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Business News | Aug 10, 2011
Mouser and Cree Ink Global Distribution Agreement
Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has signed a global distribution agreement with Cree, a worldwide leader in LED lighting and silicon carbide (SiC) power products. Read more »
Business News | Aug 05, 2011
Arrow Electronics to Distribute Zenaro Lighting Solutions
Arrow Electronics and Zenaro Lighting GmbH have entered into a distribution agreement for the EMEA region. Founded in 2010 and with headquarters in Kamp-Lintfort, Zenaro Lighting GmbH develops LED lighting and lighting systems, power supplies and light engines. The company services numerous markets, such as street lighting, office and industrial lighting, the consumer and lifestyle sector, retrofit solutions, and LED components. Although Zenaro focuses primarily on the European market, it is globally networked through Zenaro Lighting America and Zenaro Lighting Asia. Read more »
Business News | Aug 03, 2011
Department of Energy Announce Philips as Winner of L Prize Competition
Department of Energy Announce Philips as Winner of L Prize Competition The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that Philips Lighting North America has won the 60-watt replacement bulb category of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition. The Department of Energy’s L Prize challenged the lighting industry to develop high performance, energy-saving replacements for conventional light bulbs that will save American consumers and businesses money. If every 60-watt incandescent bulb in the U.S. was replaced with the 10-watt L Prize winner, the nation would save about 35 terawatt-hours of electricity or $3.9 billion in one year and avoid 20 million metric tons of carbon emissions. Read more »
Business News | Aug 01, 2011
GE LED Lighting Plans to Extend LED Replacement Bulb Series from 60W to 100W in 16 Months
GE Lighting’s full line of light-emitting diode (LED) GE Energy Smart® incandescent replacement bulbs are anticipated to be on store shelves within the next 16 months. This November marks the arrival of the 13-watt GE Energy Smart LED, a dimmable 60-watt incandescent replacement bulb. GE’s dimmable 75-watt and 100-watt replacement LED bulbs—likely 18-watt and 27-watt products, respectively—are expected to arrive on store shelves in late 2012. All the bulbs will deliver light for over two decades based on three hours of use per day. Read more »
Business News | Jul 28, 2011
ALT to put CREE’s MT-G LED into Mass Production
Aeon Lighting Technology, the leading high-power LED lighting manufacturer in Taiwan, has announced the agreement with CREE in May to reserve production capacity of its latest LED chip MT-G, in order to compete the leader position of the market. As expected, from June ALT has dramatically grown up in sales, and received large quantity orders from Australia, Germany, and United States. That means ALT has great success on this strategy, and also returns the favor to its customers. Read more »
Business News | Jul 28, 2011
TDK-EPC Cooperates with STMicroelectronics: 50 New Reference Designs in just One Year
TDK-EPC Cooperates with STMicroelectronics: 50 New Reference Designs in just One Year TDK-EPC, a group company of the TDK Corporation, has intensified its support of STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, in the creation of tested energy-saving solutions for their customers’ applications. ST just recently completed the development of the 50th joint reference design in the past year, predominantly for power supplies. These reference designs combine state-of-the-art ICs from ST and passive electronic components from TDK-EPC. Read more »
Business News | Jul 28, 2011
EV Group Breaks Ground for Headquarters Expansion due to Increased Customer Demand
EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced it broke ground on expanding the company’s manufacturing capacity at its headquarters in Austria earlier this month. This expansion is the latest example of the company’s continued steady growth since its foundation more than 30 years ago. In addition, the company has witnessed a 40 percent increase in order intake in fiscal year 2011 compared with fiscal 2010, and is currently looking to recruit approximately 100 additional employees. Read more »
Business News | Jul 21, 2011
Novaled AG Expands in Asia with its Second Asian Office in Korea
Effective from July, 2011, Novaled sets up a Representative Office in Seoul, Korea. With this opening, the company confirms its commitment to the OLED industry in Asia. Novaled’s new Korean office will reinforce the service and support in the center of AMOLED display industry. Read more »
Business News | Jul 21, 2011
Arrow Electronics to Distribute Zenaro Lighting Solutions
Arrow Electronics to Distribute Zenaro Lighting Solutions Arrow Electronics and Zenaro Lighting GmbH have entered into a distribution agreement for the EMEA region. Founded in 2010 and with headquarters in Kamp-Lintfort, Zenaro Lighting GmbH develops LED lighting and lighting systems, power supplies and light engines. The company services numerous markets, such as street lighting, office and industrial lighting, the consumer and lifestyle sector, retrofit solutions, and LED components. Although Zenaro focuses primarily on the European market, it is globally networked through Zenaro Lighting America and Zenaro Lighting Asia. Read more »
Business News | Jul 21, 2011
Lighting Facts® Partners Recognized at DOE SSL Workshop
Nine Lighting Facts partners were recognized last week at the sixth annual U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Market Introduction Workshop, in Seattle, Washington. The three-day event brought together more than 275 utilities, energy efficiency program representatives, manufacturers, and other industry insiders and observers interested in keeping up to date on the latest SSL commercialization developments. Read more »
