2012-06-13

DOE Announces $7 million Investments to Support SSL Development

Recently, according to The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), it has released more than $7 million for three innovative lighting projects at companies in California, Michigan and North Carolina that aim to lower the cost of manufacturing high-efficiency solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies LEDs and OLEDs.   The two-year projects selected will focus on significantly reducing manufacturing costs while continuing to improve the quality and performance of solid state lighting technologies.  These investments, which will leverage an additional $5 million in p...
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2012-06-12

GE Lighting Revolutionizing Commercial and Indoor Lighting Solutions with Latest Innovative LED Products at 2012 Guangzhou Lighting Exhibition

•         Innovatively--designed suspended GE light-emitting-diode edge lighting fixture revealed •         First Zhaga-compliant GE Lighting Infusion LED modules announced, marking a significant step in interchangeability Leading global lighting innovator GE Lighting unveiled its two new LED products at Asia’s largest lighting fair - Guangzhou Lighting Exhibition 2012 - reinforcing its commitment to lead the global lighting revolution. The Lumination LED Suspen...
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2012-06-12

Chinese Trade Associations and Philips discuss China’s LED transformation at Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition

At the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, Philips has discussed China’s LED transformation in the lighting industry with China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI) and China Solid State Lighting Alliance (CSSLA). During this panel discussion, China’s leading industry leaders will also discuss opportunities how the government, trade associations and companies can collaborate in driving this transformation. Ms. Guan Baiyu, Secretary-General of CSSLA says, “The LED lighting industry is to enter a new wave of growth. G...
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2012-06-08

Shenzhen Mason Technologies to Invest RMB 30 million to Build New Subsidiary

On June 8, Mason Technologies Company has released a statement that the company is to pour RMB 30 million yuan to set up a wholly owned subsidiary Shenzhen Mason Energy Co., LTD. Mason Technologies will own 100% share in the new company, which is dedicated in EMC, LED lighting ,the research of indoor and outdoor lighting system, the consultation and assessment of energy saving technology, the design of energy saving engineering as well as import and export and so on....
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2012-06-07

Lextar Announces its 100-watt High Efficiency COB Products

Lextar Electronics Corp. (Lextar) announces its 100-watt COB LED products that have a high efficiency of 130 lm/W and low thermal resistance. In addition, Lextar’s Blue Emitter with HV chip as well as high color rendering light board (CRI>95, R9>90) will all be on display from June 9-12 at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition.   The 100-watt COB LED product has a luminous efficiency of 130 lm/W and low thermal resistance of 0.5 degrees per watt, which is more than a 70% decrease compared with most LED products. This can ...
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2012-06-07

LED Phosphor Industry to Boom within 8 Years

Suppliers for LED phosphor will embrace a good future in 2020. According to some research institute, phosphor used in LED lighting marker is likely to boom. It estimated that the phosphor market value will reach to $525 million in 2012, and will up to $730 million in 2015. By the end of 2019, it may achieve to $1.6 billion. It shows that the compound annual growth rate of phosphor will be more than 17%, mostly attributed to general lighting....
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2012-06-07

Philips Introduces LUXEON Z, Industry’s Smallest Power LED with Highest Lumen Density

Philips Lumileds’ new power LED family is 80% smaller, offering greater design flexibility for next generation lighting solutions At a size that is 80% smaller than traditional power LED, the new LUXEON Z offering from Philips Lumileds is the company’s smallest LED package to date. With a total footprint of just 2.2 square millimeters and high lumen output across a full spectrum of colors from 440-670 nanometers, including white, the LUXEON Z offers luminaire designers the industry’s highest commercially available lumen density.  In add...
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2012-06-06

