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LEDs Magazine Newsletter (13 April 2011)
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LEDs Newsletter | April 13, 2011

Welcome to the LEDs Magazine weekly newsletter for April 13, 2011.

This week’s news is dominated by the announcement that Texas Instruments, one of the leading LED driver IC manufacturers, is to acquire National Semiconductor, another major IC maker.

The countdown continues to the Strategies in Light China conference in May, here is a sneak preview of the participating companies.

Also, the Call for Papers is open for Strategies in Light Japan.

As always, please use our online form to upload your press releases and product information.
Headline News
Texas Instruments to acquire National Semiconductor
Assuming a successful review by global regulatory bodies, the acquisition will combine two of the major players in the LED driver IC market.
Osram and Cree sign LED patent-license agreement
A new licensing agreement covers LED products and also extends to luminaires, lamps, and lighting control systems.
DOE municipal consortium posts draft street-lighting specification
The public has until May 2, 2011, to submit comments on the street-lighting specification draft posted by the DOE.
Digital Lumens secures USD 10 million B-round funding for LED-based Intelligent Lighting System
Startup Digital Lumens has received $10 million in second-round venture capital funds to extend sales and distribution and further product development of its LED-based Intelligent Lighting System.
Resource Center
WHITE PAPER: Lighting Technologies, Principle, and Measurement
The proper measurement of light is a precise and complex science. This White Paper, authored by Konica Minolta, provides a brief explanation of different lighting principles and technologies, and describes the best and most accurate methods for proper light measurement.
WHITE PAPERS: Controlling LEDs
This White Paper, authored by Lutron Electronics, looks at LEDs for general illumination applications, and goes into detail about why you should consider dimming LEDs and what questions need to be answered in order to dim LEDs properly to meet your expectations.
More Industry News
Outdoor Lighting: Nottingham installs Relume fixtures, some utilities fights SSL trend
Stouch Lighting installs Relume SSL luminaires in West Nottingham Township, Pennsylvania and Napa, California uses EECBG funds for LED street lights, while utilities in Montana and Colorado have stymied a move to more efficient LED lights for outdoor applications.
California funds project to develop LED fabrication processes
Applied Materials has received funding from the California Energy Commission and the US Department of Energy to develop improved LED manufacturing processes.
Pro-Lite acquires SphereOptics GmbH
The combined company is aiming to be the leading provider of light-measurement equipment and optical instrumentation to the European market.
Intematix adds Chromalit optics and Future for distribution
Intematix has significantly expanded the Chromalit family of phosphor-coated optics adding different shapes and sizes and also adds Future Lighting Solutions as a distribution partner.
More Industry News
• OPTIS Group acquires SimplySim
• Soraa adds several Plasma-Therm systems to fab
• Osram convinces the judges of the red dot design award
• CRS Electronics announces proposed $5 million equity financing
• ROHM establishes sales company in India
• B&W Tek, Inc. announces new Vice President of Sales and Marketing
• Aggressive LED fab investment drives 40% growth in equipment spending in 2011
• A.C. Special Projects hosts PLDA Workshop at Somerset House
• Saskatoon Light and Power selects LED Roadway Lighting Ltd fixtures
• TI to acquire National Semiconductor
• Lusio Solid-State Lighting announces DLC approval of 40 fixtures
• Fox Group signs fifth license for silicon carbide patent rights
• LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. technology to shine in Australian market
• Energy-efficient solutions vital to the lighting industry, finds Frost & Sullivan
• Arrow Electronics to showcase solutions in LED lighting at Lightfair Int'l
• DiCon Lighting spins off FiberLamp as distinct business unit
• S2K 2011 moves to Surrey and focuses on Innovative Manufacturing Processes
• Lunera Lighting adds Peter Graf to its Board of Directors
• Simon Fisher joining GE Lighting as indoor, design and application general manager
• Lord Corporation announces new distributor
• Dialight Vigilant series LED beacon clears stringent NAV CANADA testing
• NexPhase Lighting receives order for over 800 high-efficiency LED fixtures
• Philips wins Red Dot design award for innovative new Jump LED luminaire
• Ellsworth Adhesives receives Outstanding Achievement Awards from Dow Corning
• LED performance breakthrough benefits MRO technicians

