To satisfy the need for military systems engineers to own high brightness color illumination and indication with well-defined patterns, TT electronics Optek Technology has designed a new family of high-reliability, high-sensitivity color LEDs with MIL-PRF-19500-level TX and TXV specifications.

The streets of Wallingford, America have got a LED makeover lately. The Wallingford installations are part of a Seattle citywide upgrade to LEDs that began this summer. City Light will install 5,000 LED streetlights in residential neighborhoods in 2010 and a total of 40,000 during the next five years. The 2010 installations will take place from the Ship Canal to 65th Street.

USDA (the U.S. Department of Agriculture) has given a $4.88 million grant to Purdue University for evaluating LED lighting use in greenhouses.

Nexxus Lighting has completed the sale of certain assets of its legacy Commercial and Pool businesses for Approximately $2.3 Million to Next Step Products, LLC.   The divested businesses contains the manufacture, marketing and sale of fiber optic lighting and LED products used for applications in commercial, architectural, pool and spa markets, but apart from Company's Array business or the business of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Lumificient Corporation.

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., will launch a new series of thermally conductive silicones , which will be used increasing the performance and service life of LEDs and LED assemblies.   The thermally conductive silicones will be offered as the TIA (News - Alert) series of curable thermal gels and adhesives and TIS series of curable thermal compounds.

ATMI, Inc. has invested a minority interest in Lake LED Materials of Daejeon, South Korea, a materials technology company which focuses on providing metal organic precursors to the LED market.

Lite-On Technology (2301) reported 3Q worldwide consolidated sales of NT$31.86 billion, up 20% YoY, while posting a net profit of NT$2.53 billion with EPS of NT$1.14.

Taiwan-based LED maker Epistar has partnered with China Electronics Corp. (CEC) to build a joint venture, which will bring in a large number of MOCVD chambers, and concentrate on production of epitaxial wafers, chips, light sources and lighting products in southern China. It's reported that each company will hold a 45% stake in the joint venture, leaving the remaining 10% to another partner.

- Sequential growth in Orders, Revenues & EBIT continues - - LED lighting gaining momentum - - 2010 Revenue guidance of ca. EUR 750m (ca. USD 1bn) reiterated - - 2010 EBIT margin guidance increased to ca. 35% - - New R&D center open this month – AIXTRON AG,worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced the consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2010.

Co-sponsored by Veeco and the North America MBE organization, the 2010 MBE Innovator Award has given to Prof. Theodore Moustakas of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Boston University.  

Taiwan-based LED sorting and semiconductor testing company YoungTek Electronics (YTEC) announced financial result during the time from 1Q to 3Q in 2010. Revenues reached NT$2.188 billion with an average gross margin of 43.67%, and net profits went to NT$628 million (US$20.48 million), with EPS of NT$6.58.

Currently, Russia imports 98 % of its LED lighting, but this situation will change. State funding and investment from private companies is setting up a domestic LED infrastructure and companies all over Russia dedicated to LED lighting technologies are emerging.

According to Gibler, the CEO of Lighting Science Group Corp. at an interview in Bloomberg headquarters in New York, the company has attracted potential buyers seeking to make use of increasing sales in energy-efficient lighting.

Larson Electronics has launched the first member of a new LED blasting light line up with the BL24-LED 72 watt waterproof LED blasting light, which can be available in the tank, vessel or manway.

According to a Rapid City traffic engineer John Less in America, since changing over to LED traffic lights three years ago, the city has achieved positive results, so it's going to make a pilot program on LED street lights. The city is using a $49,000 federal grant to replace street lights on Main and St. Joseph streets with two different bulbs to see which one produces the best results. Main Street will get LED street light fixtures while Saint Joseph will get induction fixtures similar to fluorescent bulbs.

LEDs America will join a growing roster of "green" employers at TechCity, Ulster County, promising to add as many as 100 new jobs here. It's said that roughly two-thirds of TechCity's industrial space has been snatched up since 2008 by solar energy companies, green building suppliers and other enviro-friendly businesses.

Lunera Lighting has appointed former Hewlett Packard and Lumileds executive, Karen Owyeung as its new CEO.

Future Lighting Solutions has come out a new white paper, which titled "Enabling LED-Based Recessed Downlight Applications," to provide guidelines for developing high-performance solid state downlights.

B/E Aerospace has equipped advanced LED cabin interior lighting system on the first 737 Boeing Sky Interior.

Wafer probe card maker MJC Probe (MPI) earned profit NT$272 million (US$8.88 million), up 56％compared to 2Q ,with NT$3.52 per share in net profits, exceeding the total for the whole first half. Gross margin reached about 44.6%, higher than previously expected by market observers. From 1Q to 3Q in 2010, the company posted net profits of NT$515 million, EPS of NT$6.67 and gross margin of 41.7%.

Cree's annual shareholders meeting was held on October 26th.During the meeting, Chuck Swoboda, CEO of Cree, restated the company's commitment to what it has termed the "LED Revolution", saying that the company is in it for the long haul.   As we know, the company has made a great leap in the past several years, growing its cash reserves to $1.1 billion and revenues to $867 million for the past year.  

Chiaki Murata has designed a HONO electric Candle LED lights to celebrate Halloween. This LED Magic Candle features a recharged internal battery, looks like real candles and can also be blown out like real candles. Therefore, these electric candles are not only energy efficient but also safer from the regular candles since your children will not get accidental burns.

With the Design Pro LED lights, Kichler has received the Lighting for Tomorrow Award – a lighting industry honor for energy-efficient solutions.

Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc has supported the decoration of the Detroit, Michigan-based Downriver Council for the Arts with its Streetworks Generation LED Decorative Post Top Luminaires .

Cree has appointed Robert Tillman, former Lowe's Companies chairman and chief executive officer as the Company's Board of Directors and the Board's Compensation Committee, effective October 26, 2010.

Only one dollar! Now it is time to experience LED lighting era prior! Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT), the high power LED lighting manufacturer from Taiwan, today announces its latest campaign for 2010 Hong Kong International Light Fair Autumn—To anticipate LED lighting era. Aurora™ (MR16 base) series product is only $1 USD as incredible low, entry-level price. On exhibition, ALT also will launch the latest LED T8 tube version 2 and first Metis™ Chandelier light series.

In fulfilling its mission of aggregating products and services that reduce energy expenses for its customers, Mukherji Energy Management Associates considers using state-of-the-art, energy-efficient LEDs a no-brainer.

New Vigilant™ Series White/Red LED Strobe Lasts up to 10 Years to Slash Maintenance Costs and Reduce Safety Risks Associated with Frequent Changeout of Typical Xenon Tubes

Acuity Brands recently has started to install its Holophane® brand of luminaires and ROAM® wireless controls for Florida A&M University ("FAMU"). ROAM is an Acuity Brands award winning lighting control and monitoring system that minimizes total life-cycle cost, while enhancing safety and sustainability.