More than 2,100 exhibitors from 31 countries and regions a new fair exhibitor record are taking part in the HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), which opened today and continues through 30 October at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Exhibitors from the Cayman Islands, Finland and Sweden are participating for the first time. The fair also welcomes more than 70 buying missions from 60 countries and regions, representing over 5,530 buyers and such companies as: Colinter from France, Daewoo International Corp...

LSI Industries (LYTS) reported earnings results this morning that were significantly less than stellar as the company tries to replace the significant 7-Eleven LED business that propelled revenues last year.  The company reported an EPS of .05/share vs the analyst estimate for .10/share on revenues of $65.5 million vs the analyst estimate for $70 million.  That represents quarter over quarter decreases of 50% and 18% respectively. CEO Robert Ready commented on the quarter: "Overall our fiscal 2012 first quarter sales were weak as we worked to replace ...

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today unveiled a new LED driver designed specifically for North American street light installations. The efficient LXMG221D-0700040-D2F™ LED driver eliminates bulky step-down transformers typically used in street light fixtures in these markets, providing a single-step conversion from 347VAC or 480VAC down to less than 57VDC as typically required by LED fixtures. This allows manufacturers to design lighte...

Lighting Science Group (OTCBB: LSCG) released news today that in the past year, it has received more than $100 million of LED lighting product orders, representing more than a 100% increase compared to the numbers from last year. One of the world’s premier LED lighting manufacturers, Lighting Science Group’s products are used in all sectors, spanning everything from the International Space Station to businesses and individual homes around the world. Major lighting retailers, companies, retail chains and various municipalities choose LSG’s produc...

OSRAM Oslon SSL LED in red, orange and yellow with new chip technology The latest Oslon SSL LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provide up to 20 percent more output than their predecessors and offer improved thermal stability, particularly in Hyperred (660 nm). Eenergy-efficient applications such as commercial horticulture are therefore much more efficient. Behind this boost in performance lie the latest developments in Indium-Gallium-Aluminum-Phosphide chip technology (InGaAlP). Powerful, efficient long-life light sources are enormously important ...

LEDforum 2011 Taipei is a two-day event organized by LEDinside and will be held on November 1st and 2nd at National Taiwan University Hospital International Conference Center. The agenda for the first day features the latest LED market trends in upstream component, manufacturing equipment and LED chips, while the agenda for the second day covers other important areas such as driver IC, package and lighting applications. Focused on the future direction of LED industry, LEDforum is an advanced conference to grasp new market trend and future opportunities.

COAST, the co-producer of LED Lenser lighting products, will feature several professional quality LED flashlights, specifically the HP7 High Performance and the A-Series Professional Use flashlight, which will be exhibited for the first time anywhere, at booth 476, at the AAPEX Show, held at the Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1st through 3rd. The HP7 Flashlight, patent-pending, Pure Beam™ Focusing Optic system with Fingertip Speed Focus Control™ and lock the beam focus with the Beam Lock™ System, produces 19...

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has honored the designers of University of Colorado Center for Community in Boulder, Colorado with a 2011 Illumination Award for Control Innovation. The 302,000-square-foot university property is configured with Encelium Technology’s Energy Control System™ (ECS). Encelium specializes in integrated lighting control systems for commercial buildings.   Respected as a technical authority on illumination, IES has a membership of nearly 8,000 professionals including architects, lighting and interior design...

Pushing LED brightness, color quality and consistency to new levels, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces another step in eradicating today’s energy-wasting halogen light sources. New XLamp® MT-G LEDs deliver higher brightness levels, unparalleled color quality and proven lighting-class reliability. The new MT-G LED is now more than 10 percent brighter, and can deliver up to 1670 lumens at 85C in warm white (3000K) color temperatures. Additionally, MT-G LEDs are now available in high CRI versions optimize...

For third-quarter 2011, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $268m, up 1% on $264.8m last quarter but down 3% on $277.1m a year ago for continuing operations (reflecting discontinuation of the CIGS Solar Systems business at the start of Q3, and excluding the Metrology business, sold to Bruker Corp of Billerica, MA, USA in October 2010). Of total revenue, 13% came from Data Storage revenue of $34.1m, down 25% on $45.7m last quarter but roughly level with $34.5m a year ago. The oth...

