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Zumbotel and Fraunhofer Institute created OLED joint venture

Oct 16, 2009 Ledon OLED Lighting GmbH & Co. KG. is a joint venture founded by Zumtobel Group (Austria) and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and several employees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) in Dresden.

Evonics, Cristal Material created joint venture for manufacture of glass lenses for LEDs

Oct 12, 2009 Essen, Germany-based Evonik Industries AG and Taipei, Taiwan-based Cristal Material Corporation have formed a new joint venture to manufacture high-quality glass lenses for next-generation LEDs, which will marketed under the Savosil™ brand.

Dow Corning expands epitaxy capability to meet growing SiC demand using AIXTRON high throughput SiC Planetary Reactor

Oct 12, 2009 Dow Corning and AIXTRON AG today announced that Dow Corning is extending its SiC epitaxy capabilities with the latest generation AIXTRON Planetary Reactor® platform AIX 2800G4 WW for 10x100 mm and future 6x150 mm SiC wafers.

Genius Electronic plans to develop and install Luxeon Rebel based street lights in China

Oct 12, 2009 Philips Lumileds and Genius Electronic Optical Company (GSEO) announced today that GSEO is developing new solid-state street lights and street light modules with LUXEON Rebel for use on roadways throughout China. The first installations of GSEO’s new streetlights are expected in early 2010.

Cree announces commercial availability of XLamp XP-G LED

Oct 8, 2009 The XP-G LED, currently available in cool-white, can produce up to 367 lumens when driven at 1A, at a typical efficacy of 111 lm/W. The highest-performing bin also has a standard minimum flux at 350 mA of 139 lm.

Solar road panels with LED traffic illumination

Oct 7, 2009 Used for both roadways and parking lots, the Solar Road Panel features structurally-engineered photovoltaic panels that collect solar energy to power the roads’ own mechanisms, as well as nearby businesses and houses. LEDs embedded into the panels light up for the road lines and up-to-the-minute instructions (like “construction ahead”).

Sharp opens energy efficient 10th gen. LCD plant

Oct 7, 2009 The new complex employs resource-saving features such as waste management and water recycling systems, 100,000 indoor and outdoor LED lights, and solar panels on all factory roofs to generate 18 WM of electricity for the complex.

Future Lighting Solutions releases reference designs for 4” and 6” recessed downlights, low-bay lighting

Oct 5, 2009 Future Lighting Solutions announced the release of four comprehensive reference designs that will help lighting designers reduce the time and cost of developing LED-based luminaires in key market segments.

Toshiba to release 93 lm/W LED bulb

Oct 1, 2009 Equipped with a large-size LED package that measures approximately 15 x 15mm, the natural white type and the warm white type feature total fluxes of 810 lm and 600 lm, respectively.

Bowden Ice Arena retrofitted with Albeo's high bay lights

Sep 29, 2009 Albeo Technologies Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of energy efficient LED lighting systems, today announced that the Bowden Ice Arena in Alberta has retrofitted entirely with Albeo's C-Series High-Bay white-LED Solid-State Luminaire.

Leotek and BetaLED to replace 140,000 street lights in LA

Sep 22, 2009 BetaLED, a division of Ruud Lighting, and Leotek will supply street LED lights to the City of Los Angeles over five years. The City plans to replace 140,000 high-pressure sodium street lights, and anticipates an annual savings of $10,000,000 in energy costs, after the initial investment payback period.

LED Driver with temperature management control

Sep 21, 2009 Supported in National’s WEBENCH® LED Designer, its temperature management control, thermal foldback, enables lighting designers to quickly and easily design a reliable thermal system using the LM3424.

Traxon Dot XL - IP67 flexible LED system for video animations

Sep 17, 2009 Traxon announces the launch of IP-67 rated Dot XL, an ultra brightness outdoor solution which is suited for enriching most demanding and sophisticated architectural applications with full color lighting effects and spectacular video animations.

Cree's LR6-DR1000 downlight wins Lighting for Tomorrow Grand Prize

Sep 17, 2009 The Cree LR6-DR1000 recessed downlight was awarded the coveted Grand Prize at an award ceremony at the American Lighting Association (ALA) Conference this week.

QD Vision will spotlight advances in quantum dot technology for SSL at 9 key events

Sep 17, 2009 QD Vision, developer of nanotechnology-based products for lighting and displays, has accepted invitations to highlight advances in quantum dot technology at nine major industry events in the next six months.

Molex Transcend RM2 and PM3 AC LED modules

Sep 17, 2009 Announced earlier this year, Transcend AC LED Lighting Series modules will be commercially available in October. Transcend is a line of self-contained, pluggable light modules based on the Acriche 4W AC LED from Seoul Semiconductor.

IP65 and IP67 rated LED modules from Edison Opto

Sep 16, 2009 Edison Opto, a Taiwan based high power LED packaging company, launched IP67 rated linear lightbars that are suitable for outdoor decorative lighting as well as architectural contour lighting.

Macroblock Adopts the Leading Clock Reverse Engine in New RGB LED Driver

Sep 16, 2009 Macroblock adopts the leading clock reverse engine in the newly launched 3-channel constant current LED driver, MBI6020, to assure the transmission reliability for LED architectural lighting applications. LED architectural lighting systems require reliable and long-distance transmission.

Luminus introduces RGBW PhlatLight LED for entertainment and architectural lighting

Sep 14, 2009 The SBM-160 is a four-chip package consisting of individually addressable red, green, blue and white LEDs that generate more than 1,500 lumens of combined white light.

Project: HAVER BOECKER headquarters - Oelde, Germany

Sep 14, 2009 Traxon's IMAGIC WEAVE, a fusion of stainless steel mesh and state of the art LED technology was installed at HAVER & BOECKER's office building in Oelde.