Everlight filed an invalidation action with the Japan Patent Office against Nichia Corporation’s blue LED patent No. JP2780691. The Japan Patent Office rendered a decision in favor of Everlight on Nov. 12, 2012, holding that Nichia’s patent JP2780691 is totally invalid. Following Nichia’s YAG white light LED patent No. JP3503139, which was found invalid by Japan Patent Office this May, JP2780691 is another one of Nichia’s core patents that have been declared as invalid. Everlight believes that this decision is entirely rea...

Veeco has received orders from Guangdong Deli Optoelectronics Co., Ltd, a newly formed and privately held company located in the high tech development zone of Jiangmen, Guangdong, for multiple TurboDisc® K465i™ Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems to support its HB LED manufacturing ramp. Mai Qinghua, President of Deli Optoelectronics, commented, "We are excited to select Veeco’s K465i systems for our new production facility which will open in the spring of 2013. We chose Veeco over its competitors because of the...

Infrared thin-film chip leaps to 72 percent efficiency The infrared chip prototype has achieved a new record with an efficiency of up to 72 percent. At 930 milliwatts from an operating current of 1 amp, its light output under laboratory conditions is 25 percent higher than that of the chips currently available on the market, which means that future infrared LEDs can be made even more energy-efficient. The efficiency was measured at room temperature and at a dc current up to 1 amp. With a wavelength of 850 nanometers the chip has been designed in particular for infrared illuminatio...

Epistar recently was granted its 1000th patent. This number will continue to grow as there are about another 1,000 applications pending worldwide. Since its establishment in 1996, Epistar has firmly believed that technology innovation is the foundation for being a leader in the industry, and that acquisition and strategic deployment of intellectual property rights, such as patents, is a key to success. In Epistar’s extensive patent portfolio, ITO technology is one core technology that Epistar’s founders developed while they were at ITRI (Industrial Technolog...

Breakthrough the technology barrier in lighting market Continually Taiwan LED leading brand TESS today reveals new product – 12W 1200 lumens omni-directional LED Bulb, this remarkable product not only breakthrough the current technology barrier but also reflect the demand in lighting market, TESS proofs it great powerful research and development ability in LED solutions again. TESS R&D Team keep challenging technology barrier in order to provide innovative LED products and to bring new concept of energy saving to next generation. This new omn...

Intematix lately has enhanced its ChromaLit Ellipse, Candle and Dome remote phosphor products, which result in an average ten percent increase in light output and reduced system cost for lighting system manufacturers. “Higher lumens-per-watt means fewer LEDs and smaller heat-sinks in our customers’ products,” says Herb Schlegel, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Intematix. “While lowering costs, our ChromaLit Candle and Dome products also improve light quality and uniformity in applications like light bulbs, pendants and sconces.” ...

APEM Components, Inc., a leading manufacturer of quality switches and joysticks, announces the availability of a range of reliable and energy-efficient based LED lamps, ideal as drop-in replacements for existing less efficient incandescent or compact fluorescent (CFL) indicator lighting products. Based LED lamps offer an extremely long lifetime (typically 100,000 hours),low power consumption, low heat generation, and excellent shock and vibration resistance, Their long service life reduces the total cost of ownership and their high reliability makes the product line i...

Earlier this week, news emerged from the US that researchers have developed a new type of lighting that could replace fluorescent bulbs. The new source is reportedly more efficient, produces a better quality of light and is flicker free. Whilst the concept of light from polymers is certainly intriguing, I was somewhat taken aback by the attention the story received. After all, we already have viable alternatives for the fluorescent tube that does all of the above. So why are we under the impression that we don’t? To understand the context we need to look back. The UK ...

- A 60W AC flood light for a wide range of climate conditions - GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., has added the GL-FL60, a 60W AC-input LED Flood Light with Philips Lumileds LED chips, to its energy efficient LED flood light series. The GL-FL60 provides bright and pleasing illumination suitable for indoor and outdoor retail, commercial, and industrial external lighting applications. This flood light is especially suited to be used as architectural lighting for buildings and monuments. With proper po...

New LightFlex system delivers superior daylighting with the ability to integrate seamlessly with LED lighting and digital lighting controls.   Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) introduces the LightFlex™ system, a high performance prismatic daylighting solution for suspended-ceiling applications from Sunoptics. The LightFlex system makes optimal use of daylight throughout the day, delivering glare-free lighting while minimizing energy usage from electric lighting.   The LightFlex toplighting system uses the Sunoptics® Signature Series prismati...

