Interior and Exterior LED Upgrades Receive A+ Marks for Energy and Maintenance Savings The Noribachi Group, the leading provider of smart energy applications, announced that Olin College of Engineering and New Mexico Highlands University have joined the community of education institutions deploying Qnuru’s LED lighting technology. Using Qnuru’s Vector line of LED bulbs, Olin College retrofitted street and parking lot lights throughout its 75-acre campus, while Highlands University retrofitted high bay luminaires in its 74,000 sq. ft. John ...

The sailors and Marines of The US Navy have engaged in TechSolutions program, in which they are encouraged to submit their ideas for technology innovations. According to the Inhabitat site report, the US Navy’s submarine fleet is getting an overhaul of its internal lighting system — from fluorescent lighting to more energy efficient LED lighting. Therefore, the TechSolutions program is proven to be an illuminating exercise. The idea came from a sailor’s recommendation: “One crew member complained that the lights produced a noisy hum. As a r...

LedEngin, Inc., has released its 365nm and 400nm UV Power LED Products in LZC-series 12-die platform. The latest emitters provide record flux densities up to 1700mW and 3.2W/cm2 at 365nm and 6000mW and 10W/cm2 at 400nm. The emitters are available with standard half sphere glass dome or with flattop optic for designs that require package heights not to exceed 1.3mm. These record high flux densities expand the use of UV LEDs in wide-ranging applications for high speed ink printing and adhesive curing, non-destructive testing analysis, sterilization, forensics ...

AAT14XX Family Has Filtered PWM and Integrated Current Sink to Increase Efficiency, Power and Flexibility  Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech™) (Nasdaq: AATI), an analog semiconductor company focused on powering innovative solutions in consumer, industrial, and communications markets, introduced the AAT14XX family of 31 mA step-up single-channel light-emitting diode (LED) drivers capable of driving up to 10 LEDs in a single string. The drivers’ small size and quiet operation make them ideal LED backlight soluti...

Acuity Brands, has added the Lithonia Lighting® ACLED and the TLED, a general purpose LED recessed troffer  to its indoor LED ambient lighting portfolio . According to the company, the ACLED is an indoor ambient lighting fixture featuring a classic yet contemporary architectural style, advanced LEDs and flexible controls. It is available in a 2’x2’ configuration and features 3300 delivered lumens at 41 input watts. The TLED is a high-performance LED fixture for general-purpose illumination, featuring nLight enabled controls, to...

Albeo Technologies has acquired three patents covering thermal and integrated chip technology from USPTO.   Jeff Bisberg, Albeo's CEO, said that "We are pleased that the USPTO has recognized our intellectual property by granting these patents.  The Albeo team is innovating with the objective of replacing high performance fluorescent and HID with LED technology. The implementation of the patented ideas deliver higher value LED lighting solutions that reduce maintenance and energy costs."    Currently, the company is develop...

Because of the continuing rapid demands of LED production in Taiwan and China, Johnson Matthey, the designer and manufacturer of hydrogen purifiers, has shipped its purifiers to new and expanding fabs for LED production.  It’s said that Johnson Matthey's state-of-the-art PSH Series bulk hydrogen purifiers can provide 99.9999999% pure hydrogen for wafer fabrication. And the HP Series purifier product line is the most popular and provides the purest hydrogen.  According to Stuart Bestrom, Sales Manager for Johnson Matthey’s Gas Pur...

C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tact switches, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches, and smart card interconnect devices, announces the availability of RAFI’s E-Box, a low-profile housing for control components.  The newly designed E-Box permits convenient and quick assembly and is suitable for installing actuators of the RAFIX 22 FS Series.  In addition, the E-Box can be used wherever single control component units are required at detached or remote locations. The modular system consists of bottom and top parts, contact mo...

MSi Solid State Lighting is proud to announce the appointment of Luke Classen as Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast United States.  Classen will be headquartered in the company’s Chicago, Illinois offices. . About the company Considered the world leader in solid-state lighting technology for miner's cap-lights for the past decade, MSI has provided hundreds of thousands of LED mine lighting products to the gold and platinum mines throughout the world. Today, MSi is leveraging their LED expertise, and in collaboration with the leading opti...

Casio America is about to exhibit its LASER & LED HYBRID light engine during the 2011 Digital Signage Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the North Hall 2, Booth #2231.   To replace the mercury lamp contained in traditional data projectors, the LASER & LED HYBRID light engine can produce up to 3,000 lumens, bringing vividness and color range to a variety of digital signage applications. Additionally,Casio’s LASER & LED HYBRID light engine combines blue laser light and a fluorescent element to generate...

