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News-Spot | Business News | Jan 04, 2013
VTT and Lumichip Announce joint LED Company Investment
Simpler and more cost-eective methods are needed in LED lamp manufacture. VTT Ventures Ltd and Lumichip Ltd are pleased to announce a joint investment in Finnish LED technology company LightTherm Ltd that uses its innovative materials and heat management solutions to introduce novel design and manufacturing capabilities for LEDs. LightTherm’s electro-thermo-mechanical technologies provide higher light output, leaner sizing and lighter weight in its products for the LED replacement lamp and luminaire industry. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 03, 2013
XLamp XM-L RGBW – Now Available from Forge Europe
XLamp XM-L RGBW – Now Available from Forge Europe The new XLamp XM-L RGBW is an extension to Cree Inc.’s range of combined red, green, blue and white LED emitters. Packaged as a 5mm x 5mm square component, the XM-L RGBW is made up of four individually addressable LED chips that enable extensive colour mixing potential. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 21, 2012
Philips Lumileds Reinforces its Commitment to Greater China with New Distributor Relationships
Following the recent restructuring of its distribution channel, Philips Lumileds announced today that it has added new distributors for the first time in nearly two decades. These new strategic partnerships will help serve the needs of a rapidly growing customer base and allow the continued, widespread distribution of Philips Lumileds products and solutions into new markets. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 19, 2012
Audio Giant HARMAN International Industries, Inc. Acquires Martin Professional A/S
We are pleased to inform you that Schouw & Co., parent company of Martin Professional, has entered into an agreement with the global infotainment and audio company HARMAN International Industries to sell Martin to HARMAN. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in Q1 2013. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 13, 2012
Integrated Production Becomes Popular for Small Series
In the last 20 years, Essemtec Switzerland has successfully strengthened its position in the highly competitive market for production equipment for electronics. Regularly the company makes headlines introducing outstanding machine and software concepts. Adrian Kuehnis spoke with Essemtec's marketing and sales manager Florian Schildein about the challenges of the past year, the current developments and his outlook for 2013. - By Adrian Kühnis, Azular GmbH, Baden Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 12, 2012
Marl Offers New Fast Prototyping Service for LED Lights
Marl Offers New Fast Prototyping Service for LED Lights Marl International today announced a new fast prototyping service for LED lighting products. Marl can normally produce a prototype printed circuit board (PCB) populated with surface mount LEDs within 48 hours, from a customer’s specification. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 11, 2012
Lighting Science Group Filed 71 New Patents in 2012
Lighting Science Group Corporation®, one of the world's leading LED lighting technology manufacturers and key industry innovators, announced today that it has been awarded 26 new U.S. patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for 2012. It also reports another 20 patent applications that are expected to be issued in the next few months. A total of 71 new U.S. patent applications were filed by Lighting Science in 2012, reflecting the robust innovative research and product development occurring at the company. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 07, 2012
LIGHTINGEUROPE: New Representation of Lighting Industry in Europe Launches
LIGHTINGEUROPE: New Representation of Lighting Industry in Europe Launches On 5 December, leading industry representatives met in Brussels to formalize and launch LightingEurope, the voice of the lighting industry in Europe. This new association represents all-sized European lighting companies, including SME’s active in consumer and/or professional lighting as well as national lighting associations. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 07, 2012
AG DALI Restructures to Improve Workflow and Becomes DALI
Controllable lighting systems are the key for energy saving in building and outdoor lighting installations with the additional benefit of increased comfort and safety. One of the best known solutions is DALI. DALI stands for ”Digital Adressable Lighting Interface” and identifies a digital interface for intelligent lighting management that is in international use across the lighting industry. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 06, 2012
Philips Technology Web Shop - Easy Sampling of Small Numbers of OEM Products for Luminaire Manufacturers
Philips Technology Web Shop - Easy Sampling of Small Numbers of OEM Products for Luminaire Manufacturers Philips recently introduced its Technology web shop providing luminaire manufacturers the opportunity to easily order samples of commercially released products for their own testing and design-in purposes. The web shop allows luminaire manufacturers to experiment with the latest innovations in an easy and efficient manner so they can be used in the design and testing process of luminaire development. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 06, 2012
Cree LED Lighting Significantly Improves Sheetz Convenience Restaurants
More than 130 locations of convenience restaurant chain Sheetz, Inc. now feature state-of-the-art LED lighting by Cree. The installation of energy-efficient Cree interior and exterior lighting at Sheetz® retail gasoline locations is delivering a 45-percent reduction in energy costs for interior lighting and 50–55-percent reduction in exterior lighting compared to the antiquated lighting it replaced. Read more »
News-Spot | IP, Reports & Roadmaps | Dec 06, 2012
Epistar’s Patent Portfolio Reaches New Milestone of 1,000 Granted Patents
As a world-leading company in LED chip technology, Epistar Corporation was granted its 1000th patent recently. This number will continue to grow as there are about another 1,000 applications pending worldwide. Since its establishment in 1996, Epistar has firmly believed that technology innovation is the foundation for being a leader in the industry, and that acquisition and strategic deployment of intellectual property rights, such as patents, is a key to success. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 06, 2012
