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Unity Opto aims to ship 60 million bulbs by 2015, nearly doubled growth compared to 2014, according to a China Times report. 

HC Semitek announced its arm in Suzhou received RMB 49.60 million (US $7.94 million) worth of LED equipment subsidies from Zhangjiagang Economic and Technological Development Zone’s management committee.

Taiwanese LED manufacturer AOT projected significant growth in the UV LED market after recently announcing last month’s revenues, according to a Chinese-media LaoYaoBao report.

Toshiba has started mass producing LED products belonging to its new LED TL1L4 series as of Feb.4, 2015, according to a Nikkei BP report.

GE reported strong growth in LED lighting business,but overall lighting business slid down by 1%, due to declining traditional luminaire sales.

The U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER program has released another special report on LED lamps that are available through the retail marketplace and targeted toward general consumers. CALiPER Retail Lamps Study 3.2 focuses on lumen depreciation and color shift in a subset of 15 LED A lamps from CALiPER Retail Lamps Study 3. The lamps were monitored in an automated long-term test apparatus for more than 7,500 hours.

LG Display and Samsung Display’s feud over technology theft intensified last Sunday, following a prosecution decision that indicted several Samsung employees were involved in a case of alleged industrial spying.

Energy efficient LED streetlights are often brighter than traditional luminaires, but poorly planned installations can create unintended dark corners.

Advanced lighting, front and back: Osram is represented in the BMW M4 Concept Iconic Lights not only with laser light in the headlights but also, and for the first time, with OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) in the tail lights. These area light sources enable the lights to be made in any shape, opening up completely new design options. “The show car is an important milestone for our OLED strategy. As a leading supplier Osram wants to have a presence on the road with a series OLED product from 2016 onward”, said Marc Lünnemann, the man responsible at Osram for OLED business.

Due to the impacts from election and constraining policy on real estate, housing markets have dropped to a 13 year low in 2014 in Taiwan; but even then, ALTLED® had cooperated with a new construction case and achieved staggering results of clearing every unit in just four months.

In the redevelopment of King's Cross Square, the station's new entrance, StudioFRACTAL were commissioned to create a new lighting scheme. The project is the first large scale public realm project in the UK to use only LED technology and Kemps Architectural Lighting were specified to provide both standard and bespoke LED luminaires for the project.

In the past decade, LED has become popular as an energy-saving, long-life light source that is also increasingly affordable. In more and more applications, this new technology is now the lighting of choice. But hot on its heels is a new innovation that is based on the next generation of light-emitting diodes: OLED. Also, the Philips Lumiblade range is on the cutting edge.

Technical Consumer Products (TCP), a leader in energy-efficient lighting, has been recognized by Walmart's supplier excellence awards for 2014 "Item of the Year" and "Supplier of the Year." TCP's Great Value 60 watt equivalent general purpose LED light bulb was the item of the year for Walmart's Hardlines category, which includes electronics, equipment and tools. TCP was also nominated as one of six finalists for the supplier of the Item Of The Year for its stores (Walmart stocks over 120,000 products).

The LED Floodlight 500W, 250W optional in high power and high brightness is especially suitable for tall building lighting and extreme distance projection with 500 meters maximum. CE Rosh TUV SAA is approval with 5 years warranty.

Access Fixtures, a leader in commercial and sports lighting, has announced the production of a new 158w LED high bay that uses 66% less energy than a 400 watt metal halide (MH) high bay, yet has equivalent light output. The LEDs in the high bay are rated LM70 at 100,000 hours. Over the course of 10 years, the LED high bay is expected to reduce operating cost by $2,385.86. In many instances, the payback is less than 2 years. The 158w LED high bay is ideal for illuminating large indoor areas such as large retail applications, warehouses and sports facilities such as high school gyms.

LEDinside’s Senior Analyst Figo Wang gives an in-depth analysis of the sapphire substrate market trends in 2015. Despite of the blows from GTAT’s bankruptcy last year, the sapphire market will continue to grow next year. Korean manufacturer Samsung Display has not given up on OLED TVs yet, and will be injecting millions into the technology. MLS has recorded a very successful IPO recently, with shares being oversubscribed by nearly 88 times. The U.S. court has started investigations into whether Feit Electric and Unity Opto have infringed Cree patents as claimed in the complaint.

Most new stocks on the market rarely achieve skyrocketing growth rates, but investors that have betted on MLS shares are probably thrilled at the moment.

In a recent financial statement, Nationstar highlighted positive growth during fiscal year 2014.

Vying future business opportunities in the global high-end LED display rental market, Aoto Electronics recently signed a strategic business agreement with Germany’s largest rental service provider Lang, according to an Aastock report.

India’s LED lighting market is currently at a nascent stage. Though the LED market is already growing at a robust pace over the last 2-3 years, the country offers huge growth potential, especially over the next 5-10 years. Increasing adoption of LED lighting is being witnessed across commercial and residential sectors, government projects, upcoming smart building projects, etc. According to a recently published report by TechSci Research “India LED Lighting Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, the country’s LED lighting market is projected to register a growth of over 32% during 2015-20.

The UK’s Lighting Industry received a huge boost this week as the Lighting Industry Association received a share of GBP 1.3 million (US $2 million) from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund to further develop its laboratory services (LIA Laboratories) and new Lighting Training Academy.

When we talk about Livable Cities, Harbin China probably isn’t even on your radar. However you will be surprised at how this city, near the Russian border in northeast China, uses illumination to lighten the spirits during the bitter cold and long winter nights with the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival.

Industry-Leading CR Series Troffer with SmartCast Technology Now Features Field Adjustable CCT, Delivering Customized and Dynamic Lighting Solutions

For any place where ambiance is important, you’ll have just what you need, and you didn’t know you needed, and more than you’ll ever need. To expand your operations and manager your LEDs efficiently, and with high confidence in data you are accumulating. Because of all, you’re just in the time for a new wave in advanced optical light measuring technology.

LED light sources open up new possibilities in lighting design. Not only are they highly durable, they are extremely energy efficient.  But switching to LED technology is an option not only when planning a new lighting system. With the new accessory set for TALEXXmodules LLE from Tridonic, existing linear luminaires equipped with T5 or T8 fluorescent lamps can be quickly and easily upgraded to state-of-the-art LED technology.

Cree announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to open an investigation into unfair trade practices by Feit Electric Company, Inc. and its Asian supplier, Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. The investigation includes allegations of infringement of 8 Cree patents related to LED lighting and Feit’s false and misleading advertising claims, including that certain of its products meet ENERGY STAR® specifications. The decision to open an investigation comes after Cree filed a complaint on January 12, 2015, requesting an investigation by the ITC.

MaxLite introduces ballast-compatible DirectFit PL Lamps as a one-step solution for converting existing fixtures to LED

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announces the launch of its new PN-E series of LED displays designed for a wide range of professional applications. With their sleek design, and support for landscape and portrait installations, the PN-E703/E603 professional-grade displays offer an amazing degree of flexibility for around-the-clock operations.

Acolyte Industries is introducing two additions to its extensive line of spec grade RibbonLyte: the RGBW 4-IN-1 and the Super Populated. Both products will make their debut at LEDucation 9, in New York City, on March 5-6, 2015.