Royal Philips (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) announced today that starting on October 26, one of the world’s most renowned paintings will be bathed in a new light. Philips, Founder of the renovated Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, presents Rembrandt van Rijn’s Night Watch in innovative LED light, bringing out the best of the painting’s color palette while offering increased sustainability and energy efficiency. Through the project, the two Masters of Light are reinforcing their intensive collaboration aimed at joint innovation in the area of LED lighting, sett...

austriamicrosystems has expanded its LED TV driver chip portfolio with three LED drivers and a new LED power supply IC. The AS3822 & AS3823 are 6- and 8-channel LED driver ICs, respectively, and are fully compatible with the recently launched 16- and 12-channel AS3820 and AS3821 LED drivers. This compatibility enables set makers to use the same hardware design and software for their whole range of LED edge-lit TVs. All driver ICs in this portfolio employ austriamicrosystems' enhanced digital power feedback control technique to achieve the low...

Leedarson Lighting will be demonstrating a smart lighting solution with a wide-range of intelligent CFL and LED light bulbs CFL, LED lamps and fixtures, empowered by lighting technology from NXP and intelligent lighting platform from GreenWave Reality, at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair. The smart lighting solution enables consumers to control their lighting via remote control, smartphone applications or in-home sensors that detect changes in motion or lighting conditions, all without requiring any rewiring of the home.  The result is that consumers ...

Company Extends Market Leadership Supplying Large Diameter Sapphire Wafers to LED Industry Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, today announced that it has shipped a total of 200,000 six-inch sapphire wafers to the LED manufacturing industry. Sapphire, the base material used for the majority of LEDs, is used in consumer products such as LED-based lighting, HDTVs, laptops, netbooks, smart phones and tablets, and automotive light...

According to the latest price survey conducted by LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, the price downtrend persisted in the LED market in 3Q11. The price of LED (5630) for TV backlight dropped by 8-15%. Since TV backlight products will start adopting 7030 spec in 2012, South Korea manufacturers have been aggressively digesting the inventory of older specification, which result in a huge price gap in the market.

LED Patent Lawsuits - Japan Maker LED Patent Lawsuits - US, EU & Korea Makers LED Patent Agreements Nichia Dismissed White LEDs Patent infringement with U.S. Company Considering LED-application products containing LEDs marketed by WILMAR CORPORATION (...

Lately, Seoul Semiconductor has announced New Acriche 2 featuring long life time, low energy consumption and design convenience. According to the company,its 4W, 8W, 12W and 16W module launch which will provide bulb replacement LED solution replacing not only 40W, 60W and 100W incandescent bulb but also MR16 halogen lamp and down light. The newly introduced ‘Acrich 2’ has been increased more than 90% in power efficiency by improving the power factor up to 97% comparing to previous version of ‘Acrich’ of Seoul Semiconductor, and the THD ...

Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, recently provided Halo 4-inch and 6-inch LED recessed downlights to Florida International University’s (FIU) Solar Decathlon team. The energy-efficient products are included in FIU’s Perform[D]ance House design concept featured in this year’s Solar Decathlon in West Potomac Park, Washington, DC.   Tasked with designing and building an innovative and efficient solar home, the team quickly settle...

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; “Company”), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting, controls and daylighting solutions, is proud to announce that it was selected as the IMARK Group’s (“IMARK”) 2011 “Supplier of the Year” and received the award at IMARK’s Annual Meeting. This is the second consecutive year that Acuity Brands has been awarded this distinction by IMARK members, and is representative of the hard work and added value that has been provided over the past 12 months. The Company...

Streamlight® Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance flashlights, announced that it has updated the safety ratings for two of its popular right-angle lights, the Survivor® LED and Knucklehead®.   Safety ratings are established by government agencies and independent standards and testing organizations to assist manufacturers and consumers.   “Any flashlight that will be used in a hazardous environment or confined space should be properly tested to meet or exceed all applicable safety standards for those locations,” said Streamlight Pre...

Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, will be exhibiting at LightShow/West 2011, booth #1012, Los Angeles Convention Center, Oct. 26-27. Attendees will have the opportunity to see award-winning products, including the Lumenbeam(TM) LBX, which was a 2011 LFI Innovation Award winner, and the 2011 PIA Gold Medal-winning Lumencove(R). The company will also showcase other fixtures, including the Lumenbeam(TM) Medium RGB, ...

International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power management technology, today introduced the IRS2980 high-voltage buck regulator control IC for LED light bulb replacement, LED tube lighting and other non-isolated LED driver applications. Rated at 600 V, the IRS2980 is the first in a family of high-voltage LEDrivIR™ ICs, and utilizes hysteretic average current mode control for precise current regulation. The LED buck driver features low-side MOSFET drive with high-voltage internal regulator and high-side current sens...

With the LUC04, the high-tech company dilitronics based in Jena, Germany, offers a highly innovative driver module for controlling LEDs. The integration module has been specially designed to be fitted inside the lighting fixture. With the controLED technology developed by dilitronics it enables individual and energy-efficient control of up to four LED channels, and lamps with a total power of up to 280W. The LUC04 allows light manufacturers to upgrade existing multi-LED lamps to DALI or DMX-dimmable luminary. With this driver the innovative high-tech compa...

Scientists and engineers from around the world will convene in Austin, Texas next week as experts gather to discuss recent advances in optics and photonics—the branch of physics dealing with the science of light—affecting renewable energy and environmental research. Journalists are invited to the Optical Society’s (OSA) Optics and Photonics Congress: Renewable Energy & the Environment, which will be held at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Nov. 2-3. Four co-located meetings will cover optics for solar energy, solid-state and organic lighting, photo...

CLP Group, one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific, is launching a programme to replace its premises with LED lamps. The installation of 90W floodlights in three of its carparks and substations mark the first stage of the programme. With OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ Golden Dragon Plus LEDs in these lamps, it is estimated that 13 tons of carbon dioxide will be reduced per year. The LED floodlights are installed in indoor and outdoor premises of three locations in Hong Kong, including Shamshuipo, Taipo and Sheung Shui. They ...

Designed for Unparalleled Performance and Lowest System Cost Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the commercial availability of high-voltage XLamp® XT-E and XM-L LEDs. These new LEDs can enable the use of more efficient, smaller drivers to lower cost for compact lighting applications such as candelabras and retrofit lamps. “The XLamp XM-L High-Voltage LED eliminates the trade-off between size and efficacy, allowing us to take advantage of the efficacy of high-voltage drivers,” said Ken Chakrav...

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 TGL Patented Rotated To substitute light source from general downlight. Lamp body design which can rotate over 300 angles for turning to the correct direction. LED Fluorescent Lamp&n...

For the LIGHTPANEL GmbH this year‘s viscom in Düsseldorfgone very successfully. The company won the viscomBest of 2011 Award for “signage”. “We were really surprised by winning the award. This award confirms our belief thatwe are on the right track with our company and our products.” - says Bert Hooghiemstra,CEO of the company. The lightpanels are produced by using the latest laser technology. With dimensions ofup to 3 x 2 m completely newdesign and application possibilities arise. The lightpanelsare “Made in Germ...

Nexxus Lighting has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP Ohio) to offer in-store rebates of $10 to $15 on select ENERGY STAR qualified Array LED bulbs. AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power, will apply the in-store discounts to purchases made by residential consumers at participating retailers throughout its Ohio service area. "The LED Program is part of our gridSMART initiative to help our residential customers use less energy, lower energy costs, conserve natural resources and p...

Lighting up the home for the season is a great way to add warmth and a touch of holiday spirit. Both solar and LED lights are great options for those looking to save energy and keep on budget. The lighting team at Canadian Tire has some holiday d?cor ideas that add warmth and beauty without breaking the bank: THE BENEFITS OF LED LIGHTS - Energy efficiency - LED lights use 80-95 per cent less energy than conventional lighting, saving money on energy bills. - Safety - LED lights are made of non-flammable plastic epoxy that won't break, even...