Apple said Monday it was developing a security fix for its Mac OS X computer operating system after a patch released for its iPhones and iPads to thwart hacker attacks. The California tech giant released its security update for the iOS 7 ...
The Facebook deal for WhatsApp drew attention for its whopping price tag, but has also brought out fresh criticism over security for the billions of messages delivered on the platform. WhatsApp, which is to be acquired for $19 billion, ...
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The U.S. government, finally realizing that it has to take action to ensure a minimum level of cybersecurity in networks that manage the nation's energy, water and financial services, presented the Framework for Improving Critical ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new report that documents early challenges and lessons learned in the development of the SSL market. Entitled Solid-State Lighting: Early Lessons Learned on the Way to Market, it ...
Tags: led, energy, fluorescent lamps, CFLs
Photo: Evan Vucci/AP Photo A group of U.S. technology giants has struck a deal with the Obama administration that allows the companies to disclose more details on customer data turned over to government agencies such as the National ...
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Comparable sales growth combined with increased profitability in first quarter LED-based business (SSL) with revenue share of one third for the first time Osram confirms outlook for full fiscal year In a still challenging environment, ...
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The situation, mixed with the entry of several new players at the chip and device levels (mostly from Asia), created a climate of overcapacity, price pressure, and strong competition. As a consequence, packaged LED volumes were sharply ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED
The global chip-on-board (COB) LED market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.71% up to 2018, forecasts a report from TechNavio (the market research platform of Infiniti Research Ltd). One of the key factors ...
Tags: COB LEDs, SSL, Led Market
Two solid-state lighting (SSL) manufacturers are among the 12 businesses that will receive clean-energy tax credits ranging from $700,000 to $30m each (totaling more than $150m collectively), the US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced. ...
Tags: SSL LEDs, Electrical, Electronics
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the findings of a new study utilizing a highly accelerated life-test method (called the ammer test intended to produce failures in SSL luminaires in a reasonable test period, with the goal ...
America will conclude its three-year farewell to inefficient general-purpose incandescent light bulbs on December 31, 2013, the National Lighting Bureau advises. On the following day – January 1, 2014 – it will be a violation of ...
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The US Department of Energy announced $150 million in tax credits with Cree and Osram Sylvania winning awards for expansion of US-based manufacturing, while Philips Lighting and Toshiba announce new LED retrofit lamps. Cree and Osram ...
Tags: LED, LED Lighting, Retrofit lamps, lamps
While SSL experts regularly project the demise of the lightbulb form, the popularity of stories focused on LED-based lamps with our readers make it clear that today it remains a very hot topic, outpacing even packaged LED stories. As 2013 ...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a solid-state lighting (SSL) R&D funding opportunity 'Solid-State Lighting Advanced Technologies R&D – 2014' (DE-FOA-0000973). A total of up to $10m in funding is directed toward all ...
The 2014 SSL R&D funding opportunities apply to LEDs and OLEDs across the three previously defined sectors of core technology research, product development, and US manufacturing. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the ...