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Color Kinetics and High End Systems announce licensing agreement
June 14, 2007
Color Kinetics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CLRK) and High End Systems Inc., respective industry leaders in LED and entertainment lighting systems, today announced a global licensing agreement that reflects a continuing surge in the use of LED sources for stage and event lighting. High End Systems will license Color Kinetics' patent portfolio to develop its first line of products incorporating multicolor LEDs. The initial offering will uniquely combine conventional sources with LEDs for accent purposes.
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Initiative of the lamp industry to phase-out energy inefficient lighting
June 06, 2007
 Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs welcomed today the initiative launched by the lamp industry to phase-out the least efficient lamps from the European markets by 2015. "I welcome the commitment of the industry as a very positive contribution to the goal stated by the European Council in March: to have good light without wasting energy.... |
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Microchip Technology Launches Online Lighting Applications Design Center
June 05, 2007
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced an online Lighting Applications Design Center.
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Zumtobel to light up exhibits in BMW Museum
June 04, 2007
Dornbirn, Austria – Zumtobel, a brand of the Austrian Zumtobel Group, has won a major over EUR 1.5 million order to supply the lighting solution for the new BMW Museum in Munich.
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Quanlight raises $3 Millon in Series B
May 30, 2007
Quanlight Inc., a leader in developing high power, high brightness red light emitting diodes, has raised $3 million in its oversubscribed Series B offering. The financing was led by Blackbird Ventures and (SHW)2 Enterprises with a small group of private investors.
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New York City Advertising Agency Installs Green Lighting
May 25, 2007
In recent years, LED technology has improved dramatically, to the point where high output LEDs can produce a brilliant white light with high efficiency. These properties make LEDs an attractive choice for general lighting in upscale offices and retail spaces.
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Integrated System Technologies (IST) and Farnell announce pan European and pan Asian distribution agreement
Driver | May 22, 2007
 Farnell is to offer the high efficiency iDrive™ Lite LED driver range from IST. |
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NEXXUS LIGHTING to acquire ADVANCED LIGHTING SYSTEMS
May 11, 2007
Orlando, Florida: Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXS), a world leader in advanced lighting technology, including solid-state LED and fiber optic lighting systems and controls used in commercial, architectural, signage, swimming pool and retail lighting today announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Advanced Lighting Systems, Inc.. |
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OSRAM sets course for expansion in opto-semiconductors with new chip factory in Malaysia
May 11, 2007
OSRAM will be significantly expanding production capacity at its plant in Penang, Malaysia. At the same time, a further construction phase will be completed by the end of 2007 at its plant in Regensburg. OSRAM, |
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A 30% Migration to Energy-Efficient Lighting Cuts Worldwide CO2 Emissions by 260 Millon Tons
Apr 24, 2007
OSRAM CEO Mr. Martin Goetzeler reasserts the lighting manufacturer giant`s commitment to eco-friendly products at opening of the Global Business Summit for the Environment (B4E) organized by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). |
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Mouser Electronics and LedEngin, Inc. sign distribution agreement
Apr 12, 2007
Mouser Electronics, Inc., has announced it has signed a distribution agreement with LedEngin, a leader in Ultra High Brightness LED emitters and light source modules. |
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Konica and GE to jointly develop OLED lights
Mar 27, 2007
Japan`s Konica Minolta Holdings said on Tuesday it has tied up with General Electric Co. to jointly develop flexible and thin lighting products using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. |
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LED chipmaker Arima Opto spins off LD business
Mar 26, 2007
The board of directors at Arima Optoelectronics (Arima Opto) has decided to spin off its laser-diode (LD) division and set up a new company named Hua Xin Optronics (transliterated from Chinese), according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). |
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Philips is First Lighting Manufacturer to Advocate Industry Phase-Out of Inefficient Lighting in North America
Mar 15, 2007
A coalition of energy efficiency advocates today announced plans for proposed legislative action for a major shift toward incorporating high-efficiency lighting technologies in home and office settings. |
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PHILIPS ACQUIRES TIR SYSTEMS
Mar 13, 2007
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) today announced that it has reached an agreement with TIR Systems Ltd. under which Philips will acquire all of the outstanding shares of TIR Systems for a total consideration of approximately C$ 75 million, or approximately EUR 49 million, to be paid in cash upon completion. |
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Energy-saving lamps to replace incandescent light bulbs in developing and emerging countries
Mar 08, 2007
Munich, OSRAM is the world’s first lighting manufacturer to receive approval from the United Nations for a “Clean Development Mechanism” (CDM) for reducing CO2 emissions. |
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LSI Industries Inc. steps up commitment to Solid-State LED lighting
Mar 07, 2007
Cincinnati, Ohio-- LSI Industries Inc. today announced it has stepped up its commitment to designing, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and selling solid-state LED products for the lighting and graphics markets. |
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Super Vision International to become Nexxus Lighting, Inc.
