2011-10-17

AIXTRON Provides News System with China’s NEDI for Power Devices and LEDs Development

Recently, Aixtron has received an order for one AIX 2600G3 IC system in a 12x4-inch wafer configuration and one VP2400HW with 6x4-inch wafer capacity from Nanjing Electronic Devices Institute (NEDI),which is s devoted to providing leading edge technologies on material growth, device design and manufacture in China. NEDI will use the systems to investigate power devices and LEDs. The new systems will be installed and commissioned by a local AIXTRON service support team alongside the company’s already existing AIXTRON MOCVD systems at t...
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2011-10-17

Everlight Sticks to LED Shipment Schedule Regardless of Nichia’s Patent Lawsuit

Despite of Nichia’s successive patent lawsuits, Everlight will ship its brand products to Japan as scheduled in 2012,according to Everlight’s chairman, Y.F. Ye. Back to early September, Nichia filed a charge against Everlight, alleging that its white LED lamps sold through Japanese retailer Chip On Stop also infringe its No. 4530944 patent. Following closely, Nichia has again claimed that Everlight’s white LED bulbs entering Japan through importer Tachibana Eletech of Japan infringes its No. 4530094 patent, and brought the charge before ...
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2011-10-17

China Electric Injects US$30 million to Form New Plant in Xiamen

Recently, Taiwan’s No.1 lamp maker, China Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd.,has annonuced to inject US$30 million to form a new company in Xiamen of mainland China to manufacture general lighting fixtures, LED lamps and lithium iron phosphate battery packs. The new company will turn out 200,000 systems of lighting fixture a month in the initial stage mainly for Taiwanese-invested factories and offices in Xiamen. According to China Electric, the new venture will generate revenue up to RMB50 million (US$7.8 million at US$1:RMB6.4) a month in the first operating...
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2011-10-14

The 10th China (Guzhen) International Lighting & LED Applications Fair to Host

Sponsored by the Zhongshan municipal government, the China Lighting Association, and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade's light industry council, The 10th China (Guzhen) International Lighting & LED Applications Fair is announced to take place from Oct 18 to 21 . The fairs is expecting more than 600 exhibitors, including 276 LED firms. The fairs are a crucial part of the township's efforts to develop further and grow into a global lighting hub in the foreseeable future, one official pointed out. Back to a year ago, the 9th ...
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2011-10-14

Intematix Phosphor Blend Accomplishes Near Perfect Light Quality for LEDs

98 CRI milestone for light quality drives LED adoption in retail, hospitality, residential and museum applications Intematix Corporation, a leading innovator of patented phosphor materials and components for high-quality LED lighting, today announced that it has demonstrated a phosphor blend that provides a near perfect color rendering index (CRI) of 98 and R9 value of 99 when applied to a reference LED package. The results highlight Intematix's unique phosphor leadership in the LED lighting industry, as the phosphor blend combines three separate material famili...
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2011-10-14

Optogan Opens Europe’s Second Largest LED Chip Production Site

The Minister of Economic Affairs of the German Federal State of Bavaria, Martin Zeil, opens the new Optogan production site. LED chips from the German city of Landshut form the core of the lighting technology of the 21st century. “Bavaria is gaining a shining example for future-oriented innovations“, declared the Minister of Economic Affairs of the German Federal State of Bavaria, Martin Zeil, in his opening speech. “I am delighted that Optogan has decided to use a site in Bavaria when expanding its operations in Germany. The site’s p...
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2011-10-13

Mainland China’s Incandescent-ban Program Affects Taiwan’s LED Maufactures’ Actions

As Mainland China starts to implement a plan to phase out incandescent lamps in four to five years since October, Taiwan’s LED makers have taken actions to seize this opportunities. Epistar and Everlight have entered into alliance with Konka Group to open an epitaxy-wafer venture in the mainland. Everlight, is also promoting own-brand LED lighting in the mainland. LiteOn is setting up production lines in Changzhou, which integrate front-end, mid-end and back-end manufacturing capability. Genesis and Ledtech have separately signed agreementswith Potevio...
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2011-10-12

Lunera Lighting Introduces World's First Direct/Indirect LED Luminaire 6460 SERIES

