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Toshiba Corporation Makes Equity Investment in Bridgelux-

Livermore, Calif. and TOKYO, JAPAN May 10, 2012 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and promoter of LED lighting technologies and solutions, and Toshiba Corporation, a world-leading semiconductor manufacturer, today announced that Bridgelux and Toshiba have achieved the industry’s top class 8” GaN on Silicon LED chip emitting 614mW, <3.1V@350mA with 1.1mm square chip, just months after they have engaged in a joint collaborative agreement this year. Bridgelux and Toshiba will further accelerate their development efforts for LED chips, which have seen increasing demand for LCD panels and lightening systems world wide.

Toshiba has also made an equity investment in Bridgelux with the intent to jointly pursue an innovative technology in the Solid State Lighting (SSL) space. This investment will further advance both companies’ efforts in the SSL industry, with the view to boost Bridgelux’s GaN-on-Silicon LED chip technology development efforts based on Toshiba’s advanced silicon process and manufacturing technology development efforts.

“Toshiba and Bridgelux have already been engaged in the development of the technology, and the equity investment brings both companies one step closer to a more strategic relationship and achieving our shared goal of driving down the cost of Solid State solutions for the general lighting market,” said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux Chief Executive Officer.

“We are pleased to achieve the best-reported 8” GaN-on-Silicon LED performance through our joint development activities with Bridgelux. We will continue to pursue more advanced development targeting commercialization of the technology ” said Makoto Hideshima, Executive Vice President of Semiconductor and Storage Products Company, Corporate Vice President of Toshiba.

About Bridgelux

Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 600 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com.

About Toshiba

Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances.

Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 490 companies, with 203,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$77 billion). Visit Toshiba’s web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.

List Recognizes the Top Private Companies in Clean Technology

LIVERMORE, CALIF., October 2, 2012 – Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced it was named in the prestigious 2012 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a leading global research and advisory firm focused on innovation in energy and the environment.

The Global Cleantech 100 list is unique in the sector because it highlights the promise of private clean technology companies from all around the world, focusing on those companies which the players in the market feel are currently the most likely to make the most significant market impact over the next 5-10 years.

“We are honored to be selected for the fourth consecutive year by Cleantech’s expert panel representing multi-national corporations based around the world. This recognition reflects the significance of the growing market adoption of energy efficient solid state lighting solutions,” says Bridgelux chief executive officer, Bill Watkins. “And as we continue to make dramatic progress on our game-changing GaN-on-Silicon technology, we see the cost of LED lighting becoming abundantly affordable and rapidly transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity.”

The list is derived from Cleantech Group’s own data and research combined with the weighted qualitative judgments of hundreds of nominations and the viewpoints of a global panel of 75 cleantech experts. To qualify for the list, companies must be independent, for-profit, cleantech companies that are not listed on any major stock exchange.

“The Global Cleantech 100 is a natural extension of our companywide mission to help corporations, investors and financiers, professional service firms and governmental agencies connect with global cleantech innovation”, said Sheeraz Haji, Cleantech Group CEO. “This report celebrates the best in innovation and is the industry standard on gauging where cleantech innovation is headed next.”

8,285 companies were nominated this year from 85 countries. These companies were weighted and scored to create a short list of 236 companies presented to the expert panel for final input. The end result was 100 companies from 13 countries.

The full report with commentary and insight on the 2012 Global Cleantech 100 is available for download at http://www.cleantech.com/global-cleantech-100/ .

About Cleantech Group

Cleantech Group’s market intelligence, events and advisory services accelerate market adoption, stimulate demand, and remove barriers to cleantech innovation. A global company with offices in North America and Europe, we connect business leaders with cleantech innovation through the i3 Platform, the most comprehensive, vetted, up-to-date source for insights into companies, investors, financing and relationships across the clean technology ecosystem. Cleantech Group also produces the premier Cleantech Forum® and Focus™ events worldwide. For more information about the Cleantech Group, please visit www.cleantech.com .

About Bridgelux

Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com .

