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| Lextar Electronics goes public on the Taiwan Stock Exchange 30 Sep |
| Vertically-integrated LED manufacturer based in Hsinchu, Taiwan goes public after growing to $255 million in revenue for 2010. |
| OLED News: Samsung invests in Novaled, PPG supplies Universal 30 Sep |
| Samsung has invested in Novaled AG in order to increase its presence in the OLED space. |
| Cree launches TEMPO luminaire testing program
28 Sep |
| Aimed at Cree’s LED component customers, the TEMPO luminaire testing and evaluation program includes 21 key test points across thermal, electrical, mechanical, photometric, and optical design elements.
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| Welland to replace all street lights with LEDs 28 Sep |
| Welland, Ontario, is to replace 4300 street lights and 2410 decorative fixtures with LED lights from Appalachian Lighting Systems. |
| LED Industry News: Redwood, Anixter, Instrument Systems, NPL, LA, LRL, Sony 27 Sep |
| Redwood Systems has partnered with Anixter, Thomas Heinrich has joined Instruments Systems, NPL and the LA are offering seminars in the UK, and more. |
| SSL Investor Forum to feature at SIL Europe (update) 27 Sep |
| This year’s Strategies in Light Europe will include an Investor Forum designed to help current and potential investors understand the ongoing changes in the lighting marketplace. |
| Texas Instruments closes the acquisition of National Semiconductor 27 Sep |
| National Semiconductor will be integrated as a unit of Texas Instruments' analog business and the combination establishes a clear leader in the LED-driver-IC segment. |
| DOE SSL program offers up to $10m for manufacturing R&D projects 27 Sep |
| The US Department of Energy has announced up to $10 million in its third round of funding for manufacturing R&D projects that should help to drive down the cost and improve the fabrication of LED and OLED lighting products. |
| Philips expands roadway luminaire family and again uses LEDgine module 27 Sep |
| Philips RoadView SSL luminaires target street-light applications replacing up to 400W HID lights and generally halving power consumption. |
| Fusion Optix completes manufacturing upgrade for LED optical components 27 Sep |
| The developer and supplier of optical components and system has made a major investment to upgrade its production equipment, in order to meet increasing OEM demand. |
| SEMI announces formation of India SSL special interest group 22 Sep |
| A special interest group focused on SSL in India will address LED materials, equipment and manufacturing issues. |
| DOE Gateway report indicates viewers prefer LED-illuminated artwork 22 Sep |
| The DOE’s second study on track lighting using LED PAR38 lamps as replacements for halogen bulbs showed that in addition to energy savings, viewers preferred LED-illuminated artwork. |
| PLASA highlights advances in LED entertainment lighting
21 Sep |
| Many traditional types of entertainment-lighting fixtures are now being replaced by LED-based alternatives, thanks in part to the development of compact, high-power LEDs. |
| Outdoor Lighting: SALC focuses on LEDs, plus SSL in Florida and India 21 Sep |
| The Street & Area Lighting Conference is more LED-focused than ever, both in its sessions and exhibits, and global installations of SSL technology show why. |
| Slower market growth affects Osram IPO, hurts public companies 20 Sep |
| The general market slowdown in lighting is affecting companies in all parts of the supply chain, delaying Siemens’ intended initial public offering of Osram, while public companies have taken a hit in the stock market.
