2009-10-14

Taiwan LED Chipmakers Continued to Post Historic High Revenues, observed LEDinside

According to survey of the industry research institute LEDinside, Taiwan's listed LED manufacturers recorded total revenue of NT 6.927 billion in September 2009, a 7.2% growth from August and a 18.9% growth YoY – of which, LED chip makers’ total revenue in September gained 4.6% to NT 2.938 billion, while LED packagers posted NT 3.989 billion, 9.2% growth MoM.
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2009-10-14

DRI Corporation Announces New Sign System Product for U.S. Public Transit Market

DRI Corporation (DRI), a digital communications technology leader in the global surface transportation and transit security markets, announced today that its TwinVision na, Inc. subsidiary in Durham, N.C., recently launched a new electronic destination sign system product, the TwinVision Silver Smart Series.
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2009-10-14

Silicon Valley Startup Lunera Lighting Sees Life in a New LightTM with Energy Efficient LED Lighting

Lunera Lighting, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of next-generation digital LED lighting technology, is set to begin selling its premium products of ultra-thin, energy efficient LED light panel fixtures. The company will initially target the commercial general lighting market. Lunera was founded and is led by a broad range of top industry influencers, lighting physicists, engineers, artisans, and marketers. Lunera began shipping products during the fourth quarter of 2009.
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2009-10-14

Ledon OLEDs: Zumtobel Group and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Invest in Innovative OLED Technologies

Along with its ongoing activities in the field of LEDs, the Zumtobel Group of Austria is also investing in OLEDs, a technology with a bright future.
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2009-10-14

Magnalight Adds 90 Watt Compact LED Light with 7,200 Lumens and 2500 Foot Flood Beam

Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com released the LED10W-9S 90 watt LED emitter light. Housed in cast aluminum, nine 10 watt LEDs are packaged within individual reflectors, generating 7,200 lumens, while drawing only 8.5 amps on 12 volts. The LED10W-9S LED emitter light
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2009-10-14

Dialight Expands Its 657 Series Family of Products

Dialight, the applied LED technology specialist, now offers a flat and domed version of the successful 657 series panel-mount indicator. The new indicators feature a fully-sealed and potted design, making them impervious to dust and water intrusion and in compliance with IP67/NEMA 4X standards.
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2009-10-13

Samsung’s Latest Ultra-Slim LED Monitor Offers HD Quality Picture

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, the number one worldwide brand of LCD display products, recently announced the debut of its premium LED monitor, the SyncMaster XL2370. At an estimated street price of $299, the XL2370 produces picture perfect, HD quality in a sleek, aerodynamic design. It will be available at Best Buy starting October 12 and through distribution and retailers in late November.
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2009-10-13

GE Consumer & Industrial Announces Call for Entries for Prestigious GE Edison Award Competition

GE Consumer & Industrial announces a call for entries for the 27th annual GE Edison Award competition. Through the competition, GE recognizes excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ the significant use of GE light sources (lamps and/or LEDs).
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2009-10-13

Epistar and Lynk Labs Sign Equity Investment & Licensing Agreement

Epistar Corporation, Taiwan’s largest LED epiwafer and chip maker has entered into a strategic equity investment and license agreement with Lynk Labs Inc., the leading supplier of AC LED device, light engine and power supply technology. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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2009-10-13

Lighting Science Introduces Breakthrough Roadway Lighting Technology

Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG), a global leader in LED (light emitting diode) lighting products, introduces its new line of LED roadway luminaires. The new PROLIFIC Series Roadway Luminaires have substantially increased light efficacy when compared to traditional lighting technologies such as high intensity discharge (HID) and significantly better light efficacy when compared to currently available LED based street lights.
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2009-10-12

Genius Electronic Optical Addresses Street Lighting Applications in China with LUXEON Rebel Power LEDs

Philips Lumileds and Genius Electronic Optical Company (GSEO) announced yesterday that GSEO is developing new solid-state street lights and street light modules with LUXEON Rebel for use on roadways throughout China. The first installations of GSEO’s new streetlights are expected in early 2010.
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2009-10-12

Evonik Cristal Materials, the new joint venture, will manufacture high-quality glass lenses for next-generation LEDs

Germany-based Evonik Industries and Taiwan-based Cristal Material Corporation have formed a new joint venture named Evonik Cristal Materials Corporation. The opening ceremony was held last week in Taipei, Taiwan, and Patrik Wohlhauser, chairman of Evonik Degussa GmbH's management board, announced that Evonik Cristal Materials will focus on manufacturing high-quality glass lenses for next-generation LEDs, which will marketed under the Savosil™ brand.
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2009-10-12

Cooper Crouse-Hinds Announces Champ LED Series Luminaire

Cooper Crouse-Hinds, a provider of electrical and instrumentation products that enhance safety and productivity in harsh and hazardous industrial environments worldwide, has introduced the Champ® VMV LED Series, a new LED lighting technology for hazardous, industrial and other demanding locations.
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2009-10-12

LBT Announces Triac Dimming Solution for LED Fixtures

Light-Based Technologies announced the release of their first LB4™ LED Controller application, Triac Dimming for LED Fixtures. This application capitalizes on the capabilities of LBT’s proprietary linear mixing system and the biggest need in the general Solid State Lighting (SSL) market, standard wall dimming control.
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2009-10-12

Phoseon Technology Introduces RX Fireline UV LED Curing Systems

Phoseon announces the introduction of the RX FireLine(TM) series which is the next step in the evolution of their world leading Semiconductor Light Matrix (SLM) based high power UV LED curing systems.
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2009-10-12

