The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) 2012 Progress Report features 12 lighting solutions from the Acuity Brands LED lighting and OLED lighting portfolio. The IES Progress Report documents significant worldwide developments and achievements in the lighting industry, including new products, applications and design tools.   The innovative Acuity Brands products selected by IES include a variety of indoor and outdoor lighting solutions spanning commercial and industrial applications: •    HLH LED High Bay, Holophane® &...

When Collection Auto Group learned it could save more than it would spend to light its lots with new outdoor LED fixtures, the Ohio-based auto dealer struck a sweet deal with GE Lighting. As the proud new owner of GE’s energy-efficient ecomagination℠ Evolve™ LED Area Lights, Collection Auto Group’s five-year lighting expense will be discounted by nearly $400,000 as the result of using 660,000 fewer kilowatt hours (kWhs) while virtually eliminating upkeep for years to come. “Lighting in a car dealership is extremely important for a few reas...

PolyBrite International, developer of energy efficient Borealis® LED lamps and light systems announced today that the Borealis T8 LED Tube is listed on the DesignLights™ Consortium’s Qualified Products List (DLC QPL).  The DLC QPL is a listing of independently verified high efficiency lighting products which provides a central place for utilities and energy efficiency program administrators to access qualified products for consideration in their incentive promotions throughout the U.S. and Canada. The DLC’s main objective i...

Aeon Lighting Technologies (ALT) has won the 2012 Good Design Award with its Asteria MR16 that offers a highly efficient replacement for the traditional halogen lamps that are common in retail and office environments. Organised by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP), the prestigious Good Design Awards have been given to outstanding designs for more than 50 years. The judges remarked that ALT’s MR16 has high-quality craftsmanship in both product appearance and overall design. The 7W LED is able to achieve considerable energy savings as a...

Taiwanese LED chip supplier Formosa Epitaxy Inc has announced to intend to issue as many as 120 million new shares at NT$19.6 per share to China’s Sanan Optoelectronics Co.by a private placement. Through the NT$2.35 billion (US$80.8 million) deal, Sanan Optoelectronics will acquire 19.9 percent of Formosa Epitaxy via its 100-percent owned Xiamen subsidiary and will become the firm’s largest shareholder, ahead of Japan’s Mitsui & Co, which holds 15 percent. According to Formosa Epitaxy said in a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, t...

AIXTRON SE today announced the sale of an AIX 2600G3 Planetary Reactor to Union Optronics Corp. (UOC) to expand production of gallium arsenide based laser diodes. The system is capable of handling 49x2-inch wafers in each run. The purchase was made in the second quarter of 2012 with delivery due in the fourth quarter of 2012. President Dr. Hir-Ming Shieh of UOC reports “Based on the good experience with our  existing AIXTRON AIX 2600G3 system, we are now preparing capacity for expanded business opportunities with this new AIX 2600G...

Siemens will cut $7.67 billion in costs by 2014 and will sell several assets,  in an effort to improve financial returns to shareholders, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company reported a 27 percent drop in fiscal year profits, intends to sell water-treatment assets and has been unsuccessful so far in selling it Osram lighting business. The Journal said the plan is a response to a weakening global economy and falling prices for many of Siemens' products.  ...

Osram Sylvania is shipping the first batches of its Ultra LED bulb at the price of $50 to some Lowe’s stores. The bulb uses 20 watts of electricity, and it’s slightly larger than a regular 100-watt bulb, so it may not fit in all fixtures. It has 25,000 hours of use, or more than 20 times the lifespan of a standard, incandescent bulb. Its competitor Philips also plans to start selling its own, slightly brighter 100-watt-equivalent LED bulb at Home Depot’s website starting in a few weeks for about $55. Startup Switch Lighting Bulb Co., with its unus...

Japan’s winter light show has taken place at a botanical garden on the island of Nagashima in Kuwana since Nov. 3 and will be on display until March 31, 2013, dazzling visitors with its display of 7 million LED lights. The illuminated wonderland is considered the best lightshow in the country.   This year’s theme is “nature.” Displays feature breathtaking scenes inspired by Japan’s famed Mt. Fuji at sunrise, as well a rainbows across the sky and landscapes resembling an aurora. Previous shows have also featured many beloved Japanese cha...

WEBENCH Schematic Export supports CAD platforms from Cadence, Mentor Graphics and Altium Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) unveiled WEBENCH® Schematic Export, a new online tool that exports analog designs from TI’s WEBENCH Design Center to industry-leading computer-aided design (CAD) development platforms from Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Mentor Graphics and Altium. WEBENCH Schematic Export will be demonstrated in TI’s booth #420 in Hall A4, at the Electronica trade show in Munic...

