Philips has released the LED TV Econova with a diagonal 42-inch (42PFL6805), reaching a record low - 40 watts in eco-mode. It uses the latest version of LED lighting that reduces energy consumption by 60%. 

Royal Philips Electronics announced a new light bulb that produces equal light as a 60-watt incandescent with the same energy use as a compact fluorescent but with a much longer life and mercury-free at the Lightfair International tradeshow in Las Vegas.

Gary Ashburner and Richard Gill join the UK team to strengthen Dialight’s position as a forerunner in the field of industrial LED lighting Dialight , an innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, announced two senior appointments who bring between them a combined experience of more than 40 years in LED technology. Together they will oversee the sales in Europe, Asia and the Middle East for the company's growing solid state hazardous area lighting business.

Philips has updated its medium term financial targets over the 2011-2015 period .It aims at an EBITA of between 10-13% of sales as well as an average sales grow of at least at 2% higher than global GDP in 2011-2015.

German Bayer MaterialScience has designed a 1.5-mm-thick Makrolon FR7067 polycarbonate plastic for LED lenses, which can meet the UL-94 V0 ratings for flame-retardant characteristic at half the thickness of most polycarbonate lenses. And it's thought that Lenses made with this material can improve light transmission efficiency to almost 90%.

According to Royal Philips Electronics, its current CEO Gerard Kleisterlee, will step down in April 2011 and will be replaced by Frans van Houten, a former Chief Executive of Philips' semiconductor business NXP, and van Houten will continue to build on the Dutch company's current strategy, seeking to benefit from an aging population, growth in emerging markets and increased awareness of energy efficiency.

AIXTRON AG has announced today a new order for two further CRIUS® 31x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Long De Xin. A company based in the PR China, Long De Xin placed the order during the second quarter of 2010 with both systems scheduled for shipment in the third quarter of 2010. They will be used for the manufacture of GaN ultra-high brightness (UHB) blue LEDs. The local AIXTRON support team will commission the new reactors at the new Long De Xin facility at their mainland China production plant.

Ingenex, an internet marketing agency based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has released a case study announcing the results from its virtual trade show experience for client OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. The digital marketing team traveled to Las Vegas with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors for Lightfair 2010, the signature annual lighting industry event, to provide on-site social media marketing support.  

It's reported that the President and CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Dr. Rüdiger Müller will hand over the 22-year reins of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors to Aldo Kamper on October 1, 2010.

Philips has come up with a new concept of the building of livable cities with green lighting solutions to enhance sustainable development of Asian economies

The first set of LED street lamps has been commissioned by the Zejtun local council in Malta. Mayor Joe Attard proposed this new development in street lighting technology to the council.

German ARRI will introduce focusable LED-based lampheads with a true Fresnel light field at IBC 2010. ARRI's tungsten Fresnel lights are workhorses of the industry and relied upon by lighting designers the world over. By combining the cool-burning, energy-efficient advantages of LED illumination with the controllable versatility of traditional Fresnel fixtures, ARRI has taken the best of both worlds and created a truly revolutionary lamphead.

Philips Research has developed an AC-powered module for accelerating the move to create mainstream OLED products.   Instead of current OLEDs which require low-voltage direct current sources, the alternating current powered white-light module can be plugged directly into a wall socket.  

Zumtobel's LED lighting system has joined the contemporary interior design of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. The Museum now attracts its guests in an entrance hall flooded with light. According to the museum's technical director, Thomas Frey, thanks to the professional technical support provided by Zumtobel,they have achieved a highly attractive result.

The Lighting Association (LA) is Europe's largest association for the industry. In 2010 LA Member, Low Energy Designs kindly donated five SunBURST™ LED luminaires, ideal for our floodlighting needs. Low Energy Designs are at the forefront of energy saving solutions, both in technology quality, and energy efficiency. Their products use the highest specification LEDs and with their clever design and test meant, they were ready to not only illuminate the Lighting Association but also provide us with between 40 – 70% cost savings compared to the existing luminaires.

Following the official launch of the Zenaro Lighting Alliance in April 2010 - a global company alliance between founding members Everlight Electronics (Taiwan), LCC (Germany) and Aphos Lighting (USA) that was established to confront the future challenges of the global lighting market by bundling the members' LED technology and lighting expertise - the foundation of a new company Zenaro Lighting GmbH was announced today.

