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| Outdoor Lighting: Light Emitting Plasma leads street-light news 31 Aug |
| Scottsburg, Indiana will install Luxim Light Emitting Plasma street lights, Leotek wins Seattle business, and Saipan and Nebraska City install LED street lights. |
| Thermal graphite foam from ORNL licensed by LED North America 31 Aug |
| The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has licensed a graphite foam material to LED North America for use in cooling LEDs and other components in SSL luminaires. |
| National Semiconductor launches Webench design tool for LEDs 30 Aug |
| Webench LED Architect enables SSL designers to evaluate and optimize LED-based designs generating both performance and cost comparisons. |
| More MOCVD capacity and 6-inch growth at Lextar 27 Aug |
| The Taiwan-based LED manufacturer Lextar Electronics had a successful quarter and is busy building new facilitates and expanding its MOCVD growth capabilities. |
| BrightSpots LED Forum to focus on LED design and manufacturing 26 Aug |
| A panel of industry experts will investigate LED design and manufacturing issues during a two-week online panel discussion in October. |
| Sharp launches LED-based ceiling SSL in Japan market 25 Aug |
| Ceiling-mounted LED-based fixtures measure 43-mm thick and offer remote-controllable dimming and color-temperature features. |
| Digital Lumens supplies Intelligent Lighting to Maines warehouse 25 Aug |
| Maines Paper & Food Service deploys LED-based SSL with integrated network and control capability to slash lighting energy usage by 87%. |
| JPSA succeeds in invalidating Korean scribing and lift-off patents 25 Aug |
| A ruling by the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal in favor of JP Sercel Associates has invalidated patents owned by QMC that concern LED scribing and laser lift-off. |
| LSG solar-powered luminaires illuminate Mexico City superhighway 23 Aug |
| A new DC-powered version of Lighting Science Group's Prolific SSL street light relies on solar power to illuminate the new Viaducto Bicentenario superhighway in Mexico. |
| Cree LED downlight on sale at The Home Depot 23 Aug |
| Solid-state LED downlights are now available from the world’s largest home-improvement retailer at a price below US 50 dollars. |
| LED downlights bring together Creative Technology Hong Kong and Future Lighting Solutions 20 Aug |
| Future Lighting Solutions and Creative Technology have joined forces to create a new line of solid-state downlights. |
| TSMC invests in LED manufacturing line 17 Aug |
| The board of TSMC, the largest silicon IC foundry, has allocated over $100 million towards building an LED production line. |
| Luminus licenses PhlatLight LED platform to Epistar 17 Aug |
| Epistar will manufacture LEDs based on Luminus Devices' PhlatLight platform for larger brighter LED chips. |
| Epistar invests in planar LED lighting specialist Oree 17 Aug |
| Taiwan's leading LED chip maker has invested in a company that has developed a thin, flat and uniform LED-based light source. |
| Outdoor Lighting: LED traffic lights, street lights continue to gain traction (updated) 16 Aug |
| Municipalities in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nebraska all receive new funding for LED traffic light and street light upgrades. |
| LEDs provide efficient approach to outdoor architectural lighting 16 Aug |
| Siemens chooses LEDs to light its new parking garage and staff restaurant while the National Aquarium in Baltimore is replacing its landmark neon sign with LEDs. |
| DOE posts Evaluating LED Street Lighting webcast materials 13 Aug |
| A webcast entitled “Evaluating LED Street Lighting Solutions” was hosted by the US Department of Energy (DOE) on July 20, 2010. |
| Mercedes-Benz implements Lumileds LEDs for daytime running lights 13 Aug |
| E-class Mercedes-Benz cars have daytime running lights with Lumileds LEDs. Meanwhile, Lumileds has ordered more MOCVD systems from Aixtron, and recently shipped its billionth Luxeon LED. |
| Cree LED product revenue reaches $790 million 12 Aug |
| Following a spectacular year of growth, Cree's net income increased 402%, and its LED revenue for the last quarter was a record $240 million. |
| Cree and Habitat for Humanity build all LED home 11 Aug |
| Using all LED-based SSL in the new Habitat for Humanity home will save $250 in electricity costs per year. |
| GE launches web sites focused on lighting legislation 11 Aug |
| New sites educate consumers and businesses on the transition to energy-saving options such as SSL and the impact of legislation initiatives such as the incandescent phase out. |
| San Diego State installs Lithonia LED luminaires in lecture hall 11 Aug |
| Lecture-hall SSL installation represents San Diego State University's first LED lighting project and was undertaken as a long-term approach to energy savings. |
| SemiLEDs files for $172.5 million US IPO 09 Aug |
| A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that SemiLEDs plans a $172.5 million initial public offering of stock. |
| Rubicon quarterly financials portend a transition to 6-in LED wafers 09 Aug |
| Sapphire substrate specialist Rubicon Technology announced positive second quarter financial results and a $71 million agreement for 6-in substrates for LED wafers. |
| Philips joins 1000-Village Solar LED lighting program 05 Aug |
| Royal Philips Electronics used a Climate Group event in China to announce its participation in the 1000-Village Solar LED lighting program and is donating a range of SSL systems. |
| Foshan selects Bridgelux as LED supplier for SSL 04 Aug |
| Leading Chinese lighting manufacturer Foshan will partner with Bridgelux on new LED-based SSL products. |
| Philips Lumileds ships billionth Luxeon LED 04 Aug |
| The 1 billion Luxeon LED milestone is impressive but the recent growth rate is even more significant with the company shipping 750 million units in the past two years. |
| Optiled and Cree light Singapore public housing with LEDs 03 Aug |
| Optiled will ultimately supply 64,000 SSL luminaires based on Cree LEDs to light the Jurong Town public housing estate in Singapore. |
| Outdoor Lighting: LEDs light streets, airports, gardens, and buildings 02 Aug |
| Cities from the USA to Russia continue to adopt LED street lights while the SSL technology also finds use in airport, garden, and building applications. |
