Engineering, Production & Testing

Technology | Nov 15, 2013
ILT Introduces New ILT950 / ILT950UV Portable Spectroradiometer Systems
ILT Introduces New ILT950 / ILT950UV Portable Spectroradiometer Systems New ILT950UV / improved ILT950 is now equipped with a higher pixel CCD array for improved performance including nearly 50% more sensitivity and higher S/N ratio increased from 200:1 to 300:1 with larger quantum well depth. This most cost-effective, fully integrated, CCD-based spectroradiometer family is available with ISO17025 accredited calibration. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Dec 03, 2013
EV Group Introduces Full-field UV Nanoimprint Lithography System For Photonics, LED And BioMEMS Production
EV Group Introduces Full-field UV Nanoimprint Lithography System For Photonics, LED And BioMEMS Production EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today introduced the EVG®720 automated UV nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) system. Providing full-field imprint lithography with an integrated soft stamp/template fabrication capability, the EVG720 system enables throughputs of more than 60 wafers per hour with the lowest cost of ownership (CoO). Capable of printing nanostructures as small as 40 nm in diameter over a large area in volume production, the EVG720 system is ideally suited for use in manufacturing optics, photonics, light emitting diodes (LEDs), microfluidics and other bioMEMS devices, as well as advanced data storage devices. Several systems have already been installed, evaluated and accepted at customer sites. Read more »
Jan 23, 2014
Labsphere Expands Light Measurement Software Compatibility
Labsphere Expands Light Measurement Software Compatibility Labsphere’s Integral® Light Measurement Software collects, analyzes and accesses data from Labsphere systems and hardware as well as components from other manufacturers used for solid state light testing. The next generation, Integral 1.2, now supports a wider range of instruments common in photometry laboratories, including Instrument Systems’ CAS 140* spectrometer. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 25, 2014
EV Group And Brisbane Materials Introduce Novel Anti-Reflective Coating Solution For LED Lighting Applications
EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology, solar and semiconductor markets, and Brisbane Materials Technology (BMT), a specialty materials company, today introduced a new anti-reflective (AR) coating solution based on BMT's innovative XeroCoat® materials, which is designed to substantially increase lumen output of light emitting diode (LED) devices. The jointly developed manufacturing solution, which leverages a combination of AR coating processing equipment and tunable, durable, inorganic coating material, enables lumen output increases of up to eight percent. The AR coating manufacturing solution can be seamlessly integrated with established production schemes, allowing the coating of LED components at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 28, 2014
ASE Test Develops Industry's First SSL Test System for Design, Validation & Volume Manufacturing
ASE Test Develops Industry's First SSL Test System for Design, Validation & Volume Manufacturing ASE Test, a division of Automation South Electronics, has developed the industry's first automated test system that is specifically designed for quickly testing the electrical performance of LED drivers, LED arrays and LED fixtures. Designated the ASE SSL 3.0 Test System, this flexible test system can be used for design, design validation and volume manufacturing testing to verify quality of production. The SSL test system can also verify the electrical performance of incoming LED driver and LED array shipments, providing traceability and accountability within the supply chain. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | May 13, 2014
Mentor Graphics Launches MicReD Industrial Power Tester 1500A for Power Cycle Testing of Electronic Components
Mentor Graphics Launches MicReD Industrial Power Tester 1500A for Power Cycle Testing of Electronic Components Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced the new MicReD® Industrial Power Tester 1500A for power cycling and thermal testing of electronics components to simulate and measure lifetime performance. The MicReD Industrial Power Tester 1500A tests the reliability of power electronic components that are increasingly used in industries such as automotive and transportation including hybrid and electrical vehicles and trains, power generation and converters, and renewable energy applications such as wind turbines. It is the only commercially available thermal testing product that combines both power cycling and thermal transient measurements with structure function analysis while providing data for real-time failure-cause diagnostics. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | May 15, 2014
TÜV Rheinland Presents Lighting Test Program for Domestic & Foreign Markets
TÜV Rheinland Presents Lighting Test Program for Domestic & Foreign Markets At LIGHTFAIR® International 2014, TÜV Rheinland will present its comprehensive portfolio of testing and certification services to the lighting industry. The company tests and certifies all types of lighting products, with a special focus on LEDs, according to the U.S., Canada and global requirements. Six US laboratories are conveniently located from the East to West coasts for a fast turn-around and reduced shipping costs. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 03, 2014
Quantum Efficient Measurement System