Imtra Introduces New LED Engine Room Light

Imtra has introduced its new Engine Room Light, the Imtra LED ERL. Combining 14 high brightness wide-angle LEDs with a UV stabilized diffusion lens cover, the Imtra LED ERL provides optimal flood illumination for low clearance areas frequently found in engine rooms and generator spaces. The Imtra LED ERL is designed for quick and easy surface-mount installation and offers the flexibility of either rear or side cable hook-up. The unit is housed in a streamline, UV stable white FRP housing that protrudes a mere 2-inches from the ceiling. Watertight ...
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2012-06-04

Malaysia's LED Companies Prepare to Tap into Global Market

Malaysia's LED companies including Osram Opto Semiconductors (M) Sdn Bhd, Globetronics Technology Bhd, Elsoft Research Bhd, and MMS Ventures Bhd have paved the way for expanding LED production to meet global demand. Osram Opto Semiconductors (M) Sdn Bhd Osram Opto Semiconductors (M) Sdn Bhd would be expanding its LED chip production plant in Bayan Lepas, Penang. Its managing director Dr Roland Mueller told StarBiz that the LED chip production plant in Bayan Lepas was being expanded to support the demand for LED lighting in China...
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2012-05-31

Osram Ostar Projection Cube LED: a giant leap for smartphones and cameras

Double the system brightness for embedded projection thanks to a new green LED component from Osram Opto Semiconductors An integrated miniature projector that can display images on a much larger surface than existing displays is the next giant leap for smartphones and cameras. This is known as embedded projection and uses LEDs as the light source. The greatest challenge so far for lighting technology has been the limited efficiency of the green light emitting diodes. This is because high brightness is essential if the projected image will be seen with ambient light. The Os...
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2012-05-29

Lenovo Awarded the First TÜV Rheinland Green Product Mark on Display Product Worldwide

Shenzhen, May.28th – Lenovo ThinkVision LT2323z VoIP display product successfully passed TÜV Rheinland Integrated Green Product Certification, which will be issued the world 1st green product mark. The award ceremony was held at the Shenzhen Westin Hotel, with Holger Kunz, Vice President of TÜV Rheinland Greater China, and Eric Yu, Executive Director and General Manager of Lenovo Group Worldwide Visuals Business Unit in attendance.
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2012-05-24

JEDEC Publishes First International Thermal Testing Standards for LEDs

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in the development of standards for the microelectronics industry, announced the publication of a new series of standards for component level testing of high-brightness/power LEDs. Development within JEDEC’s JC-15 Committee involved LED industry leaders, and resulted in the new JESD51-5x series of standards aimed at thermal characterization of power LED components.  The series is in compliance with the International Commission on Illumination (CIE)’s existing LED measurement ...
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2012-05-23

LightFair International 2012 Report I: The 29th GE Edison Awards

As its official website suggests, the annual GE Edison Award, organized by U.S. lighting giant GE Lighting, “recognizes excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ significant use of GE lamps.” According to LEDinside, the award is a stage for international lighting companies to present their strengths. The 29th Annual GE Edison Awards was held during LightFair International 2012. The highest honor -GE Edison Award- was presented to Cambridge, Mass.-based lighting firm Lam partners for their work at the United States ...
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2012-05-16

Finelite’s HPR-LED Wins DOE’s Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Indoor Design SSL Competition

Recently, U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) has recognized Finelite Inc., as a winner of the 2012 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Indoor Design SSL Competition at LIGHTFAIR International in Las Vegas, Nevada. Finelite is among the 43 manufacturers who submitted over 187 products for consideration but only 53 products, including the HPR-LED has been chosen as a “Recognized” winner in the recessed modular category. The HPR-LED collection is a complete family of luminaires – 2x4, 2x2, 1x4, 1x2, 1x1 and wallwash - w...
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2012-05-15

Researchers from North Carolina and Japan Overcome Obstacles on LED Based UV Disinfection

Recently, a team of researchers from North Carolina and Japan have jointly made a breakthrough on UV disinfection using LED technology. As we know, aluminum nitride (AlN) is used in LEDs, based on its strengths which can handle a lot of power and create light in a wide spectrum of colors, particularly in the UV range. But AlN LEDs to create UV light have been severely limited because the substrates that served as the foundation for these semiconductors absorbed wavelengths of UV light that are crucial to applications in sterilization and water treatment technolo...
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2012-05-11

