LED lighting industry alliances in Taiwan and Mainland China yesterday came to an agreement on a series of specifications for LED lighting products in the next two years. The Cross-Taiwan Strait Agreement is to unify standards of LED light-emitting modules and other important components used to make LED lighting products, the Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance (TLLIA) said. At the press conference, TLLIA chairman Chien Fen-ren said that in these years, LED lighting products have been specified by a variety of standards set by manufacturers ...

An on-the-spot meeting to promote the application of LED lighting products in Guangdong Province was held on June 14 in Foshan. Yunxian Chen, Vice Governor of Guangdong, stressed at the meeting that the next step is to adhere to promote LED lighting, strictly control the access requirements and ensure that the LED lamps used in this renovation project must be involved in the recommended directory of LED benchmarking system. According to the introduction from Jingtu Ye, Deputy Director of Guangdong Science and Technology Department, Guangdong Province start...

After Philips transferred its Audio and accessories businesses to Japanese companies, this consumer electronics giant has completely taken off the "electronic" coat. It was pointed out in the latest news from Philips that the "Royal Philips Electronics of Netherlands" has been replaced by "Royal Philips of Netherlands". Recently, Philips Lighting being one of the main businesses of Philips revealed in Guangzhou that Philips's LED sale is expected to take up 50% of its total business volume in 2015. In accordance with the earnings...

Recently ShineOn successfully demonstrated its DiscLight(TM) LED Light Engine, which is the world's first wholly integrated LED light engine without any external electronic components. ShineOn's DiscLight(TM) LED Light Engine integrates a high voltage CMOS based driver IC with multiple LED chips on one substrate. Due to its creative control algorithm and special IC configuration, this integrated module can directly connect to 110V or 220V AC power line, and drive the LED array without any excess electronic components such as inductors, ...

According to the latest report from United States Department of Energy (DOE), in the past two years, the installation of LED lamp in United States increased 10-fold from 4.5 million units in 2010 to 49 million units in 2012, it is estimated that $ 675 million can be saved in energy costs every year. By 2030, LED lighting is expected to account for 75% of the total lighting sales, the saved energy can be provided for 26 million American families. Ernest Moniz, Minister of DOE, said that the efficient lighting industry not only can save money for consumers, but also ...

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Topco held its Shareholders conference on June 17, Dr. J. W. Kuo, the chairman of Topco, expressed on the conference that car LED lights and indoor lighting would be its two main development directions in this year, also Topco plans to access to the hottest plant factory in near future, and integrate its LED and other related materials to provide a complete solution to shipping. Dr. J. W. Kuo said that Topco LED elements are mainly directly sold to Taiwan light factories, such as TYC and Depo. As for the interior lighting, Topco also developed its own indoor ...

Dialight recently announces that its Vigilant Series L-864 LED medium-intensity beacon system has accessed to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for wind turbine applications.   Inside the housing of this beacon system, there is an integrated GPS controller and complete monitoring system to form a more rugged, weather-resistant unit. Global GPS synchronization can ensure precise synchronized flashing of multiple beacons. The precision, patented optics design offers maximum aerial visibility and safety. The vigilant beacon is the latest additi...

LED commercial lighting first came to the sweet spot of price, it will accelerate the penetration of lighting market this year, the commercial lighting market has been booming since the beginning of this year. As the LED commercial lighting has got support and preferential policies from governments around the world, many companies have accessed to the LED commercial lighting, which has become the primary market LED manufacturers have been actively developing. LED commercial lighting is expected to be the main driver of growth in LED output in next few years. Internatio...

Intermolecular announced on the 17th that it has signed a collaborative development program (CDP) and royalty-bearing IP licensing agreement with Taiwan Epistar, in order to jointly improve power of LED devices and reduce production costs of the latter. The engineers from Epistar and Intermolecular will take the advantages of Intermolecular's highly productive combination (HPC) technology platform based on this agreement to vigorously promote the development and manufacturing of advanced new materials and processing technology for LED products. "After a r...

Carmanah Technologies and its partner Sabik Oy recently announced that they have obtained the contract to supply solar LED marine lanterns for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). The one-year contract is worth over 1.2 million Canadian dollars and also includes an optional one-year extension. According to the contract, Carmanah and Sabik shall supply the M650 solar LED marine lantern for the 1.5 and 2 nautical miles applications, the M704-5 solar LED marine lantern for three nautical miles applications and the M708 for four nautical miles applications. &ldq...