It’s reported that Fremont City Council has made a contract with Novato-based Republic Intelligent Transportation Services Inc. to install LED lights along Stevenson Boulevard, as part of the city's LED Street Light Retrofit on Stevenson Boulevard Project. And the contract between City of Fremont and Republic ITS will be $172,874. The project will replace all existing HPS street light heads with LED ones from Murietta Drive adjacent to the Interstate 880 interchange to Mission Boulevard. The project encompasses a 3.1-mile stretch of...

Kyma Technologies Inc of Raleigh, NC, USA, has made a breakthrough on its new high-volume AlN template manufacturing tool by producing what is said to be the world’s first 300mm (12-inch) diameter AlN-on-silicon template for GaN. It claims that its process is the first that is capable of direct insertion into existing LED and power device production processes that grow GaN and related alloys such as InGaN and AlGaN. The new AlN template tool was designed and constructed by chief engineer Dr Bob Metzger, and it was incorporates many of the features...

OSRAM SYLVANIA has teamed up with Lowe's to introduce SYLVANIA LED Recessed Downlight Kit. The kit includes a six-inch LED recessed downlight with white trim and a medium base socket adapter. The sleek design complements most ceilings with its flush mounting style and aesthetic appeal.   Available in 3000K color temperature, the 11-watt version delivers 625 lumens of light, comparable to a standard 65-watt incandescent BR30 light bulb.  Moreover, the light can be quickly and easily installed into most standard six-inch can fixtur...

Reportedly, Black and McDonald has spent $3,199,500 on the replacement of 2,500 high-pressure sodium lights with LED lights across the Nova Scotia province in Canada. Amherst-based LED Roadway Lighting (LRL) will produce and deliver the LED luminaires. And Bill Estabrooks, the Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister, has supplied the funding for the project.  ...

First Open Market 3D-capable Timing Controller plus LED Backlighting Solution on Display Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at building a smart, secure, connected world, today announced participation at the 2011 International IC-China Conference and Exhibition (IIC China) in Shenzhen, China, February 24-26. Microsemi will have technical experts and sales team members onsite demonstrating LED backlight, motor control and Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions. IIC China is the country’s la...

Enables Customers to Address High-Output Halogen Retrofits Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces a new lighting-class LED designed for high-output, small form-factor directional lighting applications. The XLamp MT-G LEDs are optimized for 35W-50W halogen MR16 retrofit bulbs and other accent, track, display and down lighting used in retail stores, residential settings, museums, art galleries, hospitality and landscapes and are the first commercial LEDs to deliver sufficient light output for these applications. The mult...

It’s reported that Roled Optoelectronics (Shanghai) Limited has given the award of “Outstanding Supplier for 2010” to Future Lighting Solutions at Roled’s 2010 Supplier Summit . According to Rock Hsuing, President of Roled Optoelectronics, it’s not an easy task to be selected as their Outstanding Supplier. “The process is an extensive and complex process that includes a review of product quality, level of technical support, order and inventory management processes, post-sales service, and many others. Future Lighting Solutions h...

According to Hi Score Corporation, it has completed the test of the company's LED street lights that had been installed in the city of Tamarac, Florida.   The company has started the test since April of 2009. Initially the company had installed 25 Green LED Energy Saving Streetlights along West Commercial in Tamarac, Florida. At present, its LED Street Lights received high marks in the pilot program, and city officials are considering moving forward with their plan to put out a bid to purchase Energy Saving Street Lights. The city expects to pu...

DiCon Lighting announced the launch of its new LED business unit, Cielux. Cielux was founded on a simple concept: to bring brilliant light with user-friendly interfaces into the home. Its family of products focuses on LED driven lamps that emit radiant light for task, accent and mood lighting. Cielux will ship its first product, LUNE, an LED mood light, on March 1st.   “Our goal was to bring professional-level lighting capabilities and controls to the everyday consumer, so we set out to create a new way to experience and interact with light,” said Br...

Light-Based Technologies Inc. (LBT), a developer and supplier of lighting application specific integrated circuits, announced they will be exhibiting their cutting edge LED control solutions in booth #244 at Strategies in Light 2011, held in Santa Clara California from February 22nd to the 24th.  Strategies in Light has grown over the past 12 years into the largest conference in the high brightness LED lighting industry. Strategies in Light draws the most knowledgeable participants in the area of LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) who are particularly wel...