Bridgelux and the Bridgelux stylized logo design are registered trademarks of Bridgelux, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Livermore, Calif., October 9, 2012 –Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced the installation of nearly 2000 modern LED-based luminaires using Bridgelux^® ES and RS LED arrays for two new retail stores opening in India developed for its customer, FUTURE GROUP. The use of LED-based technology, instead of conventional metal halide lighting, in these two retail stores is estimated to save 318,000 KwH per year or about 2.5 million Rupees (US$38,000) in power costs.

“The product design and lighting concept developed using Bridgelux’s LED technology was a perfect match for our retail environment. Our retail lighting requirements are very demanding. But we were sold by a combination of mock-up demonstrations and an understanding of the benefits that could be achieved with this innovative technology. We were convinced that we could enhance the quality of lighting to improve the customer experience while simultaneously reducing our operational costs,” said Sunil Biyani, Director, Future Group.

“We selected Bridgelux LED arrays to use in our new luminaires because the Bridgelux technology gave us superior performance, in terms of lumen output, consistency, and light quality when compared to other LED light sources,” said R. Hari, chief innovation officer, Asian Retail Lighting Ltd. “We decided that LED arrays or chip-on-board (COB) light sources were the right technology to provide the best quality of light to attract more customers into the stores. Arrays also gave us the design flexibility to create a broad range of new luminaires optimized to display the merchandise with the greatest appeal to the customer.”

The new stores, the Pantaloon in, Market City, Velachery, Chennai and the Central store in Cochin, Kerala are using a combination of downlights, wall washers and track lights all designed by Asian Retail Lighting and using Bridgelux LED arrays. Pantaloon sells high-end clothing and life style merchandise. Central is a seamless, multi-brand retail store.

About Bridgelux

Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the$40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com

Bridgelux and the Bridgelux stylized logo design are registered trademarks of Bridgelux, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About Asian Retail Lighting

ASIAN RETAIL LIGHTING LTD. based out of Mumbai, India manufactures technically superior Luminaires and Lighting systems for Retail Industry. The Company, started by professionals in the Lighting Industry with more than 100 years of collective experience, ensures delivery of cost effective and the ideal solution for every store to make shopping an experience.

The ever-demanding customer expects a stage set for worlds involving different experiences and lifestyle. This can only be achieved through the perfect interaction of general lighting with spots and accents at the right locations in a store.

Why do we go into a shop? Because we are in search of something” – This is how successful designers sum up the challenge of “BRANDSCAPING”. No matter how simple this phrase may appear at first sight, the requirements that flow from it, varies with every store concept, and is always a challenge to create an identity that will associate with the brand using the most appealing medium of light. With a collective experience of dealing with a lot of customers, we have thus formulated the idea of Concept to Completion, which encompasses:

• Lighting concepts to match the various needs and requirements.
• LIGHTING DESIGN to suit the area and the applications.
• Installation, testing & commissioning of the lighting system, long range planned lighting maintenance.

Attributes 876 Percent Revenue Growth to Technology Innovation in Solid State Lighting

LIVERMORE, CALIF., NOVEMBER 15, 2012 – Bridgelux Inc., bringing innovation to light by providing high power, energy efficient and cost effective LED solutions, today announced it ranked 128 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Bridgelux grew 876 percent during this period, from 2007 to 2011. Last year, Bridgelux ranked 135 as a Technology Fast 500™ award winner.

Bridgelux’s chief executive officer, Bill Watkins credits understanding the market, investment in technology and product innovation with the company’s 876 percent revenue growth. He said, “We are honored to be ranked among the fastest growing technology companies in North America. Bridgelux has focused on developing light source technologies that simultaneously increase design flexibility for our customers and drive down the cost of light to enable rapid market adoption. In addition, we have established strong strategic relationships both in manufacturing and technology development, leveraging our core competencies to drive rapid revenue growth and new market penetration. I appreciate the tremendous support of our strategic partners, as well as the dedication of our employees, which has been truly instrumental in Bridgelux’s success.”

Overall, 2012 Technology Fast 500™ companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 128 percent to 279,684 percent from 2007 to 2011, with an average growth of 2,774 percent.

About Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500™

Technology Fast 500, conducted by Deloitte & Touche LLP, provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies – both public and private – in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2007 to 2011. In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or CD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of five years, and be headquartered within North America.

About Bridgelux

Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com.

Bridgelux and the Bridgelux stylized logo design are registered trademarks of Bridgelux, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

New packaging system broadens array performance while reducing the cost of LED lighting

Livermore, Calif., December 5, 2012 –Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today unveiled the Vero® LED array, an innovative lighting platform that simplifies design integration and manufacturing and gives designers a more flexible LED lighting solution.

The Vero next generation packaged array technology offers new advancements in design flexibility, ease of use, and energy efficiency today while also defining a platform for future opportunities to integrate smart sensors and wireless communication technology for smart building control systems and other innovative applications.

Vero advancements revolve around three primary innovations: a new, higher flux density LED array, an increase in lumens per watt by up to 20 percent over existingBridgeluxLED arrays and a simplified assembly process that streamlines manufacturing and improves overall system reliability. Taken as a whole, the Vero platform will allow manufacturers to dramatically reduce electronic and optical component inventories while broad input current ranges allow designers to optimize products on efficiency, cost, and light output.

“The Vero platform is a major advancement in LED array packaging technology,” said Jim Miller, chief sales and marketing officer of Bridgelux. “The Vero product is manufactured using highly automated processes to reduce cost and can be easily upgraded for the smart applications of the future. The Vero array offers our customers the manufacturing and design capabilities they need to open up new design possibilities, while ultimately driving faster adoption of LED lighting.”

While Bridgelux has been increasing the efficiency of its LEDs over the past five years, the company is also a pioneer in chip on board technology, engaging in a complimentary effort to reduce the cost of the packaging and other systems around the LEDs. The Vero product represents the next step in that evolutionary effort.

Vero Platform Technical Details

The Vero platform provides complete application coverage from four form factors, delivering the light output and color temperatures required for retail, hospitality, commercial, industrial, residential and outdoor lighting applications. The arrays will initially be available with performance ranging from 800 lumens in warm white (3000K) up to 20,000 lumens in cool white (5000K) with multiple CCT and CRI options, including the 97 CRI Decor product option.

With significant advancements in luminaire design flexibility, the Vero product offers a light emitting surface (LES) area with higher flux densities than earlierBridgeluxarray designs. The Vero LED array has been engineered to be driven reliably at much higher drive currents than previous offerings to further increase performance and reduce cost. These new features combine to allow luminaire designers to develop smaller, sleeker designs and to deliver narrow beam angles for spot and track applications facilitating high contrast ratio lighting designs.

The Vero arrays are compatible with a wide variety of standard drivers and optical components, providing manufacturers with greater flexibility and more options than normal, shortening product development times, lowering inventory requirements and reducing costs. The new Vero array series will also delight many luminaire manufacturers with enhanced interface and connection options. The electrical connection may be established via user friendly solder pads or by using a solderless on-board connector provided by Molex. The Vero line combines the advanced light source with innovative connector options into a single, easy to integrate package.

The Vero platform is currently being evaluated byBridgeluxcustomers and will be broadly commercially available in the first quarter of 2013.

About Bridgelux

Bridgeluxis a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgeluxis a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. Bridgeluxis the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com

Bridgelux and the Bridgelux stylized logo design are registered trademarks, and Vero is a trademark, of Bridgelux, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

To commemorate the event, the company shows off LED that has been running continuously in testing for over five years.

LIVERMORE, CALIF., December 18, 2012 – Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, celebrates its tenth anniversary this month and, to commemorate the event, the company announced that one of its LEDs has completed 48,000 consecutive hours of reliability testing.

The Bridgelux MKO 45mm LED chip – one of the first high-power Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) technology LED chips developed for commercial applications – continues to deliver 97 percent of its initial lumen output in the test, which has been going continuously, 24 hours a day, for a record 48,000 hours or 5.5 years. The chip is on track to deliver a lifetime performance of over 120,000 hours, or nearly 14 years, while still delivering 70% of its initial lumen output at elevated temperature and current.

