San Francisco Bay Area-based lighting company Elemental LED have joined Philips' LED luminaires licensing program which grants Elemental LED access to a portfolio of patents related to Philips' LED lighting systems and controls. According to Elemental LED , the Elemental LED engineering department designed several new products in the past year that met consumer demand for higher quality and ease of use, including a Dimmable LED Puck Light, the wall-mounted 12V LED Reign Dimmer Switch, and the portable Apollo DMX LED Color Controll...

Illumitex, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a joint research and business development relationship with Syngenta. Through the alliance, Syngenta will utilize Illumitex’s patented LED technology to develop next generation growing protocols in plant growth research projects in controlled environments such as greenhouses and indoor growth chambers. By coupling Illumitex’s precision beam control with the capability of customizing the light spectrum, Illumitex is enabling widespread adoption of LED lighting for use in the global horticulture market. Illum...

GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: GTAT), today announced that Cheryl Diuguid, vice president and general manager of Sapphire Equipment and Materials will present at the J.P. Morgan LED General Lighting Symposium on September 8, 2011 at 11:50am ET. The presentation will be webcast on a live and archived basis. About GT Advanced Technologies Inc. GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. is a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other spec...

Power Integrations introduced a new reference design (DER-281) detailing an 85%-efficient, 15 W PAR38 downlight driver that delivers flicker-free dimming without the use of unreliable high-voltage electrolytic bulk capacitors. Typical TRIAC dimmers were designed for incandescent lights that use an order of magnitude more power than LED lights of equivalent lumen output. The low current requirement of LED lights, especially when dimmed, can cause TRIACs to switch off unexpectedly or oscillate, creating an annoying flickering effect. Early-generation LED light...

Germany’s annual power consumption is approximately 500 terawatt-hours (TWh) or 500 trillion watt-hours, with lighting accounting for almost 12 percent of that figure. Today, as much as 11.5 TWh or 20 percent of the electricity needed for lighting could be saved in Germany alone if incandescent lamps were consistently replaced by more energy-efficient LEDs. The potential saving is equivalent to the annual output of a large-scale power plant. Over the coming three years, Germany’s seven partners of the “EnLight” (Energy Efficient and Intelligent...

Aixtron SE has a new order for four CRIUS II MOCVD systems in a 55x2-inch configuration from China´s Jiangsu Canyang Optoelectronics, a joint venture with Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (Forepi). The company is seeking a smooth process transfer up from their existing CRIUS MOCVD reactors to Aixtron´s new generation platform. According to Forepi President Fen-Ren Chien, they are embarking on a whole new era of high volume blue LED production at Jiangsu Canyang. To minimise risk and interruptions they have once aga...

Due to low demand in the large-size backlight market in 1H11, LEDinside expects many manufacturers to turn their main focus to lighting products in 2H11. The phrase “replacing traditional lighting” takes on new meaning as the industry develops in a new direction. As for LED replacement of traditional lighting, North America, Europe, and China are currently showing the most rapid progress.

Based on Gekko’s award-winning technology, kedo-sk is a single-colour Fresnel-focused hard source luminaire optimised for the requirements of image capture for both film and broadcast. Available in either daylight (5600 kelvin) or tungsten (3200 kelvin) variants, kedo-sk produces minimal heat and is designed to work in an ambient temperature of up to 50 degrees Celsius. Output intensity is comparable with a 1 kilowatt tungsten source. Low power consumption (180 watts) keeps heat generation to a minimum. An integral Fresnel-based optic provides a focal range of 6:1. Inte...

IKEA Israel has discontinued its sale of incandescent bulbs, the first retailer in the Jewish State to do so. The company stopped selling the bulbs effective last Thursday, September 1. Instead, IKEA is restricting its lighting sales to items that are energy savers. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) use 75 percent less energy and last up to 10 times longer than the average incandescent light bulb. Halogen bulbs consume 30 percent less energy, producing more lumens (lighting power) per watt than an incandescent bulb. Solar lamps are energy savers as well, re...

In consideration of whether or not LED light bulbs are truly a proper replacement for 40W incandescent bulbs, as major manufacturers claim, brightness is an important factor, as LEDinside has previously mentioned. What other standards must be met in order to make the transition to LED bulbs? 

Sources imform that Europe’s households have set off widely banning inefficient 60 watt light bulbs from 1 September 2011. The inefficient 60 watt light bulbs are being taken place of compact fluorescent light bulbs ( CFLs ) and light emitting diode lamps ( LEDs ). Halogen lights will remain on the shelves but are only marginally more efficient than incandescent bulbs. Europeans will be able to choose lamps which are at least 75% more efficient than old light bulbs and last at least seven times longer. According to Greenpeace EU energy policy adviser Frauke T...

