Highlights this week:

• This week Philips and Osram both announced their revenues for 2Q15. While both companies reported growth in the LED segment (Philips 21%, Osram , traditional lighting businesses have declined for both companies (Philips declined 16%, . Philips financial report also reflects a more pessimistic global economic outlook, with sales in China dropping.
• LED industry market trends are transforming from price wars to patent wars, according to Chinese media Money Weekly analyses.
• Among important industry acquistions, LED display manufacturer Ledman is spending EUR 25 million to acquire global leading sports media company Infront Sports and Media.

Editor Recommendations

1. LEDinside Lighting and Backlight Market Summaries in 3Q15
2. LED Industry Turns to Patent Wars
3. Apple’s Micro-LED Display Could Replace OLED Screens in Wearable Devices
4. Sapphire Screens Usage in iPhone 6S Unconfirmed
5. Philips Reports 3% Decline in Lighting Revenue in 2Q15, Sales Getting Tougher in China
6. Osram LED Business Shows Positive Growth in 2Q15
7. Ledman To Acquire Swiss Media Infront Sports and Media for EUR 25M
8. Emerging Markets Are Becoming New Export Destinations for China’s Lighting Products
9. Walsin Lihwwa Sells LED Business and Assets for RMB $166 M to Shangxi Electronic Information Group
10. The Fight between the Ant and the Elephants in the Chinese LED Industry

What’s Trending

1. Why Isn’t the Promising Smart LED Technology Gaining Popularity?
2. Chinese Scientists Develop Color Tunable Single Graphene-based LEDs
3. End-of-Production LED Lighting Increases Red Pigmentation in Lettuce
4. UK Study Finds Switching Streetlights at Night Doesn’t Increase Crime or Car Accidents
5. NASA and LVX Systems Team up to Bring Li-Fi into Space
6. Apple HomeKit Development Delayed by Stringent Bluetooth Security and ID Chip Requirements

Government projects

• Cleveland Converts to LED Streetlights

Industry News

1. Leyard to Invest $195.13 M in Indian LED Manufacturer MIC Electronics
2. Columbia University and Ushio Enter Exclusive UV Lighting Technology License and Research Agreement
3. Nichia Enforces Another Granted YAG Patent Against Everlight in Germany
4. Cree LED Bulbs Receives Rebates in Wisconsin State
5. Lighting Science Group Chosen for Pakistan's First Smart City
6. [Breaking News] Seoul Semiconductor Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Craig Electronics
7. Compulsory Electronics Registration in India to Push up LED Bulb Sales
8. HexaTech Accquires Energy Funding from DOE
9. Veeco Delivers 50th EPIK 700 MOCVD Reactor in 2015
10. AFC Bournemouth to Partner with Musco LED Lighting for Vitality Stadium Project

New Products

1. Smart LEDs Safeguard Life and Property
2. Plessey CSP LED Portfolio for Wearable Devices Applications to be Launched in Fall 2015
3. MaxLite's LED Filament Lamps Cuts Energy Bill with Retro Look
4. Soraa Relits Prestigious London-based Gieves & Hawkes Flagship Store
5. Outrace Increases LED Bulb Production Capacity to Double That of Its Competitors
6. Edison Opto Unveils Advanced PLCC High Efficiency LEDs
7. Noribachi Unveiled Hazardous Solutions (NHS) LED Lighting Product Series
8. Plessey's LED Filaments with its MaGIC™ Die Unveiled
9. Chroma-Q's Color Force LED Battens Help Full Circle to Invigorate Theatrical Lighting
10. HiLumz USA Ensures Diamonz® Retrofits are DLC Compliant

Innovative Applications

• Lumos Smart LED Helmets Improves Bikers Visibility on the Road
• Audi to Showcase the latest OLED Tail Light at the IAA in Frankfurt

Lighting Projects

1. Cree Upgrades Elementary Lighting to Energy Saving Campus
2. Philips' Connected LED Lighting Illuminates Ghana's National Theatre in Accra
3. Prolific Interior Designer Jamie Drake to Create New Collections with Hudson Valley Lighting®
4. Luminis’ Turtle-Friendly Lighting Solutions in Port Canaveral’s Ship Terminal
5. A Case Study of VLED installation at Chedraui grocery stores by Bridgelux
6. Traxon Lights up Australia's Largest Cricket Ground with Media Tube Series