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GE takes full control of GELcore, teams with Nichia 31 Aug
General Electric has bought Emcore's 49% stake in GELcore for $100 million, and has also announced an alliance with Japanese LED manufacturer Nichia. |
LED lighting companies gear up for PLASA 31 Aug
Companies in the entertainment lighting industry are gearing up for one of the year's high points, the annual PLASA show taking place in London. |
Noctron seeks Chinese partners to make innovative LED products 31 Aug
Noctron has developed two high-power LED products and intends to seek manufacturing relationships with companies in China. |
Innovative applications for LEDs in automobiles 31 Aug
New applications for LED lighting in cars include a dome light with a removable flashlight, a wing mirror with an LED warning light, and an infrared driver monitoring system. |
Workshop addresses safety legislation of LED lighting products 30 Aug
A UK workshop on September 21 will tackle the numerous safety issues surrounding the use of high-brightness LEDs. |
Korean buildings make use of LED lighting effects 24 Aug
As in other cities around the world, Seoul has a number of buildings that have updated their appearance using LED lighting. |
Taiwanese DRAM firm sets up LED venture 24 Aug
ProMOS Technologies, a Taiwan-based DRAM maker, decides the time is right to enter the LED business. Elsewhere in Taiwan, companies continue to focus on the use of LEDs in display backlighting. |
Entertainment lighting: LEDs in Romania and Nashville 24 Aug
Tryka L.E.D. has supplied numerous LED fixtures for a nightclub on the Romanian Black Sea coast, while A.C. Lighting has supplied LED Color Web to a Nashville production company. |
US research team aims to close the “green gap” in LEDs 23 Aug
A team of US researchers has received $1.8 million in federal funding to improve the energy efficiency of green LEDs. |
Grote uses Cree XLamps in interior vehicle lights 23 Aug
LED manufacturer Cree is supplying high-power white LEDs to vehicle lighting manufacturer Grote. |
LEDs create pyramid showcase for Daft Punk 21 Aug
XL Video UK has supplied a range of different LED fixtures for the latest tour of electronic music pioneers Daft Punk. |
Business news: Color Kinetics, Arrow, Fraen, AC Lighting and more 17 Aug
Color Kinetics has licensed its LED technology to a toy maker, Fraen has signed Arrow as a distributor and several LED lighting makers have also signed distribution agreements. |
Toyoda Gosei calls for caution regarding LED patents 16 Aug
Toyoda Gosei, a leading Japanese LED manufacturer, has issued a press release to advise competitors to be aware of its extensive patent portfolio. |
Financial results from TIR Systems, Super Vision and Daktronics 16 Aug
TIR continues to push its Lexel technology, Daktronics is busy expanding to meet demand from billboard customers, and Super Vision has success with LEd fixtures. |
Artistic LED installations demonstrate power of intelligent light 14 Aug
Two LED-based lighting installations, one at the Rockefeller Center in New York and the other a touring art project, demonstrate different ways to use controllable, intelligent LED lighting. |
Cree looks ahead to LED lighting market as income tumbles 11 Aug
Cree says that its investments in LED chip technology targeting the solid-state lighting market are limiting its near-term performance but will provide shareholder value over the next several years. |
European FP7 funds innovation in LED technology sector 11 Aug
Funding from the EU's Seventh Framework Programme can help small firms move technology products towards market, according to Tony Lesowiec of Pera. |
OLED focus for Osram Opto, efficacy reaches 64 lm/W 11 Aug
Osram Opto Semiconductors is to intensify its efforts to develop OLEDs for lighting applications. Meanwhile, a 64 lm/W white OLED has been developed in Japan. |
Samsung to launch 40-inch LCD TV with LED backlight 09 Aug
Aiming to kick-start the market for LED backlights in large LCD displays, Samsung is launching a 40-inch TV in Europe priced at around $3000. |
Viacom installs Lighthouse LED screens in Dutch stations 09 Aug
Viacom is building a digital LED signage network in Dutch railway stations, while Clear Channel is rolling out another network in Albuquerque. |
Trumpf iLEd surgical light offer color-change benefits 09 Aug
An LED-based surgical light allows surgeons to change the color temperature according to the type of procedure. |
Permlight offers discounts to LED lighting customers in Hawaii 08 Aug
Permlight is attempting to push its products in Hawaii by promoting the energy-saving benefits of LED lighting. |
DOE awards seven SBIR grants for SSL technology 07 Aug
Several Small Business Innovation Research grants will support the development of new technologies for LED- and OLED-based lighting. |
Color Kinetics sales grow as SC Johnson uses LED technology 07 Aug
Color Kinetics has once again announced a record revenue figure for its latest quarter, while also announcing that SC Johnson has used LED lighting technology in one of its consumer products. |
