Elemental LED has developed White Balance LED Strip Lighting system to enable users to choose the exact shade of white and brightness of their lighting. The new white balance system lets users choose their white LED lighting color temperature from anywhere between a cool white 8000k and a warm white 2700k. The unique design of the White Balance LED Strip Light incorporates white bulbs in three shades: cool, neutral and warm. The White Balance Wall Controller is similar to an LED dimmer switch. A toggle switch lets the user smoothly and easily fade bet...

It’s said that Lighting Science Group has developed with Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLC (LPI) a highly efficient, high output and low cost 60-watt replacement LED bulb. And it has　told　to　the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)　and　 will submit the　new　bulb for testing to win the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition. The bulb design is based on patented and patent-pending technologies developed by both companies. The L Prize was established by The Energy Independence and Security Act in 2007,aiming　to promote the dev...

According to Acuity Brands, it has supported its Holophane® brand of luminaires for a sustainability project of Hercules, CA. It’s said that portions of busy Sycamore Avenue and Refugio Valley Road in Hercules, CA were once illuminated with 161 cobra head luminaires with 100-watt high pressure sodium lamps. This time, Hercules retrofit the units with contemporary styled LEDgend® Roadway LED luminaires from Holophane, cutting energy usage nearly 40 percent and increasing visibility and safety with uniformly lit streets and roadways. The Ameri...

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Toshiba Corporation is announced to present at the Fuori Salone during Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2011 in Milan, Italy, one of the world's premier exhibitions of furniture and interior design runs from April 12 to 17. It’s Toshiba's third consecutive year of participation. Toshiba will explore the theme of "Luce Tempo Luogo" in a lighting installation at the Cortile di Via Savona in the Tortuna district of the city. Also, it will participate in Euroluce in the main FIERA district and showcase its full portfolio of LED lighting...

Lately, the NASA technology has utilized LED technology (turned medical device) in the Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Unit at a hospital at the University of Alabama. This technology is being used to ease the pain of mouth and throat sores, common side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. According to NASA, a far red/near infrared Light Emitting Diode treatment called High Emissivity Aluminiferous Luminescent Substrate has been given to ease the pain of cancer patients. With a system called Warp 75, the LEDs release energy in the for...

Recently, Taiwan-based LED wafer and chip manufacturer Tekcore Co Ltd has installed two VaporStation Central Delivery Systems from Dow Electronic Materials of Philadelphia, PA, USA (a business unit of Dow Advanced Materials) in its LED manufacturing area. Presently, Tekcore is running the first tool in production to deliver trimethylgallium (TMG) to multiple epitaxial growth reactors. In addition, the second delivery system, Dow’s new patent-pending, third generation of the VaporStation Central Delivery System, has also been installed at T...

GE Home & Business Solutions has appointed Maryrose Sylvester as president and CEO of GE Lighting.   GE Home & Business Solutions, an $8.6B business, includes the Appliances & Lighting and Intelligent Platforms operating units. Sylvester, a veteran of 14 years at GE lighting, will report to GE Appliances & Lighting President & CEO James P. Campbell, succeeds Michael Petras who has led GE Lighting since 2008....

It’s reported that LUXEON power LEDs has become the first in ENERGY STAR qualified LED replacement for a 60-watt incandescent bulb. According to Steve Barlow, EVP of Sales and Marketing at Philips Lumileds. “We are well beyond demo and prototype bulbs not only for 60-Watt equivalents but also for MR16s, PAR lamps, GU10, and other form factors that are widely used. Our sights are now set clearly on enabling replacements for 75-watt equivalent bulbs.”  ...

Conversion and expansion of chip manufacture at the Penang and Regensburg plants OSRAM Opto Semiconductors will be stepping up its production output significantly by converting its two chip manufacturing facilities to 6-inch wafers while expanding both plants. A new production building is currently under construction in Penang, Malaysia, while in Regensburg, Germany, the available space is being reallocated. The two facilities will each be converting to the new manufacturing technology, introducing 6-inch wafers to replace the current 4-inch wafers. These measures are exp...

