2010-06-07

The world’s first full LED 3D TV created by LG

LG Electronics (LG), invented the LX9500, the world's first Full LED 3D TV, at City Mall, Amman. The LX9500 is the only 3D TV with dual IR emitter, which employs shutter glasses-type 3D technology, and innovative backlight structure to deliver remarkable picture and provide images of exceptional brightness and clarity.TruMotion 400Hz, and the award-winning INFINIA design are geared toward creating the ultimate 3D experience.
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2010-06-07

An 'entangled' LED report from Cambridge

Scientists from Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. and the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge have developed Entangled Light Emitting Diode. The difference between this device and the emiconductor LED is that it contains a nanometer-scale quantum dot which produces the engtangled  photons, so  it makes quantum computing and highly secure optical networking possible.
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2010-06-04

The Availability of Semi-Polar GaN Wafers for LED Makers

Ostendo Technologies Inc. and Technologies and Devices International, Inc. (TDI), part of the Oxford Instruments Group, announce their joint development on Semi-Polar (11-22) GaN layer on sapphire substrate wafers is now available.
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2010-06-01

LG Display Shows LCD Panel With Quantum-dot LED Backlight at SID 2010

LG Display of South Korea has exhibited an LCD panel whose color gamut was expanded by using quantum-dot LEDs for the backlight at SID 2010.
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2010-05-31

Universal Display Demonstrates New White OLED Technology at SID 2010

Universal Display Corporation (UDC) has unveiled its latest UniversalPHOLED technology and materials for energy-efficient displays and lighting at the Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium 2010. Universal Display also reported advances in performance of its white OLED on a commercial-scale 15 cm x 15 cm lighting panel using its efficient phosphorescent OLED technology and materials.
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2010-05-27

Japan Develops Si-based LED Using Ge Quantum Dots

The Research Center for Silicon Nano-Science (SNS) of the Advanced Research Laboratories (ARL) at Tokyo City University developed a silicon-based LED. It is made by embedding Ge microparticles (quantum dots) with a diameter of several tens of nanometers to 100nm in the i-layer of a Si-based device with a pin structure. The university claims that the light emitting device will help realize a silicon (Si) photonics because it can be produced by using a manufacturing process compatible with a CMOS process and possibly is capable of laser oscillation.
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2010-05-26

Nano-Patterned Silicon Substrate Gives Higher Output than Micro-Patterned Silicon

Silicon is a lower cost raw material, and it has greater economies of scale in manufacturing than sapphire wafers most often used. Hong Kong University and Taiwan National Chiao Tung University researchers attempted to grow (380-450nm) indium gallium nitride LEDs on Silicon. The researchers previously developed micro-scale patterning using a silicon nitride (SiN) mask. Now they find Silicon also has a higher thermal conductivity which gives it better thermal control than sapphire.
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2010-05-19

W. C. Heraeus introduces its Stamped Circuit Board technology

Thermal Management for IC/PCB/LED Lower cost heat removal Heraeus has entered the stage front-on with its Stamped Circuit Board technology – a fully comprehensive concept for thermal management.
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2010-05-06

ARC SSL. Light+Building 2010 Show Report

The 6th "Light + Building 2010" held in Frankfurt, Germany, closed on April 16 with a big success. It is the world's largest and most professional building and lighting technology exhibition, combining the electrical engineering, construction technology, and automatic professional lighting technology(Messe Frankfurt); This year, around the world in more than 2100, a total of more than 50 countries, well-known exhibitors made their way to Frankfurt for the world’s leading trade fair for architure and technology.
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2010-05-05

Novaled demonstrates reliable OLEDs on metal substrates

Novaled, a leading company in OLEDs for display and lighting applications, demonstrated it’s know how and expertise on efficient and long lifetime OLEDs on metal at the Light and Building Frankfurt.
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2010-05-05

