LED Engin, Inc., of San Jose, California USA, a announced immediate availability of LuxiTune, a compact, single emitter light engine that delivers directional light with halogen-style dimming. LuxiTune reportedly hugs the black body curve from 3000K down to1800K. Luminous flux is 1100 lumens, equivalent to a 60W halogen lamp. Luminous efficacy is 63 lumens per Watt hot and includes the secondary, TIR optic. The company contends that this is far higher efficacy than that of rival products that utilize multiple emitters and reflectors. At full intensity, color renderi...

Quarterly Revenue increased 23% year-over-year to a record $349 million Quarterly Net Income increased 134% year-over-year to $22.2 million Cree, Inc. today announced revenue of $348.9 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2013, ended March 31, 2013. This represents a 23% increase compared to revenue of $284.8 million reported for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, and a 1% increase compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2013. GAAP net income for the third quarter was $22.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, an increase of 134% year-over-year compared to GAAP net in...

The City of Los Angeles and GE Lighting are moving forward with an expanded pilot program to measure the performance of a GE LightGrid™ Outdoor Wireless Controller that GE expects to introduce later this year. The decision follows the successful completion of a preliminary trial and aims to give the city more experience in adding LightGrid controllers to existing light poles, and more data on complete system performance from the controls to GE’s central management software. “The City of Los Angeles has led the nation in the installation of energy...

Samsung held a press conference on the eve of Lightfair International (LFI) 2013, and revealed plans to sell wireless ZigBee-based retrofit lamps with the launch of a starter kit planned for the third quarter. The company also announced new solid-state lighting (SSL) MR16 lamps, LED-based retrofit tubes for fluorescent fixtures, and new packaged LEDs and LED modules. Samsung chose LFI as a venue to try and establish publicly what the company considers a leadership position in LEDs, modules, and lighting products. Nam-seong Cho, executive vice president and h...

Customer from Bolivia has undertaken a local dental hospital lighting replacement project in March of 2013, replacing traditional spot lights with Spark LED down lights . It is used around 400pcs of LED down light . The hospital said that by using SPARK’s LED down light (SHENZHEN SPARK OPTOELECTRONICS S&T CO.,LTD. ), the lighting effect has been greatly improved, saving as much as 60% of the electricity. Also the 4000K color makes the hospital looks brighter and warmer. This project started from December of 2012, having ...

Building owners looking for strategies to control costs for the largest consumers of energy in commercial buildings - heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and lighting - now have a new solution. GE Lighting (NYSE: GE) and Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR), are announcing a new way for building owners to apply advanced control strategies for lighting, heating and cooling operations with solutions backed by the most well-known names in the industry. GE's LightSweep™ Modular Lighting Control Solution can now be seamlessly...

New design options with mid-power LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors Osram Opto Semiconductors now offers the mid-power LED Duris P5 in color. The five new versions have impressively high luminous efficacy from a compact form factor, already known from the white version. The LEDs are ideal for architecture lighting and for the hospitality sector, in other words hotels and restaurants. The five color versions of Duris P 5 are “deep blue” (450 nm), “blue” (470 nm), “true green” (528 nm), “yellow” (590 nm) and “...

According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, in March, only several new LED lighting products were launched in the global market, and the price of existing products showed a steady decline. In the global market, 40W equiv. LED bulb retail price has dropped by 3.9% to 17.1USD, and 60W equiv. LED bulb average price has dropped by 6.5% to 24.1USD.

Companies Enter Into Agreement for Sale of GaN-On-Silicon Technology / Chip Related Assets to Toshiba, With Expanded Licensing and Manufacturing Collaboration Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, and Toshiba Corporation, a world-leading electronic manufacturer, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Bridgelux will sell to Toshiba its industry-leading GaN-on-Silicon technology and related assets, and the companies will strengthen and extend their strategic technology col...

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, USA , Samsung announced that it will showcase its range for LED lighting solutions featuring many world class, new and innovative products, at LIGHTFAIR International, being held here from April 23rd through 25th. Under the theme "Discover Samsung SMART Lighting", Samsung will display over 100 lighting solutions including LED packages, LED engines, LED retrofit lamps and LED tubes, based on its innovative LED lighting technologies and designs.   "We are very proud to present ...

