The Acrich2 combination of AC-LED driver IC and mid-power LEDs that have been sold on modules are now to be offered to companies that want to build their own unique light engines. Seoul Semiconductor has announced what it calls "LED ...
Tags: IC Form, AC-LED Technology
Third-generation LED modules provide a broader range of lumen output and beam-spread options for developers looking to jumpstart solid-state lighting (SSL) product designs. GE Lighting has announced the Gen3 family of its Infusion LED ...
Tags: LED Infusion Module, GE Lighting
Contract IC fabricator TowerJazz and power management IC vendor DMB Technology have announced an AC-LED driver IC while analog IC specialist Linear Technology has developed a DC LED driver with spread-spectrum frequency modulation that ...
Tags: LED Driver ICs, 110V Controller
The newest 9-mm chip-on-board LED array from Cree can enable the equivalent of a 39W ceramic metal-halide PAR30 lamp while consuming half the power, and extends the range of retrofit lamps enabled by the CXA1500 family. Cree has announced ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, LED
The phosphor specialist has demonstrated what is essentially equivalent to LM-80 testing for packaged LEDs, with a sample set of remote-phosphor-based SSL modules being independently verified in delivering 100% of initial lumens over 6000 ...
The US Department of Energy has published a new report that examines lifetime and reliability of SSL products and makes it clear that current standards fall short of providing an accepted way of defining system life. The solid-state ...
Osram Opto Semiconductors has announced the Soleriq S 13 family of chip-on-board (COB) LEDs that delivers 1500lm from a light-emitting surface (LES) that measures 13.5mm in diameter. Osram intends the LED primarily for use in solid-state ...
Improved LED luminous efficacy and lowered LED product prices contributed to higher consumer acceptance levels and rising penetration rates in 2012, with Japan ranking as the largest LED residential lighting market in 2012, followed by ...
While the Soleriq S 13 features a relatively small light-emitting surface, the chip-on-board LED can deliver 1500 lm for high-performance SSL applications in restaurant, retail, and luxury residential settings. Osram Opto Semiconductors ...
Tags: Halogen Spotlight, COB LED
Sub-watt LEDs in 3014 and 3030 packages target general illumination and are based on the gallium-nitride-on-silicon technology developed by Toshiba and Bridgelux. Toshiba has announced two mid-power white LED families that are being ...
Tags: LED, Electrical, Electronics, Lighting
The 5630 mid-power LED now offers efficacy as high as 180 lm/W, and 1W operation in the 3030 LEDs promises to lower the cost of SSL products. Seoul Semiconductor has announced upgrades to its mid-power LED families both pushing efficacy ...
Tags: Semiconductor, MID-Power LEDs
Bridgelux has signed a global distribution agreement with Future Lighting Solutions. The new partnership will see Future Lighting Solutions providing global sales, design support and fulfillment services for Bridgelux's portfolio of LED ...
Cooper Lighting, a division of diversified power management company Eaton, is reinforcing its industry reputation as a world-class lighting solutions provider by earning a total of 18 awards in a range of renowned industry competitions. In ...
Tags: Cooper Lighting, Amplifies, LED, Lights, Lighting
LED chip and lighting array maker Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA has signed a global distribution agreement with Future Electronics. Future Electronics' lighting division, Future Lighting Solutions will provide global sales, design ...
Tags: LED, LED chip, Electrical, Electronics
LED and lighting industry players make news in new executive hires and distribution agreements, with Cree Lighting increasing its presence in Europe and Nualight appointing a new CEO. Major players in the LED and solid-state lighting ...