2018-03-17

Nationstar Establishes Micro & Mini LED Research Center

Chinese LED packager Nationstar on March 2 inaugurated its new research center focusing on the research and development of Mini LED and Micro LED.
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2018-03-16

[TILS 2018] Waldens Released Fanscool and Fanaway Ceiling Fans

Without gorgeous decoration, the rhythmic beauty of the ceiling fan is presented with simple lines. It’s not only absolutely close to Taiwan's environment and climate but suitable for being home ceiling fans. Anyone who used Fanscool will definitely love it and become top fan. All ceiling fans of Fanscool series are specialized in 1 kWh, meaning that using 24 hours a month, even less than 1 kWh! In this environment, choosing 1 kWh ceiling fan is a smart choice!
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2018-03-16

Philips Lighting Will Change Its Name to Signify

Philips Lighting finally made an announcement about the name change. It intends to change its name from Philips Lighting to Signify. The choice of the new company name originates from the fact that light becomes an intelligent language, which connects and conveys meaning.
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2018-03-16

Osram’s Digital Lumens Expands Smart Building Platform with New Smart Sensor, New Lighting Controls

Digital Lumens, an Osram company, expanded its SiteWorx building intelligence platform with the introduction of two new products: Sense, an environmental sensing application, and the DLA Micro (DLA-M), a small lighting control that also enables instant SiteWorx compatibility. Both products will be unveiled at Light + Building in Frankfurt, Germany, March 18-23, 2018.
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2018-03-16

Light + Building 2018 Continues to Grow with More Exhibitors and Exhibition Space

Light + Building opens its doors in Frankfurt am Main from Sunday, 18 March, to Friday, 23 March 2018. Over 2,700 exhibitors from 55 countries are showing their latest products and innovations for the lighting, electrical engineering, home and building automation and safety and security sectors on more than 260,000 square metres spread in25 exhibition halls.
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2018-03-16

[TILS 2018] Prodigital Technology Corp. - 120W High-efficiency Energy-saving LED High-bay Light

The use of Japanese NICHIA LED design, the overall luminous flux up to 16,200 lumens, efficiency 135 lumens / watt, replace the 500W ~ 800W traditional mercury lamp applications, saving 85% of electricity costs; use Mingwei power HLG seven-year warranty LED special series, lamp life up to 10 year.
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2018-03-16

Tridonic Files LED Patent Lawsuit against Telecom Retailer

Tridonic initiated patent lawsuits against telecommunication retailer S-KON eKontor24 GmbH. Although District Court Munich I affirmed Tridonic’s arguments, parties agreed on a settlement for reasons of legal certainty and prompt settlement of the dispute.
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2018-03-16

Delta Premiers Integrated Building Automation with an IoT-Concept Lighting Solution at Light+Building 2018 Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 15, 2018 – Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, announced it will roll out its integrated building automation and new IoT-concept lighting solutions of integrated services for lighting at Lighting+Building 2018. Apart from showcasing its versatile solutions for office, commercial, industrial, and street lighting, Delta will offer an advanced solution that integrates its lighting products, security & surveillance equipment, building control systems, and related products. Delta’s latest solutions provide flexibility and feasibility for upgrading intelligent buildings that was once difficult to achieve for so many different market segments.
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2018-03-15

Tomorrow's Optics Will Change the Lighting of Interiors and Exteriors

Czech technological company IQ Structures developed a new optical system NANOPTIQS.
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2018-03-14

Phoseon Technology Introduces High-Intensity UV LED Microplate Decontamination System

Phoseon Technology announces the first in a family of products with the KeyPro KP100 decontamination system. Targeted at RNA researchers and lab managers, the KP100 is a standalone decontamination system that saves time and money unlike existing chemical and heat methods.
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2018-03-14

Optovate Announces Disruptive Micro LED Technology

Optovate Ltd., the Micro LED optical specialist, announces that it has realized a Micro LED technology that enables multiple Micro LEDs transferred in parallel from a wafer to a substrate to be aligned in one step with a precision optical array. The technology is the subject of a portfolio of 20 granted and pending patents dating from 2008.
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2018-03-14

Lumentum to Acquire Oclaro For $1.8B in Cash And Stock

Photonics product provider Lumentum and Oclaro, specializing in optical components and modules, announced that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, pursuant to which Lumentum will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Oclaro.
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2018-03-14

High-tech LEDs from Osram in the front headlights of the new Audi A8

Ingolstadt car manufacturer Audi uses the expertise of Osram Opto Semiconductors in the front lighting of its new flagship. The Oslon Compact PL for adaptive front lighting has been installed in the Audi A8 for the first time. The Oslon Black Flat S in its 3-chip version provides an extended beam range. In addition, the tried and tested Topled is used in the sedan’s daytime running lights.
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2018-03-14

Lumileds Delivers up to 48% Higher “Punch” than Competitors in Broadest Color Choices

Lumileds introduced the LUXEON CZ Color Line, a product line optimized to deliver maximum punch. “The LUXEON CZ features up to 48% higher punch than any other undomed color LED,” said Jennifer Holland, Product Line Director of the LUXEON Color Family. The company has witnessed in the market the trend to color tuning fixtures with narrow beam angles and maximum punch. The LUXEON CZ Color Line consists of 21 LED color options, which includes 13 color and 8 white emitters.
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2018-03-13

Future Lighting Solutions introduces Optisolis, Nichia’s new Ultra-High CRI White LED