The European LED manufacturer Optogan welcomes Russia‘s President Dmitry Medvedev in the recently set up LED production plant in St. Petersburg. During his official visit the President was able to convince himself of the luminous power produced by the German LED chips used in the Russian built LED lamps. The recently opened St. Petersburg sister plant to the Bavarian based Landshut company, builds energy efficient LED components and light fittings to fulfil its rapidly growing domestic demand. These lighting elements are now already to be found in p...

Philips’ StyliD LED spot has been awarded the prestigious gold iF product design award. As part of the next generation of LED retail lighting, the StyliD produces sparkling warm light which creates an appealing atmosphere inside a store and helps merchandise to stand out as　well　as　lowers the cost in both maintenance and energy use in comparison with traditional lighting.   According to the iF jury report: “With the StyliD LED luminaire range Philips realized the first truly variable LED solution that meets the requirements of having both opti...

It’s said that Austin Scientific business of Oxford Instruments has secured an order with a major HBLED manufacturer in the US in mid-February. The order, worth $770k to the Texas based business, is for a number of cryopump systems that the customer will use to support its continuing expansion.  ...

Recently, GT Solar has received its fourth order valued at $41.6 Million dollars for its advanced sapphire crystallization furnaces from new Asia-based customer. The furnaces ordered by the new manufacturer will initially produce 85 kilogram boules. During its recent Q3 FY11 quarterly earnings call, GT Solar announced an enhancement to the advanced sapphire furnace that will increase the output capacity to 100 kilograms per cycle....

It’s reported that based on two-year cooperation begun from 2008, Cree has continued to sign a two-year extension of the strategic agreement with Zumtobel Lighting GmbH  to bring LED lighting innovation into Europe markets.

Lextar Electronics ("Lextar" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 3698) today announced its preliminary consolidated February 2011 revenue of NT$ 540 million, up by 12.2% from the previous month and a YoY growth of 50.4%.   Sales Report :(Unit: NT$ million) (1)     Consolidated numbers include Lextar Electronics Corp. and Lextar Electronics (Suzhou) Corp.  ...

AIXTRON SE worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, has a number of stock option programs in place that grant the members of the Executive Board and employees the right to purchase AIXTRON shares under certain conditions. Under the terms of the stock option plan 2007, stock options can currently be exercised. New shares resulting from exercised options are not entitled for dividend for fiscal year 2010 and will therefore be traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the separate ISIN DE000A1H30A0 until and includin...

1700mW (365nm) and 6000mW (400nm) respectively in single 9x9mm package expands line of UV Emitters for High Speed curing of Inks and Adhesives, Analytical Instruments, Sterilization, Forensic Science and Currency Verification LedEngin, Inc., a leader in high flux density LED products announces immediate availability of its 365nm and 400nm UVA wavelengths in LZC-series 12-die platform. The latest emitters in the UVA family provide record flux densities up to1700mW and 3.2W/cm2 at 365nm and 6000mW and 10W/cm2 at 400nm. These record high flux densities e...

Mitsubishi Electric has replaced the previous electrical scoreboard built in 1992 with a 824-inch, Diamond Vision display system at Pocarisweat Stadium in Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. This 18.72 meter × 9.36 meter screen , one of the largest of its kind in Shikoku, incorporates high-luminance LEDs aligned vertically and horizontally in a 15-millimeter dot pitch, and the latest digital screen controllers.   It is the first large-scale LED screen installed at the stadium, the home of J. League Division 2 soccer club TOKUSHIMA VORT...

It’s reported that Octa Light, which is a privately-held company owned by major investors Monbat PLC (50.5% shareholding) and Octagon International (49.5%), held an official opening ceremony for the first high-power LED assembly line in Bulgaria in mid February. The new facility includes a 4000 sq.m build area, laboratories, clean rooms and lighting-fixture manufacturing areas. It also launched its first packaged LED named Bullstar. The first Bullstar LEDs offer full color-binning according to the ANSI standard, including cool white (6500K, 5700 K), n...

UL was announced to acquire Lighting Sciences, Inc. (LSI), in support of the growing Solid State Lighting market. LSI will become part of UL’s Verification Services business, which provides performance testing, inspection and auditing for product manufacturers and retailers worldwide. UL is proactively developing its capabilities in photometric testing to be prepared for and drive the transformational shift to SSL (LED) technologies. LSI will help bolster UL’s already strong position as the leader in this growing market by increasing UL&rsqu...

