A computer can conduct smooth network broadband connection under the condition that it is irradiated LED light, in the absence of network cable and built-in wireless port. The mystery of completing web browsing, video playback, and many other network functions lies in LED lights on the roof. According to experts, China Unicom network signal is transmitted to the computer through LED light. The maximum transfer rate measured in this way can reach 2 MW per second. In fact, technological breakthroughs have emerged in endlessly since the advent of LED concept. LED ligh...

The total revenue of Taiwanese listed LED manufacturers plunged to NTD 10.6 billion in June 2013, as the LED market was affected by declining demand for backlight application and stocktaking, according to LEDinside, a research subsidiary of industry research organization TrendForce. Revenue of listed LED chip manufacturers reached NTD 3.97 billion, while LED package manufacturers revenue grew to NTD6.63 billion.

According to South Korean industry news, Kingsun will hold Korea business launching ceremony on the 18th in Seoul. Kingsun founded in 1994, with China's largest lighting R & D center and production base of 300,000 square meters, mainly produces LED lights, tunnel lights and security lights. Kingsun has more than 800,000 businesses in the global LED lighting field, and recently it accelerated the pace to enter the global market. It is reported that Kingsun has signed a $ 10 million LED lighting installation contract with E-Land Group. In addition, in order...

Khatod aims to deliver its customers the best in LED lensing, products and technologies that far surpass the traditional ones. Continuous Innovation together with High Project Potential are essential key points allowing Khatod to be always on the leading edge of product innovation. Always in this spirit, Khatod is proud to introduce the newest series of Ultra Narrow Punch Beam Lenses able to perform an exceptional sharp and tight 3° Angle Beam. The Ultra Narrow Lenses from Khatod are TIR (Total Internal Reflection) high efficiency lenses designed f...

The collaboration between a graphic designer and an interior designer in Hungary has led to the design of a lamp that projects star constellations on the ceiling while still providing functional light, which called the Starry Light Lamp. The Starry Light Lamps by Anagraphic are the brainchild of Anna Farkas and Miklὀs Batisz and are all manufactured by hand in different workshops in Budapest, Hungary. The lamp has holes punched into its dome shaped shade, which correspond to the constellations visible in the night sky of the northern hemisphere, complete with outlines th...

Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc., a leader in advanced LED lighting technology, and GB Energie (GBE) LED, a minority, women-owned business committed to sourcing sustainable energy solutions worldwide, yesterday announced an exclusive marketing agreement to drive LED adoption across multiple markets. The two companies will go-to-market together as 'RVLT & GBE-LED.' According to the agreement, GBE-LED will serve as Revolution Lighting's strategic marketing, bidding and sales teaming partner. RVLT & GBE-LED will targe...

Philips has updated its Ambilight color-illumination system for TVs by integrating it with Hue wireless LED lightbulbs, spreading content-themed light effects around the room. The update – which comes with a new Ambilight+Hue app for iOS and Android, compatible with Ambilight TVs from 2011 onward – arrives alongside the Philips Elevation TV, a new ultra-slim 60-inch LCD TV with Ambilight “4-sided XL” for all-round colors. Ambilight uses multi-color LEDs around the frame of the TV to project light around the set, onto the walls b...

In view of the perspective of semiconductor lighting application, people are unanimously optimistic about the development of LED industry in middle and long term, the penetration of LED in lighting market will continue to rise, it is likely to exceed 50% in 2016, even it may be more than 70 % after 2020 with further growth. Energy conservation and technology economy will become two important drivers of this trend. Currently, higher cost is still the obstruction for large-scale promotion of semiconductor lighting products, but the prices of LED has been steadily falling, accord...

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, yesterday launched an extremely durable industrial LED fixtures—Hubbell Industrial Lighting's Kemlux III LED Series. The Kemlux III LED Series are designed for installation in severe locations and is available for new installation or as a retrofit to existing Kemlux III fixtures. "The most hostile industrial locations require toughest light fixtures—Hubbell is the most idea for lighting the most challenging environments, while maximizing energy savings," said Scott Muse,...

The main aims of the common project are to improve the efficiency and service life of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). In addition, production costs have to be minimised to ensure that OLEDs can be successful in the general lighting mass market. In the past years, the participating companies have achieved innovative advantages that are intended to be expanded as a part of the funded project. The OLYMP project aims to make OLED attractive for the mass-market general lighting sector.   With OLYMP (Organic Light emitting sYstems based on energy ...

