LEDs & OLEDs

Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Jan 29, 2018
Nichia Launches Ultra-High CRI White LED - Optisolis™
Nichia Launches Ultra-High CRI White LED - Optisolis™ Since the birth of human, light (AKARI) has been indispensable. Light generates such a strong feeling, it has kept people throughout history longing for lighting that is most similar to that of natural daylight or fire. To further improve the overall quality of light as "AKARI”, Nichia Corporation has developed an Ultra-High Color Rendering white LED named Optisolis™. Read more »
Featured | Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Jan 29, 2018
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED Cree announces the new XLamp® XD16 LED, the industry’s first Extreme Density LED, which delivers up to 5½ times higher lumen density than Cree’s previous generation of high power LEDs. The XD16 LED combines breakthrough lumen density, low optical cross-talk, unsurpassed thermal contact and ease of system manufacturing to enable innovative new designs for a broad spectrum of lighting applications, such as color-tuning, street, portable and industrial. Read more »
Components | LEDs | Automotive | Dec 21, 2017
New Osram LED for Headlights on all Vehicle Classes
New Osram LED for Headlights on all Vehicle Classes Oslon Compact PL combines new chip technology with excellent thermal properties Osram Opto Semiconductors has added the new Oslon Compact PL to its portfolio of products for the automotive sector. The LED is particularly suitable for use in vehicle headlights. It can be used for adaptive glare-free high beam, daytime running lights, low beam and standard high beam. This all-rounder combines improved design with low system costs, making it suitable for different vehicle classes and accessible to a broad spectrum of customers. Read more »
Components | OLEDs | Flexible OLEDs | Dec 12, 2017
LG Display’s Gen 5 OLED Production Started in New Facility at Gumi
LG Display’s Gen 5 OLED Production Started in New Facility at Gumi LG Display announced that the company started mass production at its new Gen 5 OLED light panel production line in Gumi, Korea and launched its new OLED light brand, Luflex. With these moves, the company will lead the lighting market, providing a powerful boost to the nascent sector globally. Read more »
Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Dec 07, 2017
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED Cree announces the commercial availability of the XLamp® XD16 LED, the industry’s first Extreme Density LED, which delivers up to 5½ times higher lumen density than Cree’s previous generation of high power LEDs. Built on Cree’s groundbreaking NX Technology Platform, the XD16 LED combines breakthrough lumen density, low optical cross-talk, unsurpassed thermal contact and ease of system manufacturing to enable innovative new designs for a broad spectrum of lighting applications, such as color-tuning, street, portable and industrial. Read more »
CoB LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Nov 09, 2017
“Samsung D-series Special Color” Packages Engineered to Bring Out the Most Desirable Color Tones of Illuminated Objects
“Samsung D-series Special Color” Packages Engineered to Bring Out the Most Desirable Color Tones of Illuminated Objects Samsung Electronics announced a new family of chip-on-board LED lighting packages, labeled the “Samsung D-series Special Color.” The packages are engineered to bring out the most desirable color tones of objects whose viewing is particularly color-sensitive, making them optimal for many commercial lighting applications. Read more »
Horticulture | Featured | LEDs | Components | Oct 25, 2017
New Additions to LUXEON SunPlus Series for Horticulture
New Additions to LUXEON SunPlus Series for Horticulture Lumileds recently introduced three new products in its LUXEON SunPlus Series of award winning LEDs for horticulture lighting. The LUXEON SunPlus Series is the only line of LEDs on the market to be tested and binned by photosynthetic photon flux (PPF). The portfolio of colors enables wavelength tuning for maximum crop yield in both greenhouse and vertical farming applications. The addition to the LUXEON SunPlus 35 Line of Far Red and Deep Red will enable designers of vertical farm and interweaving fixtures to tune the spectrum specifically for the crop being grown. The new LUXEON SunPlus CoB Line, available in Purple, is designed for greenhouse applications where attaining high PPF and fast time to market are top priorities. Read more »
Horticulture | Featured | LEDs | Components | Oct 25, 2017
New Additions to LUXEON SunPlus Series for Horticulture
New Additions to LUXEON SunPlus Series for Horticulture Lumileds recently introduced three new products in its LUXEON SunPlus Series of award winning LEDs for horticulture lighting. The LUXEON SunPlus Series is the only line of LEDs on the market to be tested and binned by photosynthetic photon flux (PPF). The portfolio of colors enables wavelength tuning for maximum crop yield in both greenhouse and vertical farming applications. The addition to the LUXEON SunPlus 35 Line of Far Red and Deep Red will enable designers of vertical farm and interweaving fixtures to tune the spectrum specifically for the crop being grown. The new LUXEON SunPlus CoB Line, available in Purple, is designed for greenhouse applications where attaining high PPF and fast time to market are top priorities. Read more »
