2013-06-21

The Cooling Solutions for Edison Opto’s EdiLex Zhaga LED Modules

The combination of Edison Opto’s SLM module with MechaTronix’s ModuLED Passive Cooler  offers high lumen and perfect cooling performance     In order to enable the interchangeability of LED light sources made by different manufacturers, Zhaga, which is an industry-wide cooperation between companies, has defined interfaces for a variety of application-specific light engines. Although the LED engines which comply with the Zhaga standards all have the same shape and can be mounted in the same way, that doesn’t mean they all perfor...
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2013-06-18

NACTUS Optical System New Products for Optical Solutions for LED Lighting

NACTUS is a lighting module made of different optics  NACTUS is the first and unique Optical System using different optics with different geometries, combined and set together in the SAME SYSTEM. The core optics forming NACTUS are basically 6.  By acting on the optics while each module is injected, it is virtually possible to customize any application. NACTUS is a lighting module made of different optics, that can be used as a real single lens. The concept is simple: NACTUS maximizes the lighting beam through its optics, so creating a lighting beam of a certain power and fully configurable for the final application considered.
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2013-06-18

Dow Corning’s New Dispensable Thermal Pads Raise Performance, Lower System Costs for LED Lighting Applications

Source: Courtesy of Dow Corning   Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation,today introduced to the Asian market new Dow Corning® Dispensable Thermal Pads, an innovative newtechnology developed for more cost-effectivethermal management in LED lighting applications. The new silicone materials now enable LED lamp and luminaire manufacturers to quickly and precisely print a layer of thermally conductive silicone compound in controllable thicknesses on complex substrate shapes, while ensuring excellent thermal management...
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2013-06-18

Marl International Launches Brightest and Most Efficient Ever LED Devices

Marl International announced that it will be offering the second generation of Citizen Chip-on-Board (COB) LED die, which are its brightest and most efficient ever production LEDs. The new LEDs are up to 33% brighter and up to 38% more efficient than the first generation Citizen COB LED die.   Marl International is offering new generation Citizen LEDs in a range of five types with light outputs from 100 lumens to 20,190 lumens, to replace a variety of light sources from a 10W incandescent bulb to a 300W mercury floodlight. The LED die can deliv...
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2013-06-18

DuPont Circuit & Packaging Materials Brings New Production Capability Online for CooLam®

Taiwan-based Expansion to Boost Supply of Advanced Thermal Substrates for LED Lighting   DuPont Circuit & Packaging Materials, part of DuPont Electronics & Communications, announced today that it has increased its ability to produce and supply DuPont™ CooLam® thermal substrate products by more than seven times its previous level, to better serve its customers in the fast-growing global Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting market.  DuPont™ CooLam® thermal substrates are designed to dissipate heat in LED lighting appli...
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2013-06-17

New Lumex Flip Chip LEDs - Up to 15% Brighter, 5x Stronger, and 25% Cooler than Alternative Technologies

Lumex announces the global launch of its TitanBrite Wireless Bonded LED featuring “flip chips” that are up to 15% brighter than any others in the market. In addition to the standard 3W and 6W LEDs, Lumex’s TitanBrite Wireless Bonded LED is also available in 9W, ensuring Lumex’s wireless bonded LED is the brightest light source in the industry. Lumex’s TitanBrite Wireless Bonded LED offers several key performance benefits over traditional LEDs including enhanced durability, superior light performance and enhanced heat di...
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2013-06-11

SemiLEDs Broadens Vertical UV-LED Portfolio with Mid- and High-Power Offerings

Sets the standard for breadth of offerings in UV LEDs for industrial and specialty applications  SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), the world leader in vertical UV-LED technology solutions, today announced the release of two new product families, the 10-watt high-power N9 series, and the 0.17 to 0.50-watt mid-power P50N series. Both product families take advantage of SemiLEDs unique patented vertical LED structure that delivers superior performance in directional industrial applications, such as printing, coating and curing, and specialty applications including signage and medical or cosmetic uses.  The N9 series, housed on a 9 x 9mm ceramic package, is offered in wavelengths from 385 to 420nm in 5nm bins. Drive currents up to 1,000mA delivers typical output of 5,000mW of optical power at the nominal 350mA drive rate at 30V . The lambertian output distribution is highly compatible with secondary optics to allow precise control of the high-intensity UV light. Compared to the standard 1000-4000 hour life of the incumbent UV lamp technologies, vertical UV-LED systems ......
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2013-06-11

