Diodes Incorporated has launched the AL8400 linear LED driver controller designed to regulate LED current via an external transistor across wide variations of high brightness LEDs.   The controller is capable of directly operating from 2.2V to 18V and will drive either N-channel MOSFET or NPN Bipolar transistors, and it can be widely used in LED chains includeing illumination, indication or signage systems.

GE Lighting Solutions announced it would create 50 jobs in Cleveland and give the city $150,000 a year during the proposed 10-year contract in exchange for the right to sell the city LEDs.

LEDtronics, the nation’s leading designer and manufacturer of energy-saving LED lighting products, has completed a significant eco-friendly pendant lighting project at the Pasadena Central Library that will save the City of Pasadena thousands of dollars, according to city officials.

Dialight picked up the Elektra award for Solid State Lighting Applications at the European Electronics Industry Awards 2010 in the Lancaster Hotel, London on Thursday 9 December 2010 The company beat off stiff competition in the form of finalists Marl International, Osram and TT electronics OPTEK Technology to scoop the award for which solid state lighting products were judged on their performance, design flexibility and suitability for an application.

Based on Power Integrations’ LNK457DG, a member of the innovative LinkSwitch-PL family of LED driver ICs optimized for compact, non-isolated installations, the company has introduced a new reference design (RDK-251) for a 5-watt offline LED driver that includes flicker-free TRIAC dimming and single-stage power factor correction (PFC). The new design features a single constant-current output of 350 mA at a nominal LED string voltage of 15 V.

Lighting Science Group has announced its one millionth bulb, an “ultra efficient” omnidirectional LED A19 bulb which delivers an 850 lumen output and should last almost 23 years.   With the new bulb, it claimed title as the first domestic firm to manufacture within the US one million LED light bulbs in less than a year.

Reportedly, Luminus Devices’ CBM-380-RGBW product used inside VARI*LITE VLX Wash Luminaires are in the process of lighting the stage for NBC’s hit television program ‘America’s Got Talent.’   This system delivers a total light output of 14,000 white lumens with an LED lifetime of over 10,000 hours at maximum output.

In a bid to reduce energy, maintenance costs, as well as improve lighting quality, the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia has selected Cooper Lighting for the interior and exterior LED lighting upgrades to its Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau. On the exterior, Cooper Lighting McGraw-Edison Concise LED Canopy fixtures, Talon LED Area Luminaires, and Lumark LED Wal-Pak fixtures will illuminate the building and parking lot.

This past weekend, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) and Habitat for Humanity of Durham celebrated the completion of the world’s first Habitat for Humanity house lit entirely with LED fixtures and bulbs. Durham-based LED manufacturer Cree sponsored the construction of the Habitat house and Cree employees assisted as volunteers on the project. The house includes Cree’s award-winning CR6™ LED downlight, as well as other LED products featuring Cree LEDs from MSi and TESS (Top Energy Saving System Corp.).

Quintana Roo’s Estate Governor Félix González Canto has declared to install 25,507 GE’s Evolve™ LED street lights in the municipality of Othón P. Blanco at the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Luxury Lighting Leader Unveils Latest Gallery Installation and Solidifies Florida Showroom Partnership

Lighting Science Group will sponsor support the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon 2011, which demands the 20 participating collage teams to bring out their own designs to construct and control the solar-powered houses that need to be attractive and should generate solar energy efficiently and cost-effectively. The winner will be the team that presents an appealing, affordable with distinctive design to generate maximum power with utmost efficiency.

LEDs are energy-saving, but it comes to face a problem that they don't burn hot enough to melt away snow. Currently, Green Bay of America is trying a new way to keep its LED traffic signals free of snow. The city has installed bubble-shaped shields and vented visors on the LED lights at Walnut and Monroe streets downtown. when snow blows on the round covers it can't build up on the light.

Qnuru™ has cooperated with Balise Auto Group, one of the largest retailers of new and used automobiles in New England, to install LED lighting throughout its newly constructed West Springfield, Massachusetts Lexus dealership.

SAP, the provider of business software(*) and a sustainability pioneer, has chose Redwood Systems’s products to maximize the performance and functionality of SAP Labs U.S.’s LED installation in Palo Alto, Calif. It’s reported that SAP’s strong commitment to sustainability drives their plans to adopt 337 LED fixtures in Palo Alto for combined gains in performance, quality, longevity and efficiency.

QD Vision, an MIT spinoff, has announced a display technology based on quantum dots, which can be easier to manufacture than OLEDs and it is even brighter and more energy-efficient. Quantum dots are nanometer-sized semiconducting crystals that can shine a bright, spectrally pure color when exposed to either light (photoluminescence) or electrical current (electroluminescence).

