Sep 26, 2011
Charles Redell from www.Greenbiz.com reported that on Sunday LG has announced its plans to invest over $6.7 billion in green businesses by 2015. The investment is expected to yield about $8.4 billion in revenues and create 10,000 new jobs by the end of 2015, according to reports. It's all a part of a strategy the company calls "Green New Business."
Sep 26, 2011
In the official press release AIXTRON SE today announced that LG Electronics Woomyeon R&D Campus (LG Electronics Advanced Research Institute), an existing customer in South Korea, has placed an order for one AIX G5 HT MOCVD system in a 8x6-inch wafer configuration. LGE will use the system to develop GaN-on-Si Power Electronics in partnership with AIXTRON. The contract also includes a cooperation agreement in order to optimize LGE´s GaN/Si processes and to accelerate its proprietary device-oriented production.
Sep 26, 2011
Today Rich Templeton, Chairman, president and CEO of Texas Semiconductors, has announced successful completion of the acquisition of National Semiconductor by Texas Instruments. The agreement for this acquisition was signed in April this year.
Sep 26, 2011
PRWeb reports that Reztek released the new line of capacitive touch keypads from 4 to 24 keys. Five models are LED capable and available with 7 different LED colors: Red, Green, Yellow, Yellow-Green, Orange, White, and Blue. LEDs are added as a build to order option so you can add any color to any available position.
Sep 26, 2011
The Sacramento Bee report that the Lichternacht (Festival of Lights) in Solingen, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, saw the unveiling of the world's largest flashlight on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Made by Zweibrüder Optoelectronics, it's four meters long and features 19 high-powered LED lights. Thanks to the flashlight, the company has made it into the Guinness Book of Records.
Sep 26, 2011
According to the Localized USA a number of equity research firms have modified their stock ratings and price targets on shares of Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) in the last week. Most of the analysts has downgraded Veeco shared and changed ratings from "buy" to "neutral".
Sep 23, 2011
With the emergence of intelligent LED lighting systems in the industry, the new €5.1 million Imola Project will focus on extending the presence of these intelligent lighting systems into the OLED sphere. The three-year project starting next month is meant to investigate a lighting array of OLEDs, with the central system with built-in control and sensors. Partners involved in the project include Philips (Germany), NXP Semiconductors (Netherlands and Belgium), Henkel Electronic Materials (Belgium), and Hanita Coatings (Israel).
Sep 23, 2011
OSRAM recently revealed it will be adding two new LED prototypes, the OSLON Black Flat and OSRAM OSTAR Headlamp Pro. These two new models will be showcased by the LED innovator at ISAL (Sept. 26-28, 2011).
Sep 23, 2011
Specialist UK LED manufacturer i-Pix enjoyed their "Best" PLASA exhibition to date last week at Earls Court in London, showcasing and previewing a number of new and unique LED products ideal for the entertainment and event industry professional lighting sector.
Sep 23, 2011
The Paragon report examined investing opportunities in the LED Sector and provided equity research on Cree, Inc.and Veeco Instruments, Inc. It notes that the struggle of the LED makers is mainly due to the downturn of the demand from emerging markets as well as sharp significant decrease of prices for LED-based products.
Sep 23, 2011
LED Company SolidApollo from North Seattle has recently reported that it participated in the collaborative LED Lighting Art project with MIT. The free standing futuristic house designed by Nick Gelpi was illuminated by flexible LED lighting strips.
Sep 23, 2011
Phoseon Technology in the official press release announced its latest and most advanced FirePower™ product family with three curing length options, a 150x20 mm, a 225x20mm, and a 300x20mm solution. The water-cooled FirePower family allows new applications in the wide-format digital segment while also allowing system builders to increase their speed in other applications.
Sep 23, 2011
PR Newswire reports that this Fall Philips LED Light Experience, an interactive mobile exhibit, is going around the country and currently is entering Seattle. It will provide the visitors with fun hands-on experience and not only explain, but demonstrate what LED lighting can do for their homes.
Sep 22, 2011
AIXTRON SE today announced that its MOCVD system technology has been successfully implemented at AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH. The Heilbronn, Germany based company has expressed its complete satisfaction with the performance capabilities and AIXTRON service for the production of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar cells for terrestrial applications.
Sep 22, 2011
Traxon Technologies, a global leader in solid state lighting and control systems, has released its Cove Light AC Dim. Powered directly with line voltage, Cove Light AC Dim is suitable for a wide range of applications in architectural, hospitality, and residential environments for general lighting, wall washing, and alcove illumination.
Sep 22, 2011
Lumenpulse™ Inc., architectural LED-based lighting solutions leader in commercial, institutional, and urban applications, has released into the market its Lumenbeam™ LBX (Xlarge) Pendant. The LED fixture is now available and is the superior in efficiency and resulting energy savings to its HID equivalent.
Sep 22, 2011
This past week the PLASA tradeshow made its annual appearance of 2011 at Earls Court in London, UK. The show's role as a gathering of event, installation, and entertainment technology has gained notoriety. LED lighting providers have noted the importance of the event, and given the past few years' surge in the LED lighting industry, it was no surprise that this year's tradeshow had a strong LED presence.
Sep 22, 2011
LUXX Light Technology announced release of the new 7 Watt LED spotlight with novel shell design. According to manufacturer specifications the new LED lamp uses CREE diodes and provides 529 lumens at 6500K (Cold White). This unit is intended as a replacement of 45W halogen lamps and has viewing angles of 30 or 60 degrees.
Sep 22, 2011
Infineon Technologies AG has introduced a family of switch-mode LED driver ICs for a broad range of general lighting applications as reported in official press release via EE Times.
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