This week Cree’s sent shockwaves through the lighting industry with its new LED T8 replacement, will it be the terminator of the linear fluorescent lighting legacy in U.S.? DOE has published an updated SSL R&D plan. Apple takes the industry by surprise with its acquisition of micro-LED display startup company Maker LuxVue, and the rumored return of the single flash LED in iPhone 6. Another development in the industry this week has been the emergence of Final LED bulb that uses a new technology based in TV manufacutring to make light with lighting qualities comparable to LED, but without the price tag . For more information please see below:
Editor Recommendations
- Cree Signals the End of Linear Fluorescent Lighting with new LED T8 Replacement
- Booming Sapphire Substrate Demands Could Lead to Supply Shortage
- DOE Publishes Updated SSL R&D Plan
- Apple Acquires Micro-LED Display Maker LuxVue
- Apple’s Aluminum Supply Chain Revolution Hard to Replicate in Sapphire Industry
- Chinese Experts: Samsung Large-Sized OLED Panels Takes a Break from RGB Technology
- China’s LED Chip Industry Trends
- LED Overtakes CFL Installation in U.S. Market for First Time in 2014
- Rumor: Apple iPhone 6 Returns to Single LED Flash
- China’s LED Market Scale Hits US$ 32.1 Billion
New Research Reports
- Taiwanese LED Packaging Manufacturers Market Share in China Eroded by East Asia Competitors, says Trendforce
- LED and Mobile Device Demands Spurs Sapphire Manufacturer Production Expansion Trend in 2014, says TrendForce
- LED Demand Increase Spurs Sapphire Production Expansion Trend in 2014, says Trendforce
What’s Trending
- Finally Light Bulb Mimics Incandescent Lighting without CFL or LED Technology
- Oakland Retrofits 30,000 Street Lights with GE’s Evolve LED Roadway Fixtures
- India to Conduct Large Scale LED Street Lamp Replacement Project
- Samsung Halts OLED TV Production Expansion, Turns Focus to Mobile Devices
- Terry Gou: Taiwan’s Low Electricity Costs Overshadow Importance of Saving Energy
- Korean SMEs Face Bankruptcy as Low Priced Chinese LED Bulbs Flood the Market
- Epistar and Lextar Optimistic about Strengthening LED Demand
- LED Light Therapy Offers Non-invasive Way to Shed Stubborn Fat
Industry News
- Shift from Incandescent to LED Pushed Philips Canlyte Out of Business
- Crystal Optotech Quells Rumors of Producing Sapphire for Xiaomi Mobile Phones
- Improved MOCVD and LED Orders Drive up Veeco First Quarter Revenue
- Veeco Appoints Shubham Maheshwari as Chief Financial Officer
- Lunera Lighting Announces Financing Program for LED Lighting
- Rubicon Technology, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2014 Results of Operations
- MaxLite appoints New Marketing Director
- Sapphire Production Underway for Apple at Arizona Facility
- GTAT Sapphire Revenue Dips as Apple-Sponsored Sapphire Plant Ramps up Production
- GTAT to Produce Larger Capacity ASF165 Sapphire Furnace
- Roshow Technology Drops Financing Application in Wake of Board Secretary Arrest
- Surging LED Demands Boost Epistar 2014 Earnings
- LED Manufacturers See Record High Revenue in April
New Products
- Osram Releases Low-profile Synios E4014 LEDs
- Cree Expands TrueWhite Series LED Bulb in North America
- OSRAM LEDsBIKE Bicycle Lights Enhance Road Safety for Cyclists
- LED Smart Bulb Mimics Setting Sun to Gently Lull You to Sleep
- Dialight Launches World's First Hazardous Area Rated Smart LED Fixture
- Greenlite Showcases 11W Dimmable Omni Directional A19 LED Bulb
- Xeleum Introduces New Ceiling Mounted LED Stairwell Light Fixtures
- CAO Lighting Releases LuxemBright Inferno RGB LED System
- Jasco Partners with DC Comics to Releases Super Hero LED Night Lights
- Universal Display Corporation Saw Strong Revenue in First Quarter for OLED
Interesting Applications
- LED Phonecase Harbors Electromagnetic Energy from iPhone
- Studying Lighting Impact on Health at LRC
- Retro LED Fixture Pays Homage to Original LED Design
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