LEDs Magazine - INDUSTRY NEWS (August 2004)

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Toyoda develops very small high-power LEDs 27 Aug
Japanese LED manufacturer Toyoda Gosei has developed very small LEDs that operate with a current of up to 500 mA.

Catalyst Semiconductor expands white LED driver offering 24 Aug
Catalyst Semiconductor has expanded its range of white LED driver products with a current-regulated high-efficiency fractional charge pump

Microsemi expands LED driver portfolio with new high-efficiency boost converter 23 Aug

Sony introduces first televisions to feature LED backlights 19 Aug
Sony has unveiled a range of televisions that feature LED-based backlights for improved color reproduction.

Micrel introduces tiny photo flash LED driver 19 Aug
Micrel has announced the MIC2291, a 1.2 MHz pulse width modulated (PWM) dc/dc white LED driver designed to provide high power within an extremely small footprint.

Cyberlux receives patent for emergency lighting technology 17 Aug
Cyberlux Corporation has been awarded US patent no. 6,752,515 entitled "Apparatus and Methods for Providing Emergency Lighting."

FAA orders Carmanah taxiway edge lights for field trial testing 16 Aug
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States has purchased 90 solar-powered LED taxiway edge lights from Carmanah Technologies for field trial testing.

Agilent introduces extra-bright white LEDs 14 Aug

ON Semiconductor introduces boost converters that simplify white LED backlighting 12 Aug
ON Semiconductor's NCP5007 and NCP5006 deliver miniaturized, highly power-efficient backlighting solution in a compact PCB footprint.

Cree's five-year expansion plan calls for $300 million investment 10 Aug
Cree plans to spend $300 million on facilities and equipment, including up to $120 million to in crease its LED production capacity.

Permlight and USLED settle patent-infringement lawsuit 03 Aug