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| Iowa footbridge features inspired LED design 30 Jun |
| The High Trestle Trail Bridge utilizes iLight Plexineon Blue Light fixtures. |
| China to have largest number MOCVD reactors in 2012 30 Jun |
| By the end of 2012, China is expected to be the global leader in MOCVD ownership with over 1000 tools according to a newly updated report from Displaybank. |
| DOE releases Caliper round 12 summary results
29 Jun |
| The latest round of Caliper testing focused on six product areas including SSL recessed downlights, SSL track lights and various LED replacement lamp types. |
| Philips to acquire LED outdoor-lighting specialist Indal 29 Jun |
| The Spanish company will join Philips’ Professional Luminaires business and add to its capabilities to offer LED outdoor lighting. |
| Nuventix, other startups chosen for GE ecomagination fund 28 Jun |
| GE and its venture capital partners have announced they will invest $63 million in ten clean technology start-up firms as part of the second round of funding for the GE ecomagination Challenge. |
| AkzoNobel to build production plants for MO precursors 28 Jun |
| AkzoNobel is greatly expanding its production capability of trimethyl gallium and trimethyl indium metal-organic precursors for LED manufacturing. |
| TV maker Vizio unveils LED lamp line-up 28 Jun |
| Building on its success in LED-backlight TVs, Vizio will enter the LED lighting market in Q4 2011. |
| LED Business Roundup: LEDs in India, LED Roadway Lighting, CEA-Leti, Neolux, Digi-Key, Intematix 28 Jun |
| The Indian government is to provide incentives for LED lighting, LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. has secured $8 million in funding, CEA-Leti and Neolux have joined forces to manufacture LED modules, and Digi-Key and Intematix have entered into a global distribution agreement. |
| Japanese conversion to LED lights would slash energy usage 28 Jun |
| Converting the 1.6-billion lights in Japan to LEDs would be unfeasibly expensive, but would save a massive amount of energy, says a report. |
| LED street lights improve visibility at UK highway junction 27 Jun |
| Philips recently collaborated with the UK Highways Agency to install LED streetlights at a critical access road to improve visibility while reducing required maintenance. |
| LED driver IC market benefits from sales of LED TVs and lamps 27 Jun |
| Strategies Unlimited says that the market for LED driver ICs will grow at a CAGR of 12% between 2010 and 2015, driven by the demand for LED TV backlights and replacement LED lamps. |
| Rubicon, GT Solar ramp production of large-diameter sapphire wafers 27 Jun |
| Rubicon Technology is beginning volume production of 6-inch and 8-inch sapphire wafers at its state-of-the-art facility in Penang, Malaysia, while GT Solar has invested $27 million to triple its sapphire production capacity in Salem, Mass. |
| EPA provides guidance for LM-80 reports in Energy Star submissions
24 Jun |
| A draft document provides guidance regarding lumen-maintenance test data of LED sub-components to support the Energy Star qualification of LED-based luminaires and lamps. |
| Hella and Hubbell to develop non-automotive LED lighting 22 Jun |
| Hella will supply LED light engines that will be incorporated into Hubbell’s roadway lighting fixtures. |
| Outdoor Lighting: BetaLED luminaires light Napa Maxwell Bridge 21 Jun |
| A signature site for motorists along the Napa River in Northern California, the Maxwell Bridge is now illuminated with LED-based fixtures from BetaLED that deliver 31% energy savings. |
| LED Business Roundup: Illumitex, AMS and TAOS, Philips, Taiwan and China 21 Jun |
| Illumitex has raised USD 13.52M in equity, austriamicrosystems has agreed to buy TAOS, Philips has reported weaker demand for lighting products, and Taiwan and China have agreed to develop unified standards for LEDs. |
| LED lighting installed in London road tunnel 21 Jun |
