It is reported that Peterson Manufacturing applied Osram Ostar Headlamp Pro LED in its new 7-inch headlight. Osram Opto Semiconductor stated that the Ostar Headlamp Pro LED offers a compact light source measuring 20mm by 20mm with multichip on board technology and silicon casting featuring ceramic chip-level conversion (C^2) and the company's UX:3 technology. According to the company, the LED offers pure surface emission and low thermal resistance (Rth) for thermal stability, as well as improved corrosion resistance. Notably, the Osram Ostar Headlamp Pr...

On Aug. 2, the Rapid Alert System for Non-food Consumer Products issued a warning on LED lighting chain once again. It is understood that this warned product is LED lighting chain from China-based "B10Cod'Events", the notifying country of this case is France. This LED lighting chain is for interior use, and its type/number of model is LED 5EIN193, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Portal Category is 78000000 - Electrical Supplies. The product poses a risk of electric shock because the insulation between...

LEDs are small “point” light sources that send light in a straight direction. With its rows of 0.33W LEDs that form a pleasing decorative pattern, the super thin GRID SERIES™ by BlackJack Lighting capitalizes on that technology. Available as a flush mount, a sconce and a 2 or 3-panel bath vanity, the GRID SERIES™ is offered in a choice of cool or warm light temperatures and features a specialty designed acrylic diffuser that prevents glare. The GRID SERIES™ Flush Mount delivers 47 watts and measures 16”W x16...

According to persons familiar with the matter, Sharp Corp. Plans to raise capital of about 100 billion yen ($ 1 billion) through issuing shares in public and private ways in September. These insiders said that Sharp Corp., the largest liquid crystal display (LED) manufacturer in Japan, aims to raise more capital through public offering. These insiders asked not to be named, because the news has not been made public. One of the insiders said that Makita Corp. and Lixil Group Corp. are likely to buy shares at the value of 10 billion yen respectively. Sharp expressed i...

For a long time, researchers and LED manufacturers have been committed to reducing the losses caused by light emitting diodes (LEDs) to be less efficient, but the real reason behind this phenomenon has yet not identified. According to the reports on Phys.org, the latest discovery conducted by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will uncover the real reason behind the "LED droop" phenomenon. The discovery is expected to lead a major breakthrough in LED lighting industry's development bottleneck. A flaw called "efficiency droop" tha...

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton today announced that it has received a $2.4 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to explore the development of energy efficient lighting products. Eaton’s research, slated for completion in 2015, will aim to improve the manufacturing speed of LED fixtures by three times over the typical rate, reduce LED light engine costs by five times and reduce assembly costs by approximately 50 percent. “This partnership with industry to produce affordable, efficient lighting will save consumers money and ...

Marl International has started a bilateral engineering partnership with California-based LED lighting manufacturer Bivar Inc. under which the two companies will combine design resources and share IP to bring innovative LED lighting and indicators to the market more quickly. The announcement marks a further stage in the strategic alliance between Marl and Bivar which was announced in January 2013. Under the agreement, Marl and Bivar will share expertise, tools and teams to bring products to market jointly. The two companies will market and support these products to cus...

Event SEMICON Taiwan 2013 Venue TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall  Dates September 4th ~September 6th, 2013 Organizers Semi   TAITRA General information SEMICON Taiwan is the premier event in Taiwan for microelectronics manufacturing. Connect with the companies, people, products and informatio...

On July 29, Veeco announced that KaiStar Lighting Co., Ltd., a China-based joint venture between Epistar Corporation and Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co., Ltd., ordered multiple TurboDisc MaxBright M MOCVD Systems in the second quarter of 2013. The systems will be added to KaiStar's current installed base of Veeco MOCVD systems as part of their 2013 capacity expansion plan. Mr. MJ Jou, President of Epistar Corporation, said, "This latest capacity expansion is based on our customers' growing demand for LEDs for backlighting and gener...

Veeco Instruments Inc.is providing select financial metrics and business highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Due to the accounting review announced on November 15, 2012, the Company is unable to report revenue and earnings information. Second quarter 2013 bookings were $85 million, up 21% sequentially, including: LED & Solar $58 million (MOCVD $52 million and MBE $6 million), and Data Storage $27 million. The Company’s unaudited cash balance at June 30, 2013 was $585 million, down slightly from the $588 million reported at the end of th...

