by Dr Aboudé Haddad, Director of Engineering, FrigoDynamics® Europe Ltd Introduction Conventional light sources have always been able to release heat to the ambient through infrared radiation, and convection in the case of Fluorescent. This mode of heat transfer typically does not require advanced cooling methods to facilitate the process.  LED sources however lose heat through conduction, which requires the additional knowledge of how to carry waste heat out of the LED efficiently in order to prevent system failure.  An overview of the different...

Resources from a new European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) report has shown that the HB-LED market made a 7% increase on a year-to-year basis in 2011. According to the new report "LEDs: The 2011 Market Review," in 2011, the market volume for high brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs) reached $12 billion, a 4.3% growth over 2010. Although the demand for LED BLU (back light unit) systems is still growing, the demand for LED chips is falling. Fewer LEDs are needed to realise a BLU and with the cost per LED also dropping, revenues attr...

New Area Luminaire from Philips Gardco Delivers on Flexibility & Performance of LED with High Lumen Output, Integrated Controls & LEED Compliant Light Spill Optics The latest addition to the Philips portfolio of LED luminaires underscores the inherent flexibility of advanced LED design, and the latest in integrated technologies, such as built-in lighting controls and optics that meet exacting LEED light trespass requirements. In addition, PureForm from Philips Gardo features a modern aesthetic and state-of-the-art thermal management with t...

AIXTRON SE, worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, has a number of stock option programs in place that grant employees and the members of the Executive Board the right to purchase AIXTRON shares under certain conditions. Under the terms of the stock option plan 2007, stock options can currently be exercised. New shares resulting from exercised options are not entitled to a dividend for fiscal year 2011 and will therefore be traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the separate ISIN DE000A1MMEF7 until and incl...

New suite of outdoor LED lighting solutions from Philips Lumec helps cities enhance identity and security while offering freedom and sustainability of design for uniform look As cities look to create identity while respecting the environment and providing their citizens with a sense of security and community, Philips is launching an innovative new line of outdoor LED lighting solutions that can support those goals. SoleCity from Philips Lumec allows cities to achieve uniformity in design and optimum style, with the performance and energy efficiency of LED technology. In...

Dutch based company PlantLab has utilized a purple/pink light, made of red and blue LED lights for growing indoors ,which marking the ability to grow crop with 90% less water than is currently used. Currently, the Middle East and Africa have faced most pressure in manage water supplies due to water shortages. And PlantLab has invented a way to grow plants under LED lights indoors, with all the water recycled within the indoor environment for reuse to solve the problem. According to the company, plants are not that dependent on using the sun for photosynthesis. And they ...

Epistar has received AIXTRON’s first CRIUS II-XL system in a 19x4-inch wafer configuration for the mass production of ultra-high brightness (UHB) blue and white LEDs. The CRIUS II-XL system has successfully passed the process demonstration and acceptance test. Introduced in November 2011, the AIXTRON CRIUS II-XL configuration offers reactor capacity as high as 19x4 inch, which represents a capacity increase of 46% compared to the original CRIUS II, giving it the highest throughput and lowest cost of ownership in the whole LE...

As the technology gains popularity worldwide, Philips Electronics is optimistic about LED lighting sales. According to Olivier Piccolin, a senior vice-president and emerging markets general manager for Philips Lighting, global demand for LED lighting increases each year. LED products were 18% of global lighting sales in 2011, up from 14% in 2010. In his opinion, 2011 was the turning point for LED lighting. And with the quality and performance including lighting intensity and colour rendering improving, the popularity of LED will continue to rise. In Asia, ...

Philips has made solid progress in its EcoVision program, which sets sustainability performance targets for the end of 2015. Its Green Product sales in 2011 now total 39 percent and are well on track to reach the target of 50 percent in 2015. Jim Andrew, the recently appointed chairman of the sustainability board and Philips’ chief strategy and innovation officer, said: “Despite the challenging economic environment, sustainability continues to be an integral part of Philips’ strategy. In 2011, we invested 479 million euros in Green Innovation dedicated to a...

- Year end inventory adjustment reflects current difficult market conditions - Dividend policy remains unchanged   - Profitable 2012 performance predicted with strong R&D investments planned AIXTRON SE (ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6, DE000A1MMEF7), a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, delivered in 2011 – despite the market weakness in the second half – EUR 611.0m of revenues and a 18% EBIT margin. Although 2012 is expected to be a transitional year between two LED investment cycles with...