Lunera(R) Lighting, Inc., has introduced the 6460 SERIES,which it claimed as the world's first direct/indirect linear suspended LED luminaire. The 6460 SERIES distributes light 70% directly down to the workspace and 30% indirectly upward to the ceiling. The unique optical design eliminates hot spots and creates very uniform illumination of the ceiling. Designed for 16 foot center-on-center spacing, the 6460 SERIES can be joined into dramatic, continuous runs. The fixture serves a variety of commercial applications including; offices, classrooms, retail ...
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2011-10-12

Cooper Lighting Introduces the Next Generation LED LightBAR™ System

New system provides unmatched optical performance in both lumen output and efficiency. Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, has announced it has upgraded its outdoor LED LightBAR™ technology. Internally developed at Cooper Lighting’s accredited state-of-the-art LED Innovation Center and integrated in multiple product lines, the new system’s unmatched optical performance delivers improved lumen output and efficiency, while continuing to offer up t...
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2011-10-11

Industrifonden and Midroc New Technology invest in Heliospectra

Industrifonden and Midroc New Technology are each investing SEK 10 million (US$ 1.5 million, EUR 1.1 million) in Heliospectra’s intelligent lighting system. The company has developed a unique, energy-efficient system for greenhouses that accelerates plant growth. Also participating in the SEK 30 million (US$4.5 million, EUR 3.3 million) issue are the company’s current owners and chairman. The money will be used to launch the system in the European market. With Heliospectra’s system, growers can adjust how their plants grow and in this way contr...
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2011-10-11

Meet the Creators of High Brightness and Yellow LED | LEDforum 2011 Taipei

LEDforum, an annual and the largest LED conference in Taiwan, will again bring together the leading manufacturers, materials and component suppliers, technology innovators, and the lighting community. Analysts from LEDinside will share the latest reports on global LED market: both industry trends and market intelligence.
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2011-10-10

Konica Minolta Unveils Symfos OLED Lighting Samples

Konica Minolta has unveiled itsa new next-generation lighting brand called Symfos- the OLED-010K OLED lighting panel sample kit, including four OLED panels, and external driver box and an AC adapter. The OLED itself uses all phosphorescent emitters and offers 45 lm/W. This is the same panel that Philips is offering (as the Lumiblade Plus). In fact Philips is producing this panel for Konica Minolta, as was announced in July 2011. The features of the new product as following: •    Luminance: 1,000 cd/m2 •    Ef...
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2011-10-09

Nichia Filed Two Patent Infringement Lawsuits against Everlight

Reportedly, Nichia has filed two patent infringement lawsuits against Everlight again in Tokyo District Court on October 4, 2011. Nichia filed two patent infringement lawsuits in Tokyo District Court to enjoin Tachibana Eletech Co., Ltd. from infringing Nichia's patent (No. 4530094, or "patent No. 094") and to claim damages for the infringement with regard to white LED products (product number: GT 3528 series and 61-238 series) manufactured by Everlight, and imported, sold, etc. by Tachibana....
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2011-10-09

Toshiba Gives over $10,000 Prize Package to Attendees of Greenbuild

It’s reported that Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) has provided attendees of the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2011 with worth more than $10,000 prize package. The prize package including a Toshiba branded Blu-ray Disc™ player, two Thrive™ tablets, a 55” LED HDTV, a 40” LED HDTV, two Protégé® laptops, and 50 LED bulbs. According to Ken Honeycutt, Senior Vice President and Chief Venture Executive, Toshiba International Corporation LED Lighting Systems Division, &ldq...
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2011-10-08

LG Filed LED Patent Against Hella, Automotive Lighting

Reportedly, LG Electronics Inc. has teamed up with its component-making unit LG Innotek Co. to file a complaint with the U.S. trade watchdog last month seeking to block German auto parts maker Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. and Automotive Lighting from selling vehicle parts comprised of lighting products made by Osram AG, which the Korean companies allege infringe their patents.   An official  of the Korean company pointed out that  "LG already filed a complaint with the U.S. ITC (International Trade Commission) against Osram for violati...
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2011-10-08

