SemiLEDs closed investment round with Powerchip Semiconductor Group
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. Read more »
Philips announces 100% ownership of Lumileds
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. Read more »
LED manufacturer Edison Opto Corporation is opening a new plant in China
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
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. Read more »
Changes to the managing board of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors: Josef Ringsgwandl appointed chief financial officer
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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Super Vision gains $9.0 million in funding for LED lighting plan
Super Vision has secured $9 million in funding to execute its new business strategy that includes a focus on LED lighting systems. Read more »
Showa Denko K.K. to increase ultra bright red/yellow LED capacity
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. Read more »
American Bright Optoelectronics Corporation announces the formation of new business unit to focus on company's established assembly services
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
Lamina Ceramics announces distribution agreement with arrow electronics
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors opens a light shop on the Internet: ordering LEDs is as easy as clicking a mouse
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ new Internet Light Shop offers LEDs of all shapes and sizes.
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UTEK Corporation completes technology transfer with Cyberlux Corporation
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 SPE Technologies, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of UTEK Corporation in a restricted stock transaction. Read more »
No need to cut blue LED chip prices after Epistar-Epitech merger
After Taiwan-based LED makers Epistar and Epitech merge, Epitech will no longer need to slash prices of its blue LED chips to compete against Epistar, according to executives from both companies as quoted by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN). Read more »
