OSRAM SYLVANIA and Comcast recently announced that the two companies have reached an agreement to offer energy efficient light bulbs that can be controlled remotely through the Xfinity Home platform. By collaborating with OSRAM SYLVANIA, Comcast is further enhancing its Xfinity Home service by providing Sylvania’s new energy-saving LED smart light bulbs that can be installed on any standard light bulb socket, and that can save 83% energy costs and last 17.5 times longer than the lifespan of standard incandescent light bulbs. In addition, by coope...

MAQUET Medical Systems USA yesterday launched its LED concealed lighting system for the Labor, Delivery and Recovery (LDR) room. The retractable LED light sets a new standard in illumination quality, comfort and operational efficiency during the birthing process. The retractable LED concealed lighting system is designed to provide high-quality lighting and reduce clutter in the LDR room. The System offers a lamp holder that can be easily accessed from the ceiling and easily controlled. Furthermore, the unique lighting technology provides shadow-free, quali...

Although all energy-saving LED lighting products are considered “green,” I’ve yet to see a real green bulb that is filled with algae until now.   To meet Hungarian designer Bodonyi Gyula’s concept of green LED lights, the AlgaeBulb was created. AlgaeBulb is a mini oxygen-generator housed inside of a teardrop-shaped LED bulb. As described, it is filled with microorganisms that power the bulb itself. The AlgaeBulb is an exploration into the use of the organisms on a micro-scale in single LED lightbulb that harnesses the green-power ...

SemiLEDs Corp, has released two new UV-LED product series, the 10-watt high-power N9 series, and the 0.17 to 0.50-watt mid-power P50N series. According to proprietary vertical LED structure, both product series are designed for industrial applications including printing, coating, curing, signage and medical or cosmetic uses. The N9 series, placed in a 9mm x 9mm ceramic package, is offered in wavelengths from 385nm to 420nm in 5nm bins. Drive currents up to 1000mA provides typical output of 5000mW of optical power at the nominal 350mA drive rate at 30V. The lamberti...

LEDinside, a subsidiary of TrendForce, is ready to hold a grand and perfect LEDforum 2013 Guangzhou  on June 11 th , to provide valuable advice that can help LED industry players to face challenges in the future.   This time, LEDforum 2013 will provide a perfect platform to interact with global LED market leaders from Cree, Philips Lumileds, Veeco, YunFeng , KLA-Tencor, Epistar, Richtek, Honglitronic, Refond. These leaders will share their insights on the development of the LED market. LEDinside analyst team will put forward Global L...

Lighting Science Group Corporation released its outdoor LED coastal Lights designed with amber-colored light, to improve survivability of sea turtle hatchlings and other wildlife that are sensitive to light or threatened by artificial coastal light. Studies show that turtle eye receptors are easily distracted by wavelengths in the ultraviolet, blue, or green spectrum found in typical white lighting. This bright, disruptive beach illumination can attract wildlife and disturb its natural behavior, so it should be replaced by amber-colored LED illumination. "Sea turtles ...

At SID 2013, an academic conference on display technologies (lecture number: P.140L), Japan Broadcasting Corp (NHK) and Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd announced that they thoroughly improved the oxygen and moisture resistances of their OLED device. In addition, they utilized the new technology to demonstrate a display by playing a press preview of Open House 2013 May 28, 2013. As the development of flexible OLED displays and OLED lighting devices being advanced, their durabilities remain a big problem for commercialization. To solve this problem, the barrier capab...

Elec-Tech will release its lighting high drive current flip chips in the name of "Aurora Borealis" on Guangzhou International Lighting Fair to be held on June 9th. 1ALED lighting-class high drive current flip chip can achieve 310 lumens under the drive of 1A, and it can achieve up to 230 lumens per watt driven by 700ma current. According to the publicly available information, Philips chip with the same specifications can achieve 300 lumens and 220 lumens correspondingly, and the corresponding data for the United States Cree are 297 lumens and 223 lumens, the lumi...

The LED Light (China), a China-based LED light manufacturer and wholesaler, has recently released a new DALI dimming LED panel light collection to expand its production line. A senior engineer of the company said that DALI is an International Standard (IEC 62386) for the control of electronic ballasts, transformers, LED lights, emergency lights and exit signs in a manageable digital lighting control system. The new DALI dimming LED panel light is designed to replace traditional lighting applications. The new product comes with much originality, whic...

