2009-10-07

Enfis SMART Array and Driver Technology 'Locks' in LED Color Temperature for the Lifetime of the Luminaire

The Enfis Group Plc (LSE: ENF), an innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, released "The Elimination of Binning with Enhanced CCT Control," a new white paper that discusses how by utilizing a multi-channel approach and smart electronics, the color temperature of an LED array can be tuned across the whole white light locus, even into the very warm white region, below 2800K with high color quality (Ra > 90). The paper can be downloaded free of charge at www.enfis.com.
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2009-10-07

Osram Opto Releases Mini Components with Thin-Film Chips

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is launching three new generations of mini components with thin-film chips (InGaAlP technology): CHIPLED 0402, CHIPLED with lens and Firefly. All three benefit from the optimum extraction of light from surface emitters and have impressively high efficiency and brightness.
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2009-10-07

Sunovia's Cobra Head LED Roadway Fixtures are First to Achieve Six (6) Mounting Heights Spacing

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has achieved six mounting heights spacing with its proprietary Cobra Head LED lighting product line. The six mounting heights achievement is unprecedented, and allows Sunovia to immediately begin replacing roadway fixtures with its new high-efficiency LED fixtures without the cost of installing additional light poles.
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2009-10-07

New Flexible Light Pipe System From Bivar Enhances Indication for Rugged Applications

Bivar, a leading specialty provider of LED indication products and solutions, announced the first offering in the new Bivar plastic optical fiber (POF) Light Pipe System series, a 2mm core flexible light pipe solution. The new flexible light pipe system offers a variety of lens cap indicators and LED adaptors that provide exceptional viewing angles, light diffusion and intensity.
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2009-10-07

Exclusive Interview with VEECO’s General Manager of Greater China - Justin Wang: Phenomenal Growth Momentum of the Chinese Market in the Coming Year

Widespread application of LED backlight in LCDs has led to a short supply of upstream chips in 2009. As a result, chipmakers are actively expanding production capacity and making large-scale equipment purchases, witnessing industry-wide prosperity.
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2009-10-06

Over 390 LED companies to participate Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2009

HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) will be held through 27-30 October in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year the fair, will feature over 1, 700 exhibitors from 31 countries and regions. First-time exhibitors are from Hungry, Poland, New Zealand and Brazil.
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2009-10-06

New Vizio 55" LED backlit LCD TV VF551XVT now at Costco, $1999.

Vizio’s 55" LCD LED HDTV, VF551XVT, is now available at Costco for $1999.
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2009-10-06

MEAN WELL launches PLP-45W PCB Type LED Power Supply

After introducing LED power supplies with aluminum casing (CLG family) and fully enclosed plastic casing (PLN, PLC, ELN, LP family), MEAN WELL launched another LED product category, AC/DC open frame type for the “low cost” and “built-in” installation of LED lighting related applications. With the new PLP-45(45W), in addition to its existing PLP-30(30W) and PLP-60(60W) series, MEAN WELL offers LED system designers three different wattage options – 30W, 45W and 60W, which fully satisfies the low power wattage required.
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2009-10-06

BenQ Launches LED-backlit Monitors

BenQ has recently launched three LED displays, the 24in Full HD V2400 Eco, 21.5in Full HD V2200 Eco and 18.5in widescreen G922HDL.
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2009-10-06

Magnalight.com Adds Magnetic Mount Infrared Beaconing LED Light

Larson Electronics introduced the Magnalight LED10W-1SS-IR infrared LED beacon with adjustable magnetic mount. The 2 inch square aluminum housing contains a single 3 watt infrared LED light that is available in 850nm wavelength or 940nm wavelength. The infrared LED sits within a parabolic reflector and is protected by an aluminum face plate and polycarbonate lens. Projecting 180 lumens, the infrared beacon emits non-visible light that can be viewed with night vision equipment.
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2009-10-06

NACo Reports on LED Light Efficiency Tests

The use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), in traffic signals has become popular among local governments as a means to save energy in recent years. Now, several counties are testing how effective the lights would be for street lighting, according to an article from the Washington-based National Association of Counties (NACo).
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2009-10-06

CEATEC JAPAN 2009 Commences on October 6th, 2009 at Makuhari Messe

The three institutes comprising the Organizing Committee of CEATEC JAPAN1 are proud to announce the commencement of CEATEC JAPAN 2009, the Cutting‐edge IT & Electronics Comprehensive Exhibition, a five‐day event from October 6th to October 10th, 2009 held at Makuhari Messe.
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2009-10-05

Toshiba Unveils the CELL REGZA 55X1 LCD TV with Mega LED Panel

Toshiba Corporation today unveiled the future of home entertainment, the CELL REGZA 55X1. This new LED backlit LCD TV, the flagship of the company's REGZA line-up, offers viewers state-of-the-art picture quality, including a dynamic contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1, and supports this with ultra-high-speed processing and recording, enhanced navigation and seamless network interactivity.
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2009-10-05

Future Lighting Solutions Releases 4 Reference Designs for LED Luminaires

Future Lighting Solutions announced the release of four comprehensive reference designs that will help lighting designers reduce the time and cost of developing LED-based luminaires in key market segments. The target applications – all leveraging LUXEON® Rebel LEDs - are 4” and 6” recessed downlights, low-bay lighting and commercial refrigeration lighting systems.
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2009-10-05

Visible Light Solar Enters Strategic Alliance with Integrated Electrical Services

Visible Light Solar Technologies, a solar and LED lighting technology innovator, announced it has formed a strategic alliance with the nation’s second largest electrical contractor, Integrated Electrical Services (NASDAQ: IESC) for national installation and maintenance of its solar/LED and LED lighting solutions to businesses, municipalities and educational facilities.
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2009-10-05

Toshiba to invest 100 billion yen in LED light bulb manufacturing

Toshiba has announced a six-year, 100 billion yen (about $1.11 billion; 1 USD = 89.7951 JPY) investment plan in LED light bulb manufacturing.
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2009-10-05

Companies will be scaling back quotes by 10 percent with the expiry of licenses on LED technologies

The discontinuation of many foreign-held patents on diode-based technologies by 2010 is expected to cut prices of China-made LED bulbs and tubes further. Among the multinational companies with several licenses expiring in the next few months are Osram, Nichia and Cree.
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2009-10-05

Lemnis Lighting to introduced its Pharox60 LED light in the U.S.

