Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that it has received orders for multiple TurboDisc(R) K465i(TM) gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems from Genesis Photonics Inc. (GPI), headquartered in Taiwan, during the first quarter of 2010. GPI will use the systems to increase capacity for the production of high brightness light emitting diodes (HB LEDs) being driven by applications such as backlighting, lighting, displays, and automotive applications.

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced today that Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., the largest manufacturer of full color LEDs in China, has placed a large multi-tool order for Veeco's K465i(TM) and E475(TM) TurboDisc(R) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems. The equipment is for Sanan's new LED fab in Wuhu, Anhui Province for the manufacturing of high brightness light emitting diodes (HB LEDs). Veeco booked the order earlier this month.

Internationally-renowned provider of visual display innovation, BenQ, proudly announced the release of its GL Series LED Monitors today: The GL930 (18.5”W); GL931 (19”W); GL2030 (20”W); GL2230 (21.5”W) and GL2231 (22”W) LED monitors. With the currently unrivalled 12,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio; 5ms Response Time; and BenQ’s proprietary Senseye® Human Vision Technology, these power-saving LED monitors are made with design in mind – to suit homes, offices, and classrooms.

AU Optronics of Taiwan says that the number of LEDs used in TV Backlight Unit will be lowered by about 30% by the end of 2010. One reason that the company cites is that at the beginning of 2011 1-bar edge-type LED BLUs will start to be applied to TV applications. 



Designed for use in hazardous location applications, Dialight’s SafeSite™ Series LED Bulkhead fitting now has certification for Zones 1 and 21. This LED fitting is designed to replace existing high pressure sodium (HPS), metal halide, incandescent and fluorescent fittings.

As LED lighting trend nowadays high low bay fixtures are widely commonly used in large open area or outdoor lighting such as factory, warehouse, parking lot, and gas station.

With energy-efficient lighting solutions like LED and OLED OSRAM makes its contribution to a more sustainable Expo 2010 with lower CO2 emissions.

Providing design engineers a flexible optical device with multiple output configurations, TT electronics OPTEK Technology has developed a Photologic® slotted optical switch in a right angle package.  Designated the OPB920xZ Series, the non-contact switch consists of an infrared LED mounted on the tower and a Photologic sensor mounted on the base of a right angle shaped package. The OPB920 Series digital switches complement OPTEK’s proven OPB420 Series analog slotted optical switches, which utilize a phototransistor output.

The new Oslux from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is brighter and smaller than ever before and provides extremely uniform light thanks to a chip fabricated in state-of-the-art UX:3 technology. Together with an optimized lens it not only ensures that the LED is 50 percent brighter than the predecessor model but also that the light is much more evenly distributed and can therefore illuminate a wide area.

LED lighting design and manufacturing company, Once Innovations, Inc. (ONCE) has introduced initial AC LED lighting products with ONCE proprietary conditioning circuitry that dramatically improves both total harmonic distortion (THD) and power factor (PF) relative to existing AC LED lights.

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com announced the addition of several high powered, compact, low amp draw LED lights for the interior and exterior of boats. Newest additions to the LED light line-up include long, low profile LED lights for illuminating areas around the boat, interior LED lights for task lighting and walkway lighting and LED underwater lights.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that Seattle City Light, Seattle's publicly owned power utility, has been selected to lead a national effort to guide municipalities in evaluating light emitting diode (LED) street lights. The Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium will collect, analyze, and share information and lessons learned about LED street-lighting demonstrations to facilitate the adoption of this energy efficiency technology.

German Publications AIT and XIA Honor the RD Micro LED Spot for Energy Efficiency and High Light Intensity.

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, today announced record revenue of $234.1 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2010, ended March 28, 2010. This represents a 78% increase compared to revenue of $131.1 million reported for the third fiscal quarter last year and a 17% increase compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2010.

CeramCool Liquid Cooling made from the aluminum nitride ceramic Alunit cools packing densities of up to 75W / cm². Until now the elongated, rod-shaped heat-sink has only been manufactured using the alumina material Rubalit (≥22W/mK); extruding linear shapes was not possible with the more thermally conductive alumi-num nitride ceramic material Alunit (≥170W/mK).

RAB Lighting expands its line of affordable and energy-efficient outdoor LED lighting with the introduction of a 10 and 20 watt LED bollard.

