Watertight, Daylight-Viewable Indicator for Industrial Equipment Provides Unprecedented Clarity, Durability and Variety of Options to Suit Wide Range of Applications To better meet the needs of industrial equipment manufacturers, Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), the global leader in LED lighting technology, today announced the expansion of its 556 Series LED Panel Mount Indicators to include certification for use in Class I, Division 2 Hazardous locations.

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America retail industry leader Walmart continues its LED lighting innovation with a 22-store, island-wide move toGE Lights. The  Newly constructed Walmart stores in Puerto Rico will feature the energy efficient GE Evolve LED Area Lights.  

ON Semiconductor has launched three new products targeted at the automotive market sector at Electronica 2010.   The new NCV7321 is a fully featured local interconnect network (LIN) transceiver designed to interface between a LIN protocol controller and the physical bus in low data rate in-vehicle networking (IVN) applications.

Bentleyville is building what will become the only steel fabricated Christmas tree in the United States standing over 120 feet tall. And rolls of LED lights will be wrapped around the tree as crews finished each section. The 50,000 LED lights are expected to use 37 amps of power. It’s said that over 200,000 people attended the Bentleyville Tour of Lights in 2009, and this year, crews are expecting the tree will draw an even bigger turnout.

Benicia has acquired $146,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program to retrofit 160 streetlights with LED and induction technology fixtures. The new lights will be installed on First Street and Military West between First and West 13th streets. The project is expected to be completed in 2011 spring, following a bidding process to award a construction contract.

Styron recently announced the launch of a new customized material solution for durable LED applications. Opalescent and tinted versions of CALIBRE™ 301-58LT tailored to customer needs are now available. In addition, UV protection can be provided on request depending on the requirements of the end-application. High Performance Lighting Resin

Reportly, the PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT has chose LED Light Energy of Chicago as a candidate for one of its $250,000 REFRESH awards. The LED Light Energy project will relamp the Chicago Navy Pier, the largest tourist attraction in the mid-west with LEDs. So far, Navy Pier has over 4,000 incandescent bulbs, 50 metal halide streetlights and more than 1000 halogen PAR lamps.

Micrel Inc. has introduced the MIC3202, a new step-down HBLED driver with high-side current sense, suits for MR-16 lamps and other general illumination applications.   The MIC3202 has capacity for handling up to eight 1A HBLEDs in series at over 90 percent efficiency with ±5 percent current accuracy from input voltages of 6V to 37V.

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Momentive Performance Materials has developed a partnership with Lee&Lee Hi-Tech Co., a manufacturer specializing in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection molding, to utilize Momentive’s Silopren* LSR 7000 Series to designed LED lens parts for flat-panel, LCD TVs. LSR 7000 is a family of highly LSRs, which is capable of achieving highly complex optical components that surpass those made with traditional thermoplastic materials or glass.

San Francisco based LED lighting company Elemental LED has introduced the Reign 12V LED Dimmer Switch and will soon release the PWM Injector, a pulse width modulation accessory which adds wattage expandability to the dimmer switch and dimmable LED lights.

AOC has launched its most cutting-edge design, just 1.29 cm thickness termed as “Razor” series display, which is considered as the world’s thinnest LED monitor. This sleek looking, ultra slim Razor series monitors are also complemented by its eco-friendly attributes.

USHIO America, a wholly owned subsidiary of USHIO Inc, has kicked off marketing the world's first 6-inch full-field projection exposure system for manufacturing LED chips in the US. USHIO developed its new exposure system — model UX4-LEDs —that allows full-field exposure of 6-inch wafers while preventing wafer warpage or distortion, achieving a throughput enhancement of 300% compared with conventional stepper systems.

To celebrate an energy-conscious Christmas, St. Lawrence, the city of Toronto is offering one free set of frugal LED lights to exchange two sets of incandescent lights on Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. According to a press release from Jorge Carvalho, supervisor of St. Lawrence Market complex, they hope 2010 will be a record-breaking year for this great event and encourage all residents to participate and help support a greener community.

Silicon Valley based LED manufacturer Lunera® Lighting, has partnered with Armstrong® Ceiling and Wall Systems to provide the 5400 Series, an edge-lit LED lighting fixture compatible with Armstrong's TechZone Ceiling Systems.   Lunera's 5400 Series of digital LED fixtures combined with the Armstrong TechZone Ceiling System creates a clean, linear visual appearance that greatly enhances the aesthetics of a room.

