Winners of the LED Aurora Awards 2013 were announced after a careful review of technology, efficiency, market performance, lighting quality, lighting design, and lighting compatibility was made by a professional committee. Details of a total of 18 awarded companies and products are shown below. Complete list of LED product awards 2013 Best LED Packaging Product C08-DR Series Lite-On Technology Corporation Lite-On Technology Corporation won the 2013 Best LED packaging Product award with their C08DR series. When selecting a winner for t...

According to the news reported by PR Newswire on June 18, SMIC announced that Mr. Sean Maloney has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of SMIC came into effect on June 15, 2013. And Dr. Gao Yonggang has served as SMIC's Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and has been re-designated as an Executive Director came into effect on June 17, 2013. Dr. Gao has served as SMIC's Non-executive Director from 2009. He is also a director of two subsidiaries of SMIC, namely Semiconductor Manufacturing Internationa...

Power Integrations introduced its LYTSwitch-0 ICs on June 18, a new series of devices within the LYTSwitch family. LYTSwitch-0 ICs come with a unique combination of simplicity, reliability and efficiency. These new LED driver ICs would be the optimal choice for cost-sensitive, non-isolated, non-dimmable GU10 bulbs and other space-constrained bulb applications. LYTSwitch-0 devices feature efficiencies of more than 90% and deliver constant current with better than +/-5% regulation in typical applications. Power factor is greater than 0.8 at 115 VAC and 0.5...

On June 20, Vishay announced a new series of QPL MIL-PRF-55342-qualified surface-mount chip resistors that provides established reliability with an "R" level failure rate of 0.01 % per 1000 hours. Built using a moisture-resistant tantalum nitride resistive film technology, the new E/H (Ta2N) resistors offer enhanced specifications for military and aerospace applications, involving tolerances to 0.1 % and TCR of 25 ppm/°C. The Vishay Dale Thin Film QPL resistors released on June 20 are specially designed for the use in control systems for milita...

It is reported that the traditional high-pole lamps at Harbin International Exhibition Center Plaza were replaced by new high-brightness LED high-pole lamps on June 14, the high-brightness LED lamps make the night of whole square to be brighter. Jian Liu, the general manager of HIT Optoelectronics Corp. of HIT Group, introduced that the minimum temperature the traditional LED high-pole lamp can endure is minus 35 ℃. The new high-brightness LED high-pole lamps installed at Harbin International Exhibition Center Plaza are specifically designed for extrem...

An international LED project was begun in a softball field of Langley Township due to the brand new technology and an international partnership between Korea’s Yuyang Dnu Co. Ltd. and the Langley Township. On the evening of June 19, an official lighting ceremony was held by the Township and the Korean partners. “Cooperating with businesses around the world and seeking ways to enhance the Langley Township’s international business opportunities is part of the Township’s economic development vision.” said Mayor Jack Froese. “It is ...

Elec-Tech International Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Elec-Tech) released announcement on June 20 to clarify, it was stated in the announcement that income data reported in media reports only is the judgment of Donglei Wang based on his personal opinion about the development prospects of LED lighting industry, not budget data and earnings forecasts of Elec-Tech and NVC. Recently, it has been reported that Donglei Wang said in an interview that NVC's sales revenue in this year will be more than $ 6 billion Yuan, and the total revenue of NVC and Elec...

Aucksun announced its non-public offering plan that it intends to issue not more than 100 million shares at the price of not less than 5.12 Yuan / share. It can raise funds of 500 Million Yuan net of issuance costs, 400 million Yuan will be invested to develop LED epitaxial wafer and chip projects, and the remaining amount will be considered as supplement of working capital. The better external environment of LED industry promotes the company to accelerate development of the project. Since 2011, Aucksun formed a strategy to develop metal logistics operations and LED epit...

New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (New JRC) recently has released its new product NJL5303R, a reflective optical sensor combining a green LED and photo transistor into a small COB package which is very applicable to pulse detection. Many pulse testing equipments on the now market, utilize near infrared light to do blood flow detection. The NJL5303R adopts green light with 570nm emission wave length well-suitable for pulse detection. The reflection factor of green light provides higher sensitive pulse detection than the detection employing near infrared light. The NJL...

Dymax introduced a new LED light-curing system—the BlueWave LED DX-1000 VisiCure, which produces visible light energy in a relatively narrow wavelength band centered at 405 nm. This system is significantly superior to conventional lamp-curing systems, which embody in these aspects: cooler curing temperatures for thermally sensitive substrates, lower intensity degradation, more consistent cure results, and lower costs. The system, using an environmentally friendly LED light source, can be configured to operate in different mode to adapt to changing business needs. ...

