Penske Truck Leasing is retrofitting 5,000 of its 2012 and 2013 model semi tractors in its commercial truck rental fleet with new LED headlights from Truck-Lite.

The infrared Oslon black SFH 4725S is a secret agent in more ways than one. Not only does its light have a wavelength of 940 nanometers, making it virtually invisible to the human eye, but its black package reflects almost no ambient light whatsoever. Together with its high optical output of almost one watt, this infrared LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors is the ideal light source for covert surveillance. Concealed security systems – such as those installed in banks, on machinery and at border controls – need to be designed so they are unobtrusive. This is a m...

UNISTARS announced a new LED package solution for super high CRI (Color Rendering Index) applications in the end of 2012.  This great achievement means that LED can provide both high quality and good efficiency solution to general lighting.   UNISTARS’ extremely high CRI  LEDs not only enhances color rendering quality to over 98, but also shows good saturated red color (R9) over 90. Furthermore, the extremely high CRI (>98) products can achieve high luminous efficiency up to 100 lm/W and are ready for different CCT applications. The Venus 3535 series with CRI>98 has been successfully mass-produced with the most advanced technologies of phosphor coating and silicon lens formation.

- Compact LED flood lighting for trains, ferries and cruise ships - GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., has announced the new compact and lightweight GL-FD30-V2 Flood Light with Philips Lumileds LED chips. This DC flood light automatically detects and adapts to a 12V DC or 24V DC input. GL-FD30-V2 is an ideal solution for transport flood lighting, such as for trains, ferries and cruise ships. GL-FD30-V2's DC input means that energy is not lost in converting electricity from DC output into A...

2012 is an unusual year for LED industry. During the year, some companies benefited from subsidy program from government, some try to improve technology by themselves to reduce cost, some choose acquisition or set up lighting alliance to strengthen market share, and others have to break down due to financial problem. Therefore, the road lead to LED lighting is full of opportunities as well as challenges. Let’s review the happiness and sorrow which we have undergone. LED Industry News Timeline in 2013 Events: January: 1.    Panasonic Reorgani...

In the patent lawsuit in Korea at the Seoul Central District Court which Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (“MCC”) filed against a US company, Intematix Corporation (“Intematix”) and a Korean distributor, GVP, claiming that they infringe a red phosphor patent in Korea (No. 816693) which is owned by MCC and National Institute of Material Science, the court ruled on February 5, 2013 that Intematix and GVP are enjoined from importing and selling their accused phosphor products, accepting our claims. The Korean patent No. 816693 (*) ...

According to TechNavio, one of the key factors contributing to market growth in semiconductors is the high thermal conductivity of gallium nitride over other non-silicon substrates . The gallium nitride semiconductor devices market has been witnessing the increasing preference for GaN with different substrates, GaN devices market to soar at a CAGR of 18 %. However, the complexity in matching the cost and performance could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. TechNavio's report, the "Global Gallium Nitride Semiconductor Devices Market 2012-2016&qu...

Fairchild Semiconductor, will demonstrate LED driver applications, including the highly integrated PFC and PWM controllers, during Strategies in Light 2013, February 12-14, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif., In booth #200, Fairchild experts will showcase a range of LED lighting solutions, including: The FL7730 single-stage primary side regulation (PSR) controller with power factor correction (PFC), TRIAC and analog dimming compatibility, as well as the FL7732 for non-dimming applications. The FL7730/32 are active...

Atlas Box, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of protective packaging for electronics and heavy equipment, has embarked on a plan to reduce energy consumption by 55 % in two facilities by installing LED lighting systems. The two-year retrofit project for installing lighting controls and other energy efficiency measures got underway thanks to a no upfront cost financing program set up by the local utility, National Grid. For Atlas’s interior warehouse lighting, Groom Energy installed a Digital Lumens system enabling occupancy-based lighting and the ability to track ...

Nicknamed “The King” of NASCAR®, Richard Petty has endorsed Cree® LED lighting after enthusiastically transforming his 100,000 square-foot garage with state-of-the-art LED fixtures by Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE). More than 700 Cree LED luminaires now illuminate the Petty’s Garage complex, which specializes in the restoration of high-performance vehicles, stock cars, drag racers and Petty signature cars. Partnering with Greenleaf Energy Solutions, Petty’s Garage installed Cree’s industry-leading LED lighting, fe...

GE Lighting has rolled out its 2013 Lighting & Electrical Institute curriculum. Designers, facility managers, specifiers, consultants and other interested professionals are invited to learn about the latest innovations in lighting technology led by the Institute’s world-renowned staff. Each course also carries continuing education credits. The year’s educational courses will relay lighting and electrical distribution solutions that can increase energy and operating efficiencies, raise productivity and promote safety and security, all while benefiting the environm...