Mar 06, 2007
 ORLANDO, Fla., Super Vision International, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market: SUPVA, Class A Common) today announced that the company is being renamed Nexxus Lighting, Inc. effective April 2007, and is relocating its corporate headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina. |
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College of Engineering at UCSB Launches New Solid State Lighting and Energy Center
Mar 02, 2007
Santa Barbara, California – The College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara is formally launching the Solid State Lighting and Energy Center (SSLEC) March 1, 2007, directed by Shuji Nakamura, Cree Professor in Solid State Lighting and Displays, and Steven DenBaars, Mitsubishi Chemical Professor in Solid State Lighting and Displays. |
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Power Integrations' PSU design kit enables LED lightbulbs that pass EMC rules
Feb 27, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif., Power Integrations (Other OTC:POWI.PK), the leader in high-voltage analog integrated circuits for power conversion, today introduced a reference design kit (RDK-131) for ultra-small power supplies that helps designers deliver energy-efficient LED alternatives to power-hungry incandescent lights. |
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Color Kinetics reports financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2006
Feb 14, 2007
Boston, MA - Color Kinetics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CLRK), a leading innovator of intelligent LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced its results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2006. |
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Lighting Re–Imagined: GE's newly named LED business pursues excellence in white LED general illumination market segment
Feb 09, 2007
 CLEVELAND, OH — GE Consumer & Industrial's drive to innovate and lead the way to general illumination with white, light–emitting diode (LED) solutions–on a global scale in commercial, industrial and residential settings–kicks off with a symbolic and meaningful name change. |
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Cree XLamp® XR-E LEDs chosen for LLF’s revolutionary new down light fixture
Feb 09, 2007
DURHAM, NC, FEBRUARY — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a leader in LED lighting components, today announced that its award-winning XLamp XR-E LED has been chosen by LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc. (LLF) for its first product, a six-inch down light that produces 650 lumens at 10-12 watts. |
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Avnet Electronics Marketing and CAO Group Ink Distribution Pact
Feb 07, 2007
Phoenix Arizona USA--LED innovator and design/integration firm CAO Group has selected Avnet Electronics Marketing to distribute its Dynasty family of high-brightness LED devices, as well as its entire line of solid state illumination products and system-level solutions. |
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Forbes names Color Kinetics among 25 fastest growing tech companies for second consecutive year
Feb 05, 2007
Boston, Massachusetts USA-- Color Kinetics Incorporated, a leading innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced its inclusion among Forbes' annual list of the country's 25 fastest growing technology companies. |
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Lighting Science Group announces licensing and production agreement with NuTech Lighting
Feb 05, 2007
Dallas, Texas USA-- Lighting Science Group Corporation, a leading provider of energy-efficient and environmentally responsible LED lighting solutions announced today that it signed a licensing and product supply agreement with NuTech Lighting, a leading privately held lighting manufacturer and distributor based in New York City. |
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Osram and Philips sign a license agreement for LED and OLED
Feb 02, 2007
Rengensburg, Germany... OSRAM and Philips have signed crosslicense agreement covering optoelectronic semiconductors. The agreement involves the mutual licensing of patents for all inorganic and organic LED. |
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Arima Opto to aggressively expand LED chip capacity
Feb 02, 2007
Arima Optoelectronics plans to expand its LED chip capacity significantly in 2007 with a focus on AlGaInP (aluminum gallium indium phosphide) LED chips, ultra high-brightness (UHB) red/yellow MS LED chips and blue LED chips, according to company president PJ Wang. |
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Cree and World Peace Industrial Co., Ltd. (WPI) sign distribution agreement to drive adoption of power LEDs across Asia
Jan 31, 2007
DURHAM, NC, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, announced today a distribution agreement with World Peace Industrial Co., Ltd. (WPI) to sell and support Cree XLamp® products in China, Asia Pacific and Japan. WPI is a member of WPG Holdings, a leading electronics distributor in Asia. |
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Zumtobel Group steps up LED activities
Jan 25, 2007
Dornbirn/Austria - The Zumtobel Group is expanding its activities in the LED sector. Under the lead management of its subsidiary LEDON Lighting GmbH (LEDON), the Group has acquired the business activities of my-tronic GmbH, based in Morbach/Germany, and renamed the acquiring company My-tronic Ledon GmbH. |
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Color Kinetics illuminates "store of the future" for national retail federation
Jan 24, 2007
New York, NY - National Retail Federation Convention & Expo - Color Kinetics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CLRK), a leading innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, announced today the exclusive selection of its LED systems to bring dynamic, customizable effects to the X07 Store of the Future - an 11,000 square foot exhibit at the 96th annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention & Expo. |
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Lighting science group announces private label agreement with Philips Solid State
Jan 24, 2007
DALLAS–Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG) (OTCBB: LSGP), a leading provider of energy-efficient and environmentally responsible LED lighting solutions announced today that it signed a private label agreement with Solid State Lighting, N.A., a business unit of Philips Lighting Company, a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, whereby Philips will private label the Company’s patented LED lowbay lighting products for global sales and distribution under Philips’ brand. |
