LED car module manufacturer Lastertech announced its consolidated revenue in May 2016 soared 59.76% month-on-month (MOM), or 71.36% year-on-year (YoY) to NT $ 353 million (US $10.90 million), reported UDN.

Kaynam Hedayat, VP Marketing and Product Management at Digital Lumens recently spoke to LEDinside about the company’s partnership with Schneider Electric and its advantages in smart lighting operation system.

Epistar announced it will be raising certain LED chip costs by 15% in mid- May 2016, which excited certain media and investors, who projected LED chip prices would soar. There is nothing to support this theory, though. More than a month has gone by, and none of the other manufacturers have raised prices. A closer inspection raises questions on the LED chip pricing strategy, and whether it will reach the aim of reducing the company’s revenue losses requires further observations, however, the company is at risk of losing clients.

Samsung Display’s shipments of OLED panels has more than doubled during the past year, since more -global smartphone manufacturers were adopting OLED displays, reported The Korea Herald.

Perovskite materials have shown great promise for use in next-generation solar cells, LEDs, sensors, and other applications, but their instability remains a critical limitation.

Researchers have successfully used quantum states to mix a molecule with light at room temperature, which will aid in the exploration of quantum technologies and provide new ways to manipulate the physical and chemical properties of matter.

Philips Lighting, announced a new contract with French premium tomato grower, Le Jardin de Rabelais. In conjunction with horticulture partner, Certhon, Philips Lighting will supply LED horticultural lighting and services to the French grower to help it to increase the yield and taste of its speciality tomato crop for supermarkets in France.

Nualight, a specialist LED lighting technology company has reached an agreement to sell certain assets from Lumotech, its driver and motion detector business to California, USA based company, Fulham. With its acquisition, Fulham will add that product portfolio to their existing range of LED drivers, modules, engines and further lighting solutions. Fulham will also strengthen its European presence through Lumotech’s existing sales channels, bringing new sustainable lighting solutions to global OEMs and distributors. The sale is expected to complete on July 01, 2016. The terms of the transaction remain confidential.

Nichia announced on June 13, 2016 it filed patent infringement lawsuits against U.S. retailers and distributors Feit Electric, Meridian, Lowe’s Companies and L G Sourcing for allegedly distributing LED bulbs that had infringed its patents.

Panasonic Corporation announced that it has developed connectors for connecting in-vehicle LED lamp modules to control boards. These connectors improve in designing in-vehicle LED lighting.

Power management company Eaton today announced the introduction of the Ephesus All Field light-emitting diode (LED) Series. The LED solution provides high schools, colleges, municipalities and other venues with a high-quality, cost-effective, versatile and controllable outdoor LED sports lighting solution that is engineered to satisfy the specific lighting needs of facilities of all sizes.

Elemental LED, a leading U.S. based engineering and technology company that manufactures LED lighting solutions announced today that the popular Diode LED Fluid View® 12V Strip Light and Fluid View® 12V Wet Location Strip Light are now offered in an amber color and considered sea turtle-friendly. Elemental LED and its manufacturing and wholesale division, Diode LED, provides a wide variety of superior quality linear, task, and accent LED lighting solutions for both residential and commercial applications.

With an easy-to-install retrofit kit, PennSMART® can convert an ordinary city light fixture into an architecturally pleasing, smart and connected lighting structure that provides surveillance, security and savings.

Delivering high-performance optics in a sleek new design, MaxLite presents the LED Parking Garage Square Canopy as long-lasting, energy-efficient lighting for commercial and municipal parking applications.

The extent and depth of exhibitions was escalated at The Guangzhou International Exhibition 2016, which runs from June 9-12, 2016 at China Import and Export Complex. Besides developing an integrated platform at the exhibition, the show organizers also assisted manufacturers in building partnerships, and providing buyers with a one-stop shopping platform that encompasses lighting equipment, LED package, and new LED technologies.