Industrial adhesive and sealant supplier, Techsil, have recently launched a new brochure specifically for the LED industry. The brochure consolidates the materials that have been in demand from manufacturers in the field of LED assembly over recent months and presents them in an easy to find format. Chris Dilley, Sales Director, said "It's great to put this all together in one specific package for the LED industry. Our partnership approach with clients has helped to select products that achieve optical clarity and thermal conductivity; and protect components...

Illuminating the bright future of the lighting industry, the fifth edition of HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2013 (Spring Edition) will be staged on 6-9 April 2013 in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the event is expected to attract global exhibitors to fulfill orders for the coming prime autumn/winter season and beyond. With a leap of 47% growth in the number of exhibitors, the four-day lighting fair period attracted more than 950 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions in 2012 and produced a strong visitor turnout, with over 15,000 bu...

LED Lighting Depot has entered the LED reseller marketplace with its own product range and a unique calculator that allows you shoppers to calculate the savings they will make over a product’s lifetime. The LED Lighting Depot site stocks Verbatim, Phillips and Toshiba brands, as well as the Lumaera brand – which is exclusively available through the retailer. Supplying a full range of domestic LEDs, from spotlights to downlights, and dimmable bulbs to outdoor and garden lights, LED Lighting Depot is also the only retailer in the marketplace to offe...

Azzurro Semiconductor AG’s Sales & Marketing vice president Erwin Ysewijn told to Digitimes that, the company has turned out sample 8-inch Ga-on-Si LED epitaxial wafers and plans to begin volume production as soon as the end of Q2 of 2013. According to Ysewijn , Azzurro has spent about one year in preparation for volume production. LED makers can either procure Azzurro-made finished GaN-on-Si LED epitaxial wafers for LED chips, or procure Si-substrate wafers with GaN films for LED epitaxial wafers. LED chips made from GaN-on-Si epita...

To remove barriers to the rapid adoption of LED lighting, Soraa will sponsor a Lighting PlugFest in conjunction with Strategies Unlimited at their annual Strategies in Light conference in Santa Clara, California. Incompatibility between LED lamps and fixtures with existing control gear and dimmers designed for traditional light sources—incandescent, halogen, or fluorescent—is one of the biggest hurdles facing the lighting industry today. PlugFests are a mainstay for the IT and consumer electronics industries—Soraa is the first to adapt the practic...

Miniature 2-Pin/G4 Base, 12VDC LED Bulbs Offer up to 90% Energy Savings over Xenon & Halogen T2/T3/T4 Tube Lamps LEDtronics®, Inc., announces a series of Bi-Pin G4 base T3.3 tubular LED miniature lamps as direct replacement for 12V xenon and halogen T2/T3/T4 bulbs from 8 watts up to15 watts, including xenon 1205X (5W) and halogen lamps 774 (8W), 891 (8W, 12.8V) and 773 (8W). The LEDtronics LEDG4BP-1.5W series of lamps works on power supplies for 12VDC to 14VDC max, and consume only 1.5 watts at 12VDC — up to 90...

Track Lighting Lighting ■ PHILIPS CDM-TC / CDM-R P20/35W ■ PHILIPS CDM-Rm 25/35W, LED MR16 7/10W Benefit ■ Three-wire track ■ Aluminum fixture / Aluminum reflector ■ Iron ballast box ■ PC track adapter ■ Fixture can be adjusted up or down about 90 degrees ■ lightweight, minimalist appearance ■ light source distance should be 80cm or more away from the target Application Commercial building / Exhibition Center / Hall / exclusive shop / department store / Pop shops PHILIPS ToBeTouched 8510 IR product ...

TWH and TWP LED outdoor wall-mounted luminaires deliver more than 100,000 hours of maintenance-free operation. Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) now offers its popular Lithonia Lighting® TWH and TWP outdoor wall-mounted luminaires with LED technology. TWH and TWP LED luminaires are identical in size to their traditional counterparts and offer a familiar, classic appearance while delivering ultra-reliable, energy-efficient LED illumination. With an expected service life of more than 20 years, the TWH and TWP LED luminaires are virtua...

GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., extends an invitation to all business and media partners around the world to attend their display (Hall 9.3, Booth #B11) at LED CHINA 2013, to be held at China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B in Guangzhou from March 1-4, 2013. Date: March 1-4, 2013. Venue: China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B, Guangzhou GlacialLight Booth: Hall 9.3, Booth #B11 LED CHINA 2013 is an excellent opportunity to learn about upcoming produc...