Samsung Electronics America, a display market leader and award-winning technology innovator, has showcased its 2013 lineup of LED Smart TVs for the hospitality industry at HITEC 2013, the world's largest hospitality technology show. Samsung showcased a variety of LED TVs and software solutions for the hospitality market, including the new 890 Series LED TVs, which feature its LYNC™ SINC content management system, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. “Hotels are striving to keep up with the increasing demands of today’s tech-savv...

According to the latest “2013 Global Sapphire Substrate Market Report” published by the LEDinside research department of TrendForce global market research institute, the price declines of 2-inch and 4-inch sapphire substrate have slowed down in 1Q13, while there are even some signs on certain low market prices slightly rebound. 

Soraa has recently released the first GaN on GaN LED in a 50W halogen equivalent MR16 lamp with several new features.This LED has a gallium nitride substrate, triangular shaped chip, simplified epitaxial structure and an original silicon-based wafer level packaging. Soraa GaN on GaN LED packaged in a silicon-based wafer level packaging Source: Yole Développement Soraa used the GaN characteristics like the optical transparency and the high electrical and thermal conductivity to create a unique vertical structure for these LEDs. The layers depos...

Not long ago, Tridonic announced that it is preparing to introduce a new line of LED drivers, and it will end the magnetics business supporting legacy light sources at the end of 2013. As the pace of the transition to LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) is hastening, many companies with a long lighting history are affected, Tridonic is no exception. To some extent, the decision that Tridonic refocuses on LED and intends to end its legacy business is in preparation of changes caused by the legislation to regulate low-efficiency magnetic products beginning in 2017 formula...

TurboDisc MaxBright® MHP™ GaN MOCVD Multi-Reactor System Veeco  MOCVDs are crucial to LED chip production. The quality, efficiency, and yield of epitaxial wafers may affect the cost and output of the LED epitaxial wafer plant. Veeco’s MaxBright MHP, the new GaN MOCVD Multi-Reactor System, is considered a highly efficient device.  Compared with the original MaxBright, the MaxBright MHP showed a 20% improvement of the LED chip wavelength uniformity. Thermal management and process compatibility are also improved so that each reaction process will improve the uniformity. The company has greatly enhanced the yield of 2-inch and 4-inch wafers by using the FlowFlange technology, thus they received the MOCVD with the Best Yield award.

Recent advances in microelectronics technology and production processes have led to the rapid acceleration in LED manufacturing. The latest manufacturing, materials and production developments will be showcased at SEMICON West 2013, which is going to be held on July 9th to 11th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Generally over 620 companies will exhibit the latest innovations and solutions for advanced manufacturing. On this annual tradeshow, more than 200 exhibitors and nearly 20 hours of technical presentations will be focused on LED lighting mar...

Diodes Incorporated is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets. Yesterday, it announced a miniature DC/DC converter AL8811 supporting boost, buck and voltage-inverting circuit topologies for LED lighting and universal energy management applications. The AL8811 is available in the MSOP-8L package of 3.0mm x 4.9mm x 1.1mm, needing only smallest external components and significantly reducing circuit footprint and BOM cost. The AL8811 is adva...

LED lighting market is booming but price competition has been causing profits reduce. According to this situation, Taiwan-based LED firms propose to improve technology and enter the automotive lighting market. Lite-On Automotive Corporation, the subsidiary of the Lite-On Group, has been focused on the automotive lighting market. The Lite-On Group got revenues from automotive applications in 2012 were about NT$8-9 billion (US$265-298 million) and it expects to reach NT$10 billion in 2013. Lite-On pointed that the automotive lighting market is a niche market wi...

Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT), the leading Taiwanese high power LED lighting supplier, has again successfully presented at 2013 International Lighting Fair (OPTO) in Taiwan with the theme of “The Ultimate Challenge of LED” from June 18th to 20th. Once again, Aeon Lighting was stunning the LED industry with its 100°C boiling tested LED lamps and immersing LED lamps into -40°C dry ice while maintaining normal operation with no luminous decay or flickering! A crowd of visitors were visiting ALT booth ALT CEO...

According to Xiamen Dongdu Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, 55 LED lighting enterprises in Huli district will enjoy the preferential policy on their exports. The Dongdu Inspection and Quarantine Bureau will provide these LED lighting enterprises with several priorities including green channel, paperless inspection, E-approving etc., in order to reduce the labor costs and improve the customs clearance speed. These 55 enterprises are the first batch in Fujian's first "export light power and lighting quality and safety demonstration area". In 2012, the ex...

