On July 1, Royal Philips and Dutch trade unions announced the outcomes of their negotiations for the collective labor agreement for Philips' workforce in the Netherlands. The negotiation results, which are subject to approvals, cover changes in the company's Dutch pension plan and associated one-off EUR 600 million contributions in 2014.   "We are making all efforts to create a sustainable pension framework for Philips' employees and for our company; following the curtailment of open ended obligations in the US pension fund earlier this quarter, we are...

Plessey Semiconductors Ltd says that samples of 350mW GaN-on-Si LEDs are now available. The entry-level lighting products are manufactured on Plessey’s 6-inch MAGIC (Manufactured on GaN I/C) line at its Plymouth, England facility. The new LEDs are targeted at a variety of solid-state lighting and entertainment-type lighting products including accent lighting, wall washing, wall grazing, strip-lighting and pulse lighting applications. “The MAGIC LED product range is expanding in both light output and efficacy. The PLB010350 is our fi...

Not long ago, Tridonic announced that it is preparing to introduce a new line of LED drivers, and it will end the magnetics business supporting legacy light sources at the end of 2013. As the pace of the transition to LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) is hastening, many companies with a long lighting history are affected, Tridonic is no exception. To some extent, the decision that Tridonic refocuses on LED and intends to end its legacy business is in preparation of changes caused by the legislation to regulate low-efficiency magnetic products beginning in 2017 formula...

TurboDisc MaxBright® MHP™ GaN MOCVD Multi-Reactor System Veeco  MOCVDs are crucial to LED chip production. The quality, efficiency, and yield of epitaxial wafers may affect the cost and output of the LED epitaxial wafer plant. Veeco’s MaxBright MHP, the new GaN MOCVD Multi-Reactor System, is considered a highly efficient device.  Compared with the original MaxBright, the MaxBright MHP showed a 20% improvement of the LED chip wavelength uniformity. Thermal management and process compatibility are also improved so that each reaction process will improve the uniformity. The company has greatly enhanced the yield of 2-inch and 4-inch wafers by using the FlowFlange technology, thus they received the MOCVD with the Best Yield award.

Rates of suicide in the Asian country have doubled over the past decade, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Analysts believe that crumbling traditional values, living in a hyper-competitive market and future uncertainty have all contributed. The Mapo Bridge in Seoul is where dozens of South Koreans jump to their death every year. To tackle the issue, Cheil Worldwide has created the “Bridge of Life”: a sensor and LED-based system which sends out messages of hope. Over the course of one year and six months, 2,200 sensors and LEDs ...

Recently, Audi has released details about its new Matrix LED headlamps, and announced that its next A8 will be put on sale at the end of 2013, what's more attractive, LED Matrix headlamps will be applied in Audi A8. Audi stated that its new A8 Matrix lights consist of 25 high-beam LEDs, clustered in groups of five paired with reflectors. Unlike traditional automatic high-beam setups, the Matrix array is so precise that it "blanks out light that would shine directly onto oncoming and preceding vehicles" while continuing to use full high-beam power on othe...

Everlight with advanced LED lighting components technology, as well as the advantages of mass production, it has achieved great success in its own brand and the OEM business, it has developed Chinese mainland market with its own brand, but it still is OEM of the large lighting manufacturers around the world, and the revenue of Everlight's LED lighting is expected to be doubled in this year. The old stereotyped image that the orders of its own brand will exceed OEM orders, but the confusion Everlight facing in practice is not as serious as imaged, because Everlight...

USHIO America’s Solid State Lighting Group, a leader in the specialty and general lighting marketplaces, a few days ago launched its Uphoria™ LED Reflector Lamp series. This series includes 8W R20 lamps, 11W R30 lamps and R40 lamps available in 13 and 18 watts.   Uphoria LED reflector lamps are dimmable, UL Listed, ENERGY STAR approved and offer dramatic energy savings compared to incandescent R and BR lamps. These lamps incorporate high quality LEDs into a sleek, lightweight white reflector that provides energy efficiency...

Recently, Sanan optoelectronics announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Suncore core Photovoltaic Technology Co., intends to invest own funds of 200 million Yuan to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in the name of "Qinghai Suncore Energy Limited Company." It is announced that its Board of Directors decided that Suncore Photovoltaic will spend its own monetary fund of 200 million Yuan to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Qinghai, China, and tentatively named "Qinghai Suncore Energy Co., Ltd." (the final name subject to the approval of au...

