Philips Lumileds announced today that each of its three design, development and manufacturing sites have received ISO/TS16949 certification highlighting the company's commitment to quality management. All three sites, San Jose, Penang, and Singapore, were certified within weeks of each other with zero non-conformities, representing an approach and commitment to quality that is consistent throughout the company.

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today introduced its newest lithography system, the Sapphire 100 for high-brightness light-emitting diode (HBLED) manufacturing. By leveraging its lithography and technology leadership, the Sapphire 100 lithography system is designed to enable Ultratech customers to meet the growing demand for illumination products with HBLED technology.

Light-Based Technologies Incorporated announces the final closing of their $2M A Round of financing. The deal will give Light-Based Technologies the financial support required to complete development and launch of their LB4 family of ICs for the control of Solid State Lighting (SSL) products.

Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced the general availability of its warm white PhlatLight LEDs. Warm white is a critical color for indoor commercial and residential lighting applications. Warm white PhatLight LEDs are part of the company’s SST-50 and SST-90 product lines. With a minimum CRI of 80 and a typical CRI value greater than 85, this new offering from Luminus will ensure that the color quality standards set by Energy Star can be achieved.

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announced that Arizona State University (ASU) has joined the Cree LED University® program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs across their campuses. ASU has equipped six parking structures with more than 2,000 LED fixtures and has replaced 6-inch incandescent downlights in the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law rotunda with energy-efficient LED downlights.

New Small Form Factor, High Voltage LuxGuard® Products Highlighted

Dimmable LuxPAR 20 delivers true Lux on TargetTM;Replaces 50W Halogen Lamps LedEngin, Inc., a leading innovator in high performance LED lighting technology for commercial buildings, LED construction, restaurants, casinos and museums, expands its LuxPAR family of LED lighting products with immediate availability of PAR20 lamps in spot, narrow flood and flood beams and all color temperatures. LuxPAR 20 lamps are available through LedEngin and its representatives.

RAB Lighting shoots for the heart of the commercial outdoor lighting market with the introduction of an affordable LED product, the LPACK 20. RAB LED fixtures are a fraction of the initial cost of competitive products. The total cost of ownership of an LPACK 20 is reduced further with a 50,000 hour LED lamp life, eliminating the need for multiple lamp changes.

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009. Veeco reports its results on a generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") basis, and also provides results excluding certain items. Please refer to the attached table for details of the reconciliation between GAAP operating results and Non-GAAP operating results.

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, announced today the expansion of its partnership with Avago Technologies US, Inc. to offer Avago's products to customers in Europe.

Traxon Technologies announces its sponsorships of the 2009/10 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture - “the Biennale”, the first world class cultural event of international scale that is taking place in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District from 4 December 2009 to 27 February 2010. As an official lighting support of the Biennale, Traxon worked in collaboration with the LEDARTIST to bring the exhibit “The Stage” into reality.

AIXTRON AG announced the receipt of a purchase order for a 6” Black Magic Plasma Enhanced CVD (PECVD) system for graphene and carbon nanotube (CNT) growth from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA. This combined thermal CVD and plasma enhanced CVD tool is planned to be delivered in first quarter 2010 to Professor Kaustav Banerjee, who directs the Nanoelectronics Research Lab at UCSB.

The modular design AR111 LED lights was based on the needs of actual application environment, ensuring reliable LED driver safety design, lamp based was fully encapsulated with the high-quality silica; avoid the heating from joining part of the LED drive and base. The terminal of the joining part was Babel and waterproof. The three rotating screw helps lighting maintenance easily from the waste of conventional lighting.

The world-renowned Rose Bowl hosted the year’s most anticipated college football game this season—the BCS Championship game—as well as the “granddaddy of them all,” the Rose Bowl. For each game, nearly 95,000 college football fans in attendance looked to the spectacular new Lighthouse LED screen for game action replays, sponsor messages and entertainment.

Gulf Power is teaming up with the City of Pensacola to test a new lighting technology for streets and selected downtown areas. The two-year test, which also involves the Electric Power Research Institute, will analyze Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights for energy savings and maintenance costs and serve as a research database for utilities and municipalities for evaluating LED technology for more uses.