Marl LEDs look the part for a handheld industrial instrument design

A quest for a very professional appearance allied with compact size led Instrument Installations Ltd to specify Marl 512 Series LEDs in its handheld actuator demonstration product range for use during client visit and training room demonstrations of Rotork actuators.  Appearance is increasingly as important in industrial instrumentation as it is in consumer electronics – especially during the critical sales phase, according to Chris Hill, Managing Director of Instrument Installations. He said, “The unit is intended to professionally demonstrate the key features of the actuators in formal client presentations in the field and at the training facility. It not only had to look great, but also has to be very easy and intuitive for the sales force to use, ensuring a really slick demonstration. .......
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2013-06-10

Mouser Stocking LUXEON M LEDs from Philips Lumileds Delivering High Flux Density & High Efficacy with Freedom from Binning™

Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced it is stocking the new LUXEON® M LEDs from Philips Lumileds, delivering high flux density and high efficacy with Freedom From Binning™.
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2013-06-10

Mouser Electronics’ Lighting Applications Site Shines With Enhanced Features

        Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced that its Lighting Applications site on Mouser.com covering the entire lighting ecosystem has been expanded to include featured products, a new application feature, and several of the latest lighting industry articles. The updated site helps design engineers find the latest lighting advancements, trends, and supporting product information in as few clicks as possible. A new featured products section has been added, including products from leading suppliers such as Philips Lumileds, Cree and OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. There is also a new featured application, the Instrument Cluster Backlight, with a block diagram and other supporting resources. The articles section has been updated as well to include the latest lighting articles by Philips Lumileds, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, and Mouser.
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2013-06-10

“The Future.Illuminated.” GE Lighting’s Debuts Innovative Commercial LED Products via Vertical Lighting Solutions at 2013 Guangzhou Lighting Fair

 Albeo ABHX-Series offers increased energy savings for high ceilings     Lumination EL Series creates visually striking possibilities for retail and office spaces.  GE Lighting today launched two commercial LED products - Albeo ABHX-series and Lumination EL series - in Asia at the 18th Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition. The Albeo ABHX series LED High Bay lighting fixture sets a new performance benchmark for areas with high ceilings while the Lumination EL series LED Luminaire represents an unconventional design which slashes energy costs at the same time. These two new products will be available in China, Australia and South East Asia in Q4 2013. These latest additions to GE’s extensive line of innovative and energy-efficient commercial lighting solutions will help to further fulfill business owners’ unique lighting needs.  “We stand at the precipice of a sea change in the lighting industry with the LED lighting market leading an unprecedented worldwide growth. Globally, the potential is huge in the LED lighting industry and the growth in Asia has been even more dramatic,” said Ms. Jane Lo, GM of Asia Product Management, GE Lighting Asia. “Given the innovative energy saving features and high degree of adaptability ......
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2013-06-08

TI Releases New LED Drivers for Retrofitting Light Bulb Design Simplify

Industry’s smallest and easy-to-use drivers reduce component count and solution size Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has introduced the industry’s smallest off-line, phase-dimmable, constant-current lighting controller and an easy-to-use lighting driver that simplify the retrofit of a variety of LED bulbs, including E14, GU10, A19, PAR20/30/38, MR16 and AR111. The TPS92075 controller and TPS92560 driver reduce component count and solution size while improving compatibility with legacy lighting controls. The TPS92075 is designed for phase-dim...
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2013-06-07

Hubbell Outdoor Lighting Releases LED Versions of Popular Roadway and Canopy Lighting Products

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced three new high-performance LED outdoor lighting solutions—Hubbell Outdoor Lighting’s LED ceiling/canopy/parking garage fixture (NRG4000) and two LED roadway luminaires (RM and RL). Making a good thing even better, the company has taken three of its popular selling products, hundreds of thousands sold to date, and dramatically increased the efficiency and performance of them by upgrading the light sources to LED. Made in the USA, the new NRG4000 LED Lumasquare® II is base...
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2013-06-06

Fairchild Semiconductor's 100V BoostPak Solution Provides Improved Reliability, Reduces System Costs in LED Applications

Integrated Solution Features MOSFET and Diode in One Package, Simplifying Board Assembly and Saving Space Fairchild Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile semiconductor solutions, optimizes the MOSFET and diode selection process by introducing a family of 100 V BoostPak devices that combines a MOSFET and diode in one package to replace discrete solutions currently used in LED TV / monitor backlight, LED lighting and DC-DC converter applications. By integrating the MOSFET and diode into a single...
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2013-06-06

Lextar Developed Direct LED TV Backlight to Promote Its Overall Revenue in the Second Half of this Year

In view of the news that the panel manufacturers have lowered the predicated value of annual shipments, Lextar said that it has not heard of the news up to now that the backlighting customers intend to adjust orders, and Lextar has developed a direct LED TV backlighting and high definition 4K2K TV product technology, which is expected to be significantly fermented in the second half of this year. Lextar will remain stable growth in its LED backlight business in this year. In terms of the mobile devices, Lextar stated that the revenue of mobile phone and tablet backlighti...
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2013-06-06

