It was just a few days ago when Japan-based LED maker, Toyota Gosei Co., Ltd., announced its plan to manufacture new LED products using gallium nitride substrates as base components. Measuring up to several hundred µms in thickness, these essential materials, once properly assembled with 1mmx1mm LED chips, provide potential brightness of up to 400 lumens, approximately three times the amount delivered by LEDs fabricated on sapphire substrates. As has been the case with the 8-inch, silicon-based wafer level packaging technology introduced a few years earlier, it is b...

Leverages SC³ Technology Platform to Drive Performance Up and System Cost Down Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces the XLamp® XP-G2 LED to deliver luminaire manufacturers up to 20 percent more lumens per watt and 2.5 times the lumens-per-dollar over the original XP-G LED. The brighter, more efficient XP-G2 LED provides customers an immediate boost in performance and enables manufacturers to use fewer LEDs to get the same brightness at lower cost or increase brightness levels using the same LED count and power.   Characterized...

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that it will be exhibiting and presenting at the International Symposium on Growth of III-Nitrides (ISGN4) on Wednesday, July 16-19, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The symposium is part of a biannual series focusing on the growth of III-Nitride materials, nanostructures and device structures. Alex Gurary, Ph.D., Veeco’s Senior Director, MOCVD Hardware Test, will present “Reactants injector temperature effect on III-Nitrides materials deposition in the high speed vertical rotating disc MOCVD...

According to a doctoral thesis released by Gul Amin of Linköping University, white LEDs made from zinc oxide (Zn02) and a conducting polymer can be manufactured directly on a piece of paper. Nanostructures of Zn02 have a number of characteristics that make them suited to the manufacture of white LEDs, among them a large bandgap and a natural white-light emission. The active components of Amin's emitters are nanothreads of Zn02 on a thin layer of polydiethylflourene (PFO), a conducting polymer. (The paper must first be coated with a thin, water-repellent, pro...

U.S. Cellular Field Hits a Home Run with Cost Saving Borealis® LED Panel Lighting Installation   U.S. Cellular Field, owned by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority and home of the Chicago White Sox, is in the zone by replacing dated lighting fixtures with PolyBrite Borealis® LED Panel Lights in concession stands and workstations throughout the ballpark.  With up to 2.9 million fans passing through the hallways of U.S. Cellular Field annually, Borealis® LED Panels are improving the appearance, safety and security of busy...

Norwell Manufacturing, Inc. announces the publication of a new comprehensive residential lighting and accessories catalog featuring a variety of kitchen, bath, wall sconces, pendants and outdoor lighting and accessory solutions for today’s contemporary and traditional residence.  For over 75 years Norwell Lighting and Accessories has been producing high quality solid brass interior and exterior lighting following a tradition of craftsmanship, superior quality and keen attention to detail.   Formatted to easily locate the product by application, the catalog includes ...

SemiLEDs has announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2012, ended May 31, 2012. Revenue for Q3 of fiscal 2012 was $9.2 million, a 64% increase compared to $5.6 million in the same time of fiscal 2011. GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was $10.0 million, or a net loss of $0.36 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders of $5.1 million, or a net loss of $0.19 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2011. On a non-GAAP basis, net loss attributabl...

LG Electronics has failed in the first round of a trade dispute brought by Siemens unit Osram unit over patents covering LED lighting technology. According to U.S. International Trade Commission Judge David Shaw said in a notice posted on the agency’s website, LG and LG Innotek Co. infringed one Osram patent for LEDs while a second patent wasn’t infringed. The reasons behind the judge’s determination will be made public after both sides get a chance to redact confidential information. The patent found to be infringed relates to a semicondu...

The former CEO of CSOT Corp. He ChengMing has resigned from TCL .According to TCL’s announcement released on July 9th, the board of directors has received a written application from He ChengMing for his resignation of Senior Vice President. And the board of directors agreed to He’s application. After resign, He has no responsible for the company any longer. On June 15th, CSOT has passed a resolution to agree He’s application for his labor contract after the expiration of the two years not be renewed. He ChengMing has led the tea...

Zigui Kento Electronic in Hubei Province, China has made a breakthrough on SMD LED packing technology. According to the company ,it has expanded the span of LED lighting angle from 120° to 150°,and increased the light efficiency by 20% as well as reduced more than 50% cost , which filling the blank in SMD LED application in outdoor high definition LED display....

