Philips announces a number of innovations making Philips Hue - the world’s smartest connected LED lighting system – even more intelligent, convenient and accessible to homes across the world. These updates reflect valued feedback from the growing community of Hue enthusiasts and developers worldwide.   Now connected light can keep you up-to-date The next generation of the Hue app (version 1.1) can now hook up to your essential internet services via your smartphone or tablet, meaning your bulbs can act as indicators for weather, stock quotes, sports scores, emai...

Building upon the success of the CR Series downlights, Cree, Inc. introduces Cree  Full Definition CR4™ and CR6™ downlights – the ideal luminaire to replace outdated incandescent four- and six-inch recessed downlights. Featuring a warm-white 2700K color temperature, dimming and better than 80 CRI, the Full Definition downlights are ideal for applications that require good light quality and low initial cost. "Cree is committed to delivering customers the LED lighting solution needed to fit their budgets and applications," said Greg M...

While conventional LED materials enabled the start-up and initial development of the industry, higher performing products such as silicones can help solid-state lighting meet more challenging performance requirements for fast-growing applications like streetlights, office illumination and architectural lighting. "Dow Corning’s global lighting customers are concerned that emerging LED applications are quickly pushing conventional LED materials – such as glass, epoxies and plastics – to their practical limits," said Eric Peeters, vice president of D...

Dual-colour lasers could pave way for more energy efficient LED lighting Researchers in the US have come up with a new semiconductor device that is capable of emitting two distinct colours and could potentially open up the possibility of using LEDs universally for cheap and efficient lighting. To create the proof-of-concept device, the researchers, who hail from Arizona State University, used nano-scale materials and processes to emit green and red light separated by a wavelength of 97 nanometres. Their findings have been published in the scientific journal Semiconduct...

E-Switch’s LP6 Series Pushbutton Switch E-Switch announces an RGB color option for the LP6 series LED illuminated pushbutton switch. You can order this switch with either SPST or DPST circuit options and it is a momentary switch. It offers a 15mm square sculptured cap with LED color options that now include RGB. The applications and markets for this switch include consumer electronics, medical devices, audio/visual, instrumentation, vending machines, kiosks and more. Specifications for the LP6 series illuminated pushbutton switch include: ...

After the launch of LDD-H/HW and LDD-L/LW series, MEAN WELL further announced two kinds of DC-DC Buck converter with constant current output for LED driving purpose ~ LDD-HS and LDD-LS series. With SMD package, they are suitable to be mounted by surface mounted-process (SMT) on the system PCB of lighting fixture and save the labor cost of installation. LDD-HS features with 9~56VDC input and 2~52VDC output range while LDD-LS possesses range of 9~32VDC input and 2~28VDC output. Both series provide multiple output curren...

Manchester, United Kingdom, - For people looking for money saving smart lighting solution, Gigateq Ltd, a leading electronic manufacturer and retailer from Manchester has come up with their innovative smartphone controlled LED light bulb that consumes lesser electricity than conventional lighting solutions. The new light bulb is called Easybulb and is guaranteed to last up till 25 years. Gigateq Ltd is the biggest independent manufacturer & online retailer of Easybulb that offers a range of products which could be controlled by smartphone & mobile devices. "O...

Osram reports that it will shut down its production site in Tangerang, Indonesia, by the end of December 2013 at the latest. In Tangerang, Osram manufactures traditional products, mainly incandescent lamps, with some 1,100 employees. The move is part of the company’s reorganization program initiated in 2012 and targets cumulative gross savings of about 1 billion euros by 2015. The products manufactured in Tangerang are sold both in Asia and worldwide. However regulations and technological change in the lighting industry are leading to the incandescent lamp disappearing fr...

THE Chinese Academy of Science reports that researchers in China have used strain engineering to improve the light output power of 530nm green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by 28.9% at 150mA current injection [Hongjian Li et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p052102, 2013]. The research was carried out by Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Semiconductors, Beijing, and University of Hong Kong. Schematic of epitaxial material for conventional and shallow quantum well (SQW) LEDs (Figure 1). Light output power–current–voltage (L&ndas...

CPY250 Cree reports a breakthrough innovation in canopy LED lighting with the introduction of the CPY250 canopy and soffit lighting series. According to Cree it Consumes 75 percent less energy than the MH (metal halide) systems it’s designed to replace and 5–15 percent less energy with more than 35 percent increased performance compared to competing higher-cost LED luminaires, the new CPY Series delivers exceptional visual environments across a range of canopy applications, including gas stations, bank drive-through ATMs and hotel/airport drop-off ...