Ecomaa LED Bay Light 130W up to 13,000lm

Adding to the performance and popularity of Ecomaa’s 130W LED Bay Light series,a higher lumen up to 13,000lm had released. The LED Bay Light 130W new model performed brightness similar to a 450-550W HID (High Intensity-Discharge) Bay light (Bay Fixture), up to 13,000 lm.With Nichia chip and CCT 5000K, we believe it can satisfied the needed of high performance lumen consumers. Ecomaa 130W LED Bay Light are the lighting solutions for low bay fixtures and high bay fixtures respectively. Easy to install with E39/E40 base , and only 1.12kg ...
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2013-06-06

Hitachi Appliances will Announce the Most Advanced Household LED Light with Luminous Flux of 7290lm

Hitachi Appliances developed new product "LEC-AHS1810BC" with excellent brightness, one of the LED ceiling lamps, LEC-AHS1810BC will be put on sale on June 14, 2013. This lamp is mounted on the ceiling of residence for use, in order to ensure that a large living room of about 30 square meters is also bright enough; the nominal luminous flux of LEC-AHS1810BC is up to 7290lm. However, among the lights previously used in the room about 20-25 square meters, the highest luminous flux is the 6090lm. This new product comes with large heat dissipation...
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2013-06-06

LED Engin Announces its Whitest LED for Lighting

LED Engin is claiming high quality light with a CRI of 97 from its ‘gallery white‘ LEDs. CRI is not a perfect measure of colour rendering. It is officially measured using eight pastel shades (called R1-R8) and it is not unknown for lighting LEDs and fluorescent lamps to have their spectrum tuned to deliver a high CRI number at the expense of visual fidelity with certain common colours. Not so with LED Engin’s latest range. "Accurate colour rendering is a critical factor in achieving the desired ambience in high-performance applica...
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2013-06-05

EVERLIGHT Adds Two IRLEDs for Remote Controls and Optical Touch Panels

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 【TSE:2393】, a leading player in the global LED industry with three decades of experience in optoelectronics, expands its product offering of ‘invisible’ light sources for remote control applications with two new SMD infrared LEDs (IRLEDs), the IR26‐71C and the IR26‐61C. The two IR26‐71C models are 940nm side‐view SMD IRLEDs that feature superior mechanical (height) and optical (radiant intensity and viewing angle) characteristics which make them ideal for use in remote controls an...
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2013-06-05

GlacialPower Announces Six New GP-LP060P Constant Current and Constant Voltage DC 4-Step Dimming LED Drivers

New built-in step dimming function controlled through the AC power switch GlacialPower, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce six new constant current and constant voltage GlacialPower step dimming GP-LP060P LED drivers. The six drivers cover the entire DC output range of 12V to 57V DC and deliver up to 60W of power to the LED. All the drivers have been designed for LED lights. The DC voltage output of each GP-LP060P step dimming LED driver is as follows: •    GP-...
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2013-06-04

EVERLIGHT Presents New HIR LEDs for Proximity-Sensors and High-Tech Intelligence Touch Panel Applications

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., , introduces three new 850nm HIR (high efficiency infrared) LEDs featuring a high output power and narrow viewing angles which make them ideal for use in high-tech intelligence touch panel and proximity sensors. Two of them are top view SMD LEDs especially suited for proximity sensor applications. The HIR89-01C has a viewing angle of 30° and achieves a very high radiant intensity 55mW/sr at 70mA. The HIR91-01C/L297 with a 40° viewing angle reaches an intensity of 40mW/sr at 70mA. Wide viewing an...
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2013-06-04

GSZM Develops 360-degree LED with Aluminum Base PCB

Date Announced: 03 Jun 2013 Shenzhen Good-Self Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. launched the welding solution of 360 degree LED component with aluminum base PCB make the dip LED can use aluminum base PCB come true, also applied for patent. The welding solution limits five freedom degrees of the dip LED component, effectively insure the verticality during the dip LED and aluminum base PCB welding. Also, the solution can realize the seamless docking between the dip LED and automatic component inserter. The solution opened a wider range of applications for ...
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2013-06-04

Excellence Opto, Inc. introduces e-lite star™ BL1 Series of LED High Bay and Low Bay Lighting

Excellence Opto, Inc. (EOI) introduces the new e-lite star™ BL1 series of LED high bay and low bay industrial lighting. The BL1 LED high bay and low bay has a wide variety of applications and adjustable mounting heights with options of down rod mounting and/or suspending aircraft grapple cables.   An energy-efficient interior lighting is ideal for warehouses, assembly areas, gymnasiums, dock areas, industrial, commercial, factories and many other applications. The e-lite star™ BL1 series of LED high bay and low bay has a luminaire efficacy of ...
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2013-06-03

