Highlights this week:

• Osram announced it will sell its stake in Foshan Lighting (Felco) as part of its company restructure process. LEDinside analysts believe the company is trying to raise its lighting business value by selling the businesses separately.
• In an exclusive interview with LEDinside, Rahul Bammi, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at Lumileds and David Cosenza, the company’s Product Manager for the LUXEON Color LED Family spoke about how they are positioning their newly launched LUXEON Color C products at the entertainment and architectural lighting businesses.
• Seoul Viosys and SETi’s UV LEDs are being used by NASA for sterilization aboard the International Space station (ISS).
• Taiwanese LED manufacturers revenue performance down 20% during first half of 2015.

Editor Recommendations

1. LEDinside: Osram Boosts Lighting Business Value by Selling Stake in Foshan Lighting
2. Lumileds Advanced Color LEDs Target Architectural and Entertainment Industry
3. LED T8 Tubes Tops North America Recall Lists in 2015
4. LG to Secure Leading Home Entertainment Role with New Strategy
5. Jessica Alba’s Scary LED Light Skin Therapy
6. Philips Urges Indian Government to Make LED Standards Mandatory
7. Manufacturers Disappointed Again by Sapphire-free iPhone 6S
8. Taiwanese LED Chip Manufacturers Revenue Decline 20% 1H15
9. Seoul Viosys and SETi Partner Up in UV LED Decontamination in Space

Government projects

1. DOE Publishes CALiPER Report on the Photoelectric Performance of LED MR16 Lamps
2. VolkerHighways Wins US$ 32 M Contract to Upgrade UK Highway Lights
3. Victoria Freeways in Australia Receives LED Road Lights Upgrade from Traffic Technologies
4. Indian Railways Introduces LEDs to Save 1.7M in Energy Bill

Industry News

1. [Breaking News] Osram Sells Stake in Foshan Electrical and Lighting for EUR 350 M
2. iPhone 6S Replaces Front LED Flash Lights with Monitor Backlighting
3. UPRtek Signed Distribution Agreement with Dragon Image in Oceania
4. U.S. Researchers Study the Brain’s Reward and Aversion Behavior with Micro LEDs
5. Indian Power Company BSES Discoms Sells 1.6 Million LED Bulbs
6. Zac Posen Partners up With Google to Make Unique LED Gown
7. ON World Projects 37 M Smart Lighting Households by 2020
8. Disney Research Delves into World of Linux-based VLC Systems
9. TCP Recalls Connected Brand Downlights Due to Electrical Shock Hazard
10. AIXTRON Sells Encapsulation Machine to Major Asian Display Manufacturer for OLED Barrier Film Deposition
11. Heliospectra’s Smart LED Grow Lights Receives EU Patents
12. Philips Recalls 370,000 Halogen Bulbs Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards
13. Osram's Powerball HCI Excellence Highlights Texture with Higher Efficiency

New Products

1. FZLED Launches Lightweight 2-inch LED Downlight
2. Philips Advances Dimmable LED Color with WarmGlow Product Range
3. Infineon Introduces GaN Devices for Mobile Base Station Transmitters
4. Verbatim Recalls Classic A 6W and 9W LED Light Bulbs over Electric Shock Risks
5. Access Fixtures Expands LED High Bay Fixtures Product Portfolio
6. MLS Releases Inverted Driver LED Panel Light in India
7. Ashland Foundry & Machine Works Upgrades to Smart LED Lighting
8. ESCATEC Introduces Ten Times More Efficient LED Heat Spreading Solution
9. Lumileds Unveils Advanced Single Focal Point Color LEDs
10. Sengled Launches LED Flood Light with Integraed IP Camera
11. Efficient High Output LED Retrofit for High Bays Introduced by Access Fixtures
12. Diodes Incorporated Unveils LED Drivers for Flicker-Free Dimming of LED Bulbs

Innovative Applications

• Light-weight LED Flash Lights Powered by Runners
• MixStik Lets You Easily Master Cocktails Making

Lighting Projects

1. Parisian Luxury Hotel Le Meurice Recieves Five-Star Lighting Makeover
2. Predators Stadium Crisper and Cleaner after LED Lighting Upgrade
3. The Meydan Bridge in Dubai Brilliantly Illuminated
4. PSEG Long Island Lights up Savings for Customers with More Than 2M Energy-Efficient LED Light Bulbs