In response to SSL Manufacturing R&D funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0000792, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the competitive selection of five projects for solid-state lighting (SSL), involving a total of ...
Tags: Lumileds Lighting, Electrical
The world's largest contract semiconductor foundry has brought LEDs to market under its own brand in both a standard 3030 plastic package and in several new COB variations. TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) SSL (Solid ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the competitive selection of five projects for solid-state lighting (SSL), in response to the SSL Manufacturing R&D funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0000792. These two-year projects ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, solid-state lighting
New driver IC architecture seeks to reduce bill of materials cost in 8–15W retrofit lamps while still supporting smooth dimming over a 1–100% range. iWatt has introduced the iW3202/08 LED driver ICs that primarily target ...
Tags: LED Driver, Lighting
U.S. energy secretary Ernest Moniz revealed five manufacturing R&D projects to support energy-efficient lighting products. The Energy Department’s $10 million investment is matched dollar for dollar by private sector funding. The ...
Recently published research that questions the safety of LED lighting is misleading, according to Soraa, and the company is again asking the EPA to reconsider Energy Star efficacy requirements for SSL lamps. Despite many recent stories to ...
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As a response to the (solid-state lighting) SSL Manufacturing R&D funding opportunity announcement made in December, the US. Department of Energy (DOE) has competitively selected five projects for SSL to receive the fourth round of funding. ...
Tags: lighting, LED lighting
TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL) announced to release TH3 and TMx series products and will showcase their applications in 2013 Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition. Based on the company’s flip chip technology, superior ...
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Tiny particles of matter called quantum dots, which emit light with exceptionally pure and bright colors, have found a prominent role as biological markers. In addition, they are realizing their potential in computer and television screens, ...
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The city of Frisco, Texas, has launched an effort to assess and evaluate energy efficient LED streetlights for the city’s roadway illumination needs. A Request for Information (RFI) was issued to assist city officials in their review ...
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The XLamp XH LED family is cost optimized for applications such as linear SSL and offers longer life at elevated temperatures relative to plastic packages. Cree has introduced the XLamp XH-G and XH-B mid-power LEDs that are packaged on a ...
GE Lighting supplied Iberia LED fixtures to the ecotourism-centric Chinese island, while Leicester, UK, Melbourne, FL, and Long Beach, CA move forward with interesting projects. Gulangyu Island in China's Xiamen district hopes to reduce ...
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Based on the ZigBee Home Automation standard, AEG's controller allows luminaire makers to integrate wireless support with little engineering expense. AEG Power Solutions has announced the ZCM-C ZigBee-based modular lighting controllers ...
Outdoor downlights that produce only longer-wavelength light using amber LEDs ensure that hatchling turtles aren't attracted away from the ocean. Dasal Architectural Lighting has announced two outdoor LED-based downlights that are ...
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Stapp brings more than a dozen years of executive experience in LED lighting technologies to Aledia, most recently in senior management positions at OSRAM, a global leader in SSL manufacturing and marketing. As general manager and senior ...