Nano Labs Corp. (CTLE) announced the Company has signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with CIVIK of Mexico. The NDA will allow CIVIK to review and test two of Nano Labs' nanotechnologies, the nano insulate coatings and nano diamond applications, on CIVIK's proprietary LED light system. The two nanotechnology applications being tested are as follows: 1. Employing Nano Labs' nano insulate coating, NC2012, which may allow the LED light to dissipate heat created in the LED housing thereby increasing the efficiency and life of ...

LiquidLEDs Lighting Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of LED lighting devices in Australia and New Zealand, now offers a unique Silver Crown LED lamp the company claims is the only LED lighting product of its kind designed to look exactly like an incandescent light bulb. Designed primarily for decorative and general-purpose lighting, the 5-Watt Silver Crown LED Light Bulb by LiquidLEDs is a replacement to 40-watt incandescent light bulbs, offering up to 90 percent in energy savings. The LiquidLEDs Silver Crown LED demonstrates a high-qualit...

LED industry has undergone big changes. Based on the potential market demands, many companies have mushroomed all over the world in recent years. However, an oversupply comes after the large capacity expansion. What’s worse, due to credit crisis, LED development in European market has slowed down. And it also has influenced Asian LED manufacturers which rely on the external market. As a result, partial manufacturers have seen a slowing increase in their revenues. Despite the troubles, governments still sustainably promote LED lighting. The latest market report p...

Philips Lumileds' new LUXEON 3535 2D has the highest efficiency in its class LUXEON 3535 2D, which combines two LED chips in a package to enable reduction in LED count and cost of designing retrofit lamps, consumer downlights and diffuse industrial lamps. Best-in-class efficacy of 140 lm/W is achieved for cool white light at 4000K and minimum 80 CRI. “This is an exciting breakthrough, because lighting designers can take advantage of a high lumen package with high efficacy while using significantly fewer chips per fixture,” said Rahul Bamm...

LUXEON Z ES Philips announces newest high-power emitter, the LUXEON Z ES, offers industry leading color consistency through a 1-step MacAdam ellipse in warm white color options.  With a micro-footprint, undomed design and full spectrum availability, LUXEON Z ES from Philips Lumileds enables high lumen density solutions with precise optical control. In applications such as retail, where superior beam angles and high efficacy are crucial, the illumination-grade emitters help lower costs while offering best in class white light. LUXEON Z ES...

Everlight's 5630 mid power LED offers Excellent cost-to-performance ratio due to high package manufacturing capacity Everlight's 62-217D is a standard 5630 package in a 0.5W (150mA) version for 40/60W bulb retrofits and a 0.2W (60mA) version that is suited for light bars. Both white top-view LEDs are compact and ultra-thin (5.6*3.0*0.65 mm LxWxH) and available across a complete ANSI CCT range of 2700K (warm white) to 6500K (cool white). These mid-power LEDs offer a CRI of min. 80Ra and a lumens output of 50lm (WW) and 55lm (CW). The cool...

After a year of research and development, Klauf Lighting of Lewes, Deleware has introduced the Klauf light bar. Uniquely, the light bar takes advantage of remote phosphor technology. The warm white light is also leverages better dimming technology that is compatible with standard inexpensive dimmers. The luminaire has an extruded aluminum housing and a yellow-orange diffuser, which gives the Klauf light bar a distinctive appearance. Unlike conventional LED lighting that uses blue LEDs packaged with a phosphor coating to produce white light, a long phosphor material laye...

Access Fixtures has expanded its LED Retrofit product line to include Post-Top LED Retrofit Lamps for acorn type globes used on decorative and antique street lights.  Post-top LED retrofit LED lamp replaces 70w to 175w HID lamps while delivering superior light quality. The lamps are easy to install, have as much as 6 times the life of the lamps they replace and reduce energy use by as much as 75%. They are ideal for existing antique style and decorative street lights used across the USA on main streets, shopping centers, hotels, apartment complexes, and unive...

Jinwill lighting has announced the release of a powerful LED flood light that provides a versatile and powerful source of illumination that can be mounted to any metallic surface that will accept a magnet. The LED work light features a rugged three leg pedestal base constructed from aluminum, magnetic mounting, and a high output LED lamp, making it ideal for operators who need a versatile lighting system that can be mounted almost anywhere. The LED work light from Jinwill lighting produces 5,556 lumens of brilliant light output from a single LED lamp and features a three...

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, announced the addition of single stage LED drivers from Cirrus Logic, Inc. The innovative CS615/16 product line recreates the dimming performance consumers expect from incandescent light bulbs. “We’re seeing significant growth opportunities in the lighting market,” said Mark Zack, Vice President, Global Semiconductor Product at Digi-Key. “Cirrus Logic’s new single-stage LED drivers are a gr...

