LEDs
Fairchild Semiconductor’s Global Power ResourceSM Centre Delivers a Total Solution for Energy-Efficient LED Street Lighting
Fairchild Semiconductor's (NYSE: FCS) China-based Global Power Resource SM Centre (GPRC) has developed a complete LED street lighting solution that provides high efficiency and outstanding thermal performance – as well as high reliability – to increase the lifetime of street lamps.
Mouser Stocking TI’s DC/DC LED Lighting Developer’s Kit
Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking the Texas Instruments TMDSDCDCLEDKIT TMS320C2000™ DC/DC LED Lighting Developer's Kit.
LED light source replaces BA9 and E10 incandescent bulbs
Aerco is stocking ELED, a new bipolar LED light source from Oxley designed to replace standard BA9 and E10 incandescent bulbs in push-button switches and panel instrumentation.
Marl LED is four times more efficient than halogen
Marl has launched a Citizen LED equivalent to the popular MR16 halogen light, offering over four times better efficiency.
White LED Ring Light from Aven Improves Visibility for Any Microscope
A versatile microscope accessory allows pinpoint illumination control at varied intensity levels. The White LED Ring Light from Aven, Inc. combines seven brightness choices with four lighting modes for customized adaptation to any specimen or objective. Sixty long-lasting LEDs provide soft, no-shadow illumination for life science labs, industrial inspection and materials analysis. The flicker-free white lights retain color integrity over time and operate at low temperature to minimize user discomfort, even for long spans. Full mode operation uses all of the evenly distributed LEDs (35,000 lux), or users can illuminate one, two or three quadrants. Seven brightness settings add further precision.
Cree and Philips Sign Comprehensive LED Patent Cross-License Agreement
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), and Philips (NYSE:PHG)(AEX: PHI) have signed a comprehensive, worldwide patent cross-license agreement designed to further accelerate the growth of the LED lighting market. Cree and Philips both hold broad and substantial optoelectronic patent portfolios which are important to their respective businesses. This agreement covers patents from both parties in the fields of blue LED chip technology, white LEDs and phosphors (including remote phosphors), control systems, LED luminaires and lamps as well as LED backlighting of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and patents in the Philips LED Luminaire Licensing Program.
GlacialLight's Novel GL-SD60 Series, Waterproof DC-Powered LED Spotlights or Floodlights,
GlacialTech Inc., today unveils the brand-new GL-SD60 series, waterproof DC-powered LED spotlights or floodlights. The GL-SD60 series are completely dust-proof as well as waterproof, protected against strong water jets from all directions, making them perfect for both indoor and outdoor lighting. Designed with an optional beam angle of either 30° or 60°, the GL-SD60 series are available to provide spotlighting or floodlighting as commonly required at residential, commercial and industrial sites for security or construction lighting.
Toshiba High-brightness, High Reliability White Surface Mount LEDs Provide Excellent Color Uniformity for Backlighting Applications
Marktech has expanded its lineup of Toshiba White surface mount LEDs aimed at general and backlighting applications with the release of the Toshiba TLWxK1109 series. The new 1109 series LEDs are offered in three Lighting Industry standard color temperatures of 3000K, 5000K and 6500K. As with all Toshiba products, the highest level of manufacturing processes are used to insure a very robust LED for use in all lighting applications.
Imco industries announced its top-of-the-line LED Lights - Illumination devices for armored fighting vehicles
Imco Industries announced today the line of LED LIGHTS FOR ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLES. IMCO breaks new ground as the industry's superior designer and manufacturer of military illumination and marking systems and will showcase its LED Lights at the upcoming Eurosatory 2010, at Hall 6 Stand B661.
Lithonia Lighting Brings LED Ambient Lighting Systems to Mainstream Commercial Marketplace
Lithonia Lighting, the market leader in indoor commercial and architectural lighting, announced today it is fortifying its presence in the LED lighting market with the introduction of RTLED. RTLED is a high-quality, volumetric recessed luminaire that delivers ambient white light throughout an entire space while reducing energy costs, maintenance costs and a building's environmental footprint.
GlacialLight exhibiting at the International LED & OLED EXPO 2010 in Seoul
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 around the world to attend their display at the International LED EXPO & OLED EXPO 2010, to be held at KINTEX in Seoul, South Korea, from June 22-25, 2010.
Everlight's LED Product Performance Showcased at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China
The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai City, China is bringing people the amazing experience in different countries, cities and enterprises around the world. Similarly, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. is showcasing its technology and innovation in application as the major LED light source provider of Shanghai's Nanpu bridge，Lupu bridge and the overpasses of the World Expo 2010. Shanghai's Nanpu and Lupu bridges use Everlight's RGB full color high power LED to decorate the bridges' appearance during the night time, while the major light source of the overpasses use a combination of Everlight's white color high power LEDs offering general illumination for pedestrians.
