Reportedly, GT Solar predicts its sapphire materials business will contribute about a tenth of its fiscal 2012 sales based on orders for general lighting applications pick up. According to Cree's CEO’s opinion at the Reuters Global Energy and Climate Summit, LED lights need to pay back hefty investments a lot quicker before they go mainstream. In opposite, GT Solar's CEO Tom Gutierrez, believes that as more capacity is brought on board, prices will fall, helping sales. In his opinion, the company's customers, centered in South Korea and C...

Onteco Corporation’s subsidiary, NexPhase Lighting, Inc. is reported to enlarge its NexSense LED troffer product line.   According to Jon Cooper, President of NexPhase, they have researched the marketplace closely while developing our 2x2 NexSense LED Troffer and clearly an expanded product line in different form factors is needed to fully satisfy the many market opportunities at hand. Later this year they will be introducing different troffer product configurations for their 2x2 Troffer as well as 1x4 and 2x4 configurations. They are utilizing the m...

Continuing to expand its offerings of based LEDs for industrial controls and retrofit panel mount applications, LEDtronics introduces 22mm and 30mm direct incandescent-replacement RPLH Series Panel LED Pilot Lamps and Holders. Comprising an integrated modular system, the RPLH Series are complete assemblies that incorporate the lens, lamp and lamp holder. The RPLH Series is an excellent choice for applications where space is a concern and aesthetics a consideration. RPLH22-02-0X-02Z47 is 22mm and the RPLH30-02-0X-02Z47 30mm mounting hole, with beh...

Osram had not seen Samsung’s complaint yet and did not know its specific content which has been issued in Korea. According to a spokesperson, Osram is well prepared regarding possible steps by Samsung and is therefore relaxed about the move by the counter claimant. Osram regards Samsung’s move as a typical counter attack of a defendant. Anticipating this move Osram had analyzed Samsung’s patent portfolio thoroughly before taking any legal actions and concluded that none of Samsung’s IP will cause a problem for any of OSRAM’s products. Osra...

According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, the Taiwanese listed LED manufacturers’ revenues in May, 2011 reached NTD 9.96 billion (MoM+5.8%; YoY+8.3%). As for the upstream players of the LED industry, the revenues of Taiwan’s listed LED chip makers in May, 2011 increased 8.3% to NTD 4.63 billion, compared to the same time last year (MoM+5.8%; YoY+8.3%). As for the downstream players of the LED industry, the revenue of Taiwan’s listed LED package makers in May, 2011 dropped 0.8% to NTD 5.33 billion compared to ...

Everlight has shown its various LED products at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition and has prepared to present Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall, Area M, booth number 812 and Area L, booth number 622(Jun.14~16, 2011). The company presents a new Chip-on-Board (COB) LED series to offer a solution that addresses important issues in general lighting replacement applications. Competing to previously dominating standard discrete low power, mid power, and high power LED components, Chip-on-Board LEDs are predicted to take on a...

‘Being on the fringe’ can mean being on the cutting edge of creativity – out where the new happens. Entertainment-technology company ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) loves the fringe. It’s the sweet spot of innovation. This year ETC will not only help light up the stages of the Hollywood Fringe Festival with ETC equipment but also present their own show -- the “Layers of Light” Selador® LED lighting presentation. Open to the public but of extra interest to production people throughout the entertainment industry, this l...

It’s said that Lattice Power Corp. has joined force with ShineOn Inc.to demonstrate the world's first high-brightness LED product based on GaN-on-Si technology. Combining the LP1000 chip which is a thin-film vertical structure device built entirely on Lattice Power's proprietary GaN-on-Silicon technology and ShineOn's MOZ3535, a compact ceramic packaging platform with low thermal impedance and superior optical performance, the GaN-on-Si based high-brightness LED device can take 350–1000mA current input and deliver more than 100-lume...

Recently, LED Source® has designed a new lighting energy audit mobile application, Lampinator™ for iPhones and iPads. The Lampinator™ app sheds new light on the benefits and cost savings gained by switching to LED technology. With the Lampinator™ they are presented with a polished, easy-to-understand report right on the spot. The report is a snapshot comparison that provides information on a location’s current lighting energy and maintenance costs, along with the savings an LED lighting retrofit could offer. LED Source® speciali...

