Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Hubbell Building Automation (HBA) has become a Member of The Connected Lighting Alliance. The lighting world is on the eve of a paradigm shift towards wireless connectivity, and HBA’s industry-leading products offer the simplest and most convenient form of new lighting control.

Aluwave established a production site for its customized LED modules in China through a new company, Qingdao Aluwave Lighting Technology. The decision is based on the fact that several existing multinational customers with global operations have sought local deliveries to their assembly sites in China.

Nov 4, 2014 ---- The global LED lighting market will reach $25.7 billion dollars and its market penetration will increase to 31% in 2015 as the overall lighting market grows to $82.1 billion, according to a new report by LEDinside, a division of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce.

Apple and GT Advanced Technology (GTAT) settlement was unaffected by the publication of documents previously considered confidential, according to a Bloomberg report.

Many smart LED applications have emerged in recent years, and the latest addition BeOn, which integrates smart lighting with home security is making the rounds on the Internet.

Royal Philips and Schréder S.A. announced that they have signed a settlement agreement which ends the pending litigation in the LED lighting field.

 Quantum Materials Corp (OTCQB:QTMM) today announced it has signed an agreement with STAR Park that will quadruple the Company's Quantum Dot production space when the new state-of-the-art lab and offices are completed on or before June 2015. The Company is also recruiting to double its scientific staff effective January 2015.

Trey German, LaunchPad Applications Manager at Texas Instruments, shares his experience of applying LaunchPad LEDs in a Halloween costume in this latest entry.

Belkin International®, a leading Internet of Things company, and Technical Consumer Products, Inc. (TCP), a leader in energy-efficient lighting innovations, today announced a relationship that will include WeMo® home automation support to the TCP lineup of LED lighting solutions. TCP and Belkin have come together to provide TCP light bulbs for home wireless networks where select retailers specify the Belkin WeMo ecosystem of home automation products.

Traxon Technologies, a global leader in solid state lighting and control systems, introduces Mood LightTM Motion, an innovative and interactive lighting panel.  Combining LED lighting with motion sensing technology, Mood LightTM Motion creates stunning interactive lighting solutions.  

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, announces their latest solid state LED-based, DLP® projectors, the PLED-W600 and PLED-W800, are now shipping. These projectors are lightweight, bright, and come with an integrated MHL-enabled HDMI input allowing users to project directly from compatible mobile devices, as well as from wireless HDMI dongles such as Google’s Chromecast™ device. 

LED Lighting, (//www.ledlightinginc.com) leading custom illumination solution specialists, is hosting an application photo contest in search of the Job of 2014. The 2014 Application Photo Contest invites all individuals to submit photos of installations using LED Lighting Inc. products during the month of November.

Smart lighting emerged in recent years as a promising technology that has attracted investments from many institutes and LED companies, but further R&D is required before the technology can become truly human centric, said Pei-Ting Chou, Manager, Electronics and Optoelectronics Research Laboratories, ITRI, at LEDforum 2014, which was held on Oct. 24, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Increasing workforce wages and commercial real estate rental fees in main cities of China has led to the emergence of e-commerce, which has the upside of saving about 60% of operating cost. The importance o the E-commerce trend in China can no longer be ignored. In 2013, online shopping accounted to approximately US $300 billion of e-commerce market in China, and is estimated to reach US $445 billion this year. China’s lighting e-commerce business models are gradually shifting from Customer-to-Customer (C2C) to Business-to-Customer (B2C), according to Analyst Figo Wang of EnergyTrend, a division of global market intelligence firm Trendforce, while attending LEDforum 2014 held in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 24 2014.

Improvements in lighting technology for light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs have increased lighting efficiency, or efficacy, as well as color quality. In September of this year, several manufacturers released ENERGY STAR®-qualified bulbs surpassing 100 lumens per watt. For comparison, traditional incandescent bulbs, which do not meet current light bulb efficiency standards and are no longer sold, provide 13 to 18 lumens per watt.

Governors and lawmakers in state capitals across the nation continue to take major steps to lower energy costs, reduce pollution, and save consumers money by increasing their states’ energy efficiency, according to the findings of the 8th edition of the State Energy Efficiency Scorecard released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

Orion Energy Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient lighting platforms, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 second quarter and first half ended September 30, 2014.

