Project & Product News ____________
Nexxus Lighting Illuminates Kennedy Space Center attraction
LED at NASA | April 04, 2008
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market: NEXS) announced that its SV Lighting business division successfully completed the solid-state rotunda lighting project for Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex' newest attraction, the Shuttle Launch Experience. Read more...
All-Purpose Venue's Unique Textile Wrap Aglow in Dynamic Light
ArchitecturalLighting | March 28, 2008
The visually spectacular Zénith de Strasbourg, the largest multipurpose venue in France, opened its doors earlier this year to a great deal of fanfare, and with good reason. Read more...
Khatod's New Lenses Created with Fresnel Technology
Optics | April 15, 2008
At Light+Building in Frankfurt Khatod has showcased the premier series of lenses created with Fresnel technology, for superior lensing for our customers' requirements with products from this latest generation, now on Khatod's website. Read more...
Highly Flexible, Small High-Power LED Driver Can Drive Up to 8 HB LEDs
LED Driver | April 11, 2008
Intersil's ISL78100 Features Cost- and Space-Saving Integrated 3A FET and Protection Features in a 4mm x 4mm QFN Package Capable of Being Applied in a Variety of Configurations. Read more...
Light+Building: Avago Technologies Announces New LED Products for General Lighting
High Power LED | April 10, 2008
Avago extends the 1-Watt (1W) high power MoonstoneT LED range by amber and red colors, adds a new series of thin plug-and-play high power cool white and warm white LED modules for use in architectural, backlighting, decorative, garden, and reading light applications, as well as its first 1-Watt cool white MoonstoneT power LED emitter for use in a variety of street lamps, portable, task, backlighting, and decorative lighting applications. Read more...
Downlight: 1000lm OSTAR Lighting with 15W Replaces a 50W MR11 Halogen Spot
LED Halogen Spot | April 10, 2008
As announced by the Australian government in 2007 the incandescent bulbs will be banned, because of their low engery efficacy.The development of high powered LEDs, such as the OSRAM 1000lm OSTAR Lighting, offers a real alternative to traditional lighting solutions. Read more...
World Premiere: Lighting Designer Ingo Maurer's Exclusive Table Light with Organic LED from Osram
OLED Luminary | April 10, 2008
The renowned lighting designer Ingo Maurer is the first to use organic LEDs (OLEDs) from OSRAM in a function table light. The light, known as "Early Future", is being produced as a limited edition. It works with tiles straight from the laboratory and demonstrates the enormous potential of OLEDs for future applications as eye-catching illumination and design elements. Read more...
Philips Releases New Energy Saving LED Products at Light+Building in Frankfurt
LED Luminaries | April 10, 2008
Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) unveiled an innovative range of LED- based solutions for general lighting and scene setting at the Light+Building fair in Frankfurt today. The range includes solutions for all market segments, including home, office, street, shops and hospitality, which will accelerate the market adoption of solid state luminaire systems. Read more...
New Citizen White LED unveils at Light+Building
White High Power LED | April 03, 2008
Citzen announced improved high-efficiency and high-lumen LEDs for general lighting. For the whole series of LEDs new versions with a CRI up to 95 and high efficacy will be presented at the Citizen booth at Light+Building. Read more...
Carclo Supports BJB New LED Mounting System
Optics | April 02, 2008
Carclo is pleased to announce their involvement as a system partner in the revolutionary BJB LED connection system. This technology is set to change the way LEDs are used and will open up new markets and applications. Read more...
ROAL Debuts New SignLINQ LED Power Management System
LED Power Supply | March 28, 2008
ROAL Electronics debuts the SignLINQ Power Management System for LED lighting at the ISA International Sign Expo in Orlando. SignLINQ is a series of power conversion elements that convert AC Mains into scalable and safe Class 2 DC power circuits for use in electric signs, complementing and enhancing the value of LEDs for electric signage. Read more...
High-Voltage, 100mA/200mA/350mA, Linear HB LED
LED Driver | March 26, 2008
Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) introduces the MAX16815/MAX16828/MAX16835/MAX16836 high-voltage, linear high-brightness LED (HB LED) drivers capable of driving a long string of HB LEDs from a 6.5V to 40V input supply. Read more...
Business News ____________
Nuventix Designed Synjet Cooler for Breakthrough Energy Saving Philips Fortimo LED System
April 10, 2008
At Light+ Building, Nuventix, Inc., electronics cooling technology innovator and LED industry thermal management specialist, announced its SynJet cooling option for the Philips Fortimo LED Downlight module. The Nuventix product is an active cooling solution utilizing SynJet fanless air cooling technology that offers silent operation, long life, and optimal cooling for the Philips Fortimo Downlight LED Module (DLM) products. Read more...
Zumtobel Group Teams up with CREE to Boost Innovative LED Lighting
April 10, 2008
To drive the further expansion of its LED business, the Zumtobel Group has initiated a close cooperation with the US LED manufacturer CREE. A listed company, CREE is global market leader for high-performance LEDs and specializes in the development and production of LED products, including chips, in the highest brightness classes. The two companies have agreed that the Zumtobel Group will use CREE High-Brightness LED Chips in new products and projects of all its brands as both companies pursue the goal of driving forward the use of LED technology in the professional lighting sector. Read more...
