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News-Spot | Business News | Jul 30, 2013
Philips Lumileds Adds Two Leading Distributors of LED Components in Japan
In a move to expand product availability and speed time-to-market of LED lighting solutions, Philips Lumileds today announced signing distribution agreements with Macnica/Clavis Company and Marubeni Metals in Japan. The two new agreements enable immediate access to Philips Lumileds application-specific LEDs in Japan. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jul 24, 2013
MSC Announces Availability of Cree's New High-Performance Ceramic Mid-Power LEDs
The new mid-power LEDs from Cree XLamp XH series are particularly characterized by their innovative, carrier-based ceramic material and are now available at MSC. XH LEDs are optimized for fluorescent-replacement-lighting applications, such as troffers and panel lights, where high efficacy, lifetime and smooth appearance are critical. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jul 23, 2013
Efore Plc Announces Acquisition Agreement with Roal Electronics S.p.A
ROAL Electronics SpA and Efore Plc, a company based in Finland and listed in NASDAQ OMX HELSINKI, announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Efore to acquire ROAL Electronics. The transaction has been closed on July 11th, 2013. The acquisition will form a new and expanded Power Supply company with a strong Pan-European footprint, a significant presence in North America and in China, a recognized reputation for innovative power solutions and a common dedication to customers’ orientation. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jul 23, 2013
UL Expands Zhaga Testing Capabilities for LED Light Source Interchangeability
UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, announced today it has been named an authorized testing laboratory for three new Zhaga Books; Zhaga Interface Specification Book 4: High-intensity LED light engines, Zhaga Interface Specification Book 7: Indoor light engines with separate electronic control gear and Zhaga Interface Specification Book 8: Socketable LED light engine with integrated control gear (85 mm base). Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jul 18, 2013
Tridonic Extends Its Commitment to OLED Technology with Acquisition of All Joint Venture Interests
Tridonic Extends Its Commitment to OLED Technology with Acquisition of All Joint Venture Interests Alongside its ongoing activities in the area of LED, the Zumtobel Group is investing in the technology of the future, OLED. To this end, the lighting group yesterday signed an agreement to acquire all the shares from its partners in the joint venture LEDON OLED Lighting GmbH & Co KG. The Zumtobel Group set up this company jointly with the Fraunhofer research organisation and a number of Fraunhofer employees in 2009. Read more »
Business News | Jul 10, 2013
Gaggione Expands Capabilities by Introducing Liquid Silicone Injection Services for Innovative Optic Solutions
Gaggione Expands Capabilities by Introducing Liquid Silicone Injection Services for Innovative Optic Solutions Several critical factors drive the net result performance of an optic: design, material, tooling and the science and art of the injection process. With 50 years experience transforming polymers, Gaggione goes a step forward by adding new materials and process to its know-how and capabilities, in order to achieve new design freedom and possibilities. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jul 09, 2013
Bridgelux and Future Electronics Sign Global Distribution Agreement For Bridgelux Product Portfolio
Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, has signed a global distribution agreement with Future Electronics, a world class leader and innovator in the distribution and marketing of electronic components. Under the new agreement, Future Electronics’ lighting division, Future Lighting Solutions, will provide global sales, design support and fulfillment services for Bridgelux’s portfolio of LED products sold through distribution. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jul 03, 2013
Xicato’s Luminaire Thermal Validation Program Ensures Light That Looks Great, Stays Cool
Xicato’s Luminaire Thermal Validation Program Ensures Light That Looks Great, Stays Cool Xicato, a leading provider of LED modules for retail, hospitality and specialty lighting environments, today announced that for the first time, lighting designers and specifiers can, with a single click on Xicato’s website, identify a broad range of thermally validated luminaires. Fixtures submitted to Xicato’s Luminaire Thermal Validation Program are physically tested in “worst case” scenarios. “Our goal is to make sure the lighting community has access to a wide range of luminaires that they can confidently specify. Testing is the key,” said John Yriberri, Director of Worldwide Applications Engineering at Xicato. A white paper, LED Modules: Turning Up the Light, Taking Off the Heat, provides a straightforward explanation of thermal measurement and performance. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jul 02, 2013
Dialog Semiconductor to Acquire iWatt, a Leading Provider of Digital Power Management ICs
Dialog Semiconductor Plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, audio and short-range wireless technologies, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire iWatt Inc. (“iWatt”), a leading provider of digital power management integrated circuits (ICs), for a cash payment of approximately $310 million, with additional contingent consideration of up to $35 million. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jun 27, 2013
Martin Hockemeyer to Become Chief Executive Officer of Telefunken Licht AG
Martin Hockemeyer to Become Chief Executive Officer of Telefunken Licht AG Martin Hockemeyer (43), Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Telefunken Licht AG, is to take over as the company´s Chief Executive Officer as of 1 July 2013. He will be following on from Klaus-Peter Voigt, who as of this date, will be moving to a new management position with the Media-Saturn Group. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jun 24, 2013
Edison Opto’s EdiLex Zhaga LED Modules Perform Extraordinarily Well with MechaTronix's ModuLED Passive Cooler
