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NEMA white paper discusses dimming of LED lamps 26 Feb The LSD 49-2010 white paper discusses best practices for dimming of solid-state lighting for incandescent replacement. |
DOE announces webcast, manufacturing R&D workshop 25 Feb An upcoming DOE Webcast will focus on LEDs for interior office applications, while the next manufacturing R&D wokshop is planned for April. |
Strategies in Light 2010 sets new attendance, exhibitor records 24 Feb With nearly 3,000 registrants and 90 exhibitors, the 2010 Strategies in Light was the largest in the event’s 11-year history. |
Luminus closes $19 million funding round led by current investors 23 Feb The new investment fully funds the company's operating plan to expand production and enable growth with minimal debt. |
Semiconductor vendors show LED focus with new driver ICs at APEC 23 Feb APEC LED-driver-IC announcements highlight PFC and efficiency, along with TRIAC dimming capabilities and single-stage power supplies. |
E.ON installing LED street lights and traffic signals in Blackpool 22 Feb A coastal resort town in the UK famous for its decorative illuminations is benefiting from a multiyear project to replace street lights and traffic signals with LED fixtures. |
IC vendors tout LED backlight and luminaire drivers at Strategies in Light 22 Feb Power and analog semiconductor specialists see market opportunity in supplying constant-current driver ICs for LED lighting. |
Dorsheimer chronicles LED market cycles at Strategies in Light 19 Feb Backlighting is the driving force in the current second cycle with general lighting poised to drive the third cycle. |
US DOE releases new report analyzing LED-based SSL savings potential 17 Feb Over two decades, LED-based SSL deployment could generate $120 billion in energy savings assuming products achieve forecasted performance objectives. |
Steele presents bullish view on HB LEDs at Strategies in Light 16 Feb LED backlights lead the way in 2010 LED market forecast with total high-brightness LED market predicted to surge 53%. |
DOE announces SSL design competition winners at Strategies in Light 11 Feb A 12-person judging panel including lighting designers and technical specialists selected 47 winners including 4 Best In Class products in the 2009 Next Generation Luminaires design competition. |
Nexxus Lighting infringes DOE policy on Caliper results 10 Feb Nexxus Lighting has published information on the Caliper testing results of its LED lighting products, in direct contravention of the program's No Commercial Use policy. |
UL acquires Luminaire Testing Laboratory 10 Feb UL, a product safety certification organization, has acquired a laboratory approved for Energy Star qualification testing of LED lighting products. |
Quantum dots begin to impact backlight and general illumination applications 09 Feb Nanosys targets LED-backlit applications while QD Vision will focus initially on LED-based general illumination. |
DOE honors R&D project teams at Transformations in Lighting 07 Feb Honorees include companies, universities, and research institutions working on LED and OLED R&D projects. |
Kevin Dowling leaves Philips Color Kinetics 06 Feb The former VP Innovation of Philips Color Kinetics and a well-known figure in the LED lighting industry has now left the building. |
Strategies in Light Europe 2010 issues Call for Papers 05 Feb With a theme of "Accelerating the Market Adoption of LED Lighting," the conference will address key issues involved in the transformation of the lighting market.
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Future simpleLED program speeds fixture designs to market 05 Feb Lighting fixture designers can choose from linear, circular and square modules, with 1 to 9 LEDs, and a choice of color temperature. |
Cree R&D result breaks 200 lumen per watt barrier 04 Feb Cree is claiming a new R&D record for a white high-power LED. |
Zhaga consortium aims to standardize LED light-engine interfaces 03 Feb A consortium of international lighting companies aims to drive standardization that will enable interchangeability between products made by diverse manufacturers. |
Cree MPL offers LED alternative to inefficient lamps 02 Feb Cree says that its XLamp MPL EasyWhite LED, delivering up to 1500 lm at 75 lm/W and 250 mA, offers the performance, color consistency and lumen density to displace conventional light sources, all in the industry’s smallest package. |
Philips Lumileds implements full traceability for power LEDs 02 Feb Luxeon LEDs receive a barcode that tracks their history through the manufaturing process, all the way from the wafer level. |
Osram launches new website on LEDs in lighting 02 Feb A new platform focusing on LED lighting will showcase optimum applications, and suggest development opportunities for new products and application concepts. |
Philips LED products exceeded 10% of lighting sales 01 Feb Within its Lighting business sector, LED-based products exceeded 10% of sales for Philips during the last quarter of 2009. |
Acuity Brands and Samsung LED partner on SSL products 01 Feb Partnership promises to deliver new levels of SSL performance and together accelerate market acceptance. |