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Infineon | Acquisition | GaN Systems | Business |
Oct 25, 2023
Infineon Completes Acquisition of GaN Systems, Becoming a Leading GaN Power House
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) announced the closing of the acquisition of GaN Systems Inc. (“GaN Systems”). The Ottawa-based company brings with it a broad portfolio of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power conversion solutions and leading-edge application know-how. All required regulatory clearances have been obtained and GaN Systems has become part of Infineon effective as of the closing.
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Signify | Douglas Control | Business |
Oct 13, 2023
Signify Acquires Douglas Lighting Controls' Assets in a $250K Deal Amidst Universal Douglas Shutdown
Earlier this year, Universal Douglas and Douglas Lighting Controls decided to halt operations. In light of this, Signify has stepped in to acquire Douglas Lighting Controls' assets, patents, and trademark for a sum of $250,000. This acquisition was officially recorded in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada, on September 13. Notably, the asset purchase agreement was finalized earlier on August 4.
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3D Printed Optics | Luximprint | Business |
Oct 02, 2023
LUX Crystalline Series: New Crystal Clear Resins with high UV-stability and Superior Impact Resistance
LUX Crystalline Series: New Crystal Clear Resins with high UV-stability and Superior Impact Resistance
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deLIGHTed Talks | HCL | Events |
Sep 24, 2023
History of Good Light – Beyond the Visual Spectrum
The Good Light Group, together with the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLTBR), the Daylight Academy (DLA), the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), and Luger Research (LR), are organizing and presenting the “deLIGHTed Talks” lectures. The webinar explains how different light spectra contributes to health and well-being.
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Business | Cree Lighting | Advanced Lighting Technologies |
Sep 12, 2023
Advanced Lighting Technologies Acquires Cree Lighting
Advanced Lighting Technologies, LLC (“ADLT”) announced that its affiliate, CLNA Holdings LLC, (“CLNA”) has acquired all of the equity interests of CREE LIGHTING USA, CREE LIGHTING CANADA CORP. and E-CONOLIGHT LLC (together “Cree Lighting”) from IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC., and IDEAL INDUSTRIES (CANADA), CORP.
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Signify | China | Factory | Business |
Sep 01, 2023
Signify Opens New Factory for Light Sources and Luminaires in China, Its Biggest in the World
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced the opening of its biggest LED lighting manufacturing site in the world in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China. The new factory of Signify’s joint venture company Zhejiang Klite Lighting Holdings Co., Ltd (“Klite”) will manufacture high-quality branded LED lighting products, including for the Philips brand, for China and the global market.
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Events | NightScape | Lumileds |
Aug 24, 2023
Shedding Light on the Future: Nightscape Technology Pioneers Eco-Friendly Illumination
In a groundbreaking LpS-Digital lecture, Willem Sillevis Smitt, Sr. Director of Strategic Marketing at Lumileds, delves deep into the transformative journey of the lighting industry, introducing the revolutionary Nightscape Technology. This innovation promises to harmonize our lighting needs with the preservation of our natural ecosystem and the dark sky initiatives.
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Events | LpS Digital Summit | LpS Digital Awards | AI |
Aug 11, 2023
LpS Digital Summit to Host the Inaugural AI-Curated LpS Digital Awards
The LpS Digital Summit, renowned for its commitment to innovation in the lighting sector, is set to make history with the introduction of the first-ever AI-Curated LpS Digital Awards. This groundbreaking initiative will be a highlight of the LpS Digital Summit 2023, scheduled for December 7.
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DOE | Business |
Aug 10, 2023
DOE Recognizes 14 Partners for Excellence in Commercial Lighting Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2023 Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) recognized 11 organizations for exemplary commitment to energy efficiency and environmental responsibility in their buildings, and 3 organizations for exhibiting exemplary support and advocacy for this work. Partners were recognized on August 5 at the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) annual conference for projects that showcase how lighting system upgrades can lead to significant energy savings and create more comfortable, productive, and environmentally responsible spaces.
