Led Lighting Market News
- Glass artists, carpenter create tribute to cancer survivors for charity; piece on display Thursday at Main Street ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:57PMTORRINGTON — Glass artist Markis Tomascak knows all too well how it feels to lose a loved one to cancer. His mom passed away from ovarian cancer, and he has seen friends lose loved ones of their own.
- Ledtech becomes a supplier of Potevio Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:59PMLED packaging house, Ledtech, announced a strategic alliance with China-based Potevio on July 19. According to Ledtech, the cooperation will increase sales and revenues in the second half of 2011. Total revenues in 2011 will exceed those in 2010, added Ledtech. Under the strategic alliance, Ledtech will provide solutions for green lighting and services for power management.
- TAYLOR: Borders could start liquidating stores this week Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:27PMTAYLOR — Borders, which has six Downriver locations, could begin a going-out-of-business sale this week.
- Adult getaway opens in Midlothian Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:36PMAlthough Midlothian’s newest business resembles a hotel, it’s actually a club for adults — with beds — but it is run by a hotel group, Sottrel Hotel Group.Aura, located at 14400 S. Cicero Ave., is billed as a “romantic getaway” “where you can indulge in your most private pleasures and turn fantasies into reality,” according to its website. The club — called Prestige — hosted a ribbon-cutting ...
- House moves to secure more life for 100-watt bulb Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:39AMMcClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives gave extended life to the 100-watt bulb Friday, voting to delay a ban on sales of the incandescent bulb for nine months, from Jan. 1 to the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30, 2012.
- “Khrushchev’s” and “Brezhnev” Baltic: As in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the Soviet home repair Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:43PMDespite the pre-crisis “construction boom” when the housing stock in the Baltic countries increased at the expense of new apartment buildings in different towns of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, like mushrooms, whole rose cottages, the lion’s share of the population still live in houses built in Soviet times.
- Emerson Network Power Announces its First Standard LED Lighting Power Supplies: LDS70 Series Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:58PMMunich, Germany November 9, 2010 At the Electronica 2010 global electronics trade fair, Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson NYSE:EMR and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity, today announced a new family of standard power supplies for LED lighting, the LDS70 series. The new 70 watt family builds on the companys success in providing custom LED lighting power...
- Chinese company considers setting up shop in Pasadena Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:20PMA Chinese lightbulb manufacturing company is considering setting up a U.S. branch in Pasadena.
- Shedding light on new bulbs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:53PMSeparating truth from myth on the light-bulbs debate Few topics get Spending Smart readers more lit up than light bulbs.
- Translucent touts rare-earth layer for cheaper LEDs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:13AMGadolinium oxide on a silicon substrate is suitable for integration with conventional light–emitting nitride layers, says start-up.
- U.S. Department of Energy Honors OSRAM SYLVANIA for Support of Lighting Facts® Program Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:00AMThe U.S. Department of Energy honored OSRAM SYLVANIA with a Special Recognition for going above and beyond typical consumer education efforts by integrating Lighting Facts into everyday business practices and demonstrating staunch commitment to product evaluation.
- NI Technology Updates Outlooks for MIPS Technologies, Cree, Towerstream, and Atmel Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:53AMNext Inning Technology Research , an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, has updated outlooks for MIPS Technologies , Cree , Towerstream , and Atmel . Â
- Supertex Schedules First Fiscal Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:00AMSUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - 07/14/11) - Supertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPX - News ) plans to announce financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended July 2, 2011, after the market close on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The Company will host a conference call at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ET) on July 26, 2011, following the earnings release. Dr. Henry C. Pao, President and Chief Executive Officer, will ...
- Light-bulb standards survive GOP challenge Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:06AMWASHINGTON #8212; House Republicans on Tuesday failed to stop the enactment of new energy-saving standards for light bulbs they portrayed as yet another example of big government interfering in people #8217;s lives.
- House Republicans say down with squiggly light bulbs Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:17AMWASHINGTON — How many government bureaucrats does it take to screw in a light bulb? A lot of House Republicans think the answer should be “none.” They say the government should just stay out of it.
