In a bid to better serve South Korean OLED display and lighting manufacturers , New Jersey based company Universal Display Corporation is setting up a South Korean subsidiary as well as expanding into 'green' markets. 

A materials development innovator Intematix, specializes in patented phosphors for high-quality and high-performance LED applications, has introduced green aluminate and red nitride materials that enable high-quality white illumination when applied to blue LEDs to their product line. It’s considered as the broadest portfolio of LED phosphors in the market worldwide.

Lumiotec announced that they will begin mass production of OLED Lighting panels in January 2011. The production capacity will be around 60,000 panels a year, and the company will offer panels in five different shapes (two squares and three rectangular) and in two different colors: lamp (3000K) and natural white (5000K). Selling 60,000 panels a year means that most of these will go into commercial lamps, and not just 'sample designs'.

America Tampa, Florida based LED lighting maker LEDnovation has recently launched a line of MR16 lamps for use in standard low voltage lighting applications and previously brought to market A19 or "Edison" type LED replacement lamps optimized for use in downlights and other semi-enclosed directional fixtures.   The new lamp has been both electronically and optically optimized to eliminate the scalloping, rings and other optical variations that are often seen in traditional reflector lamps.

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The high precision machine tools manufacturer Peter Wolters of America, a subsidiary of Peter Wolters GmbH, has made a breakthrough on LED substrate polishing time.

America’s leading provider of energy saving lighting, Energy Smart Industry (ESI) has announced that it has bagged a new project with Starwood Capital. As part of this project, it will install LED lighting at Starwood’s Artech Aventura property. Artech Aventura is a luxury water-front condo located in Aventura, Miami.Starwood Capital Group is a privately held global investment firm founded in 1991.

Commercially Available Single-Die XLamp® XM-L LEDs Deliver 1000 Lumens at 100 Lumens per Watt Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of the industry’s brightest, highest-performance lighting-class LEDs. With breakthrough light output and efficacy, Cree XLamp® XM-L LEDs are designed for very-high-lumen applications, such as high-bay or roadway lighting.

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.[TSE:2393] today announced the launch of its new Corporate Design (CD).The brand update is part of a long-term business strategy. The global optoelectronics specialist with more than 27 years of experience especially in the fields of LED and infrared technologies enters the new decade with a redesigned lettering and new company motto that reflects the rapid development of the lighting markets as well as the own worldwide growth in the past years.

The Hong Series-HNB503 is offering Smaller Packaging and Multiple Colors for Advanced Outdoor Signage Applications

Taiwan LED Lamps maker Lamptech Enterprise Co.,Ltd will show its LED lamps at 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show. Lamptech Enterprise Co., Ltd (Taiwan) Lumitech Enterprise Co., Ltd (China) *Lamp Exporter & Manufacturer *Products: Desk Lamps, Floor Lamps, Ceiling Lamps and Wall Lamps *Concentrated on Europe Market *Joined in HK Fair 2009 Presented in LED Lamp Lamptech Enterprise Co., Ltd (Taiwan) – Office Established in 2000 Location: His Chih City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan

Offering High Power and High Luminosity for Advanced Lighting Applications "Yi [Yi] is the English translation for the Chinese word meaning Dazzling or Sparkling. This multi-chip package has the brightness to illuminate the space around it, a beacon in the dark."

LCD chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy reported October 2010 revenues of NT$400.72 million (US$13.31 million), down 0.04% sequentially but up 58.86% on year. In November, the company pointed out that demand for TV backlighting was picking up on which revenues depended, but the growth was not as significant as in 2009, and December revenues were expected to drop as clients went through inventory stock checks.

TFT LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies 3Q10 revenues were US$138 million, down 26.3% sequentially but still meeting its adjusted forecast. And gross margin increased 2.5pp to 22.9%. Quarterly net income came to US$400,000. Non-driver IC products accounted for 8.4% in 3Q revenues.

