Epistar announced revenue last month was down, due to low blue light LED utilization rate.

Intermatic, a leader in energy management solutions, today announces the release of its new line of dusk-to-dawn Fix Mount Electronic Photo Controls with electronic switching mechanisms for use in outdoor lighting fixtures.

After a temporary trade suspension last week, Kingsun Optoelectronic released an announcement yesterday reporting the company had acquired 51% shares on three lighting companies and will resume trading today, according to a report of cnstock.com.

Renaissance Lighting, a pioneering innovator of eco-friendly solid-state LED architectural lighting, showcased its highest quality LED-based lighting fixtures at the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Nov. 19-21. During the conference, the company will be exhibiting its LED-based general illumination products at booth number 560 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

It's disclosed that fewer than 12 months after the introduction of GE’s exclusive Vio™ High-Power White LED, five lighting fixture manufacturers are marketing and selling commercial and residential fixtures that incorporate the violet-based, chip-on-board LED package from Lumination, LLC, GE Consumer & Industrial’s LED business.

LED lighting isn't just a potential replacement for lighting technologies used today; in fact, it is being eyed as the next-generation wireless communications technology. It’s reported that called “Smart Lighting" initiative being funded by the government seeks to piggyback wireless communications capabilities onto future LED lighting installations to provide more broadband access points.