Philips has developed new recessed LED Luminaires ArcForm featuring advanced LED engineering with state-of-the-art optics, technology integration and advanced lighting performance, suits for commercial applications such as offices, educational environments and retail spaces. The new product has brilliant color rendering and efficacies of up to 91.2 lm/W. Inspired by the classic curve, ArcForm's soft, understated, uniform architectural design evokes subtlety and sophistication. Its unique integration of MesoOptics technology and an innovative optical system ensure lig...

Oslon SSL-LEDs by OSRAM Opto Semiconductors stand for high light output. The new generation of high-power-LEDs will be appreciated by users for its improved performance, with an efficiency increase of approximately 25 percent. Additionally, the luminous flux of the LED at elevated temperatures has now been stabilised. In doing so, it is possible to retain a virtually constant luminous efficacy, despite high application temperatures. Thanks to this optimisation, the luminaire design is significantly simplified. With the new generation of Oslon SSL LEDs, OS...

Burnham Park will embrace new light under the project led by the city government and Philips to install the P6 million new energy-efficient lighting systems. The energy efficient LED lighting which illuminates the park’s Rose Garden is part of the ongoing effort to add luster and luminance to the city. The Garden will be fully lit up with 68 LED post lamps, 14 LED street lights and 6 LED flood lights. According to Clifford Jison, senior manager of the Lighting Sector of Philips Philippines, “There is a growing concern with energy conservation an...

Philips Automotive Lighting North America has appointed Richard Zeichner as its Midwest account manager, being responsible for all sales activities in the Midwestern U.S. as well as national OES accounts within the automotive aftermarket channel. Noting that Zeichner is a dynamic and results-driven sales leader who brings a great deal of valuable sales and management expertise to the Philips automotive aftermarket business, Dennis Samfilippo, Philips' general manager has made this appointment. Prior to joining Philips, Zeichner was VP of sales for Guidepoi...

Recently, Philips has announced the release of a new LED lamp dimming feature aimed at decreasing the hospitality industry’s carbon footprint and ensuring energy savings of more than 80%. The company has utilized the DimTone technology to help facility managers in the hospitality industry reduce the amount of light when dimmed as well as the colour temperature. When dimmed, the light gets warmer, creating an intimate atmosphere and radiating a warm and soft light, similar to that produced by incandescent and halogen lamps. Philips’ 7 W GU10 master LED lamp w...

Phillips is about to attend the third annual Concept Middle East Summit taking place in Doha 22 to 23 February. The electronics provider will be a keynote speaker at the event. And Philip will focus on LED importance. Abdo Rouhana, head of Phillips Lighting University Middle East, will present a session on the benefits of LED technology, which aims to cover the indoor and outdoor uses of LED innovations, its trends and its biological and psychological effects in applications like hospitals and schools....

Partnership aims to speed up global switch to LED lighting and reduce lighting energy consumption by 40% worldwide Philips Lighting, a world leader in innovative lighting solutions, is the first corporate partner to join The Climate Group’s 3-year Clean Revolution campaign. The campaign’s main aim is to reach-out to the world’s decision-makers to inspire and enable them to spur low carbon economic growth. The partnership is aimed at speeding up the global switch to LED lighting (light emitting diodes).  LED lighting offer extraordinary opportun...

At this year’s Light+Building Preview, OSRAM introduced a selected range of new products which will be shown at the largest and most important trade fair of the lighting industry: the first LED-substitute for the 75W-light bulb in Europe; its first LED-module in accordance with Zhaga standards; the sure course to the world of LED-street lighting as well as the latest generation of lighting management systems. “In the course of the past year, OSRAM has succeeded in establishing itself as a full-range supplier and is now in a position to offer products an...

Lemnis Lighting has made a price war with two new LED bulbs priced at $4.95 and $6.95 for general lighting, expecting to get more consumers to adopt the switch. Despite of the low price, the bulbs do have some limitations when compared to their less energy efficient counterparts. The Pharox Blu line is available in 200-lumen and 350-lumen versions, but both give off less light than a 40-watt incandescent, which offers 450 lumens. These bulbs consume less than 5 watts and 8 watts, respectively, but probably won’t offer enough light for general conditions. Additionally, ...

Panasonic’s LED Clear Light Bulb (LDAHV4L27CG) and HD Integrated Camera (AW-HE120) are received two Gold Awards, the highest honor in the iF Product Design Award at the recent iF Design Awards 2012 presented by iF International Forum Design based in Hannover, Germany. This year there were a total of 4,322 entries from 48 counties in all award categories, and 1,218 products were selected by the panel of judges. Among these, 100 products were recognized with the prestigious Gold Awards. The Gold-winning LED Clear Light Bulb provides...

