2010-07-23
ADI manufactured ADP1650 1500-mA white LED driver.
It features like a programmable I²C-compatible interface, programmable torch and flash currents for one LED up to 1500 mA, two independent TxMASK1 inputs and a 4-bit ADC.
It provides high efficiency at 85 percent at the typical battery voltage (90 percent peak). The ultra-compact ADP1650 measures only 2 mm × 1.5 mm in a 12-ball WLCSP package and reduces PCB requirements.
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2010-07-23
Two wholly-owned subsidiaries from Shenzhen-listed Elec-Tech International schedules to order 130 sets of MOCVD tools and accessories fromVeeco and Aixtron at US $337.5 million.
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2010-07-22
Invenlux Corporation, a U.S.-based manufacturer of LEDs selected Veeco's multiple TurboDisc(R) K-Series(TM) GaN MOCVD systems to ramp capacity at its factory in Haiyan City, China.
According to Chris Yan, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Invenlux, they continue to select Veeco as our supplier of choice for their LED capacity ramp because of Veeco's proven advantage in productivity, and a lower cost of ownership when compared to competitive systems.
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2010-07-22
A new lighting spanning the 1565-meter Songhuajiang Bridge over the Songhua River in Harbin, China is completed by Roled Opto Electronics Shanghai Co., Ltd. with the help of Future Lighting Solutions. This project utilizes 1,288 linear floodlights containing 12,000 LUXEON® Rebel LEDs.
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2010-07-22
Array™ Lighting R30 LED light bulbs producted by Nexxus Lighting have been installed throughout the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
According to Michael Kidwell, Broward Center's Maintenance Technician II, they have installed Array LED lamps in locations throughout their facility - everywhere from elevators and lobbies to the theater and stage with plans to do more.
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2010-07-22
Seesmart cooperates with First U.S. Finance (FUSF) to supply commercial LED products leasing on a national scale.
Under the FUSF leasing program, Seesmart customers can benefit from 100% financing for Seesmart lighting products, control systems, product installation and product training. Financing packages are available from as low as $3,000.00.
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2010-07-21
American brand Creative Recreation creates a pair of LED Sneakers. These illuminating kicks are designed by Moritz Waldemeyer, a German fashion designer.
The Creative Recreation LED shoe wears series of LED circuits on selected panels such as toe box, forefoot strap, collar, and heel while the remainder uses black premium leather.
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2010-07-21
A spherical screen made with one million LEDs is shown at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China. It’s designed and manufactured by Opto Tech Corp, a business partner of Nichia Corp.
The diameter and weight of the screen are 16m and 130t. And Taiwan's natural environment and cultures are displayed on it.
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2010-07-21
LedEngin completed its Series D financing. NGP Energy Technology Partners ("NGP ETP"), a leading energy technology fund with $496 million of capital under management. The financing will be used to increase the LedEngin product portfolio, increase manufacturing capacity and to increase its worldwide sales and marketing network.
Because of its unique and innovative packaging and optical technology, LedEngin is poised to take advantage of robust growth in the LED market.
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2010-07-21
Cree reveals the industry's smallest warm and neutral bins,multichip XLamp® MP-L and MC-E EasyWhite™ LEDs.
It offers a single two-step MacAdams ellipse bin per color temperature, optimized to achieve incandescent-like color consistency and eliminating the need to purchase multiple small bins and perform complex color mixing.
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2010-07-20
General Electric and Konica Minolta have achieved 56 lumens-per-watt efficiency, proving that flexible, white OLED lighting devices can be made at low cost using "solution-coatable" materials.
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2010-07-20
The Kremlin State Palace becomes one of the largest architectural LED installations worldwide with over 200,000 DMX channels.
Its main auditorium is encased by towering walls which, during the recent contemporary update led by architects from the studio OTASH, were plated with RGB LED panels creating two vast curvilinear LED screens (25mx60m).
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2010-07-20
Hella reveals a new line of "Green" LED street-lighting products, aiming at replacing conventional lighting on streets, parking lots and commercial property over North America.
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2010-07-19
Tiger Optics schedules to introduce ALOHA, the world's first ammonia analyzer for HB LED-related applications, at the Semicon West trade show in San Francisco.
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2010-07-16
Located in Zhongshan Soccer Stadium and Zhongshan North Road, a building with a crystal and eye-catching of design is EcoARK, which will be on show in 2010 Taipei INTE'L Flora EXPO. The main feature is its exterior wall which is built by 1.52 million plastic bottle, and turn into the beautiful fancy bottles which completely show the green life and is the combination of fashion, eco and green building of the pavilion.
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2010-07-16
Aiming at driving up to 30 LEDs in a display, Linear Technology has developed a 60V, 1MHz step-down DC/DC converter.
