2009-09-15

Samsung Presents New LED-based Portable Data Projector

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, today announced the upcoming release of its latest P Series (Portable) Projector, the P410M, an LED-based DLP Pocket Projector. Weighing less than two pounds, the P410M’s compact design (5.8” W x 2.5” H x 5.7” D), USB port, and auto play feature, make presentations “laptop optional” and packs easily into your laptop bag or briefcase.
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2009-09-15

Luminus Introduces High Brightness, Multi-Color PhlatLight LED For Entertainment & Architectural Lighting

Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output, "Big Chip" PhlatLight LEDs, yesterday announced the introduction of the SBM-160 PhlatLight LED, the industry’s brightest multi-color LED available in a surface-mount (SMT) package. This breakthrough product is ideally suited for entertainment and architectural applications where high optical output and high efficiency are required.
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2009-09-15

Enfis Launches Next Generation of LED-Based Intelligent White Light

Enfis Group Plc., an innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, has introduced its next generation of fully-controllable white LED lighting products and for myriad high-quality general illumination applications. Enfis will be making these systems available immediately through its North American distributors and specialist partners.
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2009-09-15

New Honeywell Material Announces New Thermal Management Material for LEDs

Honeywell announced that it has developed a new thermal management material that improves energy efficiency of light emitting diodes (LEDs), which are increasingly being used in applications such as street lamps, automotive lighting, flat panel TV displays and computer monitors.
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2009-09-15

Rubicon Technology to Showcase Large Diameter Sapphire Products at LED Japan/Strategies in Light Conference

Rubicon Technology, Inc. announced Monday it would exhibit large diameter sapphire products for LED wafer production, including the 200 kg sapphire Super Boule, at the upcoming LED Japan/Strategies in Light Conference in Yokohama, Japan, held on September 16 and 17, 2009. Conference attendees can visit Rubicon in Booth M4.
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2009-09-14

JVC Reveals New Super Slim LED-backlit HDTV Monitor

JVC today announced a super slim LCD monitor for home theater use that measures a mere ¼-inch (6.4mm) deep across most of the panel and weighs just 12.5 pounds (5.7kg). The new 32-inch class LT-32WX50 will be available in the U.S. in November.             
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2009-09-14

Magnalight.com Adds High Powered Amber LED Light for Boats, Vehicles and Equipment

In response to demands from military customers, boaters and fire rescue operators, Larson Electronics Magnalight announced the latest addition to its line of low voltage LED lights, the LED24-AMB. Producing yellow light in the 590nm wavelength, this 72 watt, 4,320 lumen output, the LEDBL-24-AMB LED emitter light is designed to improve visibility at distance for users operating in foggy, dusty, smoky or snowy conditions.
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2009-09-14

Murata Develops Anti-Fuse Element for LEDs

Murata Electronics North America, an innovator in electronics and the largest global supplier of ceramic passive components, recently introduced an anti-fuse element for light emitting diodes (LEDs). Developed to control open defects in LEDs, Murata's anti-fuse device prevents the lowering of power supply voltage, typically observed in Zener diodes, which results in higher energy efficiency. Other key benefits include a simple and economical circuit design, the reduction of color unevenness and small size.
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2009-09-14

Cree Prices Common Stock Offering

Cree, Inc. last week announced that the public offering of 11,000,000 shares of its common stock has priced at $35.50 per share for gross proceeds of $390.5 million. The offering includes a 30-day option for the underwriters to purchase up to 1,650,000 additional shares to cover overallotments, if any. Cree is conducting the offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933. The offering is expected to be completed on September 16, 2009, subject to customary closing conditions.
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2009-09-11

Lexus Selects Visible Light Solar Technologies’ Solar LED Lighting Solutions for New Mexico Dealerships, Gaining Over 80% Efficiencies

Lexus of Albuquerque has selected Visible Light Solar Technologies, a solar/LED commercial lighting innovator, to retrofit its exterior lot lights at both its Albuquerque and Santa Fe dealerships following an initial pilot installation that yielded 82% energy savings. The solar/LED lights also gave the dealership true-color nighttime light quality, equal in clarity to daylight lighting, allowing for secure and effective afterhours customer browsing.
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2009-09-11

EcoTek Lighting Installs Backlit LED Menu Boards at Yoshinoya America Inc.