Citizens prefer new lights and appreciate energy savings Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, announces that the city of Valdez has joined the Cree LED City® initiative, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting. Valdez is in the process of converting all 343 street lights to LED technology.

California customers can now save more money by converting to EvoLucia™ LED Lighting Sunovia Energy Technologies announced today that its EvoLucia™-brand 75W LED cobra head has been sanctioned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for inclusion in PG&E’s LED Street Light Rebate Program.

Orb Optronix, the industry leader in LED Characterization Systems, will be demonstrating its LED characterization products at the Strategies In Light on February 10, 11, 12, 2010. Orb will be presenting in tandem with Labsphere, Orb’s manufacturing and sales partner for their innovative ETO (Electrical-Thermal-Optical) LED characterization system.

Sagentia, the award winning technology company, and Nualight Ltd, the specialist in LED lighting for food retail, have agreed a licensing deal. Sagentia has licensed its innovative high colour quality lighting technology to Nualight on an exclusive basis for the global food retail sector, enabling Nualight to offer the world’s brightest LED fixtures to the retail display equipment industry.

Dialight working in co-operation with The City of Edinburgh Council announced today that a World Heritage site, Princes Street, widely rated as one of the world’s most beautiful city streets, is the location for Scotland’s first LED street light trial. To date there have been just a handful of LED trials in the United Kingdom making the Princes Street trial the most high profile deployment of smart and cost effective LED lighting technology.

GlacialLight, a division of GlacialTech Inc., a consistent and global provider of PC Cooling, Power supplies, power drivers and LED lighting is extremely proud to invite all customers and media partners from around the world to attend their display at the LED China 2010 Exhibition to be held in Guangzhou, at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex from 2nd to 5th March, 2010. LED CHINA 2010 gathers over 500 exhibitors in 3 halls, covering 30,000 sqm. for the exhibition area.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Rock Gear  Inc. has released electrifying pink and red light pods with its HexoLight LED lighting system. The limited-edition Valentine's Day version is available with the HexoLight 3000 and HexoLight 6000, and it comes in pink, red or a combination of both colors. The special editions are appropriately called Super Pink and Super Red.

Orb Optronix, the industry leader in LED Characterization Systems, will be demonstrating its LED characterization products in Booth 602 during the Strategies In Light trade show at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA on February 10, 11, 12, 2010. Orb will be presenting in tandem with Labsphere, Orb’s manufacturing and sales partner for their innovative ETO (Electrical-Thermal-Optical) LED characterization system.

After more than 25 years delivering world-class lighting components and systems, TFT Transfotec International unveils its new corporate image: HEICO Lighting™.

Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of ultra-high purity crystalline gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) materials and related products and services, is slated to receive  $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for the continued development of low defect density GaN materials for high performance electronic device applications.

Energy-efficient, cost-optimized products continue to drive widespread adoption

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) announced today that it has acquired Luminaire Testing Laboratory (LTL), based in Allentown, PA. LTL is an independent testing laboratory that provides performance testing of lamps and luminaires and is one of five laboratories approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) for ENERGY STAR® qualification testing for LED lighting products. The acquisition bolsters UL's leadership in the lighting industry, which is a strategic market for UL.

Future Lighting Solutions announced an exclusive line of light engines designed to accelerate the development, prototyping and delivery of solid state lighting applications as well as reduce fixture development costs. The first light engines in the new simpleLED program are available in 12 form factors and 600-plus customization options, all featuring ANSI-binned LUXEON(R) Rebel LEDs integrated with key components.

Asia’s most comprehensive lighting industry hub celebrates its 15th anniversary Extension of product concept halls for sourcing effectiveness US Department of Commerce endorses 2010 show Fringe programme delivers latest market news and developments The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, Asia’s largest and most comprehensive lighting event will be held 9 –12 June 2010 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China. 

LEDtronics, Inc., has introduced LED replacements for recessed T-bar fluorescent ceiling luminaires: CLL2X2-400-TPW-001W uses only 24W power and replaces 2ftx2ft standard fluorescent 64W units, while CLL2X2-800-TPW-001W consumes less than 36W and replaces 80W fluorescent fixtures.