SABIC Innovative Plastics has launched its new Expression 2011 palette - a dazzling array of resin colors and special effects for LEDs. The colorful new palette is designed to answer customer calls for better, longer-lasting LED life and improved efficiency, and reflects the latest technological milestone in the long evolution of lighting.

Arroyo Instruments has completed a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research program for the development of a pulse/DC characterization system for LEDs. The goal of this project, successfully met by the completion of a prototype device, was to develop a commercially viable solution to determine and maintain accurate LED junction temperature during characterization.

LED-based tunnel lighting for two new highway tunnels in central China is saving up to 60% in energy consumption and related costs over fixtures built with traditional light sources. Utilizing LUXEON Rebel LEDs from Philips Lumileds, the 3,900 fixtures involved in the project were developed by Xi’an Liming Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., with engineering assistance and LED inventory management supplied by Future Lighting Solutions.

After being present at a meeting with President Barack Obama at NASA's Kennedy Space Center,Lighting Science GroupCorporation CEO Zach Gibler issued the following statement: "It was an honor and pleasure to meet President Obama today during his visit to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and I appreciate Senator Bill Nelson and Representative Suzanne Kosmas' hard work in putting together this event."

Light+Building 2010, the world's leading trade fair for Architecture and Technology, is the launch event for 'Zenaro- the Lighting Alliance', a new global company alliance between founding members Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. with headquarters in Taipei/Taiwan, Lighting Competence Center GmbH (LCC), the R&D centre of Everlight Electronics Europe in Karlsruhe/Germany and LED lighting expert Aphos Lighting based out of Texas/USA.

Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight® LEDs, announced today that its flagship lighting class LED products, the SST-50 and SST-90, are the centerpieces of several new indoor and outdoor lighting applications.

Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc., which designs, develops and markets highly efficient renewable energy and energy conservation products in the solar and LED lighting industries, plans to triple the size of its facility and add 68 employees over three years after relocating to Sarasota County this year.

This year’s Expo 2010 Shanghai will be an LED-intensive event, boasting over 80% of high efficiency, energy saving landscape decorations and lighting featuring LED.  At the recent Annual Sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delegates proposed the installation of 150 million energy saving lamps to replace large power incandescent lamps.  This scheme will be subsidised by the government.  The “Ten Cities Ten Thousand LED Lights” project launched in 21 cities marks a transition towards LED lighti

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs are chosen by PT Tricomm’s Solarens lighting solutions, deployed in the 9.7km long West 1 section of Jakarta Outer Ring Road. The LEDs, installed in 307 road lamps and 126 toll gate station lamps along toll road sections and 8 toll gate stations, will achieve 65% energy saving and create uniform and comfortable lighting for drivers.

OSRAM’s COINlight-OSTAR® LED modules and control gear have been specified by consulting mechanical and electrical engineers Michael Popper Associates and included in luminaires produced by lighting manufacturer Metro Ltd, to illuminate the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. OSRAM’s LED modules were specified to provide a high level of light output as well as long lamp life. It was essential that the modules come equipped with a long lifetime as the fittings are in an awkward location which makes re-lamping difficult.

Company Focus will now begin a new series of products: LED lamps for housing and communal services. Luminaries series "Housing" designed to be installed in doorways, hallways and other areas of residential and nonresidential buildings. The main objective of these fixtures - away from the dark doorways, burnt and broken light bulbs, buzzing, blinking lights.

U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu with Pervaiz Lodhie, LEDtronics CEO and President. Immediately after being sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives from California’s 32nd District in July 2009, Congresswoman Judy Chu wasted no time in getting to work on behalf of her constituents. Her first task on Capitol Hill was voting on a number of important environmental bills.

Changelight ROY UHB LED ramp boost with two more AIXTRON MOCVD tools AIXTRON AG announced today an order for two additional MOCVD tools from Changelight Co., Ltd., a company based in Xiamen’s Torch Industry Park of Fujian Province, China. The order which is for two AIX 2600G3 IC multiwafer production systems, was placed in the fourth quarter of 2009 and both systems will be shipped in the second quarter of 2010.

Avago Technologies, a supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the expansion of its series of compact, energy efficient 3-Watt (3W) high power LEDs for solid-state lighting (SSL) applications. Avago’s ASMT-Ax3x Power LED emitter has a footprint that is one of the most commonly used throughout the SSL industry. Typical applications include architectural lighting, retail display lighting and decorative lighting.