Highlights this week:

San’an Opto said that the company has engaged in preliminary discussions with Osram upon a potential acquisition or partnership. However, the two parties only met once to discuss related issues so far.

Nichia filed a request for a preliminary injunction in Germany at the Düsseldorf District Court against Mouser Electronics Inc. In response to Nichia’s press release regarding an injunction action against Mouser, Everlight clarified that the company has signed patent cross license agreement with Osram since 2003. According to Everlight, the company applied only Osram’s white LED patent on their products.

Cree confirmed that the company has laid off approximately 2.5% of its employees at its Durham headquarters in response to current business conditions.

Editor Recommendations

1. San’an Opto Refutes Plans of Acquiring Osram

2. IEA to Apply India LED Bulb Policies in Indonesia

3. X-Celeprint to Commercialize Elastomer Stamp Micro-Assembly Technology

4. Haiti Emergency LED Light Designers Brighten up Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts

5. Osram Opto: Optical Designs and Black Body package Technology Potential in LED Displays

6. Philips is in Talks to Sell Lumileds to American Private Equity Firm

What’s trending

1. Apple’s New Patents to Embed Light Sensors onto Device Displays

2. Sylvania Automotive Lighting's Survey Shows 62% of Drivers Avoid Driving at Night Due to Poor Visibility

3. LEDinside Projects COB LEDs for Lighting Will Achieve Global Market Scale of Over US$700 Million in 2021

Industry News

1. Everlight Refutes Nichia’s Patent Lawsuit Against Mouser

2. Cree Trims Jobs at Durham Headquarters for its Business Conditions

3. Nichia Settles YAG Patent Lawsuit with UK Retailer B&Q

4. Yaming Lighting Appoints New GM for Middle East and North Africa Office

5. Cree Names New President of Lighting

6. German Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Mouser Based on Nichia’s YAG Patent

7. Infineon Buys Innoluce BV for Automated Driving Applications

8. Gooee Teams up with PointGrab for Smart Lighting Platform

9. DOE Announces Funding Opportunity for Solid-State Lighting R&D

10. Phoseon Technology's LED Lamps Renews Lifetime Record at More than 60,000 Hours

11. Covestro Doubles Production Capacities of High- tech Plastic Following Inauguraiton of New Production Lines

12. Lighting Designer Chip Israel Shares Insight of Illumination Design

New Products

1. Philips Lighting to Supply New Atletico Madrid Stadium with LED Lights

2. Orion Energy Systems Adds New Install-Friendly LED Linear Strip and Retrofit Fixtures to Product Portfolio

3. Samsung Launches New CSP LED Modules for Spotlights and Downlights

4. Fraunhofer HHI and Partners Develop Plastic Based Photonic Chips for Various Applications

5. Toshiba's New Transistor Arrays for LED Lighting Provides Data Storage Function

6. OLEDWorks Announces Availability of the Newest Addition to the Lumiblade Portfolio

Lighting Projects

• Eaton’s Advanced LED Lighting and Controls System Boosts Fan Experience and Increases Energy Efficiency at American Airlines Arena

• Arizona Tunnel Upgrades to LED Lighting System

• Martinsville Speedway to be the First Motorsports Facility Illuminated by LEDs

• Soraa's LEDs Illuminate Two Million Years of History

• Acuity Brands Sheds LED Lights on 38 U.S. Hospitals for Safe Ilumination and Cuts Costs