2011-05-30

Universally Compatible MR16-04 LED Spotlights Now Available From FZLED Without TriAC-Dimming Functionality in 3 and 5 Watt Models

FZLED, maker of high-performance LED lighting products, today releases their all new MR16-04 Series of LED spotlights. Available in 3 Watt and 5 Watt models, these LED spotlights have been designed and manufactured with extensive help from FZLED's R&D team in order to precisely shape the heat sinks and provide customers with the best cost-to-performance ratio possible. FZLED's commitment to making universally compatible products is also evident as their MR16-04 spotlights can fit GU5.3, GU10, E11, E14, E17, E26, E27, and B22 sockets and...
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2011-05-26

Digital Lumens and Leading Edge Design Group Help City Market Energy Saving

Reportedly, Digital Lumens, and Leading Edge Design Group has completed an energy efficient lighting upgrade for the retail areas of City Market/Onion River Co-op., Burlington's only downtown grocery store. Burlington Electric provided the project incentive. City Market installed the Digital Lumens Intelligent Light Engines (LED-based fixtures with embedded controls) into the shopping areas and uses LightRules (central lighting and energy management software) to configure light levels and monitor energy usage. It’s estimated that Digital Lumens&#...
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2011-05-26

Fairchild Semiconductor’s Generation II XS™ DrMOS Devices Offer 94% Efficiency in 6mm x 6mm Form Factor

Wide Portfolio Allows Designers to Select the Right Device Based on Efficiency, Features and PWM Controller High efficiency, high current handling capability and small form factors are critical to power supply designers when selecting components for voltage regulator solutions. To meet this need, Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile products, developed its family of Generation II XS™ DrMOS [Integrated Driver + MOSFET] devices offering high efficiency and power density to enable d...
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2011-05-26

Smithsonian American Art Museum Selected Solais Lighting Final LED Test

Solais Lighting, Inc. recently has been selected for a final LED test installation at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. According to Solais Lighting, its 18 Watt PAR 30 Long-Neck LED lamps with 10°, 25°, and 40° beam spread met performance objectives and were selected from a wide field of competitors to participate in next-tier testing, the outcomes of which will be officially monitored by the Department of Energy through the installation's appointment as a DOE Solid State Lighting GATEWAY Demonstration Project....
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2011-05-26

Luminus and T-Opto Introduced High Output LED Module

Luminus Devices, and T-Opto, a Division of Toyota Tsusho America has introduced the SoloLux high output LED module, a high efficacy sub-system for high lumen general lighting applications that typically utilize a 175W metal halide source. The patent-pending module produces up to 6,500 lumens from a single source, and is based on Luminus Big Chip LED technology. SoloLux is available in color temperatures ranging from warm to cool, and is in process of attaining LM-79, UL1598 and ULIP66 accreditations. SoloLux will be available for sampling this summer with ...
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2011-05-26

Energy-Efficient LED Lighting Helps Water Treatment Plant Reduce Its Carbon Footprint, Energy Costs

After recently completing the installation of 637 solar panels on the roof of its carport which are expected to produce about 210,000 kilowatt hours of energy per year for its Alvarado Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Union City, California-based Union Sanitary District (USD) approached LEDtronics to explore energy-saving lighting solutions throughout its 33-acre wastewater treatment facility. Furthering its long-term plan to lower its carbon footprint and protect the environment by creating sources of renewable energy for its buildings and reducing energy usage and costs...
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2011-05-26

2W LED Desk Lamp Product Launch at COMPUTEX 2011 by Gem Hsin Electronics Co. Ltd.

USB Powered Desk Lamp and exchangeable LED Tube Lamps featured alongside OEM/ODM Services Gem Hsin Electronics Co. Ltd., maker of LED lighting products, is excited to be participating at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011 from May 31 to June 4, 2011, at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan, with an exhibit at booth number G115 (Hall 3). Current and interested buyers, members of the international media, and the general public are all welcome to visit Gem Hsin's booth to speak with associates and get an up-close view of the company's...
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2011-05-25