Recently, the Shinsegae China and Philips jointly organized the "Briefing of Shinsegae LED Lighting Upgrade Project" and announced that the LED Lighting Upgrade in 15 stores of Shinsegae undertaken by Philips in 2012 passed the acceptance, fully meeting the expected results, and introducing the whole implementation process and harvest of this project to the industry. The full adoption of LED lighting to replace traditional lighting jointly conducted by Shinsegae and Philips has provided valuable success experience for the sustainable development of the d...

Beginning with its first store in 1936, Stater Bros. has a very long history. To deepen its commitment to reducing energy usage, Stater Bros. retrofit the frozen-food cases in nearly all of its 166 stores with GE’s LED refrigerated display lighting. The switch from fluorescent lights to GE’s Immersion™ RV40 LED system translates to total annual energy and maintenance savings of approximately $570,000. Stater Bros. first met with strategic sourcing partner TopSource, LLC to pursue energy-efficient opportunities in its lighting portfolio. After ...

FoxFury Lighting Solutions has exhibited its quick deployment LED scene lights at the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) Annual Conference for the first time, on June 28th to 29th in Louisville, Kentucky. Campus public safety includes campus law enforcement staff, criminal justice faculty members, and municipal chiefs of police. They are responsible for maintaining the campus security and dealing with some issues like campus preparedness, campus crime prevention and incident response. Unfortunately, in recent years, some ...

Vishay extended its VJ X8R series of surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) for high-temperature applications on June 27. To save board space, the devices are now offered in the 0402 case size. In addition, the 0603 and 0805 case sizes have been enhanced with higher voltages of 100 V. The Vishay Vitramon capacitors released today are manufactured in Noble Metal Electrode Technology (NME) with a wet build process. With their X8R dielectric and high operating temperature to +150 °C, typical applications for the devices will include sensors, p...

Luminus Devices signed a merger agreement with LED components maker Lightera Corporation, a wholly owned U.S. affiliate of Sanan Optoelectronics, having broad experience in LED epitaxial materials, chip/package design, and lighting systems. Luminus will operate as an independent business unit and subsidiary of Lightera. The business will operate with expanded capability, financial support, a global research and development (R&D) team. Luminus will continue to focus on specialty markets and applications for its current and expanding product as well as customer portf...

Walgreens used LED lighting from Acuity Brands to enhance customer experiences and reduce energy consumption in its 15,900 square foot Buffalo Grove, Illinois store. The Buffalo Grove location was previously equipped with traditional fluorescent lamps on the sales floor and metal halide lamps in exterior soffits. On the interior, Walgreens installed RT Series LED luminaires from Lithonia Lighting® throughout the sales floor. Additionally, Z Series LED Strip lights were installed in the vestibule, and for architectural down lighting, Ecos™ Square ...

Cree launched a new cost-effective LED, namely XLampXP-E2 color LED. Compared with other high-power color LEDs, this new product can improve the maximum light output up to 88% to help lighting manufacturers to achieve more cost-effective solutions in architectural lighting, automotive lighting, display lighting and other applications. Cree XLampXP-E2-color LED is developed on the basis of the new-generation LED platform with Cree innovative SC technology, compared with the previous generation of XP-E color LED, it can achieve higher Value of lm / W a...

Recent advances in microelectronics technology and production processes have led to the rapid acceleration in LED manufacturing. The latest manufacturing, materials and production developments will be showcased at SEMICON West 2013, which is going to be held on July 9th to 11th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Generally over 620 companies will exhibit the latest innovations and solutions for advanced manufacturing. On this annual tradeshow, more than 200 exhibitors and nearly 20 hours of technical presentations will be focused on LED lighting mar...

Osram Opto Semiconductors won the title of Green Supplier of the Year at Yazaki's annual awards ceremony, held on June 5, 2013, to honor World Environment Day, the Yazaki Green Supplier of the Year program was established in 2007 as the benchmark for all Yazaki companies and affiliates throughout North and Central America. Yazaki North America, a top automotive supplier, also considered Osram Opto Semiconductors as the Best in Class Green supplier for 2012-2013 honoring them with both awards of excellence. Osram was chosen from Yazaki's top 103 suppliers...

Veeco is going to host an "Innovative Manufacturing Solutions for MEMS and Magnetic Sensors" Technical Seminar on July 4, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.    The seminar, focused on ion beam etching and physical vapor deposition of complex materials that enable smaller form factor and more reliable MEMS devices, will feature industry experts from Veeco, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Yole Développement. Topics will focus on manufacturing innovations required for unique materials, such as patterning of advanced piezoelectric devices and ...