“We believe that this may be the longest continuous reliability test for this ITO power chip generation,” said Steve Lester, chief technology officer for Bridgelux. “The industry has always stated that its chips could deliver this kind of performance over the long haul. Bridgelux has empirically demonstrated that its products can deliver on this promise with actual data. This evidence is clearly transferable to the reliability of Bridgelux^® chips used in solid state lighting and is just one of the reasons why we are seeing the mass adoption of SSL.”

Bridgelux 10 Year Milestone, Achievements, Awards

Tuesday, December 18, 2012, marks the tenth anniversary of Bridgelux. In 2002, “clean technology” barely existed. Solar developers worldwide installed around 300 megawatts of panels in 2002. This year, 31 gigawatts of solar, or 100 times more, will be installed. General Electric entered the wind energy market in 2002, and was the year electric car expert, Tom Gage, introduced Elon Musk and Martin Eberhard: the two went on to create Tesla Motors.

Over the past decade LEDs have shifted from being components for indicator lights to a true, economical replacement for traditional light bulbs, streetlights, retail and commercial office lighting. The cost of white LEDs has fallen from $152 per kilolumen, or components that can emit 1,000 lumens, in 2002 to under $4, according to Strategies Unlimited. This is a 32.5 times reduction in price in the past ten years. Additionally, LED efficiency for cool white LEDs has risen from 25 lumens per watt to over 130 lumens per watt[1]. “Warm” white LEDs, which emit the same colors as incandescent bulbs, didn’t exist in 2002[2]. The price of LED light bulbs for consumers has dropped from over $90 in 2008 to under $25 today.

As a result, demand is growing dramatically. LED lighting constituted a $9.4 billion market in 2011 and is expected to grow by 20 percent per year through 2016. Bridgelux’s revenue in 2012 will come to approximately $90 million.

A large part of Bridgelux’s success is due to the company’s drive to innovate and team up with key partners and customers. Bridgelux has introduced several new packaging and component-level technologies which have cut the cost of luminaires and lamps. The company’s latest the Vero® array, increases lumens per watt by up to 20 percent while lowering the price. Bridgelux also collaborated with Chevron Energy Solutions on a program that allows cities to install LED streetlights without an upfront capital commitment: the cost of the new streetlights is paid for through achieved energy savings.

Looking ahead, Bridgelux will further advance solid state lighting with GaN-on-Silicon, a new technique for producing LEDs that could slash the cost of solid state light sources by over 70 percent. The technology was developed in conjunction with Toshiba, which is also an investor in Bridgelux. Additionally, Bridgelux is working with partners to embed intelligence into LEDs: lights will be used to change the look of interior spaces on the fly or communicate with consumers or automobiles.

“Lighting is the last vestige of vacuum tube technology. In just a few years we’ve dramatically made strides to bring it into the 21^st Century, but the innovations coming from our team and our partners over the next five years are going to be even more eye-popping,” said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux CEO. “Stay tuned.”

Several industry organizations have recognized the company for its market potential, impact, strong management and growth. This past year alone, the company was named to the Global Cleantech 100 and the San Francisco Business Times’ list of 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies; was ranked number 128 on Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500 list; and was chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Global 200 winners and well as INC.’s 5000 list.

About Bridgelux

Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com

Bridgelux and the Bridgelux stylized logo design are registered trademarks, and Vero is a trademark, of Bridgelux, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

LIVERMORE, CA., February 4, 2013 – Bridgelux, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Bradley J. Bullington, the Company’s current Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development and General Manager, Technology Solutions, as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. William Watkins has moved up to Chairman of the Board of Directors, having served as CEO of the company from January, 2010 until taking this new role.

Mr. Bullington joined Bridgelux from Seagate in 2010, where he worked with Mr. Watkins, and has been responsible for the Company’s overall business strategy and all corporate and market development activities, including strategic partnerships and joint venture development, technology licensing, capital formation and the legal function. Mr. Bullington also ran Bridgelux’s Technology Solutions business.

