2023-06-14

ams OSRAM extends success in Horticulture Lighting with Hyper Red innovation – Reinforces market leadership and unrivaled performance in horticulture lighting

Fifth generation of OSLON® Square Hyper Red LEDs achieves market leading wall plug efficiency of 78.8 % Robust inhouse chip technology enabling exceptionally long Q90 lifetime of 102,000 hours Designed to reduce grower´s energy consumption and cost without sacrificing crop yields Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (June 13, 2023) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, has introduced the fifth generation of its popular OSLON® Square Hyper Red horticulture LED designed to offer faster plant ...
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2023-06-13

ams OSRAM unveils latest horticulture news: Enhanced 640 nm Red addition expands OSLON® Optimal horticultural LED Series

New OSLON® Optimal Red enables broader spectral coverage for better growth of common plant types that are grown under artificial lighting OSLON® Optimal Red can address growers’ problems with fungus, bacteria and bleaching OSLON® Optimal Red offers outstanding efficacy and robust performance in demanding greenhouse and indoor farming applications Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (June 12, 2023) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, has extended its OSLON® Optimal family of hortic...
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2023-06-09

Cree LED Recognized with Three 2023 BrightStar Awards from LEDs Magazine

Cree LED announced today that three of its recent product releases have been recognized with BrightStar Awards by LEDs Magazine. The XLamp® Element G LEDs and XLamp® Pro9™ LEDs were recognized in the “LED Light Sources” category, while the Photophyll™ Select LEDs were recognized in the “Horticultural SSL and Controls Systems” category. Cree LED was selected as an honoree by a respected panel of judges from the LED and lighting design and manufacturing community. The BrightStar Awards are giv...
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2023-05-31

ams OSRAM adds reliable, built-in eye safety feature in latest IR VCSEL emitter for in-cabin sensing application

New TARA2000-AUT-SAFE family includes unique interlock loop method for completely safeguarding ultra-fast detection of faults that can compromise eye safety Interlock method reduces bill of materials resulting in lower system cost 940nm emitter supplied in two versions, with field of illumination optimized for driver monitoring and cabin monitoring using 2D NIR or 3D indirect time-of-flight cameras ams OSRAM will supply the TARA2000-AUT-SAFE in mass volume to a Top 10 global car OEM starting in 2024 Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, ...
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2023-05-31

ROHM’s New Class-Leading* Low ON Resistance Nch MOSFETs: Delivering High Efficiency Operation in a Variety of Applications

40V-150V breakdown voltage lineup: ideal for motor drive and industrial power supplies ROHM has developed Nch MOSFETs (40V/60V/80V/100V/150V) RS6xxxxBx / RH6xxxxBx series, 13 part numbers, suitable for applications operating on 24V/36V/48V power supplies such as base stations, servers, and motors for industrial and consumer equipment. In recent years, worldwide power consumption has been on the rise – driving the need for industrial equipment such as servers and base stations along with various motors to become more efficient. In a number of these appl...
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2023-05-23

Lumileds Broadens CoB Offerings With New Board Footprints For Absolute Design Flexibility

LUXEON Core, CX, and the new CS CoB board sizes are supported by industry-standard holders and optics San Jose, CA – Though there are many standards in the LED industry, the footprint or board size for CoBs is not one of them. Over the years, companies that manufacture CoB holders and optics have largely designed their products to support the 3 board formats that are widely adopted by lighting manufacturers. With the introduction of LUXEON CS CoBs, Lumileds now offers a full range of LUXEON CoBs in each of the common board footprints. ...
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2023-05-19

XLamp® XQ-E LEDs

Higher max current & more color options for Cree LED’s smallest XLamp package The XLamp® XQ-E LEDs are available in two versions: high density and high intensity. The XQ-E High Density LED enables lighting manufacturers to significantly reduce the size and total cost of their LED luminaires versus similar performance 3.5-mm footprint LEDs, without sacrificing lumen output, efficacy or reliability. The XQ-E High Intensity LED uses an innovative primary optic design optimized to deliver maximum candela, especially through narrow-beam ...
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2023-05-19

Lumileds 5th Generation CoBs Get 15+% Increase in Light Output and 20+% Increase in Efficacy