World Swimming Championships is ongoing in Barcelona, Spain. On July 27 local time, Chinese famous enterprises NVC Lighting was invited to officially sign a partnership agreement with FINA. At the signing ceremony, Julio Cesar Maglione said: “Diving has been a deeply loved sport by the people of all countries, while China has been a major force in the diving sport. The China-based NVC is one of world's leading LED lighting brands, and has supported the development of world diving for a long time. We are glad to establish the cooperative relationshi...

Nowadays Smartphone takes impact on every aspect of people's daily life. Smartphone is used for organizing, planning and interacting with each other. But people have to focus on work, activities and obligations due to busy lives. People are afraid of missing important calls, messages, and reminders. People become restless and lack concentration on almost anything while keeping checking phones. Recently, it has been reported that a LED bracelet in the name of EMBRACE+ with the function to inform users of calls and messages is developed, so that those days worrying about m...

It is reported that Taiwan-based Excellence Opto, Inc. (EOI) announced the expansion of its new facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan to serve the LED automotive lighting market. The company stated that it has actively focused on LED automotive lighting in the past 12 years and that LED automotive lighting now takes up about 60% of its revenue. LED lighting products including industrial lights, roadway lights and signal lights make up the rest. The new facility will now serve as EOI's hub for the sales and distribution center of automotive LED lighting prod...

CAO Group, Inc., a world-leading high-technology company, announces the transition of its lighting division into an independent company: CAO Lighting, Inc. Since its inception in 2004, CAO Group’s lighting division has followed a strong upward trajectory. Using revolutionary practices and techniques, this division of CAO has continuously delivered advanced products and solutions for commercial signage and lighting and established fundamental intellectual properties (IPs) in solid state lighting. It’s this forward momentum that has allowed CAO to expand...

It is reported that Apple's next-generation iPad mini 2 will adopt Retina Display, because Taiwan has yet not put retina display into mass production, AUO is bowled out from the competition for display supplier of iPad mini 2. Apple considers the stability of supply, Samsung returns to Apple display supply chain to offer display to Apple iPad 5 and iPad mini 2, Samsung, LGD and Sharp are the three display suppliers of Apple. According to reports from South Korean media, AUO is unable to produce LCD displays that meet Apple's requirements and therefo...

Simon Brands has released the newly developed Simon High-Power Flashlight T6 Pro mini which uses the Cree LED bulb for greater lighting. This mini torch light is ideal for law enforcement and military, as well as consumers who desire a flashlight which can be used for personal protection. The Simon High-Power flashlight T6 Pro is manufactured from highly durable, yet lightweight, 6061 aircraft grade aluminum. Weighing less than 8 ounces.It includes an adjustable wrist band which makes it easy to carry and hold onto when used in tight spaces such as automobile engine co...

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is Continental's Supplier of the Year 2012. Each year Continental's Automotive Group identifies its best partners from more than 900 strategic suppliers and presents a total of 13 performance awards in five categories, namely electronics, electro-mechanics, mechanics, investment and engineering services, and division-specific solutions. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors impressed the jury in the Electronics category (IVA Interfaces, Voltage Regulators, and Analog ICs & Opto). With the award, the high-tech company was praised as a...

Sentry Electric is pleased to introduce the SDAS-LED Downtown luminaire, an architectural arm-mounted street and area light. With its symmetrical proportions and gently arching crown, the Downtown provides contemporary inspiration for boulevards and public spaces. SDAS-LED 165x165 2 What makes the Downtown luminaire unique is its combination of refractive borosilicate glass optics in combination with the most advanced, high lumen output LED modules. A truly groundbreaking development in the evolution of solid state technology, the downward facing LEDs have ...

1000Bulbs.com proudly announce that it is the premiere online distributor of new MR16 lamps from Soraa, a California-based lighting company on the cutting edge of LED technology. What sets eco-friendly Soraa apart from all other lighting companies is its patented GaN on GaN technology, which produces a cleaner and brighter light while also cutting power consumption by 80% compared to a standard halogen lamp. A Soraa lamp puts out more light with one LED chip than competing lamps do with four chips. These lamps are so powerful; they create a laser line like sharpness th...

Philips reports second-quarter comparable sales growth of 3% to EUR 5.7 billion; operational results improve by 30% to EUR 530 million Comparable sales in growth geographies up 12%, driven by China EBITA was EUR 603 million, or 10.7% of sales, and included a EUR 78 million past-service pension cost gain in the US EBITA excluding restructuring and acquisition-related charges and other gains increased to EUR 530 million, or 9.4% of sales Net income of EUR 317 million, compared to EUR 102 million in Q2 2012 Inventories as a percentage ...