Edison Opto’s EdiLex Zhaga LED Modules Perform Extraordinarily Well with MechaTronix's ModuLED Passive Cooler In order to enable the interchangeability of LED light sources made by different manufacturers, Zhaga, which is an industry-wide cooperation between companies, has defined interfaces for a variety of application-specific light engines. Although the LED engines which comply with the Zhaga standards all have the same shape and can be mounted in the same way, that doesn’t mean they all perform in the same way. Read more »
Business News | Jun 14, 2013
New Service Launch - Keeping Up-to-Date with LED Standards and Regulations
New Service Launch - Keeping Up-to-Date with LED Standards and Regulations Product Approvals announces the launch of its free-of-charge new LED standards and regulations update service that covers EU country regulations. Published monthly, and split into sections covering typically used EU CE marking directives, non CE marking directives (such as the Artificial Optical Radiation Directive 2006/25/EC), the publication is available as an email subscription and complements our other LED lighting compliance services. It also lists current versions of key EU harmonised standards covering LED product safety (electrical and photobiological), electro-magnetic and environmental standards. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jun 06, 2013
Xicato Aims to Inspire Better LED Lighting with New Website
Xicato Aims to Inspire Better LED Lighting with New Website Xicato, a leading provider of LED modules for retail, hospitality and specialty lighting environments, today announced the launch of its new website. Utilizing the site’s significantly enhanced, content-rich user interface, the lighting design community can explore applications from around the world, search and select from hundreds of different luminaires, and access lighting information that supports the lighting design practice. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | May 31, 2013
DuPont Has Boosted by > 7x Its Ability to Produce and Supply CooLam® Thermal Substrates for LED Lighting
DuPont Circuit & Packaging Materials, part of DuPont Electronics & Communications, announced today that it has increased its ability to produce and supply DuPont™ CooLam® thermal substrate products by more than seven times its previous level, to better serve its customers in the fast-growing global Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting market. DuPont™ CooLam® thermal substrates are designed to dissipate heat in LED lighting applications which help enable LED manufacturers to offer longer life, greater reliability and better light quality from LED bulbs. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | May 31, 2013
LUXeXceL Completes A-Round Venture Funding and Commitments
LUXeXceL Group, the inventor of the proprietary Printoptical Technology, announced today the completion of the A-round by a Dutch Venture Capital company Chrysalix SET and the US based Turnstone Capital Management. The proceeds of this funding will be used to finance the Company’s growth, expand its R&D and sales operations and enhance its leadership position in the new digital way to design, prototype and manufacture optics On Demand. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | May 27, 2013
Nordson Asymtek Selects Partnertec as Representatives in the Benelux Region
Nordson Asymtek, a Nordson company, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, announces that Nordson B.V. has signed a representation agreement with Partnertec to act as a commercial representative for Nordson Asymtek's fluid dispensing, jetting, and conformal coating equipment in Benelux. Partnertec strengthens Nordson Asymtek's printed circuit board assembly presence in this region. Read more »
Business News | May 27, 2013
Nordson Asymtek Selects Partnertec as Representatives in the Benelux Region
Nordson Asymtek, a Nordson company, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, announces that Nordson B.V. has signed a representation agreement with Partnertec to act as a commercial representative for Nordson Asymtek's fluid dispensing, jetting, and conformal coating equipment in Benelux. Partnertec strengthens Nordson Asymtek's printed circuit board assembly presence in this region. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | May 21, 2013
LRC Launches First Interactive, Online Lighting Design Resource for Homes
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the first interactive website to help homeowners, contractors and builders choose the right light bulbs, fixtures and controls to maximize energy savings, calculate lighting costs and achieve lighting effects to meet a wide range of needs in their homes. It also shows how to design safe, healthy lighting for aging adults. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | May 21, 2013
Market Revenue for Drivers in LED General Lighting Applications to Triple from 2012 to 2015
Market Revenue for Drivers in LED General Lighting Applications to Triple from 2012 to 2015 Global revenue for light-emitting diode (LED) drivers used in general lighting applications will more than triple from 2012 to 2015, as the market for solid-state illumination booms, according a new report entitled “LED Driver ICs – World – 2013” from IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS). Growth will moderate somewhat during the following years, but revenue is expected to continue to expand, reaching $810 million in 2018. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | May 16, 2013
Solid State Supplies Now Offering LED Engin’s Compact White LED with Halogen-Style Dimming
Solid State Supplies Now Offering LED Engin’s Compact White LED with Halogen-Style Dimming Solid State Supplies has announced immediate availability of LuxiTune from LED Engin, a leader in high lumen density LED products. LuxiTune is the first intelligent, compact, single emitter, LED capable of true halogen-style dimming from bright 3000K midday light down to a warm 1800K evening colour. Ideal for the entertainment, hospitality and high-end residential sectors, it provides a professional-grade LED replacement for halogen down lights where warm colour dimming is desired. Read more »
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