| The Upper Thames Street tunnel in Central London has become the first UK road tunnel to be fitted with linear LED lighting, according to Transport for London. |
| LRC publishes ASSIST volumes on street-lighting evaluation and glare 20 Jun |
| New publications in the ASSIST Recommends Series describe a methodology for evaluation of street light performance, and a calculation-based approach to estimating discomfort glare in outdoor lighting. |
| Sapphire crystal grown in China weighs nearly 100 kg 16 Jun |
| A Chinese crystal-growth company has produced a very large sapphire crystal using equipment from Thermal Technology. |
| Osram reports high-efficiency OLED in the lab 15 Jun |
| Osram has reported an efficiency of 87 lm/W from a small OLED panel with a color temperature of around 4000K. |
| LED Business Roundup: SunSun, Forepi, Dialight, Lattice Power, Excelitas 15 Jun |
| SunSun Lighting has received $10 million in Series A financing from GSR Ventures, Formosa Epitaxy has placed a multi-unit order for Maxbright MOCVD systems, Dialight branches out into Japan, Lattice Power and ShineOn join forces on GaN-on-Si power LED and Excelitas facility receives an Indonesian safety award. |
| National Semi and Micrel introduce linear LED drivers 14 Jun |
| National Semiconductor’s LM3466 driver targets LED-based street lights while Micrel targets architectural and landscape lighting applications with the MIC4801/4802. |
| Conference program unveiled for Strategies in Light Europe 2011 14 Jun |
| Enhancing the Quality and Performance of LED Lighting is the theme of this year’s Strategies in Light Europe 2011 conference, which takes place in Milan, Italy. |
| Samsung escalates LED patent dispute with Osram 14 Jun |
| Samsung LED has filed an LED patent-infringement lawsuit against Osram Opto Semiconductors in Korea, after denying the infringement claims in Osram’s prior legal action. Meanwhile, Osram says it is relaxed about Samsung's latest moves. |
| LEDs and OLEDs power innovative large-scale displays 13 Jun |
| Mitsubishi Electric utilizes OLEDs to build a 6m spherical display, while Panasonic has created the world’s largest HDTV using LEDs at Charlotte Motor Speedway. |
| US DOE announces $14.8 million in new SSL R&D funding 08 Jun |
| The DOE continues to fund LED-based research in an initiative aimed at accelerating SSL adoption to both save energy and build an SSL technology and manufacturing base in the US. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Sentry supplies LEDs to UC Berkeley, SCE adds SSL option 07 Jun |
| The University of California Berkeley is installing SSL retrofit kits from Sentry Electric, Southern California Edison can now offer LEDs on utility-owned poles, and four more North American cities launch LED projects. |
| LED Replacement Lamps: Sears, Macy’s, Japan market, LSG, legislation 07 Jun |
| Sears in Canada and Macy’s in the US are both undergoing major LED retrofit programs. Meanwhile the LED lamp market in Japan is growing fast, LSG has produced 1 million lamps in the first quarter of 2011, and US legislators are seeking to reverse the incandescent bulb ban. |
| LED Business Roundup: Redwood, Lumileds, Future, GT Solar 07 Jun |
| Redwood Systems has received a $3.5-million investment from Mitsui, Lumileds and Future have extended their worldwide distribution agreement, and GT Solar has received another huge order for sapphire growth systems. |
| Osram targets Samsung and LG with LED patent litigation 06 Jun |
| The two largest Korea-based LED manufacturers are the subject of LED patent litigation that claims infringement of patents owned by Osram Opto Semiconductors. |
| Philips conducts LED lighting trial in St. Helens, UK 03 Jun |
| A trial of LED outdoor lighting at two sites in Merseyside, UK, has been conducted as part of the pan-European BLISS project. |
| Veeco wins MaxBright MOCVD orders from GPI 01 Jun |
| Genesis Photonics Inc has placed a new multi-unit order for Veeco’s MaxBright MOCVD reactor planning to ramp production capacity of HB LEDs for backlighting, general illumination, and automotive applications. |