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, further expanded its industry-leading portfolio of phenyl silicone optical encapsulants with five new two-part, heat-curable grades. The new products offer enhanced reliability, better anti-silver corrosion and greater durability for LED designs. They also further underscore Dow Corning’s commitment to driving best-in-class improvements in the performance and reliability of solid-state lighting. Delivering improved anti-silver corrosion capabilities, Dow Corning® OE-6662 and OE-66...

New packaging system broadens array performance while reducing the cost of LED lighting LIVERMORE, CALIF., December 5, 2012 – Bridgelux, a developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions,  unveiled the Vero™ LED array, an innovative lighting platform that simplifies design integration and manufacturing and gives designers a more flexible LED lighting solution. The Vero next generation packaged array technology offers new advancements in design flexibility, ease of use, and energy efficiency today while also definin...

To Provide Manufacturers Greater Flexibility, Reduced Cost of Ownership and Improved Efficiency KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced its next-generation light-emitting diode (LED) patterned wafer inspection tool, the ICOS WI-2280. Designed specifically for defect inspection and 2D metrology for LED applications, the ICOS WI-2280 also provides enhanced inspection capabilities and increased flexibility for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and semiconductor wafers spanning two inches to eight inches in size. The ICOS...

The lighting, based on field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology, also gives off soft, white light – not the yellowish glint from fluorescents or bluish tinge from LEDs. “People often complain that fluorescent lights bother their eyes, and the hum from the fluorescent tubes irritates anyone sitting at a desk underneath them,” said David Carroll, professor of physics and director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials. “The new lights we have created can cure both of those problems and more.” The team us...

The new Luxeon T is intended by Lumileds to be the primary LED sold into high-power, directional SSL products such as downlights and MR16 and PAR retrofit lamps. Philips Lumileds has introduced the new Luxeon T series of high-power LEDs that target solid-state lighting (SSL) applications with directional-beam requirements including downlights, and MR16 and PAR retrofit lamps. The LEDs set new efficacy milestones for Lumileds achieving 140 lm/W at 350 mA of drive current. CEO Pierre Yves Lesaicherre touted the benefits of the new family, discussed...

High quality LEDs helping broadcasters to save energy, cut costs and reduce CO2 emissions. The latest advanced, low-energy lighting technologies enhance picture quality and increase creative options, improving the efficiency of studio operations. Traditional tungsten fixtures have dominated the broadcast lighting world for more than 50 years and many lighting directors and studio managers remain convinced that the historical investment in these lights has already been recouped. However, one of the real shocks to studio owners and operators is just how much this older lighting act...

Japanese measurement company Konica Minolta Optics has acquired Instrument Systems, the German supplier of LED test and measurement equipment.  Instrument Systems GmbH, one of the LED industry’s best-known light measurement companies, has been acquired by Konica Minolta Optics, Inc., effective December 1. Instrument Systems was founded in 1986 by its president, Richard Distl, and is based in Munich, Germany. The company supplies a comprehensive range of light measuring products for industrial and research applications. Key applications are LED ...

Taking advantage of AirFlux Technology, the Philips A-19 LED bulb gets a new aesthetic look and enhanced performance Using just 11 watts of power while putting out over 830 lumens, the latest generation of Philips’ 60 watt A-19 LED bulb uses 10 percent less energy than its 12.5 watt predecessor, while increasing brightness by nearly 5 percent. The new lamp has an innovative new design that takes advantage of Philips AirFlux technology, a new airflow cooling system that eliminates the traditional distracting heat sink fins needed for thermal management of LED bu...

Chunghwa Telecom Co has targeted to sell more than 5,000 60-inch LED TVs made by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co , bundled with its Internet TV services by the end of 2012. Tu Yuan-kuang , president of Chunghwa Telecom’s northern Taiwan business group, demand for the TVs has exceeded the company’s expectations, saying on the sidelines of a conference launching new TV programs from Next TV  via the company’s multimedia-on-demand (MOD) platform. Next TV began airing its news programs on Chunghwa Telcom’s MOD platform in 2011...

The new EVC Series delivers the most advanced features offered in an LED exit sign / emergency combination solution. Dual-Lite, a Hubbell Lighting Inc. brand, continues with the expansion of its most technologically advanced emergency lighting family on the market with the introduction of its EVC Architectural Exit Sign / Emergency Light. As the newest member of the popular Evolution EV-LED emergency lighting family, the EVC Series delivers a compact architectural LED combination exit sign and emergency lighting solution designed for longevity, versatilit...

