LEDs & OLEDs

Products, Materials + Tools | May 27, 2015
With Five Tailored White LEDs, Sharp Lights Path to Success for Retailers
With Five Tailored White LEDs, Sharp Lights Path to Success for Retailers Sharp Devices Europe has launched a new line of Tailored White LEDs as part of its Mega Zenigata platform. The new models are available as COB LEDs or integrated Intermo modules. Separate LEDs have been specially designed for four grocery applications targeted at the product categories meat, bread, fresh fish and vegetables. The 3000 K retail version rounds out Sharp’s new family of dedicated-purpose, high-CRI LEDs for retailers, giving sparkling whites as well as vibrant colours. Read more »
Featured | Products, Materials + Tools | May 28, 2015
Cree’s New High-Intensity Class of LEDs More than Doubles Performance
Cree’s New High-Intensity Class of LEDs More than Doubles Performance Cree announces the new XLamp® XP-L High Intensity LED, the first single-die LED to deliver over 100,000 candelas with a 50-mm diameter optic at 10 watts. The XP-L High-Intensity LED delivers more than double the candelas than the industry’s previous highest-performing single-die XP-L LED through the same optic. Using the same 3.45-mm x 3.45-mm XP-L package, the new LEDs allow lighting manufacturers to boost performance, reduce size and lower system cost for track, outdoor and stadium lighting. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | May 28, 2015
Osram Develops High-Power Duris S 10 LED as an Alternative to Low-Lumen COBs
Osram Develops High-Power Duris S 10 LED as an Alternative to Low-Lumen COBs Duris S 10 is the latest addition to the Chip Array SMD family (CAS) from Osram Opto Semiconductors. This new LED is characterized by high efficiency, high light output and uniform color appearance. Efficient SMD technology (surface mounted device) makes assembly simple. These properties lead to significant cost savings in system and optic design, which may be as high as 30 percent depending on the particular customer application. The new Duris has a compact footprint and is available in two output classes with up to 1400 lumen. It simplifies the design of lamps and luminaires and is ideal for use in spotlights, downlights, and directional and omnidirectional retrofits. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jun 02, 2015
Quantum Materials Announces QDX™ Class Quantum Dots
Quantum Materials Announces QDX™ Class Quantum Dots Leading North American quantum dot manufacturer Quantum Materials Corp. today launched their new QDX™ class of high-stability Cadmium-free quantum dots at the Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week 2015 International Symposium in San Jose, CA. QDX™ Quantum Dot production is underway on Quantum Materials' patented continuous-flow production system and assessment quantities have already shipped to the Company's largest potential customers. Read more »
Featured | Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2015
Lumileds Luxeon CoB Compact Range for Most Cost-Effective Single Source, Retrofit and Directional Lamps
Lumileds Luxeon CoB Compact Range for Most Cost-Effective Single Source, Retrofit and Directional Lamps Lumileds launches its most cost effective line of chip-on-board (CoB) LED arrays with industry-leading punch and efficacy. The Luxeon CoB Compact Range further strengthens Lumileds’ lead in the CoB category enabling the most cost competitive solutions for PAR, GU10 and MR16 lamps. This line of arrays is also distinct in that the same optic can be used for both a 35W equivalent and a 50W equivalent GU10 or MR16 lamp, thereby reducing system cost and development effort to the manufacturer. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jun 26, 2015
Quantum Materials Increases Manufacturing Capacity for High-Heat Tolerant QDX™ Quantum Dots
Quantum Materials Increases Manufacturing Capacity for High-Heat Tolerant QDX™ Quantum Dots Quantum Materials Corp announced that it has met target expansion of its lab and manufacturing operations on schedule in response to increased demand for the Company's recently -launched line of heat-resistant QDX™ Quantum Dots. The Company announced a planned quadrupling of its lab space in November 2014 and intent to bring a second patented continuous-flow Quantum Dot production online by June 2015 and has successfully executed upon this planned capacity expansion. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 03, 2015
Osram Opto Improves Oslon SSL 80 and SSL 150 High-Performance LEDs
Osram Opto Improves Oslon SSL 80 and SSL 150 High-Performance LEDs Osram Opto Semiconductors has unveiled the new generation of Oslon SSL 80 and SSL 150 with proven reliability and outstanding efficiency. These new LEDs offer improved performance and low thermal resistance, thereby extending the range of operating conditions in customer applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 10, 2015
Lumileds Unveils Breakthrough Performance Upgrade Across its LUXEON CoB Core Range
Lumileds Unveils Breakthrough Performance Upgrade Across its LUXEON CoB Core Range Continuing to roll out chip-on-board (CoB) LEDs with ever higher efficacy and flux combinations, Lumileds today introduces the next generation LUXEON CoB Core Range. With the Gen 2 products, LUXEON CoB Core Range now delivers an average of 10% higher efficacy and 10% higher flux with a lower voltage and the same footprint, making it especially attractive to lighting designers. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 14, 2015
New Family of LEDs Achieves 50% Improvement over Previous Industry Best
New Family of LEDs Achieves 50% Improvement over Previous Industry Best Cree, Inc. announces the new XLamp® XHP35 family of LEDs with 50 percent more light output than Cree’s previous highest-performing single-die LED, setting a new performance standard for the 3.5 mm footprint. Built on Cree’s SC5 Technology™ platform, the XHP35 LED introduces Cree’s breakthrough high-voltage power die architecture, empowering manufacturers to unleash the full capacity of extreme high power LEDs using existing drivers. The new XHP35 LED delivers up to 1,833 lumens without the optical inefficiencies of a multi-die LED to enable new designs with reduced size and lower system costs. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 17, 2015