LightingEurope is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Dietmar Zembrot as President of the Executive Board, Mr. Jan Denneman as the Vice-President, and Mr. Diederik de Stoppelaar as Treasurer. Additional Board members include: Alfred Haas (Osram), Peter Hunt (The Lighting Industry Association), Thomas Walentowski (BLV), André ten Bloemendal (NLA), Peter Dillen (Havells-Sylvania), Jean Michel Trouis (Syndicat de l'Eclairage), Francois Séguineau (Toshiba), Johan Segers (AGORIA), Harald Sommerer (Zumtobel), Markk...

The Countdown Has Started for The Great Meeting of The Lighting Sector… The International Electricity, Lighting and Installation Fair, Lighttech, which is the greatest fair in its sector in Turkey, is going to open its doors to visitors for the 6th time between the dates of March 14 – 17, 2013. The Fair organized by Senexpo International Fairs Inc. will be held in Hall 1 and Hall 2 in CNR Expo fair ground. The lighting products that lighten our living areas and have become indispensable elements of decoration are going to be debuted&helli...

Bridgelux, Inc., announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Bradley J. Bullington, the Company’s current Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development and General Manager, Technology Solutions, as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.  William Watkins has moved up to Chairman of the Board of Directors, having served as CEO of the company from January, 2010 until taking this new role. Mr. Bullington joined Bridgelux from Seagate in 2010, where he worked with Mr. Watkins, and has been responsible for the Company’s ...

Cree announces the appointment of Mike McDevitt as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. McDevitt brings more than two decades of finance and operations leadership and has served as Vice President and Interim CFO of the company since May 22, 2012. “Mike is an invaluable member of the Cree team and I am very pleased to announce his appointment as CFO,” said Chuck Swoboda, Cree chairman and CEO. “After conducting an exhaustive national search, we realized Mike is the best candidate for the job...

Rubicon to display industry-leading, very large, defect-free sapphire for optical applications in a wide range of industries Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN) announced that it will showcase its line of optical products for use in defense and aerospace, instrumentation and analytical processing, sensors and detectors, semiconductor process equipment, and medical and laser applications at the Photonics West Exhibition, February 5-7 at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The company will showcase a very large 12-inch sapphire window in booth #2200 ...

HexaTech demonstrated optically pumped, AlGaN-based lasers grown on single crystalline AlN substrates , to develop its UV-C LEDs. Hexatech AlN wafer production process Laser structures fabricated at HexaTech and tested in collaboration with North Carolina State University (NCSU) featured lasing thresholds as low as 85 kW/cm2 at wavelengths of 264 and 280 nm. HexaTech says this AlN substrate platform is suited for UV-C opto-electronic applications. “Our recent results show convincing evidence of the feasibility of a solid-state UV-C ...

A little light that packs even a bigger punch Feelux’s Diva2™ High Output (HO) is a high power, low profile linear LED luminaire designed to provide a High Output LED alternative to fluorescent in under cabinet millwork and display for retail, residential or architectural applications.  Diva2™ HO is an extension of the popular Diva2™ Series and is available in nominal 6” and 1’ to 4’ standard lengths with five Kelvin temperatures ranging from 2700 to 6500K. This eco-friendly luminaire features 75lm/W and a lamp lif...

The California Lighting Technology Center at the University of California, Davis, helped prompt the California Energy Commission to include quality criteria for LED replacement lamps in its first-in-the-nation energy efficiency directive on Dec. 12, 2012. Now, the CLTC is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program to create similar criteria for LEDs on a national scale. “This needs to happen as soon as possible, to guide manufacturers to higher quality products, before the market is flooded with products that...

LED specialist Light Planet has been commended in two categories at this years prestigious Rushlight Awards.   The Rushlight Awards recognise the leading clean technology developers in the UK and Ireland. Light Planet were commended in both the Energy Reduction Category and in the Environmental Management Group Award. Light Planet's entry focused on their innovative range of NeoBulb LED lights which are at the forefront of advanced lighting solutions; penetrating new markets and achieving significant energy savings for a wide range of industries. T...

 Aixtron has announced two changes to its supervisory board. Dr Holger Jürgensen (deputy chairman of the supervisory board) and Karl-Hermann Kuklies (ordinary member of the supervisory board) have informed the management board of their resignation from office with immediate effect. After being a research associate at RWTH Aachen University’s Institut for Semiconductor Technology from 1981 to 1985 then co-founding Aixtron in 1983, Jürgensen was a member of Aixtron’s executive board from 1997 to 2002 (while being president and joint CEO of A...