Future Lighting Solutions announces the immediate availability of Optisolis from Nichia, the most advanced Ultra-High Color Rendering white LED the world has ever seen.
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2018-03-13

[TILS 2018] EXPC Corporation Released Deluxe Version Layer Plate Lamp

EXPC Corporation was founded in 2010 in Taiwan, which already has gradually increased the direct outlets, offices, warehouse, etc. in Taipei and Taichung Taiwan. Also has a showroom in Shenzhen Huaqiang International LED Center.
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2018-03-13

[TILS 2018] AREX Released Projector Light and Low Glare Panel Light

Arex, established in Taipei in 1994, is a professional LED lighting company with its own R&D and manufacturing facility along with more than 700 employees. Company’s near 100 exclusive patents and product ranging from LED panel lighting, LED dowlight, LED projection lighting, and many other types with experience of more than 1 million installation completed. Arex is also first in the industry to receive the prestigious Taiwan Energy-Saving certificate.
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2018-03-12

Increase of Night Light Emission in Germany Might Be Related to LED Replacement

The nights in the German federal states („Bundesländer") have been getting brighter and brighter - but not everywhere at the same rate and with one peculiar exemption: light emissions from Thuringia decreased between 2012 and 2017.
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2018-03-12

New Material to Make LEDs with High Color Quality Found by Computers

A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has used data mining and computational tools to discover a new phosphor material for white LEDs that is inexpensive and easy to make.
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2018-03-12

VTT and Neonelektro Have Made LED Advertising Boards Light, Fexible and Energy-Efficient

Through a European project, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Neonelektro have developed new types of LED displays that combine the flexibility, low cost and high technical performance enabled by roll-to-roll mass manufacturing technology.
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2018-03-12

Seoul Semiconductor SunLike Series Natural Spectrum LEDs Applied in Luminaires by FLOS Architectural

Seoul Semiconductor announces that its SunLike Series LEDs, which implement light closest to the spectrum of natural sunlight, have been adopted for a series of luminaires designed by FLOS Architectural, a specialty lighting company based in Spain.
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2018-03-12

LED-Embedded Contact Lenses Monitor Glucose Levels in Tears

A soft, flexible contact lens can monitor glucose levels in tears and deliver sensing results through the lens display, alerting the user if glucose levels are too high by turning off a tiny embedded LED light, according to a new report from UNIST, Korea.
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2018-03-12

How to Protect LED Bulbs Against Power Surge? This New Technology May be A Solution

LED technology has been widely adopted in lighting because it is highly energy efficient and durable. On the other hand, LED lamps contain a number of delicate semiconductor elements, which are more susceptible to power surge damages than conventional lamps. Especially in countries where power grids are relatively unstable, damages to LED products caused by power surge are more common.
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2018-03-12

Solat-Tectic Announces High Mobility TFT Technology for LCD, OLED and Micro LED

Solar-Tectic LLC ("ST") announced that a paper reporting a breakthrough thin-film transistor (TFT) technology, that promises greatly to improve current processes used the industry, has been published in the peer reviewed journal Materials Letters. The title of the paper is: "High mobility crystalline silicon film growth below 600°C from an Au-Si eutectic melt for TFTs".
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2018-03-11

AUO to Ship Mini LED Displays for Gaming and VR Applications in 2H18

Mini LED is a new display technology in Asia. AU Optronics (AUO) on March 8 released the world's first Mini LED-based product line, including a gaming monitor, a gaming laptop, and a small-sized display for VR wearable devices. The company will begin to ship its Mini LED products in 2H18 and the large-scale gaming monitor will be the first to be on the market, said Michael Tsai, General Manager at AUO.
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2018-03-10

Seoul Semiconductor’s SunLike Series Natural Spectrum LEDs Selected for Spectra Luminaires by European Lighting Manufacturer LED Luks

Seoul Semiconductor announces that its SunLike Series LEDs, which implement light closest to the spectrum of natural sunlight, have been adopted for the Spectra luminaires of LED Luks, a specialty lighting company based in Slovenia.
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2018-03-10

High-Resolution LED Video Wall Featured in Bank of Hawaii's Modernized Lobby

A new, high-end LED video wall from Sansi North America (SNA) Displays is the visual centerpiece of the newly renovated Bank of Hawaii main branch location in downtown Honolulu.
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2018-03-10

AcquiFlow Selects Heliospectra Intelligent LED Lighting Solutions for Canadian Licensed Producer to Scale Cannabis Cultivation Facilities

Heliospectra AB (publ), speicalizing in intelligent lighting technology for greenhouses and controlled farming environments, announces a new order from a licensed producer of cannabis in Ontario, Canada. Heliospectra's value-added reseller AcquiFlow secured the market-leading lighting solutions for the business leader in Canada's evolving cannabis landscape. The order value is 524 307 SEK (USD $63,547).
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2018-03-10

AEssenseGrows Introduces Cost Calculator for Managing Lighting Expenses for Indoor Farming

AEssenseGrows, an ag-tech company specializing in automated aeroponic platforms for high-yield plant production, introduced a cost calculator to help customers manage electricity expense and increase profitability.
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2018-03-09

Samsung Enhances Chip-Scale LED Package Lineup with Industry’s Highest Luminous Efficacies

Samsung Electronics announced that it has achieved the industry’s highest light efficacies for its fillet-enhanced chip-scale package (FEC) LED lineup – LM101B, LH181B and LH231B.
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