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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...

Cree recalls recently launched fluorescent-replacement LED T8 lamps

Lamp recall affects 700,000 SSL products intended for fluorescent replacement and Cree will supply new LED T8 tubes beginning in July or offer refunds. The original version of this article can be found...

US DOE publishes consolidated SSL research and development plan

Consolidating the Multi-Year Program Plan and SSL Manufacturing Roadmap published previously, the US Department of Energy has published the 2015 Solid-State Lighting R&D Plan. The original version of this article can be found...

DOE makes nine additional SSL research funding awards in core research program

Awarding nearly 10 million research dollars for efficient lighting development, the US Department of Energy tabbed nine companies and research institutions to work on LEDs, OLEDs, SSL, and quantum dots. The original version of this article can be found...

Royal Philips and OLEDWorks strike acquisition deal on OLED panels and manufacturing

OLEDWorks will acquire ownership of Philips Lighting’s OLED technology platform and manufacturing facility, although the deal will result in a new legal entity and continued use of the Philips brand name. The original version of this article can be found...

Illuminating Engineering Society updates LED testing standards (MAGAZINE)

Jianzhong Jiao explains the expanded scope of the new LM-80 LED standard with coverage of color along with white LEDs and test methods defined specifically for DC high-voltage, AC, and other variants of the simple discrete LED. The original version of this article can...