2012-10-28

TSMC SSL Announced Strategic Relationship with Cnlight

Hsinchu, Taiwan, October 28, 2012 - TSMC Solid State Lighting Co., Ltd. (TSMC SSL) announced today that it has entered into a strategic relationship to supply LED emitter packages and LED lighting solutions to Cnlight Co.  Under this agreement, TSMC SSL will be able to leverage its advanced LED technology with Cnlight’s brand, channels, as well as luminaire R&D and production to expand the presence of both companies in China and the global LED lighting market.    TSMC SSL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd (TSMC), one of world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. Inheriting TSMC’s expertise in semiconductor manufacturing and rigorous quality control processes, TSMC SSL has announced several types of LED emitters that feature extraordinarily high performance brightness, efficacy, and light quality. 
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2012-10-26

EVERLIGHT Lighting Components Complete LM80 Testing

EVERLIGHT introduced several low, mid, and high power LED lighting components that adopted the LM80 test, in order to provide a broad range of high quality LED lighting components and strengthen EVERLIGHT’s concept of “The Right LED for The Right Application.” Standardization has become a key factor in LED adoption in the global lighting market - not only in safety standards and performance standards but also more importantly, in reliability and lifetime testing. LM80 is the lighting standard by which all major LED manufacturers...
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2012-10-26

TILS 2013: JK FLAT's Product

About JK FLAT ‧Over 10 years of BLU technology and experience from World Top 3 field players ‧Advantage in Optical Pattern design ‧Designed By Taiwanese and Chinese team; Assemble in Chinese factory ‧Strategy Partnership with key parts suppliers ‧Strong competence of cost and parts supply Advantages of JK FLAT LED Flat Lighting   ‧Revolutionary ultra-thin flat lighting ‧Professional technology for lighting of diffusion ‧New concepts design from backlight technology ‧New design for diversified environment ap...
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2012-10-26

Lextar Electronics Participates in Hong Kong International Lighting Fair

Lextar Electronics Corp. (“Lextar” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 3698) announces it will participate in the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair where it will display a number of product lines such as high CRI downlight series, bulb and spot light series, tube series, panel light series and light module series. Within all the products displayed, there will also be a variety of Lextar-made LED packaging products that have received LM-80 certification, displaying the strength of Lextar’s LED vertical integration from Epi, chip, package, ...
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2012-10-26

Oslon LX LED for every budget

The Oslon LX LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors provides affordable LED solutions even for the subcompact automobile market With the Oslon LX Osram Opto Semiconductors is offering a new LED component for widespread application in the automotive sector. The focus here is on the essential functions of brightness and quality so these new white light emitting diodes are affordable even for installation in subcompact vehicles. They will be used mainly for daytime running lights and fog lights and will provide visual and technical enhancements to automobiles right down ...
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2012-10-26

SDK to Split off and Transfer GaN LED Business to TS Opto

Tokyo-based chemical manufacturer Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has announced to split off and transfer its GaN LED epitaxial wafer and chip production business to its subsidiary TS Opto Co Ltd (which was founded at the end of September at SDK’s plant in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture),at its latest board meeting. SDK’s GaN LED business had net sales of JPY5322m in 2011. While existing sales activities will not be transferred to TS Opto, SDK itself will stop selling GaN LEDs as of the 1 December date for the business’ transfer ...
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2012-10-26

Philips to Lead New Innovations with Its LED Retrofit Lamps

Philips introduces the Philips DimTone BR30 LED with color temperature dimming and the commercial availability of the Philips LED A21 22 watt LED, the company's 100 watt incandescent equivalent and the LED T8 with external driver, which is one of the first TLEDs to meets the DesignLight Consortium (DLC) requirements for linear replacement lamps. These latest additions to the Philips line-up replicate the light quality of the incandescent and fluorescent technologies they replace, while offering the energy-efficiency and reduced maintenance benefits of ...
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2012-10-26

60V, Synchronous Buck LED Driver Delivers Over 300W of LED Power

Linear Technology announces the LT3763, a synchronous buck LED driver controller that delivers over 300W of LED power. Its 6V to 60V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. Similarly, its output voltage can be set from 0V to 55V, enabling it to drive a wide range of LEDs in a single string. The LT3763 offers both input and output current monitors and limiting, which accurately control both input and output current. Similarly, the LT3763 also offers accurate output voltage reg...
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2012-10-25

