Bridgelux recently has introduced Bridgelux® Cetero™ Spot Light Module (SLM) a compact high flux density light source delivering clean and consistent white light without pixilation and engineered to comply with the upcoming Zhaga spot light module specification. The Cetero SLM will offer light output ranging from 800 to 2300 lumens across multiple color temperatures all in one common form factor. Its mechanical compatibility with the upcoming Zhaga interface specifications will ensure interchangeability and a modular product platform that will expand luminaire d...

Bridgelux has introduced its highly successful Decor(TM) line of ultra-high color rendering index (CRI) LED arrays, to meet the growing demand in the shop and retail, architectural, hospitality and museum lighting markets. Bridgelux has expanded its successful Decor 97 CRI product series introduced in October 2011. The Decor series now offers increased efficiency as well as a broader range of light sources -- from 500 to 5000 operational lumens in three color temperatures, 2700, 3000 and 3500K. The Decor series expands lighting options available to the lighting design...

Bridgelux has developed new Bridgelux(R) Micro SM4(TM) surface mountable LED component for commercial buildings. The Micro SM4 is a light source, analogous to the heated gases or hot wires found in fluorescent bulbs and incandescent lights. The difference comes in energy consumption, longevity and control. The Micro SM4 light source consumes only 4.2 watts, but it emits as much light as a 20-40 watt incandescent or 20-35 watt halogen B10-style bulb and will last thousands of hours longer. The Micro SM4 component also delivers high flux density in a smaller footpri...

Bridgelux’s RS LED arrays have been selected by ZON LED as the LED-based light source for their billboard lighting retrofit solution permitting easy upgrades for the most common billboard lighting fixtures in North America. ZON LED is now retrofitting 6000 metal halide (MH) lighting systems for one of the largest outdoor advertisers in North America, with plans to retrofit another 4000 over the next 3 months with installations in Canada and the United States. Current billboard lighting systems use 1 to 4, 400W lamp fixtures to provide sufficient bi...

Bridgelux ‘s awarding-winning RS LED arrays have been selected by HELLA Lighting for the company's first down light designed specifically for the commercial and retail lighting markets. With Bridgelux LED array technology, the HELLA down light features an innovative, very low profile luminaire. According to HELLA, the luminaire will deliver an effective lumen output of 2600 lumens in 4000K neutral white. The new down light is designed to replace the traditional CFL and Metal-Halide lighting systems while consuming only 43 Watts of power. M...

Eric Higgs, President and CEO of LumaStream, Inc. announced that LumaStream has signed a cooperation agreement with Bridgelux  under the Bridgelux Ecosystem Program.  Mr. Higgs views this agreement as a foundation for further market and technical developments with Bridgelux.  “We are extremely impressed with efficiency and performance of the Bridgelux arrays.  The quality of these arrays was a driving factor in our development efforts.”  Mr. Higgs added that “The Ecosystem Program is a vehicle for reaching a broader market ...

Bridgelux has cooperated with a Chevron unit to finance the installation of LED lighting by city governments. According to the program, Chevron Energy Solutions will upgrade street lights with Bridgelux’s LED lighting technology at no upfront cost to the cities. The company has launched pilot programs in Livermore – where Bridgelux happens to be headquartered – and several other California cities, including Dublin, Benicia and Solana Beach. Brad Bullington, VP for corporate and market development at Bridgelux, says several of the company&rsqu...

Borden Lighting has installed modern LED walkway lighting in the Presidio of San Francisco to enhance the beauty, safety and energy efficiency of the national park. Using Bridgelux LED arrays, Borden Lighting designed a unique indirect post top walkway luminaire. The Borden luminaire was developed to conform to "Dark Sky" lighting design concepts that effectively illuminate the pathway while preventing glare and light pollution. The original lighting design plan called for the use of Metal Halide luminaires, not for LED lighting. Borden decided to us...

Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, announced that Kaistar Lighting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. has agreed to invest $25 million in the company. Bridgelux will use the equity investment to further accelerate research, development, and production of LED chip and packaging technology for general illumination applications.   “The market for solid state lighting is expected to grow from $3 billion in 2011 to more than $25 billion in 2015,” said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux’s Chief Executive Officer. &ldq...

