Several large lighting brands have made large scale recalls over the past three months in the North America market, such as Cree, Osram Sylvania and IKEA. Even large lighting brands are not exempt from occasional faulty products. LEDinside takes a closer look into these recalls trends.

Having ventured into the color LED market with its traffic light products in 1998, leading LED manufacturer Lumileds has come a long way with its color LED designs.

Verbatim, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi, recalled its Classic A 6W and 9W LED light bulbs after tests conducted by UK consumer group Which? revealed the bulbs were vulnerable to electric shock risks, reported the group recently.

The Indian government should make manufacturing standards for LED lights applied in Prakash Path Yojana (PPY) mandatory, The Economics Times cited a Philips spokesperson saying.

Infineon Technologies AG introduced its first devices in a family of Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon Carbide (SiC) RF power transistors at this year's European Microwave Week. As part of Infineon’s industry-leading GaN portfoliothe devices allow manufacturers of mobile base stations to build smaller, more powerful and more flexible transmitters. With higher efficiency, improved power density and more bandwidth than currently used RF power transistors, the new devices improve the economics of building infrastructure to support today’s cellular networks. Additionally, they will pave the way for the transition to 5G technology with higher data volumes and thus, enhanced user-experience.

U.S. designer Zac Posen showcased his Zac by Zac Posen diffusion line at an auditorium at Industria Superstudio, which was the first major show to kick off New York Fashion Week, reported Mashable.

Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today introduced the AL1791/2/3/4 LED drivers. These single-, dual-, triple-, and quad-channel DC-to-constant current (DC-CC) LED driver ICs provide both analog and PWM dimming control and are targeted for smart, connected-lighting applications that use tunable white and color LED bulbs. When combined with an AC-DC power conversion block and a microcontroller, these current-ratio-optimized regulators provide a cost-effective, scalable and easy-to-implement solution for the emerging smart lighting market.

Magnified Self presents MixStik, a LED stick to help anyone make perfect drinks, no experience necessary. The LEDs indicate the specific amount of ingredients needed for each cocktail. It couldn’t be easier, everybody can mix and have fun doing it!

Access Fixtures, a leading distributor of high quality commercial and sports lighting, has expanded their LED high bay replacement options with the addition of the 280w LED 4 foot high bay luminaire. This LED high bay starts at $429.99 and exceeds the maximum mean lumen output of traditional fixtures such as 6-lamp T5HO high bays and 400w metal halide high bays. Volume discounts are available.

Sengled, a global innovator bringing bright new ideas to the lighting industry, announced today the launch of an Indiegogo campaign for the award-winning Sengled Snap, an LED light bulb with an integrated IP camera, speaker and microphone for home and business monitoring. The campaign begins September 8th and runs until 2,000 units are sold. The goal is to raise $50,000.

 Lumileds today announces a revolutionary approach to achieving flawless color mixing with its high power LUXEON C Color Line of LEDs. “We’ve solved the problems of beam halos and mismatched, unmixed color by designing our platform to offer multiple colors with a single focal length,” explained David Cosenza, Product Manager for the LUXEON C Colors Line. When secondary optics are applied, the consistent focal length maximizes optical efficiency and provides matching emission patterns, enabling sleek color mixing.

Running has become more popular with the rise of health awareness in the past few years. But it also poses problems to urban runners’ on-road safety. Runners are supposed to run at any time they desire, rather than being confined by the condition of daylight. 

Reliance Energy backed Indian power company BSES discoms sold some 1.6 million LED bulbs in Indian metropolitan New Delhi over the last three months as part of its energy conservation promotion, reported The Economic Times.

Low demand in laptop and TV backlight worldwide and LED bulb price  wars led by major LED manufacturers, most Taiwanese LED manufacturers incurred revenue losses during first half of 2015.

New research may help explain why drug treatments for addiction and depression don’t work for some patients.

Traffic  Technologies  Ltd  (TTI)  is  pleased to announce that it has achieved its first sales of LED road lights in Victoria.

This scary photo is not a cosplayer trying to imitate Jason Vorhees from Friday the 13th or a Stormtrooper wannabe. Underneath the mask is renowned Hollywood actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba, who is undergoing a LED skin therapy treatment session, reported The Daily Mail.

ESCATEC, one of Europe's leading providers of contract design and manufacturing services, will be launching its solution to the challenge of effectively cooling high brightness LEDs on its stand E8 at the LED Professional Symposium 2015 in Bregenz, Austria on 22-24 September 2015.  //www.led-professional-symposium.com

Especially in fashion stores the POWERBALL HCI Excellence shows its strengths – with brilliant light, high luminance and very good color Rendering. It clearly highlights textures and fine shades so that colors become even more vivid.

The North-Eastern railways (NER), one of the 17 railway zones in India, held a bid to support its plan of energy conservation and environment preservation by installing solar power panels and energy saving LED lighting to its facilities.

United Power Research Technology (“UPRtek”) announced the signing of an agreement with Dragon Image ("Dragon Image "), for the distribution in Australia and New Zealand markets. Under the terms of the agreement with Dragon Image, Dragon Image will exercise market and handle commercial activities for UPRtek handheld spectrometer MK350 series and flicker meter MF250N in Australia and New Zealand.

Speaking at a roundtable at IFA 2015 in Berlin, a top official of LG Electronics (LG) revealed the company’s plan to sell five times as many OLED TVs in the second half of 2015 than it did in the first half with the aim of making LG OLED the new standard of TV by the end of the year.

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has succeeded in advancing the dimmable LED light bulb beyond just dimming, to become a mood enhancing light bulb that changes color. New Philips LED WarmGlow progresses from a warm yellow white light similar to an incandescent light bulb, to a warmer reddish white light similar to a sunset, as it dims, providing a much richer experience that delivers the right light as required across the home.

At the Nashville Predators first preseason game on Sept. 20, if the colors of the players’ jerseys seem brighter or if the definition of the puck against the ice looks crisper, your eyes won’t be romanticizing the situation after a long layoff, it’ll be reality.

An iconic Paris hotel can now change the color of its famous façade to mark special occasions and events thanks to pioneering lighting technology from Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting. The connected LED lighting system allows hotel staff to change the lighting with a simple swipe of a smartphone app. Hotel management can create an unlimited number of light scenarios to reflect key Parisian events, like the Tour de France and Bastille Day.

FZLED, a leading maker of LED lighting product, is pleased to announce a family long lasting, lightweight, adjustable angle 8W 2-inch LED downlights - FZL-DL02-01 series. The downlight is easy to install and designed to be energy-saving replacement for 2-inch halogen recessed downlight, used in residential, commercial spaces, gallery, museum, showroom display and more.

Highlights this week: Chinese manufacturer tests different market strategy by focusing on niche market. Cree rebrands two business as Wolfspeed with strategy changes. Researchers creates less expensive LED with laser- like performance Panasonic to shot down two LED factories soon following its plants shut down in Indonesia.

Everlight claims Nichia’s recent press release about its lawsuit against its German subsidiary WOFI was taken out of context, especially regarding the YAG patent lawsuit rulings.

TOGGLED®, developer and producer of next-generation solid-state lighting technology and named in the Top 25 Most Innovative Companies in South East Michigan by Crain's Detroit, reported today the addition of Ampco Lighting Ltd. to its rapidly expanding Licensing Program.

STG Aerospace, a world leader in pioneering aircraft lighting technologies, is delighted to announce that it has secured a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its market leading liTeMood® LED cabin lighting system on the Boeing 737NG.