Marvell, Sharp and Orama collaborate to provide the first Digital LED Lighting System delivering a full range of the light from nature driving a new wave of LED lighting   Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) and Sharp Electronics announced the results of a of a collaboration to develop a  Smart Digital LED Lighting System designed to enable custom-featured solution in lighting automation and control.   The Digital LED Lighting System allows wired and wireless network control, which includes lumens, brightness, CRI and CCT creating a Full Sem...

Veeco Instruments Inc. is providing select financial metrics and business highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Due to the accounting review announced on November 15, 2012, the Company is unable to report revenue and earnings information.   •    First quarter 2013 bookings were $70 million including: MOCVD $37 million, MBE $6 million (LED & Solar total $43 million), and Data Storage $27 million. •    The Company’s unaudited cash balance at March 31, 2013 was $588 million, up from $579 million at De...

Tempo Industries unveiled its revolutionary CLIP commercial/industrial lighting platform architecture. The new Configurable Lighting Integrated Platform (CLIP) extends on Tempo’s No Factory in the Field® design philosophy of overall quality, simplicity and reliability. The revolutionary platform resets the bar on long-standing lighting-industry challenges that have centered on building-level ease- and cost-of-installation, revising the cost of ownership model for LED lighting systems. As a basis for Tempo’s expanding commercial-industrial LED lig...

ETi Solid State Lighting, Inc. (ETi), an emerging leader in the LED lighting industry, is showcasing its new 120 Lumens per Watt Linear LED Tube at LIGHTFAIR International, April 23rd - 25th, 2013. ETi’s linear tube LED product will be prominently displayed in Booth #1415 at LIGHTFAIR International, the premier event for the lighting industry and North America’s largest annual architectural and commercial trade lighting show. The 120 LpW linear tube brings the perfect marriage of lighting. design, technology, and innovation into...

Comprehensive wireless technology portfolio provides superior results compared to competitive “one size fits all” wireless systems.   Acuity Brands, Inc. will be demonstrating its industry-leading portfolio of wireless lighting controls at LIGHTFAIR® International 2013, April 23-25, in Philadelphia. The booth will feature four distinct indoor and outdoor wireless technologies, allowing attendees to learn first-hand about the features and benefits of each technology and determine the best options to meet their lighting control goals. “Wireles...

Samsung Electronics provides under the name LC013/26/40B new chip-on-board (COB) LED packages before. The new LEDs provide a high light yield of 129lm / W and have a compact light-emitting surface (Light Emitting Surface: LES). The new LEDs are suitable for Powerful lighting for indoor and outdoor use as well as for applications with directed light (spot light). "We are proud to present today our COB package with family Performance of 13, 26 and 40W and a luminous efficiency of 129lm / W. The LEDs are based on our first-class chip and Phospho...

Lighting Science Group Corporation®  announced that in honor of Earth Day 2013, it has partnered with Rebuilding Together®, a national non-profit charity, to support the organization's rebuilding of homes that were affected by Hurricane Sandy. With the purchase of the newly released "Edison-inspired" Definity™ A19 LED lamp from Lighting Science, the company will donate an LED lamp to Rebuilding Together. The lamps for purchase in the program include the Definity Omni-directional A19 40-watt equivalent LED lamp, the Definity ...

  April 22, 2013, EarthLED has offered the world exclusive launch of XLEDIA Diamond (D) series A19 LED light bulbs, suitable for fully enclosed fixtures. The XLEDIA D series features a patented omni-directional light diffuser that spreads light more efficiently than ever before thanks to its multi faceted diamond-like design. At efficiencies up to 100 lumens per watt, the D series is the most efficient fully enclosed omni-directional A19 LED bulb on the market. The D series comes in equivalent outputs ranging from 40 to 100 Watts with 120 and 150...

•    New LED reveal® bulb uses GE technology to avoid dull yellow rays while saving energy •    GE Lighting’s Chief Innovation Manager answers five questions about consumer LED lighting New reveal® LED light bulbs available this fall from GE Lighting promise to save energy while putting colors and patterns in a whole new light. GE’s new 60-watt standard incandescent replacement reveal LED light bulb is engineered to have the familiar size and shape of an incandescent bulb and deliver big energy savings...

CamSemi has introduced C3183 LED driver with a power range from 3 to 20W. The C3183 uses CamSemi’s patented Primary Side Sensing (PSS) and power-saving technologies to boost system performance and energy efficiency.The LED driver IC delivers a power factor of 0.7 without needing a high voltage input electrolytic capacitor. Use of quasi-resonant switching and other techniques enable operating efficiencies in excess of 90% and C3183 provides current regulation at a new ‘best in class’ level of +/- 3% allowing more margin for thermal design. The...