Lite-On Technology held its 2013 annual general meeting on June 19, during which the shareholders approved Lite-On's results in 2012 and distribution of a NT$2.4 dividend per common share. Of that sum, the cash and stock dividend portions will be NT$2.35 and NT$0.05 per share respectively. The payout ratio and cash dividend yield are 72% and 4.8%, in line with the company’s historic high and stable payout ratio. Meanwhile, approval was also granted for the election of Mr. Kuo-Feng Wu, Mr. Harvey Chang and Mr. Edward Yang to serve as independent directors. ...

Xeleum Lighting recently announced its new Athena Series Stairwell LED Light Fixture. It can automatically provide 100% light levels only when the space is occupied, while the space is empty, it will provide 20% light levels at the power saving level of. The combined use of occupancy sensors and LED lighting can obviously reduce energy consumption, with savings of up to 85% comparing to conventional stairwell fixtures. Mehrdad Ghalebi, President of Xeleum said that “One of the unique features of this product is the emergency battery back-up system inside the fixt...

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) Expo held in Chicago this year draws over 58,000 industry professionals from all 50 states and over 100 countries to seek or share the latest innovations and information about trends and issues. At this NRA Expo, Vantage LED cooperated with Burton Signworks Inc. (BSI) to show the performance of Vantage LED’s display and software technology combined with BSI’s supreme service. “Vantage LED has been a great partner for BSI. Their industry leading warranty is a sure sign and shows our clients t...

It is reported that Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed silicon substrate green and yellow nitride semiconductor LEDs. Details of the development were published in the May 29th issue of IEEE Electronic Device Letters. The researchers claim their 565nm yellow LEDs are the first multi-quantum well (MQW) devices produced on silicon. The researchers used metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) to grow the initial template, grown on 2-inch silicon. The template consisted of aluminium nitride (AlN) nucleation, 8 pai...

After the world's first 55-inch OLED produced by LG Electronics accepted pre-orders in January, Samsung 55-inch OLED TV will be put on sale for more than 10 million won in South Korea next week, and it is similar to LG's products. News also indicated that Samsung plans to launch OLED TV with a curved screen in South Korea next week. The pre-order for the world's first 55-inch OLED HDTV "55EA9800" from LG Electronics was available in the April 29, and it began being shipped in South Korea in June, it is priced at 15 mill...

FOREPI displayed three newly released products at Taipei International Optoelectronics Week, and FOREPI said that two of the three models adopt Package Free Chip technology the company exclusively developed, namely 3.5 watts / 350 lumens candle light and up to 10-watts / 2000 lumens bulb, and the third product is new chip used in headlights, the current products used in headlights were shipped in small amount in June, and it will begin to be shipped in large volume in July. FOREPI said that the company publicly released in last September that it has developed a...

Recently, Bath & North East Somerset Council is celebrating that being the first local authority in the United Kingdom to replace all main road lights with LED street lights. After this conversion, the energy consumption is expected to be decreased by over 1.5 Kilowatt Hours (Kwh) and the council is likely to save about £200,000 per year in electricity bills. For the environment, carbon emissions are expected to be reduced by more than 780 tones. There were some intelligent lighting lanterns installed, which will reduce energy usage by adjusting their output ...

Lite-On Technology announced on June 19 that the Board has approved to appoint Mr. Danny Liao, the CEO of Lite-On IT, to serve as CEO of New Business Development of Lite-On Group, mainly responsible for the Group's long-term growth strategy and new Non-PC business development, with the focus on LED lighting, Automotive Electronics and Biotech and Medical industries. In order to accelerate the integration of the group resources and transition, the new businesses will play a vital role in driving the company's further secular growth and profit, looki...

Taiwan AcBel signed an investment collaboration agreement with Henan Shengmao Photoelectric through its subsidiary in Dongguan, they will set up a new joint-venture company attacking Chinese mainland LED lights and outdoor lighting markets, preliminary estimates suggest that the investment will reach billions of dollars, the output and market outlook will be a hundred times beyond the current situation. Shengmao Photoelectric is the leading enterprise of signal lights and LED lights in Henan Province, its market share is in the first place, and its products have been ava...

Philips recently announced that it will build 19 "Community Light Centers" throughout Kenya by 2015. These Community Light Centers are areas of about 1000 square meters as large as a small football pitch, being lit up by using solar powered LED lighting. Philips East Africa Director Roeloi Assies, who made the announcement, said that the activity of building Community Light Centers aims at creating areas of bright light for people who live in rural communities without electricity, thus they can do social, sports and economic activities in the evening. He al...

