Tool Designed to Enable Improved Substrate and MOCVD Process Control Yield KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC), the world’s leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced its new Candela  8620 substrate and epitaxy (epi) wafer inspection system. Designed for high brightness light emitting diode (HBLED) manufacturers, the Candela 8620 provides automated defect inspection for LED materials such as gallium nitride, sapphire, and silicon carbide—enabling enhan...

Rohm developed a new (2nd-generation) OLED lighting panel that uses a red phosphorescent material. The new material results in a more efficient device - about 25-30lm/W, up from about 11lm/W in their first-generation all-fluorescent device.   Lumiotec (which is partly owned by Rohm) will start producing these new panels in "volume" within a few days (Lumiotec reported earlier that it will make around 60,000 panels a year). The new panel's size is 145x145mm (the same size of Lumiotec's older panels) and will cost ¥30,000 (about $365) - which is cheape...

Carmanah has introduced the EG300-series solar LED outdoor streetlight which is designed to satisfy the specific roadway performance features required for customers in global sun-belt regions where core infrastructure development is underway, including regions such as Latin American and the Caribbean. The EG300 can deliver the light output equivalent to a 200-watt metal halide light and includes two product sizes which power up to two LED fixtures. These fixtures are available in standard IES distribution types, are dark-sky friendly.   The new light features a ...

Digicom Electronics, precision and quality contract manufacturing specialist, will highlight the collaborative process involved in producing a reconfigurable open architecture computer hardware (ROACH) system at Pacific Design & Manufacturing / MDM West 2011, in booth #3880. Digicom collaborated in the design, development, prototyping, sourcing, manufacture, and test, and produced the finished, fully compliant product. The system was developed for space science and research applications. Digicom Electronics' ROACH system collects high speed, digitized data a...

It’s reported that Acuity Brands’s Holophane Washington Postlite Series was chosen by City of Vancouver to revitalize an upscale neighborhood. In February 2009Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson launched an initiative to become the world’s greenest city by 2020. For this outdoor lighting project supporting the mayor’s initiative LED luminaires were the only types considered and objectives focused on lighting quality, sustainability and energy-efficiency. After a competitive selection process, Acuity Brands’s product was considered as ...

Lunera® Lighting has introduced 1200 Series Grid Lay-in Fixture,　which provides high quality and affordable commercial lighting. Lunera’s approach to design is from the work plane up, ensuring a fixture fits the needs of a space. The 1200 Series provides high lumens per watt output enabling over 30 foot-candles of quality light at the work plane in typical installations. The fixtures can be placed with 10ft x10ft spacing on 10ft ceilings offering the possibility of fewer fixtures per installation, while bathing the area in warm LED light and further lowering soluti...

AIXTRON SE today announced a new order for a silicon carbide (SiC) chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system from a major corporate research & development center located in the northeast of the USA. The order comprises a VP508GFR 1x4-inch wafer configuration Hot-Wall reactor system with additional features including a Dual Tube Hot-Wall reactor with the AIXTRON patented Gas Foil Rotation® for individual wafer uniformity and high temperature capability.   The company placed the order during the third quarter of 2010. Following delivery in t...

The Fremont, Calif.-based company, Intematix has developed a component, ChromaLit product line, to improve LED lighting efficiency and give light fixture manufacturers more flexibility in adjusting light qualities. According to Intematix, the ChromaLit product line, which offers a separate phosphor component can converts the blue light of LED light sources into white light. In addition, a separate phosphor component is up to 30 percent more energy efficient and manufacturers can swap in various phosphor components on the same LED light source to create products with...

Taiwan LED packaging manufacturer VisEra Technologies is reported to put its manufacturing emphasis on high-power packages dedicated to light bulbs in 2011.  At present, the company produces 2,000 200mm wafers of packages a month, roughly equal to four million packages. In 2010 alone, it shipped as many as 800,000 packages to streetlight makers in the mainland. Based on the bans imposed in 2012 by many economic powers on the energy-hungry incandescent bulbs, the company believes demands for LED light bulbs will begin exploding in the third quarter this year. To captu...

IXYS Corp. has introduced samples and evaluation boards of its inductor-based, 6-channel white LED driver, the LDS8763 which can be used for backlight LED lighting of medium-size LCD displays and large-area LED lighting panels for indoor and outdoor LED lighting fixtures. The LDS8763, an integrated DC/DC boost converter with an internal MOSFET switch as a synchronous rectifier for highest efficiency, can drive 72 WLEDs in six strings with up to 12 LEDs per string. It is available with factory-programmed LED current at 20mA, 25mA, or 30m...

Japan Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) has introduced the S-5855A Series, a PWM output temperature sensor IC for LED lighting designs. The new product begins to decrease the duty ratio of PWM signal output when the temperature exceeds the specified value, thus enables LED lighting circuits to avoid temperatures increasing above design limits, improving safety and efficiency while reducing total design cost. The S-5855A is connected to the DIM pin of an LED driver IC to control the LED luminance, enhancing safety protection and boosting efficiency. It...

It’s said that city of Novato is in the process of conducting a streetlight test to get public feedback in its selection of energy-efficient fixtures. Four LED fixtures have been installed between Rowland Boulevard and Adele Drive, and four induction fixtures were installed between Arthur Drive and Yukon Way. All lights being considered would reduce monthly energy costs by about 40 percent and reduce routine maintenance costs three to four times that of the current fixtures.

J. P. Sercel Associates Inc. (JPSA), a leading designer, and supplier of laser micro machining systems, announced that it will be exhibiting at Photonics West 2011in San Francisco, CA from January 25 – 27, 2011.  JPSA will be exhibiting at booth #5309 in the North Hall of the Moscone Center.

