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Nichia targets SSL manufacturers, retailers, and distributors in LED-centric patent actions

Although Nichia is an LED manufacturer, the company has targeted lighting manufacturer Feit, major US retailer Lowes, and distributors in legal actions seeking damages based on SSL products sold with integrated LEDs that infringe a long-standing patent. The original...

Survivor SSL: Winners must endure commoditization and deliver new value (MAGAZINE)

Conference speakers largely agreed that the race to the bottom price-wise is inevitable in LEDs and lighting, reports Maury Wright, but ideas for new value-added applications and services that can deliver prosperity to the SSL sector abound. The original version of...

Presidential candidates should look up at the lights and launch a War on Energy Waste

Guest blogger CHARLIE SZORADI provides data supporting that LED lighting retrofits can provide a considerable ROI for military institutions in the State of South Carolina alone, something to ponder alongside the upcoming primary elections, and would certainly sustain...

LED business news: Soraa expands to New York, Eaton buys Ephesus, Amerlux taps Enlighted

Soraa is expanding GaN-on-GaN LED fabrication capacity with a Syracuse, NY expansion while Eaton has acquired Ephesus, and Amerlux has partnered with Enlighted on SSL controls. The original version of this article can be found...

Chip scale packages: Lumileds debuts new LED, Plessey integrates optics into CSP LED

Lumileds has announced its CSP-based FlipChip White LED intended for general illumination applications, while Plessey has developed a way to customize primary optics on a CSP LED in the manufacturing process. The original version of this article can be found...

Chip scale packages: Lumileds debuts new LED, Plessey integrates optics into CSP LED

Lumileds has announced its CSP-based FlipChip White LED intended for general illumination applications, while Plessey has developed a way to customize primary optics on a CSP LED in the manufacturing process. The original version of this article can be found...