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of optoelectronic semiconductors announced today that Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc., has been selected as OSRAM’s preferred global partner. The appointment is effective immediately in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Japan and Asia. As one of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and embedded systems, Avnet Electronics Marketing’s team of illumination-focused light emitting diode (LED) and ...

Aixtron SE has signed a strategic alliance with Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL) , one of China’s main non-banking financial institutions on joint marketing of leasing MOCVD equipment to customers across China The Memorandum of Understanding are signed by Feng Wang, CPO, President of Finance Leases SBU MSFL, and Wolfgang Breme , CFO Aixtron, at a ceremony held at MSFL’s headquarters in Beijing. “This exciting strategic cooperation will enable LED manufacturers to draw upon the most appropriate financing opportunities ...

Dialight has recently added new 100 lumen per Watt with 170W DuroSite® LED High Bay luminaire which offers lumen outputs ranging from 8,000 to 17,000. It will be available for delivery in March.   Instant-on capability allows the units to be paired with an occupancy sensor and/or dimmable components for enhanced energy efficiency. The units operate on an integrated universal power supply at 100-277VAC, and are well-suited for easy changeout from conventional HID light sources, such as metal halide and high pressure sodium.   Each unit is backed by Dial...

Christchurch Airport is the first airport in New Zealand to convert to the latest smart and energy-efficient lighting technology in its terminal, in line with it being the first carbon neutral airport company in the Southern Hemisphere, and the second worldwide. Philips Lighting and Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL) with assistance from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), is replacing 1,700 light fittings in the terminal with LED technology, providing high quality inviting lighting that not only stacks up aesthetically, but also ...

PhotonStar’s Biodynamic Lighting, Architectural LED luminaire and EcoStar LED luminaire products were filmed for brand new Channel 4 series, Home of the Future, which starts February 12th, 7.00pm on Channel 4. What happens if you ask a normal family to boldly go where no-one has gone before - to live in the future? This five-part Channel 4 series, co-funded by one of the UK’s leading energy companies E.ON, and produced by Twofour, transforms the lives of a family, filling their home from top-to-bottom with futuristic technology and gadgets. As we...

Lately, University of Cambridge spin-out CamGaN is acquired by Plessey for making white power LEDs in Plymouth. Its critical intellectual property is a way of growing LED-quality GaN on silicon substrates. And white outputs of 150 lm/W are planned for late Q4 2012. According to CamGaN, "Our solutions harness novel, patent-protected technologies that increase the epiwafer throughput of standard MOCVD reactors by more than 40%. By increasing throughput without compromising quality, this technology offers the ability to decrease costs of LED dies by ...

New Holophane GranVille® II LED luminaires combine timeless appearance and reliable performance   Fixtures offer efficiency in new or installed applications. Architectural appearance combined with sustainability and a high level of performance characterize new GranVille® II LED luminaires from Holophane. The fixtures offer the same timeless housing choices that made Holophane’s GranVille HID line popular and are offered with Classic or Premier prismatic borosilicate glass optics to facilitate use of new or installed pieces.   Holoph...

Recently, Optogan has developed new high power Chip-on-Board (COB) module, X10 . It is a COB-block, consisting of 50 segments, and can be easily divided into LED elements of smaller sizes and power, and each of them can be used in separate light fittings. The smallest segment of Optogan´s X10 consists of a 1cm² ceramic board and consumes 10 W (1 A, 10 V), with efficacy levels already exceeding 100 lm/W. According to Markus Zeiler General Manager of Business Unit International at Optogan GmbH in Germany, “X10 represents Optogan’...

Finnish private broadcaster MTV3 News has selected the Litepanels Sola 6 Fresnel LED lights and the Mono Flood, Bi-Focus and Low-profile Flood 1x1 LED production lights, as part of its move to HD news reporting and presentation. A major part of this project was the modernization of the 100 m2 studio used for the "Huomenta Suomi" ("Good Morning Finland") in Helsinki. Litepanels LEDs produce bright and soft 5600°K daylight. The Sola 6 consumes about a sixth of the energy of a conventional 650W tungsten spot. The light also foc...

Philips Lumileds had developed next generation high-voltage LED, LUXEON H. Compact and dimmable drivers are already available and LUXEON H is being designed into bulbs as a single LED solution which offers significant advantages over the multi-source designs previously required. The ease of solderless assembly reduces fixture manufacturing costs. Complementary components including drivers, optics, and clamps will be available through Future Lighting Solutions. High volume release of LUXEON H will be in March. Several features as below • ...