Reportedly, Hi Score Corporation has received approval on a bid for lighting from DMD Lighting. The sales order is coming through DMD Lighting and Energy Control Systems, the newly acquired Hi Score subsidiary. This latest large order is in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. The appointment was made just weeks after Mr. Falso accepted the position as CEO of Hi Score owned DMD Lighting & Energy Control Systems Inc.Mr. Falso was brought on to bolster the company's lagging gross sales volume.   ...

Recently, Royal Philips Electronics have poured EUR 40 million to increase its production capacity for OLED-based lighting at its facility in Aachen, Germany, to support the rapid growth of Philips’ OLED business, with increased availability of Philips OLED modules for high-end design lighting applications for decorative and ambience creation purposes. This additional capacity at Philips’ OLED facility in Aachen is expected to be available in 2012. In addition, Philips also recently opened its Lumiblade Creative Lab in Aachen, inviting li...

Novaled awarded “Recognized for excellence” by the Eurapean Foundation for Quality Management(EFQM). achieved the highest level with the score of 5 star in the assessment by an independent expert team. Novaled has announced it has delevoped the world’s most power-efficient white OLED structures, which achieve 36 lumen per Watt(36lm/W). It increased OLED device light emission by more than 80-percent and also improved the angular dependence of the light emitted. Novaled’s efficiency enhancements move OLED technology a step closer to becomin...

Recently, AIXTRON has received a large multiple order of its G5 HT MOCVD Planetary Reactor for the industry standard LED production platform from Samsung LED. The new systems will be installed within this year at Samsung’s latest state-of-the-art production facility and be used for volume production of HB blue and white GaN-based LEDs for television back-light units and LED lamps for solid-state lighting applications. Samsung LED has been using AIX 2800G4 HT GaN MOCVD systems for several years. Following successful commission...

Phihong, a global leader in power solutions, has developed a series of lighting power supplies for LED luminaire applications in both indoor and outdoor environments. The constant-current and constant voltage drivers are worldwide-compatible with high line and low line AC input voltage ranges and provide standard dimming on all outdoor models. “The overall focus of the lighting industry is changing to encourage more economical and environmentally responsible alternatives to current applications,” said Keith Hopwood, vice president of marketing for Phihong USA. &l...

GT Solar has introduced the ASF™100 advanced sapphire growth system, which increases yielded output of sapphire material by producing a larger, 100 kilogram sapphire boule in the same chamber as previous versions of the furnace. According to Cheryl Diuguid, vice president and general manager of GT Solar’s sapphire equipment and materials group, “We have received an enthusiastic response from early adopter customers for our ASF sapphire growth systems as they enter the market to provide high quality sapphire material for the fast-growing LED industry. O...

AVX Corporation has developed a discrete wire-to-board ‘poke-home’ connector 9276 Series for LED applications. The connectors simplify installation and provide quick and reliable termination in a 2.5mm pitch SMT package. Featuring white insulation material, the 9276 Series connectors are designed to not absorb light, thus eliminating dark spots in the LED light fixture. The 9276 Series connects discrete wired components directly to a PCB; bringing power, ground and signals onto a PCB and simplify installation by enabling users to easily strip wires ...

GlacialTech Inc., a diverse provider of cooling, power supply, and PC enclosure solutions for consumer and industrial applications, is excited to showcase the latest and greatest LED drivers & GREEN battery chargers as well as LED lighting solutions for outdoor/indoor/industrial applications at COMPUTEX 2011. At this year's COMPUTEX, GlacialTech will reveal a full range of products, in addition to demonstrating its new and unique material treatments. Visit GlacialTech at the Nangang Exhibition Hall, Booth #J411 (6 units) from May 31 to J...

Reportedly, Buckley Air Force Base has chosen Sunovia Energy Technologies'  120-Watt EvoLucia® LED Aimed Optics™ Shoebox fixtures throughout their base, which will reduce the base's energy consumption by more than 30 percent while providing maintenance-free lighting for up to 10 years. Sunovia's LED light fixtures were chosen by Buckley because of its high lumen output, uniformity of light and the increase in visibility.  They have a high CRI and therefore the ability to distinguish colors is greater, especially for areas in need o...

Excelitas Technologies, a global provider of innovative, customized optoelectronics to OEMs seeking high-performance technology solutions, announced today that it has opened a new LED Center of Excellence at its facility in Shenzhen, PR of China. The new site will serve as a base for Excelitas Technologies to develop and manufacture advanced LED-based lighting solutions and to showcase its innovations and technologies to customers in China. Excelitas executives, CEO David Nislick and senior vice president and general manager Joel Falcone, as well as local dignita...