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| Osram LED spotlight achieves 124,000 cd at 7.5 degrees in lab 16 Sep |
| Researchers from Osram are claiming record-breaking performance for an LED spotlight including a luminous intensity of 124,000 cd at 7.5-degree coverage angle. |
| Zeta develops LED lamp with UK funding 16 Sep |
| After winning a UK government funding competition last year, Zeta LED has built an LED lamp with a unique approach to thermal management. |
| LRC research discounts satellite images as accurate light-level indicators 16 Sep |
| Previous studies have used satellite images to link outdoor light levels and cancer rates, but Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's LRC has published research that discounts satellite images as accurate indicators of terrestrial light levels. |
| Lighting for Tomorrow announces 2011 winners 15 Sep |
| Among 39 SSL fixtures and a total of 52 products, the Lighting for Tomorrow panel of judges awarded superior energy efficient SSL fixtures, replacement lamps and lighting controls. |
| LED Industry News: QD Vision, Ikon Semiconductor, Toshiba, LBT, Labsphere 13 Sep |
| QD Vision opens a production facility in Massachusetts, Irish startup Ikon Semiconductor gets funding for its power converters and Toshiba LED Lighting Systems, Light-Based Technologies and Labsphere all get new senior management teams. |
| Xeralux lights waste facility, Digital Lumens lights warehouses 13 Sep |
| Xeralux high-bay SSL luminaires with Cree LEDs have reduced energy usage in a California waste-collection facility while Digital Lumens has announced its latest installation in three Interstate Warehousing facilities. |
| Nualight acquires retail accent lighting company Lumoluce 13 Sep |
| Nualight, a specialist in LED lighting for the food retail sector, has acquired Lumoluce, a retail accent lighting company. |
| Outdoor-lighting research suggests strong LED impact in suppressing melatonin 13 Sep |
| A multinational-research project on the impact of light pollution asserts that LEDs suppress melatonin levels to a far greater degree than high-pressure-sodium sources, potentially impacting human health. |
| GE Lighting’s Irick says reliable, system-level SSL solutions will prevail 12 Sep |
| At a recent press conference, Jaime Irick, GE Lighting Solutions' CEO, talked about a system-level approach to solid-state lighting. |
| EPA finalizes guidance for lumen maintenance of LED subcomponents 09 Sep |
| The EPA’s document provides information on lumen maintenance data for LED packages, LED arrays and LED modules that will be used in Energy Star lamps and luminaires. |
| Outdoor Luminaires: Philips launches retro and modern LED fixtures, Hubbell introduces WallPack 09 Sep |
| Philips has announced two new outdoor LED fixtures targeting green-conscious communities and Hubbell Lighting introduced a new LED WallPack while SSL continues to prove to be an energy-saving option in a variety of outdoor applications, including bollards. |
| Peru’s stadium façade lighting responds to football fever 07 Sep |
| Cinimod Studio and an international design team developed an interactive LED lighting system for the Peru National Stadium that captures the audio levels of the stadium crowd and depicts it visually on a dynamic façade. |
| Panasonic starts shipping OLED lighting panels and modules 07 Sep |
| PIOL, a joint venture between Panasonic Electric Works and Idemitsu Kosan Company in Japan, began shipping OLED lighting panels to local and overseas lighting module and fixture manufacturers this month. |
| DOE Gateway report shows superior quality of LED lamps when illuminating artwork 07 Sep |
| The latest Gateway demonstration involving 32 track lights that illuminate artwork found more suitable light quality with LED lamps over CFLs, but with a long payback period. |
| Outdoor Lighting: Nevada ramps SSL projects, aesthetics key some LED fixture choices 06 Sep |
| Nevada will install 4534 LED street lights while Fountain, CO, and East Lyme, CT, have chosen SSL luminaires that would match the historic appearance of the communities and minimize light pollution. |
| Nichia files LED patent lawsuit against Everlight products
05 Sep |
| Nichia has filed an LED patent-infringement lawsuit against Everlight products imported into Japan. Meanwhile a German importer has been fined for disregarding a court order, and Nichia’s lab has received LM-80 accreditation. |
| LED Industry News: Aixtron, NEEA, Novaled, Astronics DME 02 Sep |
| Forepi has bought further Aixtron MOCVD systems, an NEEA team will investigate street-light visibility, Novaled founders were nominated for an innovation award, and Astronics has begun installing SSL on the taxiways of US Air Force bases. |
| Sealed LED lighting units from MHA reduce hospital-acquired infection rates 02 Sep |
| Sealed LED lighting units protect patients from harmful bacteria, while providing uniformly-distributed dimmable light.
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| Europe says goodbye to 60W incandescent lamps 01 Sep |
| The European phase-out of low-efficiency lamps, which began two years ago, now encompasses clear 60W incandescent lamps. |