Featuring Intelligent Thermal Sensing Technology and Reduced Carbon Footprint   American Illumination, Inc®, a LED engine design and manufacturing company, is introducing the patent pending Light Plugz® light engines designed for the Cree XP family of LEDs.  Produced especially for light fixture designers, the Light Plugz® series incorporates intelligent thermal sensing technology, advanced custom optics, improved heat tolerance and a selection of interchangeable heat sinks.     In order to prevent shortened lifetime due to e...

PowerSecure International, Inc. has received $10 million award to develop its Interactive Distributed Generation® (IDG®) smart grid power systems, and LED lighting products. Among these awards, the new IDG System  has acquired total $7 million, and include installations for a broad base of customers, including hospitals, municipal water systems, educational facilities, and retailers. The left $3 million for new LED lighting, and consist primarily of an order from a major U.S. retailer to begin retrofitting refrigerated cases with EfficientLights&r...

Lighting Science Group has helped Yankee Candle stores all across New England to replace their halogen bulbs for energy saving. Compared with the halogen bulbs, the ENERGY STAR approved DEFINITY PAR 20, PAR 30, PAR 38 and MR 16 LED bulbs installed in stores are approximately 80% more efficient and are fully dimmable. In addition, theseLED bulbs are mercury-free, completely recyclable, "instant on," and offer outstanding light quality.   Yankee Candle received rebates from National Grid and Western Mass Electric Compan...

Thermal Technology, a leading manufacturer of crystal growth equipment and high temperature furnace systems, recently received 59 orders for their Model K1  90 kg sapphire crystal grower from customers in Taiwan, Korea and China.  In total, these growers will produce 5.2 million TIE (two-in-equivalents) per year.  The Model K1 sapphire crystal grower advances beyond the traditional kyropoulos process and out-performs other sapphire crystal growth methods currently being marketed, such as HEM or Bridgman. "I recently returned from our customer&rsqu...

Acuity Brands has released four white papers including LED Binning, Photometric Measurement, Lumen Depreciation and Color Quality, to help educate the marketplace about LED lighting and technology and associated issues in lighting design. According to Dave Ranieri, Vice President and General Manager, Lithonia Lighting® Commercial Indoor Products,  their goal is to provide the industry with tools to make the best possible decisions when selecting intelligent LED lighting and control systems....

It’s said that a U.S. subsidiary of Moser Baer India Ltd., Moser Baer Technologies Inc., has agreed with Universal Display Corporation on a Memorandum of Agreement for technology licensing, material supply and technology assistance to support Moser Baer Technologies’ initiatives in white OLED lighting. Before this agreement, last year the two companies also received $4,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to design and build the first white OLED lighting pilot manufacturing facility in the United States. Under the agreement, Moser B...

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, due to 18 reports of LED night-lights smoking, burning and melting, with one consumer suffering a minor burn, American Tack & Hardware Co. Inc. (AmerTac) recalled about 261,000 these night-lights. The recalled LED night lights including the model numbers 71193, 71194 and 327879 and the letters KML and ETL molded into the back. It’s the second recall in a little over two months for AmerTac. In December, the company recalled other night-lights for the same problem....

Carmanah Technologies has supplied its latest EG340 solar LED outdoor lighting systems to heritage park located in Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City. Based on the lighting performance, aesthetic design, and cost savings achieved in installation, the EG300-series solar lighting system was chosen by the City for the Parque Caneguin.  ...

After considerable research, planning and development, Light-Based Technologies Inc. (LBT) is pleased to announce the unveiling of a significant update to their corporate imaging coinciding with the re-launch of their website, www.lightbased.com. A key component of LBT’s new image is their new logo that is intended to reflect LBT’s focus on new and innovative functionality for the general lighting Solid-State Lighting (SSL) industry. The new-look website clearly states the benefits of LBT’s products and technologies, while delivering easy access ...

•    Reference Design Enables Lower Cost LCD Panels to Produce Higher Quality Images •    Solution on Display at IIC China, Shenzhen February 24-26, 2011 at the Microsemi Booth 2C11 Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor technology aimed at powering a smart, secure, connected world, today announced collaboration with Sony® Corporation Semiconductor Business Group (“Sony”) for the first open market 3D-capable timing controller plus local dimming LED backlighti...