The LT3596 can drive up to three strings of LEDs, each with up to ten 100mA LEDs in series, delivering efficiencies of over 90% with a 48V input.
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2010-07-16
Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc. offers a series of more affordable LED Reflector bulbs.
The first line offering of LED's for home and office use: a 7w and 9w "A" Shape, a 4w Candle Shape, , 7w PAR20, 11w PAR30, 17w PAR38, 6w, 8w, 10w Globe Shape and an 18w LED T8 replacement. Besides the LED commercial street lights announced last month, ClearLite will be offering an assortment in both dimmable and non-dimmable.
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2010-07-15
Flexible street lighting under any lighting conditions
Apart from LEDs, luminaire manufacturer Arquiled now fits with an ambient light sensor another semiconductor component from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors in its new luminaries. This sensor provides intelligent light management and reduces energy costs at the same time, as its brightness is automatically adjusted to any situation.
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2010-07-15
Sharp Corp designed new LED light bulbs as chandeliers with enhanced brightness of 96lm/W and lower weights as part of its "ELM" series to expand its LED business.
Six types of LED light bulbs are available: two E17 base light bulbs, two light bulbs for chandeliers and two E26 base light bulbs.
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2010-07-15
LUXEON Rebel PC Amber improved its phosphor converted amber hot/cold factor and light output. It’s not only available for automotive and specialty markets, but also for the illumination market.
Hot/Cold factor has risen up12% at 80C. Lumens and lumens per watt (efficacy) performance exceed that of all other amber power LEDs.
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2010-07-14
Elma Electronics promoted rugged light tubes, which has two high-efficiency dragon LEDs and a special aluminum body for thermal-management.
Four standard lengths and various colors are available: three shades of white, red, green and blue. There are two types of connections, connecting leads and a plug-and-light version with a main plug.
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2010-07-14
i2Systems launches the first solid state LED elevator downlights offering 75% energy savings as well as lengthening lamp life from as little as 1,000 hours to 50,000.This new Apeiron A1161 fixtures utilize ANSI-binned LUXEON® Rebel LEDs and associated support services supplied by Future Lighting Solutions.
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2010-07-14
Eadern International Co., Ltd. produces two unique portable LED lamps, which are designed as clamshells. When the shell unfolds, the lamp turn on, and it turn off when the shell folds completely. The lamps serve different lighting purposes at different folding angels range from zero to 180 degree. In addition, the lamps’ ultraviolet (UV) wavelength can recognize toy money from real money and phosphorescent substance in clothes.
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2010-07-13
Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd is about to sell houses equipped with Li-ion rechargeable batteries and PV cell modules in about the spring of 2011 in Japan.
By using PV cells to store electric power in rechargeable batteries during daylight hours, it is possible to drastically reduce the amount of CO2 emissions and light and fuel expenses. The company plans to utilize the HEMS (home energy management system) to controls the power consumptions of home electric appliances and LED lighting equipment.
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2010-07-13
Carmanah Technologies Corporation created the Carmanah EverGEN Selector Tool, a new online application for solar LED lighting.
This tool is designed for users to explore different solutions and produce full technical specifications for the Carmanah EverGEN solar LED lighting systems that fit their specific lighting applications.
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2010-07-13
AOC has launched new line of LED monitors and LCD TV, which are equipped with top-of-the-line features such as the mercury-free power-saver LED backlight, Navi-Ring to replace the modern remote control, and multiple input connections for the gamer in everyone.
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2010-07-13
Veeco Instruments Inc will introduce a new ContourGT™ Optical Surface Profiler configuration optimized for characterizing HB-LED PSS at the SEMICON West trade shows and seminars in San Francisco this week.
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2010-07-13
Technology leaders utilize NEXX Systems' physical vapor deposition system, for backside metal and emerging LED markets.
The backside metallization process is a way to keep high power electronic devices cool. Apollo's Bernoulli wafer handling system moves thin wafers onto the wafer processing tray in an atmospheric environment.
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2010-07-12
HEICO Lighting™ has released the , expanding its Contactless LED Series into a new product line that adds flexibility and ease-of-installation to its unique induction technology. Easier than ever for casinos, hotels, resorts, and commercial and residential applications. DLEDbar ™ can also be used in a variety of retail and architectural applications such as display lighting, cove lighting, accents & perimeters,kitchen countertops, refrigerated displays, glass door freezers, task lighting,etc.
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2010-07-12
Microsemi Corp. launched the PD-3504G, a four-port PoE midspan, which supports 10/100/1000Base-T network devices and wireless WiMAX access points. It is available in small-scale applications including access control systems, WLAN access points, IP security cameras and VoIP phones.
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