Aite-Beijing University Solid State Lighting Lab Built in Jiangbei District

Currently, led by Shenzhen Environment and Energy College of Beijing University and Ningbo Aite Lighting Co., Ltd., Aite-Beijing University Solid State Lighting Lab was set up in Jiangbei District. Reportedly, Ningbo Aite Lighting Co., Ltd. is devoted to the testing of LED chips and components, LED components assembly, reliability testing of lighting devices, LED lighting designing and so on. Aite Lighting Co., Ltd, of Ningbo Fonwa Enterprises, is in Jiangbei Economic Park, whose registered capital is 100 million yuan, with the investment tota...
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2011-05-25

GE, Cree Deny LED Supply Deal

As Canaccord Genuity analyst has noted that Cree won a deal with GE, both the two company denied that the largest U.S. conglomerate has selected the lighting manufacturer to supply GE light-emitting diodes, disputing an analyst's assertion. "There is no basis for this rumor. We have not made a decision," said Kim Freeman, a spokeswoman for GE's appliance and lighting unit. Cree spokeswoman Erin Grohs also denied that any deal had been reached. Officials at Canaccord did not respond to requests for comment.  ...
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2011-05-25

California Company Utilizes Recycled E-Waste to Design LED Desk Lamp

California-based LittleFootprint Lighting recently has made use of plastic recycled from e-waste and sporting high efficiency LED bulb to design a new LED desk lamp HeronLED. This new lamp features an adjustable, ergonomic design, “warm white” light, and a replaceable LED bulb. And it uses 7-10 times less energy than the conventional desktop lamp. In addition,it’s made from recycled plastic and steel, which makes it easy to recycle when this product finally does bite the dust. While this lovely, bird-like lamp is at the price of $195.00, certainly...
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2011-05-25

Luminus Devices Released SSM-80 Warm White LED

Luminus Devices has introduced the SSM-80 warm white LED for general lighting.   It is designed for indoor directional and spot lighting applications and will have an initial release in warm white color points of 2700K, 3000K, 3500K and 4000K. It can achieve up to 100 LPW at 350mA, and more than 1,600 lumens at its top end rated drive condition. The SSM-80 is tested and binned at a nominal input drive condition of 1A and 12V, which makes it electrically compatible with a wide array of commercially available off-the-shelf drivers and ballasts. Other featu...
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2011-05-25

Phillips’ LED lighting Installed in Phoenix Children's Hospital

Reportedly, Phillips’ LED lighting has been installed in Phoenix Children's Hospital, to create an escape for the hospital's patients and families and a distraction from the medical ailments surrounding them. The lighting design of the project was led by Dallas-based Scott Oldner Lighting Design using innovative interior and exterior LED lighting from Philips Color Kinetics. The lighting solution from Philips Color Kinetics was used to outline the building's distinctive architectural fins, while creating a visual canvas to display artistic animat...
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2011-05-25

Cree is Said to Win General Electric Contract for 60W LED Bulbs

Reportedly, Cree has won a contract from General Electric for producing 60 watt LED replacement light bulbs. According to Canaccord Genuity analyst Jonathan Dorsheimer asserts in a research note, “We have finally confirmed that Cree has indeed won GE’s 60W replacement bulb business,” and estimated the deal would add 69 cents a share on pro forma EPS over the next five years, with a range of 32 cents to $1.60 a share, with sales from the deal over the five-year period ranging from $337 million to $1.6 billion.  ...
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2011-05-25

Nordson ASYMTEK's Jet Dispenser for Side-view LED Manufacturing Wins Two Technology Innovation Awards

~ SMT China magazine and EM Asia magazine conferred the awards at NEPCON China 2011 ~   Nordson ASYMTEK, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, earned two prestigious awards for innovative technology during NEPCON China 2011. Both the VISION Award from SMT China magazine and the Innovation Award from Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia magazine were presented to Nordson ASYMTEK for product excellence in the dispensing category for its jet dispenser for side-view LED manufacturing. This was the fifth year i...
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2011-05-24

LEDinside: LEDforum China of International Market Trend and Lighting Applications will be grandly Open on Friday

Organized by LEDinside, LEDforum China of International Market Trend and Lighting Applications will be grandly open in Shenzhen on May 27, 2011. Conference Title: LEDforum China of International Market Trend and Lighting Applications Organizer:  LEDinside Date:May 27, 2011 Time:9:30 A.M.-4:20 P.M. Venue:Sydney Room, Marco Polo Hotel, Fuhua 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Speaker Profile LEDinside has invited heavyweights throughout the LED industry from home and abroad as our speakers, including D...
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2011-05-24

