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| CHAUVET and Color Kinetics enter global licensing agreement 25 May |
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| UK government funds development of OLED lighting 24 May |
| A grant awarded by the DTI Technology Programme will support the development of large-area white light-emitting polymers. |
| Quanlight raises $3 million to fund new LED materials 24 May |
| A start-up in San Diego is using the dilute nitride material system to enable red LEDs that could have improved performance compared with today's LEDs. |
| UL launches safety standard for LED lighting products 23 May |
| Underwriters Laboratories is working towards a safety standard that will cover the sale of LEDs and LED fixtures in the North American market. |
| IST and Farnell sign European, Asian distribution agreement 22 May |
| Farnell will distribute the high-efficiency iDrive Lite LED driver range from IST. |
| Opel concept car uses Osram LEDs for exterior lighting 21 May |
| A new concept vehicle demonstrates that exterior lighting can be realized with a small number of powerful LEDs. |
| LEDs link continents on the Bosporus Bridge 20 May |
| Linking the continents of Asia and Europe, the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul now has a new decorative illumination scheme using LED luminaires from Philips. |
| Seoul Semiconductor comments on Nichia’s lawsuit in Japan 18 May |
| Nichia's patent infringement lawsuit against Seoul Semiconductor has provoked comments from the defendant. |
| LEDs make a strong showing at Lightfair 17 May |
| Last weeks' Lightfair International trade show indicated that lighting manufacturers are taking LED technology seriously. |
| LED Events: UL summit, EPIC workshop, Moscow Forum 17 May |
| Several new LED-related events have been announced for 2007. |
| Nichia teams with Stanley, sues Seoul Semiconductor 17 May |
| In two unrelated announcements, LED maker Nichia has licensed its white LED technology to Stanley, and has filed a patent lawsuit against rival Seoul Semiconductor. |
| DDP partners with CLTC to develop SSL products 17 May |
| The California Lighting Technology Center and DDP are developing LED products that meet the requirements of Energy Star and Title 24. |
| PennWell acquires LEDs Magazine 16 May |
| LEDs Magazine joins a media and information company that also includes Strategies Unlimited, the Strategies in Light conference and Laser Focus World magazine. |
| DOE funds further SSL projects worth $13.3 million 16 May |
| The DOE's Solid State Lighting program has announced its latest selection of projects to receive funding for SSL Core Technology and Product Development. |
| Court, security holders approve TIR sale to Philips 14 May |
| The acquisition of LED lighting manufacturer TIR Systems by Philips has been given the go-ahead. |
| Future launches new website for lighting community 13 May |
| Future Lighting Solutions has launched a new website dedicated to helping the lighting community develop solid-state lighting products using Luxeon LEDs. |
| European OLED market exceeded $120 million in 2006 13 May |
| Europe is a major player in the OLED market despite the strength of Asian display makers, says Frost & Sullivan. |
| Oree raises $7 million to fund LED lighting technology 10 May |
| An Israeli start-up has received Series A financing from Genesis Partners and GIMV. |