LEDnovation, a innovator in LED lighting and replacement lamp technology,  announced the addition of a warm-dimming version of the popular Bright For Life® A19 Omnidirectional line. The A19 Warm-Dimming Omnidirectional features the world’s highest efficiency and high color rendering (CRI). It is the first of LEDnovation’s omnidirectional lamps to feature the well-received warm-dimming solution previously introduced on the Bright For Life® BR30 and Recessed Downlight families. As background, incandescent and halogen lamps turn warmer in ...

Philips operational results improve by 31% to EUR 421 million; net income at EUR 162 million. Frans van Houten, CEO: “We made solid progress again in the first quarter as all sectors contributed to the 31% improvement of our operational results, clearly demonstrating the positive impact our Accelerate! transformation program is having on our company. The initiatives to improve gross margins, structurally lower our cost base and reduce our inventory levels led to a better performance in the quarter. Consumer Lifestyle sales did very well, with strong 10% growth, as our...

Pursuit of excellence and innovation—establishment of strong patent portfolio As one of the world’s leading LED package manufacturers, Everlight now holds more than 1,600 patents and patent applications. Moreover, Everlight obtained its 1,000th granted patent in March this year. Everlight’s patent portfolio covers LED chips, phosphors, LED package design, LED luminaires, and many other diverse LED applications. Everlight believes that only with constant dedication in technical development, product innovation, and establishing a strong patent portfo...

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Lahore, Pakistan -- The Lahore Development Authority during its governing body meeting on December 6, 2012, had approved the installation of LED lights. The idea behind the decision was to conserve electricity. The Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency handed the project to an international company in February, 2013. TEPA was given a deadline of two months to complete the project. However, so far work has only finished on four roads, MM Alam Road, Peco Road, Model Town Link Road and Khyaban-i-Firdous. Work on Gulberg’s Main Boulev...

Superior LED performance and technology of Cimarron Series now available in Pedestrian Scale Spaulding Lighting, a Hubbell Lighting Inc. brand, announces that their most popular area site lighting fixture, the superior performing Cimarron LED area site light, is now available in an energy-efficient pedestrian scale luminaire.  The Cimarron LED CL1S is designed for mounting heights of 12-20ft and provides the perfect pedestrian scale luminaire for municipal, park & recreation, educational and healthcare campus applications. The Cimarron LED CL1S...

As the global market for LED products continues to expand, a race has developed among manufacturers to come out with cheaper versions of LED light bulbs to capture a bigger chunk of the consumer market. In early March, Cree introduced a line of low-cost LED bulbs to be sold at Home Depot . One of the bulbs, a warm white 40W replacement model, sells for less than $10 at retail. That compares with $20 for some of the other lower-priced items. Cree's announcement was followed a month later by news that German lighting manufacturer Osram will launch its own 40 watt-e...

(Photo: LED Module in Test at a Seoul Semiconductor Lab) Seoul Semiconductor (SSC), a global LED manufacturer has announced it has achieved qualification for the UL Witness Test Data Program (WTDP) allowing the company to conduct UL tests on LEDs and modules in its own laboratories, under the supervision of an UL engineer. This allows the company to build on its foundation of manufacturing high-quality LED products such as Acrich, MJT, and nPola by adding in-house testing for the international standards that customers require. An added be...

Livermore，California -- The city is nearing completion of a plan to upgrade its street lights with LED lights, officials said. Upgrading to LED street lights is part of a multi-phase project in collaboration with Chevron. Council members approved the project last year to reduce Livermore's carbon footprint, conserve energy and reduce the city's electricity bill. Other phases of the project include installing solar panels at city facilities and creating plug-in electric vehicle charging stations. The city has about 7,300 street lights and plan to replace 7,100 ...

Access Fixtures is now offering LED Bollards equipped with LG LED light modules and an aluminum cone reflector to aesthetically, efficiently, and safely light walkways in commercial, municipal and residential areas. Each bollard includes a specially designed aluminum cone reflector for purposed built for use with LEDs.  Using a 12 watt LED LG light module, the Access Fixtures LED bollards provide long life, low to no maintenance, super energy efficiency and reduced operating cost over the life of the light bollard all while effectively lighting pathways. &quo...