It’s said that the provider of analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, Micrel ,has released its new linear White LED (WLED) Drivers, MIC4801/MIC4802, designed to eliminate noise, minimize component count and simplify numerous designs. The new drivers are single channel, constant-current sink LED drivers designed for architectural, landscape, and general LED lighting products. They do not require an inductor.The high efficiency WLED drivers are designed to drive a single LED up to 600mA and 800mA respectively and based o...

California-based Switch Lighting has launched its first true 100-watt equivalent LED bulb, named the Switch100. With its innovative self-cooling environment, which uses a nontoxic liquid to move heat away from the LEDs inside the bulb, the bulb is capable of achieving 100-watt brightness . When the liquid near the LED chip gets warm, it will flow out towards the edge of the dome and be replaced by cooler liquid from the edge. The hot liquid will then cool at the edge, before it moves again into the center to replace the new hot liquid. The Switch100 is also dimmabl...

LG Electronics India has rolled out world's slimmest LED monitors, 3D cinema monitor and IPS monitor. Claimed to the world slimmest LED monitor, LG E 90 monitor has just 7.2mm-thick. The monitor boasts of a slim design and comes with energy saving features. The LG cinema 3D monitor is free from flicker and crosstalk ,therefore viewers can watch 3D content for longer. Cinema 3D has a Light Boost feature, a thin film covering the screen that delivers twice as bright as the conventional 3D. LG cinema 3D monitors also offer flexible viewing positions. ...

It’s reported that Taiwan`s LED-lamp makers have benefited from the increasing consumption of LED lamps due to Japan catastrophe on March 11. According to Delta Electronics CEO Yancey Hai, the company`s LED-lamp shipments to Japan has a great increase after the disastrous earthquake. Delta has recently won orders from other Japanese buyers than Hitachi, which has been Delta`s foremost contract buyer in Japan. For Genesis Photonics, the company has landed contracts to supply LED-lighting equipment to a leading steelmaker in Japan, which is equippi...

Currently, GE Lighting has appointed leadership for Europe, Middle East and Africa for the company's new commercial organization - Luminaire Solutions. Diederik will be leading a new team, which will focus on the best in class solutions for the core market segments: Indoor Commercial LED Luminaires, Indoor Core Luminaires and Outdoor Lighting. Simon Fisher will lead Indoor Commercial LED Luminaires as General Manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He will head both project and indoor product and lighting design teams w...

Reportedly, US President Obama will visit LED lighting manufacturing headquarters of Cree on June 13th. The President will tour Cree's manufacturing facilities, deliver remarks and meet with the Jobs Council to discuss initiatives and policies to spur economic growth, promote job creation and accelerate hiring across the nation....

Lextar debuts its new Chip Array COB technology and high efficiency (up to 150 lm/W) LED packaging products. Both was presented in the 2011 Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition held from the ninth to twelfth of this month.   COB (Chip on Board): Lextar exhibits a series of LED components including COB and LED package. In terms of COB, the newly developed Chip Array COB technology employs exclusive mechanical design and unique material for improved cost.    With a 15-20% more efficient COB the Chip Array COB feature...

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On June 10, 2011,, Samsung LED Co., Ltd. (“Samsung LED”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Osram Korea Co., Ltd. (“Osram Korea”) and two other defendants at the Seoul Central District Court requesting an injunction from unauthorized use of Samsung LED’s valuable intellectual property and money damages. The defendants include Osram Korea and two companies that sell Osram’s products in Korea, Barun Electronics and Dabo Industrial System. The 8 patents-in-suit relate to LED chip and package technology used ...

The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, Asia’s largest and most comprehensive lighting event celebrated its 15th edition at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou.  Visitor numbers to the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition  and the concurrent Electrical Building Technology Guangzhou totalled 71,801, an increase of 36 per cent from last year. There were more than 2,000 exhibitors for the two shows and the exhibition space covered 13 halls which represented 135,000 sqm. First time exhibitors to the show came from C...

Reportedly, the Smart Lighting Engineering Research Centre (ERC) led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,  has set up 21 key industrial partners including Osram Sylvania and Taiwan-based Epistar to help guide the centre’s leading-edge research programs and hasten the transition of important innovations from the lab bench to the marketplace. The ERC is led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It is dedicated to developing new LED technologies and applications for smarter, better-performing lighting devices and systems. At present, the ERC team i...

