TSMC recently held a meeting of the Board of Directors, which passed the following resolutions:  1. Approved capital appropriations of US$1,972.3 million to expand advanced process technology capacity at 12-inch fabs. 2. Approved capital appropriations of US$369 million to continue construction of Fab 15. 3. Approved capital appropriations of US$258.1 million to provide specialty technology capacity.

Count On Tools, a precision component manufacturer specializing in all aspects of the machining industry, has announced the expansion of its LED nozzle series. Its LED nozzle series is available for all types of SMT pick-and-place equipment and tooling.

Cyberlux Corporation announced that the Company has produced and shipped the first order from Sierra Nevada Corporation for the Cyberlux LED Hardened Shelter Lighting solution. Sierra Nevada uses five 24” Cyberlux HSL fixtures in the delivery of the Humvee-based mobile command and control centers produced for the U.S. Military. 

Considering the Asian market is a cornerstone to the market growth, Luminus Devices, developer and manufacturer of PhlatLight® LEDs, and Comex Technology announced a partnership through which Comex will distribute Luminus LEDs to customers in Asia. Comex will provide comprehensive distribution, supply-chain optimization and technical support to help Luminus’ customers to accelerate product development for a variety of general illumination and specialty lighting applications.

AIXTRON AG announced an order for three mass production MOCVD systems for GaN HB-LED production from the INCOTEX Group, a new AIXTRON customer in Bulgaria. INCOTEX placed the order in the first quarter of 2010 and the systems will be delivered from the third quarter of 2010 onwards. The local AIXTRON Europe support team will commission the new reactors at the company’s purposebuilt facility in Bulgaria.

Lighthouse Technologies of Irvine, CA, USA announced that its video screen products feature Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA. According to the firm, 65% or more of its product components are sourced from US-based companies.

Dialight announced that the city of Spokane, Washington has completed the installation of 132 of the company’s ITE-compliant LED pedestrian countdown timers to improve crosswalk safety and comply with the latest requirements in the U.S. Dept. of Transportation Federal Highways Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

Cree partnerships with Habitat for Humanity of Durham to light up the construction on the world's first Habitat for Humanity house with its newest LED downlight, the CR6™ downlight and other LED products. It's said that, compared with traditional lighting, the LED lighting in this house is projected to save approximately $250 worth of electricity costs per year .

To serve as a single platform to address the issues of the growing industry and to make people aware of the future lighting technology, Indian LED manufacturers have joined force with M V Ramana Rao, chairman and managing director of MIC Electronics Ltd as its president to set up LED products Manufacturers Association (LEDMA).   It said that the industry has boasted a collective turnover of about Rs. 5,000 crores in India, so LEDMA hope to draw the attention of the Government and public to strengthen and develop the LED industry.

Due to the rapid development of the edge-lighting light-guide plates, which are the key parts used in edge-lighting LED backlight modules for TFT-LCD panels, Taiwan's major suppliers Forhouse Corp. and  Entire Technology Co., Ltd. schedules to expand production capacity.

OPTEK Technology’s LED lab provides design engineers of LED light engines with the facility to perform the precision testing required for uniform color temperature and intensity. Specifically built for the testing and analysis of LED light engines, OPTEK’s lab capabilities feature 100 percent color temperature and/or intensity screening for precision binning specifications.

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Update on National Demonstration Program for Adaptive Street Lighting Streetlight Intelligence Inc. ("SLQ") is pleased to announce that the "National Demonstration Program" for its Lumen IQ™ street light optimization technology has proven successful with cities and utilities across Canada.

Rambus is seeking for potential licensees for its edge-lit LED technology, which was acquired from Global Lighting Technology, a Taiwanese company set up by an American mid-Westerner called Jeff Parker last December.

IQE subsidiary NanoGaN has acquired two separate patents, patent 2008-549935 granted by the Japan Patent Office and patent No.2446471 granted by the UK patent office for its nanocolumn technology. The title of patent 2008-549935 is: "growth method using nanostructure compliant layers and HVPE for producing high quality compound semiconductor materials."This patent protects the Group's proprietary nanocolumn technology for producing high quality, free-standing gallium nitride substrates.

Philips Lumileds announced that it shipped its billionth LUXEON power LED in the 2nd quarter of 2010. The company’s capacity and infrastructure investments over the last several years have enabled it to meet customer needs for high volumes of products, with the company delivering over 750 million LUXEON power LEDs in the past two years to automotive, illumination and consumer electronics customers.

AIXTRON AG today signed a contract with Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., on the supply of a double digit number of multiple CRIUS® II and AIX G5 MOCVD systems. The AIXTRON new generation MOCVD systems will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011 and installed at Sanan’s new manufacturing facilities in Wuhu, Anhui, China. Earlier this year Sanan had announced their plans to invest into China’s largest LED manufacturing and research centre capable of operating up to 200 MOCVD systems.

Royal Philips Electronics participates in the 1000-Village Solar LED program, an initiative launched by The Climate Group and the One Foundation to provide rural communities in China with energy-efficient solar-powered LED lighting.

After shipping 50,000-60,000 units in May, the number of Topco Energy Saving System's shipments for July is expected to be 100,000. According to the firm, its current monthly revenues have already surpassed its 2009 full-year revenues of NT$30 million (US$936,227). It has already entered Japan's LED lighting market in the first quarter of 2010, and has intended to expand its sales channels for further development in Japan. In addition, a major Japan-based distributor recently became a shareholder.

Penang's Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has taken a visit to Philips Lumileds.   With over 10 years of operation in Penang, Philips has been a long-term investor in the state's development into becoming the Silicon Valley of Malaysia. The LEDs produced at Philips Lumileds factory in Bayan Lepas are distributed for global consumption.

Delta Electronics gears up making LED products in Dongguan plant, Guangdong province, China, aiming at shipping to Japan and for Guangdong province street lighting.

Meeting the international standards of Singapore's Jurong Town public housing project with industry-leading cooperative effort

AU Optronics intends to set up TV set assembly plants in Europe and America in 2011. It has posted NT$11.25 billion (US$351 million) in net profit for the second quarter -- up 54.6 percent from the first quarter -- on the back of strong global demand.

The City of Chicago has installed new Borealis LED streetlights as part of a test pilot program. The City of Chicago will monitor the LED streetlights, weighed against their current lighting solution for streets and alleyways. The goal is for a safer, cleaner and brighter light that will improve nighttime safety and the overall appearance of the city.

LG Electronics made a deal with Germany's Kellendonk Elektronik to join in the Smart Watts project sponsored by the German government to develop a decentralized, intelligent electricity network. The deal marks the first time a Korean company has taken part in a smart grid project in Europe.

Topco Energy Saving System schedules to achieve a 20% share of the Japanese market for LED bulbs this year. According to Sunny Tsai , the company president ,the firm with 90% of its sales generated in Japan, has shipped over 100,000 LED bulbs to the country in July alone. What's more, it looks to achieve single-month shipment of over 500,000 units during the Christmas sales season. The firm has commanded an 11% share of the segment in Japan with 6W LED bulbs priced at only NT$349.

Digi-Key has honored ON Semiconductor with the 2010 Exceptional Sales Performance Award.  

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The ultra-flat Orbeos OLED panel wins the Electron d’Or Award for product of the year in the Opto/Display category. The jury of renowned industry and research experts selected OSRAM’s light, energy-efficient Orbeos surface-emitting diode froma total of seven products.

Germany's Siemens AG will sell its assembly systems business Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems (SEAS) to ASM Pacific Technology, a subsidiary of ASM International NV of the Netherlands.