As June is dawning near, LEDinside is ready to hold a grand and perfect LEDforum 2013 Guangzhou at the Chinese Export Commodities Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B, Room # 8.   LED industry has undergone big changes. Based on the potential market demands, many companies have mushroomed all over the world in recent years. However, an oversupply comes after the large capacity expansion. What’s worse, due to credit crisis, LED development in European market has slowed down. And it also has influenced Asian LED manufacturers which rely on the external ...

A report by the US Department of Energy entitled ‘Adoption of light-emitting diodes in common lighting applications’ published in April has discovered that LEDs could save the US $37 billion in energy costs. Lighting reports that an overnight switch to LEDs could save the US $37 billion in annual energy costs. The report states that 49 million LED lamps and luminaires were installed in nine lighting applications in 2012, saving $675 million in energy costs across these markets that year. It reveals that if the US began using 100% LEDs overnight, as...

Over 200 LED lighting suppliers including 80 from overseas will introduce their latest technology to local and regional buyers, home and industrial sectors at the LED Expo Thailand 2013, scheduled from May 23-25, 2013 at Hall 4 - IMPACT Muang Thong Thani. Of those 200 LED exhibitors, China and Taiwan represent the biggest number of overseas suppliers who will be showcasing energy efficient lighting products. There are also exhibitors from India, Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore as well as multi-national and domestic entrepreneurs joining the show to...

Mayor Bob Foster climbs in a cherry picker to christen pilot LED street lights in a Westside neighborhood. Long Beach, California - Lined with quaint single-family homes and manicured lawns, the 3000 block of Baltic Ave. looks like many others in Long Beach's residential Westside. Even the neighborhood's street lights look typical: pillars of speckled stone standing every 40 feet atop which is perched a light that hangs over the curb into the street. But since last month, these street lights have been the focus of a pilot project in which the typical high-press...

Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, When the ballasts in the existing fluorescent light fixtures in the gymnasium at Trinidad’s community center began failing in recent months, causing the lights to go out one-by-one, Marty Velasquez, the center’s director, called Dean Duran, city power and light superintendent, to get some help for the problem. The solution to the problem turned out to be LED light fixtures that provide better lighting, cost less to operate and are expected to last much longer than the fluorescent lighting they have replaced. Duran said in...

Under the award of £250,000 in matched funding from the UK Innovation Agency – Technology Strategy Board (TSB), Cambridge Nanotherm is to build its first prototype manufacturing plant in Haverhill, UK. Cambridge Nanotherm has developed and patented a nanoceramic-aluminum substrate for thermal management of electronics, which can be used in LED lighting modules. The investment from the TSB and company shareholder Enso Ventures will create a facility to develop applications for the technology such as LED lighting and power electronics. It will t...

Acuity Brands, Inc. introduces new color changing PARATA™ RGB LED luminaires from Winona®. Available in linear cove, spot, flood and linear configurations, PARATA LED luminaires offer premium lumen output and efficacy for indoor and outdoor uses. PARATA RGB LED luminaires feature multiple distribution options and aiming flexibility that provide superior optic control. In addition, these LED luminaires allow users to input a specific value and deliver consistent color from luminaire to luminaire. “The PARATA series was...

Singapore, a beautiful garden city, is famous for its cleanness. Spark LED high bay light, based on LED technology, is energy saving, environmental friendly and durable. The installation of Spark LED high bay light in this beautiful city makes perfect combination between the two. On April 14th, 2013, after 5 months’ field test, which started from November 14th, 2012, Singapore client announced that Spark LED high bay lights successfully passed their test in terms of reliability, photometric performance, brightness maintenance, quality and lighting effect. The c...

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - May 16, 2013 - GE's new Evolve™ LED Scalable Cobrahead lighting fixtures have been installed by Xcel Energy in the city of West St. Paul, Minn., as part of a utility-initiated implementation of LED street lights. Xcel Energy will monitor performance of the new lights for two years and use the data to develop an LED program for every state in its service area: Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. The utility maintains approximately 500,000 Xcel Energy and ...

According to new research by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture in collaboration with Philips, exposing tomatoes to extra light from LED lamps during the growing process boosts the fruit’s nutritional value by nearly doubling the amount of vitamin C. The partnership will be continued in a joint facility for research into the application of LED lamps in horticulture (IDC LED) that will open May 16 in Bleiswijk. Scientists at Wageningen UR studied several tomato varieties and various intensities of light. They used special LED modules that were sus...