Opto Diode Introduces New 99-die LED

Opto Diode Corporation, a supplier of standard and custom infrared and visible LEDs and high performance photodetectors, introduces a new 99 Die LED array product line. The family of products features excellent thermal conductivity, a 110-degree beam angle and a wide range of wavelengths from 405 nm to 870 nm. The six new devices are available in varying wavelengths with typical peak wavelengths of 405, 470, 525, 610, 830 and 870 nm, respectively.
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2009-10-12

Ecotek Lighting Develops Arched Graphics Indoor LED Menu Boards

EcoTek Lighting announced the design and manufacture of the unique Arched Graphics Indoor Menu Board with Direct Backlit LED Array technology. The Arched Graphics direct backlit LED menu board provides a clean contemporary look while allowing graphics to be changed easier.
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2009-10-09

Cree Adding Green Jobs in North Carolina

Cree, Inc. announces the expansion of its North Carolina manufacturing capacity and the addition of North Carolina-based green jobs as the market for energy-efficient LED lighting continues to expand. Cree expects to add 275 North Carolina jobs during 2009 to serve the expansion of LED manufacturing capacity and other staffing needs at its Durham, N.C., facility. Cree anticipates creating an additional 300 jobs by the end of 2012.
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2009-10-09

IQE to Acquire NanoGaN to Accelerate Commercialisation of Advanced Blue/Green Lasersand Solid State Lighting Products

IQE plc, the leading global supplier of advanced wafer products and wafer services to the semiconductor industry, is to acquire UK based NanoGaN Limited (“NanoGaN”).
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2009-10-09

OSRAM Sylvania and College for Creative Studies Announce Lighting Design Challenge

OSRAM Sylvania, the manufacturer of automotive lighting and College for Creative Studies (CCS), one of the world's preeminent schools of transportation design are proud to announce the kick-off of the first annual OSRAM Automotive Lighting Design Challenge on Oct. 8, 2009. The 2009 OSRAM Automotive Lighting Design Challenge is designed to help educate future transportation designers on the many benefits of advanced LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting technologies and the design freedom they offer.
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2009-10-09

Lemnis Lighting Launches Dimmable LED Bulb

Lemnis Lighting, Inc this week announced the consumer launch of the Pharox60 LED bulb available exclusively online at www.mypharox.com. The Pharox60, the first true replacement for the incandescent bulb, represents a transformative technology for consumers looking to cut electricity costs and realize a quick return on an investment in the most efficient residential lighting solution on the market.
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2009-10-09

Blue Light Threatens Animals and People

The rapidly expanding use of bluish-white outdoor lighting threatens visibility at night and jeopardizes the nocturnal environment worldwide.
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2009-10-09

OSRAM Releases Infrared Platinum DRAGON in Stack Chip Technology

The infrared Platinum DRAGON from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides a high radiance from a small surface. With its 1 mm² thin-film chip in stack technology it generates an optical output of almost 1 W from a driving current of 1 A – that’s almost twice the output of the standard chips that have been used up to now. The viewing angle and radiant intensity can be varied with standard secondary optics. Preferred applications are those which require high radiance so that small optics can be used.
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2009-10-09

U.S. Departments of the Army and Air Force Place $256,000 LED Lighting Order with Energy Focus

Energy Focus, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFOI), a provider of energy efficient lighting solutions, recently announced it received a $256,000 order from the Departments of the Army and Air Force to provide efficient area and security lighting for the Minnesota Air National Guard. The order for state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures is expected to be fulfilled in October.
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2009-10-09

KYOCERA Develops High-Speed, High-Resolution LED Printhead

Kyocera Corporation today announced that with the development of its new SLH-Series LED printhead it has achieved the world's fastest electrophotographic printing at 180m/min in 1200dpi high-resolution.
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2009-10-08

University of Colorado Reduces Energy Consumption with Solid-State Lighting

Albeo Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of energy efficient LED lighting systems, today announced that the University of Colorado (CU) has replaced over 200 F32T8 fluorescent lighting bulbs with Albeo's T8LED conversion kit in a pilot project in the renovation of Farrand Hall, which took place this past summer. Replacing the fluorescent bulbs with LED lighting will reduce energy consumption by 36% and eliminate 15 tons of annual CO2 emissions.
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2009-10-08

Talk-A-Phone Announces The WEBS® LED Tower

The WEBS® LED Tower is the latest addition to the comprehensive array of Talk-A-Phone's WEBS® Mass Notification products, featuring highly visible LED illuminated signs that can display critical information relayed to them. Three LED displays are fitted into the WEBS® tower to dispatch custom messages and to enhance the visibility of emergency towers.
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2009-10-08

TAITRONICS 2009 & Taiwan RFID 2009 Opened Today in Taipei, Taiwan

The 35th Taipei International Electronics Show (TAITRONICS), and the 3rd Taiwan Int’l RFID Applications Show (Taiwan RFID), jointly hosted by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA), will opened today, October 8, 2009 at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.
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2009-10-08

Free Organic Electronics White Paper Discusses Rfid Tags, OLED, AM OLED, PM OLED, Electroluminescence, e-Paper, OE Market Forecast

Messe München has just published a white paper that discusses the current state of the organic electronics (OE) market, including rfid tags, OLED, AM OLED, PM OLED, electroluminescence, e-paper and market forecast. "The promise of organic electronics - previously-unimaginable innovative products" discusses OE industry trends, market size, needed improvements, and the status of technologies. The paper also mentions challenges and needed industry changes.
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2009-10-08

Larson Electronics Introduces Rechargeable LED Drop Light with Lithium Ion Battery

Larson Electronics announced a new addition to its line of rechargeable LED drop lights, with the introduction of the HL-LED960. This rechargeable LED light offers both flood light and spotlight illumination options and the user can toggle between modes using a 3 position rocker switch at the base of the handle. The entire LED flashlight is encapsulated in rubber, including both end caps, for shock protection when dropped.
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interested... READ MORE