2010-03-26

Longer Life and Higher Light Intensity of PLCC 4 Package – Dominant Power DomiLED

DOMINANT introduces new high intensity InGan devices, DWx-LJG of its Power DomiLED series, alternative to the existing DWx-YJG device and completing their product portfolio of medium power LEDs. With an operating current of only 30mA, this LED features a luminous intensity of 1800mcd (typical) for true green and 560mcd (typical) for blue.
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2010-03-26

Luminus‘PhlatLight LEDs Light New Martin Entertainment Fixture

Luminus Devices, developer and manufacturer of big-chip PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced that it provides the light source inside Martin Professional’s new MAC 350 Entour™, the world’s first high output LED-based, mercury-free, profile light. The MAC 350 Entour comes equipped with seven CBT-90 white PhlatLight LEDs and has a total light output of 6,500 lumens, light levels previously achieved only with high energy discharge lamps. The MAC 350 Entour has a lifespan of more than 25,000 hours. 
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2010-03-26

DELO introduces new LED area curing lamp

DELO has recently developed the DELOLUX 20 area lamp which irradiates adhesive layers evenly, for smooth curing of laminar bonding areas in just seconds. This newly developed LED area lamp perfectly complements DELO’s lamp family, which was introduced in 2009. LEDs have major advantages over classic discharge lamps, including long lifetime and stable light intensity.
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2010-03-26

Shuji Nakamura, Prominent LED Lighting Scholar and Inventor, Joins Seoul Semiconductor as Consultant

Shuji Nakamura, widely known as the “Thomas Edison of the LED industry” has been named a scientific adviser to the leading global LED manufacturer Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Nakamura is a professor at the Materials Department of the College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
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2010-03-26

MEGAMAN® “Life in Light” experience, Showcases Cutting Edge Energy Saving Lighting Solutions at Light + Building 2010

Renowned Lighting Designer, Tino Kwan, brings the revolutionary MEGAMAN® LED MR 16 into practice at the Out-of-the Box Green Booth designed by top interior designer, Kinney Chan
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2010-03-26

euroLED Leading the Light

An insight into developments at Europe’s leading event in Solid State Lighting! euroLED --- 9th – 10th June 2010 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK
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2010-03-25

Kreios G by OSRAM: the first highly-efficient LED luminaire for gobo projectors

Kreios G, the new LED luminaire by OSRAM, offers spectacular effects and texts of light. It is the first LED module suitable for use in gobo projectors. Kreios G replaces the traditionally used 50W halogen luminaires and impresses with its high light output, long durability and small dimensions. Kreios G, the new LED luminaire by OSRAM, offers spectacular effects and texts of lights.
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2010-03-25

Gigahertz-Optik unveils BTS256 LED spectrolightmeter

LEDs measured on the test bench can produce different photometric and color results in actual operation mounted on the PC board. Also measuring slight color and flux differences between discrete LEDs mounted in a module is not possible with typical LED measurement set-ups.
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2010-03-25

Boutique DUE replaces 50 watt Halogen with CRS LED MR16

Boutique Due in Aalst (Belgium) is happy with the replacement of +50 heat generating Halogen bulbs. Company PAS-NGL replaced all Halogen 50 watt bulbs with PAS-NGL-CRS MR16. Customers and visitors didn't notice the change. Owner Kristine is very happy with the 88% reduction in energy cost. The boutique uses 4 aircos to dissipate all heat, which costed a lot of extra money. In a second phase 27 (300 watt)halogen floods will be replaced with 70 watt PAS-NGL-FL70A WW Compact floodlights.
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2010-03-25

Randstad leads the way with 100% Philips LED solution for its new offices in Cramlington, Northumberland

Royal Philips Electronics, working with contractors Castle Building Services, has installed a 100% LED office lighting solution at Randstad’s new offices in Cramlington, Northumberland.
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2010-03-25

Lumex: QuasarBrite High Temp 7-Segment LED Displays Provide Market-Leading Temperature Ranges up to 105˚C

