Linear Technology announces the LT3755, a 60V, high-side current sense DC/DC converter designed to drive high current LEDs. Its 4.5V to 40V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting.

Providing lighting system design engineers with an improved thermal solution for LED and solid state lighting systems, TT electronics IRC has enhanced their Anotherm® substrate technology with a thermally efficient glass dielectric material that withstands higher voltages, and enables increased light output for.

Bridgelux, Inc., a leading supplier of energy-saving LED technology for high-volume, solid-state lighting markets, today announced commercial availability of its new NLX-5 high-power gallium nitride (GaN) LED chip.

ilumisys, Inc. is unveiling a new line of five elegantly designed, contemporary LED lighting fixtures that exploit the unique characteristics of solid state lighting. Four of the Designer Series luminaire creations are pendant fixtures; the other is a table lamp.

GK Technik announces today, that they have designed a new MCPCB, which fits to the Acriche LED from Seoul Semiconductor. The new MCPCB is a combined design, it contains the needed resistors and fits to the upcoming lenses for 26,5mm diameter.

PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, a global technology leader in specialty lighting, optical detection technologies, and digital imaging, showcased its new white LED product suite as part of its growing ACULED® family of standard and custom LED solutions at Lightfair International 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has started commercial shipment of aluminum-gallium-indium-phosphide (AlGaInP) ultrabright red LED chips with luminous efficiency of 80 lumen per watt.  The luminous efficiency of the new product represents a 40% improvement over SDK’s existing grade and the highest level on the world market as of today to the best of our knowledge.

ROHM Electronics , introduces the industry’s first AC/DC-isolated LED driver modules that utilize constant-current circuits optimized for driving LEDs. The new BP58xx series integrates LED-driving control circuits, switching elements, Isolation transformers and constant-current circuits into a single SIP package. 

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces that it is demonstrating the newest addition to its industry-leading XLamp® LED family—the XLamp MC-E LED—at LIGHTFAIR International in Las Vegas, N.V., May 28-30, 2008.

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market: NEXS), a world leader in advanced lighting technology, including solid-state LED and fiber optic lighting systems and controls used in commercial, architectural, signage, swimming pool and retail lighting, today introduced the world’s first 95 lumens per watt LED lamps as part of its new Array™ Lighting brand. 

New, highly efficient solid-state lighting solutions for the general lighting market are now available with the North American debut of Philips Fortimo and Lexel downlight modules using LUXEON Rebel power LEDs. 

Lamina Lighting Incorporated (Lamina), the world leader in the development and manufacturer of high-power LED light engines, today announced it has launched a new line of high lumen output white LED products. The line, which includes the Lamina TitanTurbo TruColor™ White LED, delivers unprecedented light output – up to 2000 lumens – plus a unique “TruColor” feature which maintains the natural colors of an illuminated object.

The Cylindrix II LED track luminaire integrates the latest LED technology into a thermally efficient, long lasting, high-output accent and display luminaire. It features the latest high power, warm white LED technology that delivers high performance lighting with color temperatures similar to that of incandescent. 

Providing lighting design engineers with a versatile, integrated solution for high luminous flux LED lighting, TT electronics OPTEK Technology has developed a complete series of 1W single-LED assemblies on metal-core PC boards. 

ATG Electronics® iBright™ T8s LED Fluorescent Lights are the next generation solution to replace conventional fluorescent light. They feature higher efficiency, more reliability compared to the previous generation. They are well-suited for use anywhere, homes, offices, museums, galleries, shop windows, hotels, restaurants, meeting rooms, just like conventional fluorescent lights.

Luminus Devices will be unveiling its PhlatLight® LED product line for lighting applications during LIGHTFAIR International, from May 28 through May 30 in the Red Rock ballroom at the Marriott Suites Hotel in Las Vegas.

With thermal management for compact electronic devices in mind, Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA) showcases its patent-pending LED socket technology at LIGHTFAIR International, Las Vegas, May 28-30.

DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. will introduce its new SweetSpotTM LED-driven luminaire, a true alternative to luminaires using 35W MR-16 bulbs, at next week’s Lightfair show in Las Vegas, Nevada (May 28-30, 2008). Also on display will be DiCon’s prototype 2000+ lumen, 110v AC-driven FloodLamp.

Vossloh-Schwabe`s new EasyLED RGB modules are based upon the proven Chip-On-Board Technology. By positioning the 3 chips very close together under each glob-top achieves excellent colour mixing of the colours red, green and blue. 

