Osram launched many automotive lighting products this week, including automotive LEDs and OLED taillights. The company has also announced two major partnerships including licensing its LED epiwafer patents to a major Japanese company, and sealing a smart LED lighting deal with Tvilight.

Philips continued its aggressive smart lighting expansions, cementing a joint venture deal with large Chinese electronic manufacturer Xiaomi. Israeli researchers recently published vulnerabilities of the Dutch lighting giant’s Philips Hue bulbs, which both the researchers and Philips claims has been patched. It does reveal the weaknesses in using connected devices, and importance of upgrading security measures for smart lighting, especially citywide smart streetlights would be most at risk of these types of hacking activity.

Epistar has also been very active with its LED filament strategy this year, while Taiwan’s largest lighting company China Electric senior managers are under investigation for embezzling company funds. For more please see below:

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8. China Electric Refutes Media Reports about Senior Manager Embezzling Company Funds
9. Osram Signs LED Patent License Agreement with Large Japanese Enterprise
10. Philips Lighting and Xiaomi Seal Smart Home Lighting Partnership Agreement in China

What’s trending

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Government projects

• UAE Introduces Power Saving LED Lights to Major Roads in Ras Al Khamiah
• The Niagara Falls Illumination Board Begins Large Scale LED Installations
• DOE Loan Programs Office Offers Funding Opportunity for SSL Industry
   

Industry news

1. LEDVANCE Acquisition Documents Reviewed by German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy
2. GPI Prioritizes Strategy in CSP and Flip Chip LEDs
3. Soraa Signs Distribution Partnership with Envirobrite
4. GVA Lighting Enters Philips Lighting’s EnabLED Licensing Program
5. Universal Display’s Irish Arm Reports Heavy Losses
6. GE Lighting Solutions and Samsung Electronics Sign Patent License Agreement
7. RLT Receives US $2.7M from Public Education Facilities LED Retrofit Projects
8. Covestro Reports Revenue Uptick in 3Q16
9. Samsung Supplies Apple OLED Screens and Touch Bar
10. Samsung Electronics’ Invests KRW 27 Trillion in OLED and NAND Flash
11. Rensselaer LRC Expands Paid Externships in Lighting Degree Programs
12. Epistar Red LED Shipment Grows Steadily, LED Filaments Show Market Potential
13. Veeco Reports Losses in 3Q16
14. LED Expo Thailand 2017 to Showcase Innovative LED Lighting Products
15. Cambridge Nanotherm Expands High-power LED Thermal Solution Manufacturing Capacity
16. Instrument Systems Showcases Comprehensive Photometric Solutions at SIL in London
17. Heliospectra Promotes Sustainable Cultivation Methods and LED Light Strategies in Medical Cannabis Industry
18. Orion Energy Systems Reports Soaring LED Lighting Revenue for Fiscal 2Q17 Report
19. Silvair Completes US $12M Series A Round To Finance Commercial Smart Lighting Platform

New products

1. SYLVANIA Expands LED Fog Bulbs at AAPEX 2016 in Las Vegas
2. TP-Link® Unveils Smart LED Bulb with More Than 16M Color Options for Home Lighting
3. CLEARLIGHT TECHNOLOGY Launches Kickstarter Campaign for LED Retrofit Module for Fluorescent Tubes
4. Uteco and First UV LED Flexo Printing Machine Pass Tests
5. NEC Display Launches One-Chip DLP Laser Projector
6. Audi TT RS OLED Taillights Uses Osram Technology
7. Audi Debuts US Manufactured Laser Light in Exclusive Edition Cars
8. Osram Expands Automotive LED Product Portfolio
9. Osram Debuts IR LED for Food Analysis
10. Osram Invests in Tvilight to Expand Smart Lighting Technology
11. Mega Tiny Launches LED Bulb with Dual USB Charging
12. Hubbell Lighting’s New LED Wall Mount Luminaire from Columbia Lighting is Fully Customizable
13. Plessey Releases High Power 7070 LEDs
14. Instrument Systems Showcases VCSEL Laser Diode Measuring System at electronica 2016
15. GlacialPower Launches 300mA LED Driver

Lighting projects

• Japan’s Full-Color Facade Lighting System Lit up with Violet LEDs from Kyocera