SAN JOSE, Calif. — Seeking to reduce the cost and complexity of light-emitting diode (LED) technology, Bridgelux Inc. has expanded its strategy and rolled out an LED array product line for use in ...

(12-03) 10:09 PST Livermore-- Bill Watkins' $200,000 Bentley convertible is littered with leftovers from Jack in the Box. He's collected $160 million in investor money for his latest company, a ...

LED lighting is a fascinating technology. It’s not like incandescent lighting – where you heat up a filament until it glows (with the inevitable result that you generate 90% heat and relatively little ...

All too often component manufacturers are the unsung heroes behind a great product. It's easy to recognize the brand whose name is on the box, but a large part of the work that goes into making a ...

Company says it has demonstrated the production of LED light chips on silicon, an effort that could ultimately result in cheaper energy-efficient light fixtures. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

Venture-backed Bridgelux has agreed to sell a newly developed LED technology to Toshiba and will count on the Japanese company to help bring the technology to market. The companies declined to ...

Retrofitting existing light systems with LEDs imposes harsh constraints on LED lights. Retrofits force LEDs into wiring networks and package configurations that were designed for a different lighting ...

Consumer LED bulbs that now cost $40 could be cut to $5 within a few years if silicon-based LED manufacturing technology scales, says Bridgelux. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech ...

When the world gets you down, start a cleantech company. That's the sense I got from BridgeluxCEO Bill Watkins, who reinvented his career by moving from the semiconductor industry to the burgeoning ...

Bridgelux, a manufacturer of LED lighting technology, has raised almost $21 million in its latest round of funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. The company ...

Despite conservatives’ misgivings about Whitehouse moves to retire old, incandescent light bulb technology (and its energy inefficiency) the market for light emitting diodes and efficient lighting ...

A Chinese investment group is to acquire Bridgelux, the Californian company specializing in solid-state lighting technologies. The move, by the giant China Electronics Corporation (CEC) and the ...