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GE takes full control of GELcore, teams with Nichia
To gain further insight into GE's motives for its recent deal-making with Emcore and Nichia, LEDs Magazine spoke with David Elien, president & CEO of GELcore, LLC.

Six-color mixing and warm-white/green/blue offer two new approaches to generating white LED light
Light-emitting diodes are so beguilingly simple that we sometimes overlook the obvious when designing solid-state lighting systems. Ian Ashdown and Ingo Speier of TIR Systems take another look (or two) at generating white light.

Automotive lighting design with LEDs puts the "Super" into the Ford Super Chief concept vehicle
A variety of innovative LED lighting designs have been implemented on Ford's recent concept vehicle, and these could soon appear on production vehicles.

Integrated optimization capabilities provide a robust tool for LED backlight design
LEDs offer many advantages for LCD backlighting but designing the light-guide extraction features is difficult, which is why an illumination design and analysis software package is essential.

On the verge: LEDs ready to challenge incumbent light sources in the street lighting market
Street lighting is fast emerging as a potentially strong market for LEDs, particularly now that devices have reached a level of output and efficiency to make them viable replacements for incumbent lighting technologies.

LEDs Magazine Review – October 2006
The October issue of LEDs Magazine Review is now available.

October 2006