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| 200 million Luxeon Flash LEDs now in handsets
31 Oct |
| New white light technologies improve color control and appearance as Philips Lumileds’ Luxeon Flash surpasses the 200 million unit mark.
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| LEDs go with the flow in New York City waterfalls 30 Oct |
| A series of man-made waterfalls installed around New York Harbor were lit using LED lighting fixtures to simulate the effect of moonlight on the water. |
| Barcelona airport billboards use LED backlighting 29 Oct |
| Uniform light distribution, low power consumption and reduced maintenance requirements are key attributes of using LEDs to backlight billboards. |
| Seoul Semiconductor wins lawsuit against Nichia 28 Oct |
| A United States Court has awarded a judgment to Seoul Semiconductor in a lawsuit filed by Nichia. |
| Labsphere and Otsuka partner on spectral flux measurement systems
28 Oct |
| The new systems provide a more efficient and practical means for testing forward emitting light engines.
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| 100-meter-tall LED screen planned for Dubai building 28 Oct |
| A UAE development company is planning a 33-story high LED screen on the side of a commercial building in Dubai.
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| Kodak material boosts OLED performance 28 Oct |
| The company, whose OLED wireless picture frame is set to debut late next month, has produced a new green dopant material that enables low-power, long-life OLED displays.
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| Aluwave wins contract for LED light engines 27 Oct |
| Swedish thermal materials supplier Aluwave will provide light engines to a European lighting manufacturer. |
| LED replacement lamps to be incorporated into Energy Star 27 Oct |
| The DOE plans to release draft criteria for replacement lamps in December, so these products can also earn the Energy Star. |
| Five fixture makers pick new GE white LEDs 24 Oct |
| Lumination LLC boasts five OEMs are using GE's Vio high-power white LED in commercial and residential fixtures. |
| Dialight moves LED lighting assembly work to Newmarket
24 Oct |
| Producing LED lighting products in its high-volume facility will enable Dialight to more easily meet international quality standards.
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| Enfis launches world’s brightest LED array 23 Oct |
| A demonstration of an output of 12,000 lumens from a single LED array was one of the highlights of Enfis’ recent appearance at the PLASA tradeshow. |
| LM-80 webinar to take place October 30
23 Oct |
| To answer lingering questions about this latest test procedure and its relationship to Energy Star, DOE will be hosting a webinar on October 30 at 2 pm EST.
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| Cree reports record 1Q09 revenues, with LED revenues up 32% from 1Q08
22 Oct |
| Cree Inc. has announced revenue of $140.4M for 1Q09, representing a 24% increase over 1Q08 and citing increased demand for XLamp LEDs and LED lighting solution products as major drivers. |
| Acuity Brands Lighting partners with Renaissance Lighting 21 Oct |
| The deal will provide access to Renaissance's patents covering its optical and feedback control technologies. |
| OLED100.eu research consortium aims to advance OLED technology 21 Oct |
| An industry-wide consortium of leading lighting experts will build on successes of OLLA research initiative in Europe. |
| LEDs used in cooker hoods and dental lights 20 Oct |
| Lower energy consumption, long lifetime and a slimmer sleeker design are key drivers for the replacement of halogen lamps with LEDs in equipment for the kitchen and the dental surgery. |
| Nualight provides energy-efficient LED lighting to Tesco 20 Oct |
| The deal will see Nualight’s Vantium Porto LED product retrofitted in all doors in the frozen display cases across 111 Tesco stores in Ireland. |
| City of San Jose requests proposals for LED streetlights 20 Oct |
| For the last six months, the City of San Jose has been testing remotely-controllable LED streetlights. Now the City is interested in installing more such lights on a larger scale. |
| Business News: Neo-Neon, Epistar, SemiLEDs, Aluwave 16 Oct |
| Neo-Neon is to start making LED chips, Epistar has filed a patent lawsuit against Huga, SemiLEDs has bought lithography tools from Ultratech, and Aluwave and OLP have developed a light system using LED and fiber optics. |
| Zumtobel to sell Cree LED lighting fixtures in Europe 15 Oct |
| Zumtobel hopes to sell 50,000 recessed downlights from Cree in the first year of an agreement between the two companies. |
| Sainsbury's stores adopt Philips LED lighting system for freezers 15 Oct |
| Around 15,000 LED lighting modules have been installed in freezers in 350 stores across the UK. |
| LED illumination improves parking facilities for Wales hospital 14 Oct |
| A hospital in the UK has installed 300 LED external light fixtures to illuminate its car parks and access roads. |
| Evident nanophosphors used in LED holiday lights 14 Oct |
| Nanocrystal semiconductor specialist Evident Technologies has announced a licensing agreement that will see a range of highly unusual LED colors in holiday lights. |
| Lighting Science Group obtains preliminary injunction against Philips 13 Oct |
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| LED smart lighting advances with NSF grant to universities 12 Oct |
| Rensselaer will host a center dedicated to energy-efficient lighting and photonics, and Boston University will develop wireless communications technology based on visible light. |
| Philips’ LED lights showcase future of home lighting at New York museum 12 Oct |
| From July 20 to October 20, an experimental house at the Museum of Modern Art features LED lighting from Philips Color Kinetics.
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| OLED lighting markets to reach $4.5 B by 2013, says report
09 Oct |
| NanoMarkets claims that OLED lighting has made great leaps forward and may soon become a real presence in the backlighting market.
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| DOE report estimates LED savings in niche markets 08 Oct |
| A new report says that a complete switch to LED lighting in twelve niche markets could save consumers $20 billion in electricity costs. Plus, DOE has released the latest SBIR funding call. |
| Taiwan LED companies lead demand for sapphire wafers 07 Oct |
| More than half of the 4.6 million 2-inch-equivalent sapphire wafers used for LED growth in 2007 were consumed by Taiwanese companies, says a new report. |
| More lawsuits in LED fight between Philips, Lighting Science 06 Oct |
| Further lawsuits have been filed in the disagreement between rivals Color Kinetics, now part of Philips, and Lighting Science Group. |
| Nichia LED patent invalidated, Seoul celebrates 03 Oct |
| An LED patent cited in a lawsuit against Seoul Semiconductor and SemiLEDs has been ruled invalid in Korea. |
| LEDs 2008 conference: notes from San Diego 03 Oct |
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| IMEC and Taiyo Nippon Sanso collaborate on green LED manufacturing 03 Oct |
| A European research institute and a Japanese materials and equipment supplier will seek to improve green LED performance for applications such as LED manufacturing. |
| Business and People News: Everlight, Bayer, LSG, Moritex 03 Oct |
| Everlight has appointed a new VP of global sales, Bayer and LSG are working together, and Schott is looking to buy Moritex. |
| DOE releases results from Round 6 of SSL product testing
02 Oct |
| The latest round of results from the DOE's Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) program are now available online. |
| StockerYale opens LED systems manufacturing and R&D facility 01 Oct |
| The new facility in Cork, Ireland, will allow StockerYale to double its production capacity and boost R&D of chip-on-board technology. |
| Instrument Systems reports most successful business year 01 Oct |
| The German test and measurement specialist has reported EUR 9.3 million in revenue for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. |