Fusion Optix, a leading developer of solutions for advanced lighting markets, announced  that it has formed a partnership with WNI, a private company in South Korea, to distribute its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other customers in South Korea. The agreement covers WNI distributing all Fusion Optix optical components and materials which are designed for use in applications such as general illumination, LED and solid state lighting, LCD backlighting, solar energy and daylighting.

Global brand refresh also entails new product organization, new tagline and a new logo Lumex, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-efficiency, state-of-the-art optoelectronic components, devices and displays, has launched a resource-packed new website as part of a global brand refresh that also involved a reorganization of the company’s product lines and brand imaging.

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of new levels of performance for XLamp® XP-E & XP-C Color LEDs. XLamp XP-E Color LEDs are now available delivering minimum light output of 500 mW for Royal Blue, 39.8 lumens for Blue, 107 lumens for Green, 73.9 lumens for Red-Orange, and 62.0 lumens for Red, all at 350 mA.

LED lighting manufacturer Seesmart, Inc. of Simi Valley, CA has teamed up with control systems manufacturer Lagotek Corporation of Bellevue, WA to deliver maximum energy efficiency to commercial customers. Under the cooperation, Seesmart’s full line of LED lighting products can now be controlled to include zoning and dimming capabilities and programmable events.

Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company has begun to set up a new metalorganic precursor manufacturing plant in Cheonan, Korea, as a part of a multi-phase plan announced in June 2010 to expand TrimethylGallium (TMG) production capacity to meet the surging global demand for the material in the LED and related electronics markets. It is expected to be operational in early 2011.And benefiting from the multi-phase plan, total additional capacity is expected to be 60 metric tons per year.

Cooper Industries expanded its range of LED products on October when was designated as National Energy Awareness Month by the Department of Energy. Cooper Power Systems' new Triplex Indoor Power Center (IPC) functions as an innovative solution. By taking advantage of the fire resistant properties of soy-based Envirotemp(R) FR3 dielectric fluid to permit installation in limited space areas, the Triplex IPC delivers measurable value to building owners before the power is even turned on.

SavWatt will start to sell LED T-8 florescent tube replacements assembled in the USA from1Q 2011.

It's reported that Xcel Energy is offering businesses rebates in Minnesota and Colorado for the installation of ENERGY STAR approved bulbs. Underwent several rigid tests, Lighting Science Group received the LED lighting industry's first ENERGY STAR label for its PAR38 LED bulb and recently received approval for use of the ENERGY STAR label for its PAR30 and MR16 LED bulb types.

Recently, the United States House of Representatives upgraded the lighting in the Main House Chamber using Nila Boxer LED lights. Nila is proud to have been awarded the highly competitive contract to replace the 35-year old TV lights in the Main House Chamber. The replacement lights were required to maintain the light output levels of the old system at a distance of over 75 feet from the light fixture to speakers on the House floor.

Carmanah Technologies Corporation and ADB Airfield Solutions have received a over  $300,000 USD purchase order from the Venezuela Air Force for a joint solar and AC-powered airfield lighting system, as part of an infrastructure upgrade at an undisclosed base.

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the addition of 80, 85 and 90 color rendering index (CRI) options to its XLamp® XP-G and XP-E warm-white LEDs. Many lighting applications, such as retail, medical and architectural, require high color accuracy to properly render object colors. With previous-generation high-CRI white LEDs, increasing color quality meant decreasing efficacy. Thanks to the new high-CRI XP-G and XP-E, luminaire and fixture designers can have both.

Styron announced the launch of a new customized material solution for durable LED (Light Emitting Diode) applications. Opalescent and tinted versions of CALIBRE™ 301-58LT tailored to customer needs are now available. In addition, UV protection can be provided on request depending on the requirements of the end-application.   High Performance Lighting Resin

AOC have rolled out six new models of LED backlit displays, including the e2343fs, e2343f, e2243fw, e2243fws, e2043fs and the e943fws ,which have 16:9 aspect ratios and are ghost free thanks to the fast 5-millisecond response time.

To satisfy the need for military systems engineers to own high brightness color illumination and indication with well-defined patterns, TT electronics Optek Technology has designed a new family of high-reliability, high-sensitivity color LEDs with MIL-PRF-19500-level TX and TXV specifications.