Marl has added a pink version to its 676 series of standard indicator LEDs. These rugged IP67 sealed LEDs are extremely popular for panels and status indication applications due to their wide viewing angle, according to Marl. With the addition of a pink version, Marl now offers the range of colors in its 676 series is increased to six: red, yellow, green, blue and cool white.

The Carbon Company (SGL) 's isostatic graphite parts are predominantly used in the production of silicon for solar energy and semiconductor wafers as well for LEDs. To strengthen global market position, SGL Group will invest approximately €75 million into the capacity expansion of isostatic graphite to support the global growth in the solar energy, LED and semiconductor industries within the next 3 years.

Chemtura Organometallics GmbH of Bergkamen, Germany, a subsidiary of US-based specialty chemical manufacturer Chemtura Corp. announces that the company will further expand Bergkamen plant to provide a sustainable supply for tomorrow's global customer requirements of the specialty chemicals trimethylaluminum (TMA), methylaluminoxane (MAO), and diethylzinc (DEZ).

Enfis Group plc has secured the contract to supply LED arrays and drivers for the NBA Stadium under construction in Guangzhou, China for this November’s Asian games. A stunning new lighting design for the exterior of the NBA stadium will be brought to life by over 900 high-power, smart LED light engines from Enfis.

AIXTRON AG announced that in the second quarter Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, a world leading manufacturer of high-power light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a solid-state lighting industry pioneer, has placed a repeat order for multiple AIX 2800G4 HT MOCVD reactors which will be used for the production of its LUXEON power LEDs.

Streetlight Intelligence Inc. ("SLQ") is pleased to report that, the street lighting industry has recognized that LED luminaires can achieve greater energy efficiency when outfitted with adaptive lighting controls, such as SLQ's Lumen IQ™ Adaptive Street Light Management System.

Compared with traditional HID street lights, Lighting Science Group (LSG)'s high performance PROLIFIC series street lights, which are 50% more efficient, provide more uniform light distribution, increase light levels, now line the streets of Banyeres de Mariola Alicante, Spain. It is estimated that can save Banyeres de Mariola Alicante thousands of dollars in energy cost over the life of the fixtures. The main outstanding feature is that they are maintenance free.

Located in Etten Leur, the Netherlands, the full-service consumer products packaging plant is owned and operated by Kompak. All interior and exterior lighting fixtures feature more than 100,000 Cree XLamp(R) LEDs, which were developed and installed by LedNed, a Dutch LED lighting pioneer.

Philips Lumileds announced the release of two new LUXEON Rebel LEDs with correlated color temperatures (CCTs) of 2700K and 3000K that expand the company’s portfolio for indoor illumination applications in hotels, shops, restaurants, and homes. The new emitters use Philips' latest thin film flip chip (TFFC) and proprietary Lumiramic phosphor technologies. At the high operating temperatures found in applications like recessed lamps, the new emitters set efficacy benchmarks.

The University of California, Berkeley, USA has ordered one 4-inch Black Magic deposition system from AIXTRON AG. The Black Magic system was selected for its unique ability to grow both SiGe nanowires and CNTs uniformly, rapidly and repeatably, and will be installed in the Laboratory for Nano Materials & Electronics by the local AIXTRON support team in the first half of 2010.

The Chinese Company LongDeXin, a joint venture by Zhejiang Longfei Industry Co., Ltd., and China Delixi Holding Group Co., Ltd., founded in October 2009 for the purpose of strategic cooperation, has ordered AIXTRON AG MOCVD systems.

Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) has ordered AIXTRON AG 6-inch Black Magic Nanomaterial deposition system. The system has been installed and commissioned in the Materials Joining Laboratory.

It is reported that Optogan Group of Finland has acquired the industrial facility of CJSC Elcoteq in St. Petersburg, Russia. CJSC Elcoteq is a subsidiary of Elcoteq SE of Russia. Elcoteq started the production of electronic devices and telecom equipment on its plant in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2006. Total area of the fab is 15 500 m2, and its production area is over 5 000 m2.

Thermal Management for IC/PCB/LED Lower cost heat removal Heraeus has entered the stage front-on with its Stamped Circuit Board technology – a fully comprehensive concept for thermal management.