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LightingEurope | Standardization + Regulation | Business |
Jul 31, 2023
Countdown Begins in European Union: Only One Month Left Until Traditional Lamps are Swept Away by Historic Lighting Revolution
The countdown has begun: in just one month, several commonly used lamps will be restricted in the EU. The 2019 EU Ecodesign rules for light sources and separate control gears and the 12 RoHS Delegated Directives published in February 2022 will affect the placing on the EU market of compact and linear fluorescent lamps (CFLs and FLs T5 and T8) for general lighting as well as mains voltage halogen lamps (G9) and low-voltage halogen lamps (G4 and GY6.35) over the next six weeks.
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ams OSRAM | Financial Report | Business |
Jul 31, 2023
ams OSRAM Unveils Profit-Driven Strategy and Q2 2023 Financial Performance Amid Portfolio Restructuring
The released document is the financial report from ams OSRAM for the second quarter of 2023. The company has announced a strategic realignment towards profitability and structural growth. The future portfolio will focus on differentiated, intelligent sensors and emitters, with an increased commitment towards the Automotive, Industrial, and Medical markets. The company will exit non-core semiconductor businesses with a revenue run-rate of EUR 300 to 400 million.
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Lumileds | Matrix | Business |
Jul 25, 2023
Made in the U.S.A. — Lumileds Matrix Integrated Lighting Solutions
Lumileds, a world leader in LED innovation and manufacturing, is now producing its LUXEON Matrix products and custom integrated LED solutions for the lighting industry in the United States. This allows Lumileds to provide improved support for North American customers, reduce transportation costs, time, and environmental impacts, eliminate tariffs, and simplify the entire supply chain.
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LightingEurope | EU | Business |
Jul 12, 2023
European Parliament Plenary Vote on the ESPR Adopts Strong Market Surveillance Obligations
Today, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) proposal with a large majority and voted for a strong section on the enforcement of rules and market surveillance.
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Business | RTA | Tunnel Lighting |
Jun 14, 2023
RTA Upgrades Tunnel Lighting Through 14,400 Eco-friendly LED Units
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has replaced 14,400 traditional lighting units with contemporary, eco-friendly LED lights. This upgrade included at least 39 tunnels and crossings, spanning a total of 22.6 km.
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LIA | Lamps | Relabelling | Business |
Jun 07, 2023
LIA Offers Guidance on Lamp Energy and Extends Relabelling Enforcement Deadline
A change in regulation to the energy labelling of lamps will come into force on 1st October 2023, enforcing that any lamps with the current energy labelling must be sold before this date. The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) are offering guidance for the industry on how to prepare for the deadline and ensure that products are sold before that date.
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Zumtobel | Science Based Targets Initiative | Business |
May 30, 2023
Zumtobel Group Commits to the Science Based Targets Initiative
The Zumtobel Group is committed to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and has, for this purpose, joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Together with over 4,000 participating companies worldwide, this initiative aims to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5°C on the basis of science-based, individual targets. The Austrian lighting group is hereby committed to reducing CO2 emissions along the entire value chain in line with science-based net-zero targets.
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ams OSRAM | Sustainability | Business |
May 02, 2023
ams OSRAM's Sustainability Strategy
Sustainability is increasingly becoming a business factor for companies. Martin Bachler, Head of Group Sustainability, explains how this affects ams OSRAM's sustainability strategy and what role optical solutions play in addressing societal challenges.
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Nichia | Roadshow | Event | Business |
Apr 19, 2023
NICHIA Stages Roadshow to Celebrate the Commercialization of High Brightness Blue LED
NICHIA, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, announces an extensive international roadshow. As part of the 30th-anniversary of the high brightness blue LED pioneered by NICHIA, a series of must-attend events for customers, partners and influential lighting professionals will be staged across Europe including dedicated roadshow meetings in Germany, Spain, Italy and other European locations.
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Energy Star | Business |
Apr 03, 2023
Sunset of the ENERGY STAR Specifications for Lamps and Luminaires
With this letter, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the sunset of the ENERGY STAR specifications for lamps and luminaires effective December 31, 2024.
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Business | DOE |
Apr 03, 2023
DOE to Make $1 Billion Available for Improved Energy Codes
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP), the Building Technologies Office (BTO) is excited to promote DOE’s intent to make $1 billion in funding available to states and local governments for improved building codes that reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency through the IRA Funded Technical Assistance for the Adoption of Building Energy Codes.