Houston Art Museum Lit up by Toshiba LED Bulbs

Recently,Toshiba International Corporation’s LED Lighting Systems Division has placed 150 of its A19 lamps in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. These LED Bulbs are installed in the museum’s Pre-Columbian Gallery and the exterior and lobby of its Caroline Wiess Law building. According to the company, A19 lamps can reduce energy consumption by as much as 85 percent compared to traditional bulbs. The museum expects to install more lamps in Cullinan Hall in October and the Japan Gallery next year. Plus, Sprouts Farmers Market is also...
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2011-10-08

Lighting Will Account for 50% of Lextar’s LED Sales in 2012

According to Lextar Electronics’ chairman, David Su, sales from lighting will account for 50% of its revenue next year, up from this year’s 40%,thanks to the strong demand in Japan and the company’s cooperation with an increasing number of multinational lighting markers. In Su’s opinion, the LED lighting market has picked up as a whole especially after Japan devastating earthquake on March 11. Japan is currently the world’s biggest single market for LED lighting. Su noted that recent slump in backlight demands has compelled Lextar to swi...
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2011-10-08

Taiwan Major LED Makers Benefit from Japan Order

Source has released that Taiwan’s major LED makers have benefited from the strong demand of LED lamps in Japan since the March 11 earthquake. For example, Lite-On Technology Corp., said in the second quarter of this year it landed as twice as many orders it had a quarter earlier. Lextar Electronics, currently depends on the Japanese market for over half of its sales. So far, LED lighting has accounted for 40% of the firm’s LED operation. However, Everlight is fighting against Nichia over LED patent issue.  ...
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2011-10-07

TransAKT Ltd announced the opening of its new showroom in Las Vegas

TransAKT Ltd announced the opening of its new showroom in Las Vegas to demonstrate innovative LED lighting and ZigBee smart lighting adapters in a real-life application, providing a space for customers to learn about and purchase a variety of LED products. 
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2011-10-06

OSRAM SYLVANIA Strengthens Position in Two Key Growth Markets

OSRAM has signed an agreement with Townsend Ventures, LLC to increase its stake in Encelium Technologies from 15 percent to 100 percent. This move will enhance the company's position in two key global growth markets, LED based technologies and Light Management Systems (LMS). Encelium is an ideal complement to OSRAM and OSRAM SYLVANIA's General Lighting portfolio of energy-efficient lighting products and solutions. Encelium, headquartered in Teaneck, N.J., is a leading software technology development company concentrating in advanced l...
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2011-10-06

Welland, ON taps ALSI/Energy Solutions for Conversion of 6,700 Streetlights to Save $2.3 Million

Responding to municipalities’ calls for a cost-justifiable, high performance LED street lighting solution, Appalachian Lighting Systems (ALSI) announced the launch of its new ALLED® SL4, the industry’s first LED street light featuring a two-way internal wireless control system. The ALLED® SL4 can be configured to replace 70- to 400-watt HID roadway Type III and V fixtures. It will save up to 75 percent or more on energy costs with the patent-pending ALLink™ control system, and meet or exceed the strictest standards in the mun...
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2011-10-06

Lighting Science Group Lights Up Villa Stores with High Performance LED Bulbs

Lighting Science Group has upgraded the first of many retail locations operated by Villa, the urban-inspired apparel and footwear retailer, with high-performance and ultra-efficient LED bulbs.  Traditional 75 watt PAR halogen bulbs at the company's Toledo, Ohio, store have been replaced with Lighting Science Group's ENERGY STAR® qualified 15 watt PAR LED bulbs.  These LED bulbs are approximately 80% more efficient than the bulbs that they replace and boast approximately 50% more lumens (light output) than competing products on the mar...
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2011-10-05

Pinpoint the Key LED Market Strategies | LEDforum 2011 Taipei

On the 2nd day of LEDforum, LEDinside will conduct a panel discussion on the strategies to enhance product competitiveness in an oversupplied LED market. The discussion will be led by Vice President & General Director of Electronics and Optoelectronics Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Yi-Jen Chan, Ph.D., panelists includes Sean Zhou, Regional Marketing Director Asia from Philips Lumileds, Ilkan Cokgor, Ph.D., Vice President of Global Marketing from Everlight, Gary S. Sheu Ph.D., the President from Genesis Photonics Inc. and Vincent Cheng, the Associate Vice President of Lighting Business Division from Lextar Electronics. 
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2011-10-05