Seoul Semiconductor Showcases 3020 Series at LightFair International

Seoul Semiconductor has showcased its 3020 Series, adding to mid-power LEDs family in booth 3538 at the Lightfair International trade show in Las Vegas . The 3020 Series will be offered in the full range of ANSI white space, with standard binning and LM-80 testing. The entire family is general illumination class and comes with coloring rendering index (CRI) versions of 80 or 90 (minimum) and with luminous efficacies as high as 151lm/watt (cool white) and 136lm/watt (warm white). Following the firm’s 5630 package, the new LED is particularly suited to sma...
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2012-05-10

Lighting Science Group Redefines Architainment Lighting With PriZmaline LED Fixtures

Bringing imagination to life through the medium of light, Lighting Science Group launched three new color changing architainment lighting products—PriZmaline™ Cove, Graze and Z Series. These new fixtures will help translate the visions of lighting designers, architects and artists alike into standout structures. "With PriZmaline, the creator's imagination is the only limit to how distinctive or avant-garde an installation can be," said Jim Haworth, chairman and chief executive officer of Lighting Science Group. "These products will act...
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2012-05-08

Philips to Showcase Next Generation LED Technology at Lightfair 2012

Philips will be showcasing the company's next generation LED lighting solutions at Booth # 208, Lightfair International. Offerings from Philips Color Kinetics, Philips Lamps, Philips Lightolier, Philips Lumec, Philips Lumileds, Philips Lumiblade OLED, Philips Teletrol and Philips Wide-Lite will be showcased, demonstrating the latest LED systems for architectural, outdoor, retail, and consumer applications. Highlights include: A breakthrough dimmable 100-watt LED equivalent lamp using just 23 watts to deliver nearly 1700 lumens that will b...
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2012-05-08

Cooper Lighting and Rambus Sign License Agreement to Provide Innovative, LED-Based Lighting Solutions

Agreement covers Rambus’ patented innovations for edge-lit lighting solutions Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, and Rambus Inc., one of the world’s premier technology licensing companies, announced they have signed a licensing agreement for the use of Rambus' patented lighting innovations. Cooper will focus on creating LED-based lighting fixtures for commercial, industrial and utility markets.  "As a leading provider of innovative, hi...
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2012-05-08

Lumenpulse challenges fluorescent market with release of Lumenline linear LED system

Innovative slim system brings benefits of high quality LED lighting to offices and educational facilities Lumenpulse Inc. announced the release and availability of Lumenline™, a unique system of indoor linear LED luminaires introducing the benefits of high-quality LED lighting to commercial and institutional environments seeking lower energy and maintenance costs. Lumenline marks a significant breakthrough for LED technology, challenging the performance of traditional T5 HO fluorescent systems using a similarly slim 2-inch profile. Lumenline delivers 68 lumen...
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2012-05-07

Everlight Electronics Announces New C52 COB LED Series

Perfect light source for directional and decorative applications with low thermal resistance and high performance Adding to the performance and popularity of Everlight’s 6.4W and 8W Chip-on-Board (COB) LED series, one of the highest CRI and highest efficiency COBs on the market, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE:2393) announces the brand new and smaller C52 COB LED series which is perfectly suitable for directional and decorative applications such as MR lamps and P35 bulbs at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 in Las Vegas/USA. For...
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2012-04-17

Taiwan’s LED industry Likely to Achieves High Season in the Second Quarter

Taiwan’s LED industry seems to recover as the government planning to hike electricity rates and capacity utilization rate at Taiwan’s LED companies approaching 100%. According to industry executives, chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy Inc. have sold out their capacities for the second quarter while productions at packagers Evelight and Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. are approaching full capacity. Harvatek Corp. has won contracts to supply LED backlights used in iPads while Opto Tech Corp. has secured subcontracts from Sharp. According to Uni...
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2012-04-16

