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 INDUSTRY NEWS (September 2007)
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Carmanah lights up Big Apple with LED street signs (update) 28 Sep
New York City is to install energy-efficient internally illuminated LED street signs.
Vienna mall lighting is largest LED order for Zumtobel 28 Sep
Zumtobel's subsidiary Ledon Lighting has designed six new LED luminaires for the Stadiocenter shopping mall in Vienna.
NYSERDA funding supports solar LED street lights 28 Sep
SolarOne and Hadco will supply solar-powered LED lighting systems to a community development program in Sullivan County, New York.
PRG adopts tour-friendly LED lighting system 27 Sep
Commitment by world's leading entertainment technology supplier signals increasing use of LED lighting systems in event production
LEDs used throughout nightclub in Toledo 27 Sep
Using LED fixtures and DMX controllers from Semai Lighting, MaxAudio has outfitted a Spanish nightclub with a complete LED lighting system.
Astronics gains FAA approval for LED aircraft lights 26 Sep
An LED tail position light and an LED low-profile wingtip lighting assembly have been approved by the FAA.
Cal-Optics and Everfine to supply LED test equipment 26 Sep
Cal-Optics has partnered with Everfine, the world's largest producer of light and LED measurement equipment, to make products available in the US.
LEDs lights to span the Hudson River 25 Sep
LEDs will replace conventional lighting on the George Washington bridge and the Holland Tunnel.
Renaissance Lighting closes $10 million financing round 25 Sep
LED-based lighting manufacturer RL has received further financing that will enable it to target the architectural lighting market.
Power Vector, Winona illuminate Bartle Hall ballroom 24 Sep
Power Vector, Winona Lighting, i2Systems, and Pharos Architectural Controls have illuminated the Grand Ballroom at Bartle Hall in Kansas City.
News in brief: Obducat, CDT, CTT, Carmanah, Advanced Photonix 21 Sep
People News: Osram Opto, LED Holdings, CAO Group 21 Sep
Fusion Optix enhances in-house R&D and rapid prototyping 20 Sep
In-house prototyping capabilities will allow Fusion Optix to further develop LED systems and materials for lighting and displays.
Nichia and Cree expand LED patent cross-licensing 18 Sep
As part of an extended collaboration on LED patents, Nichia's claims against Cotco, a subsidiary of Cree, have been resolved.
US bill declares "lights out" on inefficient lighting 18 Sep
The Energy Efficient Lighting for a Brighter Tomorrow Act calls for a phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps beginning in 2012.
Nichia hits Seoul with further patent lawsuit 17 Sep
Nichia has filed yet another lawsuit against Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd, this time in Korea, over white LEDs.
DOE issues final Energy Star criteria for SSL products 14 Sep
As part of the US strategy to accelerate market introduction of LED-based products, these will now be able to obtain Energy Star certification from September 2008.
Rubicon files for $100m IPO 14 Sep
The maker of sapphire substrates for LEDs plans to raise to fund its planned capacity expansion.
Goldeneye allowed patent for color conversion 14 Sep
A ceramic-based color conversion approach is at the heart of a new patent for Goldeneye.
Cree breaks efficacy records for power LEDs 13 Sep
R&D measurements verified by NIST show that Cree has developed LEDs driven at 350 mA that have efficacies of 129 lm/W and 99 lm/W for cool and warm white, respectively.
Lighting for Tomorrow prize goes to LLF 13 Sep
A recessed downlight from LED Lighting Fixtures has won the Grand Prize for solid-state lighting fixtures in a US competition.
New CAP-XX supercapacitors target LED flash applications 13 Sep
Supercapacitors with improved temperature and voltage performance will enable high-quality LED flash and other mobile applications.
Seoul launches new version of Acriche AC emitter 13 Sep
Seoul Semiconductor has increased the performance and reduced the cost of its AC-driven LED.
Japanese researchers develop UV LED emitting at 227.5nm 13 Sep
Researchers at Riken and Saitama University have developed a viable LED with an extremely short wavelength.
ROAL opens new manufacturing plant in Tunisia 12 Sep
Solid-state lighting power supply manufacturer ROAL has a new facilty in the Mediterranean region.
BluGlass awarded $5m in government funding 11 Sep
A company that hopes to commercialize a low-cost process for the production of gallium nitride LED wafers has received Australian government backing.
DOE awards research funds for OLED projects 10 Sep
The DOE has awarded Small Business Innovation Research phase II grants to Physical Optics Corporation and Universal Display.
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Cree R&D achieves 1,000 lm from single-chip LED (update) 07 Sep
A single-die, cool-white LED driven at 4 A has produced 1050 lumens in Cree's R&D lab.
Vitex provides "secret sauce" for Europe's first volume P-OLED producer, MED 07 Sep
MicroEmissive Displays has commercialized top-emissive polymer OLED displays thanks to its relationship with Vitex, writes Tom Cheyney of Small Times.
GVA Lighting LEDs bring Slavic Bazaar to life 06 Sep
LED lighting fixtures have transformed the appearance of an amphitheater in Belarus that hosts an international music festival.
Dialight provides LED signals for NYC subway system 06 Sep
LED modules will improve safety on New York's subway, while also reducing energy and maintenance costs.
Enfis array exceeds 1,300 lumens in neutral white 06 Sep
At next week's PLASA show, Enfis will exhibit neutral white arrays that achieve 1365 lumens from an emitting area of just 0.5 square cm.
Phosphor Global Summit issues Call for Papers 06 Sep
LED patent case between Nichia and Seoul moves to trial 04 Sep
A jury will decide on Nichia's claim that LEDs manufactured by Seoul Semiconductor infringe various US design patents.
Cree shares rise on GE buyout rumors 03 Sep
Shares in LED maker Cree rose sharply as rumors circulated that General Electric might be poised to make a bid.
Osram supplies LEDs for street lights, unveils new Dragon 03 Sep
Osram LEDs have been used in solar-powered streetlights in two Austrian towns, and a new version of the Golden Dragon has been unveiled with 20- or 40-degree optics.
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