Vector Product Family of LED Light Bulbs Save Over 3 Million Kilowatt Hours of Energy for Businesses, Schools and Municipalities Across the U.S.A.

The top U.S. chemicals manufacturer Dow Chemical Co. will invest US$45 million to build a plant producing key electronic materials - LED and display panel components in South Korea and the facility will be located in the city of Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul. Dow Chemical has signed a memorandum of understanding with the governments of South Chungcheong Province and the city of Cheonan. Dow notes that construction for the plant will begin in October and would be completed in 2015.

ION™ Light Engines, a leading developer of high-performance LED-Array light engines, will exhibit its proprietary LED-Array component light engines at the upcoming LED Show at the Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, August 27th. The booth of ION is #22. Otherwise, ION’s president, Richard Farrell, is participating in the Speaker Conference Program and will present an overview of the LED-Array as a light source, highlighting its performance, versatility, scalability, and design applications.

High Score Corporation has entered into a licensing agreement to develop a line of Energy Saving LED Street Lights and Parking Lot Lights with NexPhase Lighting. In spite of earnest efforts on the part of management this funding has not fully materialized. As a result, the previous President of the company, Dror Svorai, stepped down from his position as CEO and created an LED Lighting Factory.

JP Sercel Associates, Inc. (JPSA) a leading manufacturer of laser micromachining systems for LED production, announced that the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal ruled in favor of claimant JPSA, invalidating two of QMC’s Korean patents dealing with scribing and LLO. The invalidated Patents are No. 724540, “Laser Beam transmission system and method of the same and lift-off process method,” and No. 588459, “An adjustable laser beam delivery system and method for forming the same.”  Patent No.

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech™) has introduced its AAT1409/7/5 family of multi-string LED backlight drivers. Offering integrated boost converters and precision current sinks that can support up to 88 LEDs at 360mA total LED current, the AAT1409/7/5 drivers are among the most powerful in the marketplace.

LED lighting company Cree announced that the company has supplied the most energy-efficient LED downlights to Home Depot for sale online. The price for the lights, available under Home Depot's EcoSmart brand, is $49.95, and is targeted to be available in nearly 2,000 The Home Depot retail stores in fall 2010.

American display manufacturer ViewSonic has released its newest display, the VX2250wm-LED, a 22-inch LED backlight display and announced that all of its PC displays will feature LED technology by early 2011. LCD monitors that use LED backlighting use about 40 percent less energy than displays that use CCFL. Because of the clear benefits of LED backlighting and lowering costs of production, more and more display manufacturers are turning to LED.

Retail Furniture Chain Replaces Showroom’s Hot Halogen Spotlights with Super Efficient, Cool Burning LED Lighting. Estimated Annual Energy and Maintenance Savings of $295,000 Produces $3.4 Million in Savings Over Lifespan of the MSi Lights.

Luminus Devices has signed a licensing agreement with Epistar that enables the company to manufacture LEDs on the PhlatLight platform. Luminus Devices noted that it is the third individual licensing agreement for Luminus to other LED companies, demonstrating that LEDs constructed using the PhlatLight technology platform offer unparalleled levels of brightness and reliability. 

Meyda Custom Lighting, a Meyda Tiffany company and a leading manufacturer and designer of custom lighting and décor, has launched the handsome Boberick wall sconce featuring state of the art LED technology. The Meyda Boberick LED Wall Sconce is 15 inches tall, 10.25 inches wide and four inches deep, other energy efficient lamping options are available. Otherwise, the fixture is UL listed for damp locations.

Carmanah EverGEN 1710 solar LED lighting systems have been installed to provide illumination at a busy city bus stop near the LA City Department of Public Works Office Complex.

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. has released its sales revenue of second quarter 2010. The company revenue increases by 43% to $3.7 million compared to the prior year quarter. Gross profit increased to $873,000 on higher sales volume, compared to $650,000 in Q2 2009. Nexxus pointed out that the sales of LED products accounted for 84% Nexxus’ revenue in Q2 2010, versus 74% last year.

