Acuity Brands, Inc. and Samsung LED Co. Ltd today announced they have agreed to collaborate in the development of leading products utilizing light-emitting diode (LED) technology that will establish a new standard for performance in solid-state lighting systems.

Energy Focus Inc. of Solon, Ohio USA, reports that its research and development team received three LED lighting awards totaling $1.6 million. Two of the awards , "Explosion-Proof Solid State Lighting for Extreme Environments" and "A Spectrally Dynamic Berth Light for Active Circadian Cycle Management" are Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the Defense Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Investment of US$20 million to Produce Green Energy-saving LED Products Changzhou National Hi-Tech District announced that Hong Kong-based Wai Chi Holdings Ltd. started construction of a new facility in Changzhou Trina Photovoltaic Industry Zone in December 2009.

ElectroniCast Consultants, announced the release of a new market forecast of the global market consumption of packaged Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) used in signage and professional displays.  The consumption value will increase with rising quantity growth largely offset by declining average prices. 

AIXTRON AG announced an important step in the implementation of its accelerated Research and Development strategy by building a new state of the art R&D campus at its premises in Herzogenrath-Kohlscheid in support of the company’s Research and Development strategy.

QD Vision, Inc., developer of Quantum Light™ nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays, announced today that DTE Energy Ventures has invested $3 million in the company. The funding will support QD Vision’s market expansion of quantum dot-based nanomaterials that enable major efficiency gains in high-quality solid-state lighting and flat panel displays.

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced that it has been awarded $4 million in R&D matching funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by the U.S. Department of Energy to support high-efficiency solid state lighting projects. Solid state lighting, which uses light emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic LEDs (OLEDs) has the potential to be ten times more energy-efficient than traditional incandescent light bulbs.

Marl has been awarded the Passenger Comfort Innovation of the Year award for its 'Sci-Light' LED lighting technology, at the 2009 Railway Interiors Expo 'Innovation & Excellence' Awards, held on 25th November 2009 in Cologne, Germany.

Lemnis Lighting forges strong partnership with Zumtobel Group in technology and product development Lemnis Lighting B.V. (“Lemnis Lighting”) today announces it has partnered with the Zumtobel Group, a leader in professional lighting solutions, to jointly develop a full-line portfolio of technologically advanced and high quality LED-based lamps for residential and professional use. 



Camtek Ltd., today introduced a new Semiconductor Inspection tool focused on the special requirements of the LED Market. Camtek's Condor 5LED is a new AOI (Automated Optical Inspection) system designed to provide solutions to a variety of requirements that are unique to LED Semiconductor Manufacturers.

The company WhiteOptics LLC in Newark has received $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop new technology: a highly reflective material that will improve efficiency, lifetime and cost for LED light fixtures. This funding will create and-or save approximately five jobs immediately and has the potential to create 100 direct manufacturing jobs and hundreds of downstream installation-related jobs, depending on  the degree of commercialization success.

ilumisys, Inc., developer and producer of next-generation solid-state lighting technology, today received a $4 million tax credit to expand research and development of LED lighting technology and ramp-up manufacturing operations in Michigan from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) based on a recommendation from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC).

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor components, announces a distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc. for Cree SiC power products. The agreement gives Arrow’s customers ready access to Cree’s latest commercially-available SiC Junction Barrier Schottky (JBS) products. Among the Cree products available through Arrow will be the recently released Z-REC™ Series of 600-V Schottky diodes and the groundbreaking 1200-V Schottky diode line.

This year, the main focus of Brother International (M) Sdn Bhd is capturing 15 to 20 percent market share in the Malaysian LED printing segment by year-end. Brother’s Director Yoshiaki Otsuka said LED printing was an open market as only a few companies are engaged in the business. "We don't own any percentage currently as we just launched the LED printers today, but we are working hard to ensure our market share in the information technology industry.”

Hi Score Corporation announced today the renewal of the mandate to Corporate Excellence Consulting. The company began to work with CEC in December of 2009 in order to obtain strategic advice on the vast Energy Saving Lighting Market.

