The BOD of Samsung approved the spin-off of the LCD business from Samsung to become a new cooperation named Samsung Display. Going forward, the new corporation will consider a merger with Samsung Mobile Display to enhance their flat panel display business. According to WitsView, the LCD research division of TrendForce, the main purpose for the spin-off of the LCD business, which will be operating independently from Samsung Electronics, is to strengthen the competitiveness of the display business based on a more flexible strategy. On the other hand, the re...

Phillips is about to attend the third annual Concept Middle East Summit taking place in Doha 22 to 23 February. The electronics provider will be a keynote speaker at the event. And Philip will focus on LED importance. Abdo Rouhana, head of Phillips Lighting University Middle East, will present a session on the benefits of LED technology, which aims to cover the indoor and outdoor uses of LED innovations, its trends and its biological and psychological effects in applications like hospitals and schools....

Asia Pacific-based provider of networking and green power products, Billion Electric Co., Ltd., has set up a strategic partnership with MetaTech Inc., the electronics distributor of LED related components and products. The two companies will cooperate on the business development of Billion LED Driver series to expand into the emerging LED lighting market in Mainland China. According to Billion, it has developed a full range of high-performance LED driver series featuring the automatic smart timer dimming control function to adjust the lighting for energy con...

Recently, Seoul Semiconductor’s two Acrich2 AC-powered LED modules have passed the Component Recognition Program of UL. The modules, which operate directly from AC line voltages, contain newly developed high-voltage LEDs that utilize Seoul Semiconductor’s patented Acrich technology and a capacitor-free power-conditioning integrated circuit. The modules were investigated using the requirements contained in the Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting Products, UL 8750, First Edition, dated November 01, 2011...

The Sola 4 Fresnel LED lighting fixture from Litepanels, which is claimed to be “the smallest DMX controllable LED Fresnel on the market,” starts to sell. Based on the same breakthrough Fresnel technology as Litepanels’ Sola 6, the new Sola 4 features a 4-inch Fresnel lens and employs Litepanel’s LEDs for soft light quality in 5600°K daylight color balance with a smaller, more lightweight form factor. The compact new Sola 4 weighs 22 ounces and measures 9-by-8-by-7 inches. Its size and weight make it adaptable to both studio and fiel...

– Simon Leggett, Managing Director OCG Lighting   “Government has a fundamental role to play in accelerating the widespread adoption of energy-efficient lighting solutions. But the latest proposal to ban low voltage halogens indicates a misguided policy direction that fails to take into account overall efficiency or the needs of the end user. What is required is a radical rethink in our approach to lighting solutions. This is not the first time that government has missed the mark on lighting legislation. After all, it was government legislation that led to ...

Competition in South Korea Remained Fierce; 40W Equivalent LED Bulb Price Plunged below US$10 February 21, 2012---According to the latest price survey conducted by LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, LED bulb ASP continued to fall in 12’Jan following the steep price drop in 11’Dec., with the ASP of 40W equivalent LED light bulb sliding to US$19.6. The price competition in South Korea was the fiercest – the light bulb prices of the first tier brands have plunged below US$10. As for the 60W equivalent LED ...

By Scott Patterson In the U.S., government and environment activists are pressuring its people to convert from using old traditional incandescent lamps to LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes) and CFLs (Compact Florescent Lamps). The public resist the notion that their freedom of choosing the type of lights they can use being strip away. Radio talk-show and TV-show hosts have rebelled and said that the new policy is unconstitutional. The government has no rights to tell its people what kind of light they can use.   This adaption process will take time as what we hav...

Based on the expertise in TFT LCD OEM throughout the years, Maxraytech has the strength and dedication in developing LED lighting, known as the eco friendly lighting products. Maxraytech is also specialized in backlight integration and able to deliver the “ultra-slim flat panel T-Bar”. The thickness of the lighting fixture is only 8.1mm and it’s the slimmest among the competitors. Utilizing our strong optical techniques, we were able to diffuse the light evenly on the plate without any glare and viewing angle issues. The valid lighting area covers over 9...

GT Advanced Technologies Inc., a leading global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, has successfully hosted China LED media event at Shangri-La Hotel, Guangzhou on 21, February, 2012. During the event, Paul Beaulieu, the vice president of sapphire materials group, has given a presentation about the overview of GT’s Material Characterization Project, the Impact of Sapphire Quality on LED Wafering, and additional material characte...

