| Marl Adds Pink Version to LED Family August 24, 2010...Marl of Ulverston, UK has reportedly added pink LEDs to its IP67 rated 676 series of standard indicator LEDs. According to Marl, the LEDs are extremely popular for panels and status indication applications due to their wide viewing angle.
With the addition of a pink version, Marl now offers six colors in its 676 series including: red, yellow, green, blue and cool white. Marl contends that the pink... Cree Introduces XLamp MX-3 LEDAugust 24, 2010...Cree of Durham, North Carolina USA, announced the commercial availability of the new 100+ lumen lighting-class PLCC XLamp MX-3 LED. The MX-3 boasts Cree's lighting-class performance and enhanced light uniformity and LED-to-LED color consistency. The cool white (6500K) version of the MX-3 delivers luminous flux of up to 122 lm at 350 mA, and the warm white (3500K) offers up to 100 lm at 350 mA. The MX-3 shares a... Dow Chemical to build LED, Display Components Plant in South KoreaAugust 19, 2010...Dow Chemical Co., the top U.S. chemicals manufacturer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the governments of South Chungcheong Province of South Korea and the city of Cheonan to build the factory for light-emitting diodes and display panel components.
The facility will be located in the city of Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul.
The company plans to invest US$45 million to build a plant producing key electronic materials. Construction... Epistar Invests in OreeAugust 17, 2010...Taiwan-based LED producer, Epistar has invested in Israeli company, Oree.
Oree of Ramat Gan, Israel developed what it refers to as LED planar illumination technology. Oree's solid state light source apparently is thin and flat, and about the size of a credit card.
Oree boasts that its light source is ideally-suited for general lighting applications,
decorative and architectural lighting, as well as backlighting for LCD panels. Oree notes that... Luminus Licenses its PhlatLight Technology to EpistarAugust 17, 2010...Luminus Devices of Billerica, Massachusetts has again licensed its big-chip PhlatLight LED technology. This time, Luminus reports that it has signed an agreement with Epistar to manufacture LEDs on the PhlatLight platform.
Luminus points out that the agreement with Epistar is its third individual licensing agreement to other LED companies. Luminus contends that the licensing demonstrates that LEDs constructed using its PhlatLight technology platform offer unparalleled levels of brightness and... Crystal IS, Inc. and Asahi Kasei to Jointly Develop Larger Diamter AlN SubstratesAugust 16, 2010...Crystal IS, Inc., of Green Island, New York USA, a developer of UV-C LEDs has signed a joint development agreement with Asahi Kasei Corp., to create a manufacturing process for larger diameter aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates. The substrates will reportedly be based upon Crystal IS technology.
“Aluminum nitride substrates are a critical component in the fabrication of UVC LEDs for energy efficient water and air sterilization applications,” said Dr. Steven Berger... Cree Has Banner Fiscal Year in Projects, Customers, and ProfitsAugust 13, 2010...Cree of Durham, North Carolina had a banner fiscal year in 2010. The year has given the company a string of new customers, and projects around the world as well as a positive financial performance. The company reported that its CR6 downlights wil be utilized in homes built by the charitable organization, Habitat for Humanity, and a consumer version of the CR6 downlight will be available at Home Depot this... Comex to Distribute Luminus LEDs in AsiaAugust 10, 2010...Luminus Devices of Billerica, Massachusetts USA, the maker of PhlatLight LEDs anounced that Comex Technology, will distribute its LEDs to customers in Asia.
Comex, an electronics distributor based in Hong Kong, will reportedly provide comprehensive distribution, supply-chain optimization, and technical support to help Luminus’ customers to accelerate product development for a variety of general illumination and specialty lighting applications.
“The Asian market is a cornerstone to our growth strategy,” said Keith...
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... LCD TV panel prices fell quickly in Q3’10 due to oversupply and inventory adjustments downstream. However, LED panel prices are falling even faster than CCFL. According to market analyst company, DisplaySearch, the continuing transition to LED backlights is motivating LCD TV panel manufacturers to develop their supply chains in order to reduce the cost of LED-backlit panels. In DisplaySearch's... 