Philips has installed 1,000 Philips Fortimo LED SLM modules 2000lm 33W/830 in the ‘MAS’ (Museum aan de Stroom) in Antwerp, Belgium making the ‘MAS’ the first museum in the Benelux illuminating all its precious art with LED lighting. The Philips Fortimo LED SLM module 2000lm 33W/830 is the LED spot that was selected for this unique lighting project. It has a color temperature of 3000 K and a higher light output than a 100W halogen light source. The module is dimmable. Because of lower maintenance and energy costs than with h...

Seoul Semiconductor lately has supplied its Z-Power LED series for the landscape lighting of the Foro Romano, one of the most important archaeological sites in Rome. The company installed most lights on the floor as well as some on the Column of Trajan. John S. Bae vice president of Seoul Semiconductor, said, “The Z-Power series supplied for the Foro Romano Project was the best choice to keep lighting up the historic place of Rome with long life and low-power consumption.” He added, “Seoul Semiconductor’s LED lights have been able ...

Chinese company ShineOn has released its high performance LED products including a MOZ3535 1-3W, an SOWW3014 product and a series of CoB products with integrated chip arrays at the 16th annual Guangzhou International Lighting Conference. According to the company, the MOZ3535 1-3W product is based on ShineOn's proprietary ceramic packaging platform. The device delivers more than 200 lumens of light at a cost of only fifty cents and suits for indoor and outdoor illumination, flash lights. The SOW3014 product features an SMD package with built-in hea...

For decades, OSRAM’s former slogan – “Hell wie der lichte Tag– As bright as broad daylight" has been gracing the facade of buildings at Munich's Karlsplatz roundabout. Now the light manufacturer is also represented in the underground area of this bustling city-centre square, in the form of its subsidiary OSRAM Opto Semiconductors: the challenge was to implement the lighting concept in the entrance area of the newly redesigned station (for the S-Bahn suburban network and U-Bahn city metro). Schmidt-König, planning office for light...

Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced that they entered into a patent license agreement with Cooper Industries. The license provides Cooper with full access to the Philips’ LED-related patented technologies that Philips makes available to the lighting industry through its LED Luminaire and Retrofit Bulb licensing program. “We are very pleased that Cooper has joined our licensing program. We believe having such an open and accessible license program is greatly assisting in accelerating the adoption of LED lighting and fostering the growth of...

Strong support continues from worldwide industry associations Seminars and forums cater to all levels of lighting professionals The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, Asia’s largest and most comprehensive lighting event to be held 9 –12 June 2011 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China, will include LED Asia, a new and comprehensive theme zone for LED/OLED lighting. Organised by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, the show is one of the lighting industry’s most influential with its status as A...

FZLED, maker of high-performance LED lighting products, is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at LED Lighting Taiwan 2011 from June 14 to June 16, 2011, at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Buyers, media, and the general public are all welcome to visit FZLED's booth (4th Floor, Booth #: L1331) and view the company's innovative and exceptionally made LED torches/flashlights and bulbs. Featured at the FZLED booth will be their newly designed LED downlights as well as their MR16 LED spotlight series. Avai...

GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., extends an invitation to all business and media partners around the world to attend their display at LED Lighting Taiwan 2011 (Booth #L326.328, Nangang Exhibition Hall) during the Photonics Festival In Taiwan, June 14-16, 2011, at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Date: June 14-16, 2011 Venue: TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall Booth #:L326.328 LED Lighting Taiwan is the largest LED Lighting exhibition in Asia and the largest procure...

AIXTRON is selected for GaN-based blue LED by Taiyuan University of Technology, China. The order is for one AIXTRON Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) 3x2-inch configuration deposition system. The system will be delivered in the second quarter of 2011. One of AIXTRON´s local support teams in China will commission the new reactor in a new state of the art facility at the University. According to Dr. Jian Liang, Professor of Taiyuan University of Technology’s Material College State Laboratory, this will be their first AIXTR...

Britepointe announced the HyBeem E39 LED replacement lamp. Based 400 watt metal hailde and sodium vapor lamps, the HyBeem E39 used in high bay lighting fixtures. It achieves greater than 15,000 lumen output. The HyBeem E39 saves up to 80% energy when compared to a 400 watt metal halide high bay lamp and lasts six times as long before needing replacement. Installations typically achieve a two year or less payback on investment. The HyBeem E39 LED replacement lamp is manufactured in the USA. ...