City of Ann Arbor recently teamed up with DTE Energy to install 58 new LED fixtures in the neighborhood bounded by Hill Street, Packard Street, South Forest Avenue and Wells Street.   According to city officials, the new fixtures are expected to cut energy usage by nearly 50 percent and reduce the city’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 25,000 pounds. Besides, the lower street light bill from DTE will save the city about $5,600 annually, repaying the city’s investment in four years....

Innovative XLamp® XM-L LEDs Can Enable Record Efficacy for LED Lighting Fixtures Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of XLamp® XM-L LEDs in neutral- and warm-white color temperatures (2600-K to 5000-K CCT). Cree once again leads the industry by extending the XM-L LED family’s unprecedented light output and efficacy to a wide range of mainstream indoor and outdoor lighting applications. The XM-L LEDs deliver unmatched performance across a wide range of drive...

Reportedly, Taiwan LED manufacturer Unity Opto Technology, is expected to become a major supplier of LEDs for backlight modules to a Chinese TFT-LCD panel maker, Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology. Unity Opto will build a new plant in Beijing in April, with the new LED facility expected to have a monthly capacity of some 200 million LEDs by the end of 2011. In addition, it has also begun shipping LEDs to another major Chinese TFT-LCD panel maker TCL.  ...

Fairchild Semiconductor will showcase more than 20 innovative solutions for energy-efficient electronics applications at the electronica China 2011 show, in the Shanghai New International Expo Center, between 15 – 17 March. The company will conduct both static and active demonstrations on LED lighting, automotive, power supplies and motion control. Besides, Robin Zhang, chief technical marketing manager, Technical Application and Support Centre at Fairchild Semiconductor will present, 'Fairchild's mWSaver™ Technology Offers Best-in-Class...

Currently, the State of Arkansas is requesting bids for the supply of LED lamps used in poultry houses as part of the Advanced Lighting Technology for Poultry Growers program. The project requires approximately 34,500 LED lamps, divided equally into PAR-38 (max. 10W, min. 600 lm), PAR-30 (max. 10W, min. 400 lm) and R-30 (max. 10W, min. 400 lm) types.  And bids will be opened on Tuesday March 15 at 1.30 pm Central Time.  ...

Closed-loop control of the dispense weight eliminates constant adjustments   Nordson ASYMTEK, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, introduces jet dispensing for manufacturing side-view LEDs. The system jets 0.1 to 0.2 mm dots through windows as small as 0.4 mm into the LED cavities. Side-view LEDs illuminate the displays in devices such as tablet computers, smart phones, and e-readers. Nordson ASYMTEK's Spectrum™ S-920N jetting system automatically maintains a consistent shot weight with software-managed dispense paramete...

Interior and Exterior LED Upgrades Receive A+ Marks for Energy and Maintenance Savings The Noribachi Group, the leading provider of smart energy applications, announced that Olin College of Engineering and New Mexico Highlands University have joined the community of education institutions deploying Qnuru’s LED lighting technology. Using Qnuru’s Vector line of LED bulbs, Olin College retrofitted street and parking lot lights throughout its 75-acre campus, while Highlands University retrofitted high bay luminaires in its 74,000 sq. ft. John ...

Reportedly, Rochester public utilities  has made a plan to expand its LED street light program to including another 400 plus city lights. This is one of three neighborhoods in Rochester where RPU has tested the new LED street lights. These LED's have been up for three to four months. And almost all the residents we talked to appreciate the change. RPU says not only do they look much different than typical street lights, the light itself is different. According to RPU's Tony Benson , "a little whiter light. Lot of people say it's a cl...

The sailors and Marines of The US Navy have engaged in TechSolutions program, in which they are encouraged to submit their ideas for technology innovations. According to the Inhabitat site report, the US Navy’s submarine fleet is getting an overhaul of its internal lighting system — from fluorescent lighting to more energy efficient LED lighting. Therefore, the TechSolutions program is proven to be an illuminating exercise. The idea came from a sailor’s recommendation: “One crew member complained that the lights produced a noisy hum. As a r...