Team House Limited will introduce a series of LED indoor lighting products at 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show. Team House has been focused on the development of LED Indoor Lightings for a long time. There are several types of bases with different view angles and watts, for example, E27, MR16, GU10, T8 Light Tube, Track Light, AR111 and 7 Inches 7 Segments Displays.

QD Vision, Inc. has signed an agreement with Solvay to develop a printable electroluminescent platform for quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that will lead to a new generation of solid state lighting products.  

Visualization specialist Barco has released a new line of LED-lit, DLP-based video walls with an improved LED engine. The new series features an advanced heat management system based on liquid cooling technology, which brings the LED temperature down to the optimal level. This results in a significantly longer lifetime of the projection system, amounting to 80,000 hours of continuous operation in eco-mode – or a 35% improvement over competing video walls.

Avago Technologies has introduced cyan-colored high-power ASMT-JC11 and ASMT-AC00 1-Watt LEDs optimized for traffic signals as well as sign backlighting and architectural, commercial and decorative lighting applications at the Electronica 2010 trade fair. The new LEDs address space constraints in applications with one of the industry’s smallest footprints of 5 mm by 4 mm by 1.85 mm for the ASMT-JC11 device’s 6-leaded small outline package (SOP).  

Emerson Network Power has showcased a new family of standard power supplies for LED lighting, the LDS70 series at the Electronica 2010 global electronics trade fair. The off-the-shelf, low-profile solutions are designed to support system life requirements greater than 70,000 hours and help manufacturers meet time-to-market demands and quality requirements.

Carmanah Technologies Corp has supplies its EverGEN(TM) 1530 solar LED lighting systems as part of a pilot project to help a major electric company in the United States for illuminating a power generating facility parking lot. According to Ted Lattimore, Carmanah CEO, it’s the third power generating station in the US to install Carmanah EverGEN solar LED lighting technology.

Energy savings are often the most important factor in new lighting solutions. OSRAM’s Dulux L HE compact fluorescent lamps with plug bases achieve a light output of up to 100 lumens per watt. In addition to that their long operating life means lower maintenance.

City receives ARRA grant; selects Cooper Lighting's Lumark RC Cobrahead for street lighting replacement to help reduce energy costs and conserve energy.

Super flat displays are now possible thanks to the new TOPLED Compact 4520 from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. This LED is one of the smallest for screen backlighting and is the first LED for this application to have a UX:3 chip. It is therefore ideal for pulse mode, can be loaded with a very high current and helps produce razor sharp pictures.

AIXTRON AG has announced a new order for a Black Magic Plasma Enhanced CVD (PECVD) system from DTU Danchip and DTU Nanotech at the Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby, Denmark.

Established in year 2010, BO SHENG YANG Technology Co.,Ltd (BSY)  aims to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of optoelectronic products in lighting industry, and will bring its LED lighting Products to 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show.

The Power TOPLED SFH4250S from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors emits almost double the infrared light compared to the standard component SFH4250. The new IR-LED achieves a radiant intensity of typically 22 mW/sr and a total radiant flux of 70 mW in continuous operation at 70 mA driving current. With its high radiance the component allows the design of very compact lighting units. In existing designs the effective range can be increased significantly.

Lite-On Technology Corp. (TW 2301) reported October consolidated revenue of NT$10.32 billion, up 10% on year. The sales growth was attributable to Lite-On’s ongoing expansion in market share, coupled with stable demand. Cumulative sales from January through October reached NT$103.2 billion, up 32% Y-o-Y.

LEDGEND Technology Inc. currently announced a whole brand-new Crystal series, and will show them at 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show.

Green Energy Management Services Holdings, Inc. has signed a ten-year efficient lighting installation and maintenance contract Valued at $2.6 Million with Co-op City, the largest residential development in the United States, located in The Bronx, New York. The Contract entails replacing and retrofitting over 6,000 lighting fixtures and elements in eight parking structures within Co-op City.

Reportedly, John G. Rice, a GE vice chairman since 2005, was appointed to lead the company’s global operations by the board of directors.