Seoul Semiconductor, a global LED manufacturer, has announced Acrich LEDs are powering streetlights installed successfully on Weiyang road in China. This is the second installation of Acrich AC LED module streetlights the first of which were installed in Yangzhou city in April 2013.   This new streetlight can adjust its brightness according to the brightness of the surrounding environment using built-in dimming controls. The Acrich2 AC LED modules have a dimming interface on the AC power integrated circuit which the streetlight takes advantage of. The mo...

According to reports, Horikawa, the birthplace of Kyoto Yuzen silk dyeing, presents "Kyo no Tanabata" with bamboo and LED lights to celebrate Tanabata. People will see a representation of the Milky Way, a night sky full of stars. A touch of Kyoto is added with an illuminated bamboo arch under a thin veil of darkness. The bamboo used in the arch was cut down from abandoned bamboo forests.   The Japanese “Tanabata” came from Chinese legend since long ago has it that Hikoboshi (Altair star) and Orihime (Vega star) separated by the vast Mi...

Recently, the first flexible AMOLED display in mainland China came out, it is a 3.5-inch monochrome display developed by Visionox, this display comes with thin film encapsulation technology and bendable by the maximum radius of 10 mm. According to reports, many international enterprises are developing OLED flexible display technology, including Samsung, LG and SONY, but have yet not achieved industrialization. The release of this flexible AMOLED display marks that Visionox has broken through many technical difficulties such as bonding and stripping of flexible...

<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 0 2 false false false EN-US ZH-TW X-NONE <![endif]--> Chimei Optoelectronics has gone out of business leaving behind 5.6 billion yuan in debt. The company’s creditor bank has been pursuing the company to obtain their financial claim but has yet to hear anything from the company.

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today two new high-performance LED outdoor lighting solutions—Hubbell Outdoor Lighting’s LED Miniliter® MHS LED Floodlight and LED Geometric Wall Sconce family. Making a good thing even better, the company has taken two of its popular selling products and dramatically increased the efficiency and performance of them by upgrading the light sources to LED. Hubbell Miniliter MHS LED Floodlight Based on the proven design of its popular HID floodlight, Hubbell Outd...

Cree announced an industry-changing technology breakthrough for the LED street lighting market. The XSPR LED Residential Street Light delivers better lighting while consuming over 65 percent less energy at an initial cost as low as $99 for common applications. The new Cree XSPR street light is the ideal replacement for municipalities and cities using outdated high-pressure sodium fixtures up to 100 watts and can deliver payback in less than one year. “With the low initial price of the XSPR street light and the dramatic energy savings, wholesale replacement ...

Offering modern style in area and street lighting, GE’s new Evolve™ LED Decasphere area light provides an energy-efficient and high quality means for optimizing the illumination of roadways and walkways. Its advanced LED lighting technology delivers excellent horizontal and vertical uniformity, reduced glare and enhanced lighting control. The GE Evolve LED Decasphere area light’s unique reflective optic design effectively aims the light where you need it.   GE Evolve™ LED Decasphere area light “The new Decasphere a...

On Aug. 2, the Rapid Alert System for Non-food Consumer Products issued a warning on LED lighting chain once again. It is understood that this warned product is LED lighting chain from China-based "B10Cod'Events", the notifying country of this case is France. This LED lighting chain is for interior use, and its type/number of model is LED 5EIN193, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Portal Category is 78000000 - Electrical Supplies. The product poses a risk of electric shock because the insulation between...

It is reported that Nevada Power of Reno and Las Vegas is offering substantial rebates ($12 per lamp, based on 0.30/Watt) on Soraa's gallium-nitride on gallium-nitride (GaN on GaN), full visible spectrum LED MR16 lamps, in order to speed up the adoption of energy efficient LED lighting. According to a release, with the rebates, Reno and Las Vegas businesses now have another incentive to install Soraa's MR16 LED lamps, well known as the best LED MR16 retrofit lamp available, delivering the highest light output, color rendering, whiteness, and beam...

FoxFury Lighting Solutions is pleased to announce that its SideSlide Series (powerful CREE LED flashlights featuring an innovative helmet adaptor) has been upgraded to 200 lumens. These handheld lights can be mounted on the side of firefighter helmets, wide brim hard hats and select rescue helmets. The SideSlide is a side mounted helmet light designed specifically for use by firefighters, rescue personnel and industrial safety professionals. It can also function as a handheld flashlight as well. The SideSlide is truly unique in that it can convert from a flashligh...

