Osram is introducing its first Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) product, Bidos PLPVQ 940A, to its product portfolio, reinforcing its position as a high technology company.

MEAN WELL now launches constant power mode ELGC-300(300W) series, a higher wattage option for Bay lighting/Street lighting and Flood lighting application.

Osram has released its latest IR LED, Synios SFH 4776, which can help users to check the ingredients, freshness and even calories of their meals before eating them. 

Japanese LED giant Nichia Corporation (Nichia) is to introduce the new 585 series of mid power LEDs, including the NF2W585AR and the NF3W585AR. With high flux output at approximately 0.5W, the 585 series achieves the industry’s highest efficacy.

Japan-based DOWA Electronics Materials reported its achievement of IR LED by developing short-wavelength-infrared LED chips with a high output power at 6.8 mW with a peak wavelength of 1,300 nm, which is 3.5 times higher when compared to the existing products. 

Kulicke & Soffa, a Singapore based semiconductor equipment provider and Micro LED startup Rohinni have announced the launch of an advanced placement solution for Micro and Mini LED, PIXALUX™. 

Horticulture lighting has been an escalating market for LED applications. Lighting solutions providers and LED makers have continuously reported innovated products with specific functions. Lighting giant Signify and the U.S. based growing lights supplier Fluence Bioengineering have debuted new horticultural LED lighting products respectively to enhance the growth efficiency of crops.

Cree has launched XLamp XP-G3 LED S Line, an optimized version of its series for the applications of connected lighting. On the other hand, Tridonic has released its fifth generation 5 LLE module featuring high efficacy.

SleepScore Labs has released a study to prove that using Good Night® LED Sleep-Enhancing Lights in the evening helps people to fall asleep more easily and feel more rested the next morning. 

Signify has announced a new series of its Philips Hue products and will showcase them at IFA 2018. With a wide range of products including luminaires for bathrooms, living rooms and gardens, Signify aims to provide a smart home lighting system.

VividGro is the horticultural LED division of Lighting Science Group Corporation and has released a control system, named FlowerMax, for the flowering stage for all crops.

Power management company Eaton has announced the expansion of its architectural connected lighting products to provide more options for architects and designers looking to increase building operating efficiency through controls and data. 

ProLight’s automotive headlamp generation II- Pro-CSP Headlamp series adopts chip scale package (CSP) technology into headlamp to improve flux up to 18% (compare with the previous version.)

The Korean UV LED solution provider, Seoul Viosys, has launched its new product UV WICOP which combines Seoul Semiconductor’s WICOP LEDs with compact and high efficiency technology.

MEAN WELL now launches HBGC-300 series (300W) which has the same circular housing design for Bay lighting and Flood lighting application to offer more choices for high wattage LED driver and design. With the circular housing design (patent No. CN 201220314551), LED driver matches with the lighting fixture in streamlined shape.

In order to expand the surge protection device product line, MEAN WELL is releasing new surge protection device with high performance, SPD-10-320S. 

MEAN WELL Releases New LED Driver: ELG-100U/150U Series, 100W~150W Universal Input Constant Voltage + Constant Current LED Driver

Diodes Incorporated released a new series of automotive LED drivers to simply the driving of low-power lighting. The BCR4xxUQ series is designed to provide a total solution for automotive applications including puddle lighting, side markers and internal lighting covering ambient lights, instrument clusters and button backlighting.

Kyocera Corporation has announced its development of the world’s first full-spectrum LED lighting for aquariums. The LED lighting product is designed with innovative technology to mimic sunlight at specific underwater depths which optimizes growth of corals and marine plants.

Osram Opto Semiconductors launched a new infrared LED with a narrower beam angle which allows the illumination unit to be designed without additional secondary optics.

Based on researches of wavelength of light, LG Innotek revealed a functional “eye-pleasing (EP)”LED package which controls the wavelength of blue light.

Some homeowners, commercial systems managers and outdoor lighting management companies have looked warily at smart lighting, in light of its being seen as a major departure from what was required for lighting control in the past. They need not have even the slightest concern now, however. To maximize the user-friendly function of one of the most comprehensive smart lighting platforms in the industry, Samsung has begun offering Smart Services that allow users to control and monitor the lights easily.

Neuvition, announced Titan M1, the first version of its 480 lines HD video LiDAR which has resolution of 1280 x 480 and 1.5 million points/sec data rate with multiple returns and distance up to 200 meters. Also, the new LiDAR product uses a 1550 nm wavelength laser which performs better in certain weather conditions compared to the 905 nm laser.

The Smart Device is Samsung’s world-class answer to intelligent, interconnected lighting. It is comprised of a group of thoroughly tested, smart lighting controllers that will support wireless connectivity within any major smart lighting system. It is divided into 4 product categories: Smart Lighting Module (SLM), Smart Sensor Module (SSM), Smart Control Module (SCM) and Smart Bridge Module (SBM). 

LG Innotek reported that its new full lineup of horticulture LEDs will venture into the global market. With 30 different types of horticulture LEDs, LG Innoteck develops various light sources to enhance the growing condition of plants. 

SunLED launched a full color SMD LED, the Super Thin 0202 RGB SMD LED: XZBGRBBRMER158W. The small size LED provides color intensity and allows engineers and designers to reduce the footprint size dedicated during design phases while providing the wide array of colors necessary to increase product functionality.

LED lighting systems are beginning to take on a new light – as the leading agent in the move to make businesses, stores and government facilities more automated than ever before. This so-called smart lighting is the harbinger of a new way of thinking that marries energy efficiency with sensitivity to the needs of a building’s occupants.

Committed to proposing positive impacts on the environment by developing energy saving technology in lighting products, EarthTronics announced to introduce its energy-efficient 1-watt S14 and 5-watt T10 LEDs to its vintage filament line.

LED driver producer, ERP Power LLC (ERP), reported its development of the world’s smallest programmable drivers with Computer Controlled Dimming™ technology. 

Signify launched the Philips MyCare LED bulb which adopts its Interlaced Optics technology to enhance eye comfort. The patented technology used in the new lamps was inspired by the pattern of sunflower seeds, with the micro Interlaced Optics imprinted onto lamps. The design can diffuse and reflect light as well as decrease glare by up to 35%.