YEG Opto Introduces the New Samsung MP36S High Performance Mid Power LED Range
YEG Opto Introduces the New Samsung MP36S High Performance Mid Power LED Range YEG Opto is launching the new Samsung MP36S series of mid-high power LEDs specifically designed for lighting applications. These 0.6W-1.2W LEDs give the best lumen-cost ratio of any LED in this class available today and will open new application possibilities for LEDs previously believed not to be technically or commercially viable or practical. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Nov 19, 2012
Freeway Lighting Solutions - A New Company Offering a Total LED Lighting Solution for Customers in Europe
Freeway Lighting Solutions - A New Company Offering a Total LED Lighting Solution for Customers in Europe Freeway Lighting Solutions, a new division of the Rebound Group, is a franchised distributor offering a comprehensive range of LEDs, including COB solutions, thermal products, optics, connectors and a range of LED driver products, all from world class manufacturers. By selecting key partners and carrying in-depth stock, European customers will benefit from a total product focus and support, from the initial concept to the finished design and more. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Nov 02, 2012
Everlight Lighting Components Complete LM80 Testing
Everlight Lighting Components Complete LM80 Testing Standardization has become a key factor in LED adoption in the global lighting market - not only in safety standards and performance standards but also more importantly, in reliability and lifetime testing. LM80 is the lighting standard by which all major LED manufacturers are complying with for lumen maintenance testing. It is a standardized test method of at least 6,000 hours and at certain controlled conditions that is required of all lighting LEDs so that each LED tested, regardless of manufacturer, can be judged against other tested LEDs on an equal scale and compared. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Oct 29, 2012
ALANOD Holding GmbH acquires interest in WhiteOptics LLC
Alanod announced that on 20 August 2012 ALANOD Holding GmbH acquired shares in WhiteOptics LLC. in rigorous pursuit of its strategy to consolidate and advance its leading role in the market for high‐quality technical surface design. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Oct 10, 2012
LED Inventor Nick Holonyak Reflects on Discovery 50 Years Later
LED Inventor Nick Holonyak Reflects on Discovery 50 Years Later Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that GE colleagues at the time called “the magic one” because its light, unlike infrared lasers, was visible to the human eye. Read more »
News-Spot | Lighting Applications | Oct 09, 2012
Ardo UK Mobile Racking Facility Reduces Annual Lighting-Related Energy Costs by 97% With Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System
Ardo UK Mobile Racking Facility Reduces Annual Lighting-Related Energy Costs by 97% With Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System Digital Lumens today announced that Ardo UK, a leading supplier of high-quality frozen fruit, vegetables and carbohydrates (potato, rice and pasta), has upgraded an 80,000-cubic-meter mobile racking cold storage facility in Kent, England to the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System, saving 97% of its lighting-related energy costs annually. The system combines wirelessly networked intelligent LED fixtures with LightRules lighting management software to provide Ardo UK with massive energy savings -- more than 795,656 kWhs of lighting and refrigeration annually -- while eliminating more than 427.7 metric tons of CO2. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Oct 09, 2012
MSC Announces Availability of the New XLamp® XP-E2 LEDs for More Power and Efficiency
MSC Announces Availability of the New XLamp® XP-E2 LEDs for More Power and Efficiency The new XLamp ® XP-E 2 by Cree is characterized by a particularly high luminous efficacy (lumens per watt) and efficiency (lumens per euro) and is now available from MSC. Developers who have designed lighting solutions based on LED series Cree XLamp XP-E and XP-G benefit from this fact. The XLamp XP-E 2 gives the opportunity to develop more efficient and cheaper LED lighting systems. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Oct 05, 2012
Yole Développement Concludes: “Independent Phosphor Companies Free the Market from IP Blocking by Market Leaders”
Yole Développement Concludes: “Independent Phosphor Companies Free the Market from IP Blocking by Market Leaders” Phosphors are a keystone of LED technologies, enabling the conversion of the monochromatic blue or near-UV light emitted by LED chips into a richer spectrum of color approaching or exceeding that of other artificial light sources. Yole Développement announces today its new report “LED phosphors” which provides a detailed description of the LED phosphor industry. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Oct 02, 2012
Novaled Awarded “European Company of the Year” by a Panel of International Cleantech Experts
Novaled, a leader in the organic light-emitting diode (OLEDs) field, today announced it is named in the prestigious 2012 Global Cleantech 100 list, produced by Cleantech Group, a leading research firm focused on global cleantech innovation. The list is unique in the sector and highlights the top private companies that represent the most innovative and promising ideas in cleantech technology and are most likely to make the most significant market impact in the next 5-10 years. The listing and the additional award recognize Novaled’s innovative approach to clean technology and energy efficiency by developing technologies and materials that enhance the performance of OLEDs. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Sep 18, 2012
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes LUXeXceL for Its Pioneering Manufacturing Technology for Advanced Optics in LED Lighting
Based on its recent research on the advanced optics market for LED lighting, Frost & Sullivan presents LUXeXceL Group B.V (LUXeXceL) with the 2012 European Frost & Sullivan Enabling Technology Award for its Printoptical Technology. LUXeXceL’s pioneering manufacturing process addresses the key challenges to large scale adoption of LEDs in general lighting. Read more »
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