Chongqing Silian Optoelectronics Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Silian) has cooperated with Soitec (Euronext) to jointly develop gallium nitride (GaN) template wafers using hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). And the partner companies plan to begin sampling GaN template wafers in 2012. The companies' joint development agreement aims at validating the manufacturability and enabling the commercialization of GaN template wafers using Silian's sapphire substrates and Soitec's unique HVPE technology. Chantal Arena, vice president and general ma...

Unity Opto’s global sales revenue in June have set up new record with a two-year monthly high of NT$7.1 billion (US$236.67 million), which mainly benefited from  the growing demand for LED TV and new production orders from its clients. The company is full confidence of its sales outlook for Q3, as its order visibility can last through the end of September for the moment. Its revenue is expected to grow strongly along with the steady increase in orders for direct-type LED TVs and tablet products, the surge in sales of LED lighting products in the domestic...

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) intends to install LED lighting system for Shahrah-e-Faisal, an important 16-km long road of Karachi with 600 electric poles. KMC Acting Administrator Matanat Ali Khan in chair, has given briefing about the project of LED lighting system under public private partnership in a meeting was held Monday. Under the proposed plan the contractor would bear all expenses of the project whereas this project would generate Rs 18 million revenue for KMC on yearly basis.    ...

A new pilot project by Philips and the Kenyan Urban Roads Authority to install solar-powered LED street lighting in Nairobi has the potential to generate up to 100 per cent energy savings, if implemented on a wide scale across the country. The pilot, the first of its kind in East Africa, was launched on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) - whose headquarters is based in Nairobi - and the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, 2012. The initiative aims to highlight the benefits of sustainable energy so...

Cities in northeastern Ontario are going to make LED streetlights transitions to reduce their electricity bills and save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Sudbury plans to move to LED bulbs gradually, and will take a few years to do so. But over in North Bay, the light bulb change will be much faster. North Bay will spend $2.3 million to make every streetlight bulb to LED, by the end of 2012. John Severino, North Bay's manager of environmental services, said the public doesn't pay much attention to street lighting. He said, "It's probab...

Taiwan LED manufacturer Unity Opto Technology Ltd. has exclusively supplied item’s LED backlight to “Nexus 7”, the first tablet computer jointly developed by Asus and Google, a renowned online search engine to be launched in America in July. A reliable source has informed that Nexus 7 uses touch-screen technologies of Hydis, a South Korea–based panel manufacturer, and uses LED chips from Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation (Forepi). And with Nexus 7 scheduled for launch this month, Unity begun shipping  LED backlights at least tw...

According to ElectroniCast Consultants' report, entitled “LEDs Used in General Lighting : Global Market Forecast and Analysis (2011-2021) ", only 10% of the LEDs used in General Lighting were attributed to Interior lamps in 2011. However, by 2021 the relative market share of LEDs in Interior lighting is forecast to reach 39%. The firm also says the worldwide volume of packaged LEDs in solid-state lighting general lighting will reach nearly 4.6 billion units in 2012. The global consumption value of component-level (packaged) LEDs in SSL...

Recently, LED display manufacture Shenzhen Sinolight Optoelectronics has announced to bankruptcy due to its current difficulties in securing SME loans. The company had assets in excess of RMB 100 mln and a staff of more than 400 people. According to the company's financial manager, to a great extent, the company's bankruptcy was the result of current difficulties in securing SME loans.  ...

Chinese firm Newsun has announced to develop a real AC POWER LED after seven years of research and development in collaboration with Professor Edson Products. According to Newsun, there is no need for a transformer to change the power from AC to DC. What's more it doesn't need an LED driver. Not needing either a transformer or driver means that the light source only needs a tiny space. The LED operates at 85 lumens/Watt and has a CRI of 82 at a relatively low temperature. Lamps employing the LED have a very long life because in most cases, ...

Lumenpulse Inc. has developed a strategic partnership with Singapore-based Technolite, to expand Lumenpulse’s presence in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines. As exclusive partner, Technolite has been supplying Lumenpulse's range of LED lighting fixtures to the Singapore market since 2011. Technolite also offers technical and commercial assistance ensuring that architects, designers and engineers are actively supported. The move to expand the relationship will ensure the Lumenpulse brand and portfolio is strongl...

