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.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation introduced 12.1-inch, wide-XGA color TFT-LCD module with white LED for industrial use.

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

Bridgelux has received a recognition award from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Recognition for its entire portfolio of LED Array light sources. Including the LS, ES and award-winning RS products, this certification will accelerate the introduction of new LED lighting products by making it possible to obtain UL Listed status for new lamps and luminaires built with Bridgelux's Arrays without requiring a full in-system LED component evaluation.

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.

Epistar Corp. registered revenue of US$54.6 million in May, up 6% month-on-month (MoM) and 78% year-on-year (YoY), achieving record monthly revenues three months in a row. Demand for LEDs for LCD TV backlights and for general illumination, has been strong, said by Rider Chang, Epistar`s vice president and spokesman.

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.

The new OSTAR Compact from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is characterized by even better high-current capability and lower thermal resistance. It can handle up to 6 A in pulsed mode which is ideal for pico and pocket projectors for small mobile terminals. Depending on the design of small projectors these high-power LEDs can provide a real brightness boost.

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.

LEDinside Perspectives

LEDforum China 2010, held by research institution LEDinside, debuted today. World-class speakers are invited to share professional points of view, analyze trends and challenges of the LED industry, and introduce the latest lighting technology. Over 1000 participants from the industry, government, and academia circles have all gathered at the forum.

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.

Luminus Devices Inc., announced that its PT-39 chipset is powering Acer's K11 second generation DLP projector, which is the world’s smallest 200 lm projector. Then the K10 projector, the K11 offers twice the performance in 12.2 x 11.6 mm2, and weight 0.61 Kg. The K11 is compatible with iPhones/iPads, supports USB media sources, High Definition multimedia devices and includes a built-in card reader for fast media sharing.

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

The ten stadiums that are set to The World Cup in South Africa use Osram products such as high-intensity discharge lamps, T5 and T8 fluorescent lamps and LEDs. And the LED-illuminated arc known as "The Arch" will be the highlight, featuring over 12,000 Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs and spanning the entire Durban stadium.

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).

Polaroid, sign a five-year exclusive licensing agreement with AMW LA. Under the terms of the agreement, AMW LA will develop a wide range of Polaroid branded home electronics including standalone and portable LED backlit TVs, home theater systems and DVD and Blu-ray players as well as home theater accessories.

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.

Edward Smalley, director of the newly formed DOE Municipal Solid-state Street Lighting Consortium, in a one-on-one interview subsequent to the DOE webcast, initiated the discussion of controls and the potential for additional energy savings. Smalley stated, the reason for the consortium is to get these other municipalities up to speed." And Smalley meant up to speed both on LED lighting and the advantages afforded by controls.

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.

LedEngin will showcase its Multi-Color and White High-Power LEDs at Guangzhou International Lighting Exposition in China. LedEngin will be demonstrating the complete line of LEDs, lenses and Lighting products, June 9 – June 12 at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, Guangzhou, China. LedEngin, introducing a 15W, 4-die (7mm x 7mm) package and a 40W, 12-die (9mm x 9mm) package. Available in RGB, RGBA, RGB-White multi-color LEDs and a full range of white LEDs, color temperatures range from 2700K to 6500K.

AIXTRON AG announced today a new order from an existing customer in China. The order is for two CRIUS production deposition systems in a 31x2 inch configuration. LED manufacturer Xi An ZoomView placed the order in the fourth quarter of 2009, and will use both reactors for GaN HB-LED production. The systems will be delivered over the second to third quarter period of 2010 with the local AIXTRON support team installing and commissioning the new reactors at the company’s new production facility.

To increase the reliability of high brightness lamps, Diodes has employed new forms of current control in LED driver ICs. The ZXLD1370 LED driver controller operates in buck, boost and buck-boost topologies. And it uses a new control loop structure and high-side current sensing to ensure accurate current control of LED strings.