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.

B & M Optik GmbH offers as standard a wide range of moulded glass lenses. These reduce the angle of reflection to between 55° and 12°,depending on the type of LED used and task to be performed. 

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced commercial availability of green XLamp® XR-E LEDs that are 70-percent brighter than the company’s previous green power LEDs.

powerXED demonstrates all the benefits of the LEXEDIS XED range: smallest form factor, excellent thermal management and Chip in Silicon packaging. These properties are now further enhanced by a Colour Rendering Index (CRI) of up to 90 in the warm white range.

Regardless of application, the OSRAM line of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) is ready to supply a custom solution. OSRAM SYLVANIA introduces infinite possibilities for colored lighting with LINEARlight Colorpod™ and Colorpod™ XB.

NeoBulb Lighting, a leader in LED lighting technology and a subsidiary of NeoPac Lighting Group, has announced NeoBulb™ Orbit, a 7.5-Watt (L type) and a 5-Watt (S type) warm white LED round recessed downlight series for indoor architectural use.

Philips Lumileds today announced its new cool-white LUXEON K2 with TFFC LED as the first of a new class of products that will deliver more light, higher efficacy, and lower the cost of light. Chip and packaging advancements enabled these extended capabilities.

LedEngin, Inc. today announced production availability of its 10-Watt multi-wavelength RGBA product. The LZ4-00MA10 LED emitter contains individually addressable red, green, blue and amber dies.

Just two month after the introduction of aluminum-stars for the REBEL-LEDs Fa. GK Technik, from Augsburg, Germany, has improved the designs of all MCPCBs, their own and OEM as well,to be delivered in panels for maximum handling convenience.

Seoul Semiconductor (KOSDAQ; 046890), the eighth-largest LED manufacturer in the world, announced today that its R&D team has achieved the industry’s highest brightness single LED at 400lm.

Labsphere is the first in the industry to develop commercially viable light test application software, proving its leadership with LightMtrX. LightMtrX software sets the pace for next generation light measurement software in response to your particular needs. 

Seoul Semiconductor (KOSDAQ; 046890), the eighth-largest LED manufacturer in the world, announced today worldwide release of an upgraded version of Acriche, the world’s first semiconductor lighting source for AC power outlets in US, Europe and Asia. The new Acriche, package type emitting 200 lumens, is being provided as an emitter with features including higher brightness of 200 lumens at 3.3 Watt, which is nearly 60 lm/W or 50% brighter than the version released last November.

Enfis Ltd, a global leader in the development and manufacture of smart, multi-watt plug-and-play light engines, launches the full production version of the Enfis UNO50 RGBA. 

To enhance the reliability of high power LED lighting applications, Macroblock introduces today the 1.2A constant current buck DC/DC converter, MBI6650. By means of constant current mode hysteretic PFM design, the converter answers the urgent call for traditional voltage mode DC/DC converter replacement since LED applications should be, in truth, powered by current source.

Enfis Ltd, a global leader in the development and manufacture of smart, multi-watt plug-and-play light engines and arrays, announces that it’s latest UNO White Array has now achieved an output of over 1,300 lumens of neutral white light. 

American Bright Optoelectronics introduced the new and improved BLF series of super-flux LEDs designed to meet the existing and future requirements of the automotive, signaling and sign industries.

Everlight EHP-C04 is a surface mount, high-power LED with the smallest 2.04x1.64mm dimension among the industry. The typical DC current is 350mA for 40lm/W and the max current 1A for pulse mode. 

Depending on the lens used, the new Golden DRAGON® from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is a strong light source for medium or flood beam characteristics with white or colored light.

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. introduces a new three-channel constant-current LED driver with on-chip oscillator for simple programmable brightness control. It is typically used to drive a cluster of red/green/blue (RGB) LEDs for one pixel in a large display or a lighting fixture.

Supertex (NasdaqGS: SUPX), a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced the HV9980, a new, three channel, high voltage, LED driver IC. The IC is well suited for both LCD and DLP television applications as well as for RGB decorative lighting.

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX16821 high-power, synchronous high-brightness LED (HB LED) driver that has rapid current pulsing and is the first to drive common-anode LEDs. Its patent-pending, rapid-current-pulsing LED technology meets the demanding requirements of projection applications, thus making it ideal for front-projection, rear-projection TV (RPTV), and pocket-projector applications that require very fast LED dimming capabilities.