Industry’s smallest and easy-to-use drivers reduce component count and solution size Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced the industry’s smallest off-line, phase-dimmable, constant-current lighting controller and an easy-to-use lighting driver that simplify the retrofit of a variety of LED bulbs, including E14, GU10, A19, PAR20/30/38, MR16 and AR111. The TPS92075 controller and TPS92560 driver reduce component count and solution size while improving compatibility with legacy lighting controls. The TPS92075 is designed for phase-dim...

At SID 2013, an academic conference on display technologies (lecture number: P.140L), Japan Broadcasting Corp (NHK) and Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd announced that they thoroughly improved the oxygen and moisture resistances of their OLED device. In addition, they utilized the new technology to demonstrate a display by playing a press preview of Open House 2013 May 28, 2013. As the development of flexible OLED displays and OLED lighting devices being advanced, their durabilities remain a big problem for commercialization. To solve this problem, the barrier capab...

Elec-Tech will release its lighting high drive current flip chips in the name of "Aurora Borealis" on Guangzhou International Lighting Fair to be held on June 9th. 1ALED lighting-class high drive current flip chip can achieve 310 lumens under the drive of 1A, and it can achieve up to 230 lumens per watt driven by 700ma current. According to the publicly available information, Philips chip with the same specifications can achieve 300 lumens and 220 lumens correspondingly, and the corresponding data for the United States Cree are 297 lumens and 223 lumens, the lumi...

The 18th Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition will be held from June 9 to 12 at the China Import and Export Fair Exhibition Centre. The exhibition is expected to attract more than 110,000 visitors to come to visit, including GE (USA), Osram (Germany), Philips (Netherlands), LumiLEDs (United States), Cree and others from 27 countries and regions, a total of more than 2,600 exhibitors will fully participate in the meeting. In the secondary market, LED plate has begun to achieve a sharp adjustment since May 24, according to the research report recentl...

The LED Light (China), a China-based LED light manufacturer and wholesaler, has recently released a new DALI dimming LED panel light collection to expand its production line. A senior engineer of the company said that DALI is an International Standard (IEC 62386) for the control of electronic ballasts, transformers, LED lights, emergency lights and exit signs in a manageable digital lighting control system. The new DALI dimming LED panel light is designed to replace traditional lighting applications. The new product comes with much originality, whic...

The LED China Jiuzhou City (hereinafter referred to as "Jiuzhou City") locating in Xiaolan Town will officially open for business on June 8. According to reports, Jiuzhou City covers an area of over 400,000 square meters, it is the largest LED professional market in China, Jiuzhou City can accommodate more than 2,000 enterprises, currently, and there are nearly 300 enterprises in Jiuzhou City. According to the introduction from the deputy general manager of the Jiuzhou City, the preparatory work for Jiuzhou City has begun in 2009, the overall in...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) did a study of how much electricity was saved last year thanks to the use of LED in nine kinds of applications (various kinds of indoor lights, streetlights, etc). The numbers are impressive: "In 2012, about 49 million LED lamps and luminaires were installed in the nine applications. LEDs in these markets saved approximately 71 trillion British thermal units (tBtu), equivalent to an annual energy cost savings of about $675 million"!   But what's even more impressive is the potential for improvement. There is stil...

NVC announced on June 4 that Changjiang Wu and Dongming Wang will be elected as executive directors, and Ling Wu as an independent non-executive director, this appointment letter will be implemented after the shareholders' meeting. The increasingly worsening internal conflict of NVC finally draws to a close. For this, Pei Huang, the initiator of NVC minority shareholders revolution told reporters that Mr. Wu is a professional manager after the equity was changed, the occupations are reasonable as long as they are promoted according to the rules of corporate gover...

Lite-On Technology (TW 2301) reported on June 6 that its consolidated revenue in May reached NT$16.49 billion and parent company consolidated sales amounted to NT$10.31 billion, an increase of 1% and 4% respectively over last month. All Strategic Business Groups (SBG) of of Lite-On showed stable order intakes, and cumulative consolidated sales of Lite-On Tech and its parent company from January to May came to NT$79.16 billion and NT$48.18 billion respectively. Due to the steady increases in the global demand of cloud computing application and mobile devices, ...

Global lighting tycoon OSRAM made a name for itself with outstanding lighting products which have been featured globally at well known locations such as the Shanghai 2010 expo, the Beijing National Stadium, and Guangzhou International Finance Center. The role that OSRAM will play in the development of the LED industry in China is a hot topic. In an interview with LEDinside, OSRAM CEO Ai Xiaoming gave her/his opinion on the matter. Fully Devoted to the Lighting Industry   OSRAM is the world’s only company that is completely focuse...