Lextar to Debut Its Latest Plug-in COB "CORE"

Lextar Electronics Corp. (“Lextar” or the “Company) announces t its latest plug-in COB “CORE” Series which brings its plug-and-play concept to realization. With the mechanically incorporated COB, Core allows series connection that effectively reduces assembly costs. Lextar will formally unveil the new product from June 9 to 12 at the 18th Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition. Having foreseen the integration trend in LED lighting component, Lextar presents CORE Series that is optical mechanical integrated and delivers...
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2013-06-03

iWatt Debuts Single-Stage SSL LED Drivers with Lower BOM Cost

iW3606, iW3608 Single-Stage SSL LED Drivers Deliver Exceptional Bulb Dimming Performance with Lower BOM Cost iWatt Inc., a leading provider of digital-centric power management integrated circuits (ICs), launched its latest single-stage, solid state lighting (SSL) LED drivers to address cost, performance and lifetime issues in dimmable bulb applications. Following the introduction of its single-stage LED driver for non-dimmable incandescent bulb replacement applications earlier this year, iWatt is debuting the iW3606 (8W output power) and iW3608 (15...
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2013-06-03

LEDnovation Introduces High-efficiency A19 with Warm Dimming and High CRI

A19 LEDnovation of Tampa, Florida USA, has added a warm-dimming version of its Bright For Life® A19 Omnidirectional line. The company claims that the 110 lm/W A19 Warm-Dimming Omnidirectional has the highest efficiency and high color rendering (CRI). Notably, the lamp is LEDnovation’s first omnidirectional lamps to feature the warm-dimming solution previously introduced on the company's Bright For Life® BR30 and Recessed Downlight families. LEDnovation points out that incandescent and halogen lamps turn warmer in color temperature...
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2013-06-03

HPLighting’s Full Series of UV LEDs by Patented QMC Technology Platform

Based on the unique copper substrate technology, HPLighting has passed the Energy Star LM-80 test and has successfully developed COB LED ranges from (3.0~50W) for all lighting applications. More excitingly, HPLighting is taking a giant step forward using such patented and state of the art QMC (Quartz Micro-Lens Cu Substrate) technology and launching an unprecedented worldwide campaign, showcasing the customized (365~410nm) UV LED package for all curing、printing、exposure and sterilization applications. All series UV LED product detail includes H4...
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2013-05-31

American Illumination Introduces Verde Series GU24 Replacement Bulb

GU24 American Illumination, Inc.®, a specialist in designing and creating one-of-a-kind LED light engines, modules and lamps has unveiled their LED GU24 direct replacement lamp at Lightfair 2013. Part of the company’s new Verde Retrofit Series, this new model is one of the few GU24 direct replacement light bulbs available, and is the only one compatible with the GU24 locking ring for simple transitions from CFL to LED. "With the Verde Retrofit lamps, we wanted to push energy savings even further," said Gina Lee, Marketing Director...
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2013-05-31

LEDtronics Introduces High-Lumen PAR38 LED Flood Lamps

PAR38 LED Flood Lamps LEDtronics, Inc., entering its 30th year of leadership in innovative LED lighting solutions, announces the newest members in its series of high-brightness, energy-efficient LED replacements for PAR38-style floodlight bulbs. The LED PAR38-style floodlight bulb is ideal for commercial applications, facilities, plant, hotels and resorts. The PAR38WF-18W-001A Series comes with a softly diffused, precision domed lens that directs a high-lumen, wide beam of light in an omni-directional illumination pattern. Operating in a wide vo...
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2013-05-31

Acuity Brands Offers Five New Outdoor LED Luminaires To Help Drive Down Operating Costs

Acuity Brands, Inc. now offers its VRC Canopy Light, TWR1 and TWR2 Wall Packs, TWS Wall Pack and TDD Area Light from Lithonia Lighting® with LED technology. The five new LED luminaires resemble the classic appearance of traditional light source predecessors, but deliver up to 86 percent in energy savings compared to metal halide. "The new Lithonia Lighting LED luminaries maintain traditional designs to create a seamless transition from conventional sources to LED lighting,” said Dan Armstrong, Lithonia Lighting Value Stream M...
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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 interest... READ MORE
Cree LED delivers superior brightness, light quality and efficiency for portable applications. Our XLamp® LEDs are ideally suited for torch, flashlight, tactical flashlight, head lamp, bike light, weapon light and lantern portable applicat... READ MORE