Simple clockwise twist mates the LED module to the fixture housing for necessary thermal, electrical and mechanical connectivity; GE commercializing through luminaire manufacturers

GE Lighting, a unit of GE Appliances & Lighting, continues a reshaping effort designed to better serve customers and enable profitable growth with the establishment of GE Lighting Solutions, a combination of its light-emitting diode (LED) systems operation, Lumination, based at GE Lighting's world headquarters in Cleveland, and its commercial and industrial fixture group, GE Lighting Systems in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Abu Dhabi---Yesterday, according to the Department of Municipal Affairs, A policy for energy efficient LED lighting for majority of roads is being developed in an effort to further conserve energy. It will showcase 12 projects from Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region that focus on energy conservation at the World Future Energy Summit at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre beginning today. The summit will end on January 21.

Solid-State Lighting Presents Major Opportunities for Energy Savings and Manufacturing Jobs

The global consumption value of HB-LEDs in 2009 was nearly $4.9 billion. The consumption value is forecasted to increase to $15.03 billion in 2015. ElectroniCast Consultants, today announced the release of a new market review and forecast of the global consumption of High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes (HB-LEDs).  According to the study results, the global consumption value of HB-LEDs in 2009 was nearly $4.9 billion. The consumption value is forecasted to increase to $15.03 billion in 2015.

Orb Optronix announced today the company will offer Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Single Pulse LED Characterization through its LED Test and Measurement Lab as standard testing services. PWM and Single Pulse LED Characterization services were previously offered as customized tests for customers. In response to requests from customers, these services have been automated and are now offered as standard tests.

Ruud Lighting Inc. today announced settlement in a copyright infringement lawsuit against Elcast Lighting, Inc. of Addison, Illinois. Ruud Lighting’s complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleged that Elcast Lighting illegally distributed promotional sales brochures containing large portions of BetaLED copyrighted works, even including copying a registered brand (THE EDGE®) to customers and representatives.

Company raises Additional $50 Million Series D Financing

Recently, Taiwan's LED makers, coordinated by the government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), have set up a consortium comprising manufacturers of all related sectors.

A new national R&D project has recently been started in Germany focusing on the development of OLED displays and lighting applications. AIXTRON will participate in this 14.7 million Euro project together with ten other partners with the target to strengthen Germany’s leading position in the fast growing OLED market.

Albeo Technologies delivers record 2009 revenues with an exceptional increase in December shipments of over 250%. Albeo also tripled their manufacturing space into two buildings at their Sterling Circle location in Boulder and added new manufacturing jobs. C-Series LED high bay, T8LED troffer, and GarageLED fixture volume is driving expansion

LG Electronics (LG), a major player in the global flat panel display and AV markets, unveiled its plans to achieve the top global position in the TV market with a fundamental shift in the way viewers consume content, from simply watching TV to “using TV”.

Approximately 25% of the world’s Population lives life with no Electric Lighting Lunera™ Lighting, a Silicon Valley company that designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation digital LED lighting, is pleased to announce its partnership with One Million Lights. Lunera engineers are working closely with OML to design and distribute LED lights for its philanthropic program.

On January 8, Zhou Houjian, Chairman of Hisense Group, delivered a keynote speech titled "From Made in China to Created in China – Technologies in Emerging Markets" at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This is the first time a Chinese entrepreneur had been invited to deliver a keynote speech at CES since the show started 43 years ago. This prestigious invitation demonstrated that China's home appliance and consumer electronics enterprises, represented by Hisense, have become mainstream in the worldwide consumer electronics industry.  

Hi Score Corporation announced today that Euro Motorsports of Fort Lauderdale, a luxury and exotic car dealership that specializes in Lamborghini, Ferrari and Rolls Royce, is now saving 60% off of their lighting bill as a result of the Green LED Lights that were installed by Green LED Technology Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of High Score Corporation.