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry with three decades of experience, had introduced the latest of new series of LED components products at 2013 LED Expo in Korea. EVERLIGHT presents whole series of packages for different applications including automotive, digital display, flash light, infrared LEDs, backlight and general lighting. EVERLIGHT's High Power, Low-mid Power and COB LED Lighting Components Provide Good Quality with High lm/$ to Customers ...

The office is a place where employees must feel alert and engaged to be at their best, but often overlooked is lighting—a simple factor influencing not only everyday operations but occupant comfort and the effectiveness with which tasks are completed. GE takes a closer look at six trends driving office lighting best practices today, from dimming down over-lit areas to saving watts in parking lots to setting a more productive mood. As decision makers will see, there are many opportunities to positively impact employee satisfaction and the profitability of their buildings—and b...

The HAL-2X150MCE-LED explosion proof portable light tower from Larson Electronics uses two 150 watt LED lamps to produce 29,580 lumen light output that provides 36,000 square foot of coverage. This light tower is U.L. approved Class 1, Division 2 for Groups C and D. The portable light tower is composed of two 150 watt LED lamps installed on top of an aluminum cart, solid rubber wheels, and the extendable center tower. These LED lamp assemblies are sealed with heavy duty gaskets and IP65 rated, making the fixture weatherproof and suitable for use in outd...

This year, Energizer cooperates with Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. to donate 13 million hours of solar light working with the global nonprofit One Million Lights. Energizer selects Ascent Solar to provide solar panel for the donated Energizer lanterns and lights because of Ascent's award-winning, flexible thin-film technology. And Energizer is interest in using the transformational technology of Ascent Solar to benefit rural families in developing countries. Unlike other traditional solar solutions, Ascent's CIGS technology is both flexible and rugged,...

GE's Albeo LED High Bay lighting at the Dee Events Center in Weber State University (WSU) has been widely appreciated for its lighting quality and energy savings. Comparing to high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting previously used, the Albeo ABHX-Series can save more than 30% energy and is expected to save about $40,000 per year for the university. "HID lighting at the Dee Events Center was one of the single biggest power hogs, and we have no idea to reduce the high electric bills," said Jacob Cain, WSU Energy & Sustainability Ma...

Most existing fluorescent lights in the Oak Ridge Central Services Complex Building, Civic Center and Municipal Building are being replaced with LED lights through a grant, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said. Oak Ridge received $200,000 in Clean Tennessee Energy Grant for purchasing the new LED lights. Watson said it’s expected to take 90 days to get to the bidding process for the project. He said work would start in the Central Services Complex Building, move on to the Municipal Building and then, to the Civic Center and library. LED lights, ...

As indicated by market research organization TrendForce’s research division LEDinside, LED market demand was benefited from inventory demand and lighting market order demand. In May, 2013, Taiwanese listed LED manufacturers’ total sales revenue increased to NTD10.96 billion (+6.8%MoM，+23.8%YoY). Meanwhile, Taiwanese listed LED chip manufacturers’ total sales revenue reached NTD4.44 billion (+6.7%MoM，+10.9%YoY). Moreover, that of Taiwanese listed LED package manufacturers also increased to NTD6.52 billions (+6.9%MoM，+34.4%YoY).

Grote now introduces two LED signal lamps specially designed for installing on agricultural, construction, and other off-highway equipment. The new LED signal lamps adopt advanced lens optics to increase installation flexibility, meanwhile with no need for additional circuit boards and LEDs specifically designed for side illumination. The LED fixture includes a double-side amber warning lamp, a single-side red stop/tail/turn lamp, and a control module that connects powered vehicles to towed equipment and application-specific harnesses. The lamps can be installed by bot...

Evolucia is expanding its Sarasota operations center by moving it to a 61,000 square foot facility located at 7040 Professional Parkway East. The new facility will be the global headquarters of the company and Center of Excellence for researching, developing and manufacturing high-performance LED lighting controls and fixtures. In addition to corporate business functions, the facility will strengthen Evolucia's LED research, development and testing operations. Through its partnership with Leader Electronics and possible future cooperation with other companies in Ra...

LED lighting industry alliances in Taiwan and Mainland China yesterday came to an agreement on a series of specifications for LED lighting products in the next two years. The Cross-Taiwan Strait Agreement is to unify standards of LED light-emitting modules and other important components used to make LED lighting products, the Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance (TLLIA) said. At the press conference, TLLIA chairman Chien Fen-ren said that in these years, LED lighting products have been specified by a variety of standards set by manufacturers ...