The City of Chicago, IL, and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) present Chicago’s 95th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Daley Plaza. PolyBrite International announced that this year Borealis energy efficient LED light bulbs will be strung on the 85-foot tree.

Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas (SMA), announced the availability of two industrial LCD modules 10.4-inch model and 15.0-inch model. Both displays feature LED backlighting rated up to 50,000 hours of operation in all temperature ranges.

The World Economic Forum has recognized and selected SemiLEDs Corporation as a 2009 Technology Pioneer. SemiLEDs is the world first company that mass produces High Power Light Emitting Diode (HPLED) on flexible Copper alloy base in large volumes at high brightness efficiency (>100lumens/watt), reliability and low cost, which makes the solid-state lighting (SSL) becoming possible for the mass: bringing low cost SSL to the unlighted areas of the Globe.

EuroDisplay designed a new frontal projection system for a massive LED screen, it was installed in Milan, Italy, the company said it is the largest outdoor LED screen in Italy.

Carmanah Technologies Corp. has received an order valued at $700,000, to supply solar-powered portable airfield lights from Bariven S.A. in Venezuela. The order will provide a stand-alone system of solar-powered LED aviation lights to Airport De Guiria in Venezuela.

The shipments of notebook-PC panels with LED backlights grew by 63% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to 2.1 million in the third quarter from 1.3 million in the previous quarter, according to the related report. Taiwan TFT-LCD panel suppliers AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. (CMO) ranked the world’s third- and sixth-largest, respectively, LED-BLU notebook PC panel makers during the period.

Taiwan epitaxial wafer maker Genesis Photonics Inc. has successfully landed orders from a globally leading printer supplier for yellow, green and blue LED light sources used in LED printers.

The new generation of Ceramos and Oslux LED flash products from Osram Opto Semiconductors are twice as bright as their predecessors. The brightest LED without a lens for flash photography is the Ceramos. The brightest LED without a lens for flash photography is the Ceramos. With its clear encapsulation it produces bright light and it is also available with a diffused encapsulation for a neutral white appearance. Oslux with its special lens is suitable for use without external optics in cell phones or digital cameras.

Universal Display Corp., a developer of OLED technologies and materials, and SFC Co. Ltd., a fine chemicals manufacturer, have entered into a strategic business agreement. Their collaboration will focus on developing and commercializing highly-efficient phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) material systems for displays and lighting.

RUSNANO, ONEXIM and the Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant (UOMP) establish the joint company to manufacture the new generation lighting products which based on the gallium nitride（GaN）semiconductor chips. The successful establishment of a new enterprise will allow to return one of the most promising projects developed by the Russian scientists back to Russia.

NewSight Corp of the US developed a new "3D LED Video Wall". The 3D display used LEDs as pixels for the first time in the world. The feature is a 180-inch screen with a width of 3.84m, the "3D LED Video Wall" is one of the world's largest 3D displays.

The warranty period against image burn-in for active-matrix OLED panels is expected to exceed 2,000 hours in 2010, and these panels will be available for laptops, according to Woo Jong Lee, vice president of the Mobile Display Marketing Team of Samsung SDI Co Ltd.

Based on recent global economic crisis, Stock prices of LED makers, packagers, and fixture makers have declined tremendously over the last few months. Many companies have been forced to take drastic measures to make ends meet. Taiwan LED packager company Everlight is the only one of them.

PhotonStar LED Ltd. and the University of Cambridge have won funding from the government’s Technology Strategy Board. Together they will undertake a collaborative programme of work entitled LED Lighting for the 21st Century (LL21C).

Recently, Kim Lighting, a leading manufacturer of outdoor architectural lighting, announced the availability of the LED Compact Floodlight using new super bright white LED technology.

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. announced that its Advanced Lighting Systems subsidiary completed a lighting project for the Tulalip Resort Casino in Tulalip, Washington.

Yesterday, Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd released a trimless LED lighting device — "Everleds Trimless Universal Downlight" in Japan.

General Electric has decided to end all plans for revitalizing their century-old incandescent bulbs. Instead, it plans to focus on LEDs and OLEDs.

It’s reported that Taiwan there private companies have jointly developed an automatic-charging LED bicycle lamp. It’s disclosed that the high-tech LED bicycle lamp will be commercialized and launched in the market in February 2009. Lee Shui-yuan, president of Acxing Industrial Co., Ltd., one of the joint developers, pointed out that the new LED bicycle lamp is the only multi-function LED illumination device available on the market that can function as a bicycle front lamp, rear warning light, brake lamp, or an emergency flashlight.

Edison Opto, a Taiwan-based high power LED packaging manufacturer, has announced Edixeon Federal series into its Edixeon family of products

The LED China (Guangzhou) 2009 will be on Feb.

The HydroStar SUB flashlight is billed as an ideal emergency tool or a handy device. The dynamo-powered flashlight features single, dual and strobe LED modes along with a "snake eyes" laser pointer. Plus, the SUB is shock resistant and submersible up to 30 feet—so it should be rugged enough to handle the elements.

For the environmentally conscious holiday reveler, LED Christmas lights can offer the best of both worlds. That use less energy, but last longer than regular electric bulbs, and while they may cost more, it doesn't take more than a few years to regain that cost in lower electricity use and less replacement of bulbs. Decorations indistinguishable from regular light bulbs with a distinctively "green" feeling.

Colorado Springs replaced the incandescent bulbs in traffic signals with LEDs. Now, the city has saved a bundle of money and untold kilowatts of electricity in a five-year effort. The replacement program began in 2003 and is nearing completion on all 561 intersections in the city. Measurements at 14 intersections showed costs declined 74 percent on average, yielding roughly $280,000 in savings.  

The 10th annual business-oriented conference and exhibition on high-brightness LEDs will be held on February 18-20, 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California by Strategies Unlimited and PennWell Corporation.

GlacialTech Inc, in co-operation with the Taurus community in Changhua county near the center of Taiwan, have incorporated GlacialLights innovative LED luminaries as part of a drive to bring down the growing costs of power consumption. The community is built with the future in mind; incorporating all the latest and greatest elements of futuristic design into one community where only the highest quality counts. Tied to that is the goal of reducing power consumption and in this particular community original models predicted 20,000Watts power consumption using standard lighting fixtures.

It’s reported that Apple has started shipping early orders for its 24-inch LED Cinema Display. The new screen looks strikingly similar to the current-generation iMac and is about half as thick.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and BASF have developed a highly efficient white organic light-emitting diode (OLED). This is for the first time that an OLED not only is able to achieve a light yield of more than 60 lm/W, but also meets the international Energy Star SSL Standard with regard to color requirements.  

Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd is gearing up to stimulate demand for LED lighting, to replace incandescent lamps used in commercial facilities with bulb type fluorescent lamps and LED lamps.

It’s reported that Taiwan LED maker Epistar Corp. brings its green-blue LED chips with brightness of 2000mcd to join Korea’s Samsung Electronics’ supply chain of LED-backlit LCD TVs.