LEDs & OLEDs
May 23, 2012
3M Announces Commercial Availability of New 3M™ FTB3 Barrier Film that Protects Organic Electronics like OLEDs
3M’s Optical Systems Division today announced that its 3M™ FTB3-50 and FTB3-125 films—flexible, optically clear films that protect sensitive electronics from water vapor and oxygen—are now commercially available. Previously, these films had been sold primarily under limited research-and-development agreements. FTB3 (for flexible, transparent, barrier) film has application in a range of emerging display technologies.
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May 23, 2012
Sumitomo Metal Mining & Tohoku University Research Team Develop New Oxide-based Red Phosphor
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., working in collaboration with a research team from Tohoku University’s Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM) headed by Professor Masato Kakihana, has succeeded in developing a new silicon-containing oxide-based red phosphor1 for use in white LEDs2. The new phosphor can be manufactured less expensively than earlier red phosphors and is expected to contribute to higher performance in white LEDs as sources of illumination.
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May 25, 2012
Creative Materials Introduces New Adhesive for LED Lighting Applications
Creative Materials has developed a line of products that are customized for LED lighting applications, now including 125-35C, Syringe-dispensable Thermally Conductive Epoxy Adhesive. Formulated for use in the manufacture of LEDs, these products are highly effective as an interface between a heat-producing component and a heat-sink.
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Aug 29, 2012
New Moldable Optical Silicone Resins Enable Innovative Lighting Designs
LED lighting designers and architects can start designing revolutionary new lighting applications with silicone optical resins which have outstanding optical properties under high temperature when compared to organics and can be easily molded into complex shapes, thicker and bigger parts, and even undercuts.
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Oct 11, 2012
Intematix New Red Nitride Phosphors Offer Superior Performance for Demanding LED Applications
Intematix, a leading innovator of patented phosphors and phosphor components for high-quality LED lighting, today announced the release of the Ruby series of red nitride phosphors that enable exceptional efficacy, color rendering and reliability for high-power LEDs. These unique phosphors, backed by Intematix U.S. patent No. 8,274,215, are ideal for applications like general lighting and backlighting for LCD TVs.
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Dec 04, 2012
Intematix Enhances Remote Phosphor Performance by 10%, Lowers LED Lighting Costs
Intematix, a leading innovator of patented phosphors and phosphor components for high-quality LED lighting, today announced performance improvements in its ChromaLit™ Ellipse, Candle and Dome remote phosphor products. The enhancements reflect Intematix’s continuous advancements in remote phosphor technology resulting in an average ten percent increase in light output and reduced system cost for lighting system manufacturers.
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Dec 05, 2012
New Dow Corning Optical Encapsulants Raise the Quality and Performance Bar for Demanding Next-Generation LED Designs
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, further expanded its industry-leading portfolio of phenyl silicone optical encapsulants today with five new two-part, heat-curable grades. The new products offer enhanced reliability, better anti-silver corrosion and greater durability for demanding light-emitting diode (LED) designs. They also further underscore Dow Corning’s commitment to driving best-in-class improvements in the performance and reliability of solid-state lighting.
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Jan 10, 2013
Intematix Offers New Red Nitride Phosphor for LED Lighting
Intematix Corporation, a leading innovator of patented phosphors and phosphor components for high-quality LED lighting today announced the introduction of its XR Series of red nitride phosphors for use in extending the color spectrum of LEDs. Based on a unique, patent pending composition, XR brings Intematix’s total number of long wavelength phosphor offerings to six.
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Feb 27, 2013
Shin-Etsu Chemical's High Refractive Index Silicone to Improve Performance of High-Brightness LEDs
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, President Shunzo Mori) announced that it has developed new silicone material products for high-brightness LEDs. The new LimpidSi LPS-3600 Series is a high-reliability silicone encapsulating material and the LED Tiger SG Series is silicone-based mounting board that has superior thermal stability and laser resistance. These new materials will be used for lighting devices and for backlighting for LEDs. Shin-Etsu will begin sample shipments mainly for these applications.
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Feb 28, 2013
PhosphorTech Announces High Performance Flexible Phosphor Sheet
PhosphorTech is proud to introduce RadiantFlex™, a new revolutionary patent-pending flexible phosphor sheet for solid-state lighting and display applications. This product offers unparalleled flexibility, not just in terms of its physical properties, but also the infinite possibilities and high durability that it offers the LED packaging and luminaire designer.
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Mar 06, 2013
WEPESIL Silicone Casting Resin VT 3602 KK for High Power LEDs
Withstanding high optical temperatures of up to 150 °C, the colourless and crystal-clear WEPESIL silicone casting resin VT 3602 KK is suitable for a use in optoelectronics, in particular when it comes to coating high power LEDs. Even when applied in high layers or when exposed to long-term thermal stress, this solvent-free 2-pack silicone elastomer displays a very high transparency in the entire wavelength range of visible light, as well as an excellent yellowing resistance.
