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Philips’ lamps make Super Bowl celebration glow with energy efficiency
30 Jan
Capable of projecting customizable colors onto the underside of the crown of the Tampa, Florida, stadium, 70 programmable floodlights use just 290 W per fixture.
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Ann Arbor LED streetlights star in web TV program 30 Jan
A video on ElectricTV.net describes the implementation of LED streetlights in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
Opinion: Researchers hype GaN on silicon success
30 Jan
Stories suggesting Cambridge University researchers have solved all the barriers to low-cost LED lighting are overblown, we believe. |
Rohm to enter LED lighting market 29 Jan
Rohm Semiconductor will introduce LED lamps to replace incandescent or fluorescent products. |
LG strikes LED chip deal with Cree 29 Jan
Cree will supply LED chips to LG Display for use in LCD panel backlights and will offer technological support for LED packaging to the Korean company. |
Bridgelux introduces LED arrays for solid-state lighting 28 Jan
Multi-chip arrays from Bridgelux are likely to be priced at around $0.02 per lumen in warm white and $0.01 per lumen in cool white. |
Seoul Acriche lights National Museum of South Korea 28 Jan
Interior lightings fixtures have been installed in the cultural center of the museum. |
Opto Tech extends cooperation with Nichia 27 Jan
Opto Tech will manufacture more LED chips under license from Nichia, and will also sell more Nichia-branded chips to packagers. |
Letter to the Editor: White LEDs fail to match hype 26 Jan
A lighting designer and specifier explains why he has stopped using white LEDs. |
Boosted by LCD-TV sales, LED revenues to expand 2.9% in 2009, says report 22 Jan
In contrast to the shrinking revenues of other electronic component markets in 2009, the LED area will grow, says iSuppli. |
Cree reports quarterly LED revenue of $127 million 21 Jan
Growth in demand for LEDs for lighting will offset lower demand in consumer, mobile and automotive applications. |
Letter to the Editor: Lifetime limitations of LED products #2 20 Jan
The performance and reliability of an LED system are only as good as the integrity of its parts and how they work together, writes Kevin Dowling. |
DOE releases Energy Star draft criteria on integral LED lamps 20 Jan
The DOE is soliciting comments on its proposed criteria by February 27, 2009.
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DOE publishes Caliper report on LED linear replacement lamps 19 Jan
Results: LED technology is not yet ready to displace linear fluorescent lamps as replacement light sources in recessed troffers for general interior lighting.
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Philips makes value adjustment to Lumileds 19 Jan
Due to short-term market demand and uncertain outlook, Philips is reducing the book value of its Lumileds subsidiary. |
Letter to the Editor: Lifetime limitations of LED products 19 Jan
Claims made by LED lighting companies regarding the life of their products are not always matched by the warranty from the factory. |
Northwest UK focus on ultra-efficient lighting in the public sector 16 Jan
A meeting in December informed UK companies of ways to participate in public-sector interest in LED-based lighting. |
Novaled AG secures EUR8.5 million equity financing 16 Jan
The company closed an internal round of financing to build on its position as a leading OLED developer. |
Letter to the Editor: LEDs, CFLs and the EU bulb ban 15 Jan
In the light of the EU decision to phase-out incandescent lamps, the LED industry should be proactive and make people aware of the problems with CFLs. |
UC Davis' lighting center develops "smart" LED parking lot lights 14 Jan
The California Lighting Technology Center and industry partners have developed an energy-efficient LED parking lot light with a motion sensor triggering increased brightness. |
PLDA comments on the European incandescent lamp ban 14 Jan
The Professional Lighting Designer’s Association argues that the decision to ban incandescent lamps in Europe has not been well thought out. |
Researchers use streamlined polarization to boost performance of LEDs 14 Jan
RPI researchers have developed a polarization-matched LED that exhibits an 18% increase in light output and a 22% increase in wall-plug efficiency.
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New retrofit bulbs can be dimmed to create animated displays 13 Jan
These replacement bulbs can be used with traditional LED stringers and for many secondary lighting applications.
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Chinese lighting show adding a second LED exhibit hall in 2009
13 Jan
To complement the growing interest in the China LED market, the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition is expanding its LED component this year. |
BluGlass, Itochu Plastics Inc. sign distribution agreement for Japan 12 Jan
Itochu Plastics has won the sole rights to market BluGlass’s GaN-based LED manufacturing technology in Japan. |
Luminus LEDs power two new home theater projectors 09 Jan
While the PT-120 PhlatLight LED chipsets have been inserted into Chi Lin and Delta Electronics products, Luminus has launched the PT-121 line for next-generation data projectors.
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Cree provides the US Pentagon with 4200 LED luminaires 08 Jan
Government studies conclude that the LED lighting installation will have a payback of <4 years and is estimated to save 140 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. |
A more-energy efficient New Year’s Eve ball rises again - for good 07 Jan
Philips’ Luxeon LEDs help the newly-enlarged Times Square Ball save up to 20% more energy than last year’s ball.
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News round-up: Ushio, Audi R8, thin LCDs, Epistar 07 Jan
Ushio Lighting has started sample shipment of a light bulb that uses LEDs as its "filaments", and JVC and Samsung introduce real thin LCD TVs at CES 2009. |
Strain-adjusted LED produces phosphor-free white light 06 Jan
A strain-adjusted (non-phosphor) LED could become standard if it could be made as efficient as an ordinary white LED, say Chinese researchers. |
RPI researchers describe LEDs as a catalyst for unexpected technological advances 05 Jan
LEDs have the potential to revolutionize how we use light by enabling controllable, tunable, intelligent, and communicative lighting sources, a recent paper states. |
Hubbell adds Varon Lighting Group to lighting business 02 Jan
Varon Lighting specializes in energy-efficient lighting fixtures and controls for retrofits. |
European Member States approve the phasing-out of incandescent bulbs by 2012 01 Jan
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