Diodes Incorporated is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets. Yesterday, it announced a miniature DC/DC converter AL8811 supporting boost, buck and voltage-inverting circuit topologies for LED lighting and universal energy management applications. The AL8811 is available in the MSOP-8L package of 3.0mm x 4.9mm x 1.1mm, needing only smallest external components and significantly reducing circuit footprint and BOM cost. The AL8811 is adva...

Cree expanded its industry-leading CXA family with new 95-CRI options and two new LEDs, offering lighting manufacturers high-performance, design versatility and low cost in one robust platform. Delivering up to twice the efficacy of equivalent-CRI LED light sources, the new CXA CRI options deliver halogen-like color and push the boundaries of lighting-class performance by combining high-quality light with unmatched light output and efficacy. Cree's extended family of CXA LED Arrays include the XLamp CXA1304 and CXA1816, providing manufacturers the b...

Cree, Inc. announces commercial availability of the 750-lumen LMR2 LED Module—delivering lighting manufacturers an integrated platform to help speed time to market and lower initial cost for LED lighting in residential markets. The breakthrough LMR2 LED module combines light source, driver, optics and primary thermal management in a single, compact system, simplifying retrofit and new installation. The new LMR2 LED module shares the same form factor of the commercial LMR2 yet is optimized for the performance, dimming and cost requirements of the resident...

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Brightgreen announces its new and improved DR700 v2 MR16 LED bulbs replacing halogen bulbs, to expand its retrofit range. With dramatically enhanced optics, a stylish sleek front and an exceptional dimming range, the new DR700 v2 MR16 LED bulb features a more compact body to fit into smaller spaces, allowing easy retrofits. The 10.5-watt DR700 v2 MR16 LED bulb provides the same brightness as a 50-watt halogen bulb while using only 20% of the energy. The payback can be received in just 14 months with 10 hours of use a day, which can be even faster for NSW and...

LED lighting market is booming but price competition has been causing profits reduce. According to this situation, Taiwan-based LED firms propose to improve technology and enter the automotive lighting market. Lite-On Automotive Corporation, the subsidiary of the Lite-On Group, has been focused on the automotive lighting market. The Lite-On Group got revenues from automotive applications in 2012 were about NT$8-9 billion (US$265-298 million) and it expects to reach NT$10 billion in 2013. Lite-On pointed that the automotive lighting market is a niche market wi...

Revolution Lighting was founded in 1991, mainly producing lighting equipments, listed on Nasdaq in 1994, it began to shift the focus of product development to emerging LED lighting system technology in 2000. At present, it has become one of the leading enterprises offering high-performance LED lighting solutions worldwide. This year, Revolution Lighting's share price has totally increased by 466 percent, it becomes the best performing stocks among the Nasdaq Index constituent stock, and the market value of Revolution Lighting is US $ 270 million. The significant...

Google glasses have caused a series of disputes concerning personal privacy since they came out. The reason is the Google glasses equipped with cameras enable users easily record what they saw, while without neither video warning lights nor shutter sound. Many people worry that they will be getting photographed. In order to meet the new requirements of protecting personal privacy, Japanese Institute of Informatics developed a new technology. As long as you wear the glasses releasing a special light, you can prevent your face from being recognized by the camera. After the relea...

The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST), a program of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, was established by LRC in 2002. As the collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and government organizations, ASSIST’s mission is to conduct collaborative research to enable the broad adoption of LEDs. ASSIST is sponsored by many LED manufacturers including Acuity Brands Lighting; Amerlux; Cooper Industries; Cree; Dow Corning; GE Lighting Solutions etc. ASS...

Cree expands its industry-leading CXA family with new 95 CRI (Color Rendering Index) options and two new LEDs, to provide LED lighting manufacturers with high performance, design versatility and low cost in one robust platform. The new CXA CRI options deliver halogen-like color and improve the light performance by combining high quality light with high light output and efficacy. The two new LEDs in Cree’s CXA family respectively are the XLamp CXA1304 and CXA1816, which offer manufacturers the broadest opportunity to expand their LED lighting...

On June 25, Intel demonstrated a research project in San Francisco, which can help reducing traffic accidents. Intel and Taiwan University are jointly developing this project to provide better communication between the vehicles, such as using LED stoplight. The researchers use a laptop to adjust the tail lights, so it can receive and display vehicle status data. Intel demonstrates it with two motorcycles, which is everywhere on the streets of Taiwan. Whenever the motorcycle in the front is decelerating, accelerating, cornering or parking, etc., the rear LED lights on ...