Horticulture | LEDs | Color LEDs | Components | Oct 02, 2017
Lumileds Adds New Deep Red, Far Red as well as CoB Offerings for Horticulture Lighting
Lumileds Adds New Deep Red, Far Red as well as CoB Offerings for Horticulture Lighting Lumileds today introduced three new products in its Luxeon SunPlus Series of award winning LEDs for horticulture lighting. The Luxeon SunPlus Series is the only line of LEDs on the market to be tested and binned by photosynthetic photon flux (PPF). The portfolio of colors enables wavelength tuning for maximum crop yield in both greenhouse and vertical farming applications. Read more »
CoB LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Sep 21, 2017
Cree’s XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set a New Standard for Better Performance
Cree’s XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set a New Standard for Better Performance Cree announces enhancements to its industry-leading XLamp® CXA2 family of chip-on-board (COB) LEDs, including new premium color options, higher light output levels and the longest lifetimes published for this type of LED. The premium color quality options include high fidelity (98 CRI) and specialty color points for the 9 to 19 mm LES sizes with up to 50 percent higher efficacy than LEDs of similar sizes and light quality. These enhancements to the CXA2 family LEDs give Cree’s customers the ability to upgrade the performance of existing designs and to sell their products into lighting applications where color quality is important, such as museum, retail and medical lighting. Read more »
Featured | CSP LEDs | LEDs | Components | Sep 19, 2017
Samsung Introduces Highly Advanced, Enhanced CSP LEDs
Samsung Introduces Highly Advanced, Enhanced CSP LEDs Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced two new additions to its chip-scale package (CSP) line-up: LM101B, a 1W-class mid-power LED, and LH231B, a 5W-class high-power LED. Built with enhanced CSP technology, the new LED packages deliver industry-leading efficacy and reliability for spotlights and high-bay lighting applications. Read more »
LEDs | CSP LEDs | Components | Sep 18, 2017
Samsung Introduces Highly Advanced, Enhanced Chip-Scale LED Packages
Samsung Introduces Highly Advanced, Enhanced Chip-Scale LED Packages Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced digital component solutions, today announced two new additions to its chip-scale package (CSP) line-up: LM101B, a 1W-class mid-power LED, and LH231B, a 5W-class high-power LED. Built with enhanced CSP technology, the new LED packages deliver industry-leading efficacy and reliability for spotlights and high-bay lighting applications. Read more »
LEDs | Components | Sep 12, 2017
Osram Launches Compact Ceramos Mini LEDs for Mobile Devices
Osram Launches Compact Ceramos Mini LEDs for Mobile Devices Osram Opto Semiconductors is expanding its existing portfolio for flash applications with a product featuring a specially developed chip sized package (CSP). With Ceramos C, Osram is following the trend for miniaturization as the new LED is the smallest yet in its product family. It is ideal for flash applications on smartphones etc., producing perfect illumination for every snapshot. Read more »
White Mid Power LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Sep 04, 2017
Osram’s OSCONIQ® P 2226 Offers New Design Flexibility
Osram’s OSCONIQ® P 2226 Offers New Design Flexibility Osram Opto Semiconductors, a globally leading lighting manufacturer with a history dating back 100 years, today announced the launch of the OSCONIQ® P 2226, a professional mid-power LED providing leading-edge technology for indoor and outdoor lighting applications requiring monochrome colors. Read more »
White Mid Power LEDs | LEDs | Components | Aug 29, 2017
Lumileds Expands Award-Winning Luxeon Stylist Series to Mid Power Packages
Lumileds Expands Award-Winning Luxeon Stylist Series to Mid Power Packages Lumileds today announced a breakthrough in fashion retail and fresh food markets lighting. The transformative Luxeon Stylist Series is now available as a comprehensive portfolio, which includes new mid power packages in addition to the existing highly successful CoB, products, all built with the award-winning LED technology. Read more »
CoB LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Aug 24, 2017
Cree’s XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set a New Standard for Better Performance
Cree’s XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set a New Standard for Better Performance Cree announces enhancements to its industry-leading XLamp® CXA2 family of chip-on-board (COB) LEDs, including new premium color options, higher light output levels and the longest lifetimes published for this type of LED. The premium color quality options include high fidelity (98 CRI) and specialty color points for the 9 to 19 mm LES sizes with up to 50 percent higher efficacy than LEDs of similar sizes and light quality. These enhancements to the CXA2 family LEDs give Cree’s customers the ability to upgrade the performance of existing designs and to sell their products into lighting applications where color quality is important, such as museum, retail and medical lighting. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | Components | Jul 28, 2017
Cree Opens Design Possibilities for Architectural Lighting with New CLQ6A LED