Satisfies Wall Mount and Area/Site Lighting Applications While Providing Increased Efficiency and Savings   Cooper Lighting, a division of diversified power management company Eaton, has expanded its Lumark Crosstour™ Light Emitting Diode (LED) line of wall packs to include the Crosstour MAXX luminaires. Designed to efficiently satisfy high lumen output needs, the Lumark Crosstour™ MAXX LED wall pack and site luminaires deliver up to 7,416 lumens replacing up to a 400-watt metal halide fixture, while consuming only 85 watts and providi...

Cree announced that it had shipped more than two million GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) for cellular telecommunications and provided game-changing benefits over traditional silicon-based technologies, involving higher power, higher efficiency and wider bandwidth. As mobile devices like smart phones are used more widely around the world, telecommunications companies are looking for innovative technologies to enhance channel capacity and the speed of wireless systems, while simultaneously lowering power consumption of tran...

According to the reports from foreign media, europium nanocrystals could become the missing ingredient lowering the production costs and enhancing the energy-efficient of white LED. Reported that Scientists Budai is working with a group of scientists from the University of Georgia and Oak Ridge and Argonne National Laboratory to study a set of new crystals, this kind of crystals can produce right mix color white LED and other purposes require. Experts from the University of Georgia consider the nanocrystals made of europium oxide and aluminum oxide powder as raw materi...

In order to make plants grow faster, the ancients pull seedlings, and the modern people apply pesticides, but Xiamen Guangpu Electronics Co., Ltd utilizes lights. On the Cross-Strait Fair for Economy and Trade (CFET) to be held on Jun 18 of this year, Xiamen Guangpu Electronics Co., Ltd will carry this self-developed LED Plant Panel Light to debut Fuzhou. As we all know, the growth and development of plant depend on photosynthesis. Photosynthesis closely relates to the light quality, while the light quality is very easy to combine and control, which is one o...

As the world's largest LED lighting and exhibition event, the 18th Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as "Guangya Exhibition") will be grandly held at China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou from June 9 to 12, and the scale of exhibition reaches 220,000 square meters.  The Guangya Exhibition sets up three exhibiton areas, namely the commercial lighting brands pavilion, professional lighting brands pavilion and outdoor lighting brands pavilion. Committed to high power outdoor LED lighting, Spark...

TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL) announced to release TH3 and TMx series products and will showcase their applications in 2013 Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition. Based on the company’s flip chip technology, superior reliability of the two products enable customers develop high-end lighting product. TH3 is a common 3030 package with power up to 3W capability. The unique feature of no wire bonding is free from loose electrical contact during the high current operation. Also, since the chip bonded directly on lead frame, TH3 has very low ther...

LEDs provide optimal solution for sea turtles and other wildlife dependent on natural light Lighting Science Group Corporation® announced the release of the outdoor Coastal Light, designed with amber-colored LEDs to deter sea turtle hatchlings and other wildlife that are sensitive or threatened by light that is not from a natural nighttime source. Properties located in coastal areas are often required by law to comply with light pollution standards for the protection of wildlife, especially sea turtle hatchlings. Each year, nearly 20,000 hatchlings are disorientated b...

LEDinside, a subsidiary of TrendForce, is  to hold a grand and perfect LEDforum 2013 Guangzhou  on June 11 th , to provide valuable advice that can help LED industry players to face challenges in the future. This time, LEDforum 2013 will provide a perfect platform to interact with global LED market leaders from Cree, Philips Lumileds, Veeco, YunFeng , KLA-Tencor, Epistar, Richtek, Honglitronic, Refond. These leaders will share their insights on the development of the LED market. LEDinside analyst team will put forward Global LED I...

"LED stereoscopic movie broadcast system" developed by Central China Display Laboratories, Ltd. (CCDL) debuts in Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, it is understand that it is the first "LED dimensional film broadcast system" around the world. The "LED Stereoscopic Movie Broadcast System" is showed in the second floor of Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center hall, where reporters feel the charm of this three-dimensional screen at the scene and find that plenty of light takes no effect ...

LEDinside, a subsidiary of TrendForce, is to hold a grand and perfect LEDforum 2013 Guangzhou , to provide valuable advice that can help LED industry players to face challenges in the future. It is an event that players in the LED industry cannot miss!   This time, LEDforum 2013 will provide a perfect platform to interact with global LED market leaders from Cree, Philips Lumileds, Veeco, YunFeng , KLA-Tencor, Epistar, Richtek, Honglitronic, Refond. These leaders will share their insights on the development of the LED market. LEDinside ...

GE Edison Award recognizes Vintry Fine Wines project by L’Observatoire International. Cathode Lighting Systems is pleased to announce that Hervé Descottes, Jeff Taylor and Jessica Tchah of L’Observatoire International were recently awarded the prestigious GE Edison Award for lighting Vintry Fine Wines in New York, a Cathode Lighting Systems project.  This annual awards program recognizes outstanding projects in the field of architectural lighting design. The Vintry Fine Wines Project was awarded this honor for its superiority...