Epistar, recently pulled aside the curtains to reveal a hint of its next big-time product late this year to boost revenue, with industry insiders guessing the new launch to be automotive LEDs. Other major LED companies in Taiwan, including Everlight, Lextar, Unity Opto Technology, Formosa Epitaxy, are all reportedly aggressively developing business in this lucrative field with low profile. Epistar's high-voltage LED successfully tapped into Philips' supply chain in 2012, and the company has been aggressively trying to widen the gap with its mainland Chines...

ZSLS7031 ZMD AG (ZMDI), a based Dresden semiconductor company that specializes in enabling energy-efficient solutions, announces the release of the newest member of its LED driver family, the ZSLS7031, a primary-side peak-current mode LED driver for high-brightness LED lighting. The ZSLS7031 is well suited for many consumer, commercial and industrial lighting applications, particularly where electrical isolation is required. LED drivers from ZMDI can significantly improve the quality and energy efficiency of end-product LED applications. "...

Recently, a new research has claimed that the so-called ecofriendly LED lights may cause permanent damage to your eyes. The study found that exposure to LED lights can cause irreparable harm to the retina of the human eye. According to Think-Spain.com, once the retina cells are destroyed by prolonged and continuous exposure to LED rays, they cannot be replaced and will not regrow. Researchers said this is caused by the high levels of radiation in the 'blue band' , and is likely to become a global epidemic in the medium term given that computer, mobiles and TV s...

Soraa has garnered much attention since founder Japanese LED scientist Shuji Nakamura has been helping drive the company towards success. Soraa was able to leverage funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE), and now the company has been appointed by the DOE to lead a commission currently in progress focused on developing a low-cost GaN substrate, since it is a leader in this technology. Its new products, denoted as SORAA VIVID 2 and PREMIUM 2 lamps, utilising this GaN-on-GaN LED technology are claimed to leverage the 1000 times lower cr...

Valence Process Equipment, Inc. (VPE) has announced the commercial release of the VPE GaN-500 MOCVD system, a new metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system for production of high-brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs). The VPE system includes a reactor that is designed around a novel (patent pending) chamber and gas-injector, resulting in the highly efficient use of pre-cursor gases. The system has a capacity of 59 two-inch wafers with a future upgrade path to 72 two-inch or 20 four-inch wafers. Frank Campanale, CEO of VPE, commented: ...

GE's new Evolve™ LED Scalable Cobrahead lighting fixtures have been installed by Xcel Energy in the city of West St. Paul, Minn., as part of a utility-initiated implementation of LED street lights. Xcel Energy will monitor performance of the new lights for two years and use the data to develop an LED program for every state in its service area: Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. The utility maintains approximately 500,000 Xcel Energy and customer-owned street lights in all eight states. ...

LED 8ft tube Aeon Lighting Technology (ALT) of Taipei, Taiwan has debuted a new generation of LED 8ft tube that it says is the brightest and most effective lighting solution. The company notes that conventional fluorescent tubes suffer from low luminous efficacy and limited wattage usage. ALT says that this is due to inefficient power design and unfavorable heat dissipation, traditional T8 fluorescent tubes can’t be as efficient or have a life span that is as long as expected. Alt asserts that its new LED Tube offers better energy efficiency, higher qualit...

Ares International Corp. recently signed a contract with Excellence Optoelectronics Inc., a professional Taiwan-based LED packaging company, to introduce the Computer Integrated Manufacturing Execution System (ciMes) developed by Ares. EOI expects to see the system go live be year-end, which will dramatically improve the production efficiency and competitiveness of EOI while meeting its future expansion and integration requirements in product line and business.  EOI is outstanding in supply chain integration, producing power-saving......

Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S., hosts an LED street-lighting demonstration in Wailuku, Mayor Alan Arakawa announced. The walking tour reportedly features four energy-efficient “smart” light-emitting diode streetlights on Wili Pa Loop in the Wailuku Millyard. "The first of its kind in Hawaii and one of the most advanced of its kind in the US, the testing process is examining the use of wireless remote controls to dim the streetlights late at night to save energy," county officials said in a press release announcing the presentation. As part of the t...

Royal Philips today announced that the 300th licensee signed up to its LED luminaire and retrofit bulb licensing program, which has seen its number of licensees grow by 50% since May 2012. As a result, 300 companies have access to Philips’ comprehensive portfolio of patented LED system technologies and solutions. Within the last year, the LED luminaire licensing and retrofit program has gained an impressive 100 new licensing agreements with companies worldwide. Signing up its 300th licensee is a significant milestone for Philips which is committed to driving innovation...