Partnership aims to speed up global switch to LED lighting and reduce lighting energy consumption by 40% worldwide Philips Lighting, a world leader in innovative lighting solutions, is the first corporate partner to join The Climate Group’s 3-year Clean Revolution campaign. The campaign’s main aim is to reach-out to the world’s decision-makers to inspire and enable them to spur low carbon economic growth. The partnership is aimed at speeding up the global switch to LED lighting (light emitting diodes).  LED lighting offer extraordinary opportun...

LED CHINA 2012 has grandly opened at the China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B in Guangzhou on 20th February.   There are near 1,100 exhibitors in 5 specialized sections occupying 70,000 square metres in exhibition space. And a serious of products including LED lighting, LED display, LED chips as well as LED packing material are being presented. It will last for 4 days from 20-23 February. It’s considered as one of the most influential trade events for LED industry. Over 900 companies have presented this event and tried t...

LED specialists OCG Lighting have recruited Mike Edwards as Business Development Manager, who brings the wealth of over 20 years experience to a growing team. OCG Lighting has made several new appointments in recent weeks following the successful of acquisition of leading LED supplier Kudos Business Technologies. Mike’s strong track record includes management positions at Ansell Lighting and Tamlite Lighting, where he oversaw product design, development and sourcing for a range of blue-chip companies. For the last three years he has been a serving memb...

Five European Installations Yield up to 76 Percent Energy Savings Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), announces participation in a series of energy efficiency renovations across U.S. Embassies in Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon. The installation of energy-efficient interior and exterior LED lighting by Cree is part of a visionary program spearheaded by the Alliance to Save Energy and The League of Green Embassies, a U.S. Department of State initiative to promote international cooperation in energy efficiency and clean technology. The range of LE...

Green Lighting Shanghai Expo & forum, China’s most influential LED event for the novel light source industry, tabled for the first half of 2012, is currently attracting global attention.  Many top companies in the trade, both local and international, are set to participate in the show organized by the China Solid State Lighting Alliance (CSA) and Reed Exhibitions.  The outlook for 2012 has led major lighting companies to increase their investments now, in anticipation of a boom later. Among the LED manufactures to have already booked booths at G...

Cooper products receive the most company awards in the lighting categories with four lighting products and two controls products.   Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, announces that six products have been recognized for ingenuity in Architectural Products 2011 Product Innovation Awards (PIA). Honored with the most company awards in the interior, exterior and controls lighting categories, Cooper Lighting received four product awards and Cooper Controls, a busin...

ThermoKing Technology (TTiC) aims to research and manufacture of the LED lighting fixture. TTiC publicates the extreme high power P01 Infinity LED flood light. China Airlines used our P01 Infinity products in the 18-meter-high hangar to instead the original high pressure sodium lamps. The LED installation program generated annual energy savings of NT. 1,500,000. P01 Infinity Series adopt patented active dissipation technology to successfully overcome the problem of LED light decline and achieve lightweight construction.   P01 Infinity Series－LE...

SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), a leading developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, today announced that its UV LED chips are capable of emitting radiation at a wavelength of 390-420 nm with 40% external quantum efficiencies (EQE – a LED’s ability to convert electrons into photons) at 350 mA (up to 500 mW output power*, typical 3.3V forward voltage). “Our patented structure and metal alloy substrate allow us to produce and supply to the industrial curing market UV LEDs that are capable of operating at high c...

Source from : Chi Long Machinery Co., Ltd There are three kind methods of LED lamp heat-sink, incl. conduction, convection and radiation. The existed heat-sink design is focus on the conduction and convection for LED lamp.  In the radiation aspect, many companies did not pay attention on it.  But the radiation is a very important factor for LED lamp. The existed conduction heat-sink of LED lamp is just in view of the internal conduction only.  That is conducting the heat of LED lamp to the radiator fin and to apply the radiator fin to bring the...

Dealership Creatively Cuts Energy Use, Maintenance Costs & Carbon Emissions Camelback Toyota focuses on innovative lighting control system to highlight new facility.   Auto dealerships, like most high profile retail businesses today, are fighting an uncertain economy and pulling out all the stops to service existing customers and attract potential buyers.  In many cases an extreme makeover is the only viable solution to create a truly attractive and efficient selling environment.   Camelback Toyota (Phoenix, AZ) is one such dealership.  The c...

