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Cree and Lextar’s investment agreement has caught the industry’s attention this week. Cree will become Lextar’s second largest shareholder after investing US $83 million to acquire 13% stake in the company. The U.S. manufacturer is most likely seeking a long-term economic LED chip supplier to retain a competitive edge in the market, according to LEDinside’s Research Director Roger Chu. Another noteworthy Indiegogo campaign for smart wearable device Ritot just might change how smart watch manufacturers design their products in the near future. For more please see below:

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  5. Why Cree Needs Lextar
  6. Lextar Chairman: Cree to Become Second Largest Investor
  7. Cree Recalls LED Light Fixtures Due to Laceration Hazard
  8. Who Needs Screen Displays with Ritot's LED Smart Watch?
  9. Feeding the World with LEDs?
  10. Saving Marine Life with LED Fishing Nets

What’s Trending

  1. DOE Announces Loan Opportunity for Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy Projects
  2. Cintelliq: OLED Lighting to Overtake LED in 2016
  3. SORAA: Blinded by Lumens
  4. ITRI Showcases Interactive and Wearable Display Technologies at Touch Taiwan 2014

Industry News

  1. [Breaking News] Cree and Lextar Enter Investment Agreement
  2. Taiwan's FTC Approves Epistar and FOREPI Merger
  3. Xiaomi Copies Apple’s Launch of Limited Sapphire Glass Edition Phones
  4. Huawei Ascend P7 Follows iPhone 6 Sapphire Glass Cover Design
  5. LEDinside: Chinese LED Manufacturers Revenue Performance Review for 1H14 (Part 1)
  6. LEDinside: Chinese LED Manufacturers Revenue Performance Review for 1H14 (Part 2)
  7. LED Roadway Lighting Appoints Peter Conlon as New CEO
  8. LG Launches Industry's First Ultra OLED TV
  9. Acuity Brands to Showcase Latest OLED Designs at OLEDs World Summit 2014

New Products

  1. Seoul Semiconductor Launches Smart Lighting LED Light Engine
  2. Cree Introduces LED Replacement for Halogen MR16 Lamps
  3. MaxLite Launches Higher Wattage LED Flood Lights
  4. GlacialLight Releases 10” Surface Mounted Downlight
  5. LED Lamps Provide Emergency Lighting in Nuclear Power Plants
  6. POP Display and Sign Launches Outdoor LED Light Boxes
  7. Triac Dimmable LED Lamp Driver from Diodes Incorporated Increases Performance and Cost Savings
  8. Ledionopto Launches LED Lighting for Food Retailers
  9. Ace Hardware Deploys Digital Lumens Smart LED Lighting System
  10. Osram Laser and LED Light Module Recognized with Prestigious R&D 100 Award
  11. Access Fixtures New Vandal Resistant LED Wall Pack Survives Multistory Drop Test

Interesting Applications

[Update] Kobe Bryant Promotes LED Basketball Court During Summer Tour with Nike

Lighting Projects

  1. Acuity Brands Lighting Helps Texas Hospital Achieve LEED Platinum Certification
  2. West Hollywood Outdoor Art Display Illumetrics Lit up with LED T8 Tubes
  3. Iran Hospital Brightens Up with Zumtobel Lights
  4. Lighting up The Exchange tower: From Conceptualization to Realization
  5. Lumenpulse Improves Conservation Efforts at the US National Archives
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