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Business News | Jul 30, 2010
PHILIPS COMMUNICATES VISION 2010 STRATEGIC PLAN
Vision 2010 aims to fuel growth through sharpened strategies for Healthcare and Lighting and an integrated approach to Consumer Lifestyle Philips aims to simplify organizational structure by forming three sectors - Healthcare, Lighting, and Consumer Lifestyle - as next step in evolution into a market-driven, people-centric global leader in its fields Philips expects to more than double EBITA per share by 2010. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Cree Announces Plans to Triple Its White XLamp LED Capacity
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) today unveiled plans to significantly increase white XLamp® LED manufacturing capacity at its COTCO subsidiary in HuiZhou – tripling current capacity of lighting-class LEDs. Speaking at the 4th China International Forum & Exhibition on Solid State Lighting in Shanghai, Chris James, vice president - marketing and business development, characterized the planned expansion as part of Cree’s multi-faceted efforts to both accelerate the adoption of LED lighting in China and to build momentum for the LED lighting revolution worldwide. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
COTCO, Cree’s Subsidiary, Recognized for Environmental and Community Contributions
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market-leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced that its COTCO International Limited subsidiary has been honored by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation with the HSBC Living Business Award Certificate of Excellence. The certificate recognizes COTCO’s contributions to the environment and to the local community in Hong Kong. Cree and its COTCO subsidiaries are global leaders in the development and production of energy-efficient LED products and technologies that significantly reduce energy consumption in lighting applications. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
LED chipmaker Arima Opto spins off LD business
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). Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Super Vision International to become Nexxus Lighting, Inc.
Super Vision International to become Nexxus Lighting, Inc. 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. Read more »
Business News | Jul 29, 2010
High Efficient Citizen CL-L251 Now Available from Marl
High Efficient Citizen CL-L251 Now Available from Marl Available in the UK from Marl, the 4.5W Citizen CL-L251 delivers 290 lumens of light output at a colour temperature of 3000K with good colour rendering “Ra85”, equivalent to a standard 20W MR16 halogen. The range is available with colour temperatures up to 5000K, delivering up to 425 lumens from 4.5W. The CL-L251 has a luminous efficiency of up to 106 lumens per watt, compared to 16 lumens per watt for a halogen light. Since the drive voltage of the CL-L251 is 9-10V, the LED can be packaged as a drop-in replacement for the standard halogen light. Read more »
Business News | Aug 04, 2010
Philips Lumileds Crosses 1 Billion LUXEON LED Benchmark
Philips Lumileds Crosses 1 Billion LUXEON LED Benchmark Philips Lumileds today announced that it shipped its billionth LUXEON power LED in the 2nd quarter of 2010. The company’s capacity and infrastructure investments over the last several years have enabled it to meet customer needs for high volumes of products, with the company delivering over 750 million LUXEON power LEDs in the past two years to automotive, illumination and consumer electronics customers. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Aluwave AB Pushes Activities in LED Lighting Technology
Aluwave AB signed a development and supply contract for a light engine based on its LED-bearer material Alunat™ and OLP has now signed a development agreement with Aluwave to develop a LED-based light engine for their range of products. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Premier Farnell’s $100,000 Live EDGE Competition Now Open for Registration
Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, high service distributor and its companies (Farnell, Newark, Premier Electronics, Farnell-Newark CPC, and MCM), today announced that design entries are now being accepted at www.Live-EDGE.com for the international design competition, Live EDGE – Electronic Design for the Global Environment. The competition invites electronic design engineers, students and hobbyists to design products utilizing electronic components, which will positively impact the environment. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Analog Technologies Corp. Announces New LED Lighting Subsidiary Named Lumagine
Analog Technologies Corp., a leading provider of electronic design and manufacturing services announced today the launching of a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on high power LED integration for Solid State Lighting OEM’s. The newly formed operation, Lumagine, LLC will be responsible for design and manufacturing services of high power LED light engines and assemblies. Read more »
Business News | Jul 23, 2010
Element Labs Kelvin TILE wins awards at NAB
Element Labs Kelvin TILE wins awards at NAB Element Labs is proud to announce that its Kelvin TILE – the first broad spectrum variable color LED light designed specifically for the motion picture and television industry - is the recipient of two major awards at NAB 2008: the Vidy Award and the STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient). Read more »
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