Pro-Lite Technology LLP (Cranfield, England) has released an LED measurement system, based on Ocean Optic's USB4000 CCD spectrometer, that stands out as being both highly affordable as well as quick and easy to use.

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market: NEXS) today announced that its SV Lighting business unit has introduced the industry’s first LED floodlight for general illumination that operates on direct line voltage without the need for an internal or external power supply.

Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) released a new LED driver with inductive boost capabilities giving system architects additional design options for backlighting applications. The SP6699 is ideal for small display/keypad LED lighting applications found in handheld portable devices such as PDAs, cell phones and data collection devices.

Enfis Ltd, a global leader in the development and manufacture of smart, multi-watt plug-and-play light engines and arrays, launches the QUATTRO Mini: the latest in it’s range of high-power, smart, compact LED Light Engines and Arrays.

Providing solid state lighting design engineers with a means of dissipating heat in visible LED applications, TT electronics OPTEK Technology has developed a thermally conductive aluminum substrate. Designated the OptoTherm™ OCB201 Series, the heat spreader substrates feature high thermal conductivity, creating a superior means of efficient thermal management for visible LED assemblies.

Gallium Lighting announces the introduction of a high-performance LED downlight featuring the Cree XLamp® XR-E LED.  The Gallium GS6-CXRE luminaire delivers more than 1,300 lumens while reducing energy consumption by up to 60% relative to comparable compact fluorescent downlights.

Future Lighting Solutions and Qfinsoft announce the release of QLed, the first thermal design software developed for the solid state lighting industry. QLed minimizes the number of design cycles, reduces development costs and decreases time to market by eliminating the traditional trial-and-error approach. 

LEDtronics® announces its latest generation of PAR30-Style LED spotlight bulbs. The PAR30 LED bulb is made up of five three-Watt high-power LEDs. PAR30 LED bulbs are direct incandescent PAR30 replacements, combining advanced Light Emitting Diode (LED) technologies, standard 25mm Edison screw-in bases, and light optimizing designs producing 480 to 544 lumens of vivid light depending on the bulb model. 

Avago Technologies announced the addition of four new colors to its series of super half-watt (0.5W) power PLCC-4 surface-mount (SMT) light emitting diodes (LEDs).  The new additions to Avago’s ASMT-QxBE series include a brighter cool white, as well as warm white, blue and green colors.

LEDdynamics announced the introduction of the 6014 Elara Strip. A low profile, compact driver on board linear LED strip designed to replace fluorescent, neon and incandescent light sources in linear applications. 

A single LED package of Z-Power P7 Series can replace a conventional incandescent bulb: The 10W P7 single LED package produces luminous flux of 900 lumens, much higher than the 60-watt general residential incandescent lamps, which only produce 660 lumens. The Z-Power P7 Series has an efficacy of 90 lumens per watt - eight times higher than incandescent lamps.

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. (TSE: 2393) introduces 1- and 3-Watt high-power LEDs that deliver high luminosity, long operating life and system efficiency in a broad range of designs. 

The integrated silicon lens on the Golden DRAGON Plus lets even more light out. The new generation of single-chip LEDs typically achieves a 15% increase in brightness compared with the standard Golden DRAGON.

Kingbright Corporation achieves another milestone in developing high quality, robust and reliable ultra-bright 0.5W SMD LEDs.

ROAL Electronics launched the first in a series of revolutionary new products for the LED signage industry at the Strategies in Light conference in Santa Clara, California.

A family of three flexible LED Drivers from Zetex Semiconductors provides designers with the performance needed by the next generation of high brightness LEDs. The ZXLD132X inductive DC-DC converter series drive single or multiple LEDs.

OSRAM is now offering its warm white and neutral white high-power LEDs with even better quality of light. The lighting specialist is defining the color coordinates for different sorting grades (binning) within very narrow tolerances.

AsianSignals, manufacturers of LED electronics, has released a new, low cost, easy to mount, reliable product for mounting Luxeon Rebel LEDs.

The Khatod Design Team has developed our new HEXAGOLNAL HOLDER, a technically unique product, allowing a perfect coupling between the lens and the LED. The new holder will offer one of the most cutting edge solutions in the world of Lighting applications.

A revolutionary LED-technology for improved light quality with two narrow colour-bins and high colour rendering combined with superior heat dissipation was developed by Panasonic Electric Works Group. This technology is now available in compact VS-P3 modules.

Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas (SMA) announced an expansion to its lighting component product line. New ambient light sensors and high luminosity white Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), along with updated LED module and LED driver products, provide a wider variety of Sharp solutions for the ever-expanding lighting industry.

Alpha-One’s “SHINNING EYE” is a white color LED module developed particularly for the backlight of signboard and indirect illumination.

Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, the new entity formed by Philips' acquisition of Color Kinetics, continues to expand its EssentialWhite™ series with the launch of two new LED luminaires for common interior applications. The luminaires will debut at the ARC Show, February 11-13, at the Business Design Centre in London, UK (stand M20).

Seoul Semiconductor, one of the world’s leading manufacturers, announced today the development of a high efficient version of Acriche, the world’s first AC-driven semiconductor lighting source, which features brightness of 80lm/W.

Maxim Integrated Products (Pink Sheets: MXIM) introduces the MAX16816, a high-voltage, programmable, high-brightness (HB) LED driver for automotive and general lighting applications. Far more versatile than competitive devices, the MAX16816 provides many user-programmable features.