ARC Issued Statement against GT Solar Litigation Claims

Reportedly, Advanced Renewable Energy Company, (ARC Energy) has released a statement strongly against the Complaint filed by GT Solar Crystal Systems LLC and GT Solar Hong Kong, Limited. ARC maintains that its sapphire crystallisation equipment and processes are entirely its own, and not linked to those used by GT Solar Crystal Systems and GT Solar Hong Kong. The company issued that “GT’s action will not distract ARC Energy’s commitment to providing its customers with the most advanced technologies and best possible products...
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2011-05-24

Sunovia’s LED Helps The City of Sarasota Go Green

The City of Sarasota has chosen the Aimed Optics™ LED fixtures produced by Sunovia's lighting division EvoLucia Inc. for the replacement of approximately 200 traditional streetlights and landscape lights to reduce their energy consumption and enhance the downtown and tourist areas for its city-wide energy saving project. According to Sunovia, the EvoLucia lights were chosen because they were superior to other fixtures on the market for energy savings and effectiveness in lighting. Additionally, recently this year, the Department of Energy awarded Sunovia'...
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2011-05-24

Toshiba’s New Flexible OLED Panel

Toshiba has released a flexible OLED panel driven by oxide semiconductor TFTs at the 49th SID International Symposium, Seminar & Exhibition (SID 2011). The company is able to use plastic substrates with lowering the highest process temperature in the formation of oxide TFTs to 200°C. The prototyped flexible OLED panel has a screen size of 3 inches and a pixel count of 160 x 120. To realize color display, Toshiba formed white OLED elements and color filters on oxide TFTs. The oxide semiconductor constituting the TFTs is indium gallium zi...
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2011-05-24

GE Lighting Develops New Infusion™ LED Module

Lately, GE Lighting has developed new Infusion™ LED module series featuring higher lumen packages and CRI options, plus the ease of installation.   Infusion LED modules can be even more efficient than many halogen, ceramic metal halide, and CFL solutions when included in an efficient luminaire design. The wide range of light output and color temperature options create additional design opportunities.   GE Lighting is the first manufacturer to offer this range of lumen packages and color temperatures in a fully replaceable module with a common size. T...
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2011-05-24

Panasonic's 200-ft LED Video Screen Dressed up Charlotte Motor Speedway

Recently, Panasonic has showcased its 200-foot wide LED display at a special event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. During the Friday night NASCAR Education Lottery 200 truck event,the screen was only used with a moving background and an 80-foot (or so) image taking up residence in an inset position. Panasonic released the full power of this operational 200 foot wide video screen, it looked very professional and clear. The camera's LCD panel forming a mismatch with the LED screen's individual pixels.  ...
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2011-05-23

Nichia Filed an Provisional Injunction Action against Korean Company

Nichia had filed an provisional injunction action in Tokyo District Court against Koyo Business Services, Inc.(Koyo Business Service Kabushiki Kaisha) . Nichia believes white LEDs used in 3 inch LED warm white color downlighting products (product name: "PICASONA"; model number: K-CL3-WA5) which Koyo claims to be manufactured by a Korean LED lighting product manufacturer LumiRich pursuant to an OEM arrangement with Koyo and imported to Japan and sold by Koyo, infringe Nichia's patent (No.3700502).  ...
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2011-05-23

LG Plans to Sell LED at Low Price

It’s said that LG Electronics is produding low-priced LED light bulbs to expand its market including discount outlets among sales channels. The company is launching four models, including a 7.5 watt light bulb priced at 13,900 won, the lowest in the local LED market. Early this year, LED light bulbs for home use began being sold at “LG Best Shop,” its retail chain. Now retail outlets such as E-mart will also carry the lamps. LG Twin Tower, headquarters of LG Group which has been going through remodeling, has diverse LED products insta...
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2011-05-23

Veeco Received Elec-Tech’s Multiple MaxBright MOCVD Systems Order

Veeco has received a multi-unit order of its TurboDisc(R) MaxBright(TM) MOCVD System from Elec-Tech International for production of HB LEDs at their facility in Wuhu, China. Tony Wang, Chairman of Elec-Tech commented, "As we have previously stated, our goal is to become one of the top three LED companies by output and sales revenue in China within two years, and we have an aggressive plan to achieve this goal. By adding Veeco's new multi-chamber MaxBright, we expect to be able to compete in a very high-production environment and drive down th...
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2011-05-23