Business News | Jul 20, 2011
GE Lighting to Acquire Lightech, a Technology Leader in LED Drivers
GE Lighting today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Lightech, a privately held, advanced lighting technology leader based near Tel Aviv, Israel, with commercial teams in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Lightech specializes in providing LED electronic drivers, plus halogen transformers, to the lighting industry. This strategic acquisition supports GE Lighting’s vision of leading the lighting revolution underway as the global lighting industry undergoes a profound transformation from older technology to new energy-efficient light sources, including LED lighting. Read more »
Business News | Jul 13, 2011
Philips Announces Partnership with Kvadrat Soft Cells to Bring Spaces Alive with Luminous Textile
Philips Announces Partnership with Kvadrat Soft Cells to Bring Spaces Alive with Luminous Textile Philips announced that it will partner with Kvadrat Soft Cells, to bring an innovative luminous textile to the market. This partnership, which combines Philips’ leadership in ambient lighting with Kvadrat Soft Cells’ expertise in controlling sound absorption, means interior spaces can now be enhanced through both light and texture. With Philips’ addressable LEDs integrated into the Kvadrat Soft Cells acoustic panels, this is the first solution of its kind, and gives architects, interior designers and lighting specialists freedom to further enhance a space with ambient light. Read more »
Business News | Jul 09, 2011
Siltronic AG Joins imec’s GaN-on-Si Research Program to Develop Technology for Next-Gen Power Semiconductors and LEDs
Siltronic AG Joins imec’s GaN-on-Si Research Program to Develop Technology for Next-Gen Power Semiconductors and LEDs Siltronic AG and the Belgian nano-electronics research institute imec have concluded an agreement to collaborate on the development of silicon wafers with a gallium nitride layer as partner of imec’s GaN-on-Si industrial affiliation program (IIAP). The endeavor aims to enable production of solid-state lighting (e.g. LEDs) and power semiconductors of the next generation on 200 mm silicon wafers. Read more »
Business News | Jul 04, 2011
GE to Submit 60-Watt Replacement LED Bulb for L Prize Competition
GE Lighting engineers and scientists are developing a 60-watt replacement LED bulb that meets the specifications for the Department of Energy’s Bright Tomorrow Lighting (L Prize) competition. GE recently submitted a Letter of Intent to the Department of Energy to enter the competition. Read more »
Business News | Jul 04, 2011
New Production Method, Lowers Costs - ALT Is Lowering Prices
The leading LED manufacturer in Taiwan, Aeon Lighting Technology, announces today that due to tremendous sales increasing and adapting new product method, ALT will dramatically drop all products price, up to 40%, to rebate to all customers and prepare for new LED lighting generation. Read more »
Business News | Jun 29, 2011
Philips Announces Agreement to Acquire Indal to Strengthen Leading Position in Professional Lighting
Royal Philips Electronics, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Indal, a leading Spanish professional luminaires company mainly focused on outdoor lighting solutions. The acquisition will fuel Philips’ growth in professional lighting solutions and create a platform to further strengthen Philips’ market position in Europe. Upon closing of the transaction, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions, Indal will become a part of the Professional Luminaires business of Philips Lighting. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Read more »
Business News | Jun 25, 2011
Digi-Key Corporation and Intematix Sign Global Distribution Agreement
HIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn., and Fremont, Calif. USA, Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, has signed a global distribution agreement with Intematix Corporation, a leading innovator of patented remote phosphor components for high-quality LED lighting. Read more »
Business News | Jun 20, 2011
austriamicrosystems acquires US-based Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc.
Unterpremstaetten, Austria (June 16, 2011) — austriamicrosystems AG (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs (integrated circuits) for the consumer, communications, industrial, medical and automotive markets, has entered into an agreement with Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. ("TAOS"), headquartered in Plano, Texas (USA), to acquire 100% of the shares in TAOS. The transaction is expected to close within the next eight weeks subject to certain regulatory approvals and the occurrence of certain conditions defined in the agreements with the sellers of the TAOS shares. Read more »
Business News | Jun 14, 2011
Kyma, Veeco Receive DOE Funds for LED Manufacturing Equipment Project
Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of crystalline nitride semiconductor materials, is pleased to announce that it is teamed with Veeco Instruments in a next generation light emitting diode (LED) manufacturing equipment development project which was recently awarded $4 million in funding from the US Department of Energy. Read more »
Business News | May 31, 2011
Asia Pacific Goes Green – Best Pre-Condition for future growth potential of LED Lighting Products
Kelvin Inn, Consulting Manager at Global Intelligence Alliance in Hong Kong investigated the regulations, market situation, and future perspectives for the Asia-Pacific region. He came to the conclusion that this region offers the best pre-condition for a huge growth in LED lighting and that Asian lighting brands could dominate the global market in a few years. Read more »
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