Focusing on creating a flat-panel LED lighting system for architectural and commercial lighting for global markets,Rambus Inc. and GE Lighting signed a licensing agreement for the use of Rambus'patented lighting innovations, including its product reference designs and manufacturing process know-how.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has chosenSpire Corporation as the recipient of a Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop a LED based solar simulator. Spire mainly produces solar simulators using pulsed light lamp light sources. It will develop a next generation solar simulator, based on LED technology.

Formosa Epitaxy Inc. has played a role on the global supply chain of pico projectors. Licensed by U.S.`s Luminus Device for use of V-GaN technology, Formosa's green LED chip is improved to more than 100lm/W, and being used in handheld and built-in pico projectors.

Unity Opto Technology Co. has tapped supply chains of Japan’s LCD TV brands Sony and Sharp. It plans to start delivery of LED light bars to Sony and Sharp’s designated makers of BLUs  in the fourth quarter of this year, and will be able to attain annual revenue of over NT$8 billion  for the whole year.

Osram releases new flexible, bendable LED light strips LEDsDeco Flex, using for design and decorative residential lighting. In these lightings, with a remote control, a selection of different colors and atmospheric lights can be selected. It also announced the Backlight Power LED light chains for illuminated advertising and backlighting of signs and logos.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will in partnership with Stion Corp. of the United States to set up a factory in the Central Taiwan Science Park to produce CuInGaSe2-based (CIGS-based) thin-film solar cells. In this factory, Stion will transfer its CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) PV technology to TSMC in exchange for No.1 pure silicon foundry's pledge to supply it solar cells using the technology.

Bright LED made a deal with a Beijing-headquartered state-run corporation for LED billboards measuring 1,400 square meters. It’s estimated RMB17 million. According to the company’s chairman, J.R. Liao, the company`s revenue for May set a new high of NT$523 million. And it estimated the revenue for June will reach NT$600 million and for the entire year to top NT$6 billion.

Bayer MaterialScience set up its first Asian functional films research centre in Singapore, focusing on coated high-tech film and nanotechnology to meet growing demand from the Asia-Pacific electronics market.

OptoDrive, with its LED lighting modules, continues to expand its worldwide network by appointing Glasslite Pty Ltd as its Australian and New Zealand distributor. This new appointment is a welcomed new addition to our existing network which currently successfully supplies to Europe, UK, USA and many other parts of the world. Glasslite is currently working in cooperation with another Australian company that specialises in the design and manufacture of medical examination lights –

Jimmy Kimmel's production team has chosen LG CNS LED solution for the set of their Lostseries' finale show. They wanted a large indoor display system that would really standout and pop in the studio during then broadcast, and LG CNS had just the right technology.

 

BeLight Special Edition on Architectural LED Lighting is to Debut in October 2010

After the production of blue LED die, the chips inside white LEDs, at its plant in Mihara City on January, Sharp will invest €137m to mass produce blue LED chips in Fukuyama City again.

Delta Electronics Inc. introduced TUV-certified LED lamps to the European Union. According to Delta's executives , the company may market its LED lamps in Europe under brand names, and Germany will be the company's first export destination precedes England and France. It also pointed out that Japan is the world's fastest growing LED lighting market for having expensive electricity fees. And Japan's market for LED lamps has reached eight million units.

GlacialTech Inc., today releases the perfect nature-friendly LED path light. The GL-SD30 is a 34W, battery-powered LED flood light and takes an 11-15V/22-30V DC power supply. Batteries can be placed with these LED trail lights or, because of the safety of this low-voltage LED, power-supply cables for the SD30 can be buried in shallow ditches.

LED TV sales market share expected to be 80% by 2014.And current forecasts for this year are approximately 37.06 million units, sales are expected to increase at an astounding rate to reach around 211.33 million units by 2014.

GlacialLight, a division of GlacialTech Inc., a global provider of PC Cooling, Power supplies, power drivers and LED lighting, extends an invitation to all business and media partners around the world to attend their display at the International LED EXPO & OLED EXPO 2010, to be held at KINTEX in Seoul, South Korea, from June 22-25, 2010. Exhibition Date: June 22-25, 2010 GlacialLight Booth #: Hall 3 C11

Everlight teamed up with TPV Technology Limited and Epistar on LED packages and light bars for the ramping TV and display backlight segment in Fujian Province, China.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) cooperated with Stion Corp. for licensing, supply and joint development of photovoltaic technology.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd showed its "SP-H03," a fist-sized external pico projector, and the "SP-F10M," a stationary projector with a brightness as high as 1,000lm (ANSI lumen) at InfoComm 2010, which took place from June 5 to 11, 2010, in Las Vegas, the US. And it plans to release the two projectors within June 2010 in the US.

Tianjin Samsung LED Co. Ltd has completed its new production line at the Tianjin Economic Development Area. The Samsung Group has funded twelve enterprises in the Tianjin Economic Development Area, generating a total annual production value exceeding $10 billion. The completion of construction and beginning of operations for Samsung's LED project and the company's plan for future developments, mark a strengthening of ties in the strategic partnership between the Samsung Group and the city of Tianjin, and signify an even more promising future for both parties.

AIXTRON AG today announced shipment of its next generation QXP 8300 ALD product to a leading Korean DRAM manufacturer. The tool will be fully operational at the customer site by the end of Q2 2010.

The Lighting Quotient showed its first LED architectural lighting fixture at the 2010 annual conference of the American Institute of Architects. It will feature the latest Philips Lumileds LUXEON Rebel emitters with advanced Lumiramic phosphor technology. The latest generation of LUXEON Rebel LEDs provides crisp warm white light with greater color consistency and higher efficacy, enabling a new level in LED luminaire performance.

OpenPeak Inc. has secured additional $52 million of financing from existing investors and Intel Capital.

Christie Digital's modular display solution called MicroTile uses Luminus Devices’ PhlatLight LEDs in its PT-54 chipset. And Luminus Devices’ PhlatLight SBT-16 LED chipset is also used in Samsung’s new H03 Personal Media Player and Instant Projector.

Epistar will invest in and partner with Huga Optotech close July 19. It will become Huga's largest shareholder and in related news gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry specialist Win Semiconductor will also invest in Huga. At that time Epistar will hold a 47.88% stake in Huga worth NT $8.6 billion (USD $268 million).

Evonik Industries is exhibiting its high quality SAVOSIL™ silica glass lens at the LED Lighting Taiwan 2010, the 6th International LED Lighting Exposition held in Taipei World Trade Center. It is the first time that Evonik participates in this tradeshow. Evonik Booth No:C216/218

This year’s Welker Award was conferred at the 37th International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors – ISCS – in Takamatsu, Japan. The prize inaugurated in 1976 and sponsored by OSRAM is awarded for exceptional research conducted in the field of compound semiconductors. This year, the award goes to Pallab K. Bhattacharya, professor at the University of Michigan, for his pioneering work on photonic devices, which are based on III-V compound semiconductors.

Nichia has issued a public warning about patent infringement, which relate to its Red-Emitting Phosphors. Without Nichia’s authority, CASN phosphor , S-CASN phosphor and LEDs using these phosphors, have been manufactured in large quantities. It expects that these patents will be respected.

Mitsubishi Electric has completed installation of a 17m x 7m Diamond Vision LED screen that will serve as the main display at Hakodate Racecourse, Japan, on June 19, 2010. The main display system features high brightness LEDs aligned in a 10 mm dot pitch. The split-screen display can simultaneously showcase two screens of content, such as live footage of a race or the paddock on one screen and race odds and other data on the other.