Access Fixtures, an online retailer of commercial and sports specialty lighting products, introduces new LED wall packs that achieve the same light output as 150–250 W metal halide wall packs. The new LED wall packs are available in both modern and classic designs and consume about 75% less energy to deliver the same amount of light as metal halide versions. What's more, these new LED Wall Packs are suited for safely and efficiently lighting outdoor commercial or industrial areas. Steven Rothschild, CEO of Access Fixtures, said that customers are used to p...

On Aug. 5, 2013, CM Global, a leader in innovative product design since 2001, announced the issuance of two patents authorized by the US Patent Office that include the construction of energy efficient LED signage that is replacing neon in the sign industry. The utility patent for invention number 8449140 is for Lighting Arrangement Using LEDs, and the other one in the patent number of 8449142 is for Reinforced Housing Structure for a Lighted Sign or Lighting Fixture. "The latest patents allow CM Global to produce signs that rival or exceed neon in bright...

To accelerate the adoption of high quality, energy efficient LED lighting Con Edison of New York is offering substantial rebates (approximately $22, based on 13.2¢/kWh) on Soraa’s GaN on GaN™, full visible spectrum LED MR16 lamps. With the rebates, New York City businesses now have another incentive to install Soraa’s MR16 LED lamps, well known as the best LED MR16 retrofit lamp available, delivering the highest light output, color rendering, whiteness, and beam of any comparable product. Soraa will help you transform your ordinary li...

LEDs are small “point” light sources that send light in a straight direction. With its rows of 0.33W LEDs that form a pleasing decorative pattern, the super thin GRID SERIES™ by BlackJack Lighting capitalizes on that technology. Available as a flush mount, a sconce and a 2 or 3-panel bath vanity, the GRID SERIES™ is offered in a choice of cool or warm light temperatures and features a specialty designed acrylic diffuser that prevents glare. The GRID SERIES™ Flush Mount delivers 47 watts and measures 16”W x16...

Cree, Inc., yesterday announced that it signed a non-exclusive worldwide patent license agreement with Transphorm, Inc. that provides access to Cree’s extensive family of patents related to GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) and GaN Schottky diode devices for use in the field of power conversion devices. The licensed family of patents addresses various aspects of making GaN power devices, including nitride materials, HEMT and Schottky diode designs and processing technology. While GaN HEMTs are already used extensively in RF markets by Cree and...

According to relevant reports, the US PTO recently published a new patent from Apple (filed in 2012) that describes how to use sensors to compensate for ambient lighting and lifetime brightness degradation in OLED displays. The patent describes that photo-diodes can be placed inside the OLED array or above and below it. Apple didn't use an OLED display in any of their products yet, but the company has been trying to improve the OLED technology, for example, the OLED color changes due to the long service time. This new patent includes many advanced technol...

Introducing the new RACD07, RECOM Lighting adds a new low-cost, constant-current LED driver to their portfolio. Thanks to its universal input range of 90-295VAC, the RACD07 is ideally suitable for applications worldwide. The modules supply a power of 7 watts and are available with constant-current options of 250mA, 350mA, 500mA or 700mA. To facilitate the installation for applications with limited space, the connections are located on one side of this compact device, which also includes a grounding clip for screw mounting. The RACD07 is compliant with I...

SEI Industries Ltd. and its sister company, Land-Sea Power Ltd., are delighted to announce a new partnership with Carmanah Technologies Corporation—maker of an advanced product line of airfield lighting.   Effective immediately, SEI and Land-Sea Power Ltd. will represent Carmanah solar aviation and obstruction lighting solutions throughout western Canada including BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. This new partnership will provide cost-efficient, durable airfield lighting that can be easily installed in a...

In accordance with relevant reports, Ratepayers are finally set to get some relief from soaring power bills with the rollout of LED street lighting. Ausgrid, the state-owned electricity distributor, owns and maintains 250,000 streetlights on behalf of 41 councils - has been trialing power-saving LED technology in Australian conditions over the past 18 months. Now councils across Sydney, the Central Coast and Hunter will become the first in Australia to be part of a grid-wide rollout of the energy-saving technology. Analysis shows Sydney councils have been paying up to...

Rigid Industries, the leader in vehicular mounted LED Lighting Industry, introduces the new Wake Flame SL to the marine grade line of lights. More importantly, this new marine LED light has given birth to the Rigid Industries Wake Flame series of underwater lights. The original M-Series Underwater Light released in March of 2013 is now the Wake Flame SXL and has all the same features. The Wake Flame SXL and Wake Flame SL underwater lights the marine series of lights from Rigid make a big statement out on the water by illuminating vivid colors in th...

