Carmanah Technologies has supplied its latest EG340 solar LED outdoor lighting systems to heritage park located in Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City. Based on the lighting performance, aesthetic design, and cost savings achieved in installation, the EG300-series solar lighting system was chosen by the City for the Parque Caneguin.  ...

Verbatim (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi) announced their new color-tunabe and dimmable OLED lighting panels called VELVE (these are made together by Mitsubishi and Pioneer). Verbatim says that the panels are already available - which makes the VELVE the world's first color-tunable OLED lighting panels. Verbatim apparantly offers just one size -  14x14cm, which is similar to Lumiotec's OLED panels.   Verbatim also announced that they will display the new panels at Fuori Salone, an exhibition held in Milan, Italy on April 12-17. Verbatim'...

After considerable research, planning and development, Light-Based Technologies Inc. (LBT) is pleased to announce the unveiling of a significant update to their corporate imaging coinciding with the re-launch of their website, www.lightbased.com. A key component of LBT’s new image is their new logo that is intended to reflect LBT’s focus on new and innovative functionality for the general lighting Solid-State Lighting (SSL) industry. The new-look website clearly states the benefits of LBT’s products and technologies, while delivering easy access ...

•    Reference Design Enables Lower Cost LCD Panels to Produce Higher Quality Images •    Solution on Display at IIC China, Shenzhen February 24-26, 2011 at the Microsemi Booth 2C11 Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at powering a smart, secure, connected world, today announced collaboration with Sony® Corporation Semiconductor Business Group (“Sony”) for the first open market 3D-capable timing controller plus local dimming LED backlighti...

AIXTRON SE announced a new order for MOCVD reactors from an Epistar joint venture, Epicrystal Corporation (Changzhou), Ltd. in China. The company, formed as a new joint venture between Epistar and Epistar’s customers, is engaged in manufacture and distribution of LED-based products. The order is made up of five AIX 2800G4 HT MOCVD systems. Following delivery in the second quarter of 2011, the systems will be used for production of ultra-high brightness (UHB) GaN-based LEDs. The new reactors will be commissioned by the local AIXT...

Mitsubishi Electric Australia has showcased a curved prototype of 100in Diamond Vision OLED screens at ISE 2011, targeting to digital signage and indoor advertising. The 384x384mm screens can be interconnected to create even larger panel sizes — a 100in version was displayed at CEATEC 2010 — and panel brightness is twice that of even the brightest LED screens available. The panels' resolution is at 128x128 pixels per screen. As a modular system, the Diamond Vision OLED screens are flexible and can be fitted to curved or rounded surfaces. &...

Recently, Philips Lumileds has released its new SignalSure mid-power LEDs, expecting to be the most robust and reliable surface mount LED available to the automotive industry.   The modules have undergone a rigorous Multi Environment Overstress Testing (MEOST) regime that exceeds the testing required by today’s standards for automotive signalling LED sources. And it is available in red-orange and amber colours....

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced the introduction of the TurboDisc® MaxBright™ Gallium Nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Multi-Reactor System for production of high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB LEDs). MaxBright has already been accepted by a leading LED manufacturer and Veeco is currently shipping MaxBright systems to additional top manufacturers in Korea, Taiwan and China.  

According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Livermore-based LED lighting company Bridgelux has raised nearly $21 million in a new round of funding. Bridgelux mainly makes LED lighting for commercial use. According to analysts cited by the company, the worldwide market for LED lighting will grow to as much as $25 billion by 2020....

To celebrate the Year of the Rabbit -- the fourth sign in the Chinese zodiac, Taipei is about to show a 360-degree giant rotating rabbit lantern made of LED at the 2011 Taipei International Lantern Festival, which will begin Friday. It will be held near the city's Civic Plaza and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Feb. 11-20 this year....

Nexxus Lighting has added its top selling Array LED bulb SKU to the ENERGY STAR Qualified LED Light Bulbs list.   Joining its R30 products, the Array MR16 also was recently approved.  The MR16 uses just 3.3 watts to produce over 150 lumens at a 3000 degree Kelvin color temperature and a color rendering index of 84.  The Company’s R16 and GU10 units also are approved for inclusion by ENERGY STAR. It has submitted additional lamps from its Array line to ENERGY STAR, including most recently its PAR38 LED...