Pacific Light Technologies (PLT), the maker in quantum dot downconverters for solid state lighting and displays, announces that Robert Walker, Ph.D. has joined their Board of Directors to aid the transition of the company from a development stage to the commercial phase of their growth. Robert Walker, a veteran of the solid-state lighting industry, brings a deep level of experience and understanding in the markets and applications of LEDs. Bob is currently CEO of an early-stage start-up, and from 2005 to 2007 was CEO of high-power LED lighting company Bridgelux...

Recently, Comcast announced partnerships with OsramSylvania, the new energy-saving LED intelligent bulb of OsramSylvania will be combined with Comcast's XfinityHome platform, which can realize that the lamps can be controlled remotely from anywhere of this platform. Users can use the smart devices to remotely control bulbs, and set the desired brightness, so as to achieve energy savings. The rated life of SYLVANIAULTRAiQTMLEDBR30 floodlights OsramSylvania provided is 35,000 hours, and it conforms to Zigbee: emoji: home automation standards, the wi...

As a part of the project to upgrade lighting, all fluorescent lamps in a garage in Nuremberg, Germany should be replaced with intelligent LED lights. The LED lights used for this replacement are equipped with OSRAM duris e3 led module, also it integrates with a vehicle presence detector, only in actual need, the illumination mode will be switched from the default basic lighting to maximum output. Used with energy-efficient LED, it can save 70% power consumption. Osram said that these led lights are designed for the lighting applications in low ceiling spaces of garages...

  Larson Electronics has released a powerful LED work light, the LED40W-GNM LED High Output LED Light Emitter. It provides users with a powerful and easily adjustable lighting solution for its magnetic base can be firmly stick on the metal surface and its 20 inch long flexible gooseneck can be adjusted to any direction. This LED work light uses a 9 watt LED lamp to produce light output. The 9 watt LED lamp features 3 high output LEDs installed in a waterproof lamp housing and protected by an unbreakable polycarbonate lens. This LED work l...

Holtek was pleased to announce the release of its new HT1585 real time clock device complete with fully integrated temperature compensation function. Meeting with the industrial specification requirements of -40℃~ 85℃ operating temperature, the device not only offers superior cost-effectiveness, but also includes special features such as ultra low power consumption and a real time clock accuracy deviation of less than 5ppm. These combined features make the device particularly suitable for a wide range of battery-powered products that require a high precision clock such as smart meteri...

Epistar chairman Biing-Jye Lee, said that global shipments of LED light bulbs in 2013 may reach up to 600 million units which is three times as much as that in 2012. The growth rate will surge to 300%. However, Lee thought that this figure is still small, if the growth rate can stay around 300% per year, the global shipments of LED light bulbs are likely to rise to 2 billion units. Lee added that when global shipments of LED light bulbs rise to 1.8-2 billion units, it will need 300 MOCVD equipments to meet the output. Considering the demands for LED tubes and oth...

According to a new report issued by Memoori Research, we can know the market quotation of LED lighting in buildings, market size data, investment data and all the factors that influence the industries future. The company predicted that revenue from the global LED lighting market for buildings will reach up to $25.4 billion by 2017, which is about $l6 billion more than that in this year. This means the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the overall market reached 22%. The global market distribution of the LED lighting will remain the same during the next five years...

China's Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft successfully completed an automated docking procedure with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module on June 13. The two lights emitted from Shenzhou-10 viewers before TV saw provides illumination for optical sensor used for docking control. And the LED spotlight illuminating the docking is developed by Shanghai Institute of Technical and Physics of CAS. During the rendezvous and docking process on June 13, the LED spotlight installed on Shenzhou-10 emits two lights with the luminous efficacy of 100 lumens / watt to provide lig...

It is reported that Vishay Intertechnology will showcase semiconductors and passive components for solar panel junction boxes and inverters as well as advanced energy conversion, energy management, and smart grid applications in booth A4.354 at the Intersolar Europe 2013 exhibition, to be held during June 19-21 at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany. The featured passive components involve surface-mount Vishay Dale Power Metal Strip current sense shunt resistors for solar inverters and DC/DC conversion. The same product family features high-current (up ...