Peachtree Lighting, a subsidiary of Heatron, Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Conway as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Marc will be responsible for managing all aspects of Peachtree Lighting's independent agency network, while playing a key role in the company’s long-term product strategy and development. “We are excited to bring such an experienced industry professional like Marc to the Peachtree team. He brings a wealth of industry knowledge to Peachtree and we believe that he will be a true asset in enhancing the company&rsquo...

Everlight Electronics Co.,Ltd. [TSE:2393], a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, announces its latest innovation APM-16D25-11-DF8 which combines an ambient light and proximity sensor with an integrated IR transmitter in a compact DFN package. To optimize the sensitivity, the package includes a lens which was designed based on a highly precise optical simulation with 1 million light rays to produce an accurate model. Optical proximity sensors with integrated IR transmitters often have cross-talk issues caused by IR stray light. In orde...

Dublin-based technology company Ikon, which is engaged in developing more efficient and cost effective LED lighting solutions, has received a further €1m in funding from the Kernel Capital managed Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Fund II. And previously it has received €650,000 from the Kernel-led fund. The firm will now use the new tranche of funds to drive product development and is planning for significant recruitment over the next six months to support these growth plans. "Ikon's silicon, LED Driver solutions will offer significant benefits...

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. [TSE:2393], a leading player in the global LED industry, showcases various new series of LED components at electronica  2012 in Munich, Germany. This year, Everlight presents the most updated series of high efficient LED packages for infrared and sensor, general lighting, TFT LCD backlight, signage and intelligent digital display applications. Everlight maintains its concept of “The Right LED for the Right Application” in order to provide the best performance and quality for different usage. Furthermore, by u...

Cree, parent company of Ruud Lighting, 9201 Washington Ave., has introduced a new LED light. On Nov. 2, Cree and Best Buy jointly announced the new Insignia bulb, powered by a Cree element, and manufactured and exclusively sold by Best Buy. Also, Cree has LED light bulbs for home use under the EcoSmart brand at other retailers. Cree said the Insignia bulb offers “distinct advantages” over existing LED bulbs on the market today. Unlike some others, the Insignia looks much like a traditional incandescent bulb. Like a standard bulb, it also prov...

Diwali has put denizens of Sangam city on a shopping spree for a variety of 'jhaalar' (colourful light series) and earthen lamps to fill their homes with a faint but beautiful golden light. From LED to rice bulb, rope light and artificial lamps, there is everything to suit the pocket of the Allahabadi reveler. But rising prices have hit even the wholesale market this year.  “The common man can light a bulb only if PM provides relief," said Shailesh Thakur, a businessmen of Shahganj market of the city. Everything, from the rates of these decorative...

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) has launched new 24” Radiance® G2, 55” Radiance G2 and 24” EndoVue® monitors. The new products extend NDSsi’s leadership in visualization technology as the company advances its complete lineup of surgical displays to LED backlight. Focusing solely on the medical industry, NDSsi is the pioneer of LED technology for the healthcare environment, the first company to introduce LED in a surgical display, and the first to stabilize the LED backlight at 500 cd/m² for the life of the product with th...

At this year’s China SSL Conference , AIXTRON again has hosted an MOCVD seminar along with the China Solid State Lighting Alliance (CSA). More than 200 decision-makers from industry and research took part in AIXTRON’s International Short Course on MOCVD held in Guangzhou. Dr. Bernd Schulte, Tim Wang, AIXTRON SE “Prices for LED bulbs as replacements for 40W incandescent bulbs in some countries are below the USD 10.00 mark”, remarks Dr. Bernd Schulte, COO & Member of the AIXTRON E...

Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd showcased a light guide plate made with an ink-jet technology at FPD International 2012 from Oct 31 to Nov 2, 2012, in Yokohama, Japan. It is targeted at LCD panels using an LED backlight such as of TVs and monitors. The light guide plate was made by using an ink-jet technology to form a concave-convex pattern with an ultraviolet curable resin on the "Sumipex," Sumitomo Chemical's acrylic resin. The diameter of the pattern can be controlled between 30-70μm. Compared with light guide plates made by using an injection m...

Brolis Semiconductors Ltd. and Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that Brolis has received shipment of a Veeco GEN200® Edge™ Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) production system for installation at their new epitaxial wafer production facility in Vilnius, Lithuania. Dominykas Vizbaras, CEO of Brolis, commented, “The mission of our company is to become a world-leading provider of complex epitaxial structures for long-wave optoelectronics, such as thermal imaging, concentrator photovoltaic and other custom devices. Veeco is the w...