California-based decorative furnishings company Light Energy Studio has designed a new Light Energy LED Cocktail Tables studded with different colour changing RGB LED Lighting to change the entire look of the room, especially when it is dark. The light effects can be controlled via controllers which come with each table. Different colour changing LEDs offer different illumination effects. It is available in a choice of black, white, or brushed aluminium finish.

Reportedly, Epson has selected Cypress Semiconductor’s CapSense® capacitive touch solution to implement buttons and LED controls in its new Epson Artisan 725, Stylus Photo PX720WD, Stylus Photo TX720WD, and Stylus Photo PX660 multi-function printers. These printers have a unique control panel with LEDs that intuitively guide users through common tasks. They feature wireless and wired connectivity and automatic double-sided printing to save paper.

Acuity Brands has introduced the Lithonia Lighting® RTLED™ 2’x4’ and 1’x4’ luminaire models . The RTLED family of volumetric recessed luminaires, which are factory-enabled with Acuity Brands’ nLight™ intelligent controls interface, deliver high-quality ambient white light for general illumination applications while reducing energy consumption, maintenance costs and a building’s environmental footprint.

GE has developed a 9-watt GE Energy Smart® LED bulb to replace a 40-watt incandescent bulb in desk, bedside or hallway lamps, as the first standard incandescent shaped (A-line) LED bulb to earn an ENERGY STAR® rating.   The GE Energy Smart® 9-watt LED has a unique fin-like design, allowing it to direct light downward on the intended surface and all around, not just out the top of the lampshade.

Long Island, Smithtown in America is replacing over 10 percent of its streetlights with LED.   According to Traffic Safety Director Mitchell Crowley, who is overseeing the project, the new lights, paid for with federal stimulus money through a grant of more than $1 million, will convert about 1,500 of the town's 11,600 streetlights to LED. So far, the town has installed about 200 light fixtures. The switch is expected to save about $225,000 a year or $2.2 million over the fixtures' 10-year life.

Cree has released XLamp® CXA20 LED Array, which is regard as the industry’s first lighting-class LED array, aiming at accelerating the LED lighting revolution and can enable a 60 watt A-lamp equivalent while consuming just 11 watts.   The CXA20 array is capable of simplifying the manufacturing process for customers who require a single component in their light engine design with a single, uniform optical source, compact 22mm x 22mm footprint, and simple 2-screw attachment.  

Bridgelux has introduced new wiring options for its rectangular ES and RS Array Series solid state light sources, expecting to further enhance the plug and play simplicity delivered by these arrays.

Smallest Product in its Class Now Also the Only One Approved for Obstruction Lighting in Explosive Environments Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), an innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, announced that its smallest-in-class LED L-864/L-865 flashing dual (white/red) strobe has been certified for use in Class I, Division 2 hazardous locations, making it ideal for application in the oil and gas, petro-chemical and other potentially explosive environments.

SAFC Hitech intends to set up a new, dedicated facility in Kaohsiung of Taiwan to strengthen reinforce its commitment to the Asia-Pacific electronics markets. According to the member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group, the new facility is expected to be operational by late 2011. It will extend the company's ability to serve the Asian market, leveraging the knowledge and capabilities developed at its existing Kaohsiung facility.

Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is applying for U.S. Energy Star certification on the test of LED lighting products. According to Chuang Po-nien, deputy director of the ITRI's Center for Measurement Standards (CMS), the accreditation is expected to be achieved in the first quarter of 2011. The CMS is an organization authorized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs's Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection to conduct testing for products, including LED lighting, seeking national CNS certification.

According to CRS Electronics, its LED MR16 lamps currently have become the only LED MR16 approved for a rebate under two US undisclosed major electric utilities’   incentive program offered to their commercial customers.   It’s said that the two major utilities service a combined area of more than 100,000 sq. mi. in 40 counties within the continental United States. Therefore, it’s an opportunity for CRS to capitalize on these rebate programs.

The Haxton Way Trail, for the Lummi Nation Indian Reservation, Lummi Nation, Washington has selected Carmanah Technologies Corporation’s 70 EverGEN 1710 solar LED lighting systems to improve the safety of pedestrians that use the popular three-mile long pathway, which stretches across environmentally-sensitive wetlands. The Haxton Way Trail follows a network of protected wetlands and wetland complexes, which account for almost half of the Lummi Reservation's total upland area.

Reportedly, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has named Lighting Science Group Corporation as an advisor of the R20 Regions of Climate Action on how to use ultra-efficient LED lighting solutions to significantly reduce greenhouse emissions.

2010 Sales Have Pushed Past $20 Million for MSi a Leader in the Manufacture of Energy Efficient LED Lighting. Companies including Macy’s, Abercrombie & Fitch,9 West and Thomasville Furniture are Switching From Hot Halogen Lighting to the Cool Burning Energy Efficient MSi LED Lights.