LED Lighting

Carbon nanotubes could deliver one of the great ambitions of the lighting industry, to reduce the cost of manufacturing LEDs to the level where they compete with domestic lightbulbs in home lighting applications

The image sensor market is moving towards consolidation with fabless firms least likely to survive, according to Micron Technology

LED lighting player Cree has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Cotco Luminant Device in a combined stock and cash transaction valued at $200m

Microsoft Research has said its hardware devices group is currently building micro-devices using micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) in an effort to build cheaper flat-panel displays with high resolution

Osram Opto Semiconductors has revealed the first LED to achieve more than 1000 lumen - brighter than a 50W halogen lamp, claimed the firm

Giant defense contractor Raytheon filed suit against Indigo Systems and Flir Systems over patents for infrared detectors

MED has completed what its CEO called "a crucial year in the development of the company" by reporting increased sales and a widening loss

With organic electronics exciting the chip industry polymer OLEDs could be the next big thing in displays

Cardiff-based electroluminescent (EL) display maker Pelikon has developed an auto-calibrating controller IC and is looking to break into mobile phones

Sharp has produced an LCD that also acts as a fingerprint and touch sensor