Everlight Electronics, TPV and Epistar Partner to Address the Rapidly Changing Future Demands of the Worldwide LED Backlighting Market
Everlight Electronics, a leading LED packaging house and LED technology provider, TPV Technology Limited (TPV), the world's largest PC monitor manufacturer and LCD TV ODM company, and Epistar Corporation, the world's largest LED chips provider, today announced the establishment of a new joint venture to develop and produce LED packages and LED light bars for the LED backlight market.
Vishay's 24-LED Lighting Panels, With Luminous Flux up to 2160 Lumens, Serve Streetlight and Industrial Lighting Applications
Vishay is broadening its optoelectronics portfolio with new LED light panels for streetlight and industrial overhead lighting applications. The panels double as the core of a development kit that gives designers everything they need to get up to speed designing with Vishay's solid-state lighting solutions.
New high-current LED from OSRAM boosts brightness for small projectors with no increase in size
The new OSTAR Compact LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is characterized by improved high-current capability and lower thermal resistance for more light output. It can handle up to 6A in pulsed mode, making it ideal for pico and pocket projectors for small mobile terminals.
No More Mercury! - with LED illumination
CoolLED is promoting the many benefits of No More Mercury in its range of LED illumination products at the MICROSCIENCE meeting at the ExCel complex in London later this month.
Molex introduces LED Printed Circuit Assemblies
Molex Incorporated announces the availability of its Light Emitting Diode Printed Circuit Assemblies. Combining Molex's LED and Printed Circuit Assembly design and manufacturing expertise, these dependable and efficient custom-lighting solutions work seamlessly for LED subassemblies across several industries.
Everlight Introduces the New Shwo LED Lighting Series
Expanding Everlight's Lighting Series component portfolio, Everlight Electronics introduces another high power, high brightness LED package, the Shwo Series - our powerful, bright and economic (superb $/lm) LED series in a compact ceramic package.
Fast, accurate and flexible SMD LED placement demonstrated by Wilson Process Systems at EuroLED 2010
Wilson Process Systems (WPS), the leading contract manufacturer, will position itself as the high volume, accurate and flexible EMS provider for customers with large array LED boards targeting signage and lighting applications.
Award-Winning Headlamp, Profits from LUXEON LEDs & Future’s Supply Chain Services
Campers, hikers, climbers and others who need to light up the night can do it brightly, efficiently and hands-free with the LED-based Princeton Tec Remix headlamp, thanks in part to LUXEON Rebel LED technology as well as LED supply chain services from Future Lighting Solutions. The strap-to-your-head light has won two awards in the last three months for its brightness, durability and versatility in delivering both close- and long-range night lighting in a single unit.
GlacialLight Launches Low-Power, Eco-Friendly T8 LED Tubes
GlacialTech Inc., is launching the T8 low-power Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting tubes under the GlacialLight brand. The T8 LED tubes are an improvement as well as innovation of the existing models. The unique advantage is that the tubes are extremely low in power consumption with under 10W for a 2ft tube, and under 20W for a 4ft tube. The T8 identically suits a G13 socket as well as individually supports four AC input voltage specs, including 100-110V, 120V, 220-240V and 277V.
LEDs Help Clamp-On Flashlight Deliver Wide Beam & Cordless Operation
The use of LUXEON Rebel LEDs in a clamp-on flashlight recently introduced by Stanley Hand Tools is beaming up big benefits over halogen versions, including a wider beam spread free of hot spots as well as the ability to operate cordlessly with a long battery run time because of low LED power consumption. Stanley used the engineering services of solid state solutions specialist Future Lighting Solutions to optimize the lighting system design.
OPTEK's LEDs Used in Lava Tunnel Exhibit
TT electronics OPTEK Technology's LED module strips and flexible LED light strips have been employed by Adirondack Studios in the design and fabrication of the "Changing Earth" exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. The exhibit includes a Magma Crawl display – a crawl-through fiberglass tunnel that uses a sequence of programmed lights and heating elements to simulate the flow of lava through the earth.
LEDs: Optimised light extraction through lens-like casting
Sharp is supplementing its LED lighting portfolio with three new white 'high colour rendering', high-performance LEDs. The 'DoubleDome' LEDs from Sharp already provide suitable light for energy-efficient lighting without secondary optics.
Sapphire substrates for LEDs in shortage
Sapphire substrates for LED chip production is in shortage and the supply will remain short until the end of 2010, according to market sources. The prices of sapphire substrates are expected to increase by over 20% in the second quarter of 2010, the sources added.
Marl's LED beats fluorescent on efficiency
New low-watt Citizen LED light engines from Marl enable the creation of replacements for fluorescent strip lights – offering well over 25% better efficiency and at least four times longer lifetimes. An array of five of the chips matches the light output of a 1.2W fluorescent tube.
Powerful infrared LED with integrated lens improves vision system operation
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors' new, powerful infrared DRAGON SFH 4236 adds depth to the IR DRAGON family by maximizing radiant intensity from a small form factor. The new infrared DRAGON is designed for applications that require narrow radiation characteristics from limited board space, namely automotive applications such as driver and passenger monitoring systems and blind spot detection systems, as well as camera-based vision systems for the industrial and security sectors.
