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Partnerships show prototypes for LED-based home projectors and tactile displays 23 Jun 08
Luminus and TI have created lamp-free projectors, and Osram Opto and Design Dash Ltd. have developed image projection and IR technology for reconfigurable tactile displays.
Osram LEDs illuminate small, medium and large displays 22 May 08
Osram has introduced two new LEDs specifically for display backlighting, and has contributed to products such as a 42-inch curved display from Ostendo.
Goldeneye sets brightness benchmark for green LEDs 15 May 08
Light recycling has enabled Goldeneye to build high performance green LEDs and projection light sources.
Luminus, Sony, Samsung products win SID Display of the Year awards 13 May 08
The awards were given based on the products' degree of technical innovation and commercial significance, in addition to their potential for positive social impact.
Pico-projectors featured at upcoming Projection Summit 01 May 08
Pico-projector systems, many using LED light sources, are expected to be a major feature of the consumer electronics marketplace by 2012.
LED backlights enable Apple's ultra-thin notebook 16 Jan 08
Apple's latest notebook with an LED-backlit screen tapers to a thickness of just 4 mm.
Luminus LEDs in displays and projectors at CES 10 Jan 08
LEDs from Luminus have been incorporated into demos of large screen LCD backlight units, projection TVs and several categories of front projectors.
Microsemi driver technology improves LED backlights 04 Jan 08
At the 2008 International CES this week, Microsemi will unveil a new driver technology controlling large clusters of LEDs in LCD backlights.
Dolby and SIM2 exploit local dimming LED backlight technology 06 Dec 07
Dolby and SIM2 hope to build high-end LCD screens with greatly enhanced contrast, using the benefits of LEDs.
Luminus and GLT use 21 LEDs to backlight 37-inch LCD 15 Oct 07
Luminus Devices and Global Lighting Technologies will demonstrate a 37-inch LCD TV illuminated by only seven PhlatLight LED modules
Photonic Lattice LEDs are new class of light-emitting device 29 Aug 07
Using photonic lattice technology it is possible to build large-area chips that enable ultra-high power sources for projection and other applications, writes Robert Karlicek of Luminus Devices.
LEDs move from supporting role to defining advantage at SID2007 29 Aug 07
LCD screens with LED backlights were shown on almost every exhibit stand at the recent SID 2007 show, indicating that LED technology has a clear future in this market, writes Stewart Hough.
LED backlight set for strong market growth 17 Aug 07
LEDs light sources, driver ICs and ambient light sensors will all be in demand as new backlighting applications emerge.
Samsung 70-inch LCD TV uses LEDs for improved contrast 18 Jun 07
LED backlighting with local dimming technology enables very high contrast in Samsung's 70-inch high-definition LCD television. LEDs also enable reduced flicker.
LED backlights poised to penetrate larger liquid crystal displays 11 Jun 07
Display segments such as laptops and LCD TVs present a strong growth opportunity for LEDs in the next several years, reports Alan Mills.
LED backlights to feature in 14% of all large LCDs by 2010 16 May 07
LED backlight units are just beginning to appear in large-size commercial LCD panels, says Brian Bae of Displaybank, but the penetration rate will increase dramatically in the next few years.
LED backlights help Apple become greener 06 May 07
Apple will introduce LED backlights in displays for its Macs during 2007, and will look to switch to LED backlighting in other displays as well.
Chaos LEDs illuminate stone panels at Heathrow hotel 05 May 07
LED-illuminated panels provide backlighting for sheets of glass covered with a veneer of natural stone.
Luminus LEDs incorporated into Samsung DLP TVs 26 Apr 07
LED manufacturer Luminus Devices is supplying the illumination source for several rear-projection TV models from Samsung.
Samsung, Toshiba promote LED backlights for LCDs 22 Mar 07
Both Samsung and Toshiba are helping to drive the growing popularity of LED backlighting for LCD panels with a new 30-inch professional monitor and new LCD panels for laptops, respectively.
Osram Opto Semiconductors announces Ostar projection 14 Mar 07
Six LED chips create exceptional brightness and vibrant colors for computer games, mini projectors and large-screen formats.
SpatiaLight and Foreal Spectrum develop LED-powered LCoS light engine 06 Feb 07
The use of LED light sources could improve the competitiveness of Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) microdisplays in rear projection TVs and front projectors.
Goldeneye granted wavelength conversion patent 30 Jan 07
Goldeneye has been granted a patent covering technology that enables wavelength conversion within light-recycling cavities.
Fiber optic technology delivers versatile LED-based illumination 12 Jan 07
LEDs combined with fiber optic technology enable a huge variety of backlighting and other applications, according to Frank Byers and Walter Schulz of Lumitex.
New display technologies feature at Consumer Electronics Show 11 Jan 07
This year's CES showcase in Las Vegas included many examples of emerging display technologies including LED backlighting and OLED televisions.
Apple, HP and Proton keen on LCD backlighting with LEDs 01 Jan 07
Apple and HP are planning to launch notebook computers with LED-backlit LCD screens, while TV maker Proton is unveiling 32- and 42-inch LCDs with LED backlights.
LG pocket projector driven by Luminus LEDs 01 Jan 07
LG's new LED pocket projector, the brightest commercially available, delivers an unprecedented 100 lumens.
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