LAcarGUY Dealership Group Accelerates its Green Agenda Retrofitting Lexus Santa Monica with Qnuru Smart Energy LED Lights   Qnuru™, the Noribach Group’s smart energy digital lighting division, announced that LAcarGUY has retrofitted its Lexus Santa Monica dealership with Qnuru’s Vector line of high wattage LED retrofit bulbs. LAcarGUY, comprised of 10 award-winning dealerships and two state-of-the-art body shops, is the number one hybrid dealer in the world and widely acknowledged as the foremost leader in the green automobil...

Orb Optronix, industry leader in LED Characterization Services and Systems, will be discussing IES LM-79 and IES LM-80 measurement services in Booth 529 during the Strategies In Light trade show at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA on February 22, 23, 24, 2011. Orb Optronix co-founders Rand Lee and David Bajorins will join Sales and Marketing Director Rob Leonard on site at Booth 529 to discuss IES LM-79 and IES LM-80 measurement services and give live demonstrations of the company’s products. They will be exhi...

Rugged, Low-Profile RoHS-Compliant Fixture Now Certified for Class I, Div 2 and Class II, Div 2 Applications Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), an innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, announced that its SafeSite™ Series LED Wallpack Luminaire has achieved Class I, Division 2 certification for use in hazardous locations, including oil platforms, chemical facilities and other potentially explosive environments. Offering superior energy savings and long-life performance with dramatically less maintenance than traditional solutions for haz...

Furniture Industry is Next Big Market to Take Advantage of LED Lighting Installation Saving Energy and Money! MSi Solid State Lighting has announced it will work exclusively providing LED lighting for The Furniture First buying group, a purchasing cooperative made up of retail furniture dealers with locally owned businesses around the United States.  Florida based MSi is one of nation’s fastest growing LED lighting manufacturers lighting up retailers like Macy’s, Abercrombie & Fitch, 9 West and Francesca’s, plus furniture r...

School officials aim to improve safety while reducing energy costs at Chippewa Middle School. Officials at Okemos Public Schools in Okemos, Michigan, needed to update the parking lot at Chippewa Middle School with goals of improving safety and traffic flow in the lot, reducing energy usage, and upgrading the performance of the outdoor lighting system. With input from middle school staff, a renovation plan was devised and Okemos Public Schools selected LED lighting from Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), for the parking lot upgr...

AIXTRON SE announced a new order for a CVD reactor from existing customer SemiSouth Laboratories of Starkville, MS, USA. The order is for an AIX 2800G4 WW deposition system in the 10x100 mm and the 6x150 mm configuration which will be used for the production of power silicon carbide (SiC) Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) and Schottky Barrier Diode microelectronic devices. SemiSouth placed the order in the fourth quarter of 2010 and the system will be delivered in the second quarter of 2011. The local AIXTRON support team will commi...

Gross Margin 25%  EPS NT$3.65 Lextar Electronics ("Lextar" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 3698)  announced its audited results for 2010. For the year of 2010 ended December 31, 2010, Lextar posted unconsolidated revenue of NT$8,058 million, with a YoY growth of 297%. Gross profit was NT$ 1,996 million, net profit NT$1,231 million, the basic EPS NT$3.65 per common share, and ROE reached 24%. Fiscal 2010 Result Highlights Lextar reported the following unconsolidated results for the full year 2010: Revenue of NT$8,0...

Based on SGS, an international certificate organization, and according to the PAS2050 standard verification, Everlight Electronics has finished a world first Carbon Footprint Declaration for LED products Global Warming has influenced our environment deeply. How to control the emission of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) has been a serious problem for every country in the world. In order to give our customers excellent eco LED products, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. [TSE:2393] take the leads in the world's first 3rd party verified Carbon Footprint Declaration ...

New Executive Brings Decades of Lighting Industry Experience to LED Leader Eco-story, a leader in LED lighting solutions, announced that it has hired Jim Simunaci to serve as Vice President of Sales.  Beginning this month, Jim is charged with channel partner strategies and developing relationships with companies and distributors who could benefit from Eco-story’s high-quality LED lighting solutions.  His focus will be on national accounts in the retail, restaurant and hospitality industries. “It’s a great honor be joined by such a...