Taiwan-based high power LED manufacturer Edison Opto plans to provide products for TV backlight applications in 2013. According to industry sources, Edison Opto's TV backlighting products passed verification in the second quarter and will begin shipments in July. Edison Opto noted that in the past, side-lit LED TVs required light guide plates, but direct-lit LED TVs do not need such components. For 32-inch side-lit LED TVs, the light guide plate cost is around US$7/unit. Without the light guide plates, said Edison Opto, production costs can be effec...

It is an indisputable fact that LED market has gradually rebounded, but the relative excess of industry capacity is also an unavoidable reality. In the recent two weeks, the leading LED companies have introduced LED expansion plans, of course, Sanan Optoelectronics is no exception, it launched its plan on the evening of May 27 that it will raise funds about 3.3 billion Yuan to expand LED projects. According to its plan, if the program of Sanan Optoelectronics is implemented successfully, the production capacity of its new LED chip will be doubled. At present, San...

Demand for LED backlighting rebounded in the first half of 2013, Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar believes demand for LED lighting will show strong growth in the second half of 2013 and lighting applications may account for 35-40% of its total revenues. LED firms said judging from past experience, international tier-one TV makers usually slow down procurement in July-August with only China-based makers continuing to procure products. However, as China's energy-saving appliance procurement subsidies are set to end soon, demand for TV backlighting products in th...

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Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced three new high-performance LED outdoor lighting solutions—Hubbell Outdoor Lighting’s LED ceiling/canopy/parking garage fixture (NRG4000) and two LED roadway luminaires (RM and RL). Making a good thing even better, the company has taken three of its popular selling products, hundreds of thousands sold to date, and dramatically increased the efficiency and performance of them by upgrading the light sources to LED. Made in the USA, the new NRG4000 LED Lumasquare® II is base...

Recently, the leaders and experts from the National Energy Administration of South Africa and the South African National Highways Office arrived in Guangzhou to visit the urban construction. To talk about the cooperation of new energy, officials from the National Energy Department of South Africa made it clear that South Africa will import over sixty thousand sets of scenery complementary equipments from China in 2014 for the street lighting construction in the South African coastal area. Chinese enterprises with actual strength are welcomed to participate in the e...

Rijksmuseum and Philips announce the world’s most advanced LED lighting design in a museum of fine art Philips illuminates renovated Rijksmuseum, including all artworks Royal Philips Electronics announces the illumination of the renovated Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and its entire art exhibition with its LED lighting. As one of the lead partners in the renovation, Philips has been working closely with the Rijksmuseum on the lighting design with a strong focus on the visitor experience and the conservation of the artworks. The renovated Rijksmuseum opens its doors on April 13, showcasing collections of the Dutch Masters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer, all illuminated with Philips LED lighting.

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced three new Prescolite LED solutions for downlighting applications—a 6” LiteBox LED downlight module (LB6LEDA10L), a 6” Retroficient LED downlight (RLC6LED), and a wall wash version of the 4” LiteFrame LED downlight (LF4LED). Prescolite’s products bring an exceptional combination of outstanding light output, high efficiency, beautiful color, and greater affordability to downlighting applications.   Offering an outstanding efficacy at 87 lumens per watt...

Integrated Solution Features MOSFET and Diode in One Package, Simplifying Board Assembly and Saving Space Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile semiconductor solutions, optimizes the MOSFET and diode selection process by introducing a family of 100 V BoostPak devices that combines a MOSFET and diode in one package to replace discrete solutions currently used in LED TV / monitor backlight, LED lighting and DC-DC converter applications. By integrating the MOSFET and diode into a single...

In view of the news that the panel manufacturers have lowered the predicated value of annual shipments, Lextar said that it has not heard of the news up to now that the backlighting customers intend to adjust orders, and Lextar has developed a direct LED TV backlighting and high definition 4K2K TV product technology, which is expected to be significantly fermented in the second half of this year. Lextar will remain stable growth in its LED backlight business in this year. In terms of the mobile devices, Lextar stated that the revenue of mobile phone and tablet backlighti...