- Hi Score Board of Directors Resolves to Re-Enter the Hundred Million Dollar LED Energy Saving Streetlight Market Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:30AMMIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - 07/12/11) - Hi Score Corporation (Pinksheets: HSCO - News ) announced today that its Board of Directors has resolved to renew its efforts to pursue sales in the ever growing Energy Saving LED Streetlight market. The decision to resume attention in this direction comes after months of ensuring corporate integrity as the company adjusted to the acquisition of DMD Lighting ...
- Increase drive current can rapidly lower LED costs, says FOREPI chairman Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:14AMCost-down has become the focus of competition in the LED industry. According to Frank Chien, chairman of Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI), the IT industry has been focusing on increasing efficiency measured by lm/W, but lighting firms have been focusing on increasing drive current to lower costs and increasing quality in terms of lm/US$.
- Around the Metro: Lights installed at Ankeny softball complex Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:16AMMore games at Prairie Ridge Sports Complex can be played later into the night now that lights have been installed at some of the softball fields there.
- Final phase of street project to begin Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:50AMSTEUBENVILLE - The final phase of the $7.5 million Washington Street rehabilitation project is set to begin Wednesday when traffic will be restricted to one lane each way between Fifth Street and state Route 7.
- 2Do Calendar Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:47AMSome things to do this week.
- Grand Center gets grand plan Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:24PMMidtown boosters want more amenities, visitors, residents.
- For all that pain, here’s a calculation of the gain. Oops. I exaggerate Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:35PMJulia Gillard on Thursday:
- Hayward Industries Acquires Majority Shareholding in Clevaquip Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:49PMPartnership of these two long-time business partners will drive growth in Australia, one of the larg...
- Hayward® Industries, Inc. Acquires Majority Shareholding in Clevaquip Pty., Ltd. Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:43PMHayward® Industries, Inc., a global market leader in swimming pool and flow control products, today announces they have completed a transaction acquiring a majority interest in Clevaquip Pty., Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia, a major distributor of swimming pool products in the region.
- Boeing doing a rethink on 737 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:37PMWith narrow body single-aisle aircraft set to dominate Indian aircraft purchases in the next two decades, Boeing is in the midst of finalising on how to re-furbish its single-aisle offering, the Boeing 737 aircraft.
- Samsung Dart Review [T-Mobile] Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:20PMWhat I’ve got here is one of the three newest members to the mid-range line of phones over on T-Mobile. The smallest and sleekest of them all and that is the Samsung Dart. While reading this review you might want to take into consideration this is a mid-range phone at best, it is meant to [...]
- The PEL-6 Secutor Illumination Tool from Strategos International Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:28AMGRANDVIEW, MO Strategos International LLC announces the most highly evolved hand-held and weapon-mounted lighting tool; the PEL-6 Secutor, now available to tactical officers for close quarter conflicts and low light environments. Strategos was the first to recognize that operators required a complete paradigm shift in light tool operation and created a tool that would change the market and ...
- Economic Update Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:21AMWith fresh incentives attracting multinationals to locate in Bangkok, the capital is getting ready to adopt the next generation of building standards. Smart money these days is on environmentally conscious “green building” that combines cost-efficiency, social responsibility and productivity gains.
- Eco-friendly lighting solutions to help save SR125b in Saudi Arabia Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:31AMJEDDAH - Growing global demand for energy-efficient and ecologically friendly lighting solutions is positively impacting the market for LED (light emitting diode) and CFL (compact fluorescent lamps) powered lamps and installations.
- Amtran marketing LED bulbs in North America Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:45AMTaiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has cut into the LED lighting market in North America through partnership with Vizio, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.
- 2010 Mazda 3: A hatchback standout Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:05PM(All photos: Clifford Atiyeh/Boston.com) Sometimes, it takes a more expensive car to really know how good a less expensive one...
- Fremont’s Lenin statue traces journey from Slovakia — and Issaquah Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:47AMIn Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood and, for a time in Issaquah, Vladimir Lenin, so reviled and revered throughout the 20th century, is just the dictator next door. The reason a bronze Lenin statue came to rest in Fremont, the self-styled center of the universe, is almost as convoluted as a Cold War potboiler. The statue’s circuitous route [...]
- Shooting sparks activism in Fresno State students Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:37AMA recent shooting at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity near California State University, Fresno, has jump-started a student-led movement to eradicate crime in the university neighborhood.
- Android has sights set on innovation Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:37PMThe robots are taking charge. Rather than fearsome cyborgs created by Skynet, the march is by a friendly looking green droid, which emerged two years ago and now dominates the smartphone world.