Yoshinoya America Inc., famous for the original Beef Bowl®, and EcoTek Lighting jointly announced today that the Yoshinoya America Inc. will be installing energy efficient, high performance Menu Boards with LED illumination in its new store to help save the environment.
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2009-09-11

Philips Lumec Introduces New LED-based Roadway Light

Philips Lumec Wednesday unveiled its newest product, the RoadStar™, a state-of-the-art LED luminaire designed specifically for large area, street, and roadway lighting applications. The RoadStar™ has the potential to reduce by 50% the amount of electricity a city/state/country uses for street and roadway lighting.
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2009-09-11

Manchester/Boston Regional Airport Saves Energy and Money with LED Lighting

Manchester/Boston Airport has improved visibility in its parking garage and is saving money with new LED Lighting technology developed by M-SYSTEMS INC and Leading Edge Design Group.
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2009-09-10

LBT Patent Approved by USPTO

Light-Based Technologies has developed an analog control circuit for a plurality of light sources. The company has been issued U.S. Patent No. 7,570,183 on August 4th, 2009 to protect this invention. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "a system of generation of multi-channel analog output signals, from a single analog input signal, and the controlled activation of peripheral devices responsive to the multi-channel analog output signals."
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2009-09-10

ETC Selador(Tm) LED Lighting Graces San Francisco Cathedral

The St. Ignatius Church, a city landmark with nearly a century’s history in San Francisco, California, had switched from its 40-year-old fluorescent architectural lighting to the new generation LED technology.
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2009-09-10

Magnalight.com Adds LED T-Series Style Stainless Steel Light for Class 1 Division 2 Areas

Furthering extending a wide range of explosion proof and hazardous location lighting, Larson Electronics Magnalight announced the addition of a T-series LED tube based stainless steel light fixture.
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2009-09-09

Sol Unveils New, Off-Grid Oasys Shelter LED Lighting Solution

Sol, Inc. released a new, off-grid, LED shelter lighting product. The Oasys™ shelter LED lighting system integrates an LED fixture, energy storage and lighting controller into one unit allowing for quick and easy installation in any type of shelter or gazebo. Sol recently completed trial installations in several North American markets, proving that Oasys™ provides enhanced security lighting for shelters in any location.
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2009-09-09

EcoFit Lighting Introduces DuraStreet™ Series LED Light Engine for Existing Roadway, Outdoor Lighting Fixtures

EcoFit Lighting announced the debut of its DuraStreet™ Series LED Light Engine. DuraStreet is the industry’s first high-output LED light engine that fits virtually all existing street lighting fixtures including cobra heads, shoe boxes, and other area and site lighting fixtures. The simple installation process requires less than five minutes, and virtually no training or special tools are required.
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2009-09-08

Urban Solar and Aviation Renewables Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement

Urban Solar Corporation (Urban Solar), a manufacturer of solar powered light emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions specializing in shelter, transportation and general illumination lighting, announced to have selected Aviation Renewables Corp. (ARC) as their worldwide aviation and international partner for sales and distribution.
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2009-09-08

Lumileds Orders Multiple MOCVD Systems from Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced that Philips Lumileds Lighting a solid-state lighting industry pioneer, has selected Veeco’s TurboDisc® K465™ gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems to support its LUXEON LED production ramp. Veeco received a multi-system order for tools to be shipped to Philips Lumileds over the next two to three quarters.
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2009-09-08

