Business News Archive

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 »
News-Spot | Business News | May 10, 2013
Anglia Brings Inventronics LED Drivers to the UK and Eire Market
Anglia Lighting has greatly expanded its range of LED drivers and power supplies following its appointment as UK and Eire distributor for Inventronics. The new agreement allows Anglia to offer its customers higher power drivers up to 300W as well as sealed units for outdoor and industrial applications. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | May 08, 2013
Digi-Key Inks Global Distribution Agreement with Philips Lumileds
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement with Philips Lumileds, an industry leader in LED products. This move expands Digi-Key’s LED portfolio and strengthens their position as one of the largest distributors of LED products and suppliers. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Apr 30, 2013
Advanced Power Electronics Signs Several Distribution Agreements
Advanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA), a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of MOS power semiconductors for DC-DC power conversion applications, has signed a UK distribution deal with Neutron Ltd, covering the UK and Ireland, and with Compomill, covering the Nordic and Baltic countries Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Apr 26, 2013
SSC Has Achieved Qualification for the UL Witness Test Data Program and Introduces Acrich2 LED to the Chinese LED Streetlight Market
SSC Has Achieved Qualification for the UL Witness Test Data Program and Introduces Acrich2 LED to the Chinese LED Streetlight Market Seoul Semiconductor(SSC), a global LED manufacturer , announced its qulification for UL WTDP which reduces the time it takes to get the UL Mark for products targeted to overseas markets by allowing the company to perform testing in its own laboratories. Furthermore SSC has announced the completion of its establishment of Acrich LED streetlights covering a section of 30km on Yangpu River road in Yangzhou city. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Apr 24, 2013
Epistar Signs LED Collaboration and IP Licensing Agreement With Intermolecular
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 22, 2013 -- Intermolecular, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMI) announces today that Epistar, Corp. (TWSE:2448) and Intermolecular, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMI), have signed a collaborative development program (CDP) and royalty-bearing IP licensing agreement to increase the efficiency and reduce cost of Epistar's light emitting diode (LED) devices. Under this agreement, Epistar and Intermolecular engineers will work together to leverage Intermolecular's High Productivity Combinatorial (HPC™) technology platform to dramatically accelerate development and manufacturing qualification of novel materials and processes for advanced LED products. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Apr 24, 2013
Bridgelux and Toshiba Announce Agreement for Strengthened LED Business and Technology Collaboration
LIVERMORE, Calif. & TOKYO -- Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502), a world-leading electric manufacturer, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Bridgelux will sell to Toshiba its industry-leading GaN-on-Silicon technology and related assets, and the companies will strengthen and extend their strategic technology collaboration, through an expanded licensing and manufacturing relationship. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Apr 19, 2013
Sensity Systems Delivers World’s First Light Sensory Network
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Sensity Systems Inc. today announced the world’s first Light Sensory Network (LSN): a new class of digital sensor network that takes advantage of LED lighting conversions to help light owners enhance energy efficiency while transforming their luminaires into strategic assets. To create LSNs, Sensity provides networked LED luminaires and retrofit kits that replace high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures. Read more »
Business News | Apr 15, 2013
Marvell Drives Launch of Samsung’s Family of Retail LED Retrofit Bulbs
Marvell Drives Launch of Samsung’s Family of Retail LED Retrofit Bulbs SANTA CLARA, Calif. – (April 15, 2013) – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced the Marvell® 88EM8183 deep dimming single-stage AC/DC LED driver integrated circuit (IC) will power Samsung Electronics’ new suite of LED retrofit bulbs. Announced in February 2012, the 88EM8183 LED driver IC delivers the highest compatibility of wall dimmers, the lowest component count in the industry and supports many of the world’s lighting standards, making it a premier solution for OEMs across the globe. Scheduled to be in retail stores next month, Samsung’s new Marvell-powered products will include A19, bulged reflector (BR) and parabolic aluminized reflector (PAR) bulbs. Read more »
Business News | Apr 02, 2013
EVERLIGHT Extends International Trade Fair Presence at Leading LED and Lighting Shows in 2013
EVERLIGHT Extends International Trade Fair Presence at Leading LED and Lighting Shows in 2013 Shulin, New Taipei City – 2013.04.01 – EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. [TSE:2393], a leading player in the global LED industry, increases its worldwide exhibition activity in 2013 by adding booth presence at two emerging LED component trade shows in high-potential markets for LED applications, to a total presence this year at 18 LED and Lighting trade fairs worldwide. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Mar 28, 2013
Aledia Makes Its First LEDs on 8-Inch Silicon Wafers Using Cost-Disruptive Microwire Technology
Aledia, a developer of LEDs based on disruptive microwire GaN-on-Silicon technology, announced today that it has made its first LEDs on 8-inch (200mm) silicon wafers. The cost of Aledia’s LED 3D chips based on microwires is expected to be four times less than traditional planar (2D) LEDs. Additionally, Aledia announced its first-round financing totalling €10 million (approximately $13M) with leading US and European investors, which was closed in 2012. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Mar 26, 2013
Merger of Optronik Berlin with Its Parent Company Instrument Systems
Effective 27 February 2013, Optronik Berlin GmbH was merged with the parent company Instrument Systems GmbH. Since 2010, Optronik and Instrument Systems have been working closely together on joint product developments and production operations. This cooperation is now going to continue under one roof following the merger of the two companies. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Mar 26, 2013
TSMC Solid State Lighting Has LM-80 Testing Lab Accreditation
TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL) announced today that its laboratory was accredited as a LM-80 qualified lab by Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF). At the same time, all of its LED product series have been tested in the lab and will be qualified per LM-80 testing practice. Read more »
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