TI introduces two phase-dimmable, offline LED lighting drivers

At the Strategies in Light Europe conference, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) introduced two highly integrated, phase-dimmable AC/DC LED lighting drivers, LM3448 and TPS92070, for use in solid state lighting residential, architectural, commercial and industrial applications, such as retrofit bulbs, LED ballasts, downlights, spot lights and other luminaires. For information and samples, see: www.ti.com/lm3448-pr and www.ti.com/tps92070-pr. TI is showcasing its LM3448 and TPS92070 at Strategies in Light Europe (booths #222, #224) in M...
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2011-10-04

Frank Tillner new COO at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

There will be a new addition to the executive team of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors as of October 1, 2011. Born in Aachen, Germany, Frank Tillner (51) will be succeeding the previous Chief Operating Officer, Elke Eckstein, at the headquarters in Regensburg and taking the responsibility for the chip and LED production plants in Regensburg, Germany, and Penang, Malaysia. Frank Tillner has many years of experience in semiconductor processes and production to commend him. He was last employed as Senior Vice President at Conergy AG. “Our company has found...
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2011-10-04

Lighting Industry Associations Vote to Merge

Following a period of consultation with their members both the Lighting Association and Lighting Industry Federation held Extraordinary General Meetings on September 29th where members of both organisations voted to proceed with the merger of the two organisations. It is expected that the new organisation, to be known as The Lighting Industry Association will be incorporated early in 2012. Quotes from the Associations Presidents “LIF members believe  that the merging of operations of  LIF and LA into one new expanded Association will be&nb...
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2011-10-03

"LEDforum 2011 Taipei" Deciphers the 2012 LED Market Outlook with LEDinside Intelligence

LEDforum, an annual and the largest LED conference in Taiwan, will again bring together the leading manufacturers, materials and component suppliers, technology innovators, and the lighting community. Come and meet the representing elites from Aixtron, Delta, Epistar, Everlight, Henkel, KLA-Tencor, Merck, OSRAM, Philips Lumileds, ULVAC, Veeco and Yunfeng. Don't miss your opportunity to network and learn from this international gathering event.
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2011-09-29

Epistar Strengthened Market Position in China: Epicrystal’s Changzhou Plant Inaugurated

Recently, a plant of Epicrystal, a subsidiary of Taiwanese LED maker Epistar, in Changzhou, Jiangsu was officially inaugurated, underlying Epistar’s endeavor of making inroads into the Chinese market. The inauguration ceremony of Epicrystal Mr. Biing-Jye Lee, the Chairman of Epistar, addressed the audience. Mr. Biing-jye Lee, the Chairman of Epistar, indicated that the successful inauguration of the new plant attributed to the support from shareholders and the government. He hoped that Epicrystal’s new products are able to meet the market&r...
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2011-09-29

Bridgelux Cuts one-fifth of Wrkforce to focus in Producing Silicon Surfaces LED

According to Bridgelux’s CEO, Bill Watkins,the company is cutting 53 out of 250 jobs at its head offices in the East Bay, Livermore,equaling to about one-fifth of its workforce, a move brought about by its decision to shift to cheaper ways to produce LEDs. These cutbacks come on the heels of the Solyndra shutdown that erased 1,100 jobs. The company has decided to shift its focus of producing LEDs on sapphire surfaces to a less expensive system of putting them on silicon surfaces. The company is eliminating its current production of LEDs on sapphire surfac...
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2011-09-29

Lite-On to Benefit from International LED Buyers

Reports realease that Lite-On Technology Co., Ltd. will add 20% of revenue to the company’s LED operation in 2012 from least two multinational lighting manufacturers’ LED package contracts. It’s said that the buyers recently visited an LED-epitaxy joint venture Lite-On co-opens with chipmaker Epistar in Changzhou, mainland China to talk over details of the deals. As for the joint venture, Lite-On holds a 30% stake in the US$120 million, which is designed to run a maximum of 60 MOCVD chambers when its expansion is completed next year. Th...
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interested... READ MORE