Application Stories
 LED traffic signal lighting from Osram Opto Semiconductors provides safety for pedestrians
With the help of "Light Line", a warning light installed in the pavement, crossing the road becomes safer for pedestrians.
Cooper Lighting and Safety LED downlights save energy and reduce maintenance for Wakefield and District Housing
LED downlights from Cooper Lighting and Safety have been used to illuminate the circulation areas in a number of Independent Living Schemes run by Wakefield and District Housing (WDH).
Railway commuters, public officials seeing green with BetaLED
Six train station platforms spanning 40 miles from downtown Minneapolis to Big Lake, Minn. are illuminated with BetaLED round area luminaires on 15-foot spider mount posts.
Eco-story provides more than 3,500 LED Lights to Ansara Restaurant Group
Eco-story has announced its partnership with Ansara Restaurant Group, one of Red Robin International’s largest franchise organizations. The project involved the installation of approximately 3,500 Eco-story LED lamps and is expected to achieve more than 1 million kilowatt hours of savings annually.
More Headlines
• KBC bank HQ Brussels Belgium saves 70% energy with PAS-NGL LED tubes
• Lusio Solid-State Lighting fixtures play key role in helping company achieve energy saving
• Douglas Outdoor Media installs two Watchfire digital billboards in Tenn.
• Stouch Lighting announces West Nottingham township retrofits street lights with LEDs
• DBN in full Chroma-Q color force
• AC-ET zooms in on UK rental market with GLP
• Robe LEDWash 600s light up Prince of Poets festival
• Municipality of Enschede chose RentAlite's Premium Power LED lighting
• Mexico City illuminates Heritage Park with Carmanah’s solar LED outdoor street light
• Sheenly Lighting V-series AR111 anti-glare LED downlight project in Puma office
• City of Dallas partners with Lumetech and Lighting Science Group on energy-efficient LED lighting
• 24W LED street light project in Spain

Products
 Cree XLamp XM-L EasyWhite LED delivers lower-cost solution for 25-Watt replacement lamps
Cree, Inc. has announced the industry’s first lighting-class LED component that combines the high light output and small footprint of the XLamp XM-L LED package with Cree’s EasyWhite color mixing technology.
NeoPac Lighting launches point-light-source LEDs mini track-light for commercial lighting application
NeoPac Lighting launches a high performance, high reliable, mini LEDs track-light, called NeoBulb Quasar Track II.
Martin MAC 101 available in three white light versions
Martin Professional’s ultra-compact MAC 101 LED moving head wash is now available in three white light versions that expand its use to applications where high quality, pure white light is needed.
TDK-Lambda driver powers six strings of LEDs for backlighting LCD displays
TDK-Lambda, a group company of TDK Corporation, has launched its second generation ALD6 series of multi-output dc-dc backlight LED drivers.
More Products
• Combine AC IC drivers, reduce energy bills with Opto Tech Corporation's lighting products
• Verbatim enters the LED lighting market in the US and Canada
• Cree expands LED module options to speed customer time-to-market
• Mean Well introduces 80W plastic and PCB type LED power supplies: HLN/HLP-80H series
• New 120W LED high-bay fixture from Color Vision
• Cosmos Lighting launches high-brightness LED spotlight
• Rayconn introduces special addressable RGB LED strip/LED light display
• Keithley introduces System SourceMeter instrument optimized for high-power semiconductor test
• UL-listed dimmable high-efficacy PAR LED bulbs offer 90% energy savings
• AirLED-18 for La Zarzuela by Barquero in Madrid
• Electronica BV presents Bits2Power - lighting control just got easy
• Dialight launches LED fixture specifically designed for low-bay applications
• First Robe LEDWashes in South Africa
• Surface-mounted LED spotlight from Hera Lighting: QPad-LED
• Stratos new DLEDS streetlight world premier at EUROLUCE 2011
• LED lighting control software Madrix Plexus to be fully revealed at Prolight+Sound 2011
• Madrix 2.12 to be launched at Prolight+Sound 2011
• Wide-area LED illumination by CoolLED
• Low-bay LED luminaire from Runion
• Indoor lighting downlight released by Cosmos Lighting - CLD18-AWO
• Techsil launches UV-curing silicone range for electronics
• Parc orders Aixtron CCS MOCVD system for InGaAlN lasers and light emitting devices
• Optiled announces new Galaxy 350 and Galaxy 500 LED light bulb series
• Robert Juliat launches Aledin 330 LED Wash at Prolight & Sound 2011
• FZLED T8 LED tube lights available with newly innovated dimming functionality
• Cosmos Lighting introduces 3W adjustable LED down light
• LED system for retail environments by Vossloh-Schwabe
• Micrel introduces dual white LED (WLED) driver product family
• LumaSmart announces Underwriters Laboratory certification of three LED products
• ATG 7.5W LED bulbs to replace 60W incandescent
• Christopher Associates and Shoda Techtron enter LED lighting market
• Matrix Lighting launches new series of 4.5W LED spotlights









 

 

 

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