By Scott Patterson Unquestionably the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. is focused on the new technologies. Among all these impressive new technologies, the highlights implementing LED technologies were Sony’s new Crystal LED technology and Korean maker’s application of OLEDs (organic light-emitting diode) on large-sized TVs. Sony’s Crystal LED technology creates a full-HD display using approximately 60 million LEDs as light source on a substrate. This new technology can have a nearly...

Led by Philips Technologie GmbH in Germany, the OLED100.eu team which consists of partners from Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria and UK, has been working on OLEDs for the last three years. The aims of the research were to boost the luminous efficacy, strengthen the lifetime, upscale the light-emitting area, optimise processes to slash production costs, and standardise measurement based on application research. During the period, the team has achieved great breakthrough. Firstly, it developed a large-area OLED luminaire consisting of 9 OLE...

Through LIGHTING JAPAN–4th LED/OLED Lighting Technology Expo, it is possible to experience the cutting-edge lighting technologies, from materials/components, devices, manufacturing equipment to lighting fixtures. In this year, we are newly establishing 4 special zones, ‘Thermal Solution’, ‘Lighting Control’, ‘LED Wafer Manufacturing’, and ‘Fixing’. It will be held as the largest scale ever with 440 exhibitors from 15 countries and welcoming 32,000 professional visitors from Japan and abroad (expecte...

Newly, Greentech LED Lighting has collaborated with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to produce new LED products using solar power in Malaysia According to Greentech LED Lighting Sdn Bhd executive chairman Datuk Syed Elias Syed Ahmad , the company would be the first to introduce the German-based technology to the country. “The lights, also known as Green Lighting, are widely used in the United States, Europe and China, and we are excited about introducing it to Malaysians,” he said. Furthermore, he added that “Our lights are ...

Recently, Sharp has developed the second generation of its 10W Mini Zeni white-light LED arrays, featuring 47% higher luminous efficacy of up to 106lm/W in standard operation, greater luminous flux of up to 900lm, and a (typical) color rendering index (CRI) of 82. According to the company, it has retained the 15mm x 12mm x 1.6mm dimensions, along with an aluminium ceramic plate as carrier material. The flat surface of the ceramic plate and the existing soldering points make it possible to attach the modules to a suitable heat sink, without too much effort or additional conne...

As the incandescent will gradually fade out from lighting stage, Home Depot is ready to help people to adapt this change. All Home Depot stores are hosting how-to workshops the next two Saturdays at 10 a.m. to teach people about fluorescent and LED lighting. Managers say their employees have been trained to answer whatever questions come up. The deadline for the switch to more energy efficient bulbs is in September, but leaders at Home Depot say the phasing out will happen earlier.  They aren't ordering anymore and will soon be out of stock....

Endo company Icon International is introducing Japanese new track LED lights to the U.S. grocery sector. According to the company, the series of RS track LED lights is the first of Endo’s 2600 products that ICON will be bringing to the U.S. market. Michael Goeller, ICON president, introduced that “The RS light provides energy savings of 75% over conventional lighting and almost 30% over existing LED lights. It has higher lighting output and sells for 10-20% less than existing LEDs.” About ICON International ICON designs...

Active-Semi is to showcase a breakthrough LED lighting solution at the 4th Lighting Japan LED/OLED Technology Expo in Tokyo on January 18-20. The new ACT801/802 LED driver ICs are based on Active-Semi's patented Active Direct Drive(TM)and patent-pending Active Valley Fill(TM) technologies. This solution dramatically reduces an LED bulb component count from over 50 devices down to 10 and eliminates the need for the electrolytic capacitor and magnetic components while eliminating conventional flicker and stroboscopic effects. With superior ...

At the Garden Street, nanming district, Guiyang city, All the Solar&Wind hybrid LED Street lights from SPARK will lightened in the evenings, which break the darkness of the night. They not only make the city’s night more beautiful, but also provide the reliable and green lighting source for the residents. The Solar&Wind hybrid LED Street lights from SPARK was integrated the resource system(Solar&Wind hybrid) with the LED lighting system(energy-saving) effectively, make it keep the advantage of energy-saving and environment...

•    TG-Light has started operations since 2004 in Taiwan. Besides the head office in Taiwan, our main factory is located in Jiangmen City, Guangdong province in China, the total floor plane is about 3500m2 •    With the high expectation, TGL provides good quality LED lamps with competitive price; we believe, from our insist can be definitely reached to clients’ requirement ...

