 Apr |
| LED lighting is a key element of Cadillac CTS sedan's appearance and character, say its designers. |
| Selador helps lighting designer Bruce Ferri cross the finish line 03 Apr |
| Before the NASCAR race telecasts on ABC you can witness TV lighting history. ESPN's NASCAR studio show will broadcast from the most technologically advanced mobile studio ever used. |
| Survey shows LEDs improve public’s perceptions of city safety 02 Apr |
| The LED City initiative in Raleigh, NC, has been shown to yield benefits beyond energy efficiency.
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| CDT and Sumation improve lifetime of P-OLED materials 30 Mar |
| Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) and Sumation have extended the lifetime of red, green, blue and white P-OLED materials. |
