New “TEN°” binning from Osram Opto Semiconductors provides the basis for unprecedented color consistency for white LEDs which are used for example as single-LED light sources in spotlights and downlights. To achieve this the current standard CIE 1931 2° xy color space has been supplemented with CIE 2015 10° u‘v‘, recently developed by the International Commission on Illumination and implemented by Osram Opto Semiconductors as 10° binning. In the third generation of the Soleriq S 13, “TEN°“ will be available on the market as an additional feature from March 2016.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced component solutions, today introduced a full line-up of chip-scale LED packages* (CSP), including 0.6W-class and 3W-class packages, CSP arrays, and PoW (Phosphor on Wafer) packages.

More lumens, hot and cold Sharp Devices Europe (SDE) has launched a new range of COB LEDs with outputs ranging from 600 to 6000 lumens. Available in the popular Mini and Mega ZENIGATA footprints, the new HD6 and BF6 series LEDs from Sharp are some of the most efficient on the market, achieving up to 153 lm/W.

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, announces the Shwo F-ELB high power LED series, the latest and most powerful update to the existing high power and bright "Shwo" LED Series. Shwo F-ELB features Flip Chip technology to enable better overdrive conditions while maintaining high efficiency.  

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, will offer at Light+Building (Booth A51, Hall 4.0) an exclusive glimpse of upcoming products and technologies as well as its broad commercial portfolio of cutting-edge optical silicone solutions, which are driving new advances in LED lamp and luminaire lighting worldwide. Also highlighted at Dow Corning’s booth will be a wide selection of breakthrough applications that the company’s proven solutions helped pioneer.

The latest generation of the MELLOW LIGHT LED luminaire has reached a milestone in lighting for modern offices: It offers individually adjustable workplace lighting optimally adjusted to personal needs, and recognizes changes in light in the room with the help of sensors. Zumtobel cooperated closely with the Gensler design and architecture firm to develop the luminaire.

Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips company and global leader in lighting, will showcase truly pioneering LED innovations at Light + Building 2016, the world’s leading trade fair for lighting  in Frankfurt, Germany. From delivering an all LED true halogen replacement, to a bulb that can change brightness and ambience simply through an existing light switch, to a classic filament bulb that looks just as striking when turned off – all Philips LED innovations combine high quality light with a 15 year lifespan and at least 85%  energy savings.

Samsung Electronics introduced new color quality improvements for its small LES* (light-emitting surface) chip-on-board (COB**) package LC series: LC010, LC020 and LC040. The improvements are based on “Vivid” color technology that has been optimized for high color quality LED lighting especially for use in premium commercial lighting applications.

At Light + Building 2016 (Frankfurt a. Main, March 13-18, Hall 9.0, Booth B40), EnOcean will be presenting a new self-powered product family for wireless communication in the globally usable 2.4 GHz frequency band. This adds to the company’s products in 868 MHz, 902 MHz and 928 MHz for new markets and regions. With the 2.4 GHz offering, OEMs can now realize batteryless switch applications for worldwide use. This development emphasizes EnOcean’s know-how in kinetic energy harvesting based on the field-proven electromechanical energy converter ECO 200.

A typical luminous flux of 1,100 lumen (lm) from a robust, leadframe-based high-performance package and up to 50% lower system costs – those are the main benefits of the new Duris P 10 from Osram Opto Semiconductors. It also offers outstanding second board reliability which ensures long-term operation even in fluctuating ambient temperatures. These properties make the Duris P 10 ideal for use in professional outdoor lighting systems. It will be unveiled at Light + Building 2016, which takes place in Frankfurt from March 13 to 18.

Molex, LLC confirms its participation in the Cisco® Digital Ceiling partner community, which debuted at Cisco Live! Berlin on February 17. Molex, developer of the Transcend® Network Connected LED Lighting System, announced a solutions technology collaboration with Cisco in November 2015. As a member of the Digital Ceiling partner community, Molex is involved in helping customers embrace digital transformation of their buildings by creating a Digital Ceiling.

Lunera® Lighting, Inc., a leader in lighting innovations accelerating the transformation to advanced LED technology, is pleased to introduce LightStreamTM Lighting as a Service (LaaS). Available now, LightStream is a turnkey service that allows building owners and operators to upgrade their commercial lighting infrastructure to LED with zero capital expense (CapEx). This innovative approach enables lighting to be treated as a monthly service. Lunera’s award-winning, plug and play LED lamps insure end user satisfaction and eliminate project risk, as no modification to the existing lighting infrastructure is required to convert to LED technology.

Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips company and global leader in lighting, today announced the Philips DigiStreet range of road and street lighting luminaires that are designed to bring energy saving LED lighting to cities while giving them the option to migrate to connected street lighting when they are ready. Philips DigiStreet comes in a range of forms and optics to satisfy various lighting needs of cities and urban areas. Each luminaire’s specification is uniquely identified via the QR code on the Philips Service tag, enabling smartphone access for easy commissioning and maintenance information.

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. , a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, presents updates to its popular top view, white, low to mid power LED package in a 2835 form factor (2.8x3.5x0.7mm) in three voltages 3V, 6V, 9V at 0.5W and two voltages 6V and 9V at 1W. Target applications are mainly for general lighting and especially suitable for consumer, commercial, and professional lighting.