Lemnis Lighting on Friday announced that its Pharox60 LED light is now available in the U.S. online and soon will be for sale on Amazon. Pharox60, the world's first dimmable LED bulb compatible with home light fixtures, is shaped like a traditional incandescent bulb, consumes 6 watts of power and can replace a 60-watt bulb. An LED replacement for an incandescent bulb.
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2009-10-05

High-Power LED Wall-Pak Luminaire Reduces Cost of Wall Washing and Security Lighting, Runs on Wide Voltage Range

LEDtronics® announces its first series of energy-efficient LED replacements of wall-pak luminaires for wall washing and security lighting. The high-power WWL20-24X2W-XPW-001W floodlight runs on a wide range of voltages, from 100 to 277VAC, consuming only 56 watts of power.
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2009-10-02

Students Communicate with the International Space Station Through Osram’s LEDs

Osram Opto Semiconductors partnered with the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, Canada to help a team of 600 students send an LED illuminated message to the International Space Station as it passes overhead. On September 19th, 2009, in the dark of night, the students gathered in a remote field to send their message to the International Space Station as it passed over Calgary, 300 km (186 miles) above the earth’s surface.
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2009-10-02

Innovative Solar LED Parking & Area Lights Go Incognito

Progress Solar Solutions, LLC, an innovator in providing high-performance, eco-friendly and cost-effective solar solutions for commercial, government, institutional and residential communities, announced they are now offering a unique solar outdoor lighting product developed and manufactured through Inovus Solar.
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2009-10-02

Vision X Reflex LED Smart Light Revolutionizes Performance Lighting

Vision X Lighting has launched the Reflex, the brightest, most efficient and versatile LED lighting system. Each light utilizes new 10-Watt LED technology providing ultra-bright 900 lumens per LED with the lowest amp draw.
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2009-10-02

Lighting Company Bridgelux Orders Veeco's MOCVD for LED Production Ramp

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced yesterday that Bridgelux, Inc., a U.S. lighting company and leading supplier of energy-saving light-emitting diode (LED)-based light sources, has placed a multi-unit order for Veeco's TurboDisc® K465™ gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) systems to support its production ramp.
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2009-10-01

Toshiba to Release Industry's Most Efficient LED Light Bulbs

Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp will release high-output LED light bulbs with a total flux equivalent to that of a 60W incandescent lamp. (Left) Components of the light bulb. (Right) An LED package developmed by Toshiba Lighting & technology.
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2009-10-01

LEDs Light the Way for Planes

OSRAM and Safegate jointly develop robust and efficient LED lighting for taxiways. The ever-increasing volume of passengers and freight in global air traffic makes greater demands on safety too. Because of its major impact on passenger safety, airport operators are paying special attention to the lighting of runways for take-off, landing and taxiing.
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2009-10-01

Sharp has launched the world’s first LED backlit LCD TV that comes with an integrated Blu-ray player

The Sharp LC-40LB700X allows a user to watch TV and also play Blu-ray, DVD and CD discs. The integrated Blu-ray player features BD-LIVE to access additional content via an internet connection and a USB terminal for added local storage. High definition audio is achieved with spectacular sound reproduction thanks to 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD high resolution audio output.
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2009-10-01

Lighting Science Previews Breakthrough LED Lighting Technology at the California Governors' Global Change Summit 2

Lighting Science Group Corporation, a global leader in LED lighting products, will preview its next generation line of LED retrofit lamps that will be available in the fourth quarter of this year. The new line of lamps will have substantially increased light output compared to LSG's current line but will be available at about half the cost. LSG's new line of LED retrofit lamps has the potential to dramatically expand the market for LED lighting technology.
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2009-10-01

UPEC to showcase its new products at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2009

UPEC will demonstrate its innovative products and solutions, including Street Light, Intelligent Lighting Management System, and Interior Lighting Products, at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair from 27 Oct. to 30 Oct. 2009. According to UPEC, the Intelligent Lighting Management System uses electronic dimming gear and area wireless control, and each street light could be individually controlled, monitored and manipulated. By using the Intelligent Lighting Management System, that could achieve energy-saving, labor costs reducing, and reporting accuracy increase.
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2009-10-01

Digital Projection Announces New LED Illuminated DLP Projector for Home Theaters

Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, announced the brand-new M-Vision Cine LED. The new Cine LED delivers 3-chip color saturation with the imaging fidelity of Texas Instruments’ DLP® technology. The single-chip M-Vision Cine LED adds the first Lifetime Illumination™ display to DPI’s already extensive single-chip product line.
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2009-10-01

Magnalight.com Adds MRAP / MATV Infrared LED Light

Larson Electronics announces the addition of the MRAP/MATV infrared LED light for vehicle mount applications. The LEDLB-24-VIR 72 watt LED light was designed specifically to support military vehicle blackout applications. With dual power supplies, the visible LEDs turn off when the blackout system is activated while the infrared LEDs continue to illuminate.
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interested... READ MORE