World-leading electronic component distributor element14 Pty Ltd has tripled its inventory of Texas Instruments products including cutting edge LED solutions that support green lighting growth.  Element14 will provide a wide range of Texas Instruments products such as LED drivers, operational amplifiers and power to facilitate the growth of emerging technologies in Asia Pacific while giving electronic and maintenance engineers a huge boost towards more energy efficient lighting solutions.  LED technology is increasingly being used in various electronic sect...

Backlight module and lighting are two main applications of LED. However, in light of the weak demand in large-size backlight market in 1H11, the revenues of LED manufacturers plummet 20% compared to last year. LEDinside expects LED makers to shift their focuses to the lighting market; “a replacement for traditional lighting” becomes another development path for the LED industry.

It’s reported that Nichia has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against white LED products of Taiwan LED manufacturer Everlight On Aug. 31, 2011 . In Tokyo District Court, the Japanse company has filed a patent infringement lawsuit to enjoin Chip One Stop, Inc. from infringing Nichia's patent (No. 4530094, or "patent No. 094") with regard to white LED products (product number: GT 3528 series) manufactured by Everlight, and imported and sold by Chip One....

It’s said that The Republic Group Handelsvertretung GmbH (TRG) has been demanded to pay € 5,000 for not complying with Nichia. Date back to January 18, 2011,the District Court Düsseldorf in Germany ordered TRG to comply with Nichia’s claims upon TRG’s acknowledgement. According to the court, TRG was requested to cease and desist from offering for sale, placing on the market or using, or importing or possessing for any of the aforesaid purposes in Germany regarding specific white LED products covered by Nichia’s YAG p...

Reportedly, Philips has developed its new daylight solution to increase the visibility of commercial vehicles, thereby ensuring safer driving during the day and at night. This introduction anticipates European legislation prescribing that all new trucks and buses – over 33 million – must be equipped with dedicated Daytime Running Lights (DRL) from August 2012 onwards. Philips LED MasterLife Daylight 8 offers a high-value DRL solution for commercial vehicles already on the road, and enables drivers to benefit from the increased safety of DRL right now...

CambridgeHOK is the first certified Philips LED Horticulture partner in the United Kingdom, as well as the first partner outside Benelux. The ceremony took place at the Four Oaks Trade show at the Philips booth (D131 and 132). Some of the CambridgeHOK personnel were trained by Philips in the field of LED lighting in horticulture last week. Philips supports its partners in projects and field tests. This can be done due to the plant physiologists from Philips and their knowledge about light recipes available in the design and supervision of projects. In the...

The West Lafayette Community School Corporation has recently completed a major lighting overhaul intended to improve efficiencies, reduce operating costs and benefit the environment. The extensive project was completed by Enreco USA an energy services company which provides energy efficient solutions through lighting applications, solar projects and other emerging technologies. Larry Wood, Director of Facilities at West Lafayette, said that he had been considering updating the gymnasium lighting but was not sure how to go about doing it or how he would be able to justify ...

The Peace Bridge is to the memory of ovarian cancer awareness month in Buffalo. The Peace Bridge has a state-of-the-art LED system which is controlled by sophisticated computer software that possesses unlimited color options, timings and themes, allowing the Peace Bridge to offer unique and captivating lighting shows at the push of a button. The system, which operates daily from 9:00 PM until 1:00 AM and from 5:00 AM through 6:00 AM, also requires less physical maintenance and provides improved security lighting for the entire border crossing....

The world's first long-wavelength LED devices using low-cost silicon wafer substrates were demonstrated by RoseStreet Labs. The company says its technology will find a home in the rapidly growing global LED lighting market where energy efficiency, low cost, and miniaturization are critical product characteristics. The technology, which enables green and longer-wavelength LEDs out to 575 nm, is a significant milestone considering that such longer-wavelength nitride-based LEDs have, until now, been challenging to fabricate compared to blue and ultraviolet (UV) LEDs d...

In regard to Veeco’s Taiwan Technology Center for the LED industry, Justin K. Wang, the VP/General Manager of Veeco Instrument Inc, and Dr. Ming Jiunn Jou, the President of Epistar Corporation, indicated that the future of LED makers comprises both risks and opportunities. Therefore, they hoped that the Taiwanese government can establish specific standards and criteria for LED lighting products, in the hope of raising awareness of LED products in consumers. Furthermore, if the government is willing to enact subsidy policies for the LED industry, the profits they bring will largely exceed the investment they require. That being said, the Taiwanese government should more actively support the energy-saving and green energy industries, otherwise the Taiwanese LED industry may be surpassed by South Korea in 2011 and decline to the third place in the total capacity of LED.

