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Oct 15, 2012 - Regular News
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Greetings!
Welcome!
Please find the LED research and industry news of the past two weeks, below.
Yours Sincerely,
Siegfried Luger
Publisher, LED professional
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Featured
High Lumen Output from Cree's CXA LEDs
 Cree's CXA LED Arrays deliver high lumen output and efficacy in a family of easy-to-use components. Optimized to simplify designs and lower system cost, they deliver system level performance of more than 5000 lumens and can enable applications ranging from GU10s to commercial downlights. Learn more.
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 Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that GE colleagues at the time called "the magic one" because its light, unlike infrared lasers, was visible to the human eye. Read more »
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 Phosphors are a keystone of LED technologies, enabling the conversion of the monochromatic blue or near-UV light emitted by LED chips into a richer spectrum of color approaching or exceeding that of other artificial light sources. Yole Développement announces today its new report "LED phosphors" which provides a detailed description of the LED phosphor industry. Read more »
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LEVEL 1 - NEWS: Components, Manufacturing
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 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. Read more »
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 cynora today unveiled a new flexible OLED prototype, demonstrating yet again the huge potential of OLED technology. One key aspect that sets organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) apart from conventional LEDs, is that they are two-dimensional light sources. Additionally, they are extremely thin. This property makes them ideally suited for lighting systems and flat screen displays. So far, however, OLEDs have only been used in rigid form in these application areas. Read more »
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 Cree announces commercial availability of XLamp® XB-D color LEDs and XLamp XM-L multi-color LEDs. The high-performance color LEDs provide lighting manufacturers with discrete and multi-color LED options to more cost-effectively address a wider spectrum of applications such as architectural, vehicle and display lighting. Read more »
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 We at LEDiL Oy are driven by innovation and the need to explore new areas and applications. Hyper-reflective materials we use in our products are just one example of this innovative spirit. Reflectors made of this pure white material give soft and even light for demanding lighting applications. Read more »
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 The Bergquist Company announced the introduction of Liqui-Form 2000, the first product in a new 'Liqui-Form' product line. Liqui-Form 2000 is a highly conformable shear-thinning material which requires no curing, mixing or refrigeration; the product's formulation delivers excellent thermal performance, low applied stress and a reliable long-term performance for the most demanding applications. Read more »
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 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announces the release of a new simple and efficient family of LED driver ICs that can be configured as buck or buck-boost voltage converters. The LC5220D/S LED series is offered by Allegro and manufactured and developed by Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. in Japan. This new series is targeted at the consumer market with end applications to include LED lighting fixtures and LED light bulbs. Read more »
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 Microchip announces a new family of dsPIC33 "GS" Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs). The dsPIC33FJ09GS302 family is an expansion of Microchip's dsPIC® DSC portfolio and adds lower-cost options for digital power conversion. The new family of DSCs also brings new features while lowering power consumption, enabling higher efficiency in AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies, HID and LED lighting, solar inverters and other power-conversion applications. Read more »
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LEVEL 2 - NEWS: Modules, Lamps, Subsystems
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 Lumex announces the global launch of its SunBrite Agricultural LED Lightbar for optimal plant growth stimulation. Available in both red and blue wavelengths for diverse plant types and growing cycles, the SunBrite Agricultural LED Lightbar offers significant performance and cost benefits compared to high-intensity discharge (HID) and alternative LED technologies. Read more »
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 Marl International has extended its range of LED drivers with a wide range of new dimmable and non-dimmable LED power supplies offering up to 90% efficiency, in support of the new high efficiency Citizen LED lighting products. Marl is UK distributor for both Citizen and driver manufacturer Magtech. Read more »
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LEVEL 3 - NEWS: Fixtures, Systems
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 Toshiba International Corporation released two newly enhanced LED luminaires for use in roadway and industrial applications. Toshiba has taken a unique approach to its luminaire product design to optimize the LED's longevity and reliability, which translates to greater energy efficiency and lower maintenance costs than conventional luminaires. The Toshiba TGT LED Luminaire for roadways includes innovative construction, on-board lighting controls and a unique electrical design. The end result is ... Read more »
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Breault Research Organization (BRO), the global provider of virtual prototyping software and optical engineering services, is pleased to announce the release of APEX 2012 V1R1. New features and enhancements in APEX 2012 include the transition of the program to a SolidWorks add-in; new ray tracing options, visualizations, and capabilities; powerful enhancements for stray light analysis; and new photometric data import and export options. Read more »
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 LIGHTING WORLD 2012 in Vietnam is an essential exhibition for the lighting professionals. It is the only trade show in Vietnam where all kinds of lighting devices, lighting fixtures, bulb, ...
LED expo 2012
LED expo is India's fastest growing exhibition dedicated exclusively to LEDs. The event is a showcase of world-class LED products, innovation and technology from all over the globe and reflects the growing advancements in the LED sector and overall development of the LED industry in India. The 7th edition of this iconic show will be hosted on a tremendous scale. The size of the exhibition which has increased considerably from previous years will cover a total area of 9,000/- sq ft area and ... Read more »Lighting Japan 2013
The key show for LED/OLED Lighting Technologies. Light-Tech is the exhibition where all kinds of equipments and materials for designing and manufacturing of LED/OLED lighting devices gather. Here you will have great opportunities to conduct direct business and technical consultations with visitors from lighting device manufacturers and lighting fixture manufacturers around the world such as Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China. Read more »LED China 2013
Started from 2005, LED CHINA has become one of the most influential event and weather vane of the LED industry. LED CHINA is one of the fair which won endorsement from the China Ministry of Commerce in 2012. LED CHINA 2013 will take place from 1-4 March 2013 at the China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B in Guangzhou. It is expected to comprise near 1,100 exhibitors in 5 specialized sections occupying 80,000 square metres in exhibition space. As an important part of the fair, the LED ... Read more » |
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