It has been reported that the Paris Metro will become the first transport network to use LED 100% in all of its stations. A 4 year, 11 million Euro deal has been published that will see 250,000 lights replaced at 302 metro and 66 suburban stations. The operators are currently working towards cutting energy consumption of the whole network by 15%, and changing the lighting will contribute significantly to this, with energy needed to light up the stations set to reduce by over 50%. The London Underground, Sydney CityRail and Brussels Metro are keeping an eye on the projec...

Ledzworld Technology, an innovative technology company that supplies customized LED solutions for professional end-users, launches an industry first AR-111 with 1000 lumen.           The lamp features is single focus with the latest RGOT (Reduced Glare Optical Technology) that uses a diamond cut optical lens which is machined using high natural or synthetic diamond-tipped tool bits. RGOT achieves higher accuracy and precision that reduces glare and provides better control on the beam angle.      ...

With the development of the times, people require more for fashionable apparel. Beautiful and colorful clothes are very nice in the light, but in low light places where it cannot show its style. However, the advent of LED fashion clothing will enable you to shine anywhere. This LED Fashion Clothing is designed by Hussein Chalayan, Swarovski's designer, who uses 15000 units of LED to develop this "brilliant" clothing. The LED fashion clothing not only has a stylish design, also it added the application of Swarovski crystals so that it can emit beau...

Canon Marketing Japan (Canon MJ) started selling LED bulbs from July 17, 2013. The company intended to exclusively sell in Japan the LED bulbs, which was sold in the United States by venture business headquartered in Silicon Valley. The products adopted the same housing shape of incandescent bulb E26 (Edison screw base standards), with the high diffusion, dimmable options and liquid-cooled heat dissipation technology.            Canon MJ first listed through website three LED bulbs, which respectively are 60W retrofit (810lm...

Mighty Bright, designer and manufacturer of innovative LED lighting products, is pleased to announce the LUX Bar LED Task Light has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Energy Star certification. The Energy Star brand is widely recognized by American consumers and businesses as a mark of environmental protection, exceptional performance, and financial responsibility. Energy-efficient and versatile, the LUX Bar LED Task Light exemplifies these standards, casting 400 lumens of bright white light while consuming only 7.5 Watts o...

A surge in demand for Soraa’s full visible spectrum GaN on GaN™ LED MR16 lamps has led the company to appoint two new leaders to its sales organization—George Stringer and Nick Farraway. George joins the company as Senior Vice President of North America Sales and Nick joins as Senior Vice President of International Sales; both will report to Tom Caulfield, President and COO of Soraa. “The Soraa VIVID LED MR16 lamp is widely regarded as the best in the world in terms of brightness and color rendering—this has fuel...

"For China LED industry, LED upstream technology is monopolized by the international giants, midstream is almost so, now the most important thing is that whether the downstream can design better products with more reasonable prices or not", Rongqing Liang, director of Lighting Research Institute of Fudan University, expressed in view of the current development trend of Chinese LED industry. Foreign Enterprises have Advantages in Upstream and Midstream Rongqing Liang introduced that LED industry consists of upstream, midstream and downstream. LED...

Robust, accurate and powerful PIP functionality puts Calibre UK ahead of the curve for scaling and switching of LED displays. Calibre UK has further strengthened its LEDView530 scaler/switcher with the addition of new firmware for user selectable and variable picture-in-picture (PIP) flexibility. “The new PIP function of the LEDView530 scaler/switcher adds the functionality of expensive windowing solutions available from other manufacturers in the market today, but at an affordable price,” explains Tim Brooksbank, Chairman at Calibre UK. ...

General lighting is an industry with the same great market capacity as smart phone, and it is in the process of rapid growth. In view of general lighting market structure, energy-saving lamps accounting for almost the same proportion with incandescent lamps, about 40%, but the application of incandescent is downward, as the further implementation of global ban on the sale of incandescent lamps, the proportion of energy-saving lamps and LED lighting devices will increase. LED lighting takes up 2% -3% of the all lighting products installed. However, according to the global data in ...

Since installing the ROAM™ outdoor lighting monitoring and control system from Acuity Brands Inc., the Plymouth School District in Plymouth, Mass. has significantly reduced maintenance time and energy costs. The ROAM system allows maintenance staff to easily customize outdoor lighting needs for eight individual elementary, middle and high school campuses. The ROAM system helps the District proactively identify potential outages and lighting issues before or immediately after they occur. By knowing that the lights are operating properly at the glance of the s...