It’s reported that Samsung has kicked off becoming a new leader in the U.S. lighting market as the industry shifts into the digital age. In April 2009, Samsung LED was established globally, channelling the company’s expertise in the electronics and electro-mechanics fields into the production of cutting-edge LED lighting. And to support the company’s expansion into the U.S. market, an American centre of operations has been established in Atlanta, Ga. Samsung’s initial line-up ranges from omni-directional incandescent replacements to fluoresce...

AVX Corporation has designed an UL-approved board-to-board connector series which receives the UL 1977 Standard under certificate #E90723 for the LED lighting industry. Designated the 9159 Series, it is UL-approved up to 3 Amps. These connectors provide design flexibility by offering right angle, plug-and-socket (two-piece) connectors for coplanar or end-to-end mating of either FR4 or metal core PCB’s for linear strip lighting applications. The connector system includes single sided SMT board-to-board connectors that are only 3.0mm high and 5.50mm w...

LIGHTFAIR International (LFI), the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, set new records in the newly expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center—its 2011 show location. On Tuesday, opening day, thousands of attendees spread throughout the exhibit hall ready to discover the most innovative products on LFI’s largest trade show floor. LFI once again broke its record, welcoming the 2011 attendees to an impressive show floor with more than 200,000 net  square feet of space—the largest in i...

Epistar is a Taiwan-based professional LED chipmaker. In recent years, it has been quite active with a series of M&A and joint-venture strategies, making it the leader of Taiwan chipmakers. LEDinside is privileged to have invited B.J. Lee, its chairman to share Epistar’s business experiences and strategies.

Recently, LG Innotek is expanding fast-growing marketing in for LED lighting in North America. Thanks to maturing technology and increased backing by governments, companies produce brighter and more power-efficient LED bulbs and other products at lower costs. In addition, LG Innotek is featuring a flat-screen lighting module dubbed "ModulA 1D" at the LightFair trade show in Philadelphia, which kicked off Wednesday (local time). It’s just 8 millimeters thick, comes with advanced LED backlight unit technology. It also unveiled AngulA which is c...

OSRAM SYLVANIA has developed a 14-watt LED lamp for the replacement of a 100-watt incandescent lamp. The dimmable SYLVANIA ULTRA A19 prototype features 1,500 lumens, and provides up to 86 percent energy savings, when compared to traditional incandescent technology.   It has a rated life that is 25 times longer than an incandescent lamp, with a color temperature of 2700K and a color rendering index that exceeds 80. It is suitable for use in common household fixtures, such as table lamps, wall sconces and ceiling pendant lighting. In addition, th...

For Best Floodlights, Theatrical, Specialty Luminaires at Lightfair International 2011   Designed for architectural flood lighting applications, Lumenbeam LBX offers simple maintenance, component replacement without having to replace the luminaire Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, announced that its Lumenbeam LBX received a LFI INNOVATION AWARD for Best Floodlights, Theatrical, Specialty Luminaires, ...

Borealis Candelabra lamps produce a lumen output corresponding to 15W incandescent lamps, consuming only 2 Watts of power PolyBrite International, Inc. manufacturer and creator of Borealis LED Lamps and Lighting Systems announced today the unveiling of the new Borealis Candelabra B10 LED lamp at the Lightfair 2011, May 17-19 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Booth # 3744. The Borealis LED Candelabra retains all the nostalgic features of the soft warm glow of the traditional incandescent predecessor including its distinctive elegant design. “...

Company to showcase LightBEEMTM, a complete, easy-to-deploy lighting control and energy management system that delivers facility-wide control, lowers energy costs and dramatically improves system's ROI BEEMTech , a global provider of advanced Lighting control and energy efficiency management solutions, will be showcasing LightBEEMTM at LIGHTFAIR® International 2011, the world’s premiere annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. Based on patented technology, LightBEEM's retrofit-ready design allows it t...

On the eve of North America's largest lighting show, Lightfair International, GE presented its prestigious 2010 GE Edison Award to Alexander Rotsch and Andreas Schulz of Licht Kunst Licht AG, a lighting design firm in Bonn, Germany. The pair was honored during a presentation in Philadelphia on May 16, 2011, for lighting the ThyssenKrupp Quarter in Essen, Germany, a global materials and technology group. They were presented with a personalized Steuben crystal award for their win. This was the firm's second consecutive Edison Award win. Schulz and...

NXP’s GreenChip smart lighting solution opens an entirely new dimension in energy efficient lighting                                                                                  ...