Everlight announced on June 18 that its LED Lamp Beads receive certifications of four major international lighting brands, and it will enter the OEM system, it is expected that Everlight LED lighting will be doubled this year, the sales in June will continue to be higher. Everlight not only builds channels in Asia with its own brand, also it plays a important role in the LED lighting components OEM in Europe and America markets, Everlight has obtained certifications of international lighting manufacturers successively, it will supply the LED light source to E...

Falmouth selectmen voted on June 17 on whether to participate in the Cape Light Compact’s LED Street Light Conversion Project, converting existing 2,900 street lights in Falmouth into LED street lights.   Before the vote, CLC Program Manager Kevin Galligan said that Falmouth has more street lights than any other community in the Cape and Islands. In February, there were eight LED street lights installed in some place of Falmouth as a demonstration project, which were well received. If LED street lights are successfully installed throughout th...

Recently, Elmos announced a non-contact photoelectric sensor chip E527.16 able to recognize simple gestures such as approaching or swiping movements at a distance of up to approx. 25 cm. The chip is based on the HALIOS working principle. HALIOS systems are unaffected by extreme effects of light, variable light conditions, or temperature fluctuations. No mechanical components are required. It is s a full-featured gesture recognition solution, and can be used for all types of lighting applications. The corresponding E527.16 reference design illustrates the opportuni...

It is reported that an Australian venture company called LIFX plans to launch a LED bulb connected by Wi-Fi in this year. This LED bulb connected by Wi-Fi can be controlled via smart phone applications; each bulb is a computer running open source Contiki operating system. A set of bulbs forms a wireless mesh network (wireless mesh network: the core guiding principle of Mesh is to allow all nodes in the network to send and receive signals), and connects with the Wi-Fi signal from outside world. The creative inspiration of "smart" bulb comes from a conv...

The demand for LED lighting in India market would increase by about 40% annually at least for the next five years, global chief executive officer of NTL Lemnis Arun Gupta said yesterday. The size of the current lighting market in India is around 96 billion rupees (Rs.) and the LED lighting industry's share is around Rs.10 billion. According to the Association of Electrical Lighting Manufacturers in India (ELCOMA), the lighting industry in the country has increased by nearly 17% to 18% per annum over the past three years. Although the growth rate of overa...

The winners of LEDinside Aurora Award 2013 is officially released, after the strict assessment on technical prospective, efficiency, marketability, lighting quality, light design and compatibility conducted by professional jury and industry survey. LEDinside has prepared 26 LED awards, covering upstream to downstream LED fields. The specific Awards and winners will be listed as following: Jury's Special Awards Annual LED Product Awards Annual LED Equipment Awards LEDinside Aurora Award 2013 honors and recognizes outstanding aspect...

At the morning news conference yesterday, City Councilman Larry Reid said that the installation of energy-efficient LED street lights in the whole Oakland will save money in the long run and help reduce crimes. Oakland has already begun replacing 30,000 installed high-pressure sodium street lights with LED street lights, following up a successful pilot program that in last fall the new LED street lights were installed in some place of the city. City officials said that installing LED street lights will not only provide brighter and better lighting with less glare an...

Grote now introduces two LED signal lamps specially designed for installing on agricultural, construction, and other off-highway equipment. The new LED signal lamps adopt advanced lens optics to increase installation flexibility, meanwhile with no need for additional circuit boards and LEDs specifically designed for side illumination. The LED fixture includes a double-side amber warning lamp, a single-side red stop/tail/turn lamp, and a control module that connects powered vehicles to towed equipment and application-specific harnesses. The lamps can be installed by bot...

Perry Oosting, COO of Vertu (British luxury mobile phone manufacturer), expressed in the interview with Tages Anzeiger when the previous partnership between Vertu and Apple was mentioned that although Apple has hoped to use sapphire glass screen on the iPhone, the plan ultimately failed due to the limitations of mass production. Oosting believes that the 3rd generation of Gorilla scratch-resistant glass produced by Corning is more suitable for iPhone. As a relatively expensive material, Vertu previously used sapphire glass screen in its phones. Oosting also commented o...

The board of directors of San'an Optoelectronics announced on the evening of June 18 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Xiamen San'an Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd, intends to spend 280 million Yuan at most to purchase 20 units of international advanced single chamber machines or five units of four-chambers GaN MOCVD equipment and expand part of the LED chip production lines. In addition, the Xiamen municipal government and Xiamen Siming District government will offer subsidy to Xiamen San'an Optoelectronics for the purchase of 20 sets of MO...