Lighting Science Group Corporation has developed a business partnership with Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar®. Lighting Science® collaborated with the world's largest casual dining chain to monitor, evaluate and markedly reduce energy usage for lighting in their 23 company-owned restaurants. Through the installation of ultra-efficient and design-enhancing LED lamps, Applebee's should net an energy reduction for lighting of 88% per year. Applebee's replaced over 3,000 incandescent and halogen lamps with Lighting Science's 8W A19 L...

Cooper Lighting, has announced that three of its LED architectural products have been recognized for ingenuity in Architectural Products Product Innovation Awards (PIA) competition. For the second consecutive year, Cooper Lighting has the most product awards in the lighting/electrical category. This year's LED products include the IRiS P3LED Directional Series, io Lili Gen II Recessed Indirect Luminaires, and the Lumiere Eon Bollards. Cooper Lighting has received a total of nine company awards since the competition's inception last year. ...

Philips chief executive officer, Frans van Houten, said the company was keen to expand its lighting and healthcare businesses in Malaysia and provide the best of its knowledge and capability to collaborate with the government and private institutions. Van Houten said this to reporters after the opening of Philips Lumileds' second high power LED production facility at Bayan Lepas, by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop. He said Malaysia offered vast opportunities for expansion and the company would like to tap its intell...

iPad is used to control streetlights in London borough. After a successful pilot scheme, the London borough has created a ‘Smart Lights system’ deploying Philips CosmoPolis Outdoor Lighting products in conjunction with a Harvard LeafNut CMS system. The council will also install GE Ceramic Metal Halide StreetWise lamps. The project will take four years to complete and it is hoped the £3.25 million investment will save council taxpayers £420,000 per year from 2015/16 onwards. All of the borough’s 14,000 streetlights will be adapted to...

Sharp have cooperated with Al Muftah Trading to release Qatar’s first commercially available 80 inch AQUOS LED TV, and Sharp’s latest Double French refrigerators. The two new products are part of the “From Bigger to Biggest” products line-up which reiterates Sharp’s position as the leader in LCD/LED TV category thanks to its 10th generation panel technology from a company in its 100th year. The full HD Japanese made panel, Sharp’s flagship 80 inch model LC-80LE940X provides more than twice the screen area of a...

Wherever there is light, you will also find semiconductor light sources from Osram Opto Semiconductors: in the automotive sector, the entertainment industry and even the security environment. At this year’s electronica fair (booth 107 in Hall A3) the company will therefore be highlighting its role as a complete supplier of semiconductor lighting solutions. This leading international exhibition of components, systems and applications will provide an opportunity to see the new Displix LED for the first time. This LED has been designed specifically for outdoor displays. O...

Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, semiconductor, and optical industries, reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company reported that third quarter revenue increased to $19.9 million from $17.0 million in the prior quarter driven by strong six-inch sapphire wafer sales. Revenue from six-inch wafer sales increased 62 percent sequentially as demand increased from both the Silicon-on-Sapphire and LED markets. Due to low industry pricing for two ...

Epistar has announced that Toshiba has granted a patent license regarding certain AlGaInP LED technologies and sold certain AlGaInP LED patents to Epistar. As part of the agreements, Epistar also licensed certain AlGaInP LED patents to Toshiba. The agreements recognize the value of Toshiba’s AlGaInP LED patent portfolio, and are expected to bring benefits for Epistar’s product development and enhance its patent portfolio furtherwithin the field of AlGaInP LED technologies. The exact terms of the license will not be disclosed unde...

Future Lighting Solutions and Shanghai Grand Light are pleased to announce the successful completion of a landscape lighting project illuminating several kilometers in the commercial and cultural heart of Shaoxing City. In total, 7300 linear wall washers and 3300 sets of spot lights using LUXEON® LEDs grouped in various configurations were used. Beginning at HuaQi Road and running from XinKai He, the new lighting covers a distance of 2.6 kilometers. The General Manager of Shanghai Grand Light said, “With helpful direction and support from Futu...

Reduced total cost of ownership, high fidelity, image stability and low-maintenance are key criteria for visual systems investment Today’s commercial aviation operators are looking for cost effective, high-fidelity and stable solutions for visual displays.  The brand new Boeing 777 full-flight simulator (FFS) is being manufactured by L-3 Link Simulation &Training UK (L-3 Link UK) at its Crawley, UK facility. The Boeing 777 FFS uses the very latest projectiondesign® FL35 projectors integrated with RSI Visual Systems’ XT4 Image ...