Tech-Talks BREGENZ: Martina Paul, General Secretary, CIE (Article published in LpR #43)

With the rise of LEDs as the future lighting technology, the relatively stable lighting industry faces many changes and challenges. One of the main challenges is the ever increasing speed of transitions, something already seen in the semiconductor business. Standardization organizations are facing similar challenges. On the one hand they should define standards that will last as long as possible and on the other hand the standards need to be as clear and precise as possible. Martina Paul, ...
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LpS 2014 - Design and Engineering for Future LED Lighting Systems

With more than 60 lectures and over 100 exhibitors, the international LED professional Symposium +Expo will take place for the fourth time in a row. 1,300 visitors are expected from Sept. 30th to Oct. 2nd in Bregenz, Austria. Latest lighting system design presented in a new interactive lecture concept and an expanded exhibition area make the event highly relevant for everybody involved in the design and engineering of future LED lighting systems.
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Cree XLamp® XP-L LEDs-the Industry's Highest Efficacy Single-Die LED

Cree ® XP-L LED is the first commercially available single-die LED to achieve up to 200 LPW at 350 mA. Delivering up to 1226lm in a 3.45 mm x 3.45 mm package, the XP-L LED enables 50% or more performance increase as a drop-in upgrade for XP-G based lighting designs. 

Signal Converter for DALI Controlled LED Lighting

Lextar Released Flip Chip COB at Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition

Samsung Presents New COB LEDs and LED Modules with Improved CRI

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it has improved the light quality of its LED packages and modules based on a 90 CRI (Color Rendering Index) for use in advanced lighting applications. Samsung is showcasing these LED components at the LIGHTFAIR International trade show exhibition being held here from June 3rd through 5th. Read more »

Samsung Introduces New LED Modules for Flat Lighting Applications - the M-Series

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. introduced a new line-up of LED modules called the M-series for use in flat LED lighting applications, such as troffers and linear luminaires. Read more »

Molex Releases Plastic Substrate Interconnect for LED COB Array Holders

Molex Incorporated continues to be a leader in the Solid State Lighting (SSL) interconnect field with the addition of its Plastic Substrate Interconnect (PSI) for LED Chip-on-Board (COB) Arrays. These customizable interconnects feature a low-profile harness interface that delivers power to the array through a simple and reliable connection to a holder, or plastic substrate. With a low overall package height of ~2.00mm, Molex PSI provides a slim design for space-limited applications while ... Read more »

Philips Releases 650-Lumen SlimStyle LED Lamp

Philips has just released its SlimStyle BR30 indoor LED floodlight for a low $12.97. The SlimStyle BR30 was built using Luxeon mid-power LEDs, which were constructed at the Philips Lumiled facility in San Jose, California. Read more »

GE 100W Replacement, ENERGY STAR LED Achieves 100 Lumens Per Watt

GE Lighting engineered its 100-watt A-line replacement ENERGY STAR® LED to achieve100 lumens per watt (LPW), making it the lighting industry's most efficient ENERGY STAR 100-watt LED replacement. This bulb is one of 40 new LED bulbs and fixtures hitting the market this summer as consumer LED lighting adoption reaches its tipping point. Read more »

DOE Training Session Presentations from LIGHTFAIR International 2014

Once again, DOE hosted its award-winning informational booth and free training sessions at LIGHTFAIR® International, held June 3-5 in Las Vegas. The LFI "Best Booth" in 2012 had new features for 2014, including expanded training sessions on specifying and using LED products, expert Q&A on today's toughest lighting issues, and touchscreen kiosks for drilldown details on DOE resources. Read more »

Lighting Research Center Authors National Academies Report on New Roadway Lighting Technologies

The rapid development of lighting technologies, particularly solid-state systems using light emitting diodes (LEDs), has opened a universe of new possibilities as well as new questions about roadway lighting in the U.S., which for decades has been dominated by the use of high pressure sodium (HPS) lamps. Other light source technologies have also been angling for roadway market share. There is a critical need for objective technical information about new types of roadway lighting among ... Read more »

DOE Publishes CALiPER Snapshot Report on Indoor LED Luminaires

The U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER program has released a Snapshot Report on indoor LED luminaires, which utilizes the LED Lighting Facts® program's extensive product database to help industry stakeholders understand the current state and trajectory of the market for that class of products. Based on data through the first quarter of 2014, the report focuses on five types of indoor luminaires: downlights, industrial ambient luminaires (e.g., high-bay and low-bay), track heads, troffers ... Read more »