U.S. Army researchers are reaching out to industry to find companies able to provide or develop a driver for LEDs that significantly improves the turn-on (rise time) and turn-off (fall time) of a pulsed-illumination system. The U.S. Army Contracting Command has issued a sources-sought notice (W911QY-13-R-0075) for the Development Of Circuitry For Improved Led Turn-On And Turn-Off program, which seeks to determine if significant improvements over an existing LED driver system are possible. The notice was released on behalf of the Army Natick Soldier System...

A new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colours has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using LEDs universally for cheap and efficient lighting. The proof-of-concept device, which has been presented today, 3 May, in IOP Publishing's journal Semiconductor Science and Technology, takes advantage of the latest nano-scale materials and processes to emit green and red light separated by a wavelength of 97 nanometres—a significantly larger bandwidth than a traditional semiconductor. Furthermor...

Traditionally Gallium Nitride (GaN) LED devices are produced on either sapphire or silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, due to the good crystal lattice matching between the materials and the GaN, with typically 2” or 4” diameter material being used. Significant effort is being made to grow GaN on ubiquitous larger diameter (6” or greater) silicon wafers, a substrate that offers significant substrate cost reduction, together with the ability to process in automated IC production lines. Reasonable estimates are that potential savings on the order of 80% over tr...

Arkema has commercialised a grade of acrylic resin that is better suited to handle modern LED lighting. Arkema – based in Colombes, France, with U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia — began making Plexiglas Diffuse-brand resins in March at its plant in Bristol, Pa. Production of the materials at an Arkema plant in Rho, Italy, will begin in May. The material can diffuse light in LED applications without compromising overall light transmission, officials said. Typical applications for Diffuse-brand resins include architectural and indoor commercial lighti...

The student Ming Ma from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a new method to manufacture LEDs that are brighter, more energy efficient, and have superior technical properties than those on the market today. His patent-pending invention holds the promise of hastening the global adoption of LEDs and reducing the overall cost and environmental impact of illuminating our homes and businesses. Seeking Brighter, Smarter LEDs Conventional incandescent and fluorescent light sources are increasingly being replaced by more energy-efficient, longer-lived, and envir...

For astronomers, a well-lit city means a sky unavailable for study. Worse, light pollution is blamed for affecting bird migration, sea turtle hatching, and wildlife mating and feeding routines. Researchers at National Central University, Taiwan, and Unidad Academica de Fisica, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Mexico, have attacked the problem with a new LED street lamp designed to shine only where needed, without splashing into unwanted areas, as a way to reduce light pollution while providing better lighting. Current street lights often use high-pressure sodium or merc...

Supertex, Inc. introduced HV9910C, an open loop, current mode, universal high brightness LED driver IC. It is ideal for general and decorative LED lighting, flat panel display backlighting, and other DC/DC or AC/DC input based applications. HV9910C is an enhanced drop-in replacement to the HV9910B, designed to convert high voltage supplies (85V - 265VAC rectified) or (15V - 450VDC) to a constant current source for powering a string or a combination of strings of high brightness LEDs. It can be programmed to operate in either a constant frequency or c...

the slim-line trailer lamp with a Built-in triangle reflector The lamps will be available in May to fit trailers of all sizes, and the debut coincides with a five-year warranty and compatibility offering with LED Autolamps' new, easy wiring harness systems. The lamp's embedded electronic circuit board ensures the light clusters are sealed against water and dust ingress, with a rating to IP67. With ECE approval and RoHS compliance, the units are made from shock-resistant plastics for demanding environments. The lighting system incorporates LED Autolamps&...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. introduced 15 new reference design boards featuring NXP’s broad portfolio of mains-dimmable and non-dimmable solid-state lighting (SSL) driver ICs. Each reference board is built around a best-in-class GreenChip™ LED driver IC, and has been designed to minimize the total EBOM (engineering bill of materials) cost while maintaining expected performance requirements for specific lighting applications. NXP’s cost-effective LED driver solutions simplify lamp design with the right form factor to streamline the design-in pr...

Following the December 2012 launch of the Works with Soraa program, the lighting industry’s first lamp and fixture validation program, Soraa announced the addition of nine new fixture manufacturers. The companies Excelsior Lighting, HK Lighting Group, Light Raze, Tegan Lighting, Intense Lighting, Lucifer Lighting, Nora Lighting, Liton Lighting, and Pure Edge Lighting join the four original partners—Tech Lighting, Focal Point, Hevi Lite, and Dreamscape Lighting—to form the largest coalition building validated LED lamp and fixture solutio...