Industry News


Dow Electronic Materials acquires LED phosphor maker Lightscape Materials

Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:05 pm

Dow has expanded its portfolio of materials for the LED market with the acquisition of Lightscape’s specialty phosphor technology.

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. Receives Tibbetts Award at White House Ceremony

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:00 pm

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) of Columbia, South Carolina USA, was honored with the Tibbetts Award for its critical role in research and development for the government under the SBIR program. The award was presented by the US Small Business Administrator, Karen Mills, to Dr Remis Gaska ...<br><br>Category: ledappsmedical

Bridgelux and Toshiba Achieve Performance Record for Blue 8″ GaN-On-Silicon-based LEDs

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:00 pm

Bridgelux Inc. of Livermore, California USA, and Toshiba Corporation, announced they have created a Blue class 8” GaN on Silicon LED chip that emits 614mW. The 1.1 mm square chip operates at 350 mA with a forward voltage <3.1V. Like several other LED companies, Bridgelux is continuing ...<br><br>Category: infraequipprocess

Energy Focus Receives Additional $1.5 Million LED Product Order to Re-Light Navy Ships

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:00 pm

Energy Focus, an LED lighting company based in Solon, Ohio USA, announced that it has recently received an additional $1.5 million order to provide its IntelliTube™ LED fluorescent replacement tubes, IntelliTube LED berth light fixtures and a variety of the company's LED globe fixtures to upgrade the lighting on a ...<br><br>Category: ledappstransmarine

Astronics to Supply LED-based Cockpit Lighting Panels for Newest Light Learjet Aircraft

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:00 pm

Astronics Corporation of East Aurora, New York USA, a provider of technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Astronics Luminescent Systems, Inc., was selected by Learjet Inc., a subsidiary of Bombardier, to supply the illuminated instrument panels for its newly introduced Learjet ...<br><br>Category: ledappstransair

Dow Electronic Materials Launches LED Technologies Business

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:00 pm

Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced the formation of a new LED Technologies business segment. Dow says that the goal of the new business unit is to capture current and future demand for LEDs in the global solid state lighting market. <p> DOW's new LED ...<br><br>Category: inframaterialchemical

Fraunhofer IPMS Makes Available Evaluation Kits of See-through OLED-based Head Mounted Display Eye-glasses

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:00 pm

Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) has developed see-through, head mounted OLED microdisplays for data eye-glasses, based on IPMS/COMEDD’s patented “bidirectional” OLED microdisplay technology. The device consists of an active OLED matrix and embedded photodetectors. Fraunhofer points out that HMDs are widely used in certain professional and academic markets to ...<br><br>Category: ledappsdisplay

UL Opens Laboratory Dedicated to Lighting in Italy

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:00 pm

Underwriter's Laboratories (UL ), an independent safety science company, announced the opening of a new UL laboratory that is entirely dedicated to lighting. The laboratory, known as the UL Centre of Excellence, is focused on the safety and energy efficiency in lighting technologies. The lab, which is located in ...<br><br>Category: ledmanuftestdev

Light Fair (or is that LED-Fair) 2012

Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:00 pm

We came away from this year's Light Fair International in Las Vegas with four key impressions: 1) It continues to amaze/amuse that a technology that still only represents 5-15% of the total market commands 95% of what is on display; 2) Niches are still ...<br><br>Category: ledlumdown

SETi accepts Tibbetts Award at White House ceremony

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 7:05 pm

Sensor Electronic Technology Inc. has received the Tibbetts Award from the US government for its technological innovation in UV LED technology and products.

LED lighting products dominate Lightfair 2012

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 7:05 pm

We saw more LED lighting introductions at this year’s Lightfair International than in any previous year. Here’s a sampling of some new developments and products in LED lighting.

UL opens new European lighting test center in Burago, Italy and focuses on SSL

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 3:05 pm

UL Centre of Excellence lab will test lighting products, LED-based lighting in many cases, for safety and performance, compliance to standards such as Zhaga, and product efficiency and quality programs such as Energy Star.

Philips signs 200th licensee for its LED luminaire licensing program

Posted on 16 May 2012 | 3:05 pm

Paulmann Light, a German lighting company, has become the 200th organization to sign up to Philips’ licensing program for LED-based luminaires retrofit lamps.

Numerous lighting awards given out at Lightfair 2012

Posted on 15 May 2012 | 9:05 pm

Lightfair 2012 featured four award ceremonies: the DOE’s Next Generation Luminaire winners for indoor luminaires; GE Lighting’s Edison awards, Cooper Lighting’s awards and the Lightfair Innovation awards.

Lightfair abuzz over retrofit lamps and planar and linear SSL

Posted on 15 May 2012 | 8:05 pm

LFI hosted the race to 100W equivalent LED lamps and also featured elegant linear and planar SSL products, which are more likely to entice lighting designers.

Toshiba invests in Bridgelux to develop GaN-on-silicon LEDs

Posted on 15 May 2012 | 5:05 pm

Toshiba and Bridgelux plan to develop GaN-on-silicon LEDs on 8-inch wafers, making use of Toshiba’s capabilities in silicon-based device manufacturing.

Next Generation Luminaires competition recognizes LED indoor products

Posted on 11 May 2012 | 3:05 pm

Intense Lighting, Albeo Technologies and Lithonia Lighting were awarded Best in Class designation in the NGL competition.

LightFair International opens, unveils Innovation Award winners

Posted on 10 May 2012 | 4:05 pm

Cast Lighting’s LED Perimeter Light won the Most Innovative Product of the Year at the LightFair Innovation Awards.