Plessey announced UK’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has officially granted £6.7 million (US $10.26 million) towards the expansion of the Plessey LED manufacturing facility in Plymouth, England. Solid state lighting forms a ...
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The compact LGS 1000 goniophotometer system by Instrument Systems guarantees precise determination of the spatial radiation characteristics of Solid State Lighting (SSL) products as well as lamps and luminaires. In addition, energy ...
TOGGLED®, developer and producer of next-generation solid-state lighting technology and named in the Top 25 Most Innovative Companies in South East Michigan by Crain's Detroit, reported today the addition of Ampco Lighting Ltd. to its ...
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The lighting industry has been steadily developing over the last two decades, with China becoming one of the largest manufacturing base and consumer market. According to data compiled by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) lighting ...
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Can you consider light as a product, ready to pick up from the shelf and take home? You can't touch or hold it, but being able to use it whenever needed has been vital to the progress of humanity. Light sources have progressed from candles ...
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The factory in Mesa, Arizona, had never been intended to house the manufacture of a gemstone. Ahead of the photovoltaics industry’s 2011-2012 meltdown, First Solar had built it with the aim of producing 280 MW worth of solar panels ...
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In a dramatic change from the status quo, nearly half of all gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs will be produced on silicon substrates by the end of the decade. That’s according to a new report by analysts at IHS, who forecast that the ...
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Falling product costs will help to propel the market for LED-based luminaires to some $25 billion in 2023, up more than a factor of 12 from today’s figure of $2 billion and equivalent to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25 per ...
Analysts at the consultancy company IHS are predicting that the switch to solid-state lighting will cut global electricity demand for general illumination by a remarkable 24 per cent by 2020. According to the firm’s lighting ...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the 2014 edition of its Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Roadmap. The Roadmap, which complements the SSL R&D Multi-Year Program Plan, intended for R&D programs, aims to guide ...
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In 2014, in the APAC region alone, the consumption value of LED lamps used in general lighting is expected to reach $2.7 billion, increasing to $6.7 billion in 2019. These are the main conclusions of the latest market analysis by ...
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Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on 'GaN on GaN' (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, is to open a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Syracuse, NY. In partnership with the ...
Plessey announced today that it will be exhibiting at the LuxLive event from 18-19 November at London's ExCeL arena. LuxLive is Europe's biggest annual lighting event. Plessey will be showcasing its latest GaN on silicon LED solutions. ...
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Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that two of its lighting industry experts will speak at the LED Professional Symposium (LpS 2015), from September 22 to 24 in Bregenz, ...
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Cree introduces XLamp® XQ-E High Intensity LEDs, the industry’s first family of color LEDs optimized for optical performance. This drop-in upgrade for proven XQ-E High Density designs enables lighting manufacturers to double the ...
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