LEDtronics® announces its latest generation of direct incandescent-replacement R16 LED Reflector Lamps with standard 26mm medium screw base. The bulbs operate on 120VAC and provide a concentrated 40-degree beam of light from a cluster of 40 LEDs. The energy-efficient R16-40-SIW-120AM (3,000K warm white) and R16-40-TPW-120AM (5000K natural white) draw just 1.7 watts each and provide up to 140 lumens. Up to 90% savings in energy costs over incandescent and halogen bulbs, and an operating lifespan of up to 50,000-hour LED make these high-efficacy R16 l...

By Teddy To, Product Manager and Phillip Havens, Segment Manager • Littelfuse, Inc. As LEDs find their way into more outdoor applications they are at higher risk for ESD and other electrical transients. HB LEDs (those with sapphire or SiC substrates and in the future AlN and GaN substrates) are especially susceptible, and when the first LED in a string fails, the whole string goes dark. Few engineers know all the considerations of specifying circuit protection for LED strings. For example, a recent category of devices, called open LED protecto...

Veeco Instruments Inc, a supplier of metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) equipment for light emitting diodes (LEDs) production, celebrated the opening of its new Taiwan Technology Center (TTC) today in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The goal of Taiwan Technology Center is to ensure customer collaboration and enhanced responsiveness to build a long-term strategic partnership with our key Greater China customers. Due to the huge demand for LED and the LED chip investment fever, Veeco would like to provide an up-to-date and adequate service and the suppor...

The 50 watt, BRICKBLASTER PRO UV compact LED black light fixture outputs dimmable UV at beam angles from spotlight to wall wash with the intensity of an Iron-arc or Gas Discharge Lamp...without the heat or maintenance.   The Black Tank has released the newest member of the BRICKBLASTER PRO family.  The new ultra-compact, 4” cubed, 50 watt BRICKBLASTER PRO UV contains the newest LED technology and allows users to vary the output beam angle from 4 degrees (native) to 60 degrees (symmetrical). The fixtures vari...

The city of Buckhannon wants to light up its downtown and it hopes will attract more visitors to downtown Buckhannon. The streetscape lighting project will outline every building from the Upshur County Courthouse to Buckhannon City Hall. At a cost of $18,000, the LED lights are capable of producing 255 different colors and its programmable by a small computer to illuminate any color. Street lamps, along with lighting and decorations for the Christmas holiday will also line Main Street Buckhannon. Create Buckhannon is offering sponsored decorations for $50. &nbs...

Helping reduce energy consumption, BlueStar Energy Solutions recently designed an energy saving lighting solution for the Village of Franklin Park's Public Library.  Through the implementation of LED technology, BlueStar Energy helped the library achieve a 56 percent reduction in energy consumption. The project focused on ways to earn energy cost savings, enhance the lighting levels in the library to address concerns about poor quality lighting; reduce overall wattage usage; and use the "greenest" technology available in the marketplace.  BlueSt...

Recently, Larson Electronics ' Magnalight has launched an explosion proof LED light fixture with UL certification and a Class 1 Division 1 and 2 & Class 2 Division 1 & 2 explosion proof rating. This four foot long, four lamp LED light fixture replaces traditional fluorescent equipped fixtures and provides more light with less power consumption and enhanced durability as well as better contrast and good color rendering. The EPL-48-4L-LED light fixture from Magnalight is ideal for applications such as petrochemical processing, offshore marine operations...

An LED light manufacturer has claimed an 83 percent reduction in energy used for lighting thanks to the technology. By replacing conventional 300Wmercury lights with GlacialLight’s 60W LED spotlights it has been possible to make massive reductions, and provide an environmentally friendly solution. The Taiwanese firm also reports that maintenance is reduced for large businesses and chains with a life span of over 30,000 hours for its LEDs. According to LED lighting expert at IMS Research Jamie Fox, LED lighting will generally offer good savings whe...

Recognizes Lumenpulse's substantial global growth and award-winning LED technology Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, today announced that it was ranked #17 in the 12th annual PROFIT HOT 50 ranking, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Top New Growth Companies. Published in the October issue of PROFIT magazine and online at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT HOT 50 ranks young firms by two-year revenue gro...