Amerlux and Bridgelux Enable New Street Lighting Solutions   Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for most of the 20th Century as the Oil Capital of the World, is now leading the way with new energy efficient alternatives. Thanks to a highly successful collaboration between the City of Tulsa, U.S.-based luminaire manufacturer, Amerlux, and U.S.-based lightsource manufacturer, Bridgelux, modern, energy-efficient LED lighting are part of the restoration of Tulsa’s historic Brady district.  About 200 Amerlux outdoor luminaires based on Bridgelux LED arrays a...

Bridgelux has released a report to show its achievement and confidence in LED Lighting Market. During the past year, the company raised $76M in additional funding, added several noteworthy customers, introduced innovative products and technology and received numerous industry awards. The company's revenue grew an extraordinary 792% from FY 2006 to 2010, and it expects to see an additional 100% year over year growth by the end of 2011. Bill Watkins, Bridgelux's Chief Executive Officer, announced that, "We're seeing significant increases in adoption ...

Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, announced commercial availability of its latest generation of industry-leading LS, ES, and award-winning RS product families, delivering an increase in efficacy of up to 30% and a reduction of up to 30% in cost per lumen compared to previous product generations. Featuring the largest portfolio of LED arrays in the lighting industry, Bridgelux offers products for lighting applications ranging from the light output equivalent of a 20-Watt decorative lamp to that of a 300-Watt high...

Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, announced today that it has been named to Forbes’ prestigious list of America’s Most Promising Companies (AMPC).  Bridgelux was ranked 58th on the list of 100 privately-held companies selected from 22 industries for their innovative business models and strong management teams. Forbes noted that Bridgelux revenue grew 168% from 2008 – 2010. “We are extremely honored to be selected by Forbes for this influential list of high-growth, high-potential compan...

Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced that it has closed an additional $15 million in financing raised specifically to further accelerate research, development, and scaling of the company’s leading position in GaN-on-Silicon LED chip technologies, targeted for commercialization in 2013.   The financing round, which was oversubscribed, was quickly filled out by existing financial and strategic investors in response to company reports indicating additional capital could further accelerate Bridg...

According to Bridgelux’s CEO, Bill Watkins,the company is cutting 53 out of 250 jobs at its head offices in the East Bay, Livermore,equaling to about one-fifth of its workforce, a move brought about by its decision to shift to cheaper ways to produce LEDs. These cutbacks come on the heels of the Solyndra shutdown that erased 1,100 jobs. The company has decided to shift its focus of producing LEDs on sapphire surfaces to a less expensive system of putting them on silicon surfaces. The company is eliminating its current production of LEDs on sapphire surfac...

Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA (which claims to be the only vertically integrated maker of LED solid-state light sources specifically for the lighting industry) has been chosen by the editorial team of AlwaysOn and industry experts worldwide as a GoingGreen Global 200 winner (a “leader among green-tech companies and a player most likely to disrupt markets”). “Inclusion in the GoingGreen Global 200 list validates our commitment to leading innovation and speeding market adoption for LED lighting,” says Bridgelux CEO Bill Watkins. &ld...

Sources inform that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s LED subsidiary, TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. , is likely to acquire the GaN-on-Silicon technology recently launched by Bridgelux. Reportely, Bridgelux CEO Bill Watkins stated that the company would work with a well-known chipmaker on LED manufacturing using the latest technology to pare down cost and increase profit. Based on the statement, Taiwan’s press media associated the unspecified chipmaker with TSMC. With Bridgelux’s new technology, LED makers can produce...

Company Continues To Lead The Industry In Developing Commercial Grade Performance For Silicon-Based LEDs  Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, has shattered its previous industry record for highest Lumen per Watt values for Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si). Using its proprietary buffer layer technology, the company has demonstrated growth of crack-free GaN layers on 8-inch silicon wafers, without bowing at room temperature, extending the company’s lead in driving the performance a...

Bridgelux Inc. has raised $60 million in a Series E round of venture capital funding. They would use the money to accelerate R&D in key areas including GaN-on-Silicon development and LED chip-on-board packaging. "Craton Equity Partners is a top growth-stage investor in clean tech, and we welcome their support as we work to expand the market for solid state solutions for general lighting - which we expect to triple this year to over $3 billion," said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux's CEO, in a statement issued by Craton....

Recently, Bridgelux is announced to receive $60 million in venture capital -- funding ,aiming to bolster the East Bay cleantech company's quest to develop cheaper LED. According to the company, silicon-based production could slash the cost of LEDs by 75 percent. Therefore, instead of producing LEDs on more expensive sapphire surfaces, it hopes to use the cash to develop LEDs on silicon surfaces. The company's products include LED chips that deliver electrical impulses to activate a light bulb or other lighting device. Currently, it has raised $180 million...