Online light bulb retailer has recently added energy efficient S14 bulbs to their extensive product line for use in sign and marquee applications. Sylvania S14 Clear Red LED Light Bulb Go Green LED Bulbs, a leading distributor of energy efficient products, now provides Sylvania brand LED S14 light bulbs. Sylvania is a well-known and trusted brand that manufactures durable, high-quality products. The bulbs are offered at a reduced price, in comparison to other S14 LED light bulbs from other lighting retailers. S14 shaped bulbs contain a very similar shape...

Solid State Supplies has announced immediate availability of LuxiTune from LED Engin, a leader in high lumen density LED products. LuxiTune is the first intelligent, compact, single emitter, LED capable of true halogen-style dimming from bright 3000K midday light down to a warm 1800K evening colour. Ideal for the entertainment, hospitality and high-end residential sectors, it provides a professional-grade LED replacement for halogen down lights where warm colour dimming is desired. LED Engin's LuxiTune module is based on LED Engin's new 12-die, ...

Philips Hue LED light bulb Philips’ intelligent LED light bulb named Hue has just been given an update. Now, Hue users can tie their bulbs to the IFTTT service which turns a user’s Internet service into an actionable equation. The new Hue update also adds geofencing support, programmable alarms and timers, turning the LED bulb into just as much a notification system as it as a source of light. This update comes a little more than two months after Philips opened up the API to allow developers to write their own apps for the colorful bulb. "P...

Verticle Inc. extends its product line to UV LED. A new hexagonal shaped UV chip is made out of copper substrate enable to drive high current. Despite its numerous advantages, the main drawback of UV LED is lower optical power due to lower internal quantum efficiency (IQE). Since improving the IQE of UV epitaxial wafers is a long-term prospect, an alternative way to boost UV LED power is to drive more current into the UV-LEDs. However, heat generation is a big issue with high current drive. Moreover, aluminum containing UV epitaxial wafer is more res...

Thomas Research Products has announced an advanced new generation of their wildly popular Surge Protector product line. Thomas Research Products is a leading manufacturer of SSL power solutions and accessories. The FSP3-277-20K model Surge Protector includes in-line fusing to shut down the luminaire if the capabilities of the surge protector have been exceeded. This not only protects the LED luminaire, it demonstrates that the unit needs to be replaced. It can be utilized for fixtures on electrical mains up to 277V. The compact device is rated to protect from su...

Photonex is the UK’s showcase event dedicated to photonics, applied optical equipment, biophotonics, fibre optics, lasers, vision & LIGHT. Oct 16-17, 2013 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK Visit Photonex and meet with world leading companies involved in photonics technologies. See 100s of suppliers. Handle, touch and feel their instruments and components and watch demonstrations. Discover the difference: On the internet one product can seem just like another. But it is getting down to the in depth detail face-to-face with a specialist which will enable you to mak...

Join your peers at SPIE Optics + Photonics 2013, 25 - 29 August 2013, the largest (4,500 attendees) international, multidisciplinary optical sciences and technology meeting in North America. This is your chance to share and exchange ideas, be published, and connect with others in the field. Astronomical instrumentation is back this August. Registration information and pricing for SPIE Optics + Photonics 2013 View registration pricing and details Featured technologies: • Optical components, fabrication, and design • Optics for astronomy • Detectors...

July07-11, 2013 San Francisco SEMICON West 2013: From new technologies, new device architecture, new materials and new markets—SEMICON West 2013 is North America’s premier microelectronics event. From 450mm to 3D-IC, attendees look for the latest technologies and solutions that will move their ideas from the lab to the fab. Why do people attend: 30,000 professional attendees representing the leading global technology companies, including IDMs, foundries, fabless, contract packaging and test houses, OEMs, materials manufacturers, components and s...

euroLED 2013 euroLED is dedicated to the science and technology of LEDs. Now in its 10th year, euroLED comprises a Technical Conference for industry professionals, an Exhibition with over 100 stands, and a highly popular Gala Dinner. For 2013, the euroLED Conference is being led by an advisory board of ‘thought leaders’ from across the international LED lighting industry. The themes of the Conference will include; LED systems; LED engines and modules; LED components including drivers, optics, PCBs, thermal management, testing and standa...

Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB) Barcelona 18th June 2013 - 20th June 2013 Africa’s combined economies are predicted to grow at 7% over the next two decades. This is faster than China. However, the significant economic growth rates evident in many African countries are unsustainable without massive energy investments. The opportunities and challenges provide an exciting future for those engaged in Africa’s power market and AEF 2013 provides all key stakeholders an opportunity to discuss how they can work together to close the current power...