Lately, QD Vision has demonstrated the world’s highest resolution quantum dot-based active matrix display under a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) for the U.S. Army. With QD Vision’s QLED technology, the portable micro-display imaging system featured SVGA resolution (800 x 600 pixel count) and a 15.6 mm diagonal.

North American LED lights manufacturer, Phoster Industries, has successfully replaced  436 350-500 watt incandescent light fixtures in the lobby with 52 watt PAR 64 LED lighting retrofit kits at Place Ville Marie, Montreal.

New GR-52 LED garage fixture provides replacement ease and thermal management for long lasting performance Philips Sportlite introduces the LED Garage Fixture Series, specifically designed to provide more efficient lighting at an economical price. The fixtures maintain more than 70% of their lumens up to 82,000 hours, providing less need for maintenance or replacement.  

IXYS Corporation has released an innovative inductor-based 6-channel White LED driver LDS8763, which can drive up to 72 WLEDs in six strings with up to 12 LEDs per string. The LDS8763 is delivered with factory programmed LED current at 20, 25, or 30 mA per string and 1.5% channel-to-channel current matching. Internal PWM pulse generator with duty cycle regulated by external DC voltage applied to the PWM pin adjusts its LED brightness.

The Buffalo Bisons are going to install the largest high definition LED video screen in all of minor league baseball. Made by Daktronics, Inc., the new video board will measure 80’ x 33’ and will come with a price tag of $2.5 million. It will be completed before the start of the 2011 season. The new green lighting system will cost about $750,00- upfront. It's estimated that the new lights will save the city about $565,000 in utility costs over the next 25 years.

Recently, RSI Visual systems, Inc. has completed a visual system upgrade of the state-of-the art RSI Raster xT Image Generator integrated with the new Christie Matrix SIM LED illuminated simulation projection system for Sabre Updates, Inc. on the B747-200 Full Flight Simulator, located at the Kalitta Air Training Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The RSI solution is the first to utilize LED Illumination projectors and receive qualification approval by the FAA for complete unrestricted training.

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXS) announced the official launch of its new Array™ MR16-HO (High Output)LED replacement lamp. The lamp is a direct replacement for halogen MR16 down lighting and track lighting applications. With third-party testing as validation, the new Array™ MR16-HO delivers industry leading performance in lumen output and center beam candle power (CBCP) along with high color rendering index (CRI) and excellent dimming ability for both magnetic and electronic transformer dimming systems.

StreetlightIntelligence Inc. (TSX-V:SLQ, "SLQ"), of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a leading developer of adaptive street light control and monitoring technology, and National Semiconductor Corp.

It’s reported that "Megatex", a Bulgarian LED and LCD technologies company has developed a screen combining LED technology with renewable solar energy, which can be mounted at places without electric power supply. The panel has a 5 KW power to charge the screen. The new screen will be used outdoors and can be installed on stadiums; it can be used for concerts or as a billboard.

Lately, Samsung Electronics has showcased a new model of its edge-type LED-backlit LCD panel at CES Unveiled, a press conference prior to the 2011 International CES. According to a Samsung staffer, different with the case where LED backlight units are set on all the four sides ,they placed backlight units on the right and left sides of the panel so that the power consumption of the panel can be reduced.  

A power control IC company iWatt, Inc., has launched two primary-side-regulated, leading- and trailing-edge-dimmable, AC/DC Digital PWM Controllers which are available in 100V/230VAC offline LED lighting applications. Both LED driver ICs are pin compatible with the previous-generation iW3610, but offer wider dimmer compatibility and introduce new hot-plug support, where the user can swap the LED engine without recycling the input power for the LED driver.

Taoyuan County Performing Arts Center(TCPAC) is located in Jhong Jheng Road, Tao Yuan County, new opening in December, 2009 with the rounded appearance and glass panel in the modern architectural design. This year's Golden Horse Awards is held in this center.

Denny’s Corporation, America’s largest full-service family restaurant chain, has chosen energy-efficient LED lights from Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) as the preferred lighting standard for all its new and remodeled stores across the United States. Cree’s award-winning LR6™ six-inch downlights are being specified in various applications, including dining areas and restrooms in all newly constructed and converted facilities.  

After five years of restoration, modernization and seismic retrofitting, the historic Rotunda building of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum in July 2010 reopened with a new face and a whole new set of lighting—decorative LED bulbs supplied by Torrance, California-based LEDtronics, Inc.

Orb Optronix, Inc. is the first EPA recognized, U.S. laboratory to provide independent, third party evaluation of the lumen maintenance characteristics of LED light sources for ENERGY STAR, utilities and government agencies, improving credibility and speed to market for LED manufacturers and lighting companies.

Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), an innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, today announced the launch and immediate availability of its new LED 90mm Low-Beam Headlamp for mass transit vehicles and commercial truck applications. The Dialight Low-Beam meets FMVSS108 and is the only such product on the market designed to meet the stringent SAE J1455 specification for ruggedized applications, making it ideal to withstand the harsh operating conditions for municipal busses and commercial truck fleets.

Recently, Taiwan LED manufacturer Aeon Lighting Technology (ALT) has successfully acquired the LED Streetlight CNS Mark, making it Taiwan’s first LED-streetlight manufacturer to pass inspections of the world’s first industry standard dedicated to LED streetlights. In the meantime, it also released its latest versions of its LED lamps, such as Orion-coded T8 light tubes, chandelier bulbs, SO2-coded streetlights, BR lamps, and GX5.3 MR16 lamps in the fourth quarter 2010.