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| Nichia and AgiLight sign licensing agreement 30 Apr |
| AgiLight, a supplier of LED modules for signs and architectural applications, will use white LEDs from Nichia. |
| OLED displays on TV and in mobile devices 28 Apr |
| Several new consumer electronics products and prototypes from Sony and Samsung feature OLED displays. |
| Taiwan and China to cooperate on LED product standardization 27 Apr |
| Plans for China and Taiwan to work together should help to strengthen the LED and lighting industries in both regions. |
| Philips shows OLED-based interactive lighting concepts 24 Apr |
| Philips hopes that its OLED lighting demonstrations will help stimulate revolutionary design ideas and create new lighting experiences. |
| Cree expects lighting to drive future growth 23 Apr |
| Cree expects to see growth of its LED lighting and LED component product lines, despite a sequential drop in revenue for the last quarter. |
| UV LEDs help to detect counterfeit money 20 Apr |
| Seoul Semiconductor has reached an agreement with M-Vision to license patents related to a UV LED-based portable fluorescent forgery detector. |
| Rubicon grows giant sapphire crystal 20 Apr |
| At 200 kg, the “super boule” represents the next generation of sapphire growth technology and sapphire products. |
| CALiPER Round 7 results reveal SSL progress 17 Apr |
| For commercially-available LED luminaires, seven is a lucky number for some but not for others, reports Brian Owen. |
| OLEDs manufactured without ITO and lithography 17 Apr |
| Agfa Materials and Holst Centre have developed an OLED tile that eliminates the need for expensive lithography steps, and also eliminates ITO. |
| ilumisys partners with NCMS on program for LED sustainable design 16 Apr |
| The program is sponsored by a $590K DOE grant and will develop eco-friendly LED products and recycling procedures.
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| L Prize Competition adds further partners 14 Apr |
| Eight further organizations and utilities have been added, and will provide winning LED L Prize products with access to 70% of US electric customers. |
| Nuventix secures an additional $8 million in funding 13 Apr |
| The company plans to add engineering staff to continue development of its cooling technology, and to expand into other geographic regions. |
| Osram Sylvania opens SSL research center, receives $2M DOE award 09 Apr |
| The award will allow the company to fund an LED replacement for a halogen MR-16 spotlight and research on phosphors for white LEDs. |
| DOE releases updated multi-year plan for SSL R&D 09 Apr |
| The updated plan describes how the Department of Energy will spend the US government’s money to develop solid state lighting. |
| Plant growth gets the red light from Showa Denko 07 Apr |
| The Japanese LED maker has developed high-performance 660 nm chips that accelerate plant photosynthesis. |
| Research boosts efficiency of green, blue OLEDs 07 Apr |
| Japanese researchers have reported a 210 lm/W green OLED, while PNNL has boosted the efficiency of blue OLEDs by 25%. |
| Cree LED downlights earn Energy Star qualifications 06 Apr |
| Several members of Cree’s family of LED downlights have earned Energy Star qualification in the commercial and residential categories. |
| Congress tells EPA to drop its SSL Energy Star criteria 02 Apr |
| A letter to the EPA from several members of Congress clearly states that DOE should administer the Energy Star program for SSL, and that EPA should defer to the DOE. |
| Learn, Engage, Discover at the 2nd Annual LEDiscovery in Toronto 02 Apr |
| The second LEDiscovery event takes place next week, with plenty of educational and networking opportunities.
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| News Watch: Honda commercial, LED-backlit TVs 02 Apr |
| Honda has created what it claims to be the world’s largest LED display (by acreage), while LED-backlit TVs and displays are gaining more momentum. |
| Fusion Optix relocates Massachusetts HQ 01 Apr |
| To accommodate increased demand, the developer of optical components and systems has moved to a new facility in Woburn. |
