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Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Foxsemicon Aims to Commercialize High-Power LEDs in March or April
Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) affiliated LED maker, Foxsemicon Integrated Technology (FITI), aims to commercialize its high-power LEDs that have a 100 lm/w emission efficiency this March or April and the company expects to increase its LED light efficiency to 150 lm/w by 2010, helping the cost of using LED street lamps become half the cost of high pressure sodium lamp solutions, according to the company. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
CRS Electronics Starts Mass Distribution of Two New LED General Lighting Products
Welland Ontario based CRS Electronics launched two new LED (light emitting diode) general lighting products into the Canadian marketplace. The first is the CRS MR16 LED luminaire manufactured by CRS Electronics, the second a LED downlight (often used to replace Halogen units) from LLF based in Morrisville, North Carolina and now distributed by CRS in Canada. The launch took place at the 2008 Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association food and beverage show held at Exhibition Place in Toronto. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Texim Europe Launches LED Illumination Solutions Area
In addition to the successful activities “Embedded System & Display Solutions” and “Wireless Communication Solutions” Texim Europe has now launched a new initiative called “LED Illumination Solutions”. In line with the principle behind the other Solutions Portfolios Texim Europe will provide a full range of products to implement LED Illumination applications which goes beyond the delivery of LEDs alone. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Cree Launches Solutions Provider Program
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced a new value-added solutions providers program. The Cree Solutions Providers network offers customers a full range of LED lighting-system solutions and design assistance to help accelerate time to market and reduce product development costs. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Cree Adds XLamp LED Operations to ISO/TS Certification
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced completion of a successful advancement assessment audit for the company’s ISO/TS16949 certification. This year’s audit includes the XLamp® LED production facility in Durham, as well as the company’s LED chip, power and materials manufacturing operations. The ISO/TS certification demonstrates Cree’s commitment to high-quality product manufacturing. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Epistar orders AIXTRON MOCVD tools to boosts GaN LEDs production
AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce the order for multiple MOCVD tools from Epistar, one of the world's leading manufacturers of Ultra-High-Brightness (UHB) LEDs. The order comprises CRIUS Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) reactors together with AIX 2800G4 HT Planetary Reactor systems, AIXTRON’s Flagship products for large scale GaN based LED production. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Luminus Devices Expands Sales Organization to Target Solid State Lighting Market
Luminus Devices, Inc. today announced its plans to enter the solid state lighting market with the appointment of a new director of sales for the company’s emerging general illumination business. David Sciabica has joined the company as director of sales and will be responsible for sales of PhlatLight products specifically for general lighting applications. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
HC SemiTek orders Thomas Swan CCS reactor for high brightness GaN LEDs
Huacan SemiTek (HC SemiTek), a new China-based start-up company has received and commissioned its first Thomas Swan Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) MOCVD reactor. The Thomas Swan CCS MOCVD tool was delivered in the 19x2-inch wafer configuration. To be used for the development and production of high-brightness gallium nitride (GaN) based LEDs, it has been installed in the company's brand-new facility in Wuhan, PR China. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Zumtobel Group steps up LED activities
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. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Color Kinetics illuminates "store of the future" for national retail federation
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. Read more »
Business News | Jul 30, 2010
Kinglumi opens UK sales office
Kinglumi opens UK sales office 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. Read more »
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