To commemorate the completion of the new OLED production line, LG held a ceremony to celebrate the upcoming mass production of its 50-inch or larger OLED panel. For LG, the installation of production equipments for OLED screen indicates that it is closer to the mass production of OLED screen. On the equipment installation celebration held in Korea factory, LG said that it expected to put 50-inch or larger HDTV products into mass production from the second half of 2014. It is a bit later than the originally planned the first half of 2014. It is expected to n...

"MaxLite's products have proven themselves to me time and time again. This installation was after another fire station project I worked on, so I recommended MaxLite's products because of how well they turned out. Fallston's board of directors was extremely pleased with the results. They didn't expect there to be a significant change, but the trial and installation produced even better lighting than before in the parking lot. The new lights saved a lot of money for the company," said Shane Hresko, CEO of Bmore Green. The Fallston Volunteer Fir...

FoxFury Lighting Solutions is proud to sponsor the University of Michigan Solar Car Team (UMsolar) in their effort to win the 2013 World Solar Challenge. FoxFury has provided UMsolar with portable LED area lighting for night use during the 1,800 mile (3000 km) road race across the Australian Outback. “We are excited to have FoxFury on board as our exclusive lighting partner again this year! We have been using FoxFury lights for several races now and they have been extremely valuable—providing plenty of light to ensure that we complete all of our op...

It is reported that RVLT, the best stock in the U.S. market increased 515 percent this year. The company has specialized in the sales of LED light, LED light board and LED strip light. Although, the company's revenue reached $6.31 million in 1Q, it still incurred a loss of $5.32 million. U.S. investors remain positive about RVLT indicating the U.S. market's optimistic reaction towards the LED lighting industry.

According to relevant reports, Audi presents new 181HP 2.0L diesel and LED headlamps for A3 Range in the UK. A much peppier diesel-fuel engine has been added to the Audi A3 lineup in the UK. The new 2.0-liter TDI delivers 181hp (184PS) and peak torque of 380Nm (280 lb-ft) between 1,750 and 3,250rpm, and supplements the 148hp (150PS) version which has been available since launch. Compliant with 2014 EU6 emissions standards, the new diesel unit will initially be offered in the A3 three-door and five-door Sportback models beginning in September, with on-the-ro...

Osram achieved a good performance in a challenging macroeconomic environment in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Revenue rose 2% year over year on a comparable basis – excluding portfolio and currency effects – to almost €1.3 billion. Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (EBITA) amounted to €22 million. The figure includes expenses from special items of €72 million, particularly transformation costs. The adjusted EBITA margin was 7.4% versus 5.8% in the prior-year period, reflecting positive effects of the company reorganization that has...

Lextar Electronics Corp. (“Lextar” or the “Company) (TAIEX: 3698) today reported its financial performance for the second quarter of 2013. Lextar recorded consolidated revenue of NT$3.85 billion, up 33.1% over the previous quarter and a great YoY increase of 47.3%.  Lextar’s gross margin for Q2 was 17.4 %, a QoQ increase of 10.6 percentage points. Consolidated net profit was NT$ 301 million, EPS was NT$ 0.59. The Company also announced its results for the first half of 2013: sales NT$ 6.73 billion, gross margin 12.9%, net profit NT...

According to persons familiar with the matter, Sharp Corp. Plans to raise capital of about 100 billion yen ($ 1 billion) through issuing shares in public and private ways in September. These insiders said that Sharp Corp., the largest liquid crystal display (LED) manufacturer in Japan, aims to raise more capital through public offering. These insiders asked not to be named, because the news has not been made public. One of the insiders said that Makita Corp. and Lixil Group Corp. are likely to buy shares at the value of 10 billion yen respectively. Sharp expressed i...

Acuity Brands, Inc. introduces LED Gimbal adjustable down lighting modules from Lithonia Lighting®. The easy-to-install LED down lighting modules are 80% more efficient than comparable 50-watt and 65-watt incandescent luminaires. LED Gimbal down lighting modules provide directional lighting for accent and sloped ceiling applications in residential and commercial buildings. “LED Gimbal down lighting modules are the only LED down lighting modules currently on the market that are available in three different sizes, including 4-inch, 5-inch and 6-inch,&rdqu...

Philips Lighting, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and OSRAM Sylvania are just a few of the key industry players who will look forward to the future of LED lighting at Smithers Apex’s LEDs & the SSL Ecosystem 2013: Phase II the Path to Profit. The 14th annual conference and exhibition will take place from October 28 to 29 at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston, MA, and will cover future applications, sensing and automation, emerging technologies, the future of design, metrics and others. “Through more than 30 presentations from light...