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May 23, 2013
PhosphorTech Introduces New RadiantFlex Product Line for High CRI Solid State Lighting Applications
PhosphorTech has just released its latest RadiantFlex phosphor sheet product series for ultra high color rendering (CRI) LED applications. The new products are available from "warm white" (CCT~3000K) to "cool white" (CCT~5500K) versions with CRI as high as 96 using blue LEDs between 450-455nm. These products offer un-matched luminous efficacies when compared to competing technologies having similar CRI. Such high performance is achieved by the unique ability of the RadiantFlex manufacturing process to accurately layer different phosphors and achieve unique spectral shapes while minimizing self-absorption and scattering losses.
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Sep 06, 2013
New High Thermal Conductivity LED Die Attach Adhesive for Small Die and LEDs from Engineered Material Systems
Engineered Material Systems, a leading global supplier of electronic materials for circuit assembly applications debuts its CA-195 high thermal conductivity, low cost electrically conductive LED die attach adhesive for attaching LED and other small semiconductor die to silver and copper lead frames.
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Oct 16, 2013
WACKER Presents New High-Performance Silicones and Polymeric Binders for the Plastics and Bioplastics Industry
Munich, October 16, 2013 – WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, will present eleven new products for the silicone and plastics processing industries at the 19th Interna- tional Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber K 2013 in Düsseldorf, Germany. ELASTOSIL® Film – an extremely thin film made of silicone rubber – is a world first. The film, available in thick- nesses down to 20 microns, is supplied in rolls and can be used, for instance, as a functional membrane or a dielectric elastomer in pioneering sensor and actuator technologies. Other product highlights include heat- and coolant-resistant silicones for gaskets and hoses, silicone compounds for magnetic applications and highly transparent liquid silicones for optical lenses. For plastics processing, WACKER will present a high- performance additive for food-contact materials and an enhanced polymer binder for the manufacture and processing of bioplastics.
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Nov 21, 2013
Intematix Introduces Remote Phosphor Product for 150W LED Retrofit Lamps
Intematix Corporation, a leading innovator of patented phosphor solutions for high-quality LED lighting, today announced the volume shipments of their remote phosphor component that enables 150W equivalent LED retrofit lamps. This production release adds to the product family already enabling 40W, 60W, 75W and 100W bulb replacements all using a similar omni-directional form factor.
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Dec 09, 2013
Intematix Introduces ChromaLit Linear Remote Phosphor for LED Lighting
Intematix Corporation, a leading manufacturer of phosphor solutions for LED lighting, today announced the commercial availability of ChromaLit® Linear, a remote phosphor offering uniform luminance over any length, high flux density and a sleek, white off-state finish. This product received the Lux Award by Lux Magazine for Light Source Innovation of the Year and recognition by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) in its Progress Report featuring the most promising new lighting products.
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Dec 18, 2013
Quantum Silicones' Latest Encapsulating Silicone Elastomer is now UL Recognized
Meeting UL requirements for flame retardancy, the addition curing QSil 553LV by Quantum Silicones, LLC is a silicone rubber designed to benefit electronic potting applications, such as power supplies, LED, circuit and electronic modules. Its physical properties enable this material to withstand extreme temperatures, protect sensitive components from moisture and debris, while being readily repairable.
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Mar 17, 2014
Lackwerke Peters Announces New High Viscosity White Opaque Conformal Coating ELPEGUARD SL 1397 HV
By a selective coating of LED boards with the white opaque conformal coating ELPEGUARD® SL 1397 HV one can achieve a high light output: LEDs are left out during coating while dark components are covered, in such way that the reflectivity will distinctly increase. ELPEGUARD® SL 1397 HV features very high reflectivity ratings (> 0,9 at 460 nm) along with a very high light stability and heat resistance.
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Apr 09, 2014
Dow Corning Launched Four New Products at Light+Building
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, showcased at Light+Building its fast-growing portfolio of optical silicones, which are helping LED lighting manufacturers worldwide to expand possibilities for LED lamp and luminaire designs. In addition to four new high-performance materials at the show, the company spotlighted the unique design flexibilities, proven reliability and simpler processability enabled by Dow Corning® Moldable Silicones technology as well as its portfolio of proven assembly solutions for LED lamps and luminaries.
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Apr 22, 2014
PhosphorTech Introduces High CRI and High Light Extraction RadiantFlex Product Lines
PhosphorTech has just released its latest RadiantFlex phosphor sheet product series for ultra high color rendering (CRI) LED applications. Furthermore, PhosphorTech has recently demonstrated a High Light Extraction (HLE) version of its remote phosphor RadiantFlex sheet capable of improving a white LED's wall plug efficiency (WPE) by as much as 31%.
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