Khatod, the leading producer in the optoelectronic industry evolution, has promptly responded to the this requirement of the market by creating a new series of HEATSINKS.

VS use the latest XR-E LEDs of the American producer Cree Inc. for its LED Lighting Modules. This makes it possible to attain outputs of up to 100 lm at 350 mA per LED.

Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) has released its first in a family of high power boost controllers, the SP7606, for use in powering large LED arrays.

Edison Opto 10W/PAR30 Module utilizes 6 Edixeon LEDs, capable of producing an illumination of 3,300 lux at one meter. The module integrates advanced LED technology with proprietary optics and high-tech heatsink into an effective design.

Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATS) has expanded its recently introduced family of large LED video display drivers with the new CAT4008, an 8-channel, constant-current sink LED driver for billboard, marquee, instrument and other large LED displays.

In LED Driver applications the market requires integrated solutions and higher output currents to drive high brightness LEDs. As a result of this market demand, ST has developed the STCS1, a small 1.5 A constant current regulator.

Macroblock has expanded its line of constant current LED driver with Silent Error Detection-MBI5039 aimed at LED panel applications. For the competitive commercial LED panel market, two things become more and more significant: the video image quality and the real time error detection of the full LED panel.

Everlight’s brand-new 5 Watt EHP-B03 Series emitters are the best products available on the market for applications which require both small size and brightness performance using a diamond insulation layer.

Continuing austriamicrosystems’ innovative edge in LED driver technology, the AS1112 offers 12-bit PWM control and 6-bit dot-correction combined with powerful diagnostic features.

American Opto Plus’ E27B-7W is specailly designed to retrofit into standard E27 fixtures and housing. Each of the lamp features a single 7 Watt LED with enhanced optics to achieve the highest light intensity.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced today a high-brightness LED driver with an integrated 40-V, 1.2-A switch that can drive up to three 1-W LEDs in series. The new TPS61165 device's high-performance features and input voltage range of 3-V to 18-V allow designers to efficiently manage multiple high-power LEDs used in single-cell, battery-powered applications or point-of-load designs with a 9-V or 12-V bus.

Allegro® announces a new, high-brightness, adjustable constant current LED driver to complement its existing portfolio of display driver ICs. Targeted at the automotive lighting market, this LED driver is also an excellent fit in industrial and consumer LED applications.

Permlight annouced upgrades of the ENBS multi-purpose LED Flood Light and released a new "green" version of the modular LEDtrack system for cabinet, cove and linear lighting as well as a bright, ultra-low energy LED module, the TwisterTM "STAR" series.

The three new LEDtronics MR16 bulbs feature three High-Power LEDs and are offered in Cool White (6500 Kelvin) and Warm White (3000 Kelvin) color temperatures. Both Warm and Cool Whites are offered in 61° beam angles. With factory approval, MR16-3W bulbs may be ordered in other LED colors, voltages and beam angles. MR16-3W bulbs carry a three-year limited warranty. 

Goldeneye has developed a freestanding “epi-only” LED that will power its high brightness light sources for general lighting and other applications in the future. Utilizing a novel and patent-pending fabrication process, the company has been able to simplify manufacturing while enhancing device performance.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today released the industry.s first series of high-intensity yellow, amber, and white power SMD LEDs in the CLCC-6 flat ceramic package to offer low thermal resistance of 40 K/W or 60 K/W and high optical power from 2800 mcd to 9000 mcd for thermal-sensitive applications. 

Linear Technology announces the LT3517 and LT3518. They are both 45V, high side current sense DC/DC converters designed to drive high current LEDs. Their 3V to 30V input voltage range (with transient protection to 40V) makes them ideal for a wide variety of applications including automotive, industrial and architectural lighting. The LT3517 and LT3518 are identical except for switch current limits. The LT3517 has an internal 1.3A switch, whereas the LT3518 has an internal 2.3A switch.

Seoul Semiconductor, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers, announced today that it has launched the world’s thinnest chip-LED at 0.17mm, capable of producing more than two times the brightness of existing chip-LEDs. Seoul Semiconductor has applied for a patent for its new chip.

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today introduced a new series of competitively priced high-brightness Red, Green, Blue and Amber subminiature light emitting diode (LED) lamps for use in a variety of industrial and consumer applications where space is limited.

The MAX16824/MAX16825 three-channel LED drivers operate over a 6.5V to 28V input voltage range. These devices provide three open-drain constant-current-sinking outputs that are rated to 36V and deliver up to 150mA of current to each string of high-brightness LEDs (HB LEDs). 

Seoul Semiconductor, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers, announced today that Acriche, the world’s first AC-driven semiconductor lighting source, has received CE Marking and German TUV certification.

CERMEQ is the latest patented high performance thermal substrate developed by Globetronics. Fundamentally, It changes how SSL (Solid State Lighting, or LEDs) are packaged from Level 1 (die level), Level 2 (module) and integrated into products.

LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc. (LLF), which developed and markets the only viable indoor light fixture for general illumination from LED light sources, announced today the results from its prototype PAR 38 self-ballasted lamp.

PREMA Semiconductor GmbH has extended its family of LED drivers by a boost driver for solar applications. The new PR4403 drives and controls white LEDs out of one single battery charged by solar cells. It uses the connected solar cells to detect daylight. 

At the start of 2008 OSRAM Opto Semiconductors will be launching a white super-bright LED by the name of Diamond Dragon. This LED combines impressive brightness of 250 lm (at 1.4 A) with a very low specific thermal resistance of 2.5 K/W, all in a SMT package.