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New energy efficiency symbols for LED lighting and
Veeco celebrates growth of
LED industry in Korea Ceremony held recognising Veeco’s investment in a new development centre devoted to accelerating the MOCVD technology used to make LED lights
Veeco Instruments recently participated in an investment signing ceremony at the 2012 Korea Investment Forum in New York City to commemorate the company’s substantial investment in a new R&D facility in Seoul, Korea to advance high brightness LED technology.
The Investment Forum event, jointly sponsored by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), brought together government officials, investors, industry experts and business leaders from South Korea and the United States to celebrate and promote investment in South Korea by U.S.-based companies.
solar power A collaborative workshop between Cree and The Noun Project has created new universal symbols for LED lighting
From left to right, Ki-won Han, Commissioner, InvestKOREA; Jin-Hyun Han, Deputy Minister, Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy; and John P. Kiernan, Senior Vice President, Finance, Corporate Controller and Treasurer, Veeco Instruments, after a signing ceremony recognising Veeco’s investment in a new Development Centre devoted to accelerating the MOCVD technology used to make LED lights
KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) is Korea’s national economic development agency and is committed to promoting collaborative business relationships between the United States and Korea. InvestKOREA is a division of KOTRA and is responsible for attraction of foreign direct investment.
As the world prepared to celebrate Earth Day, which took place yesterday, Cree and The Noun Project released 15 new symbols for energy-efficient technologies. These included symbols for LED lighting, solar farms and solar panels. The logos were designed during the recent Iconathon at the Cree campus in Durham. “By collaborating with The Noun Project, we now have a universal symbol that represents LED lighting, filling a significant void in the energy-efficient lighting landscape,” says Ginny Skalski, social media specialist, Cree. “As Cree continues leading the way for LED lighting adoption, this new icon will allow the public and the media to stop using antiquated Edison or swirly CFL bulb designs to symbolise lighting.” The day-long collaborative workshop, led by The Noun Project co-founder Edward Boatman, included nearly 40 attendees who sketched new symbols for LED lighting and a variety of energy-efficient technologies. All of the designs were discussed and critiqued to ensure the best iconic representation for each of the 15 energy-efficient technologies and concepts, including wind and solar farms and energy audits. The sketches were recently digitized and are now available for public use under a Creative Commons license. “One of the core themes that emerged from the group discussions was that LED is a radically different light source from any of its predecessors,” says Boatman. “Therefore, we all felt it was appropriate and necessary to break free from any past ‘light bulb’ design elements. LED lighting needed to have its own distinct and identifiable mark.” “As a group we decided that the two essential elements to the final design were the LED component that produces the light, and of course light itself,” Boatman continues. “The final design honours both of these elements with a three-dimensional diamond shape representing the component and the use of negative space to represent a powerful and focused beam of light.” The Noun Project is a growing open sourced visual library of the symbols and icons that form the world’s visual language. The Noun Project organises Iconathons around the country to collaboratively design new sets of civic symbols.
Everlight suing Nichia over LEDs in the U.S.
The battle between two of the major competitors in the LED manufacturing industry is hotting up
Everlight Electronics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nichia in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
The lawsuit seeks to enjoin Nichia from manufacturing, using, importing, offering for sale, or selling its infringing products in the United States. Everlight is also seeking monetary damages.
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