Small Footprint, 1mm2 Boost Switch Saves 60 Percent Board Space in Smartphone Designs

Lighting Manufacturers Now Have Access to an Expanded Portfolio of Color Temperatures and Color Rendering Options

Phihong, a global leader in power solutions, has developed an LED driver capable of supplying 90W of power for use in indoor lighting. Designated the PSM090-240P, the power supply's open-frame design allows for ease of integration into interior lighting designs. The device is available in a constant current of 3.75A with an output DC voltage range of 22.8~25.2 and is designed for any input line from input voltage range of 100V to 277V AC.

Ostendo Technologies Inc. and Technologies and Devices International, Inc. (TDI), part of the Oxford Instruments Group, announce their joint development on Semi-Polar (11-22) GaN layer on sapphire substrate wafers is now available.

Fairchild Semiconductor introduces two LED drivers, FAN5701 and FAN5702. Both them deliver 92 percent peak efficiency, extending battery life. The company said they are designed for mobile handsets, gaming devices, MP3 players and other small display applications.

CBC/Radio-Canada, located in Toronto, plans to accelerate the replacement of incandescent TV production lighting with more efficient and flexible LED lighting in studios across the country. CBC/Radio-Canada TV studio will become one of the first fully LED-lit TV news studios in the world after Senior Lighting Director Brad Dickson pushed to try the technology in designs for a new Radio-Canada news studio in Toronto.  

The US company Luminus Devices, Inc. has announced its expansion into the transportation industry through a partnership with ABS Lighting. Luminus' CSM-360 White PhlatLight LED powers ABS Lighting's new LED-based roadway fixture for use on roadway underpasses and in highway tunnels.

Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the PLED5 circuit protection device that provide unique 3-in-1 protection for LED strings, including open LED protection, ESD and lightning protection, and protection against reverse battery/power connections. The new device is particularly useful for maintaining brightness and reliability in the growing market for outdoor LED lighting and high-intensity LED applications.

Lemnis Lighting has entered a joint venture agreement with Beijing-based Tsinghua Tongfang Co Ltd, to drive manufacturing and development of LED products for both the indoor and outdoor markets. Tsinghua also will expand its competitive strength in LED industry through the agreement with Lemnis.

SmartFader is now available in North America providing customizable interactive LED flooring and wall tiles. TAL North America announced the availability of the SmartFader interactive floor lighting system for the North American market.  An instant hit at Light+Building in Frankfurt this April, the SmartFader utilizes LED technology in recessed “tiles” which will interact with their environment and is suitable for floor or wall applications.  

Diodes Incorporated has announced a multi-topology LED driver IC designed to increase the reliability of high brightness lamps in automotive, industrial, and commercial lighting systems. The ZXLD1370 LED driver controller operates in buck, boost, and buck-boost modes. It combines patent pending control loops and high-side current sensing to ensure accurate current control of LED strings.

Osram appointed Don Klase to take over for Shottes as CEO of Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. Osram reports that both of the changes will go into effect June 1, 2010. Shottes' responsibilities will include heading the new Professional Lighting, Solid State Lighting and Light Management System groups as Senior Vice President.

Cree, Inc., announces that the University of Central Florida (UCF) has joined the Cree LED University(R) program with the installation of energy-efficient LED lighting in the student union. UCF estimates it can save at least $10,000 a year in energy and maintenance costs in the Key West Ballroom simply by replacing recessed downlights and troffers with energy-efficient Cree LR6(TM) LED downlights and LR24(TM) LED troffers.

Ringdale of Austin, Texas USA, has signed an exclusive licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement for the region of Japan with Sojitz Systems Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, Sojitz manufactured lighting fixtures for streets, parking structures, billboards, building exteriors, warehouses, offices, retail spaces, parks and restaurants will be based on Ringdale's ActiveLED technology.

QD Vision, a USA company, has purchased a patent portfolio from Motorola pertaining to the use of quantum dot technology in display and lighting products. QD Vision is a developer of Quantum Light nanotechnology-based products for solid state lighting and displays. Included in the acquisition is U.S. Patent No. 5,442,254 of James E Jaskie.

LCD backlit power specialist Endicott Research Group (ERG) is offering two new LED driver boards that provide compact, economical solutions to OEM panel designers looking to get the maximum performance out of their displays.

Philips Electronics NV launches a new range of consumer lighting products in North America include LED Line. Lighting products include a fixture and are intended for other applications, such as recessed-can lighting. Many of the announcements were made earlier this month at the Lightfair International convention in Las Vegas.