OSRAM integrates lens in Dragon LED family, delivers 3.5x more intensity

With an integrated lens, the new IR LED SFH 4236 exceeds the radiant intensity of the standard IR Dragon SFH 4232 by more than a factor of three. This new, powerful device has a very small form factor and adds depth to the well-known infrared Dragon family. The integrated lens concentrates the emitted infrared light within a viewing angle of +/-20° and achieves a typical radiant intensity of 650 mW/sr at a DC current of 1 A. The new infrared Dragon is well suited for applications with limited board space that require narrow radiation characteristics.
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2010-05-05

ERG Lighting: New eDriver LED power supplies offer maximum efficiency for a range of solid state lighting (SSL) applications

ERG LIGHTING INTRODUCES eDriver FAMILY OF LED DRIVERS FOR SOLID STATE LIGHTING WITH SLIM FORM FACTOR, UNIVERSAL INPUT AND 90% EFFICIENCY ERG Lighting, a new Division of Endicott Research Group, Inc., has introduced the eDriver family of LED power supplies for maximum efficiency in a range of solid state lighting (SSL) applications.
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2010-05-04

Endicott Research Group announces 8-string LED-backlight driver

LCD backlight power specialist Endicott Research Group (ERG) has introduced a new LED driver that can simultaneously and efficiently power up to 8 strings of high brightness LEDs (HBLEDs). The new Smart Force™ SFD2C Series is a full-function LED driver board that features a dual output that provides a total maximum current of 1200 mA -- 600 mA per side -- for high efficiency power to LED backlights used in LCDs up to 24” diagonal.
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2010-05-03

Osram: Leditron is the future of dimming

Dimmable OSRAM compact fluorescent lamps create a pleasant ambience combined with extreme energy efficiency thanks to the new Leditron technology.
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2010-04-29

iWatt Nabs EDN’s “Most Innovative Product” Award With the iW3610 Dimmable LED Driver IC

iWatt, Inc., a leader in digital power IC products and technology, today announced that the iW3610 AC/DC digital power controller for dimmable LED lighting has won the Most Innovative Product Award in the Power Lighting category at EDN’s 20th Annual Innovation Awards Competition. Instituted in 1990, EDN’s Innovation Awards honor the people, products, and technologies that have shaped the semiconductor industry over the past year.
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2010-04-29

Lutron launches LED Control Center of Excellence

Single source for all information about LED lighting solutions. Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., the world leader in the design and manufacturing of light and shade control solutions, has launched the LED Control Center of Excellence. This new resource is devoted to providing answers to all questions about LED lighting solutions.
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2010-04-28

Martek introduces power inverters for vehicular LED applications

Martek Power, a leader in developing power conversion solutions for transportation, has just released the FLUO series power inverters for LED display. The FLUO24 series of power inverrters are designed for use on trains, trucks, and many other vehicular applications throughout the world. Depending on its different versions, it is possible to support 1 or 2 tubes from 5 to 25 W.
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2010-04-27

Jiang Su Can Yang (FOREPI) orders more MOCVD tools from AIXTRON for GaN HB-LED boost

AIXTRON AG announced today a new order for more Planetary and Showerhead HB-GaN LED MOCVD tools from Jiang Su Can Yang, a joint venture with Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI), an established AIXTRON customer and one of Taiwan’s leading manufacturers of ultra high brightness (UHB) LEDs. Jiang Su Can Yang placed the order in the fourth quarter of 2009. The Planetary Reactor® systems in a 11x4 inch configuration and Close Coupled Showerhead® tools in a 31x2 inch configuration will be delivered between the second and the fourth quarter of 2010.
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2010-04-27

Sharp-LEDs: Optimised light extraction through lens-like casting

The new 'DoubleDome' series from Sharp incorporates three white light SMD LEDs with a colour rendering index (CRI) of 85. A silicone globe top applied directly on the phosphorous, with lens-like moulding, facilitates highly efficient light extraction. Sharp is supplementing its LED lighting portfolio with three new white 'high colour rendering', high-performance LEDs. The 'DoubleDome' LEDs from Sharp already provide suitable light for energy-efficient lighting without secondary optics.
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2010-04-27