US ARMY Upgrades Four Airfields with Avlite Solar Powered LED Airfield Lighting

The US ARMY has ordered multiple airfield lighting systems from Avlite Systems Inc to be installed at four forward operating airfields in northern Iraq. This order fulfills a critical requirement to ensure the ongoing safety and maintenance of these airfields by replacing other airfield lighting systems that have reached end of life. The Army will be using the more than 875 solar powered LED airfield lights on runways, thresholds, taxiways, apron edge, obstructions and helipads.
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2009-09-07

Luna Street Launches High Tech Eco-Friendly Luna Eyes LED Solar Street Light

Luna Street, a division of the Luna Road Company that specializes in the design, manufacture, supply and installation of the new high-tech, Eco-Friendly Luna Road Lights; has recently unveiled their new Luna Eyes Solar Street Light.
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2009-09-07

PRINT 09: Toyo Ink America to Exhibit Expanded Lineup of LED-UV Sheetfed Inks

FD LED, Toyo Ink's new series of environmentally friendly energy-curable sheetfed inks, spurred significant discussion about the future of offset printing when it was introduced at Drupa 2008. FD LED inks are hard-dried using ultraviolet rays produced by dedicated light emitting diodes (LEDs). They represent the next front in terms of providing productivity increases, enhanced print quality and excellent environmental performance.
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2009-09-07

Maxim Launches New HB LED Driver for Backlighting in LCD TVs, Monitors, and Automotive Displays

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX16814, a highly integrated four-string HB (high-brightness) LED driver capable of delivering up to 150mA per string. This device packs in all the features necessary to implement a high-performance backlight driver for LCD TVs, monitors, and automotive displays.
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2009-09-07

Kulicke & Soffa Launches ConnX-LED

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. recently announced the formal launch of ConnX-LEDPS(TM) automatic ball bonder--an extension of the company's ConnXPS(TM) bonding platform. With new features and enhancements specifically designed for LED applications, ConnX-LED will help K&S customers increase their efficiency and productivity, and meet the challenges of the fast-paced, high growth LED market.
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2009-09-04

Marktech Releases Energy Efficient T9 LED Light Tubes

Marktech LED Lighting Products introduces a versatile LED light source with its new line of T9 LED Light Tubes. With a high CRI (color rendering index) of 80 and its slim design, the T9 is ideal for a variety of lighting applications, including back lighting, cove lighting, pop and display lighting and refrigeration/cooler lighting.
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2009-09-04

Renaissance Lighting Named 2009 GoingGreen Top 100 Winner

Renaissance Lighting, a leading innovator in the development of solid-state LED downlight fixtures, has been selected as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner by AlwaysOn, in advance of their annual GoingGreen West Conference. The GoingGreen Top 100 recognition is given annually to privately held, emerging companies that create new business opportunities in green technology.
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2009-09-04

Microsemi Expands Line of Complete System Modules for Powering Mid-Sized, Multi-String LED Backlit Displays

Microsemi Corporation, a manufacturer of analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and semiconductors, announced the expansion of its line of complete high performance system solutions for powering light emitting diode (LED) backlit displays. The family now includes 3-string applications for 3.5 inch to 7-inch displays.
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2009-09-03

NuVision to Launch Lucidium FX5LS Series Edge-lit LED HDTVs

NuVision U.S., Inc., manufacturer of high-performance 1080p Deep Black LCD displays, will display its new Lucidium FX5LS Series at CEDIA 2009. The Edge-lit LED units are super slim displays that require less power to operate, feature greener technology, truer color, deeper blacks, and sport parallel inputs designed for smoother installation. NuVision will be displaying its 40", 46" and 55" units.
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2009-09-03

Air Motion Systems to Unveil High-Power LED UV at PRINT 09 Show

Air Motion Systems, Inc. announces the first look at its PEAK LED-UV product series at PRINT 09, an all-new high power LED-based UV curing technology slated for general availability in the digital, offset and flexographic industry segments immediately following the show.
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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