High-Tech from Regensburg: The World's Most Advanced Optical Chip Factory Is Ready for Business
April 04, 2008
OSRAM CEO Martin Goetzeler and Dr. Rüdiger Müller, CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, together with Mayor Hans Schaidinger will today officially open the last section of the Regensburg site. Read more...
Luminus Devices Closes $72 Million Venture Capital Investment
March 20, 2008
Luminus Devices, Inc., the developer and manufacturer of PhlatLight® (Photonic Lattice) LED products for a wide variety of display and illumination applications, today announced the closing of a new round of financing of over $72 million. Read more...
Research News ____________
DOE Releases Report on FAA Demonstration of LED Walkway Lighting
LED Street Lights | April 01, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) demonstration of LED walkway lighting. This report, prepared by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, provides an overview of project results which include energy savings of more than 25% over existing lighting, improved illuminance uniformity, and positive user feedback. Read more...
DoE Publishes New SSL Research and Development - Multi-Year Program Plan
SSL Program | March 18, 2007
DoE recently finished a report on SSL research and development status and the new multi- year program plan for 2009 to 2014. Read more...
IP News ____________
Seoul Semiconductor Signs License Agreement with Professor Neumark Rothschild
April 10, 2007
Seoul Semiconductor, one of the world's leading LED manufacturers, signed a license agreement with Professor Gertrude Neumark Rothschild of the United States in early April 2008. Professor Neumark Rothschild, formerly with Columbia University, filed a complaint in the United States International Trade Commission (US ITC) against 34 companies on February 19, 2008. Read more...
ITC Investigation on Products Suspected to Infringe Professor Neumark's LED/LD Patent
March 26, 2007
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain short-wavelength light emitting diodes, laser diodes, and products containing same. The products at issue in this investigation are short-wavelength (e.g., blue, violet) LEDs and laser diodes that are used in products such as hand-held mobile devices, instrument panels, billboards, traffic lights, HD DVD players (e.g., Blu-ray disc players), and data storage devices. 30 companies are affected by the investigation. Read more...
PHILIPS SSLS Licenses Patent Portfolio to Renaissance Lighting
March 26, 2007
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the new entity formed by Philips' acquisition of Color Kinetics, and Renaissance Lighting have completed a licensing agreement that provides Renaissance Lighting with access to Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions' worldwide patent portfolio. The agreement enables Renaissance Lighting to offer its own intelligent LED lighting products, as well as to use Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions' core technology in other new product development. Read more...
Intematix Adds Latest Phosphor Patent Award to Growing IP Portfolio
March 26, 2007
Intematix Corp. a leading innovator of advanced materials solutions and provider of patent-backed merchant phosphor products for solid state lighting applications, today announced the addition of US Patent Number 7,311,858 for silicate based yellow-green phosphors to its growing intellectual property portfolio. Yellow-green phosphors are typically combined with a blue LED emitter to produce energy efficient solid state white lighting in a growing variety of applications. Read more...
Event News ____________
Lighting Africa
May 5-8, 2008, Accra - Ghana, Africa
Lighting Africa: helping companies to enter the Sub-Saharan Africa off-grid lighting market.
The World Bank Group's Lighting Africa is moving full speed ahead with its program to support the global lighting industry in bringing affordable, modern, off-grid lighting to 250 million Sub-Saharan Africans by 2030. Program activities involve initiatives to mobilize the global lighting industry, expose the African off-grid market opportunity, and spawn interest in tapping into this US$ 10 billionLighting Africa facilitates exchange of knowledge and information, and promotes business partnerships. The program will be holding Lighting Africa 2008: First Global Conference and Development Marketplace Competition for Off-Grid Lighting in Africa in Accra, Ghana, May 5-8. Registration free, sign up today! www.lightingafrica.org .
Blue 2008 - The 6th International Industry Review
May 7-8, 2008, Ambassador Hotel - Hsinchu, Hsinchu, Taiwan >>>
LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL
May 28-30, 2008, Las Vegas, NV, United States >>>
euroLED 2008
June 4-5, 2008, Birmingham, UK >>>
Organisers: Aston Science Park
euroLED 2008 is the 5th annual Conference and Exhibition dedicated to the science, technology and application of HB LEDs and solid-state lighting. A highlight of the global solid-state lighting calendar, the event offers a unique opportunity for global organisations to penetrate, expand and understand the European and global LED & solid-state lighting markets. It continues to generate unprecedented industry participation from leading organisations and is firmly established as Europe's premier event dedicated to solid state lighting.
This year, a new and exciting sustainable lighting conference and exhibition, euroLight is being launched on behalf of the lighting industry to address the issues of low carbon and sustainable lighting. The new conference and exhibition is intended for lighting designers, architects, light artists and end users wishing to discuss the future of quality sustainable lighting. euroLight will run alongside and complement euroLED.
Website: www.euroled.org
Contact details: Eve Gaut, Marketing and Events Executive, Aston Science Park, Faraday Wharf, Holt Street,Birmingham B7 4BB
Tel: +44 (0) 121 250 3515 Email: eveg@astonsciencepark.co.uk n
LED EXPO 2008
June 24-27, 2008, Kintex, Korea, South >>>
ELECTRONICA 2008
November 11-14, 2008, Munich, Germany >>>
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