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We are confident that he will do the same at Lighting Science

We are delighted to have Jeremy join the Lighting Science team," said Nic Brathwaite, Chairman of the Lighting Science Board of Directors. "Jeremy is a proven strategic thinker, inspiring leader, and brand builder who has successfully introduced major innovations at some of the world's best known companies, resulting in accelerated sales volume, profit and market share growth. We are confident that he will do the same at Lighting Science."

"This is an exciting time to join the talented team at Lighting Science, as consumers, businesses, municipalities, and governments worldwide are poised to move into the digital light age," commented Cage. "I intend to accelerate growth by building on the company's core competencies of excellence in innovation and strong and differentiated brand development. We will focus on unleashing the science of light and sustainable technologies to markets ranging from major cities, commercial centers, factories and retailers in developed markets to entire cities and villages in developing and emerging markets. There is much to do, and I am eager to get started."

Plessey’s MAGIC HB-LEDs are manufactured on standard silicon substrates, rather than on sapphire or silicon carbide, using industry standard, high volume processing. The firm’s technology uses gallium nitride (GaN) on 6-inch silicon substrates. It uses a much thinner GaN layer at only 2.5μm compared to 6 to 8μm in other GaN on Si technologies. This means less deposition time, so that the firm can do multiple production cycles in 24 hours to achieve higher throughputs and lower costs.

LEDs are the next key phase of the drive to reduce carbon usage but widespread adoption has been held back by the high product costs and the low level of the light output. Our MAGIC technology solves both these problems opening the way for LED lighting to become widespread and help cut energy bills. We have invested millions of pounds in our MAGIC manufacturing lines in Plymouth that are ramping up to volume production this year," said Barry Dennington, Plessey's COO.

Philips Taiwan has set up ambitious goal for 2013 LED lighting sales. According to Philips Taiwan President Edward Po, the company plans to boost its sales of LED lighting equipment in Taiwan by two to three folds in 2013 from 2012, and the number of its residential lighting showrooms will increase to seven by the end of 2013.

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