According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, the revenues of Taiwanese listed LED manufacturers totaled NT$ 6.54 billion (MoM-11.99%, YoY-19.6%). In retrospect, the under performing peak season in 2011 and the dull demand made the LED chip and package manufacturers fail to reproduce the booming 1H11 revenue growth in 2H11. At present, given the inventory pressure, many LED makers are actively seeking joint ventures and improving their product quality to create greater product differentiation. LEDinside believes that the gloomy economic climate will ...

Recently, LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs has reported its fiscal first-quarter 2012 (to end-November 2011) revenue. The company has reported revenue of $6.75m, down 48% on $13m a year ago but rebounding 27% from $5.3m last quarter (which has been down 5% on the prior quarter). This is also at the high end of the $6-7m guidance given in November). Sequential growth is due to 93% growth in LED component sales (to about 45% of total revenue). However, revenue from LED chip sales fell 29% (to 30% of total revenue). Other revenue (mainly luminaires, manufacturing ...

Beck Joins the Company as Chief Communications Officer Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTCBB: LSCG), one of the world's leading LED lighting manufacturers, announced today that it has hired Andrew "Andy" Beck to serve as chief communications officer. A former director of public affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy, Beck will oversee all aspects of the Company's communications—both internal and external—and advise the senior executive team on government affairs, investor relations and issues management.  He will rep...

Californian-based firm Switch has launched new liquid-cooled LED light bulbs which is first 'eco' light that's as bright as a normal 100w bulb. The bulb was showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was set to retail for £24 when it eventually goes on sale. According to Brett Sharenow, strategy officer for the company, the big thing about this bulb is it uses 80 per cent less energy than an incandescent. The LED light bulbs are presently available only for the US 120-volt system, but the company plans to release versi...

Acuity Brands has rolled out its LED indoor ambient lighting portfolio with the launch of the Z Series LED striplight by Lithonia Lighting®. The Z Series luminaires support a wide range of retrofit and new construction applications, including uplight and downlight in commercial, retail, manufacturing, warehouse, cove and display.   The Z Series luminaires are available in both T5 and T8 lengths, and may be surface-mounted or suspended with chain, aircraft cable or stem. The Z Series luminaires are available in white, galvanized, matte black and smoke gray...

CRS Electronics Inc. ("CRS" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LED)(OTCQX:LEDCF), a developer and manufacturer of LED lighting, is pleased to announce that Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited ("Canadian Tire") will be the first major retailer in North America to launch the Energizer(R) branded line of LED lighting products manufactured exclusively by CRS. The originally announced agreement in August, 2011 did not disclose Canadian Tire as the customer. "The Energizer line of LED lights will complimen...

Spark High power LED Street lights use high brightness United States original CREE LED as light source. It can directly replace the traditional lighting such as high color rendering metal halogen lamp product, and meet adequate, uniform illumination.   The LED Street light we autonomously researched and developed adopting directly heat dissipation structure, with the high coefficient of heat conductivity material lead the heat directly to light radiator and then making use of free convection release the heat. The key deat dissipation technology is strengthening c...

By Scott Patterson Who says crops can only be planted on vast farms in the Midwest. It is possible to grow crops in isolated city warehouses without sunlight and soil says LEDinside. By implementing LED artificial light source, this innovative idea of urban farming has been developed and quietly making progresses over the past decades. Most of these urban farmers are used to be nonprofit organizations, schools and restaurants, but a new generation of city farmers is gradually coming into existence. They are business motivated with ambition to take a chunk of the profit of ...

By Scott Patterson The requirement and impact on the consumer side: The phase out of incandescent light bulbs begins on the January of 2012, the new standards require all light bulbs to be at least 25 percent more efficient whether it is domestically manufactured or imported. On the package it should label clearly its brightness and explain it life expectancy, energy efficiency and annual operating cost. The efficiency standards will only begin to take its effect on 100 watt incandescent light bulbs on January 1 and will gradually make its effect onto 75 watt and 60 watt on Jan...

IOV022 LED headlamp : Iovision’s IOV022  headlamp is used branded international LED chipset, unique optical structure is provided smooth brightness with eye harmless, there has 3 modes as => ON : 125lm super bright at 1.6W 480mA -> Normal : 80lm at 0.8W 240mA -> Flicker -> OFF, patent design of Zooming focus is stepless 1:100 times from wide to tele distance, super aluminum thermal design, IP65 anti-dust and waterproof, multi-choice of its power sources by (1) Lithium battery, or (2) by AAA battery x3pcs, or (3) to have both battery pa...