Lamina Lighting Incorporated (Lamina), an innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced the introduction of a GU10 version of its popular SōL Series of MR16 LED lamps.

The new CERAMOS™ Reflector LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides unprecedented high brightness and power in a very small package, the ideal solution for backlighting mid-size (5”-20”) LCDs, but also for reading lamps in aircraft, cars and buses; decorative and entertainment lighting; and signage or marker lights.

Lamina Lighting Incorporated (Lamina), an innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced that their popular TitanTurbo LED light engine modules are being used by i-Pix, the UK-based creators of innovative theater and stage lighting systems.

The new Graph-i-Spot by GRIVEN is about to set a new standard among its LED colour changer series. A super compact single 3W full-colour LED unit that looks like a cut stone and shines like a diamond, Graph-i-Spot is a fully weatherised IP65 powerful fixture.

LEDtronics® announces Flame Tip LED Chandelier Bulbs that offer beautiful lighting in many versatile applications. The DEC02-B11E25 series LED bulb comes in a flame-tip-shaped, UV-protected plastic lens covering that allows the LEDs to shine in multiple directions (three dimensions) while still being protected from the environment.

Lambda Research Corporation, a leading supplier of optical design software, announces TracePro 5.0, the latest release of its software for optical modeling, design and analysis.

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, has expanded its family of XLamp® XR-C high-power LEDs to include Royal Blue, Blue, Green, Amber, Red-Orange and Red. These LEDs are available in production quantities.

Philips Lumileds introduced new online tools that simplify the development of general lighting and other solutions utilizing LUXEON LEDs. Optical, Mechanical & Electrical Files extend the development resources available to the lighting community.

The newest release of LightTools illumination design and analysis software from Optical Research Associates (ORA®) delivers a number of advanced modeling and analysis features that facilitate the design of sophisticated luminaires, LEDs, and displays

Light pipes, sometimes called light tunnels, used by industry in many different types of equipment and systems. Made of optical glass, they make it possible to homogenize and concentrate or reshape a beam of light for a specific optical application.

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today introduced a new family of compact high-brightness tricolor surface mount (SMT) LEDs for indoor and outdoor full color signs and video displays. 

Future Lighting Solutions, a division of Future Electronics, Inc., with NEC Electronics America, Inc., today introduced the world’s first intelligent constant High-Current Driver (HCD) with microcontroller (MCU). The new HCD/LED MCU can be used in lighting applications that employ multiple LEDs.

Macroblock, the leader of LED display driver manufacturer, today announces the new generation LED driver, MBI5025, to achieve the best LED uniformity in the world. With the ultra-concentrative distributions by the advanced PrecisionDrive™ technology, the maximum output current variations between channels (also called “channel skew”) and between drivers (also called “chip skew”) are suppressed to 2% and 3% respectively.

LIGHTFAIR International 2008 will become center stage when Renaissance Lighting, a pioneering innovator of solid-state LED architectural lighting, introduces the world’s highest-quality commercially available solid-state LED downlight at the Renaissance Lighting booth (#1121) from May 28-30 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  

DOMINANT going offering higher brightness white and warm white LED in SPNovaLED-1 Watt product range. With an operating current of only 350mA, this new generation of single chip LED able to achieve 80lm/w in cool white and 50lm in warm white.

Avago Technologies today announced a new miniature programmable digital ambient light photo sensor for use in consumer, industrial and automotive applications that provide precise illuminance measurement over a wide range of lighting conditions.

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.

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.

Avago extends the  1-Watt (1W) high power Moonstone™ 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 Moonstone™ power LED emitter for use in a variety of street lamps, portable, task, backlighting, and decorative lighting applications.

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. 

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.

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. 

Lighting Science Group (OTC Bulletin Board: LSCG) (LSG), a leading developer and manufacturer of intelligent and energy-efficient light emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions, has launched the industry's widest line of replacement LED lamps.

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a leader in LED solid-state lighting, is introducing its flagship LED lighting solution globally, leveraging the success and rapid adoption of its LED downlight in the United States. A new version of the LR6, designed for 220V to 240V electrical systems, is being released to address Europe, Asia, and other major markets.

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.

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.

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.

Carmanah is on the cutting edge of lighting technology with a recent upgrade of its light emitting diode (LED) luminaires to improved high-flux LED technology. Effectively doubling the raw lumen output of its previous LEDs, Carmanah's latest luminaire offers a larger illumination area and smoother light gradient than ever before. 

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.