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UTEK Corporation completes technology transfer with cyberlux corporation
Jan 17, 2007
Tampa, Florida USA, Durham, North Carolina USA, & Santa Barbara, California USA--UTEK Corporation, a specialty finance company focused on technology transfer, and Cyberlux Corporation, a provider of LED lighting solutions, today announced that Cyberlux has acquired Hybrid Lighting Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UTEK Corporation in a restricted stock transaction. |
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OSRAM Opto Semiconductors choose RS to provide their online Light Shop in Europe and Asia
Jan 17, 2007
RS Components is pleased to announce that it has entered into a sales partnership agreement with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, as part of the lighting semiconductor specialists’ new Internet Light Shop initiative. |
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Lighting Science Group commences shipment of LED lowbay fixtures to OptiLED holdings
Jan 16, 2007
Lighting Science Group Corporation, a leading provider of energy efficient and environmentally responsible lighting solutions, has commenced shipping its Optimized Digital Lighting(TM) (ODL) Lowbay LED fixtures to OptiLED Holdings Co. Ltd. (OptiLED(TM)), a leading marketer and distributor of LED products in the Asia Pacific Region. |
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DOE ENERGY STAR® Program for Solid-State Lighting
Jan 09, 2007
 The ENERGY STAR label is a highly valued and widely recognized mark of energy efficiency that helps guide the American public to select cost-effective, energy-efficient products. As part of DOE’s national strategy to accelerate market introduction of high efficiency SSL products, the Department is leading ENERGY STAR management, specification development, and partner relations for SSL devices used for general illumination. |
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Cree, Inc. announces 2007 second quarter earnings call webcast
Jan 09, 2007
K&L (Kinglumi), China, a major producer of high specification LED light bulbs, has established a sales office in London, UK, to serve the UK lighting industry. |
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Kinglumi opens UK sales office
Jan 05, 2007
K&L (Kinglumi), China, a major producer of high specification LED light bulbs, has established a sales office in London, UK, to serve the UK lighting industry. |
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SemiLEDs closed investment round with Powerchip Semiconductor Group
Jan 05, 2007
Milpitas, California and Hsinchu, Taiwan– SemiLEDs Corporation and PowerChip Group jointly announced today that SemiLEDs has secured an investment by Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., Taiwan's biggest DRAM Company. |
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Philips announces 100% ownership of Lumileds
Jan 05, 2007
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) today announced it has obtained full ownership of Philips Lumileds Lighting, the world leader in highpower light emitting diodes (LEDs) and pioneer in LED technology for every day purposes. |
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LED manufacturer Edison Opto Corporation is opening a new plant in China
Dec 28, 2006
 Edison Opto Corporation, a Taiwanese specialist high power LEDs manufacturer, that is being represented by distributor First Components in Europe, has established another production facility in Heng-Li, DongGuan in China. |
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Seoul Semiconductor and Avnet Electronics Marketing Sign Distribution Agreement
Dec 28, 2006
Seoul, Global LED leader Seoul Semiconductor has selected Avnet Electronics Marketing to distribute its entire line of LED and solid state illumination products in the Americas. The partnership makes energy-efficient lighting solutions and other LED applications more readily available to North American manufacturers though LightSpeed, Avnet’s new illumination-focused business unit. |
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 First LED competition recognizes eight manufacturers
American Fluorescent, Lucere, Lucesco and Progress Lighting are winners
Lighting for Tomorrow has selected four winners in its first solid state lighting (SSL) competition, marking a giant step forward for this up-and-coming technology. |
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Super Vision gains $9.0 million in funding for LED lighting plan
Dec 19, 2006
Super Vision has secured $9 million in funding to execute its new business strategy that includes a focus on LED lighting systems.
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Changes to the managing board of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors: Josef Ringsgwandl appointed chief financial officer
Dec 19, 2006
Regensburg: On January 1, 2007 Josef Ringsgwandl (49) will take over as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from Robert Wittgen (48) on the Managing Board of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors.
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Showa Denko K.K. to increase ultra bright red/yellow LED capacity
Dec 12, 2006
Tokyo, Japan--Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has decided to increase its capacity for producing aluminum-gallium-indium-phosphide (AlGaInP) ultra bright LED chips to meet growing demand for use in LCD backlighting and automotive parts.
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High-power in a 1 mm square chip: the origins of the 350mA "one watt" LED The term "one watt LED" is widely used in the industry, but the designation was not conceived through deliberate engineering decisions, as Steve Landau of Philips Lumileds explains. |
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Lighting Science Group, Triple A Containers and Amtech Lighting Services announce first factory installation of optimized digital lighting(TM) fixtures
Dec 11, 2006
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American Bright Optoelectronics Corporation announces the formation of new business unit to focus on company's established assembly services
Nov 24, 2006
 Chino, Ca., American Bright Optoelectronics announced today the formation of a new business unit designed to leverage a wide range of existing assembly services and core competencies to provide a "best value" assembly option to the global electronics industry. |
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Philips to acquire PLI, the leading European player in home luminaires
Nov 21, 2006 |
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