Recently, Philips is working with The Climate Group and One Foundation to install solar driven LED street lighting in Guiyang, China. And the Guiyang scheme has been chosen by the UNFCCC as a case study for its Momentum for Change program. Part of the wider Solar LED Lighting 1000 Villages Programme− an initiative launched by The Climate Group and the One Foundation – its mission is to test policy measures and financial mechanisms in rural areas.  The five year project commenced in August 2009. So far the scheme has been a qualifie...

City Capital Corporation has acquired Nevada-based Solar and LED lighting company, Strategic Energy and Power (STEP). With distribution and installation agreements already in place, the company offers solar and LED installation for both residential and commercial applications around the country. Talks are upcoming with several Native American entities for systems to meet their needs, and plans are underway to bid competitively for governmental contracts....

According to Taiwanese Unity Opto Technology’s chairman Alpha Wu, the company targets to boost 2012 revenue to exceed the NT$10 billion (US$333 million at US$1:NT$30) benchmark, based on the better-than-projected revenue achieved in 2011. In the past year, the company has harvested NT$6.5 billion (US$216.6 million) revenue, better than the NT$5 billion (US$166 million) projected. In addition, the company had recently won an NT$800 million (US$26 million) contract to supply an American retailer LED lights this year. As a result, Wu is confident of t...

According to Light IQ, LED lighting is one of the things people are looking to add to their homes in 2012. Natalie Timmerman, spokeswoman for the independent lighting consultancy, explained that LED lights were more efficient and longer lasting than halogen and incandescent light sources. The life expectancy of good quality LEDs is quoted as 50,000 hours and beyond, equivalent to 15-20 years in a residential environment. This is good during the darker months as lighting can be left on continuously without fear of using too much power. LED Technology is advancing every...

The testing and certification organization CSA has officially set up its Guangzhou lab with the addition of new energy efficiency verification (EEV) testing equipment and added capabilities. Located in the Guangzhou High-tech Development Zone, the lab comprises an area of over 3,800 m2. The expanded facility is the second CSA Guangzhou laboratory, which supplies LED lighting testing and certification services as well as energy efficiency verification (EEV) services. According to Ash Sahi, President and CEO, CSA Group, "The expansion to the Guan...

Optics for Hire, an engineering and product development company located in a suburb of Boston, announced today it has developed a lens design based on the new CREE XB-D LED. OFH Lighting‟s 20 mm TIR optic has a 8.3 degree beam angle and 16 degree field angle with uniform color and intensity. Additional beam pattern designs will be available in the coming weeks. The XB-D LED provides double the lumens-per-dollar as the previous generation of CREE LEDs. “For the best performance, an LED optic should be optimized for the chip to be used. Seco...

The Company continues to invest in energy-efficient LED lighting solutions to support sustainable design practices. Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, is pleased to announce its products represent approximately 50 percent of the recommended commercial LED models on the DesignLights™ Consortium (DLC) Qualified Product List (QPL). The DLC, a collaboration of Canadian and United States utility companies and regional energy efficiency organizations ...

LED lighting manufacturer Evluma announces the release of a short mogul base version of the Clearlight 50W Beacon LED retrofit for dusk-till-dawn fixtures. This shorter version of the Beacon places the light source higher up in the fixture for those customers who wish to use the refractor optics of the legacy device to modify the light distribution. The short version of the Clearlight Beacon is also available with a medium (E26) base, or a GU-24 base, opening up the Clearlight line for use in Commercial and Industrial applications, such as can lights, soffit lights and g...

First gallium-nitride LED chips on silicon in pilot stage Researchers at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have succeeded in manufacturing high-performance prototypes of blue and white LEDs, in which the light-emitting gallium-nitride layers are grown on silicon wafers with a diameter of 150 millimeters. The silicon replaces the sapphire commonly used until now without a loss in quality. Already in the pilot stage, the new LED chips are to be tested under practical conditions, meaning that the first LEDs on silicon from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors could hit the market ...

Robertson Worldwide, a global manufacturer and supplier of electronic and magnetic ballasts, and other lighting systems, is excited to announce that Pamela Stowers has been appointed Robertson’s Director of Marketing. Pamela comes with a wealth of experience having spent the last 10+ years in the electrical and lighting industries, with companies like A.L.P. Lighting Inc. and Fulham Co, Inc.  Pamela’s successful track record as a marketing manager includes new product and category launches, awareness and customer acquisition programs with a high rate of r...