The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants (Phase I Release 3) targeting advances in solid-state lighting (SSL) technology. Applied Nanotech, Inc. and Universal Display Corporation will each explore the technical merit or feasibility of an innovative concept or technology. ...
Lunera Lighting, Inc., an LED lighting solutions leader, announced its expansion to a new manufacturing and design facility in Anaheim, California. The facility, in addition to Lunera’s headquarters in Redwood City, will play a central role in the company’s ambition to continuously innovate on its LED lighting technology and designs. The ...
Industry Analyst firm NanoMarkets issued a new report on the OLED lighting materials market: OLED Lighting Materials Market Forecast 2013. The firm projects that the OLED lighting materials market will surpass $1.3 billion in revenues in 2018 as OLED lighting moves beyond luxury luminaires and designer kits and into larger, general illumination ...
The US Department of Energy has released a common cost model for the manufacturing of LED packages. Developed by a DOE working group in response to feedback from previous DOE workshops and roundtables, the Modular LED Cost Model (LEDCOM) provides a simplified method for analyzing the manufacturing costs of an LED package. The model focuses on ...
The Optical Society joined several others in the optics and photonics community in Washington, DC, in September to draw attention to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report Optics & Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation. The report discusses the current state of the optical sciences and their possibilities for the future. A ...
In the presence of high-ranking representatives of the Jiangsu province, OSRAM AG laid the foundation of its new plant in the Chinese city of Wuxi in August. In doing so, the company is expanding its activities in China, the world’s largest lighting market. LED chips will be packaged in housings at the backend facility, scheduled to be ...
Lighting Science Group Corporation, one of the world's premier LED lighting companies, announced September 25, 2012, that it closed on $49 million in preferred stock financing, representing the final tranche of the $168 million in equity financing first announced in May and surpassing the financing commitments disclosed at that time. The latest ...
Lighting Science Group Corporation, one of the world's leading LED lighting manufacturers, announced that it is realigning its manufacturing operations to capitalize on increasing market demand for its LED lighting products, while positioning the company for long-term growth and profitability. To enhance its market position, the company is ...
Hess AG, one of the internationally established producers of outdoor and architectural lighting, is preparing for an initial public offering in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Hess has combined technology and individual solution expertise with high-end design and high product quality for more than 60 years, and is increasingly ...
Meaglow Ltd. announced that its low-temperature Migration Enhanced Afterglow film growth technique has been used to produce a thick indium gallium nitride (InGaN) layer with strong yellow emission. This recent result bodes well to increase the efficiency and lower production costs of green LEDs and laser diodes. The company is currently seeking ...