IQE subsidiary NanoGaN has acquired two separate patents, patent 2008-549935 granted by the Japan Patent Office and patent No.2446471 granted by the UK patent office for its nanocolumn technology. The title of patent 2008-549935 is: "growth method using nanostructure compliant layers and HVPE for producing high quality compound semiconductor materials."This patent protects the Group's proprietary nanocolumn technology for producing high quality, free-standing gallium nitride substrates.

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Philips Lumileds announced that it shipped its billionth LUXEON power LED in the 2nd quarter of 2010. The company’s capacity and infrastructure investments over the last several years have enabled it to meet customer needs for high volumes of products, with the company delivering over 750 million LUXEON power LEDs in the past two years to automotive, illumination and consumer electronics customers.

AIXTRON AG today signed a contract with Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., on the supply of a double digit number of multiple CRIUS® II and AIX G5 MOCVD systems. The AIXTRON new generation MOCVD systems will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011 and installed at Sanan’s new manufacturing facilities in Wuhu, Anhui, China. Earlier this year Sanan had announced their plans to invest into China’s largest LED manufacturing and research centre capable of operating up to 200 MOCVD systems.

Royal Philips Electronics participates in the 1000-Village Solar LED program, an initiative launched by The Climate Group and the One Foundation to provide rural communities in China with energy-efficient solar-powered LED lighting.

At the recent SemiconWest show in San Francisco in July,CHAD Industries exhibited its wafer-handling capabilities for Sapphire wafers used in the LED market.

Barco unveiled that Multimedia Farms has already made a deal with it to choose its C11 LED indoor/outdoor display for portable LED display solutions.

After shipping 50,000-60,000 units in May, the number of Topco Energy Saving System's shipments for July is expected to be 100,000. According to the firm, its current monthly revenues have already surpassed its 2009 full-year revenues of NT$30 million (US$936,227). It has already entered Japan's LED lighting market in the first quarter of 2010, and has intended to expand its sales channels for further development in Japan. In addition, a major Japan-based distributor recently became a shareholder.

Penang's Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has taken a visit to Philips Lumileds.   With over 10 years of operation in Penang, Philips has been a long-term investor in the state's development into becoming the Silicon Valley of Malaysia. The LEDs produced at Philips Lumileds factory in Bayan Lepas are distributed for global consumption.

Delta Electronics gears up making LED products in Dongguan plant, Guangdong province, China, aiming at shipping to Japan and for Guangdong province street lighting.

Semtech Corp. launched its first 10-channel white LED driver SC442 in Ultra-Small, Low-Profile 4x4x0.6mm Package, with an integrated 3A boost power switch to satisfy space constrained LED backlights serving LCD monitors and LCD-TVs as well as ultra-bright displays. The device can drive up to 120 LEDs at up to 30mA per channel and it operates across a wide input voltage range of 4.5V to 21V for use with lithium ion battery packs or regulated 5V, 12V or 18V power supplies.

To use the limited battery current available for flash, Analog Devices, Inc. has designed ADP1650 white LED driver, which features a programmable I²C-compatible interface, programmable torch and flash currents for one LED up to 1500mA, two independent TxMASK inputs and a 4-bit ADC. It can provide high efficiency at 85% at the typical battery voltage (90% peak). The ultra-compact ADP1650 measures only 2 × 1.5mm in a 12-ball WLCSP package and reduces PCB requirements.

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AU Optronics intends to set up TV set assembly plants in Europe and America in 2011. It has posted NT$11.25 billion (US$351 million) in net profit for the second quarter -- up 54.6 percent from the first quarter -- on the back of strong global demand.

The City of Chicago has installed new Borealis LED streetlights as part of a test pilot program. The City of Chicago will monitor the LED streetlights, weighed against their current lighting solution for streets and alleyways. The goal is for a safer, cleaner and brighter light that will improve nighttime safety and the overall appearance of the city.

LG Electronics made a deal with Germany's Kellendonk Elektronik to join in the Smart Watts project sponsored by the German government to develop a decentralized, intelligent electricity network. The deal marks the first time a Korean company has taken part in a smart grid project in Europe.

Toshiba announced its E-Core series of LED street lamps, a 400W mercury lamp or a 180W high-pressure sodium lamp. It is possible to realize an average road luminance of 1.0cd/m2 with an average power consumption of 122W (when input is 200V) by using these lamps. The power consumptions of street lamps using a 400W mercury lamp (KSC-4) are 415W and a 180W high-pressure sodium lamp (KSH-2) are 195W.

Peaceful Thriving Enterprise Co., Ltd. announced the launch of the good selling the newest 7339 Voltage Tester. It features adoption of LED indicator lights and an LED display to secure more accurate and easier reading of testing results.

Topco Energy Saving System schedules to achieve a 20% share of the Japanese market for LED bulbs this year. According to Sunny Tsai , the company president ,the firm with 90% of its sales generated in Japan, has shipped over 100,000 LED bulbs to the country in July alone. What's more, it looks to achieve single-month shipment of over 500,000 units during the Christmas sales season. The firm has commanded an 11% share of the segment in Japan with 6W LED bulbs priced at only NT$349.

Unilighting has unveiled a new LED Street Lamp. It features Aluminum heat-sink, which has a high effect heat dissipation to extend life span of the lamp. And aiming to get away from the influence caused by a broken single LED, each LED' circuit is designed to work separately.

Linear Technology has designed a 60V, 1MHz step-down DC/DC converter to drive up to 30 LEDs in a display. Operating from a supply voltage of 48V input, the LT3596 can drive up to three strings of LEDs, each with up to ten 100mA LEDs in series, delivering efficiencies of over 90%.

Digi-Key has honored ON Semiconductor with the 2010 Exceptional Sales Performance Award.  

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A 'Lease on Light' Program has been announced by Brand Neue Corp, the exclusive North American sales agent and distributor for Luma Vue LED Lighting products and systems.

Toshiba announced 3D-compatible Cell Regza LCD TVs and it will start releasing these in August 2010 in Japan along with the "Regza Blu-ray" Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders. The Cell Regza , which was jointly developed by Toshiba, the Sony Group and IBM Corp, is an LCD TV equipped with the Cell Broadband Engine microprocessor (Cell).

An LED driver NCL30001, which integrates PFC and isolated step-down AC-DC power conversion in a single stage, has been created by ON Semiconductor. It is designed to operate in CCM and can be configured as either a constant current or fixed output voltage driver for LED-based street lighting and architectural lighting applications of between 40W and 150W.

AIXTRON did the positive business performance in H1/2010 due to the continuing healthy demand, beneficial volume effects, and a stronger US Dollar. Firstly, compared to H1/2009, the gross margin in H1/2010 was 10 percentage points higher at 53%. The H1/2010 operating result increased year on year by 769% to EUR 106.9m with a 19 percentage points higher EBIT margin of 31%, leading to a net result of EUR 74.1m or 21% return on sales. The H1/2010 net income was 742% up year on year.

The ultra-flat Orbeos OLED panel wins the Electron d’Or Award for product of the year in the Opto/Display category. The jury of renowned industry and research experts selected OSRAM’s light, energy-efficient Orbeos surface-emitting diode froma total of seven products.