New Product: LED-3000 Ring Light for use with Binocular and Trinocular microscope systems. Product Description: Luxo’s new LED-3000 Ring Light combines energy-efficient LEDs, exceptional lumen maintenance, built-in dimming controls and a removable/replaceable diffuser cover, all at an incomparable value.

Arrow Electronics, Inc. will exhibit at Lightfair International 2010 for the fourth consecutive year. Arrow will showcase leading-edge LED designs and total lighting solutions at Lightfair, May 12-14, in Las Vegas, Nev.

Governments around the world began to commit in promoting energy-saving policies, and the cost of LED lighting began to fall; these factors help to stimulate the growth of the energy-saving market. Research institute LEDinside indicated that with the ban on incandescent bulbs, business opportunities of 10W and below LED light bulbs began to emerge, and that light makers have cut prices in order to compete in the market that supplies nearly 20 billion units of incandescent bulbs per year.

According to research institute LEDinside’s statistics, the revenues of global LED packaging manufacturers reached 8.05 billion U.S. dollars, a 5% growth compared to that of 2008. Notably, buttressed by the support from Samsung Group, revenues of Samsung LED jumped to the Top 4 in the world from below Top 10 in 2008, making it the world's fastest-growing LED manufacturer.  

The PhlatLight UV CBT-120 Offers Powerful and Longer Life Cycle UV LED Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of big-chip PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced the UV CBT-120, the company’s first big-chip UV LED built on PhlatLight technology.  The CBT-120 is ideally suited for a widely diverse number of industrial processes ranging from epoxy, ink, paint, laminate and adhesive curing to semiconductor processing.

GlacialLight, a division of GlacialTech Inc., a global provider of PC Cooling, Power supplies, power drivers and LED lighting extends an invitation to all business and media partners from around the world to attend their display at the world's leading trade fair for Architecture and Technology to be held in Frankfurt from 11th to 16th April 2010.

LED Systems, Technology and Application Fair, which has been organized by Marmara Fair since 2007, will be held on between 30 September to 3 October 2010, in Istanbul Expo Center. One of the most prominent feature of LED Technology is contributing to enegry effiency. Therefore, this year LED Fair is supported by the Ministry of Enegy, as well as in 2009. Also within the scope of this support, Turkiye’s first LED Conference and LED Contest is being organized.

New Archilede, iGuzzini by ENEL Sole, street luminaire shine with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ Golden Dragon Plus LEDs with a color temperature of 6,000K.  The color rendering of the LEDs provides a natural color impression which can enhance safety and security. Due to their directional nature, LEDs eliminate stray light and reduce overall light pollution. In additional to their high efficiency this LED also provides long life (between 60,000 and 100,000 hours depending on operating conditions) which translates to lower maintenance costs.

Zachary Gibler, Carlos Gutierrez, Michael Kempner, Joe Montana and Michael Moseley Join Board Lighting Science Group Corporation ("LSG"), a leading LED lighting technology company, announced today a distinguished group of new board members: Zachary Gibler, Carlos Gutierrez, Michael Kempner, Joe Montana and Michael Moseley. These new board members will join Robert Bachman, David Bell, Donald Harkleroad, and Richard Weinberg.

Not content to rest after being awarded a LEED Silver certification, The Hilton Ocala Hotel in Ocala, FL had a desire to become even greener and more energy-efficient. That desire led the company to install LED lighting in the lobby and other public spaces throughout the hotel. As Ocala’s premier hotel, the management felt the need to lead by example by finding and using new technologies and products to conserve energy, reduce their carbon footprint and lower operating costs.

Westfield Group recently launched a digital network of LED video displays starting with six of its prime shopping centers in Australia. The displays and content management system were designed and manufactured by Daktronics Inc. of Brookings, S.D.. In addition to being one of the largest deployments of indoor LED advertising screens in the world, it also marks a significant step in the growth of digital advertising on that continent.

For design engineers with the requirement for a compact infrared sensor, TT electronics OPTEK Technology has developed a small surface mount packaged photo light sensor with a digital output ideal for applications with limited space.  Designated the OPL611 Series, the sensors feature data rates to 250kBaud and consist of a Photologic® chip encapsulated in transparent molded plastic, providing optical coupling as well as mechanical protection.

With Dave Levinson joining Xicato, effective February 1, 2010, the company expands its senior management ranks with additional seasoned executives from the lighting industry. In this role, Levinson will be responsible for leading Xicato’s commercial organization in the U.S. and Canada, with specific focus on the development of Xicato’s OEM partners, end-user and specification markets.

