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| Seoul LED delivers 900 lm maximum at 10 watts 26 Feb |
| The new Z-Power P7 Series single LED package has significantly higher light output than a 60 W incandescent lamp. |
| Tianjin Economic Development Area becomes China's first LED City
26 Feb |
| TEDA and Tianjin Polytechnic University have collaborated with LED maker Cree to create an extensive LED streetlighting installation in mainland China. |
| Dialight wins major LED traffic signal contract in Florida 26 Feb |
| Dialight plc has won a major contract to supply over 70,000 LED-based traffic signal modules for use in Miami-Dade County. |
| Distributor Abacus forms specialized LED division 25 Feb |
| Distributor Abacus has teamed with Osram to launch a new division focusing on solid-state lighting. |
| Customised LED displays from G-LEC help VW stand out 22 Feb |
| A series of customized LED panels from G-LEc provided the backdrop for the VW stand at the Detroit auto show. |
| Catalyst granted patent on switching architecture for LED lighting
22 Feb |
| A new patent should enable a simpler, smaller, more cost-effective and far more power-efficient "green" LED driver alternative to linear regulators. |
| CALiPER Round 4 of SSL product testing shows mixed results 21 Feb |
| Further testing of SSL products by the DOE's SSL program shows a wide performance range and a continuing disparity between manufacturers' claims and actual test results. |
| Dialight LED strip light to be used in New Flyer buses 21 Feb |
| Replacing fluorescent tubing, LED strip lights from Dialight will be employed in a 500-vehicle bus fleet. |
| Albeo Technologies closes $1.5 million investment round 21 Feb |
| Albeo has completed its first round of venture financing, led by Green Spark Ventures, LLC, to fund further growth. |
| Luminit announces strategic alliance with Asahi Kasei 20 Feb |
| An agreement relating to holographically-mastered light diffusers will include technology transfer and a minority investment. |
| Sony invests in OLEDs, sees Blu-ray prevail 20 Feb |
| Sony is to invest more than $200 million to develop OLED displays, while nitride-based laser production could get a boost from Blu-ray’s success against HD-DVD. |
| Strategies in Light Japan to be held October 16-17 in Tokyo 20 Feb |
| Strategies in Light, the leading event in the LED industry, is to run a new event in Japan this fall. |
| StarLED provides LED platform lights for train stations 19 Feb |
| LED lights that can be flashed and dimmed are replacing incandescent lights on platforms throughout the Washington area. |
| Lighting Africa announces conference in Ghana 19 Feb |
| Lighting Africa will hold its first global business conference and development marketplace competition for off-grid lighting in Africa. |
| LED market to grow by 12% in 2008 18 Feb |
| Strategies Unlimited predicts that the LED industry is emerging from a slow growth phase, and that the total market size in 2012 will exceed $11bn. |
| DOE round 4 funding provides $20 million for SSL projects 18 Feb |
| The US DOE has announced 13 funding awards for solid-state lighting projects in Core Technology Research and Product Development. |
| Nick Holonyak honored for inventing the LED 15 Feb |
| The Illinois professor Nick Holonyak is to be inducted into the US National Inventors Hall of Fame |
| Osram Opto creates 120 bins for white LEDs 14 Feb |
| A new fine binning structure should allow customers to buy white LEDs with no visible color deviations. |
| Dialight Lumidrives collaborates with Illuma Lighting 13 Feb |
| The new IllumaLED range should provide Lumidrives with access to the professional lighting and wholesale market. |
| JCDecaux to deploy 20 Daktronics LED billboards in UK 11 Feb |
| A leading outdoor advertiser plans to expand its digital outdoor advertising network in Europe. |
| Osram licenses white LED technology to PerkinElmer 11 Feb |
| PerkinElmer has signed a fee-based licensing agreement for white LED technology developed by Osram Opto Semiconductors. |
| Cree to acquire LED luminaire manufacturer 08 Feb |
| Cree moves squarely into the lighting market by buying LED Lighting Fixtures, a company run by a former Cree chairman. |
| Lumileds ditches rogue epoxy, restarts production 07 Feb |
| After halting production of Luxeon Rebel and K2 LEDs containing TFFC die, Lumileds has pointed the finger at contaminated epoxy. |
| Carpenter patent describes decorative lighting control 06 Feb |
| A new patent relates to methods for controlling the output of decorative lighting systems, for example a string of holiday lights. |
| Employment news: promotions and new appointments 06 Feb |
| New positions announced at Optical Research Associates, Hymite, Asymtek, Lightech and QD Vision. |
| Displays and Vehicles: Martin, CT, Lumileds 06 Feb |
| LED displays have been used by car makers to promote their products, while Lumileds has received a supplier award from a vehicle lighting maker. |
| Royal Selangor stores benefit from Dialight Lumidrives LEDs 05 Feb |
| Low-energy LED lighting has replaced halogen lamps in several prestigious retail stores in East Asia. |
| Leyard adopts Macroblock drivers LED panels at Beijing Airport 04 Feb |
| Several Leyard LED screens constructed for the Olympic Games use LED drivers from Macroblock. |
