Bridgelux Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 Winner

Bridgelux Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 Winner

Recognized for creating new opportunities in green technology

Livermore, Calif., October 12, 2010 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Silicon Valley Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Bridgelux was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

Bridgelux and the GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 companies will be honored at AlwaysOn’s fourth annual GoingGreen Silicon Valley on October 12^th, 2010, at the Presidio’s Golden Gate Club in San Francisco, CA.

This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities

“The GoingGreen Silicon Valley Top 100 winners have thrived during trying economic conditions through innovation and creativity,” said Weston McBride, greentech editor at AlwaysOn. “It is by their example that the next generation of clean technologies will transform the global economy with more robust systems primed for sustained growth.”

The GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 winners were selected from among thousands of domestic and international greentech technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and greentech industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2010 list.

This marks the second consecutive year for Bridgelux to be recognized as a GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 Winner in the Energy Management, Smart Grid and Energy Efficiency category. Bridgelux was selected for their business focus on creating LED technologies that are transforming the lighting industry with a commitment to supply sustainable, energy-efficient lighting to the masses.

A full list of all the AlwaysOn GoingGreen 100 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at:

http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2010-GoingGreen-Silicon-Valley-100

“We are honored to be recognized by AlwaysOn as a leading Silicon Valley company, as it validates our passion and commitment to drive innovation,” said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux CEO. “Transforming the lighting industry is exciting, but the fact that we are also positively impacting the environment truly makes our mission a win-win.”

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 300 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 AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn’s preeminent executive event series includes the Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, Venture Summit East, GoingGreen Silicon Valley, and GoingGreen East. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.