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Bridgelux to become CEC subsidiary, spin out Xenio smart lighting

LED maker Bridgelux will get closer ties with existing supply-chain partners after the planned acquisition by China Electronics Company, while the recently-announced, Xenio-branded, smart-lighting products will get a new corporate home. The original version of this...

Good intentions yield LED standard for flicker, but questions remain (MAGAZINE)

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has published a new LED standard that addresses flicker in solid-state ighting – defining safe levels of flicker by percentage relative to the operating frequency of a light source powered by the AC...

LED business news: Plessey gets UK grant, Everlight and Nichia continue IP battle

Plessey, Aixtron, and Bruker will use a UK grant to pursue GaN-on-Si LEDs on 200-mm substrates, while Nichia attacks Everlight in German Court, and Oxford Instruments announces PECVD sale to Chinese LED maker Enraytek. The original version of this article can be found...

Cree restructures LED business in face of mid-power onslaught by consolidating LED manufacturing

Lower component pricing trends will lead Cree to consolidate LED manufacturing operations while the company will focus on higher-quality products in its lighting business. The original version of this article can be found...

LED business news: Dow Corning IP, new funding, and Eaton management

In the latest LED business developments, patented silicone encapsulants will improve LED light output, while Eaton shuffles management and Aledia gets major investment for 3-D silicon-based LEDs. The original version of this article can be found...

RayVio hits 45 mW in a laboratory demonstration of a deep-UV LED

Startup RayVio progresses in its effort to deliver UV LED devices with output power and lifetime characteristics that will enable applications such as sterilization. The original version of this article can be found...