Intematix Corp. today announced the introduction of the DL6 solid state retrofit downlight, designed for installation in standard 6-inch recessed can fixtures. The announcement is accompanied by the news that the new DL6 has been awarded Energy Star® certification, and is in compliance with California's Title 24 energy efficiency code. Producing more than 600 nominal total lumens the DL6 delivers a 3000K warm white output and color rendering index (CRI) greater than 80.

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today introduced new AC-DC digital power controllers for LED lighting. The CY8CLEDAC01/02 controllers offer a cost-effective solution for both non-dimmable and dimmable LED lighting, delivering high efficiency while meeting EnergyStar requirements. They provide automatic dimmer detection, so they work with the majority of the existing installed base of wall dimmers, providing dimming down to 2% with no flicker.

International Dark-Sky Association’s Fixture Seal of Approval certification recognizes StreetSENSE fixtures’ eco-conscious precision light direction for reducing light pollution.

Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT) today announced participating in 2nd LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo (Lighting Japan) from April 14 to 16, 2010, to demonstrate its cutting-edge high power LED lighting products and the latest next-generation lighting technologies. The featured products include MR16 V1/V3/V4, MR16 Globe, LED T8 Tube, Streetlight Series and Floodlight Series, which implement ALT’s advanced technology and are available with Cree, Lumileds and Toyoda Gosei High Power LED chipsets, ensuring the highest product quality.

Labsphere LED Test System Setting the Bar in China A custom LED testing installation from light metrology industry leader, Labsphere, has been chosen by the Shanghai Research Centre of Engineering and Technology for Solid-State Lighting for its LED life measurement lab. The Institute supplies LED testing services to local manufacturers of solid state lighting. The powerful system is the first of its kind in China, with potential to become the national standard in LED testing.

Imago Architecture provided a turn-key solution to install several LED Screens to the new Visitors Center at La Ciudad Grupo Santander located in Boadilla del Monte (Madrid). Six custom-made cylinders, known as totems, will be installed into a huge glass cube, where all visitors must pass to access the facility. The cube acts as a greenhouse and contains trees and LED screen cylinders, which create a unique atmosphere.

To better reflect our core business, DOMINANT Semiconductors Sdn. Bhd. has change its name to DOMINANT Opto Technologies Sdn. Bhd. on 08th February 2010. Dominant will be changing the names on its internal and external documentation beginning 1st April 2010 and will be completed in 12 months time.

euroLED 2010 will be on June 9-10, 2010 in Coventry, UK.

DOMINANT introduces new high intensity InGan devices, DWx-LJG of its Power DomiLED series, alternative to the existing DWx-YJG device and completing their product portfolio of medium power LEDs. With an operating current of only 30mA, this LED features a luminous intensity of 1800mcd (typical) for true green and 560mcd (typical) for blue.

Luminus Devices, developer and manufacturer of big-chip PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced that it provides the light source inside Martin Professional’s new MAC 350 Entour™, the world’s first high output LED-based, mercury-free, profile light. The MAC 350 Entour comes equipped with seven CBT-90 white PhlatLight LEDs and has a total light output of 6,500 lumens, light levels previously achieved only with high energy discharge lamps. The MAC 350 Entour has a lifespan of more than 25,000 hours. 

DELO has recently developed the DELOLUX 20 area lamp which irradiates adhesive layers evenly, for smooth curing of laminar bonding areas in just seconds. This newly developed LED area lamp perfectly complements DELO’s lamp family, which was introduced in 2009. LEDs have major advantages over classic discharge lamps, including long lifetime and stable light intensity.

Shuji Nakamura, widely known as the “Thomas Edison of the LED industry” has been named a scientific adviser to the leading global LED manufacturer Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Nakamura is a professor at the Materials Department of the College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).

Renowned Lighting Designer, Tino Kwan, brings the revolutionary MEGAMAN® LED MR 16 into practice at the Out-of-the Box Green Booth designed by top interior designer, Kinney Chan

An insight into developments at Europe’s leading event in Solid State Lighting! euroLED --- 9th – 10th June 2010 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK

When tracking down big game and lost gear in the darkness, the Muzzy Gator Getter Strobe takes the guesswork out of the search. This floating locator system features a water-activated strobe light that can be spotted up to one mile away. The Gator Getter Strobe attaches to Muzzy’s Big Game Floats to allow for easy tracking of gators or other large game such as sharks, alligator gar and sting rays. Muzzy Gator Getter Strobe Muzzy Gator Getter Strobe

DELO has recently developed the DELOLUX 20 area lamp which irradiates adhesive layers evenly, for smooth curing of laminar bonding areas in just seconds. This newly developed LED area lamp perfectly complements DELO’s lamp family, which was introduced in 2009. LEDs have major advantages over classic discharge lamps, including long lifetime and stable light intensity.

LED 2010 will be on September 30, 2010 in Istanbul.