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 INDUSTRY NEWS (October 2007)
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Honeywell targets Lumileds, Cree with LED patent lawsuit 30 Oct
Honeywell has a patent relating to the use of a reflector to recycle photons in a phosphor-converted LED. And it has identified the biggest LED makers in the US as alleged infringers.
Osram and Toyoda Gosei sign LED patent agreement 30 Oct
Two major LED makers have agreed to share patented technologies related to blue LED chip fabrication, industrial production of LEDs and semiconductor lasers, and white LEDs.
Universal Display wins SBIR grant for white OLED Lighting 29 Oct
A contract for $750,000 will help Universal Display Corp to develop energy-efficient white OLED light sources with improved luminance and a simplified design.
Macroblock expects to launch Initial Public Offering 29 Oct
Macroblock, a mixed-signal IC company focused on the LED industry, expects to launch an IPO on October 29, 2007.
Lightscape provides LEDs in Hong Kong to promote Olympics 26 Oct
A new multi-use complex in Hong Kong features LED lighting from Lightscape Technologies that will be used to promote next year's Olympic Games in Beijing.
Seoul Semiconductor wins further patent ruling 26 Oct
LED maker Itswell has to pay damages of $1.2 million to its rival Seoul Semiconductor for patent infringement.
Cree XLamp LEDs to make a splash at Beijing Olympics 25 Oct
Around 440,000 Cree LEDs will be used to illuminate the Water Cube, home to swimming and other events at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Philips SSLS and Boca Flasher in LED patent agreement 23 Oct
Boca Flasher has licensed Philips SSLS' worldwide patent portfolio relating to intelligent LED lighting.
Economist award recognizes LED pioneers 23 Oct
George Craford of Philips Lumileds and Roland Haitz, formerly of Agilent, have won the prestigious Economist Innovation award for Energy and the Environment.
OLED companies to improve thin film encapsulation 22 Oct
Sunic System and Novaled will develop new technologies for TFE, a promising technology to hermetically encapsulate organic devices like OLEDs.
Quanlight reports test results for dilute nitride LEDs 22 Oct
Red LEDs manufactured using a novel material system have much better temperature stability than traditional devices, according to Quanlight.
Novaled and ArcelorMittal build OLEDs on steel 18 Oct
An OLED company and a steel maker are working in a joint OLED development program to build OLEDs on flexible steel substrates.
Philips awarded NIST contract (corrected version) 17 Oct
Philips has received a federal contract to develop a spectrally-tunable light source that will help NIST investigate alternative metrics that might eventually replace CRI.
LED streetlights to take over downtown Ann Arbor 17 Oct
Ann Arbor plans to become the first US city to convert 100 percent of its downtown streetlights to LED technology, with the installation of more than 1000 LED fixtures.
Seoul Semiconductor wins LED patent challenges 17 Oct
LED maker Seoul Semiconductor has won several patent disputes against rivals AOT and Itswell.
Luminus and GLT use 21 LEDs to backlight 37-inch LCD 15 Oct
Luminus Devices and Global Lighting Technologies will demonstrate a 37-inch LCD TV illuminated by only seven PhlatLight LED modules
Beta LED fixtures chosen for Sentry facility 11 Oct
LED lighting has been chosen for the exterior of a new manufacturing facility built by Sentry Equipment.
Advanced LEDs and E.ON target LED street lighting 11 Oct
E.ON will bid for projects to install lighting schemes using LED luminaires from Advanced LEDs, which has also signed an agreement with Enfis.
Ostar LEDs from Osram nominated for German Future Prize 11 Oct
LED technology from Osram and the Fraunhofer Institute is among the nominees for a prestigious prize awarded by Germany's President.
Nichia and Seoul Semiconductor extend patent disputes 11 Oct
Nichia has filed a further patent infringement lawsuit against Seoul Semiconductor, provoking a strong response from the Korean company.
Enphos LED Systems Ltd unites existing brands 10 Oct
Circular LED screen is centerpiece for Emmy Awards 10 Oct
Stealth LED panels from Element Labs created a unique screen at center stage for the recent Emmy Awards show.
Digi-Key and Ledil sign distribution agreement 09 Oct
GE reveals restructuring plans for lighting business 09 Oct
Further investment in energy-efficient lighting including LEDs and OLEDs will be part of proposals to refocus GE's lighting business.
Prudential LED sign dominates Hong Kong skyline 08 Oct
Retop LED Display Company has installed a 560 square meter LED display for Prudential in Hong Kong.
Lamina and North Star add LEDs to Hindu temple 08 Oct
LED lighting accentuates the highly ornate and unusual architecture of a new Hindu temple in Georgia.
LED Holdings and Lighting Science Group combine forces 05 Oct
Two LED lighting companies have merged to form a strong player in the solid-state lighting space.
Cree shares fall on analyst downgrade (new version) 05 Oct
Cree's share price fell more than 10% on October 3 after an analyst downgraded the shares from hold to sell.
Sony announces OLED TV launch in December 04 Oct
Sony will seed the OLED TV market with an 11-inch model priced at around $1700.
Epistar denied stay of exclusion order in patent case 03 Oct
Epistar is appealing the ITC's decision to grant an exclusion order on some of its LEDs. But until the appeal is heard, the exclusion order will be enforced.
PixelArc LED fixtures light Demonbreun Street Viaduct 03 Oct
LED fixtures with a mixture of warm and cool-white devices result in maintenance savings for a bridge project.
Spectrum Plastics adopts Ticona LCP for LED packages 03 Oct
Vectra liquid crystal polymer (LCP) materials from Ticona enable LED packaging from Spectrum Plastics to withstand lead-free soldering.
NIST funds LED projects under Advanced Technology Program 02 Oct
Several LED-related projects have been awarded funding by the National Institute of Standards and Technology under its Advanced Technology Program.
LedEngin secures $11 million in series C funding 02 Oct
New financing for LED maker LedEngin should help accelerate market adoption of energy efficient solid-state lighting components
Nexxus will not acquire LightWild 01 Oct
A letter of intent for Nexxus to buy LightWild has expired, although Nexxus has completed the acquisition of ALS.
LED lights could provide Michigan with a greener Christmas 01 Oct
A company selling LED holiday lights wants the State of Michigan to adopt LEDs for its Christmas tree.
SureFire chooses Seoul Semiconductor LEDs for flashlights 01 Oct
Seoul Semiconductor is supplying Z-power P4 LEDs to SureFire, a maker of high-performance flashlights.
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