LG Innotek, a leading global materials and components manufacturer, today announced that the company succeeded in developing a DOB (Driver on Board) LED module whose con-venience and performance have sharply improved.

Ushio America, a leader in the specialty and general lighting marketplaces, today announced the launch of its Ubiquity™ 2 Direct Replacement LED T8 Lamps. These lamps offer an easy and safe energy-saving retrofit solution for F32T8 fluorescent lamps on most instant-start and programmed start electronic ballasts.

MaxLite announces the addition of enclosed-rated models to its award-winning line of ENERGY STAR certified LED A-lamps for residential and commercial applications.

Luminus, Inc., a global manufacturer of high-performance LEDs, announced today a new third generation family of chip on board (COB) arrays with record-breaking efficacy and quality of light.  This new product family boasts typical performance of 150 lumens per Watt efficacy in 3000K, 80+ CRI, Tj = 85°C for use in a multitude of indoor applications and 170 lumens per Watt at 6500K, 70CRI, 85C fo r outdoor applications. 

Cree continues to innovate to deliver industry-best performance in its high-power XLamp® XP-L and XP-G2 LEDs. By leveraging key elements of Cree’s SC5 Technology™ Platform, the XP-L and XP-G2 LEDs now provide up to 9% more lumens and lumens-per-watt (LPW) than previously available. These enhancements allow lighting manufacturers to quickly increase performance for existing designs without any additional investment or requalification.

Last October, GE announced it was planning to launch C by GE smart LED bulbs especially designed to be in sync with the human circadian rhythm in 2016. One of the long awaited bulbs has finally made its way onto the market.

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, announces an ultra-high efficiency version of its low-mid-power 5630 package series, the 5630 HE KK7D-ELB, available now.

Toyoda Gosei has developed a new glass-encapsulated ultraviolet LED product with a fully sealed structure.

Today Lumileds launches LUXEON 3535L HE Plus, the instant upgrade to the highest efficacy, in a familiar 3535 form factor. This mid power part satisfies the need for efficacy approaching 200 lm/W at the LED level and 160 lm/W or greater at the luminaire level. “In one of the industry’s most popular formats, customers are requiring the highest efficiency with all of the fantastic features delivered by our LUXEON 3535L Line,” said Matthew Everett, Senior Director of LUXEON Mid Power Products.

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd, the world-class LED manufacturer (www.seoulsemicon.com) announced that its Acrich MJT 5630D package, applicable to incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps, and other lamps, have reached the world’s best luminous efficiency of 210 lm/W, which is the highest luminous efficiency set across the world for single LED package, and the package’s mass production has begun.

Seal Shield, introduced and demonstrated the new ElectroClave™ UV-C Sanitizer and Mobile Device Management (MDM) System at the HiMSS healthcare show, Sands Expo Center booth 368.  The ElectroClave™ is the world's first Enterprise MDM to use low-power UVC LED technology, allowing healthcare practitioners to disinfect hard to clean devices such as tablet computers and smart phones, while charging, syncing, and managing those devices via a custom RFID backbone.

Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips company and global leader in lighting, announces the launch of the first LED retrofit range for compact fluorescent lamps (CFLni) commonly used in downlights. Philips CorePro LED PLC builds on the highly successful Philips MASTER LEDtube InstantFit and uses the same click-to-fit technology for replacing CFLni lamps that work with existing Electro Magnetic (EM) and High Frequency (HF) ballasts. The new lamp will be targeted at replacing the 150 million CFLni lamps found across Europe and provides 60% energy saving over conventional PL-C lamps.

Verbatim’s Vx-filter delivers precise changes to the spectral distribution curve of existing LED products to ensure that colours and finer details of objects appear as they would be perceived in natural daylight. This improvement in colour fidelity and vividness is a solution that is particularly useful for retailers, museums and hospitality venues in spaces where small differences in colour hues, tints and textures can have a significant impact.

Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced solid lighting technology, announces its latest innovation to the solid state LED lighting market, Ai Dim. Abbreviated for Acclaim intelligent dimming, Ai Dim is the combination of a finely tuned dimming curve and a specific grouping of LEDs, which results in a near perfect representation of incandescent dimming. Acclaim meticulously designed every detail of the Ai Dim system, from the custom LED chipset and driver to the smooth dimming curve, which brings the best of LED and incandescent lighting together.

Edison Opto, the Taiwanese leading LED packaging manufacturer, will participate in the world’s grand event for lighting and intelligent buildings. To answer this high profile lighting event, Edison Opto will bring their latest LED products, such as high efficiency components, AC modules with smart lighting system and the comprehensive street light solutions to demonstrate their R&D achievements. We invite you to visit us at booth E91 in Hall 4.2, and experience the latest developments in LED lighting technologies. 

Cree introduces the Cree RSW™ LED Street Luminaire, the first of a new generation of streetlights that deliver LED energy savings and reliability in a warm color temperature that is preferred in many residential applications. The revolutionary RSW™ LED streetlight utilizes Cree’s proprietary WaveMax™ technology to provide warm, even light with market-leading color quality and efficacy. Cree’s RSW Series ushers in a new era of street lighting that will transform the way cities and municipalities light their residential streets, interchanges and expressways.