Edison Opto applies high low bay module in warehouse and gas station

As LED lighting trend nowadays high low bay fixtures are widely commonly used in large open area or outdoor lighting such as factory, warehouse, parking lot, and gas station.
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2010-04-27

National Semiconductor introduces LED Driver with dynamic headroom control

PowerWise Controller Maximizes System Efficiency, Simplifies Design and Reduces System Cost
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2010-04-23

Dialight’s new ATEX-approved LED Bulkhead light

Designed for use in hazardous location applications, Dialight’s SafeSite™ Series LED Bulkhead fitting now has certification for Zones 1 and 21. This LED fitting is designed to replace existing high pressure sodium (HPS), metal halide, incandescent and fluorescent fittings.
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2010-04-23

Edison Opto applies high/low bay module in warehouse and gas station

As LED lighting trend nowadays high low bay fixtures are widely commonly used in large open area or outdoor lighting such as factory, warehouse, parking lot, and gas station.
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2010-04-23

TT ELECTRONICS OPTEK TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPS NON-CONTACT SLOTTED OPTICAL SWITCH IN RIGHT-ANGLE PACKAGE

Providing design engineers a flexible optical device with multiple output configurations, TT electronics OPTEK Technology has developed a Photologic® slotted optical switch in a right angle package.  Designated the OPB920xZ Series, the non-contact switch consists of an infrared LED mounted on the tower and a Photologic sensor mounted on the base of a right angle shaped package. The OPB920 Series digital switches complement OPTEK’s proven OPB420 Series analog slotted optical switches, which utilize a phototransistor output.
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2010-04-22

Powerful LED flash for cell phones, Oslux now with UX:3 chip technology

The new Oslux from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is brighter and smaller than ever before and provides extremely uniform light thanks to a chip fabricated in state-of-the-art UX:3 technology. Together with an optimized lens it not only ensures that the LED is 50 percent brighter than the predecessor model but also that the light is much more evenly distributed and can therefore illuminate a wide area.
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2010-04-22

Once Innovations dramatically improves power quality of LED lighting with selective current diversion conditioning circuitry.

LED lighting design and manufacturing company, Once Innovations, Inc. (ONCE) has introduced initial AC LED lighting products with ONCE proprietary conditioning circuitry that dramatically improves both total harmonic distortion (THD) and power factor (PF) relative to existing AC LED lights.
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2010-04-21

CeramTec introduces the CeramCool liquid-cooled LED heat sink

CeramCool Liquid Cooling made from the aluminum nitride ceramic Alunit cools packing densities of up to 75W / cm². Until now the elongated, rod-shaped heat-sink has only been manufactured using the alumina material Rubalit (≥22W/mK); extruding linear shapes was not possible with the more thermally conductive alumi-num nitride ceramic material Alunit (≥170W/mK).
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2010-04-21

RAB Lighting introduces LED landscape fixture

RAB Lighting expands its line of affordable and energy-efficient outdoor LED lighting with the introduction of a 10 and 20 watt LED bollard.
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2010-04-20

New Range of Resin Colors Designed for LED Applications

SABIC Innovative Plastics has launched its new Expression 2011 palette - a dazzling array of resin colors and special effects for LEDs. The colorful new palette is designed to answer customer calls for better, longer-lasting LED life and improved efficiency, and reflects the latest technological milestone in the long evolution of lighting.
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2010-04-20

Arroyo Instruments Completes NIST Phase 1 SBIR Project For LED Testing

Arroyo Instruments has completed a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research program for the development of a pulse/DC characterization system for LEDs. The goal of this project, successfully met by the completion of a prototype device, was to develop a commercially viable solution to determine and maintain accurate LED junction temperature during characterization.
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VueReal, the pioneer of MicroSolid Printing™, today announced a significant expansion of its Reference Design Kit (RDK) portfolio with new industry-specific bundles. Purpose-built for automotive and consumer electronics, the vertical RDK... READ MORE

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual and edtech solutions, announces the shipping of LDS138-151, a 138-inch all-in-one, mobile Direct View LED Display Solution Kit. The ViewSonic LDS138-151 is a fully pre-assembled kit that bui... READ MORE