Marvell announced the industry’s first dual-string LED lighting controller family. With the 88EM8801, Marvell has packed all the functionality onto a single 4X4 millimeter chip that previously would have required multiple driver chips, a micro-controller and various discrete components. The capabilities of this new chip enables LED lightening OEMs to bring high-end architectural lighting capabilities – including improved CRI, more precise dimming and integrated networking capability  – into consumer and professional settings at the same price as e...

Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. presents a flexible substrate (ECOOL-F) that achieves the same level of heat dissipation as aluminum substrates, allowing for use in applications that require thinner, lighter, and flexible substrates. This flexible type uses a thin, uniform polyimide film as an insulating layer, achieves low thermal resistance levels, and also possesses high electric strength. Panasonic is to exhibit at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) on 9-12 June 2011, and the LED Lighting Taiwan on 14-16 June 2011....

The 6th (Shanghai) International Road Lamp, Patio Lamp & Outdoor Lighting Fair (RLF2011) International Road Lamp, Patio Lamp & Outdoor Lighting Fair (RLF) is firstly created at March 2009 in Guangzhou, China. RLF is held twice every year, March in Guangzhou and September in Shanghai, which is China’s first exhibition focusing on road and outdoor lighting. After 3 years of growth, RLF has become the world's premier professional exhibition of road and outdoor lighting. Many famous brands both domestic and abroad were attracted to part...

Verbatim Americas, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC), will release its LED and OLED products at LightFair 2011 in Philadelphia. Designed as hiqh quality, energy efficient replacements for incandescent and halogen lamps, Verbatim retrofit LED lamps feature clear, uniform light distributions that are fully dimmable. Verbatim LED lamps can reduce energy consumption by over 70% and late up to 40,000 hrs. Now including a new UL wet-rated outdoor/security PAR 38 lamp. Verbatim retrofit LED lamps are available in popular sizes and warm c...

The quantum dot product company, QD Vision, has made a breakthrough on the efficiency and performance of its quantum dot LED (QLED) technology. QD Vision’s red, green and blue QLEDs now meet or exceed the 1953 NSTC color standard without using color filters or secondary effects. The exceptional color performance of QLEDs translates into a fundamental 30-40% luminous efficiency advantage over the best known OLED technology. QD Vision’s deep red QLEDs now offer greater efficacy at equivalent color than the best reported phosphorescent ...

It’s reported that LUXEON A has started mass production and has been submitted for an Innovation Award at Lightfair 2011. As the second hot tested and specified LUXEON LED from Philips Lumileds this year, it has also delivers on the promise of Freedom From Binning. Advanced manufacturing control allows the company to so accurately target a specific correlated color temperature that each LUXEON A LED falls within one 3 step MacAdam ellipse space at actual operating conditions. According to Steve Barlow, Sr. VP of Sales and Marketin...

First Low-Cost, High Output A19 60 and 40 Watt Equivalent Omnidirectional Bulbs and BR30/40 Bulbs Added to the Line Leading the ultra-efficient lighting revolution—Lighting Science Group (OTCBB: LSCG) will roll out at LIGHTFAIR International an expanded line of low-cost, long-lasting DEFINITY LED bulbs.  The line now includes LED flood and spot lights as well as vanity lights and 60 and 40 watt equivalent omnidirectional bulbs in variety of colors. The DEFINITY LED bulbs are approximately 75-80% more efficient ...

Reportedly, Philips will show off the world’s first EnduraLED A21 17-watt light bulb replacement for the 75-watt light bulb t the LIGHTFAIR® International tradeshow, May 17-19, 2011. Asidesfrom the replacement of 75-watt incandescent light bulb, the EnduraLED A21 17-watt is the latest addition to Philips’ comprehensive portfolio of LED bulbs that can replace traditional incandescents including 25W and 40W equivalents, as well as the ENERGY STAR-qualified Philips EnduraLED 12.5-watt bulb. Those specifications call for deliver...

Based on the statistics of LEDinside, the research division of TrendForce, the revenue of Taiwan listed LED manufacturers in April 2011 has reached NTD 9.62 billion (MoM +3.39%, YoY+6.6%). As can be seen from the chip makers’ revenue, the revenue of listed LED chip makers has increased to NTD 4.37 billion with 8.5% rise compared with last April  (MoM+1.8%; YoY+8.5%). On the other hand, the revenue of listed LED package makers has increased to NTD 5.25 billion, up 5% on yearly base (MoM+2.9%，YoY+5%). Generally speaking, LED backlight sales steadily increased and April revenue remained flat growth.