Lumex announces the global launch of its QuasarBrite High-Temperature Seven-Segment numeric LED Display technology capable of providing bright, crisp display performance in market-leading temperature ranges up to 105°C. The new high-temp seven-segment ¼ watt LED displays are available in sizes from 0.28 inch to 4 inch character height and come with complementary integration support from Lumex´s team of Technical Design Specialists.
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2010-03-25

Concord's Stadium LED spotlight scoops red dot design & Lighting Design Awards

Concord, part of Havells Sylvania, has impressed the juries of two of the most prestigious international design awards in the space of a week. For its outstanding and innovative design, Concord’s Stadium LED spotlight picked up the 2010 Lighting Design Awards for best Interior Luminaires and the “red dot award: product design 2010”.
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2010-03-25

ilumisys grants patent license to Seesmart for LED fluorescent tube replacements

ilumisys, Inc., developer and producer of next-generation solid-state lighting technology, announced today that it has partnered with Seesmart LED, a commercial LED lighting leader based in Simi Valley, Calif., and that the cooperative agreement includes a license for ilumisys’ patents on light-emitting diode (LED) fluorescent tube replacements.
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2010-03-25

GE leads LED quality standards push to protect purchase-decision makers

For businesses and municipalities around the world, the emergence of LED lighting systems that can cut lighting energy costs as much as 80 percent and drastically reduce lighting maintenance costs has generated a desperate need for standardization of product performance claims.
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2010-03-25

Cree LEDs light up Dallas American Airlines Center video screens

High Definition Video Screens Enhance the Fan Experience Cree, Inc. announces that its high brightness LEDs are used in Lighthouse Technologies’ high definition video screens installed this season in the American Airlines Center, the Dallas home to both the NBA’s Mavericks and NHL’s Stars. Cree’s versatile 3-in-1 high-brightness LEDs are delivering crystal-clear, high definition images to fans throughout the arena.
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2010-03-24

Carmanah and Sabik partner to deliver marine lighting

Marine lighting pioneers Carmanah Technologies Corporation and Sabik Oy announced today that the two organizations have joined forces to deliver a complete range of marine lighting solutions under the Carmanah/Sabik brand. Under the terms of the agreement, both Carmanah and Sabik will expand their marine product families to include the other company’s marine lighting solutions and will leverage each others’ sales and distribution channels to deliver a complete range of marine lights to their respective global customer bases.
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2010-03-24

Nexxus uses Bayer MaterialScience material for Array LED lamps

-- Eco-friendly material from Bayer MaterialScience LLC helps Nexxus Lighting fuse sustainability with exceptional lighting performance -- Array LED lamp line uses Bayblend® FR610 GR PC/ABS blend resin to brighten tomorrow, today
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2010-03-24

SAFC Hitech supports HB-LED manufacturing boom with TMG expansion

SAFC Hitech Well Positioned for High-Brightness LED Manufacturing Boom With TMG Expansion at Bromborough UK Plant SAFC Hitech®, a business segment within SAFC®, a division of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group, today announced it plans to invest $2m (approximately 1.2m pounds Sterling) in expanding production of trimethylgallium (TMG) at its Bromborough, Wirral, UK manufacturing plant.
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2010-03-24

Light that’s fair and square - OSRAM’s QOD puts LED everywhere

With QOD, OSRAM now offers a modular-based LED lighting solution for virtually any application area. The rectangular lamps with 16 LED each can be glued on, screwed on and connected with each other. With downlights in 70x70x8mm format, it is possible to stylishly light furniture, cabinets and other limited-space areas.
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2010-03-24

Cyberlux Debuts Energy Star Rated LED Recessed Downlight to Marketplace

Cyberlux Corporation, a provider of LED lighting solutions, announced that the Company is expanding its product portfolio with the market launch of a six inch LED recessed ceiling "can light." Designed for both the new construction and the retrofit markets, the LED recessed lights include a retrofit kit for the replacement of any incandescent or fluorescent six inch recessed light socket currently installed.
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2010-03-24