At The Fresh Market, shoppers can catch not only a delectable aroma but also the hint of classical music in the air. When the specialty grocery retailer decided to test updated indoor lighting at its new stores—to be followed by updated lighting at some existing stores—it wanted an energy-saving LED replacement lamp with a high color rendering index (CRI) and long life. After a thorough evaluation, it found its final answer in GE's energy smart® 17-watt LED PAR38 Retail lamp. Once all installations are complete, GE's grocery store lighting solu...

The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) have developed Mini Guide to show how Lighting Controls can play a key role in helping to deliver the energy efficiency requirements for lighting required by the Building Regulations. Revisions to the Building Regulation Documents are expected to be issued by the Government during the Spring of 2013 and come into force in October 2013 and this Guide has been written based on the LIA best understanding of what the revised requirements will be. Once the final documents are published LIA will review them and if necessary make...

Adding to the performance and popularity of Ecomaa’s 130W LED Bay Light series,a higher lumen up to 13,000lm had released. The LED Bay Light 130W new model performed brightness similar to a 450-550W HID (High Intensity-Discharge) Bay light (Bay Fixture), up to 13,000 lm.With Nichia chip and CCT 5000K, we believe it can satisfied the needed of high performance lumen consumers. Ecomaa 130W LED Bay Light are the lighting solutions for low bay fixtures and high bay fixtures respectively. Easy to install with E39/E40 base , and only 1.12kg ...

Satisfies Wall Mount and Area/Site Lighting Applications While Providing Increased Efficiency and Savings   Cooper Lighting, a division of diversified power management company Eaton, has expanded its Lumark Crosstour™ Light Emitting Diode (LED) line of wall packs to include the Crosstour MAXX luminaires. Designed to efficiently satisfy high lumen output needs, the Lumark Crosstour™ MAXX LED wall pack and site luminaires deliver up to 7,416 lumens replacing up to a 400-watt metal halide fixture, while consuming only 85 watts and providi...

Green Ray LED, the aggressive, locally headquartered lighting manufacturer, has produced what is being hailed as the world’s most efficient LED lamp The U.S. Department of Energy has pronounced Green Ray’s new tube lamp the brightest of all, at a record-breaking 173 lumens per watt. LED lights sold in most big-box stores are 48-60 lm/W, with specialty products running as high as 130 lm/W. "Our bulb blows the doors off,” said Peter Richard, corporate manager of Green Ray USA. "This is a real technological breakthrough that’...

Hitachi Appliances developed new product "LEC-AHS1810BC" with excellent brightness, one of the LED ceiling lamps, LEC-AHS1810BC will be put on sale on June 14, 2013. This lamp is mounted on the ceiling of residence for use, in order to ensure that a large living room of about 30 square meters is also bright enough; the nominal luminous flux of LEC-AHS1810BC is up to 7290lm. However, among the lights previously used in the room about 20-25 square meters, the highest luminous flux is the 6090lm. This new product comes with large heat dissipation...

Cree announced that it had shipped more than two million GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) for cellular telecommunications and provided game-changing benefits over traditional silicon-based technologies, involving higher power, higher efficiency and wider bandwidth. As mobile devices like smart phones are used more widely around the world, telecommunications companies are looking for innovative technologies to enhance channel capacity and the speed of wireless systems, while simultaneously lowering power consumption of tran...

Due to the increasing demand of customers, utilization of Ledtech Electronics in the second quarter further enhanced, the growth in utilization is good for the continuous improvement in gross margins, so that the revenue in the second quarter increases by 20 percent and profit is expected to increase sharply. Its legal person stated that the utilization in the second quarter of Ledtech Electronics will increase from 70% in the first quarter to 75% as the demand continued to improve. The improvement in utilization is favorable to the continued upturn in the gross margins, but it nee...

Although LED lighting industry develops sustainably, but before the introduction of international standardization, every market still has its own specifications, which makes the competitive market to be more chaos; while the cross-strait manufacturers have planned a general specification for nearly two years to jointly develop the LED lighting market, the cross-strait General Specifications of LED lighting products  will be released on June 18, on the part of manufacturers, it is helpful to reduce the research and development expenses and effectively lower the production co...

HENGRI Lighting will exhibit in the 18th Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition at booth D55, hall 9.2, from June 9 to 12. "We feel so excited for this year's lighting exhibition! Our company now is growing very fast, but we have a huge ambition! We need to make a leap! That's why we are here again!" general manager Cathy Jiang said excitedly on the flight to the Guangzhou expo scene, 10 days before the opening of the lighting fair. Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition is recognized as the biggest lighting exhibition in Asia and the ...