Hi Score Received a Bid for Lighting from DMD Lighting

Reportedly, Hi Score Corporation has received approval on a bid for lighting from DMD Lighting. The sales order is coming through DMD Lighting and Energy Control Systems, the newly acquired Hi Score subsidiary. This latest large order is in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. The appointment was made just weeks after Mr. Falso accepted the position as CEO of Hi Score owned DMD Lighting & Energy Control Systems Inc.Mr. Falso was brought on to bolster the company's lagging gross sales volume.   ...
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2011-05-23

Philips Invested EUR 40 million in Aachen OLED Facility

Recently, Royal Philips Electronics have poured EUR 40 million to increase its production capacity for OLED-based lighting at its facility in Aachen, Germany, to support the rapid growth of Philips’ OLED business, with increased availability of Philips OLED modules for high-end design lighting applications for decorative and ambience creation purposes. This additional capacity at Philips’ OLED facility in Aachen is expected to be available in 2012. In addition, Philips also recently opened its Lumiblade Creative Lab in Aachen, inviting li...
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2011-05-20

Novaled Releases New White PIN OLEDs

Novaled awarded “Recognized for excellence” by the Eurapean Foundation for Quality Management(EFQM). achieved the highest level with the score of 5 star in the assessment by an independent expert team. Novaled has announced it has delevoped the world’s most power-efficient white OLED structures, which achieve 36 lumen per Watt(36lm/W). It increased OLED device light emission by more than 80-percent and also improved the angular dependence of the light emitted. Novaled’s efficiency enhancements move OLED technology a step closer to becomin...
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2011-05-20

AIXTRON Received Samsung’s G5 HT MOCVD Planetary Reactor Orders

Recently, AIXTRON has received a large multiple order of its G5 HT MOCVD Planetary Reactor for the industry standard LED production platform from Samsung LED. The new systems will be installed within this year at Samsung’s latest state-of-the-art production facility and be used for volume production of HB blue and white GaN-based LEDs for television back-light units and LED lamps for solid-state lighting applications. Samsung LED has been using AIX 2800G4 HT GaN MOCVD systems for several years. Following successful commission...
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2011-05-20

Phihong’s New AC-DC LED Drivers Provide OEMs with High-Quality Lighting Power

Phihong, a global leader in power solutions, has developed a series of lighting power supplies for LED luminaire applications in both indoor and outdoor environments. The constant-current and constant voltage drivers are worldwide-compatible with high line and low line AC input voltage ranges and provide standard dimming on all outdoor models. “The overall focus of the lighting industry is changing to encourage more economical and environmentally responsible alternatives to current applications,” said Keith Hopwood, vice president of marketing for Phihong USA. &l...
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2011-05-20

GT Solar Introduces ASF100 Advanced Sapphire Growth System

GT Solar has introduced the ASF™100 advanced sapphire growth system, which increases yielded output of sapphire material by producing a larger, 100 kilogram sapphire boule in the same chamber as previous versions of the furnace. According to Cheryl Diuguid, vice president and general manager of GT Solar’s sapphire equipment and materials group, “We have received an enthusiastic response from early adopter customers for our ASF sapphire growth systems as they enter the market to provide high quality sapphire material for the fast-growing LED industry. O...
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2011-05-20

AVX Corporation Develops Discrete Wire-to-Board ‘Poke-Home’ Connectors for LED Lighting Applications

AVX Corporation has developed a discrete wire-to-board ‘poke-home’ connector 9276 Series for LED applications. The connectors simplify installation and provide quick and reliable termination in a 2.5mm pitch SMT package. Featuring white insulation material, the 9276 Series connectors are designed to not absorb light, thus eliminating dark spots in the LED light fixture. The 9276 Series connects discrete wired components directly to a PCB; bringing power, ground and signals onto a PCB and simplify installation by enabling users to easily strip wires ...
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New XLamp XFL LEDs are fully specified and optimized for flashlights and other portable lighting applications  Cree LED has just launched the new XLamp® XFL LED family, comprised of three LEDs designed for maximum performance in flash... READ MORE

New XLamp® Horticulture LEDs reduce height between lighting and plants to provide more uniform lighting and lower costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high effica... READ MORE