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Trilux | Business |
Mar 15, 2023
Refurbishment Tool – Quickly Assists You in Finding the Right LED Solution
Due to lamp bans, high energy costs and ambitious sustainability goals, renovating inefficient conventional lighting solutions with LED lights is currently one of the most urgent and economically sensible tasks for companies. But how do customers quickly and easily find the right 1:1 renovation solution for their individual projects? TRILUX provides the answer with the TRILUX REFURBISHMENT TOOL.
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Business |
Mar 14, 2023
Avicena Partners with ams OSRAM to Enable High-volume Future Production of Ultra-low Energy Chip-to-Chip Interconnects
AvicenaTech Corp., a privately held company in Sunnyvale, CA, has partnered with ams OSRAM to develop high-volume manufacturing of GaN microLED arrays for its industry-leading LightBundle™ communication architecture.
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Business |
Feb 22, 2023
Light + Building 2024: Be Electrified
For the building sector, the target is set by the EU climate protection package by 2050: it is climate neutrality. The milestones on the way there include the expansion of renewable energies, the increase in efficient energy use and the expansion of electromobility. The basis for this is the electrification and digitalisation of houses and buildings. The necessary technical solutions will be on show at Light + Building from 3 to 8 March 2024 in Frankfurt am Main.
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Instrument Systems | ISO 17025 | Testing | Business |
Feb 14, 2023
ISO 17025 Compliant On-site Testing at the Customer’s Premises
As of January 2023, Instrument Systems optionally offers its ISO 17025 compliant illuminance and luminous intensity tests at the installation sites of its big AMS and LGS goniophotometer light measurement systems. Previously, the accreditation for on-site testing only applied for Instrument Systems’ DMS display measurement systems. The option to have equipment tested at the installation site in order to obtain an ISO 17025 compliant certificate, allows customers a nearly uninterrupted operation of their large systems, which are often continuously in use for quality control and COP testing.
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Business | Micro-LEDs | Displays |
Feb 13, 2023
Shin-Etsu Chemical Has Developed New Process Technologies, Transfer Parts and Other Equipment for Micro LED Displays
The size of a Micro LED chip is not visible to the naked eye, with the length of one side being less than 50 μm (micrometers). For example, in order to manufacture one 4K display that has 4 times the resolution of a conventional high-definition screen, it is necessary to precisely array about 24.90 million chips.
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Tridonic | Sustainability | ecovadis | Business |
Jan 30, 2023
Outstanding Sustainability Rating for Tridonic
In January 2023, Tridonic was awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal for the first time in recognition of its EcoVadis rating for sustainability. This puts Tridonic in the top 25 percent of more than 100,000 EcoVadis rated companies worldwide.
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AcuityBrands | Bios Lighting | Business |
Jan 26, 2023
Acuity Brands Announces Licensing Agreement with BIOS
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) announced today that its subsidiary Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. (“Acuity Brands”) has entered into an agreement with Biological Innovations and Optimization Systems, LLC (BIOS) to participate in the BIOS ILLUMINATED™ partnership program. In connection with this agreement, BIOS will sell to Acuity Brands certain human-centric LED lighting components for use in its architectural lighting fixtures for wellness. Acuity Brands will also have the worldwide right to use the BIOS® trademark for marketing and promoting these lighting fixtures that include BIOS SkyBlue™ technology.
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Business |
Jan 16, 2023
New Report Highlights Significant Business Shift Toward Integrating Sustainability with Digital Transformation
Over 300 sustainability & energy management professionals from various organizations participated in our third annual survey in partnership with Smart Energy Decisions.
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Business | Signify |
Jan 16, 2023
Signify Provides Update on Its Performance in Q4 2022
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, provides an update on its Q4 2022 results and performance for the full year 2022, based on preliminary and unaudited figures.
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ams OSRAM | ARRI | Business |
Dec 30, 2022
ams OSRAM Signs Agreement To Sell Its Entertainment Lighting Business Clay Paky to ARRI AG
ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Clay Paky entertainment lighting business to Germany based ARRI AG. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
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