Philips and Future Lighting Solutions Extend Relationship to Provide More Comprehensive LED Solutions
Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) is to expand its existing relationship with the LED lighting components provider Future Lighting Solutions. Through a ground-breaking new arrangement, the companies will offer a broad range of LED lighting component solutions for OEM customers to develop further into finished products.
Indonesia’s first LED lit toll road
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors' Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs are chosen by PT Tricomm's Solarens lighting solutions, deployed in the 9.7km long West 1 section of Jakarta Outer Ring Road. The LEDs, installed in 307 road lamps and 126 toll gate station lamps along toll road sections and 8 toll gate stations, will achieve 65% energy saving and create uniform and comfortable lighting for drivers.
Helieon LED Light Module to displace traditional lighting with plug-and-play solution as simple to use as a light bulb
Bridgelux and Molex introduced the first LED lighting solution designed and priced to drive rapid, mass market adoption of LED lighting technology. The new Helieon™ Sustainable Light Module combines industry-leading solid state lighting technology from Bridgelux with innovative, easy-to-use interconnect technology from Molex, delivering to interior and exterior luminaire manufacturers effortless installation, interchangeability and upgradeability. At a volume price point at less than $20 per unit* and a lifespan of more than 10 years**, Helieon is one of the industry's highest quality, most cost-effective solid state lighting solutions, and it will change the way LED lighting solutions are used. Helieon also helps lighting manufacturers reduce energy costs and environmental waste for a sustainably designed lighting environment.
Complete LED design and packaging service from CIL on Stand LED 61 at euroLED 2010
CIL is, through CoolLED its LED design and engineering group, demonstrating on Stand LED 61 at euroLED 2010 its ability to provide bespoke packaging and assembly of both bare-die and pre-packaged LEDs. A number of new LED-based products from CoolLED that have applications in the field of fluorescent microscopy and industrial UV curing are also on show.
OSRAM enhances powerful OSLUX LED flash for cell phones
The new OSLUX LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is brighter and smaller than ever before, and it provides extremely uniform light thanks to a chip employing state-of-the-art UX:3 technology. This advancement, coupled with an optimized lens, produces a 50 percent increase in brightness over the first-generation OSLUX LED.
Everlight Introduces the New 3W Shuen LED Family
Adding to the performance and popularity of Everlight's 1W Shuen series High Power LED with a luminous flux up to 100 lm at 350 mA, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE:2393) announces the brand new 3W Shuen High Power LED with up to 170 lm when driving at 700 mA.
Avago's Energy Efficient White LED Features Small Low-Profile Footprint
Avago Technologies announced one of the industry's most compact and energy efficient 3-Watt (3W) miniature high power LEDs for use in a wide range of solid-state lighting applications. With dimensions of 5 mm by 4 mm by 1.85 mm thick, Avago's compact 3W ASMT-Jx32 is packaged in a 6-leaded small outline package (SOP) and capable of being driven to up to 700 mA to provide high flux output performance.
Cree Announces Winners of First Creative LED Lighting Design Contest
After seven months of intense competition, the first Cree Cup - Creative LED Lighting Design Contest for China university students jointly organized by the China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI) and Cree, Inc. has ended, culminating in an award ceremony held at the China LED Technology and Application Forum. Finalist works were showcased in the "China Hotel Lighting Exhibition."
New LED Module Product Line Brings Cree TrueWhite™ Technology to Lighting Manufacturers
Cree, Inc. introduces a new class of products designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting by traditional lighting fixture manufacturers and speed time-to-market for their new LED-based fixtures. With this new line of LED module products, Cree customers will now have access to Cree's award-winning TrueWhite™ technology allowing them to deliver efficient, high-quality light in a compact, easy-to-use product.
Cree Launches New Screen Master 4mm LEDs with Industry’s Widest Viewing Angle
Cree, Inc. announces commercial availability of the new C4SMK family of red, green and blue 4mm oval LEDs. These additions to the Screen Master Cree LED series deliver the widest viewing angles available in the market today along with tightly-matched radiation patterns for video screen applications.
Cree Announces Commercial Availability of New 5mm Round Amber LEDs
Designing room lighting precisely and consistently with LEDs
JENCOLOR - an umbrella brand of the cooperation of JENOPTIK and MAZeT (the specialist in LED colored light control and supplier of spectral and color sensors) - is presenting its innovative RGB LED colored light control system at light+building in Frankfurt from April 11 to 16, 2010.
Sustainable street lighting with LEDs
With iGuzzini's new Archilede, street luminaire designed and produced for Enel Sole, LEDs are being used on a large scale for the first time for street lighting in Italy. Several hundred of these innovative LED luminaires are now installed in various Italian cities. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors' durable and highly efficient LEDs with a light output of 100lm/W illuminate the northern Italian cities of Piacenza, Lodi and Alessandria and are already reducing energy costs and eliminating large amounts of CO2.
