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| Siemens confirms plan to list Osram via spinoff 29 Nov |
| After shelving its plans for an IPO of Osram, its lighting subsidiary, Siemens has confirmed that it will conduct a spinoff of 80.5% of Osram’s shares. |
| Traxon provides LED illumination to InterContinental Chicago and the Electric Holiday Campaign 28 Nov |
| Traxon Technologies is providing SSL and control systems for the interContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile's exterior illumination and the Electric Holiday campaign by Barneys New York and the Walt Disney company. |
| Lumewave supplies controls for LED lighting to CLTC and UC Davis 28 Nov |
| A wireless network now links 1400 LED-based outdoor lights on the University of California at Davis campus after an SSL collaboration between the California Lighting Technology Center and Lumewave. |
| Dialight secures orders, introduces 25,000-lumen LED high-bay fixture 27 Nov |
| Dialight has secured LED lighting orders from a manufacturer of onshore drilling rigs and the operator of a solar-thermal power plant in the California desert. |
| GE Lighting introduces new planar SSL pendant fixture 27 Nov |
| A new planar SSL pendant fixture from GE Lighting provides direct and indirect diffuse light and targets commercial applications such as in high-end offices, the fixture is designed for aesthetics and indoor use. |
| GE Lighting to acquire LED fixture company Albeo Technology (Updated) 27 Nov |
| GE Lighting will acquire Albeo Technologies, an LED fixture manufacturer, allowing GE to offer a broader range of SSL products across more applications. |
| Marl partners with Anglia to boost LED supply-chain offering 26 Nov |
| A deal with component distributor Anglia will allow UK manufacturer Marl to offer rapid design, prototyping and manufacturing services, all under one roof. |
| Daimler to introduce luxury car lit entirely with LEDs 21 Nov |
| The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be the first car to be fitted completely with LEDs as standard, while optional extras will include adaptive LED headlamps that adjust according to other road users. |
| Sentry Electric uses LED-module-based luminaires in Sacred Heart project 20 Nov |
| Sentry Electric utilized a Philips Lighting Fortimo module in acorn-style luminaires and a Xicato LED light engine in bollards in a retrofit at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, NY. |
| DOE updates the latest L Prize lamp test results, rebate offers 20 Nov |
| The US Department of Energy continues to test the Philips Lighting LED retrofit lamp that won the L Prize with no failures reported over more than 20,000 hours of operation. |
| GE Lighting LEDs installed in Bicentennial Park in Sydney 20 Nov |
| GE Lighting LEDs have been installed at Bicentennial Park in Sydney, Australia. The lights were installed by UGL Limited as part of a AUD$7 million ($7.3 million) project that plans to replace park and street lights across Sydney. |
| CSA Group acquires LED testing company Orb Optronix 19 Nov |
| The acquisition of privately-held Orb Optronix will enhance CSA’s ability to provide testing and certification services to LED and lighting manufacturers globally. |
| Sharp LED array provides point-source color tuning 16 Nov |
| The Tiger Zenigata LED array has stripes of different phosphors, providing a small-form-factor LED source with tunable color temperature. |
| Chinese LED maker plans major investment in Taiwanese chip company 16 Nov |
| San’an Optoelectronics intends to invest around $80 million to obtain a 19.9% stake in Formosa Epitaxy. |
| Texas Instruments supports export of SSL designs from Webench to CAD platforms 13 Nov |
| At the Electronica show, Texas Instruments announced Webench Schematic Export that product designers can use to export schematics of LED-based product designs to leading CAD platforms. |
| Power Integrations delivers single-stage LED driver IC for retrofit lamps 13 Nov |
| Phase-cut dimmable driver IC handles power factor correction and constant-current output with a single stage delivering 5% regulation across the LED load. |
| Osram Sylvania wins race to offer 100W-equivalent LED A-lamp (Updated) 13 Nov |
| Some Lowe's home improvement retailers have begun to sell Osram Sylvania's 100W-equivalent A-21 LED retrofit lamp that is rated for 25,000 hrs of life. |
| Streetlight.Vision and Paradox Engineering team up to develop public lighting management solutions (Updated) 13 Nov |
| Paradox Engineering SA and Streetlight.Vision will have agreed to develop new Smart City technology including streetlight management using an 'Internet of things' approach, and separately Paradox is working on a San Francisco wireless lighting network pilot project. |
| DOE awards SBIR grants to Applied Nanotech and Universal Display for LED research 08 Nov |
| The US Department of Energy has awarded small business innovation research grants to Applied Nanotech and Universal Display for research on thermal management for LEDs and research on high efficacy WOLEDs respectively. |
| Osram and LG settle LED patent litigation 05 Nov |
| Osram has ended its patent litigation against rival LED maker LG, and the companies will enter into a cross-licensing agreement. |
| LED roadway lighting evaluated for Golden Gate Bridge 02 Nov |
| As part of its Gateway program, the DOE has evaluated the use of LED retrofit kits or luminaires to replace the existing lights on the Golden Gate Bridge, without altering the historic character of the installation. |
| TSMC SSL announces strategic relationship with Cnlight 02 Nov |
| An LED-making subsidiary of one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers has signed a supply agreement with a leading Chinese lighting company. |