Newark, a American multi-channel, high-service electronics distributor, has developed Wakefield Solutions' new LED heat sink extrusions compatibled with all Bridgelux LEDs. Wakefield and Bridgelux engineering teams worked together at Newark's behest to design an optimal heat sink extrusion line which is compatible with all Bridgelux LEDs. Wakefield's new heat sink extrusions enable engineers to save the considerable time it can take to match the right heat sink with the right LED. Offering the maximum thermal management performance, they can accommoda...

Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, recently launched the third generation of its advanced LED Arrays, including its industry-leading LS, ES, and award-winning RS product families.  This new product generation features the latest technical advancements in epitaxial GaN layer growth, LED chip design and packaging technologies, delivering an increase in efficacy of up to 20% and a reduction of up to 30% in the cost per lumen compared to previous product generations. These new Arrays offer greater system de...

Recently, LED lighting company, HomeLights, has partnered with Bridgelux, to introduce a new generation of LED products to be sold through one of the world's largest retailers. HomeLights has selected Bridgelux’s industry-leading, high flux density LED Array technology to enable their new series of energy efficient, environmentally-friendly spotlight luminaires and bulbs. In addition, HomeLights and Bridgelux also partners on new and unique LED lighting solutions that will be sold directly by HomeLights in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Benel...

Bridgelux has introduced third-generation LED Arrays, including its LS, ES, and RS product families, featuring the latest technical advances in epitaxial GaN layer growth, LED chip design and packaging technologies, increasing efficacy by up to 20% and reducing the cost per lumen by up to 30% compared with previous generations. The new Arrays comply with Energy Star, Title 24, Part L and other global energy efficiency standards. The products are configured to align with industry-standard drive currents to simplify the electronic driver selection process for new ...

LED manufacturer LEDTOLITE of France has chosen Bridgelux's LED Array light sources for its innovative double downlight design for the Dior Fragrance booth in the magnificent "Galeries Lafayette" in Paris, France. Delivering both warm and cool white light from the same fixture, the Spotlight Zephyr integrates two aluminum sphere, adjustable spot lights, offering both 24 and 50 degree beam angles. Moreover, the downlight offers a warm white (3000K) spot and a cool white (5600K) spot allowing lighting designers to highlight the rich colors of t...

Bridgelux has expanded its award-winning RS LED Array portfolio to further increase choices for high quality lighting designed for retail shop lighting, high-bay, roadway, exterior area and industrial lighting applications. The new RS Arrays deliver 3500 to 8000 operational lumens, an extended range of color temperatures including warm, neutral and cool white (2700K to 5600K), and multiple color rendering indices  options.   Additionally, these LED arrays both simplify and enable rapid development of new high-lumen LED products accelerating the ability for ...

Bridgelux  has made a breakthrough on the 135 Lumens per Watt GaN-on-Silicon based LED Technology, which marks the industry's first commercial grade performance for a Silicon-based LED. The 135 Lumen per Watt performance was achieved at a CCT of 4730K using a single 1.5mm power LED operated at 350mA. These LEDs operate just 2.90V at 350mA and < 3.25V at 1 Amp. Optimization of the epitaxy process on 8-inch Si wafers will make LED manufacturing compatible with existing automated semiconductor lines. It’s said that the company will ...

According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Livermore-based LED lighting company Bridgelux has raised nearly $21 million in a new round of funding. Bridgelux mainly makes LED lighting for commercial use. According to analysts cited by the company, the worldwide market for LED lighting will grow to as much as $25 billion by 2020....

Helieon by Bridgelux and Molex Allows Upgrades as LED Technology Advances   Continuing its “Greening the Capitol” initiative, the United States Senate has renovated the largest hearing room of the Hart Senate Office Building using high performance, energy efficient LED lighting from Nila Inc.  The renovation program included the replacement of traditional incandescent lighting technology with Nila’s NH LED lighting system for enhanced video recording applications, as well as a custom down light installation using the Helieon®...

Tyco Electronics was reported to team up with Bridgelux to develop the Nevalo system, a set of plug-and-play components for assembling solid state lighting systems for retail establishments, hotels, public areas and other locations. Bridgelux will offer LEDs and LED modules adapted for street lighting and commercial establishments to Tyco for Nevalo.  ...