IMG Lighting has launched Beacon 600 Generation III, which is claimed to be the world’s brightest, dual warm & cool diode LED desk lamp. The Beacon 600 Generation III is the latest upgrade to the highly successful Beacon 600 and Beacon 600 LE by IMG Lighting LED Desk Lamps. The Beacon 600 Generation III employs the IMG Lighting High Modulus Chipset that drives an array of premium OSRAM50, 000 hour LEDs to produce 600 lumens with a mere 8.7 watts of power. It achieves a 32.5% energy efficiency gain over previous generatio...

Recently, Diamontex Co., Ltd. has utilized its chemical vapor deposition-based (CVD-based) diamond technology to develop a collection of LED lamps. The development of the material technology for the company’s LED lamps is led by a U.S.-trained materials science Ph.D. and a professor at the prestigious National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, company general manger James Chen and R&D team of seven specialists. Currently, the company has offered emergency lamps, high-power work lights, solar-powered streetlights, and intelligent dimmable lights as w...

Lighting Science Group has supported Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, for LED Street Lights installation. Lighting Science Group's PROLIFIC Series DBR and LSR4 street lights, complete with wildlife guards, were used to light of the streets of Pleasant Prairie. The DBR luminaires are compatible with smart grid services, remote monitoring capabilities, dimming, midnight dimming, and occupancy sensors; while the LSR4 fixtures offer a full cutoff optic that meets dark sky requirements. The Company's PROLIFIC Series street lights are the ...

At this year’s Light+Building Preview, OSRAM introduced a selected range of new products which will be shown at the largest and most important trade fair of the lighting industry: the first LED-substitute for the 75W-light bulb in Europe; its first LED-module in accordance with Zhaga standards; the sure course to the world of LED-street lighting as well as the latest generation of lighting management systems. “In the course of the past year, OSRAM has succeeded in establishing itself as a full-range supplier and is now in a position to offer products an...

Efficient and Effective AC to DC Power Conversion for Outdoor Use GlacialPower, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce their latest, innovative LED driver series – GP-LS200P. Designed for outdoor applications such as streetlights, the GP‐LS200P series efficiently regulates voltage and power consumption. With these drivers, outdoor lighting can benefit from the advantages of LED lighting including lower power consumption, natural‐looking light with no perceptible flickering, and extremel...

Lumenpulse Inc. today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Singapore-based Technolite. The partnership, which will give Lumenpulse greater presence in the region, will be managed out of Lumenpulse’s London, UK office. As exclusive partner, Technolite will supply Lumenpulse’s range of LED lighting, and provide close support by managing sample requests, facilitating mock-ups, and offering technical and commercial assistance as needed. The move will ensure the Lumenpulse brand and portfolio is represented in the area and that architect...

GlacialLight is to showcase its newest products at LED China 2012 from February 20 to 23, 2012. Date: February 20-23, 2012 Venue: Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China Booth #: N410 in Hall 9.3 GlacialLight's booth will be featuring several of their newest products including the recently released GL-FL12, GL-FL30, and GL-FL120 flood lights using Philips Lumileds LED Chips, Pollux Series Panel Lights, Capella Series dimmable down lights, and their innovative LED Drivers that make electronic transformers unnecessary while improving power co...

According to Viper Networks, its first office building clients which purchased the LED-O(R) T8 Tube products nearly six months ago, has received an annual 35% ROI (return on investment) based on reduced lighting cost and lower KWH usage charges. Over the last four months of 2011 (including mid-month installation in September, and October, November and December) compared to the corresponding months in 2010,reduced monthly electric utility bills have continued to grow. With an initial lighting investment of $12,400.00 to replace all existing T8 tubes in their offic...

Guangzhou LED International Exhibition 2012 Date: 20~23 Feb , 2012 Booth No: Hall 9.2 ,E395   Area:225sqm Venue: China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B , Guangzhou Products: KAKA series, p12 stadium display,curtain display, glass display, floor display,led street light,led flood light,LED Tunnel Light,LED Fluorescent Light,LED Downlight ect Theme of the Exhibition: LED Display LED Lighting Brief Introduction: LED CHINA has evolved into one of the most influential trade events for the industry. This is...

Lemnis Lighting has made a price war with two new LED bulbs priced at $4.95 and $6.95 for general lighting, expecting to get more consumers to adopt the switch. Despite of the low price, the bulbs do have some limitations when compared to their less energy efficient counterparts. The Pharox Blu line is available in 200-lumen and 350-lumen versions, but both give off less light than a 40-watt incandescent, which offers 450 lumens. These bulbs consume less than 5 watts and 8 watts, respectively, but probably won’t offer enough light for general conditions. Additionally, ...