Energy efficiency per EU Ecodesign increases one full class for LUXEON 90CRI CoBs San Jose, CA – May 18, 2023 – Lumileds has released its 5th Generation CoBs in the Core Range and Core Range PW lines elevating output and efficacy and particularly for 90CRI parts. Output and efficacy increases for high-CRI parts are critical for the retail and hospitality industries in particular in which CoBs play a vital role as the source for spot and area lighting. “Our new 5th Generation CoB LEDs serve lighting manufacturers’ need...
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2023-05-19

Porotech Unveils the World's First Monolithic Full Color MicroLED Displays

Full color microdisplay achieved on a single panel marks a new industry milestone   News Highlights: The world's first single-panel, full-color microdisplay suitable for augmented reality (AR) applications, based upon Porotech's Dynamic Pixel Tuning® (DPT®) technology. The new innovative active-matrix 0.26-inch microLED display offering 1280x720 resolution, utilizes a proprietary driving method developed by Porotech that rapidly displays red, green and blue light to enable a full-color RGB display and richly saturated colors. Full co...
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2023-05-11

High Power LED Workhorse LUXEON HL2X Portfolio Expands with 340lm Minimum Performance and Upgrades Across the Range

Increased Lumen Output, Improved color stability, consistency, and new, tighter color binning support indoor, and outdoor architectural and Torch lighting San Jose, CA – Lumileds has expanded and upgraded its LUXEON HL2X portfolio of high-power LEDs. New parts specified with a minimum of 340 lumens, completion of the portfolio across the CCT range from 1800K to 6500K at CRIs of 70, 80, and 90, all with 3-5% higher performance, and a new, tighter color binning program for all 80 and 90 CRI parts, make LUXEON HL2X the leading power LED opti...
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2023-05-11

Color LEDs Take Center Stage As The Lines Between Architectural and Entertainment Lighting Blur

Lumileds LUXEON Rubix high-power, high-efficacy offerings expand to meet the need for very high-quality white light and saturated colors from the same solution. San Jose, CA – The lighting industry continues to evolve as new lighting possibilities are enabled by LED technology. The demand for increased value and capability in fixtures is accelerating and consideration of the circular economy and sustainability are top of mind. Three current trends are clearly identifiable. First, deploying fixtures that can be white or have saturated colors. Second, the flexib...
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2023-04-26

Brighter and more efficient, new Musco LED system featuring ams OSRAM LEDs transforms field of play at Regensburg baseball stadium

New LED floodlighting at Armin Wolf stadium is based on OSCONIQ® LEDs from ams OSRAM in high-performance system from Musco Lighting The installation brings the lux levels at the stadium up to the exacting standards for field-of-play lighting set by Major League Baseball Armin Wolf stadium is now a showcase for the power efficiency, uniformity and reliability of OSCONIQ® LEDs in sports lighting applications   Premstaetten, Austria and Essen, Germany (20 April 2023) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader i...
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2023-03-24

Cree LED Delivers Industry-Leading High-Power LED Efficacy with New J Series 5050C E Class LEDs

ree LED announces new J Series 5050C E Class LEDs offering breakthrough light output, high efficacy, and long lifetimes for directional lighting applications. (Graphic: Business Wire) DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree LED, an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH), announced today the release of its J Series® 5050C E Class LEDs with the industry’s highest efficacy for high power LEDs: 228 lumens per watt (LPW) typical at 4000K, 70 CRI and 1W. The new J Series LEDs deliver up to three times the light output of compet...
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2023-03-24

New OSLON® UV 3535 mid power products with design innovations and leading performance enrich ams OSRAM's UV-C LED portfolio

  New design reduces optical losses and optimizes radiation characteristics delivering outstanding wall plug efficiency New open package design with reflector and no cover glass and lens Standard 3535 surface-mount footprint and compact size for easy integration into system designs 275 nm typical wavelength is ideal for surface, air and water treatment in industrial as well as consumer applications Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (21 March 2022) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, today introduced the OSLO...
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2023-01-30

Nichia expands its High-Power LED Portfolio, bringing new solutions to the world of LED lighting

Tokushima, Japan – 25 January 2023: Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is pleased to announce the additions of the NVSW719AC and NVSW219C-V2 to its industry standard ceramic, high-power 3535 size portfolio of LEDs. With state-of-the-art technology, the NVSW719AC is a completely new LED that expands the possibility of lighting design while the NVSW219C-V2 delivers unparalleled color uniformity via a dome-less structure. Through Nichia’s innovative technology of mult...
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2023-01-09