- LED Revenue Growth Slowing: IMS Research Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:48PMNEW YORK (TheStreet) - Revenue growth in the LED sector will be only 4% in 2011, reaching $8.7 billion, according to the latest estimate from IMS Research, a sign that margin and pricing pressure, fostered by increased competition, will remain a headwind for LED stocks, including Cree, Rubicon Technology, Veeco Instruments and Aixtron. LED unit growth will increase by 32% to 75 billion units ...
- 2012 Range Rover Evoque Starting Price: $43,995 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:41PMLand Rover priced its new small luxury crossover, the 2012 Range Rover Evoque, at $43,995, including an undisclosed destination fee. That price is, surprisingly, for the four-door Evoque model. The two-door model goes for $44,995, including a destination fee. All...
- FTSE: market report as it happened, June 30, 2011 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:03AMAsia moves higher on relief at Greek austerity vote.
- TU Delft Simulation Models Offer Clarity With Regard To Energy Transition Decisions Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 4:09AMAs a way of eliminating energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs from our supermarket shelves, a tax on incandescent light bulbs would be just as effective as an outright ban. Subsidising new technology, such as Led lighting, could actually reduce its sales, as this can lead to a relatively large number of people buying a light with teething problems, giving the new technology a bad name. These ...
- Simulation models offer clarity with regard to energy transition decisions Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:15PMAs a way of eliminating energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs from our supermarket shelves, a tax on incandescent light bulbs would be just as effective as an outright ban. Subsidizing new technology, such as Led lighting, could actually reduce its sales, as this can lead to a relatively large number of people buying a light with teething problems, giving the new technology a bad name.
- Newport Digital Technologies Partners With TechVentures Capital Investment Corp and Becomes LG Electronics Commercial ... Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 4:53PMTechVentures Founder, Roy Koo, to Become NPDT Shareholder, Board Advisor and Partner as NPDT Plans to Market LG Digital Signage Solutions; Company Also Plans to Launch Out-of-Home Digital Signage Networks
- Fresh & Easy Takes Home 39 Awards for Its Exclusive Wines Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 2:52PMFresh & Easy Neighborhood Market won 39 medals at the 72nd annual Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition, www.lawinecomp.com. Judged in May, the competition had nearly 3,200 wines entered from around the world, which were tasted by a 64-member panel comprised of international judges.
- PTA Thrift Shop Participates in Obama’s NC Visit Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 1:00PMThe PTA Thrift Shop was honored to share its mission with the White House team visiting North Carolina this week—discussing its focus on environment-friendly practices, community support, and its commitment to donate its profits to local schools.
- Can We Prevent the Next Bubble? Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:21PMIt’s been three years since the collapse of the last economic bubble, so it’s probably time to start worrying about the next one. Sure enough, commentators are increasingly concerned about gold bubbles, Tech 2.0 bubbles and venture capital bubbles.
- TU Delft simulation models offer clarity with regard to energy transition decisions Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:44AM( Delft University of Technology ) To eliminate energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs from supermarket shelves, a tax would be just as effective as an outright ban. Subsidizing new technology, such as LED lighting, could actually reduce its sales, as this can lead to a relatively large number of people buying a light with teething problems, giving the new technology a bad name. These results ...
- element14 continues to expand design centric inventory with a selection of high performance connectivity solutions ... Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 8:40AMelement14 (formerly Farnell), the industry’s first fusion of commerce and community supporting design engineers and electronic component purchasing professionals worldwide today announced the introduc
- Rubicon Technology, Inc. Reaffirms Second Quarter 2011 Guidance and Clarifies Tax Rate Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 4:25PMRubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, ...
- Magnalight Closes Performance Gap with Release of LED Spotlight with Tighter Spot Beam Pattern Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 3:00PMLarson Electronics’ Magnalight announced today the newest addition to its line of high grade LED spotlights designed for rugged use and precise light control.
- Mid-caps: Expect 30%-plus returns over the next year Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 2:40PMGood growth prospects and reasonable valuations will help select mid-caps deliver superior returns, say experts.
- AVX Receives 5-Star Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 1:04PMGREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVX recently received the 5-Star Supplier Excellence Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.
- QUESTIONS FOR MR. BILL SCHULTZ Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 12:13PMGraphic Cover