Marvell and Cree Bring Industry-leading Dimmer Compatibility and ENERGY STAR Compliancy to Consumer-class LED Bulbs

New Turnkey A19 Bulb Joint Reference Design Being Showcased at Hong Kong LIGHTFAIR Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) announced the availability of a new turnkey reference design developed with Cree, Inc. for 60-watt equivalent dimmable A19 LED bulbs, continuing the two companies’ ongoing collaboration to drive the LED lighting revolution. The new ENERGY STAR® compliant design – integrating Marvell’s latest deep dimming driver IC, the 88EM8183, and Cree’s leading edge XLamp® XB-D LED – further enables the...
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2012-10-25

GlacialLight GL-FL30-V2 – Enhanced LED Flood Lighting for Interior and Exterior Applications

- Lighter and More Energy Efficient with Radiant Luminosity - 25 October 2012, Taipei, Taiwan – GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., has added the GL-FL30-V2, a 27W AC-input LED Flood Light with Philips Lumileds LED chips, to its energy efficient and light-weight flood light series. The GL-FL30-V2 comes with a range of enhancements when compared to the earlier models of GL-FL30. The maximum input voltage of this flood light has been increased from 240V AC to 277V AC. Further, the el...
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2012-10-25

Lunera Lighting Announces Expansion of Manufacturing and Design Capability: Facility to Accelerate LED Transformation in Commercial Lighting Market

New Southern California Facility to Propel Company’s Vision for High Velocity Supply Chain    and Custom Retail Offering Lunera Lighting, Inc., the lighting solutions leader in the transformation to advanced LED technology, today announced its expansion to a new manufacturing and design facility in Anaheim, California. The facility, in addition to Lunera’s headquarters in Redwood City, will play a central role in the company’s ambition to continuously innovate on its technology and designs, ushering in a LED transformation in t...
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2012-10-25

AIXTRON: Slower Than Expected Recovery of Demand leads to EUR 51.5m Inventory Write-Downs

The Company will not Return to Profitability within the Current Year. AIXTRON SE (ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6), a leading provider of deposition equipment to the global semiconductor industry, wrote down EUR 51.5m of inventory due to a significantly slower than expected recovery of demand for MOCVD equipment. The devaluation followed a comprehensive review of Inventory held, which concluded that despite the positive long-term outlook for the LED industry, the existing stock held was inappropriately high in comparison to the current subdued level of demand ...
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2012-10-25

Merck to Use Epson Ink Technology to Manufacture Ink for Large OLED Displays

Merck and Seiko Epson Corporation today announced a cooperation and licensing agreement for inkjet inks used in the manufacture of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. According to the agreement, Epson will supply Merck with ink technology that dissolves Merck’s OLED materials so that they can be used for the production of printable displays used in OLED television screens. Financial terms of the business agreement were not disclosed. The use of inkjet technology for printing OLED displays requires a combination of long-lasting OLED materials a...
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2012-10-25

Soraa to Sell Its LED MR16 Lamps through Ushio

Soraa sets off marketing its ’s full spectrum GaN on GaNTM LED MR16 lamps through Ushio group companies and its subsidiaries in Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Europe, starting from November 1st. Ushio, the largest distributor of MR16 lamps in Japan, will sell Soraa’s LED MR16 lamps under the brand name Superline LED, a co-branded Ushio and Soraa product. A superior alternative to halogen MR16 lamps, Soraa’s LED MR16 lamps feature full spectrum light*; a CRI of 95* and R9 of 95*, (higher ...
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2012-10-25

Calibre UK celebrates 25-years in business at ISE 2013

New processors for projection and LED sources to make public debut in Amsterdam Calibre UK will get 2013 off to a breathtaking start as it celebrates 25 years in business at Integrated Systems Europe. The Yorkshire, UK-based manufacturer of video image-processors continues to go from strength to strength, with a wider product range than ever, available in more territories and through more distribution channels than ever. “The past 25 years have been tremendous,” enthuses Tim Brooksbank, chairman, Calibre UK. “Our focus on research and development...
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2012-10-25