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline sees the LED light

CRS Electronics has refitted the Mississauga office of GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (GSK), one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical, vaccine and healthcare companies, with light-emitting diodes (LED). LED lights use significantly less energy than incandescent, halogen or fluorescent tube lighting. They also provide increased brightness and require less maintenance. The average LED lighting fixture will pay for itself within 2 years of being installed.
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2010-03-24

Cree Expands High-Power Color LED Family with New XLamp® XP-C Color LEDs

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) expands its family of high-power color LEDs with the availability of XLamp® XP-C color LEDs in royal blue, blue, green, amber, red-orange and red. These new XP-C LEDs are 10-to-50 percent brighter than Cree’s previous midrange color LEDs. XLamp XP-C color LEDs are designed for 0.5-watt to 1-watt operation and can provide a cost-effective solution for many color lighting applications. In addition, XP-C LEDs are often compatible with existing optical designs, potentially reducing system design costs.
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2010-03-23

Fraunhofer Institute orders AIXTRON MOCVD tool for GaN on SiC transistors

AIXTRON AG today announced an order from its long-time customer, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) located in Freiburg, Germany. IAF has ordered one AIX 2800G4 HT, 11x4 inch MOCVD tool which it will be using for GaN on SiC for high power, high frequency applications to enable commercialization of GaN devices in the near future. The IAF placed its order in the fourth quarter of 2009 and AIXTRON’s support team will install and commission the new reactor at their laboratory in the third quarter of 2010.
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2010-03-23

Dialight announces Cree-based LED high-bay fixture that delivers 12,000 lm

Dialight introduces its new ultra-bright DuroSite LED High Bay Fixtures. The Dialight DuroSite High Bay fixture, incorporates Cree’s Xlamp® XP-G LEDs, delivering nearly 12,000 lumens while consuming only 150 watts, providing unparalleled levels of quality overhead light, and significantly reducing energy consumption and cost.
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2010-03-23

Medien Werkzeuge’s LED Screens for Public Viewing Score in Europe with South Africa World Cup

Medien Werkzeuge, European provider of LED screens for sports and outdoor events, is bringing this year’s football highlight to Europe.
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2010-03-23

Solid State Lighting company TerraLUX future looks bright with new venture capital investment

TerraLUX is pleased to announce that it has closed a USD 5.6 million Series A venture capital financing. The round was led by Emerald Technology Ventures with participation from existing investor Access Venture Partners.
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2010-03-23

Primestar LED announces new 15 Watt LED T8 Tube and LED T5 Tube

Primestar LED further expands its commercial indoor product line with newly designed LED T8 and LED T5 tubes. With excellent thermal management and color rendering, this product is a smart replacement of traditional fluorescent tubes.
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2010-03-22

Epistar AlGaInP LED reaches record-breaking efficacy of 133 lm/W

Epistar announces today the successful development of a new AlGaInP LED with record-breaking efficacy of 133 lm/W. Applying the company's novel light-extracting technology, Epistar’s newest additions to its PX series of chips continue to push the envelope on energy efficiency and lighting quality. At a dominant wavelength of 613 nm, the small chip in the PX series reaches 133 lm/W driven by 20mA, while the power chip in the same series reaches 110 lm/W at 350mA.
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2010-03-22

Rakuten Baseball Installs Stunning 20 x 16 m Mitsubishi Electric's Diamond Vision Screen at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi

Rakuten Baseball Incorporated announced today it has completed installation of a Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Diamond Vision large-scale display system at Kleenex Stadium Miyagi above the stands between right and center fields. The Diamond Vision screen, which measures 20.6 meters by 16.3 meters with a total surface area of 336.8 square meters, is the largest outdoor screen among baseball stadiums in Japan.
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Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, is launching a white LED (Part No. NS2W806H-B2) designed for LCD backlighting. This product adds a new green chip in addition to the exist... READ MORE

Macroblock has successfully obtained ISO 26262 functional safety development process certification. This internationally authoritative certification underscores Macroblock’s commitment to adhering to the highest functional safety standards ... READ MORE