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| UL 8750 safety standard for LED lighting is published 30 Nov |
| After nearly three years in development, the standard covering product safety of LED lighting equipment has now been published. |
| California mandates TVs with lower power consumption 30 Nov |
| The California Energy Commission has placed limits on the power consumption of new TVs, according to their size. |
| Osram Opto unveils OLED light source
27 Nov |
| The Orbeos OLED lighting panel is 80 mm in diameter and just 2.1 mm thick. |
| Philips Canlyte invests in LED clean room in Montreal 27 Nov |
| Lighting manufacturer Canlyte will invest $500,000 to build a controlled environment for the production of LED-based lighting products. |
| Boston trials LED street lights on the Common 26 Nov |
| A test installation of acorn-style LED streetlights will enable the evaluation of energy usage and aesthetic impacts. |
| Seoul Semiconductor raises 248 million dollars in capital 25 Nov |
| Cash raised by Seoul Semiconductor and its affiliate Seoul Optodevice will be used to address increased product demand in the lighting market. |
| FTC proposes new output-based labels for light bulbs 25 Nov |
| The US Federal Trade Commission is calling for public comments on a proposal to introduce a new labeling system for light bulbs, including LED lamps. |
| LED lighting in London helps cut light pollution 24 Nov |
| A recent BBC news program discussed dark skies in London, including a discussion of LED outdoor lighting technology. |
| 3M claims record efficacy for green LED 23 Nov |
| 3M has combined its color-converting material with a blue LED chip to produce a green emitter with an efficacy of 181 lm/W at 350 mA.
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| Konica Minolta to build pilot production line for OLED lighting 20 Nov |
| With an investment of 3.5 billion yen, Kinoica Minolta plans to build a roll-to-roll pilot coating line. |
| Light Transformation Technologies claims patent infringement 20 Nov |
| Multiple companies have been cited in a patent infringement lawsuit in Texas. |
| LILi project aims for lower cost of OLED manufacturing 19 Nov |
| Applied Materials, Merck KGaA, and Braunschweig University have been awarded funding for OLED research by the German government. |
| Portland LED street lighting described in Gateway report 18 Nov |
| Results for an installation of 8 LED luminaires included an estimated payback of approximately 7.6 years for new installations, and 20 years for replacement scenarios. |
| Starbucks converts US stores to LED lighting 17 Nov |
| After converting 1000 stores in the US to LED lighting, using LED products from GE, Starbucks plans to do the same in a total of 8000 stores worldwide by the end of 2010. |
| China celebrates 60th National Day with LEDs 16 Nov |
| Beijing Leyard Co. and GULX Tech Co. provided spectacular LED displays, which made use of Macroblock drivers, for China’s 60th National Day. |
| LEDs Technology China magazine launched 16 Nov |
| The new Chinese-language version of LEDs Magazine serves readers in mainland China. |
| SemiLEDs to open state-of-the-art production facility in China 16 Nov |
| After an investment of $96 million, SemiLEDs new facility in Guangdong Province will have a capacity of 20 million power LED chips per month. |
| NXP unveils lifetime results for LED drivers
16 Nov |
| NXP is carrying out an accelerated lifetime test of its SSL2101 LED drivers, which have so far surpassed 7,000 hours with zero failures. |
| Hastings seeks LED replacement for Sticks of Rock 13 Nov |
| An English seaside town on the south coast of England is planning to redesign its seafront decorative lighting redesign for a sustainable future. |
| Azzurro transfers GaN-on-Si technology to Osram 13 Nov |
| Osram Opto Semiconductors is apparently conducting R&D on the growth GaN-based LEDs on large-diameter silicon substrates, using technology developed by Azzurro Semiconductors. |
| 3M micro projectors make use of Osram LEDs 12 Nov |
| Micro projectors from 3M, which can be connected to mobile phones and cameras, are enabled by Ostar multi-chip LEDs. |
| DOE reports on LED freezer lights, Caliper round 9 12 Nov |
| The DOE has issued a Gateway report on LED freezer-case lighting in Eugene, Oregon, as well as the summary report of round 9 of CALiPER testing. |
| Nichia files patent infringement lawsuit 11 Nov |
| Nichia has filed an infringement lawsuit in the USA, against companies in China, Hong Kong and Canada. |
| Cree to open LED chip production facility in China 10 Nov |
| Cree has signed an agreement to increase in its manufacturing presence in Huizhou, China, with its first overseas chip facility. |
| GE introduces interchangeable LED module 09 Nov |
| GE’s LED module technology, purchased from Journée Lighting, it intended to make luminaires upgradeable and serviceable. |
| Congress to be briefed on LED lighting 09 Nov |
| A Congressional Luncheon Briefing later this week will discuss how, with energy-efficient technology becoming a government priority, cities across the country are investing in greener lighting sources. |
| LRC method reduces energy consumption of street lighting 05 Nov |
| The LRC says that replacing traditional, yellowish high-pressure sodium lights with cool-white light sources can reduce the amount of electric power used for lighting while maintaining or even improving visibility in nighttime conditions. |
| Obducat takes part in EU project SMASH 05 Nov |
| With a budget of EUR 11.5 million, the SMASH project will investigate growth of LED structures on nano-structured templates and the development of LEDs based on nano-rod emitters. |
| NEMO project conducts research on new OLED materials 04 Nov |
| Merck KGaA is leading a consortium of 11 partners in the research project entitled New Materials for OLEDs from Solutions (NEMO). |
| EPA provides update on Energy Star lighting program 03 Nov |
| EPA says that it intends to retain key elements of the DOE-developed Energy Star specifications for Solid State Lighting and Integral LED Lamps, including testing according to the IES LM-79 standard, as appropriate. |
| Cree demonstrates record-breaking LED lamp 02 Nov |
| An A-19 LED lamp demonstrated by Cree has an output of 969 lumens at 102 lm/W efficacy. |
| Enfis and Cooper Lighting provide LED veil for Yas Hotel 02 Nov |
| Formula One Grand Prix viewers could not fail to notice the color-changing LED veil covering the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, a collaboration between Enfis Group and Cooper Lighting. |
| Epistar reports 110 lm/W warm-white LEDs 02 Nov |
| Epistar has developed multi-chip packages combining red and blue chips, to simultaneously achieve high color rendering index (CRI) and high efficacy. |
| LED display on BT Tower will count down to London Olympics 02 Nov |
| An LED message board positioned 167 m above street level on London’s BT Tower contains more than half a million LEDs. |