Energy efficient lighting leader recognized for 5-inch Aperture Eco-Downlight LED and Eco-Invizilite CSL® (Creative Systems Lighting), pioneers of recessed downlighting and leaders in energy efficient lighting, has received the prestigious 2013 Green GOOD DESIGN™ Award for its 5-inch aperture Eco-Downlight LED and Eco-Invizilite. The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design administer the annual awards program. “The 5” aperture Eco-D...

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced the next-generation AEC-Q100 qualified automotive LED drivers, feature-packed with the industry’s highest voltage rating, thermal shutdown protection and optimized electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance. In harsh automotive environments, the electronics must endure high temperatures, high voltage transient and electromagnetic interference. It is crucial for the devices to survive such conditions while reducing electromagnetic emissions. The TLC6C598-Q1 and TLC6C5912-Q1 are monolithic, medium-voltage, lo...

Two class-leading products demonstrated together for the first time   Calibre will show its best-in-class LEDView530 live events scaler together with the market-leading Lighthouse X3 modular 3mm LED screen from Lighthouse Technologies Limited.   This is the first time these two products have been demonstrated together and represents a unique opportunity for InfoComm visitors to see what can be achieved when two market-leading products collaborate to produce an exceptional result.   The Calibre UK LEDView530 scaler is the perfect answer to all ren...

Architect Magazine Readers Name Company as a leader in Brand Familiarity, Brand Used in Past Two Years and Brand Specified/Used the Most in its 2013 Brand Use Study    Cooper Lighting, a division of diversified power management company Eaton, is pleased to announce that it has been named the preferred brand of choice in the Lighting: Interior/Exterior category in Architect magazine’s 2013 Brand Use Study. The magazine is the official publication of the members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Surveyed Architect readers na...

Panasonic Corporation has developed a white OLED with the world's highest luminous efficiency*1 of 114 lm/W (light-emitting area of 1 cm²). In addition, a luminous efficiency of 110 lm/W has also been achieved with a device with a larger emitting area of 25 cm². In order to achieve such a level of high efficiency with the OLED, the company focused on "light extraction technology" and the "all phosphorescent white OLED technology" (technology for the multilayering of the organic emitting layer). OLEDs are capable of emitting any co...

Chinese company Opple Lighting has launched a new range of LED products in Middle East and North Africa, and said it will help the company to get its due market share in the region. Addressing a Press conference late on Saturday, the company’s executives seek an up to 15 per cent share of the Middle East’s LED market and said Opple received a tremendous product feedback from the region in 2012.   “We have already surpassed our half-year revenue target this year as our products for home and commercial segments got encouraging response from the r...

LEDinside, a subsidiary of TrendForce, is ready to hold a grand and perfect LEDforum 2013 Guangzhou  on June 11 th , to provide valuable advice that can help LED industry players to face challenges in the future.   This time, LEDforum 2013 will provide a perfect platform to interact with global LED market leaders from Cree, Philips Lumileds, Veeco, YunFeng , KLA-Tencor, Epistar, Richtek, Honglitronic, Refond. These leaders will share their insights on the development of the LED market. LEDinside analyst team will put forward Global L...

To address the increasing demands from the developing market in Thailand, EVERLIGHT presents its full offering of LED lighting components, LED digital displays, Automotive LEDs and Infrared LEDs at this year’s LED EXPO THAILAND to offer customers multiple solutions with EVERLIGHT’s guiding concept of “The Right LED for the Right Application.” EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., showcases a new series of Mid-Power LED components for lighting solutions such as tube light and downlight...

GlacialTech, a Taiwanese technology manufacturer, extends an invitation to all business and media partners around the world to attend their display of LED lights and drivers of its subdivisions, GlacialLight and GlacialPower, at the 18th Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (Hall 11.2, Booth #B10). The exhibition will be held at China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou from June 9-12, 2013.   Date: June 9-12, 2013 Venue: China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou GlacialTech Booth: Hall 11.2, Booth #B10 The 18th Guan...

When a utility responds quickly in the wake of a natural disaster, it can make a world of difference for affected residents who need to feel secure and see progress on the path back to normalcy. As Superstorm Sandy struck the East Coast last fall, for example, power was knocked out to millions of homes and businesses. Upwards of 5,000 street lights operated by FirstEnergy were destroyed by flooding and 80 mph gusts of wind. FirstEnergy moved immediately to press GE Lighting’s Hendersonville, N.C., manufacturing plant into action. In just one day, nearly 40 GE Li...