Pro9™ LEDs Offer Breakthroughs in Efficacy and Reliability

Pro9™ LEDs set the new standard for high fidelity (90 & 95 CRI min) LEDs   15% higher efficacy for 90 & 95 CRI LEDs 90 CRI light quality at 80 CRI LPW 95 CRI light quality at 90 CRI LPW Upgrade light quality without sacrificing performance Same optical & mechanical design as standard versions Industry-leading reliability & lumen density Unmatched operating limits with 105°C operating temperature Highest max currents, same as standard versions ...
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2023-01-09

Meta Files a Patent with Effort to Expand Its Headset Wearers’ Field of View

A recent patent filed by Meta reveals the developer’s attempt to expand the field of view of its Meta Quest headsets. Since the debut of the Oculus Rift in 2012, Meta’s headset line has become one of the most popular virtual reality (VR) devices. The Meta Quest 2 model has already undergone numerous iterations and upgrades, all of which aim to improve the headset’s performance. Over the past few months, rumors have been circulating that the Meta Quest 3 will soon make its debut. Reportedly, Meta is striving to polish the headset in every aspect and has ...
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2023-01-03

MechaTronix-CoolBlock® ARENA-48 - New Cooler platform for sports fields and high-mast lighting

Over the last years MechaTronix have broadened our horizons with more and more cooler platforms for industrial lighting applications. Herewith again a new wonderful product platform we recently developed for high-end sports field lighting and public lighting designs on high-mast, the CoolBlock® ARENA-48.   This LED cooler design is specifically made for the new Khatod ARENA-48 lenses, which are available in a wide score of beams both NEMA as standard beam. On a board size of just 135 x 135 millimeter with 48 high power LEDs, you can create n...
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2023-01-03

MechaTronix-CoolStar® 3445 - Narrow beam compact spot lights

  The market of compact spot lights for use in kitchens, porches, balconies,… is more and more asking for high-end lighting designs with consistent colors, long life time, perfect thermal management and a good flexibility in optical choices. To fulfill that demand in the market, MechaTronix has developed the CoolStar® 3445, a high-end spotlight led cooler for designs in a diameter of just 35 millimeter. We aimed at a maximal thermal performance and were able to reach a thermal resistance Rth as low as 8.13K/Watt. As a result you can design in this com...
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2022-12-13

400 W 905 nm Multi-Junction VCSEL Array

M53-100   The M53-100, a 400 W 905 nm multi-junction VCSEL array, is an innovative, automotive-qualified product, ideal for short- to long-range flash time-of-flight (ToF) LiDAR solutions in automotive, industrial, and robotics applications. The M53-100 capitalizes on its unprecedented high 400 W peak optical power and small form factor to provide unparalleled power density for illumination of the scene, enabling the LiDAR systems of the future. M53-100 is part of the M Series VCSEL products that are optimized for tomorrow’s LiDAR, provi...
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2022-11-18

Nichia expands the portfolio of its Direct Mountable Chip Series, a high luminous flux density chip scale LED

Tokushima, Japan – 17 November 2022: Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is pleased to announce the addition of the new NCSWE13A-V1 to its high luminous flux density Direct Mountable Chip portfolio.   The new NCSWE13A-V1 is a 1W-class LED, the same as the existing NCSWE17A-V1 (1.7mm x 1.7mm), but in an even smaller package size (1.3mm x 1.3mm). Additionally, the NCSWE13A-V1 complements the existing 0.2W-class, smaller NFSWE11A-V1, which is 1.1mm x 1....
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2022-10-18

A dual function LED for general illumination and disinfection

NF2W585AR-P8 is a dual function LED that provides both white light and high doses of energy geared for inactivation of various prevalent bacteria. With a 405nm wavelength1 die known to be effective in sterilization, this LED can be used to inactivate bacteria, such as bacteria known to cause food poisoning, while still maintaining the natural white color necessary for traditional lighting applications. NF2W585AR-P8 is particularly suitable for occupied spaces and places where a high level of hygiene is required.     Bacteria Inactivation Test Re...
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2022-09-30

Cree LED General Lighting Solution- Outdoor

  Outdoor LED lighting relies on a combination of optical control to put light where it is needed, efficacy to reduce energy consumption and reliability to maximize the return-on-investment. Cree LED has a large portfolio of products that have been proven in outdoor environments around the world to deliver on these requirements.   Key Product Lines XLamp® LEDs: ceramic surface-mount LEDs, featuring the industry’s best lumen density and optical control along with excellent L90 lifetimes J Series® LEDs: high-power 505...
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2022-09-27