The breadth and depth of exhibited products was significantly improved at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) 2016, which took place from June 9-12 at China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China as it served as a comprehensive platform for exhibitors and buyers while providing all-in-one purchase platform of lighting equipment, LED packages, technology and applications to buyers.

New research from scientists show 80% of the world population is subjected to some form of light pollution, especially among the developed nations, reported Scientist. Authors of the paper also found LEDs contributed significantly to nighttime light pollution, please see below the full press release.

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the competitive selection of nine solid-state lighting (SSL) projects to receive funding, in response to the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001364 (“Solid-State Lighting Advanced Technology R&D – 2016”). These 18- to 24-month projects will focus on the following existing DOE SSL R&D program areas:

Got LED light? Display cases and grocery stores increasingly do, and that’s bad news for milk drinkers.

Plessey announced today the appointment of Maarten Klein as Head Agronomist to provide specialist expertise for Plessey's horticultural lighting solutions. Maarten brings specialist expertise in the use of LED lighting for growing commercial crops, developed whilst he was the Research Director at Delphy in Wageningen, Holland.

Discovering previously unobserved quantum states nested inside the quantum Hall effect in a single-layer form of carbon known as graphene, researchers have found evidence of a new state of matter that challenges scientists' understanding of collective electron behavior.

At the U-Haul corporate headquarters parking structure in Phoenix, Arizona, the existing lighting was inconsistent and not aesthetically pleasing. The lighting tended to yellow and could cast shadows that created a murky effect throughout the structure. The less than ideal lighting was also energy inefficient.

The annual Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition was held on 9th – 12th, June 2016. The LED Bulb Expert WELLMAX’s booth was again a popular success, attracting big numbers. Attendee Andrea from Italy told the reporter, “We didn’t quite know WELLMAX before this exhibition, but we saw WELLMAX’s booth and it is really eye-catching, like a very professional and international company, so we have to come in and take a look.”

Hubbell Control Solutions has announced an update to the wiSCAPE™ Gateway. The wiSCAPE system makes it easy to manage, monitor and measure wireless outdoor lighting networks. Hubbell Control Solutions leverages a history of innovation to create future-proof lighting controls.

LG Innotek (CEO: Jong-Seok Park) showcases LED products for lighting which has enhanced its reliability and its efficacy to Chinese lighting market.

Top soccer deserves the best lighting. The European soccer championship was kicked off on June 10 in the French national stadium with the opening match being France versus Romania, and the floodlights will be provided by Osram. 477 rotationally symmetric projectors will create optimum visual conditions for both athletes and spectators. As well as the stadium in Paris Osram has also equipped the stadiums in Lille and Marseille with state-of-the-art lighting technology. "We've been presenting the world’s largest sports arenas with the best light for decades. As a complete solution provider we're able to illuminate everything from a single source, ranging from parking lots, stadium facades and access routes to indoor spaces and the playing field itself," stated Eladia Pulido, Head of the Osram Lighting Solutions business division.

Our research team has released their latest LED package market demand report for May 2016, micro-LEDs displayed by ITRI at Computex 2016. DOE has unveiled its 2016 SSL R&D plan, which highlights LED and OLED technology developments.

To outwit rivals, Samsung intends to launch two bendable OLED smartphone models by next year and by 2018 will unveil QLED TVs onto the market, according to numerous reports.

Mumbai Metro One announced it will be going green by installing LED lights and energy harvesting solar panels, reported Business Standardrecently.

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. , a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, exhibits its full series of lighting, automotive and signage components inclusive of new products of UV series (UVA&UVC), DOB, the complete sets of 2835 series, together with the 3030CLU(AM) series for automotive-exterior installation. To strengthen the impression and understanding of customers, in this exhibition, real devices of lighting applications and vehicle-used modules are accompanied next to every demonstrated component especially. We sincerely welcome your visit for personal experience. (Booth Number: Hall 10.2, B02)