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Wired blog site highlights LEDs in architecture 30 Jun
Wired magazine's website has pulled together a series of architectural projects with a heavy focus on LEDs. |
Cree acquires SiC substrate manufacturer Intrinsic 30 Jun
Cree, the largest manufacturer of silicon carbide substrates, has acquired Intrinsic, which makes wafers with zero micropipes. |
SACO Technologies acquired by LSI 29 Jun
SACO and its Smartvision brand of LED displays and lighting products have been acquired by LSI, a lighting and graphics company. |
Lumileds claims LED luminance records 29 Jun
Philips Lumileds says that various luminance records, including 38 million nit for a white LED, will benefit automotive, television and commercial lighting applications. |
Nokia sees increasing LED usage in mobile phones 28 Jun
LEDs are helping phone makers such as Nokia to add new functions to their phones, leading to increased shipment volumes and further innovation. |
Color Kinetics complies with RoHS, seeks other standards 28 Jun
As the new European directive comes into force, and other regions and countries look to adopt similar measures, LED lighting companies such as Color Kinetics recognize the important of industry standards. |
Displays news: Solar Sports Scoreboard, Lighthouse, OnScreen 27 Jun
Two US companies have teamed to produce the LED Solar Sports Scoreboard, Lighthouse provided LED screens for the Poseidon premiere, and OnScreen says that LED signs help retailers raise sales. |
Tryka LEDs illuminate World Cup globe 26 Jun
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Progress Lighting introduces 50 new residential LED fixtures 26 Jun
In partnership with Permlight, Progress Lighting has launched a wide range of LED fixtures for the residential lighting market. |
Lynk Labs collaborates to promote AC LED applications 22 Jun
AC LED developer Lynk Labs has unveiled collaborations with Optek and American Bright on AC LED systems, while Brillianz will distribute AC LED replacements for fluorescent lamps in the UK. |
UK Displays & Lighting network host Lighting Debate 22 Jun
The UKDL is hosting a "debate workshop" looking at competing technologies for different applications. |
News in brief: NuSil, Lamina, Philips, Cyberlux, AOT, Toyoda Gosei 21 Jun
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Cree reports 131 lm/W from prototype white LED at 20 mA 21 Jun
Cree has reported a new benchmark for white LED efficacy with a prototype device measured by NIST at 131 lm/W at 20 mA. |
Tiny Sony LED projector uses LCD technology 20 Jun
Sony has unveiled a miniature projector that combines red, green and blue LED light sources with three 0.62-inch diagonal LCD screens. Plus news from Unaxis, Novalux and Bookham. |
Dialight signs patent license agreement with Color Kinetics 20 Jun
Dialight's US subsidiary has licensed Color Kinetics’ LED color-mixing patents, and describes this as an important next step in driving forward its initiatives in the North American market. |
TIR signs Daiko as first Lexel licensee in Japan 19 Jun
Daiko Electric Co. has signed a development agreement with TIR Systems for Lexel-based products. |
Nakamura wins EUR 1 million prize for LED & laser work 16 Jun
The award to Shuji Nakamura of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize erroneously suggests the ex-Nichia researcher was solely responsible for developing bright-blue, green and white LEDs and the blue laser. |
PublicScreen uses LEDs to revive office space 15 Jun
A small interior space has been opened out and transformed through the imaginative use of LED lighting. |
LED manufacturing news: Osram Opto, Opto Tech, Harvatek 15 Jun
Osram Opto Semiconductors is expanding its packaging facility in Malaysia, Opto tech is to supply Nichia-branded LEDs to customers in Korea, and Harvatek is looking to move into the high-power LED market. |
Neo-Neon receives US patent covering LED Neon-Flex 15 Jun
Neo-Neon was recently awarded a patent for a flexible LED lighting system to replace neon. |
OLED manufacturers face pricing pressures 12 Jun
As competition intensifies in the small-to-medium display market, OLED manufacturers are working to introduce lower cost fabrication techniques. |
Bon Jovi tour showcases Barco LED strip 12 Jun
Barco has a launched an LED strip product, and a total length of 2.2 km is being used in a giant 3D screen on the current Bon Jovi 2006 tour. |
Lucifer Lighting signs with TIR to use Lexel technology 12 Jun
Lucifer is the latest company to sign up to use TIR's Lexel technology. |
Optek releases one-watt and RGB Ledniums, LED assemblies 07 Jun
At Lightfair, Optek Technology unveiled several new LEDs and LED assemblies for the lighting market. |
DOE funds SSL product development to tune of $10 million 07 Jun
Color Kinetics, GE and Osram Sylvania are among recipients of the latest round of funding to be released by the US DOE's Solid State Lighting program. |
GLT and Luminus unveil LED-based edge-lighting for LCD TVs 06 Jun
Combining high-brightness LED sources and micro-optical extraction techniques enables edge-lighting of large-size LCD TVs. |
IRS deduction promotes use of energy-efficient LED fixtures 06 Jun
A press release from Permlight describes a new IRS procedure that enables commercial property owners and leaseholders to qualify for energy-efficiency deductions. |
Lumileds promotes capability of Luxeon K2 at 1000 mA 05 Jun
Lumileds says that the capability of its Luxeon K2 to operate at 1000mA enables very high light output with no performance degradation. |
Cree receives $180 million sales order from Sumitomo 05 Jun
Cree's Japanese distributor Sumitomo has agreed to purchase LEDs worth $180 million, representing a drop compared with last year's order. |
Color Kinetics licenses patents to iLight Technologies 01 Jun
iLight Technologies, Inc has licensed Color Kinetics' patent portfolio to enter the market for color-changing LED lighting |
Philips and Novaled set new benchmarks for white OLEDs 01 Jun
After achieving 32 lm/W for a white OLED., researchers are now targeting 50 lm/W as the next benchmark. |