First US UV LED curing symposium hailed a success – further events to be held in 2013

Q&A session underway at first US UV LED curing symposium, Chicago IL. The first ever co-hosted ITL and IST conference on UV LED curing held in the US scored high levels of satisfaction from delegates and participants – further events on the subject in both Europe and the US West Coast in 2013. A sample survey of attendees at the UV LED Curing Symposium in Chicago last month (September 2012) by organizers Integration Technology Ltd (ITL) and IST America scored value, content and networking benefit ‘very good’ while...
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2012-10-25

Taiwan Unity Opto Targets to Non-Apple Tablet PC Backlight Market

Taiwan LED maker Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. has targeted to snatch 50% of the non-Apple tablet PC backlight market in 2013. Unity Opto attributes its advantage outperforming other Taiwanese backlight manufacturers in revenue this year to increased shipments to TV makers and penetrating the supply chain of non-Apple tablet makers, including Asustek Computer Inc. and Google Inc. In TV backlight market, the company has squeezed into the supply chains of world’s top 10 brands. The company’s chairman, Alpha Wu, estimates global demand for LE...
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2012-10-25

Taiwan I Chiun Precision Industry Co. Makes Good Marks in Q3 Sales

Taiwan’s LED makers have made good marks in sales for the third-quarter peak season. I Chiun Precision Industry Co., claimed that its Q3 profits were up an astounding 350% from its total for the first half of 2012. I Chiun Precision reported after-tax profits of US$3.66 million in Q3, more than three and a half times its first-half profits of US$1.031 million. The firm’s after-tax profit for the first three quarters totaled US$4.7 million, yielding earnings per share (EPS) of US$ 0.023. And the company spokesman B.R. Yang pointed out that with ...
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2012-10-25

Cooper Lighting Introduces Lumark LED Parking Garage/Canopy Luminaire

The low-profile Quadcast™ LED luminaire provides adjustable optical control, long life and energy savings. Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, is pleased to introduce theLumarkQuadcast™ LED Parking Garage/Canopy Luminaire, an economical, high-performing LED solution for parking garage, canopy, stairwell and low-bay installations in which high security illumination and energy savings are needed. With a low-profile design, adjustable rotating optical...
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2012-10-25

AZ e-lite Launches Intelligent Lighting Control System at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2012

AZ e-lite Pte Ltd ("AZ e-lite"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aztech Group Ltd specialising in the design and development of quality LED lighting, is presenting its latest LED lighting solutions to visitors of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn) 2012, a major event in the lighting trade industry.   AZ e-lite will launch its latest product – AZEL Intelligent Lighting Control System – at the exhibition. Lighting represents about 17.5% of global electricity consumption. However, only a small percentage of lighting in c...
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2012-10-24

LED 50th Anniversary: Celebrating Today’s LED Applications

Fifty years ago this month, GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED). In the five decades since, businesses and municipalities the world over have embraced LED systems for both their cost and maintenance savings, including:    The City of Las Vegas Las Vegas is best known for the bright lights of 'The Strip,' but thanks to new LED fixtures, the city's surrounding streets are starting to take on a shine of their own. Far from a gamble, an investment in GE LED streetl...
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2012-10-24

GE Lighting Appoints New Asia CEO

GE Lighting announced today that Oscar Wong will be promoted asAsia Lighting President & CEO effective November 1, 2012, continuing to position the company leadingthe lighting revolution by investing in energy efficient products, transforming commercial capability and driving focus. Oscar Wong, a 27- year veteranwithsolid experience in sales, commercial operations and general management functions, returned to GE to assume his current role as General Manager, GE Lighting China in July. Prior to that, he spent 12 years in Emerson Electric and Process Manageme...
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2012-10-24

Cree Delivers Four New CXA LED Arrays

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces new CXA LED Arrays, boasting high lumen output and high efficacy in a family of single, easy-to-use components. Optimized to simplify designs and lower system cost, Cree’s newest CXA LEDs can deliver system-level performance ranging from 500 to 5000 lumens and up to 146 LED lumens per watt, enabling applications ranging from LED replacement lamps to commercial downlights.   CXA LED Arrays are available in EasyWhite® color temperatures, providing the LED industry’s best color consistency for des...
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2012-10-24