Quantum Efficient Measurement System The QE-2000 by Photal Otsuka Electronics is the latest generation of quantum efficiency (yield) measurement tools, which allow the user to determine QE of powders, liquids, solids and films. An optically optimized geometry using an integrating hemisphere and low stray light array spectrometer (wavelength range 250 nm – 1100 nm) enable world class measurements in applications like LED and OLED materials, thin film state sample, quantum dot, fluorescent probe, biotechnology, clathrate, dye sensitized solar cells and complex chemistry. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Jul 16, 2014
GO-R5000 Full-Field Speed Goniophotometer
GO-R5000 Full-Field Speed Goniophotometer GO-R5000 is the type C Goniophotometer with rotating mirrors and photometer detectors. During measurement the tested luminaire keeps stable while the mirrors and photometer detectors rotates around it, so the most steady specified working state of tested luminaire can be achieved. GO-R5000 is widely applied for the measurement of luminous intensity distribution, total luminous flux, non-uniformity of luminance & colorimetric quantities and other photometric & colorimetric parameters of various type of luminaires and lamps, including street lights, indoor lights, flood lights, auto lights, signal lights, LEDs, halogen lamps, fluorescent lamps, HIDs etc. The File can be output in GOS, CIE, CEN, IES, TM14, LDT format etc. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Sep 04, 2014
Veeco Launches EPIK700 MOCVD with Best-in-Class Yields and Highest Productivity
Veeco Launches EPIK700 MOCVD with Best-in-Class Yields and Highest Productivity Veeco Instruments Inc. introduced today the new TurboDisc® EPIK700™ Gallium Nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) system that combines the industry's highest productivity and best-in-class yields with low cost of operation, further enabling lower manufacturing costs for light emitting diodes (LEDs) for general lighting applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Sep 30, 2014
Gigahertz-Optik Product Launch at LpS 2014 - Fast, Accurate and Flexible – Spectral Color Measurement Technology
Gigahertz-Optik Product Launch at LpS 2014 - Fast, Accurate and Flexible – Spectral Color Measurement Technology With regards to photometric and colorimetric specifications, LED binning is a great challenge in light measurement technology due to the number of units. In addition to the highly accurate measurement values, the measurement time is also a significant factor. This does not only refer to a shortest possible measurement time and fast data transfer for high clock speeds. Precise synchronization of the measurement device with the system process is also of great importance. With the new BTS2048-VL, Gigahertz-Optik offers a spectral light and color measurement device that meets all the requirements in LED measurement technology in industrial manufacturing processes. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Oct 29, 2014
ITRI Introduces ICTA Reducing LED Thermal Testing Time by More Than 90%
ITRI Introduces ICTA Reducing LED Thermal Testing Time by More Than 90% Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech research and development institutions, is pleased to introduce In-Line Compact Thermal Analyzer (ICTA) Technology. The world's leading automatic thermal analyzer, ICTA offers a measurement speed of 12,000 LEDs per hour, reducing each LED's component thermal resistance testing time to 0.3 seconds. This is 2,000 times faster than the traditional lab method where only six components can be measured per hour. ITRI will receive a 2014 R&D 100 Award in November for this breakthrough technology in the "Imaging" category. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 07, 2014
GL Optic’s Introduces Improved Uniform Compact LED Reference Light Source for Calibration
GL Optic’s Introduces Improved Uniform Compact LED Reference Light Source for Calibration The consumer electronics sector has been experiencing a boom in the ever-expanding offering of smartphones or tablets. Currently, practically each of these devices features high-quality cameras. This trend is in turn creating increased challenges for manufacturers of such products which faced with quality control requirements are expressing a need for reliable test systems to ensure consistent quality. A wide range of testing is required and may include setting or validating camera gain and offset, camera gamma and especially white point. In fact, most consumer and professional cameras need their white point verified for more than one type of illumination. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Nov 21, 2014
GL Optic GL Spectis 6.0 and GL Opti Sphere 500 for Large – Scale LED Measurement
GL Optic GL Spectis 6.0 and GL Opti Sphere 500 for Large – Scale LED Measurement In the realm of LED measurement and testing, a lot of attention has as of late been given to the development of small, handy size devices, allowing for the quick and easy assessment of any light source. GL OPTIC has therefore been continually developing its range of hand-held state-of-the-art spectrometers. Yet the need for top performing spectrometers in industrial or extensive laboratory settings has by no means diminished. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 04, 2015
New Multi-Exposure (HDR) Feature for Radiant Colour and Luminance Camera Photometers
New Multi-Exposure (HDR) Feature for Radiant Colour and Luminance Camera Photometers SphereOptics today introduced a new “multi-exposure” feature (also known as “HDR” or High Dynamic Range mode) for their I- and Y-Series ProMetric™ imaging photometers made by Radiant Vision Systems. Radiant Vision Systems, formerly known as Radiant Zemax, is well known for their ProMetric™ high performance imaging photometers and colorimeters (cameras which measure the amount and colour of light) which are widely used in the development and testing of flat panel displays, lighting, LEDs and in vehicle lighting applications. Read more »
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