CRS Electronics Inc. reported financial  results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company reported sales of $607,000 and a net loss of $1.2 million or $0.02 per share as compared to sales of $461,000 and a net loss of $158,000 or $0.00 per share in the same period one year ago. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company reported sales of $2.6 million and a net loss of $3.3 million or $0.06 per share. This compares to sales of $1.6 million and a net loss of $1.2 million or $0.03...

Philips Lighting has upgraded the performance of its Fortimo Linear Light Module (LLM) family with a constant light output feature in conjunction with the latest SSL Xitanium drivers. Philips Lighting has launched a third-generation LED-based Fortimo Linear Light Module (LLM) that targets applications such as outdoor lighting including roadway applications. Moreover, solid-state lighting (SSL) product developers can now combine an LLM with a Xitanium driver and achieve Constant Light Output (CLO) functionality to combat lumen depreciation over time ...

Fully integrated, feature-packed devices offer easy-to-use, high reliability, cost-effective alternative to discrete component approach in demanding AC off-line lighting applications. ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has introduced the new NSIC20xx series of linear Constant Current Regulators (CCR) designed for use in solid state lighting systems.   The new NSIC20XX series of CCRs offer a maximum voltage rating of 120 Volts (V), 3 Watts (W) and are capable of...

Bernard Pratley, Senior Technical Manager at the Lighting Industry Association received the prestigious IEC 1906 Award for his longstanding expert contribution in helping develop standards for luminaires; for secretarial support to committees SC34 D/WG LUMEX and for his leadership role on the LUMEX emergency lighting panel. His recently demonstrated competence in leading the successful updating of IEC62034 was especially appreciated. Created in 2004 by the IEC Executive Committee (ExCo), the 1906 Award commemorates the IEC's year of foundatio...

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) joining forces with IMPACT and MEX Exhibitions from India, hosts the LED Expo Thailand 2013, gathering electrical industrial entrepreneurs and promoting LED lighting to reduce global warming. Over 150 international entrepreneurs will showcase cutting-edge electrical technologies along with LED products, seminars, and workshops to promote the use of reliable and efficient LED lighting in Thailand. Dr. Kurujit Nakornthap, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, said “Nowadays, we sho...

The U.S. Department of Energy has completed Series 20 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER program, and a summary of the results is now available for download on the DOE SSL website. Report 20 evaluates the independently tested photometric performance of 38 LED PAR38 lamps, with results showing significant improvement versus earlier CALiPER testing of similar products. All of the LED PAR38 lamps tested offer substantial energy savings compared to halogen PAR38 lamps, and some are more efficacious than compact fluorescent or ...

Due to the global economic downturn, demand for LED lighting has been weakening. Meanwhile, efficiency and price-performance ratio have been increasing, and the penetration rate of the LED lighting market is expected to continue rising. Market observers believe the CAGR of the LED lighting market from 2011-2016 will reach 17%. According to Brian Fisher, director of Corporate Marketing at US-based Bridgelux, LED demand from emerging markets such as China and India have been slowing down in 2012. Nevertheless, the US market is expected to see growing LED de...

Taiwan and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding for “industrial-cooperation bridging plan” on Nov. 29, which will promote industrial cooperation between the two nations for 11 industries, including photovoltaic, LED (light-emitting diode), and electric car. The MOU was signed by Liao Liao-yi, chairman of East Asia Relations Commission, and Ohashi Mitsuo, Interchange Association, Japan. The two persons also signed “mutual recognition agreement (MRA) for certification of electrical machinery and electronic products.” Both parties will ...

FZLED, a leading maker of LED lighting product, is pleased to introduce a family of super slim, long life, durable and easy to install 4.5W 2-inch LED downlights FZL-DL02-00 series. The light is designed to be energy-saving replacement for 2-inch halogen recessed downlights, used in both residential and commercial spaces, including galleries, museums, retail spaces, and showrooms; moreover, it could also be used in a variety of display lighting such as under cabinets, showcases and glass display cases. FZL-DL02-00 comes with advanced guide technology and low-power L...

Given the accelerated transformation of the lighting market to semiconductor based products, Osram is pushing forward the entered path of its corporate reorganization. The company had already initiated a comprehensive corporate program in early 2012, which in principle focuses on processes and structures, operational activities as well as the further development of the corporate culture. In addition to the previously announced measures, the company has now decided on further structural adjustments. The corresponding reduction of an additional 4,700 jobs by 2014 will mostly be achieved t...