Seesmart Completes $140,000 LED Lighting Project for New Building in Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State

Seesmart Technologies, Inc. has finished a $140,000 project with Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State to help the organization’s new West Farms Center achieve LEED design certification. Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State is a multi-service organization providing support and services for more than 100,000 individuals with cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities and their families. Its Metropolitan Division, which serves all five boroughs of New York City, recently opened the new West Farms Center in the Bronx at 1880 Bryant A...
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2012-10-24

Veeco Q3 2012 Financial Results Reduce by Lack of MBE & MOCVD Orders

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Veeco reports its results on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) basis, and also provides results excluding certain items.   Third Quarter 2012 Results John R. Peeler, Veeco’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Veeco’s third quarter revenue was $127 million, and adjusted EBITA and non-GAAP earnings per share were $17 million and $0.34, in line with our guidanc...
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2012-10-24

Acuity Brands Introduces New W Series Architectural Luminaires from Lithonia Lighting

The W Series luminaires feature integrated controls to maximize energy savings in low-traffic or low-occupancy areas such as corridors, stairwells and restrooms.   Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) announced the introduction of the Lithonia Lighting® W Series luminaires that feature integral occupancy sensors to manage lighting usage in low-traffic or low-occupancy areas such as corridors, stairwells and restrooms. The luminaires automatically turn on or off as occupants ascend and descend stairs, walk corridors or enter a seldom used space, significantly reducing...
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2012-10-24

CAO Group, Inc. Releases Enhanced Dynasty® LED BA10 Candelabra for General Lighting Applications

CAO Group, Inc. (CAO), a leading design and manufacturer of LED signage and lighting products, announces the newly enhanced and patented Dynasty® LED BA10 Candelabra Series TM. The key feature of the new Dynasty® LED Candelabra is that it has the same look and form factor as incandescent BA10 candelabra. It features the following key characteristics: 1) 360 omni-directional butterfly light beam pattern;  2). 2700K color temperature, higher than 80 CRI, 3). higher than 50 lumen per watt overall efficiency; 4). BA10 base for 110AVC input f...
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2012-10-24

2200K chipset marks a golden opportunity for LED market

The world's largest LED chipset supplier has announced the launch of a 2200K colour chipset to meet the market demand for a warmer, golden light that can match the output of an incandescent lamp.   The 2200K XTE high power LED chip is the result of a co-development between CREE, the market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, and high power LED light manufacturer, Aeon Lighting Technology (ALT).   The 2200K chipset has tackled one of the greatest challenges of LED design by achieving the preferred warm coloration, consistent with that ...
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2012-10-24

GE Lighting Presented With Graybar’s Supplier Excellence Award

Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, presented GE Lighting with the Graybar Supplier Excellence Award on Oct. 11. The award was presented at Graybar’s national training conference in San Antonio, Texas. The Graybar Supplier Excellence Award is presented semi-annually to recognize a product supplier that has collaborated with Graybar in an exceptional manner to successfully grow profitable business together. “We’re delighted to...
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2012-10-23

Lighting Korea 2012 Exhibition Report

Lighting Korea, a major lighting exhibition in South Korea, is organized by the Korea Institute of Lighting Technology and Korea Lighting and Utensils Association. The 2012 exhibition will take place in the Coex Convention & Exhibition Center beginning October 17, and cover many varieties of lighting related items, including controller chips, modules, and daily lighting appliances. There will also be an opportunity to see intuitive LED designs created by many of South Korea’s Academic Institutions. These designs demonstrate both the theoretical and practi...
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New flux bin options offer even better optical performance and efficacy Cree LED has introduced XLamp XP-G3 S Line and XP-G4 White LEDs that are now brighter, with new minimum flux bin options for drop-in increases of output and efficacy. XP-G... READ MORE

For decades, Cree LED has been at the forefront of video LED technology, setting the industry benchmark for large-format displays, digital signage and video screens used in sporting events, concerts and commercial installations. Our expansive ... READ MORE