Ecomaa and Denim House collaboration for first energy efficient fashion store

Denim House has equipped its Taiwan first energy efficient fashion store, opened in early 2012 in Hsinchu County, with Ecomaa’s product-Eco-AR111 series, to build up the low-carbon environment and also create a combination of green technology and pop elements! Ecomaa, who advocated eco-friendly concept, provided it’s long-life LED AR111 spotlight series to reduce the power consumption of the stores. The LED bulbs saving more than 60 percent of energy consumption and also more than 35 percent of electricity annually compared to traditional lighting methods.It...
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2012-04-16

Luminus Showcases CBT-90 White LED at Light + Building

Luminus Devices, Inc., has showcased its CBT-90 white LED which is available with guaranteed minimum CRI of 90 and typical CRI of 93 at Light + Building, April 15-20 at Messe Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. The product has a typical R9 value of 85, allowing it to beautifully render deeply saturated reds. "CBT-90 with high CRI takes our customers to the next performance level," said Chuck DeMilo, Global Director of Product Marketing for Luminus. "Physicians can now accurately render deep red colors of tissue and blood during endoscopic ...
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2012-04-13

Leading Korean Research Center Selects VEECO MOCVD System for LED R&D

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that LED-IT Fusion Technology Research Center (LIFTRC) of Korea recently selected the TurboDisc® K465i™ GaN Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) system for research and development of high brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs), including green LEDs and ultraviolet (UV) LEDs.
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2012-04-12

GlacialLight Releases New T8 LED Tube Light Series Worldwide

Castor Series – 6 New Types in 2 Sizes GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce a new T8 LED Tube Light Series – Castor Series. Available in two sizes (2ft” and 4ft”) with three color temperature variations (3000K, 4000K, and 6000K), the Castor Series is a simple and more energy efficient replacement for traditional T8 fluorescent tubes. Fitting standard G13 with an AC voltage of 100-240V, the Castor Series T8 Tube Lights are ideal for commercial, local, and...
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2012-04-11

Civilight Signs a Patent Cooperation Agreement with Philips

Civilight Shenzhen Semiconductor Lighting Co., Ltd. (www.civilight.com) announced that they entered into a patent license agreement with Philips (www.philips.com). The license provides Civilight with full access to the Philips’ LED-related patented technologies that Philips makes available to the lighting industry through its LED Luminaire and Retrofit Bulb licensing program.
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2012-03-30

LEDTEC ASIA 2012 Highlights III: Overview of European and Japanese Companies

A lot of major manufacturers from Europe, the United States and Japan also exhibit at Singapore Int’l LED/OLED Technology Show 2012 (LEDTEC ASIA 2012). Here is LEDinside’s observation on their products.   Philips Lighting Philips Lighting’s booth Philips Lighting has been in the Singaporean market for quite some time, supplying the market with high bay light products for industrial, commercial and residential uses. The panel light caters to dinning rooms, offices and other commercial spaces Philips’...
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2012-01-30

The 4th LED Next Stage 2012

LED Lighting Fixture (for residential, for merchandise, for office and facilities, for exterior, for outdoor, for factory, for stage, for vehicle and others) LED Light, Dimmer, Lighting Control System and others
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2012-01-12

LEDinside: Excessive Capacity Causes Oversupply to Persist in 2012; Makers’ Technological Edge and Patents Become Critical for Survival

LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, indicates that affected by the month-end inventory adjustment and the dreary end-market demand, most LED manufacturers’ revenues underwent setbacks, averaging between 10% and 15%. According to LEDinside, despite the low utilization rates of LED companies, the LED chip supply in 2011 still amounted to 174 billion units while the chip demand was merely 129 billion units, with a 35% oversupply. As a result, most LED manufacturers faced considerable inventory pressure in 2H11. Looking towards 2012, given t...
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interested... READ MORE