Cree Opens Design Possibilities for Architectural Lighting with New CLQ6A LED Cree expands its Architectural LEDs with the new CLQ6A RGBW (red, green, blue & white) LED. The first individually addressable one-watt RGBW LED in its class, the CLQ6A LED unlocks new designs that were not possible before. The four-in-one LED provides a single point source for excellent optical control, efficient color mixing and simplified design, enabling lighting manufacturers to offer beautiful and differentiated architectural lighting. Read more »
LEDs | Components | Jul 28, 2017
Lumileds Transforms High Power Category with 1,700 Lumen Single Die LED
Lumileds Transforms High Power Category with 1,700 Lumen Single Die LED Lumileds today revealed its highest flux density LED yet, the LUXEON V. Redefining the possibilities of light in a compact 4.0 mm x 4.0 mm footprint, LUXEON V can be driven harder than other LEDs in its class due to revolutionary new die and packaging technologies. LUXEON V produces more than 1,700 lumens at 5700K and 70 CRI (4.8 A) – 50% higher output than competing LEDs. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | Components | Jul 24, 2017
Samsung Completes Lineup of High-Power LEDs with LH351C for Outdoor Lighting Applications
Samsung Completes Lineup of High-Power LEDs with LH351C for Outdoor Lighting Applications Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. just announced that it now has a full lineup of high-power LEDs with the introduction of its new 5W-class LH351C, which follows its LH351B (3 W) and LH351D (10 W) offerings. The LH351 series has the same form factor (3.5x3.5 mm), which allows for exceptionally easy design enhancements without changing the printed circuit board or the second optic solution. This newly expanded ceramic-based, high-power package series is expected to help lower the total cost of ownership for LED lights, and reduce time-to-market for LED lighting manufacturers. Read more »
LEDs | Components | Jul 12, 2017
Seoul Semiconductor and Toshiba Materials Strive to Taking LED Light Back to Nature
Seoul Semiconductor and Toshiba Materials Strive to Taking LED Light Back to Nature Seoul Semiconductor, a global innovator of LED products and technology, has developed a new LED technology that produces light that closely matches the spectrum of natural sunlight. Announced at a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany on June 26, 2017, the new SunLike Series natural spectrum LED technology was co-developed by Seoul Semiconductor and Toshiba Materials. Read more »
LEDs | Components | Jun 27, 2017
First Multi-Chip LED with a Lens Improves Camera Flash Applications
First Multi-Chip LED with a Lens Improves Camera Flash Applications There is a new addition to the Oslux family from Osram Opto Semiconductors. For the first time, two LED chips and a lens have been integrated into a module. The compact Oslux S2.1 multi-chip LED brings together all the high-tech company’s extensive technical know-how into a new LED version for camera flash applications. With its brightness of 125 lux, it provides uniform illumination of photos and video recordings from mobile devices such as smartphones. Read more »
White LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Jun 21, 2017
Samsung Achieves 220 Lumens per Watt with New Mid-Power LED Package
Samsung Achieves 220 Lumens per Watt with New Mid-Power LED Package Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing a new mid-power LED package, the LM301B, which features the industry’s highest luminous efficacy of 220 lumens per watt. Samsung was able to achieve its industry-leading efficacy (@ 65mA, 5000K, CRI 80+) by incorporating an advanced flip-chip package design and state-of-the-art phosphor technology. The package is well suited for a range of LED lighting applications including ambient lighting, downlights and most retrofit lamps. Read more »
White LEDs | LEDs | Components | Jun 07, 2017
Cree’s Enhanced XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set New Performance Standard
Cree’s Enhanced XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set New Performance Standard CXA2 LEDs deliver the best reliability, highest efficacy and new premium colors including high fidelity (98 CRI) and specialty color points with up to 50% higher efficacy than LEDs of similar sizes and light quality. The CXA2 Standard Density LEDs deliver up to 10% higher light output levels across all CRIs and light emitting surface sizes. Customers can upgrade existing designs and sell to color quality conscious applications: museums, retail, medical lighting. Read more »
LEDs | CoB LEDs | Components | Apr 24, 2017
Luminus Gen 2 XH LED Delivers Knockout Punch to Metal Halide: More Light Output, More Center Beam Candlepower
Luminus Gen 2 XH LED Delivers Knockout Punch to Metal Halide: More Light Output, More Center Beam Candlepower Luminus Devices, Inc., a global manufacturer of high-performance LEDs and solid-state light sources, today announced its superior alternative to metal halide, the Gen 2 XH Series chip-on-board (COB) LED array. With substantial increases in light output and density, as well as color rendering, Luminus’ Gen 2 XH Series directly addresses the requirements of lighting designers and retailers for punch and the ability to create dramatic scenes. Read more »
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