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 INDUSTRY NEWS (May 2005)
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OLED Update May 2005 31 May
Carmanah acquires SPS, becomes largest Canadian solar company 30 May
News in brief: mobile phone sales, James Thomas, Carmanah 26 May
Cree receives $200 million order, XLamp design win 26 May
Sumitomo has agreed to purchase lots of Cree LEDs, while Lighting Science will use XLamps in its lighting products.
BillBoard builds curved display, Onscreen wins order 26 May
BillBoard Video is to build a curving LED sculpture in Chicago, while OnScreen technologies has a first order for its Living Window.
Hella warns against direct replacement of LEDs in tail lamps 25 May
Hella has cautioned against using LED modules in commercial vehicle tail lamps which have been approved exclusively for use with filament bulbs.
Cree targets displays with LED backlight, brighter chips 24 May
Cree has unveiled a high-efficiency LED backlight, as well as increasing the brightness of some of its top-end blue and green chips.
Samsung showcases LED backlights, first 40-inch OLED 24 May
Samsung has developed a 40-inch OLED display as well as advanced RGB LED backlights for small and large LCD panels.
Dominant cleared of infringing Osram Opto’s patents 23 May
CIE Midterm meeting discusses LED developments 23 May
The recent CIE midterm meeting discussed LED developments, while Radiant Imaging is offering a free software tool for colorimetry and photometry.
Osram Opto showcases world’s largest LED backlight 20 May
Cree licenses white LED patent to Stanley, Rohm, Cotco 19 May
Cree has agreed license deals with several chip customers, while Nichia plans to step up its own patent enforcement activities.
LED luminaires “will be installed in new homes by fall 2005” 19 May
Permlight has introduced a complete line of low-cost LED-based products for the new home market, which are compliant with energy codes and Energy Star 4.0.
Super Vision signs licensing agreement with AVR 19 May
Osram hits 200-lumen output with Ostar LED 18 May
Osram has unveiled a 200-lumen white version of its Ostar LED, while an RGB version has been incorporated into a camera light.
TerraLUX offers LED light engines for Maglite flashlights 18 May
High-power LEDs are now being incorporated into flashlights with adjustable focus.
Daktronics provides LED billboards to Clear Channel Outdoor 17 May
A project to install seven electronic billboards in Cleveland shows the flexibility of using LED displays for advertising.
TIR running at a loss, pins hopes on LEXEL 13 May
TIR Systems has reported a net loss of almost CDN$3 million, but has high hopes for its LEXEL technology.
Two-in-one taillights feature in new VW Golf Plus 12 May
Hella taillights for a new Volkswagen car feature LEDs containing red and amber chips.
News in brief: Daktronics, Leotek, Barco, Carmanah 11 May
Fraen LED fixture sheds new light on Mona Lisa 10 May
A 7-LED fixture is now illuminating the Louvre's most famous inhabitant.
Philips and Novaled set new record for white OLEDs 09 May
Royal Philips Electronics and Novaled have announced a record efficiency for white OLEDs of 20 lm/W.
LED Special Interest Group focuses on industry issues 09 May
Color Kinetic receives patent for color-changing computers 06 May
Color Kinetics has received two more patents for color-changing applications.
Itswell licenses white LED technology from Intematix 03 May
Osram Opto files patent lawsuit against Citizen 03 May
Osram Opto Semiconductors is seeking to prevent a Japanese rival, Citizen Electronics, from selling white LEDs in Germany.
TIR receives patent covering LED delineation products 02 May
Seoul Semiconductor P1 and P3 series Z-Power LEDs 01 May
Seoul Semiconductor (SSC) now offers the P1 and P3 series of Z-Power LEDs.
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