September 4, 2012...Bridgelux, Inc. of Livermore, California USA, a developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, has been included for the second consecutive year on the Inc. 5000 list, Inc. Magazine's sixth annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents the most comprehensive look at America's independent entrepreneurs.

In the past year, the Livermore, California-based company's achievements include Toshiba's investment in Bridgelux and the announcement that Toshiba will produce LEDs based on Bridgelux's "GaN-on-Silicon" technology. Bridglux contends that GaN-on-Silicon promises to dramatically slash the cost of lighting by allowing LED manufacturers to build their chips on silicon, rather than more expensive substrates like sapphire. Also this year, Bridgelux developed and financed a retrofit program to help municipalities obtain new LED streetlights and lower their energy consumption without spending capital. Through Bridgelux's program, the cost of the streetlights is covered by the drop in utility expenses.