According to the report from Taiwan Central News Agency, research institutes forecast that the global demand for LED commercial lighting (including office, retail store, hotel, etc.) in 2013 will reach $ 1.059 billion, a substantial increase of 50% over 2012. In accordance with reports, in view of the commercial lighting market, Japan, Europe and America, Mainland China and emerging markets such as Vietnam and Thailand have actively promoted the LED commercial lighting and released large amounts of orders. In addition, the lighting manufacturers in America improve ...

SolarMax Technology, a leading provider of clean energy solutions in California, announced that it has acquired the assets of ActOne—a leading provider of LED lighting solutions in the U.S. Founded in 2000, ActOne designs and sells LED-related products and its peripherals which include LED commercial monitors, LED traffic lights/signals, and LED light bulbs. ActOne has gained strong recognition in the residential, commercial and institutional markets for its high efficiency, excellent customer service and elegant lighting products. ActOne aligns with S...

Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are the most efficient and environmentally friendly light bulbs on the market. But they come at a higher up-front price than other bulbs, especially the ones with warmer and more appealing hues. Researchers at the University of Washington have created a material they say would make LED bulbs cheaper and greener to manufacture, driving down the price. Their silicon-based nanoparticles soften the blue light emitted by LEDs, creating white light that more closely resembles sunlight. The company, LumiSands, started as a graduate student pr...

Yesterday, a group of people consisting of ten academicians from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), two leaders from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and three industry specialists came to Chengdu and conducted an appraisal for the "research and development of Controllable Rare Earth LED luminescent material and its application in the semiconductor lighting", which is jointly developed by Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry of CAS and Sichuan Sunfor Light Co. Ltd. Identifiers from CAS all agree that it passed through...

LG Electronics announced recently that it has started to ship the "Curved OLED TV", a 55-inch OLED TV having a curved screen. The price of the TV with curved screen is about US$13,285, which is about 30% higher than that of the 55-inch OLED TV with a flat screen. The company planned to accept orders for the TV in South Korea from April 29 to June 30, 2013. However, LG Electronics started the shipment of the TV far ahead of schedule probably because Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will reportedly release a curved OLED TV in the near fu...

Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance will publish the cross-strait common specifications on LED lighting products on June 18, which is the first Electrical Specifications on LED lighting around the whole world, the cost of LED lamps will be reduced by 20-30%, the LED industry and power industry will benefit most from the common specifications. Fengren Jane, chairman of this Alliance, said that the next step is to integrate the specifications of Taiwan and mainland after the common specifications are implemented. Fengren Jane stressed that the establishment of ...

Using its Recycling Light Technology (RLT), Wavien, Inc. recently unveiled an ultra-bright LED fibre optic illuminators designed for architectural and signage applications. The new system combines the RTL technology's enhanced brightness with the long lifetime of LED technology. This combination overcomes past obstacles to fibre optic signage and architectural applications, which were hampered by the short lifetime of arc lamp illuminators and insufficient brightness of LED illuminators. The company's new illuminator can support both...

Larson Electronics has announced a LED work light—the EHL-LED-7W-50LV-AC LED Drop Light—designed to provide explosion proof protection combined with the LED lighting technology. The EHL-LED-7W-50LV-AC LED drop light in demanding conditions offers high output and extreme durability combined with low voltage operation. This drop light features a 7 watt LED lamp that provides 3 times more foot candles at five feet than a 100 watt incandescent lamp. This LED drop light generates less heat than incandescent work lights, has a 50,...

New LED lighting along Maine’s Interstate 295 will improve roadway lighting and reduce energy costs. The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) selected Holophane® HMAO™ LED high mast outdoor lighting fixtures from Acuity Brands, Inc. to retrofit 105 light towers that illuminate Interstate 295. The new HMAO LED high mast solution provides two distinct benefits for the MaineDOT: evenly distributed white light for enhanced illumination and greater energy efficiency compared to the previous lighting technology. HMAO LED hig...

Compared with LED engineering lighting and LED commercial lighting in full swing, LED home lighting is relatively deserted, however, LED lamp as an important auxiliary tool for indoor lighting, its development is an entirely different matter. Nowadays, energy saving has gained more and more attention, the parents concern much more about children's visual health, and they prefer to buy a good LED desk lamp. LED desk lamp demands more on the comfort and people require more on the design of lamp, and thus the desk lamp must be professional and fashionable, so the LE...