“Brad has driven Bridgelux’s strategic direction and corporate development initiatives since joining the Company when I came aboard,” said Mr. Watkins. “I look forward to working with him to ensure a smooth transition, as well as going forward as Bridgelux enters its next phase of growth.”

“Bill has restructured and recapitalized the Company, nurtured and developed our leadership position in GaN on Silicon, and significantly strengthened Bridgelux’s position in the rapidly growing global lighting market,” said Alan Salzman, CEO and Managing Partner of VantagePoint Capital Partners. “The Board is thrilled that Bridgelux will continue to benefit from Bill’s tremendous knowledge, expertise, and guidance as the Company moves ahead. We also look forward to working with Brad as he continues to build on Bridgelux’s leadership in the solid state lighting industry.”

Prior to joining Bridgelux, Mr. Bullington held executive strategy, corporate and business development roles at Seagate Technology from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Bullington held similar positions at Maxtor Corporation, where he was also a founding member of Maxtor’s Branded Products Group (BPG), an industry pioneer in the external storage solutions market. Prior to entering the data storage industry, he was a management consultant for A.T. Kearney, where he served a range of clients focused on issues of strategy and operations in the software and technology hardware, aerospace, retail and financial services industries. He began his professional services career at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Bullington received his B.A. in Business Administration, with a Certificate of International Studies in Business, from the University of Washington.

About Bridgelux

Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com

Bridgelux and the Bridgelux stylized logo design are registered trademarks of Bridgelux, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Aaron Merrill, Director of Marketing, will address the value of enhanced LED packaging as a platform for future intelligent lighting systems

SANTA CLARA, CALIF., February 12, 2013 – Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, will showcase and demonstrate its premier offerings at the Strategies in Light conference from February 12 -14 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. In addition to exhibiting, Bridgelux Director of Marketing, Aaron Merrill, will lead a session on “Simplified Connectivity and Higher Flux Density LED Packages” during the LED & Lighting Technology Track on February 14 at 9:30 a.m. at the conference.

Merrill will provide insight into the future of LED lighting as manufacturers embed more functionality in their systems while streamlining the design of driver, thermal and optical solutions. These innovations will lead to applications and features like motion or temperature sensing, architecturally integrated lighting and wireless communication as well as lower prices and better performance.

In addition to showcasing its key products, the company will demonstrate its new VERO^TM LED array at booth #730. With its advancements in design flexibility, ease of use and energy efficiency, the Vero product boasts an increase in lumens per watt by up to 20 percent over existing Bridgelux LED arrays.
 

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About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 550 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com

Partnership will Support Leading-Edge Education, Tools and Guidance to Equip Local Governments for Next Generation Streetlight Upgrades

SAN JOSE, C.A., Feb. 13, 2013 – The Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC) and Bridgelux, Inc., today announced a collaboration to accelerate the market for advanced streetlighting technologies through the Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative, a region-wide project to upgrade 200,000+ municipal streetlights to next generation of light-emitting diode (LED) technology.

In partnership with the nationally-recognized UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), the BACC is delivering leading-edge education, tools and guidance through the Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative, to accelerate the move to next generation streetlighting. Bridgelux’s sponsorship of the Initiative will support outreach to Bay Area municipalities on the LED lighting opportunity, as well as the development of key resources – such as the recently published guide Next Generation Streetlights: LED Technology and Strategies for Action – which deliver education and specific steps for streetlight conversions. With the ultimate goal of pooling regional interest in LED streetlight conversions to secure improved purchase and financing terms, the initiative will serve as a business model that local governments can replicate to upgrade streetlights at lower costs, relieving municipal budgets while bolstering the region’s economy. Over five years, regional upgrades could deliver up to $50 million in reduced costs for local governments, over 100,000 metrics tons of CO2 avoidance, and many jobs.

Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions based in Livermore, California. Bridgelux delivers solutions to replace traditional lamp and luminaire technologies (such as incandescent, fluorescent lighting and HID) with solid-state products that provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the fast growing interior and exterior application areas such as street lights, track and down lights. The BACC is a public-private partnership initiative of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, launched by regional civic and business leaders in 2009 to accelerate the Bay Area clean energy economy through high-impact, market-oriented projects that can be replicated and scaled.

“As one of the fastest-growing US-based producers of LED lighting solutions, we are dedicated to producing solid state light sources that deliver high efficacy and reduced system costs,” said Brad Bullington, Chief Executive Officer at Bridgelux. “Initiatives that help scale the LED lighting market are critical to realizing savings and increasing adoption, but first the practical business case must be made. With the Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative, the BACC is providing straightforward, up-to-the-minute information that equips local governments with the guidance they need to make informed decisions about streetlight upgrades.”

“The LED streetlighting opportunity for local governments is significant, with the potential to realize over 50 percent energy savings over legacy technologies,” said Rafael Reyes, Executive Director of the Bay Area Climate Collaborative. “Our partnership with Bridgelux will support Bay Area municipalities in reducing costs while helping to scale the LED lighting market.”

About the Bay Area Climate Collaborative
The Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC) is a public-private initiative accelerating the clean energy economy. Major partners include Bank of America, Pacific Gas & Electric, Environmental Defense Fund and local governments representing over 70 percent of the Bay Area population. The BACC is driving electric vehicle, energy efficiency, residential upgrades and distributed renewables innovation. For more information on the BACC, please visit: http://www.baclimate.org/.

Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading manufacturer of lighting technologies and solutions, transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux has been a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL) for the past decade, driving its LED materials technology development with the goal of delivering the most cost effective and highest quality lighting solutions. For more information on Bridgelux, please visit: http://bridgelux.com/.

Highly innovative, versatile LED array design drives strong market demand

LIVERMORE, CALIF., April17, 2013 –Bridgelux, a leading innovator and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, announced today the commercial availability of the VeroTM LED array, an innovative solid state light source that makes quality lighting easy.

All form factors of Vero LED arrays are now commercially available and shipping to customers and distribution partners worldwide. Vero will also be showcased at the LightFair International exhibition April 23-25 in Philadelphia.

“The immediate and wide scale adoption of Vero is the tangible and powerful result of customer-driven product design. Vero’s versatility minimizes not only the number of arrays needed, but it also reduces driver and optics inventory costs,” said Mick Wilcox, VP of Marketing for Bridgelux. “Vero is a lighting platform with the performance, flexibility and features needed for today and tomorrow’s lighting market.”

The new Vero LED arrays increase lumen output by 20 percent over existing Bridgelux LED arrays, and deliver 110 lumens per watt in typical efficacy, compared to 95 lumens per watt for conventional arrays.

Vero allows lamp and luminaire manufacturers the opportunity to optimize for efficiency, cost, light density, or any combination of these attributes based on application specific design requirements. Vero features an industry-first onboard connector port that interfaces with the Molex Pico-EZmateTM connector to enable simple plug & play solder-free electrical interconnectivity and field upgradability.

The Vero next generation packaged array technology offers new advancement in design flexibility, ease of use, and energy efficiency today while also defining a platform for future smart functionality.

“We have been partnering with Bridgelux for years to deliver high quality lighting to our customers for a broad range of retail and commercial applications,” said Chuck Campagna, CEO and President for Amerlux. “The ease of use features and design flexibility in Vero helps us shorten design cycles, accelerate time to market and improve manufacturability.”

Vero Features:
1. Four form factors provide broad interior and exterior application coverage
2. Lumen output performance ranges from 400 to 15,000 lumens
3. Broad range of CCT options from 2700 to 5000K
4. CRI options include 70, 80, 90, and 97 CRI Décor products
5. 3SDCM standard for 2700K – 4000K CCT options
6. Reliable operation at up to 2x rated drive current
7. Radial die pattern improves lumen density and beam control
8. Thermally isolated solder pads reduce manufacturing time and complexity
9. Solder-less connector port enables plug & play connectivity and field upgradability
10. Top side product marking and 2D bar code improve inventory management

About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com