Lumileds Launches the LUXEON 3535L Color Line for the Perfect Color in any Situation
Lumileds Launches the LUXEON 3535L Color Line for the Perfect Color in any Situation Lumileds launches the LUXEON 3535L Color Line, giving builders of emergency vehicle lights, signs, color tunable bulbs and architectural lamps access to high quality, single color mid power LEDs in Red, Red-Orange, Phosphor-Converted (PC) Amber, Lime, Green and Blue. “The tremendous success our customers have had with our high power color emitters convinced us that multiple markets could benefit from similar colors in the mid power performance range” said David Cosenza, Product Manager for the LUXEON 3535L Color Line. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 24, 2015
Edison Opto Introduces High Efficiency 2835 and 5630B Series
Edison Opto Introduces High Efficiency 2835 and 5630B Series Faced with the chaotic price wars in LED market, Edison Opto has been striving to introduce more high efficiency products in order to strengthen its market position. One of its new advantaged products is PLCC 2835 HE Series. It features ultra high luminous efficacy (181 lm/W @ 4000 K) and compact package size which increase the flexibility in lamp design and expand the range of applications. With the outperforming efficiency, PLCC 2835 HE Series is optimized to be used in high-end LED market such as boutique and luxury apparel store. Read more »
Featured | Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 27, 2015
Cree’s New XLamp® XHP35 LEDs Set a New Performance Standard for High Power LEDs
Cree’s New XLamp® XHP35 LEDs Set a New Performance Standard for High Power LEDs Delivering 50% more light output than the previous industry best, the XHP35 LED introduces Cree’s breakthrough 12V monolithic power die, empowering manufacturers to unleash the full capacity of extreme high power LEDs using existing drivers. Available in high density and high intensity versions the new XHP35 LED delivers up to 1,833 lumens. Offered in 70, 80 and 90 CRI and CCT from 2700K to 8300K with 2-step and 3-step EasyWhite® options. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 30, 2015
Edison Opto Unveils Advanced PLCC High Efficiency LEDs
Edison Opto Unveils Advanced PLCC High Efficiency LEDs Faced with the chaotic price wars in LED market, Edison Opto has been striving to introduce more high efficiency products in order to strengthen its market position. One of its new advantaged products is PLCC 2835 HE Series. It features ultra high luminous efficacy (185 lm/W @ 4000 K) and compact package size which increase the flexibility in lamp design and expand the range of applications. With the outperforming efficiency, PLCC 2835 HE Series is optimized to be used in high-end LED market such as boutique and luxury apparel store. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Aug 06, 2015
Plessey Releases New Range of GaN-on-Silicon LED Dies
Plessey Releases New Range of GaN-on-Silicon LED Dies Plessey today announced the release of its range of MaGIC™ LED die, manufactured on the company's patented GaN-on-Silicon technology. The blue die, sometimes referred to as blue pump for their ability to pump phosphor to a white colour range, are the latest innovation in high brightness LED die designed for a wide range of medium to high power applications including general lighting, signage, commercial, residential and street lighting. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Aug 17, 2015
Osram Presents New Soleriq S 19 Version with Higher Efficacy
Osram Presents New Soleriq S 19 Version with Higher Efficacy Osram Opto Semiconductors complements its Soleriq S 19 portfolio: The new “Brilliant Color” LED is especially designed for retail and shop lighting applications as it features a high color quality which is very similar to that of high intensity discharge lamps (HID). This enables rich and saturated colors and provides a high quality of white. The high-tech company also launches product versions with an increased efficacy of up to 15 percent, depending on the LED type. The performance improvement refers to all Soleriq S 19 LEDs with CRIs of 70, 80 and 90. The new versions of the CoB family (Chip-on-Board) will be introduced step-by-step from mid of August till the end of the year. Read more »
Featured | Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2015
Lumileds Luxeon CoB Compact Range for Most Cost-Effective Single Source, Retrofit and Directional Lamps
Lumileds Luxeon CoB Compact Range for Most Cost-Effective Single Source, Retrofit and Directional Lamps Lumileds launches its most cost effective line of chip-on-board (CoB) LED arrays with industry-leading punch and efficacy. The Luxeon CoB Compact Range further strengthens Lumileds’ lead in the CoB category enabling the most cost competitive solutions for PAR, GU10 and MR16 lamps. This line of arrays is also distinct in that the same optic can be used for both a 35W equivalent and a 50W equivalent GU10 or MR16 lamp, thereby reducing system cost and development effort to the manufacturer. Read more »
Featured | Products, Materials + Tools | Sep 07, 2015
Smooth Color Mixing, Great Punch Become Standard in Architectural Lighting with LUXEON C Colors
Smooth Color Mixing, Great Punch Become Standard in Architectural Lighting with LUXEON C Colors Lumileds today announces a revolutionary approach to achieving flawless color mixing with its high power LUXEON C Color Line of LEDs. “We’ve solved the problems of beam halos and mismatched, unmixed color by designing our platform to offer multiple colors with a single focal length,” explained David Cosenza, Product Manager for the LUXEON C Colors Line. When secondary optics are applied, the consistent focal length maximizes optical efficiency and provides matching emission patterns, enabling sleek color mixing. Read more »
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