Highlights this week:

• This week Bridgelux announced it has sealed a deal to be acquired by CEC, but did not disclose CEC’s offer. LEDinside team believes Epistar would benefit from this recent acquisition, with LED orders being kept within affiliated Epistar companies. Bridgelux CEO also spoke to LEDinside about the impact from the recent acquisition.
• Epistar announced it had licensed its LED filament patents to Leedarson.
• Ford has been expanding LED automotive lighting applications in its cars this week, including in headlights and HUD.
• More than 1.6 million Cooper Lighting fluorescent lights were recalled in the North America market last week, due to fire hazard issues. For more please see below.

[Breaking News] Bridgelux acquired by CEC

• [Breaking News] Bridgelux Acquired by CEC, Spins-off Xenio Smart Lighting Business
• LEDinside: CEC Acquisition of Bridgelux Will Shield Epistar from Competitors
• Bridgelux Strengthens Ties and Business Strategy with CEC through Recent Acquistion

Editor Recommendations

1. LEDinside: General Lighting Sector Claims 39% of Chinese LED Package Market in 2014
2. New DOE Report Estimates LED Savings in Common Lighting Applications
3. Ford Develops Smart LED Headlights
4. Ford Mustang Customizable LED HUD Help Drivers Keep Eyes on Road
5. [Breaking News] Everlight: German Court Likely to Invalidate Nichia New YAG Patent Lawsuit
6. [Breaking News] Epistar Grants LED Filament Patent License to LEEDARSON
7. Initiation of LED Filament Patent and Supply Chain Wars to Take Place in 2H15
8. Samsung and Luming Technology Sign Strategic LED Partnership Agreement
9. Apple iPod Touch 6 Loses Sapphire Covered Lens
10. U.S. and Canada Recall More than 1.6 M Cooper Lighting Fluorescent Lights 

What’s Trending

1. LRC Releases Report on Wired and Wireless Lighting Controls
2. Yale Startup Saphlux Raises $200,000 to Develop Semi-polar LED Chip
3. UCLA Study Finds Multilayer MoS2 as Potential New LED Material
4. LEDinside Commentary: Is MiPow’s Low Priced Smart Bulb Strategy Reasonable?

Government projects

• India Power Minister Calls for LED Bulb Prices Correction
• Spark Optoelectronics Wins Shenzhen Metro Line 7 Lighting Project
• GPS-Based Lighting Cuts California's City Energy Bill

Industry News

1. Sensity Systems Closes Smart Lighting Funding Round with Strategic Investments From Acuity Brands and GE
2. San’an Opto Subsidiary to Manufacture Automotive LED Lighting
3. LED Bulb Prices Dragged Down by Indian Government Procurement Prices
4. Everlight Employs Billion Smart LED Streetlight Power Control System in Large Taiwan Retrofit Project
5. Philips Collaborates with IoT Startup Platform Plug and Play Tech Center to Accelerate Smart Lighting Innovation
6. LG Display to Spend US $908 M on New OLED Plant
7. Osram Appoints Grant Wright as New CEO for Americas Region
8. Standard Released for Lighting LED-driver Interface
9. Yankong Lighting Receives RMB 91.88 M Subsidy
10. Apple Objects to GTAT Financing Plan
11. Moso to Receive Compensation Worth RMB 35 M Over Canceled Financing Agreement
12. Heliospectra’s LED Grow Lights Chosen for Cannabis Cultivation by American Cannabis Company

New Products

1. Soraa Launches 4-Degree AR111 LED Lamp
2. YAHAM the Lightest 120W LED High Bay Light with 130 lm/W Weighs Only 1.2kg
3. GlacialLight Announces Emergency Backup Module for LED Panel Lights and Troffer Lights
4. UNDP Distributes Panasonic Donated Solar Lanterns to Ebola Affected Regions
5. Nanoco Establishes Lighting Division to Manufacture Cadmium-Free Quantum Dot
6. Lumileds Adds LUXEON 3535L Color Line to Product Portfolio
7. CSL® Expands Low Power Density Eco-Downlights
8. MaxLite Introduces 347-volt LED Fixtures for Canadian Market
9. Litecool Develops Narrow Beam LED Packages without Secondary Optics
10. Digital Lumens Unveils Industry’s First Smart High Bay LED Fixtures
11. MEAN WELL Releases New LED Power Supply
12. Lighting Science Unveils New LED Grow Light Fixture
13. Manroland Sheetfed's Launches UV LED Drying Option for Litho Printing Industry
14. Hubbell Building Automation Introduces the NXTM Intelligent Room Controller
15. INDYCAR's New On-Board LED Display Panels to Track Car Data

Lighting Projects

1. Avolites Provides Complex LED Backdrop for Years and Years
2. Standard Chartered Saves Energy Costs with Smart Building and Lighting Platform
3. Immersive LED Lights Enliven Rolling Stones Concert
4. National Geographic Channel Uses LED Video Screen To Create Futuristic Environments