A new LED solution for outdoor lighting everybody has been waiting for

  The 5050 LED is replacing the 3535 LED, which has long been the leader in the outdoor lighting market. The existing ceramic-based 3535 has excellent reliability but is expensive. At present, the 5050 LED, which has achieved remarkable performance improvements in recent years, is targeting the market with price advantages. However, the 5050 LED must continue to enhance its reliability to become the mainstream of the market. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), an organization that oversees standards and conformity assessment activities in the ...
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2022-08-08

Nichia expands the portfolio of its NVSW219F Series, a 2W point light source

Tokushima, Japan – 5 August 2022: Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is pleased to announce the addition of the NVSW219F-V2 with significantly improved characteristics to the point light source 2W-class NVSW219F Series portfolio.     The NVSW219F Series, a 2W point light source 3535 package, combines features such as excellent light quality, high reliability, and long life with an unparalleled rich variation of color temperatures ranging from 1800K to 6500K. Wi...
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2022-07-22

Lumileds New Very Small, Very Powerful LUXEON HL1Z Opens Opportunities to Create Compact Solutions with Precise Beam Control

San Jose, CA – May 24, 2022 – Lumileds newest high-power CSP LED is LUXEON HL1Z, an un-domed, single-sided, emitter that delivers high efficacy – 137lm/W or more – from a very small package just 1.4mm square. The top emission prevents “cross-talk” and contributes to the superior color over angle performance and color consistency. Compactness and directional emission allow engineers to create tight arrays and precisely control the beam which enables smaller optical solutions and a path for system cost reduction. LUXEON HL1Z ...
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2022-06-20

Nichia expands the LED portfolio with 1800K emission color, a true LED alternative to HPS

Tokushima, Japan – 17 June 2022: Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, announces the addition of the Direct Mountable Chip Series (Part Number: NVSWE21A-V1) to the portfolio of HPS color LED developed as a true LED alternative to High Pressure Sodium lamps (“HPS”). In July 2021, Nichia introduced the first HPS color LED, NVSW219F/1800K/Ra70. This has been highly acclaimed as an innovative and a unique product. HPS color LEDs maintain the nostalgi...
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2022-06-02

Cree LED Introduces Cutting-edge XLamp® Element G LEDs with the Industry’s Broadest Range of Colors

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree LED, an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH), announced today the launch of XLamp® Element G LEDs, delivering a new product class with unmatched light output and efficiency for LEDs of this size. The XLamp Element G LEDs are the latest in Cree LED’s broad portfolio of lighting solutions enabling maximum light output and optical performance with new levels of precision and control.   XLamp Element G LEDs from Cree LED provide next-level performance in color mixing appli...
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2022-05-06

Lumileds Adds New Performance Level to its Top-Rated LUXEON SunPlus 3030 and LUXEON 3030 HE Plus LEDs for Horticulture and Illumination

San Jose, CA – April 26, 2022 – Lumileds today announced a new, higher performance level comprised of 21 new parts for its horticulture and illumination mid-power 3030 LEDs. Typical flux, PPF, and efficacy have increased 2%. In a luminaire comprised of hundreds of LEDs this is important and implemented throughout a greenhouse or in a vertical farm, for example, it can have a tremendously positive impact on cost and energy use. The new parts have CCTs of 2200K to 6500K and CRIs of 70, 80, and 90. LUXEON SunPlus 3030i is specified for PPF and P...
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2022-04-27

NICHIA’s Hortisolis™ LEDs provide an optimized spectrum for plant growth

Tokushima, Japan – 26 April 2022: Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, announces the launch of the Hortisolis™ series of white LEDs. By incorporating only the light necessary for plant growth in one package through the delicate combination of phosphors, Hortisolis™ makes it possible to maximize the production efficiency per area of the vertical farm while providing a good working environment within the closed environments. There has been a steady increase globally in the number of artif...
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Speed and precision for home appliances, mobile robots, autofocus for cameras, building automation, inventory management systems, security systems, and virtual barriers Accurate, low-power measurements with rapid response times for superior re... READ MORE

Improved LED performance and the broadest color range provide even greater design flexibility DURHAM, NC – August 1, 2024 –– Cree LED, an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH), announced today the launch of its higher performance XLamp&r... READ MORE