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Dow Corning establishes silicone production unit in Korea 28 May
The Jincheon site will manufacture silicone intermediate materials and encapsulants for LED packaging applications. |
For whom the bell tolls: CRS goes public 28 May
CRS Electronics President Scott Riesebosch sounded the opening bell at the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday, two days after announcing the company's public offering on Monday, May 25th.
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Advanced substrate demand to increase for gallium-nitride devices 27 May
Strategies Unlimited's new report says that increasing demand for blue-violet laser diodes, UV LEDs, and other devices will provide significant growth of advanced substrates such as GaN and AlN. |
UV LEDs can create lettuce with deeper color, more antioxidants 22 May
Plant physiologists from the USDA have developed a way to use UV LEDs to make lettuce darker and redder, and therefore healthier. |
OLED efficiency of 90 lm/W reported for white-light panel 21 May
Technical University of Dresden and Novaled AG researchers also attained 124 lm/W when using a 3D light extraction system.
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Competition invites designers to “Emotionalize your light” 21 May
The "LED – Emotionalize your light" competition invites designers to share their ideas in the field of light designs using LED technology. |
LED bandage to enable outpatient skin cancer treatment 21 May
A plastic strip embedded with Polymertronics' LEDs can reportedly destroy skin cancer cells by bathing cream-applied skin with red light. |
San Jose stimulated to convert streetlights to LEDs 20 May
Around $2 million in stimulus funds received by the City of San Jose will accelerate plans to convert yellow streetlights to LED fixtures. |
Updates from the DOE and Energy Star 20 May
The DOE has published updated Energy Star criteria for Intergral LED Lamps. It has also published reports from two recent Workshops and announced another Manufacturing Workshop in late June. |
Brighter LED lighting saves energy at ticket machines 20 May
London's transport authority has introduced LED lighting for more than 1100 ticket machines along its bus routes. |
Light-engine maker TerraLUX appoints new CEO 19 May
Jim Miller, a former executive with Philips Lumileds, will now lead TerraLUX, a manufacturer of LED light engines. |
Taiwan LED makers benefit from backlight demand 18 May
As Samsung makes a huge push into LED-backlit LCD TVs, several Taiwan-based LED makers are reaping the benefits. |
Radionic receives Lighting Facts label for under-cabinet lighting 15 May
The first under-cabinet fixture joins around 20 other products that have been recognized under the Quality Advocates program. |
Micron seeks stimulus funds to develop its LED business 14 May
Idaho is seeking $5 million in stimulus funds from the US government to allow a local company to start building LED lighting modules. |
Seoul Semi challenging leading LED suppliers 13 May
A research report says that while Nichia, Osram and Lumileds remain the leading suppliers of packaged LEDs, they are being challenged by companies in Taiwan and Korea, notably Seoul Semiconductor. |
Molex and Leviton offering LED lighting modules 07 May
Two companies known for wiring devices and connectors are joining together to provide LED lighting modules that can be directly driven from an AC source. |
Lightfair Innovation Awards honor excellence in lighting 06 May
LEDs and solid-state lighting products, along with the LM-80 standard, won all the big prizes at the Lightfair awards ceremony. |
Osram Opto introduces ultra-small Oslon LED 05 May
The Oslon LED package measures just 3 x 3 mm and can produce up to 130 lm at 350 mA, in cool white. |
Zumtobel joins Philips' licensing program for LED-based luminaires 05 May
Philips and Zumtobel have signed a comprehensive licensing agreement, part of which sees TridonicAtco and Ledon become qualified suppliers under Philips LED-based luminaires licensing program. |
Workers poisoned in CFL factories, says paper 05 May
A newspaper article claims that large numbers of Chinese workers have been poisoned by mercury, one of the constituents of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). |
Canadian university gets Chair in optical design 04 May
Supported by industry and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council, Quebec's Laval University has launched the Industrial Research Chair in Optical Design. |
LED makers extend performance boundaries 01 May
Several announcements from leading LED makers including Cree and Lumileds demonstrate further improvements at the device level. |