Seoul Semiconductor has released a new LED product called “nPola” at 'So Gong Dong Plaza Hotel' in Jong Lo Gu, to an audience of the Korean LED industry and press on July 3rd. According to the company, the unique patented technology rights have been under development by Seoul Semiconductor for over 10 years. The brightness has been dramatically improved by 5 times over the conventional LED based on equivalent die surface area. The company expects further improvements will increase this to more than 10 times existing LEDs. Currently, th...

A report from Department of Energy has turned out that LED lamps have a slight environmental edge over compact fluorescent lamps and a significantly lower environmental impact than incandescent lighting over the lifetime of the products. Titled “LED Manufacturing and Performance,” is the second part of a DOE project to assess the life-cycle environmental and resource costs in the manufacturing, transport, use and disposal of LED lighting products. It has concluded that the life cycle energy consumption of LEDs and CFLs are similar — about 3,90...

Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) is under the process of developing high-powered LED lighting for homes and offices by a new manufacturing system called ‘liquid forging’. Chua Beng Wah, lead researcher on the project explains how the team pooled forging and casting to develop the liquid forging method, subsequently using it to manufacture high-performance LED heat sinks. The process also enables unified production of intricate light fixtures (to increase surface area) and heat sinks, significantly reducing the manufacturing costs. ...

Recently, Philips has signed a partnership contract and agreement with Gold Biotechnology Inc., a supplier of molecular biology research chemicals based in St. Louis, MO, to designate GoldBio as a certified Philips LED Horti Partner. Under the partnership, GoldBio will expand its market reach beyond an already broad base of chemical reagent users, while providing Philips with a key avenue into the research market for its innovative LED products. GoldBio brings to the partnership a multitude of long-standing relationships with research institutions and universi...

Scotland-based Braveheart Investment Group plc has injected £378,000 in mLED Ltd of Glasgow, UK. The latest equity funding round comes from Braveheart's established network of private clients, the Scottish Enterprise Co-Investment Fund and members of both mLED’s board and technical advisory council. mLED’s proprietary microLED platform technology was developed over a 10 year period at the Institute of Photonics at the University of Strathclyde, where over £7m was invested in research leading to the core patent. The firm was sp...

According to a white paper entitled “LED Manufacturing Study on CHES™ Sapphire,” ARC Energy has released results of a study showing that sapphire grown from its proprietary CHES technology yield 5% greater LED brightness than the industry standard. The study purposefully included sapphire material exhibiting a wide range of etch pit distortion (EPD) levels to determine whether or not EPD affects LED manufacturing. The study took sapphire through the complete LED chip manufacturing process and concluded that all material passed LED s...

GE Lighting has officially announced to appoint Oscar Wong as General Manager in China. And Oscar will be responsible for the whole operation in the Chinese market and making the strategy to promote the business development, so as to achieve the company’s market target.  

As Guangdong government has come out the policy to make LED transition within three years in public place, Taiwan LED manufacturers including Epistar, Unity Opto Technology have received increasing LED lighting orders from mainland China. Meanwhile, Taiwan companies such as Everlight and AcBel Polytech Inc. are actively building marketing channel in Guangdong. According to the policy issued by Guangdong government in May, the city will forced to promote new LED lighting installation in public place within three years. It’s considered to be the stronge...

Philips Electronics recently has brought in efficient and cost effective solar powered road lighting solution into the Nigerian market. According to The Communication Manager, Nick Kelso, the Solar Gen2 offers customers a highly energy-efficient LED solution, which is superior to any conventional lighting and allows for a lamp post spacing of up to 50 meters, much wider than with other solutions, while at the same time complying with stringent EU road lighting standards (ME3). By charging street lighting during the day, Solar Gen2 can also supplement the capacity of t...

Viper Networks, Inc. has submitted designs for an 'Advance LED Street Lighting System' to Florida Company Apollo Metro Solutions. Since Viper Networks is striving to develop large scale LED commercial business in both the private and public sector, including potential orders from government municipalities, the Company is building another key relationship by targeting an 'Advance Street Lighting System' for streetlights and parking lot lighting. The Company anticipates that their successful design completion for a new street lighting system wi...