Philips is reportedly moving ahead with plans to Sell Combined Lumileds and Automotive Lighting Businesses, according to a recent earnings conference call. The company also gave an update on the progress of the sale and the plans to split the company into one business that focuses on health technology and …
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Edison Opto to Expand LED Packaging Capacity
Edison Opto is reportedly expanding its monthly LED packaging capacity. The expanded capacity is intended to help meet increasing demand from Chinese lighting companies switching to producing LED products, according to company chairman and CEO Jason Wu and Digitimes. Specifically, the company plans to expand from 150 million PLCC (plastic …
GE to End Development of High Efficiency Incandescent Bulbs
In a move that many in the lighting industry anticipated, GE announced that it would end development efforts of what it calls “efficient” incandescent bulbs. The same technology for incandescent bulbs has remained mostly unchanged for about 100 years. So it comes as no surprise that GE, a company that …
Lightfair International Calls For Speakers
Lightfair International (LFI), reportedly the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting tradeshow and conference has announced its official Call For Speakers for LFI 2009 in New York. The conference organizers describe its call for speakers as an opportunity for industry experts to present lighting-related topics such as applications, software, …
on September 18, 2008 in Lighting Companies - SSL Design, Lighting Designers - SSL Design, Single and Multi-chip Packaged LEDs
GE To Explore Spin-Off of Appliance Business
GE, a diversified technology, financial, and media services company mostly known for its lighting and appliance business, announced that the company was looking into various strategic reorganization plans including a possible spin-off its appliance business division into a new company. One part of the company’s appliance division is its enormous …
