U.S. regulators “scared” the LED industry this week, by halting Lumileds sell to Go Scale Capital. The deal has been put on hold by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) over unstated concerns. Lumileds representatives, however, assured the public that the deal is still in progress and will be sealed by next quarter or first quarter of 2016 latest.

Following Sony’s statement that it had acquired Toshiba’s CMOS sensor business, Toshiba followed up with the announcement that it plans to withdraw from white LED business.

UN representatives gathered at Dubai this week discuss how energy efficient lighting, especially solar LEDs in developing countries could eliminate global poverty.

Some interesting news this week include Canadian scientists bypassing the nervous system and directly stimulating muscle control with LED lights. Boots Optics blue light filtering lenses ad has been banned by ASA over misleading claims. Lastly, in a case of bad business model, LightFreq founder Denvor Alli has gone missing after he failed to deliver preorders to his Kickstarter campaign supporters. For more please see below.

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6. Uptick in Global Buyers at HK Int’l Lighting Fair 2015
7. ASA Bans Boots Misleading Blue Light Filtering Lens Ad
8. Epistar Moving into GaN Power Device and Specialized Lighting Markets
9. Price Wars Push Down MLS’s 3Q15 Net Profit by 80%
10. LightFreq Fails to Deliver Kickstarter Orders

Special LEDforum 2015 Section

• STMicroelectronics’ Driver Developments in a World of Smart Lighting
• Epistar Moving into GaN Power Device and Specialized Lighting Markets
• HPL Outlook for UV LED Curing Market

Hong Kong International Lighting Show Special Features

• Uptick in Global Buyers at HK Int’l Lighting Fair 2015
• Taiwanese LED Manufacturers Attract Visitors with High Quality Luminaires at HK Int’l Lighting Fair 2015

What’s trending

• Australian Researchers Find Correlation between Light Exposure and Weight Gain in Children
• Canadian Researchers Use LED Lights to Activate Muscle Function
• Imec and Ghent University Present Thermoplastically Deformable Electronics Applicable for LEDs

Government projects

1. DOE Announces New SSL R&D Funding Opportunity
2. Bahrain to Start Second Phase of LED Traffic Light Upgrades
3. Virginia City Investing US $7.9 M in LED Streetlight and Electric Water Meters Upgrade
4. Edinburgh LED Street Light Installations to Save City Millions
5. LED Bulb Distribution Kicks Off in Indian City
6. Georgia Power Initiates LED Streetlighting Project in Ohio City

Industry News

1. Seoul Semiconductor Package-less LED Gaining Traction in Lighting Market Applications
2. Toshiba Rumored to Exit White LED Business
3. Acuity Brands Acquires Juno Lighting
4. Soraa Sets up New LED Plant in New York
5. LandMark Optoelectronics Expands Production Capacity with AIXTRON MOCVD
6. HC SemiTek Corporation’s Suzhou Arm Receives Government Grant US$ 8.88M
7. Leyard to Raise US $3.1M Capital to Acquire Planar
8. Amerlux Partners with Enlighted on Breakthrough Lighting Sensors and Analytics Platform
9. CIRCADIAN ZircLight is to Adopt Plessey's LEDs for Smart Lighting Systems
10. v2 Lighting Group Appoints Michael Shelly to Central Regional Sales Manager
11. Seaborough Signs Partnership Agreement with Opple
12. Dow Corning Revenues Down Slightly in 3Q15
13. ADATA to Demonstrate New LED Lightings at HK International Lighting Fair

New Products

1. Panasonic to Release Solar Storage with LED Lighting
2. Osram Unveils New Filament LEDs for Retro Bulb Appeal
3. Xicato Adds New LED Source to Its Intelligent Module Portfolio
4. GE Lighting Introduces Smart LED Bulbs in Tune with Human Circadian Rhythm
5. Philips' BlueControl 2.0 Uses Blue LED Light to Treat Skin Disease
6. Eaton Introduces Controllable LED Lighting for Open Space Illumination
7. Beneq Adds America II Electronics to Product Distribution Network
8. Lextar to Showcase Frameless LED Panel Light at HK International Lighting Fair
9. tLight Releases Apple-certified LED Desk light with Charging Station
10. Luminis Launches New LED Luminiares for Outdoor Architectural Illumination
11. Pixelligent Demonstrates New OLED Light Extraction Technology for Increased Light Output
12. Venture Lighting Unveils New LEDs for Streetlight Replacement

Innovative Applications

• Boogie Dice Lets You Game with Hands Off
• Nike's Mag Completes Futuristic Look with LEDs

Lighting Projects

1. Munich Subway Lit by Osram's LED Line Lights
2. Cree's LED Lighting Brighten up Soccer Legend Abby Wambach’s Portland Home
3. Vicki Scuri: Illuminating the Future for Public Art
4. Museum of Natural History at Oxford University Relit with LEDs
5. Quebec City Lit Pink to Bring Awareness for Breast Cancer
6. US University's Stadium to be Upgraded with LED Lighting from Musco Lighting