Helieon by Bridgelux and Molex Allows Upgrades as LED Technology Advances   Continuing its “Greening the Capitol” initiative, the United States Senate has renovated the largest hearing room of the Hart Senate Office Building using high performance, energy efficient LED lighting from Nila Inc.  The renovation program included the replacement of traditional incandescent lighting technology with Nila’s NH LED lighting system for enhanced video recording applications, as well as a custom down light installation using the Helieon®...

iWatt has expanded its family of digital LED driver ICs with its first power-factor-corrected (PFC) AC/DC Digital PWM Controller targeting 120V/230VAC offline commercial and industrial LED lighting applications.   Like its iW3602 and iW3612 siblings, the new iW3614 (3W – 15W) is designed for LED drivers used in space-constrained incandescent replacement lamps, offers hot-plug support and flicker-free compatibility with existing wall dimmers, and incorporates features to assure power efficiency, durability, and reduced size and component costs. ...

According to Veeco,  Shanghai Epilight Technology Co., Ltd has ordered Veeco TurboDisc® K465i™ MOCVD systems during the fourth quarter of 2010 for its new LED fab at Hefei, China for HB-LED manufacturing.

Lumen Dynamics introduces the new OmniCure® LED Light Meter which measures power and irradiance from a UV LED light source, directly at the cure site. The OmniCure® Light Meter is calibrated at 10nm intervals from 320nm up to 700nm which allows the ability to select the specific wavelength from a UV LED light source to obtain accurate measurements which are traceable to NIST. This latest invention is an illustration of OmniCure®’s ingenuity and ability to continue offering a high level of process control that customers count on. “Wit...

ANC Sports Enterprises has completed the installation of two new Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision video screens at Penn State University’s Rec Hall, home of the Nittany Lion gymnastics, volleyball and wrestling teams. Previously, ANC installed LED systems at the University’s Beaver Stadium and the Bryce Jordan Center.

AIXTRON SE today announced a new order for a MOCVD reactor from Russian company Saturn Joint Stock Company (Saturn JSC). The order comprises one AIX 2800 G4-R 15x4-inch configuration deposition system including an automated wafer transfer system. The Krasnodar based company placed the order during the fourth quarter of 2010 and following delivery in the second quarter of 2011, the system will be used to produce Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) solar cell epitaxial materials for the Russian space market. The new reactor will be commissioned by the AIXTRON...

Albeo Technologies has launched the C3-Series as the next generation of their flagship C-Series product family for general illumination applications. According to the company, building on the merits of the award winning C-Series, the new C3-Series offers the same superior patent-pending thermal design, long lifetime up to 100,000 hours, mercury-free construction, and maintenance-free operation. Customers purchasing the C3-Series will benefit from a 10% - 20% reduction in price depending on the configuration.  ...

LG is about to showcase its latest super narrow bezel LED based monitor the 47WV30 at ISE 2011 in Amsterdam. This 47 size LED monitor is according to LG the perfect solution to build-up you very own VIDEO WALL. This new Monitor features the LED BLU technology and comes with a 1366×768 resolution a 700cd/m2 brightness with a 1,300:1 contrast ratio. With a bezel size of just 4.2mm / 2.7mm (6.9 mm seam size) this monitor will offer seamless video quality with the least possible space between each monitors....

Tyco Electronics was reported to team up with Bridgelux to develop the Nevalo system, a set of plug-and-play components for assembling solid state lighting systems for retail establishments, hotels, public areas and other locations. Bridgelux will offer LEDs and LED modules adapted for street lighting and commercial establishments to Tyco for Nevalo.  ...

As part of a city-wide sustainability initiative, officials in Centennial, Colorado recently completed a project to upgrade each of the city’s traffic and pedestrian countdown signals from traditional incandescent units to Dialight’s high-efficiency, low-maintenance ITE-compliant LED traffic signals. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), not only improved visibility for drivers and pedestrians, but is expected to save the city $50,000-$60,000 a year in energy and maint...