SYLVANIA Automotive Lighting ushers in a new era of vehicle lighting with the expansion of the SYLVANIA ZEVOTM Automotive LED Lighting line. SYLVANIA ZEVO products offer the customized style and signature look of LED technology on luxury vehicles to the aftermarket.

Intematix Corporation, a leading manufacturer of phosphor solutions for LED lighting, today announced Jerry Turin as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.  Most recently,Turin served as Chief Financial officer of Oclaro, which scaled to a peak of $600M revenue run-rate from $250M during his tenure.  Turin will direct the Company’s financial strategy and finance team.

Molex Incorporated announced today that its first SlimRay™ Pre Wired LED Chip-On-Board (COB) Array Holders reduce assembly time while increasing reliability, with compression contacts that eliminate hand soldering and simplify the LED installation process. The holder for 13.35 by 13.35mm COBs comes as a single piece in a 25.0mm diameter, low 3.15mm profile height, rated at 300 volts DC and 3.0 amps. 

 Lunera® Lighting, Inc., a leader in lighting innovations accelerating the transformation to advanced LED technology, announced today that the Susan Lamp, a plug-and-play LED replacement lamp for traditional metal halides was selected by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Committee as an important advancement in lighting for its 2014 Progress Report. The IES Progress Report will be announced during the 2014 IES Conference on November 3, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Luminis (www.luminis.com), an established innovator and manufacturer of specification grade lighting solutions, is pleased to announce that its Aramis AR150 and Syrios family have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 IES Progress Report, an annual publication dedicated to recognizing significant contributions to the lighting industry.

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Hubbell Industrial Lighting has introduced the HBLC LED—an energy-efficient lighting solution for bridge crane applications. Specifically designed for heavy industrial bridge cranes, the HBLC LED provides controlled and evenly distributed light below the cranes for superior safety and visibility.

Spansion, a global leader in embedded systems solutions, today announced a new series of intelligent LED driver integrated circuits (IC) solutions. Integrating the necessary components for intelligent lighting into a single chip solution, the S6AL211 series is designed to reduce development costs and speed time to market. The series support industry-leading communication standards including DALI, DMX and Bluetooth® Smart.  Spansion is demonstrating the new product at Electronica, Booth A4, 552.

The age of LED lighting is here. LED lighting has overtaken the lighting industry in recent years, and become a beacon of hope for the lighting industry. This is the result of collaborated efforts from the top to downstream manufacturer, the industry supply chain, and now it’s the time to embrace the “golden age” of LED lighting, said Chinese LED packaging manufacturer MLS General Manager Ji-Liang Lin while attending LEDforum 2014 held in Taipei, Taiwan on Oct. 24, 2014.

The market for connected LED or “smart” light bulbs is in its embryonic stage of development, with shipments totaling fewer than 2.5 million units in 2013. However, falling LED prices and the endorsement of ZigBee Light Link as the preferred connectivity solution by a number of leading lighting manufacturers means that annual smart bulb shipments are set to increase to 223 million by 2020, achieving a total installed base of over 400 million. 

Philips has released a 14W LED light bulb that provides a similar light output to the most popular highest wattage Philips incandescent bulbs, in a move that’s expected to further drive LED penetration in New Zealand.

We live in a non-stop world where most of us are sleeping less than previous generations. The ready availability of artificial light has made it easy to work and socialize around the clock – leading many health professionals to question the impact this increased exposure is having on our wellbeing.

Luminus Devices, a global manufacturer of high-performance LEDs and solid-state light sources, announced today the launch of the XNOVA Cube, an innovative 1 watt SMD LED with a 170 degree viewing angle,  which provides  designers with the ability to improve system efficacy, reduce cost, and simplify omnidirectional products. Unlike traditional mid-power LEDs, which were originally designed for LCD backlighting, the XNOVA cube is engineered specifically for illumination applications

Two USAI® Lighting designs have been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society as unique and significant technological advancements to the art and science of lighting and were accepted into the 2014 IES Progress Report.