Plessey announced the availability of its next generation GaN-on-Silicon mid-power LEDs. The product family doubles the efficacy of Plessey's first generation MAGIC™ (Manufactured on GaN-on-Si I/C) products released in February 2013. ...
Nichia and Everlight continue to scrap over intellectual property with the former taking new action, while Cree and Osram make executive appointments and The Connected Lighting Alliance will study commercial indoor SSL. Nichia has ...
The UK's largest city will also get the country's largest deployment of LED street lights by 2016 aiming for 40% energy savings, while a project in Rhode Island may change the thinking in the US on lighting ownership, and North East ...
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Since excessive heat generation is one of the main reasons why light-emitting diodes fail, Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has launched the Oslon Square, an LED that withstands high ambient temperatures. To ensure that ...
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Transport for London is introducing Harvard's LeafNut system as part of a massive overhaul of its street lighting. TfL says it's the largest ever single investment in London's street lighting history. There are two main parts of the ...
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EV Group (EVG) of St Florian, Austria, a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for MEMS (microelectromechanical systems), nanotechnology and semiconductor applications, has launched the EVG 720 automated ultraviolet ...
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Supported by technological improvements and regulatory changes designed to lower electricity used in lighting applications, US demand for high-efficiency lighting is growing more than 10% annually, from $7.1bn in 2012 to $11.7bn in 2017, ...
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LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has appointed Norbert Hiller as executive VP Lighting. Hiller brings more than two decades of commercial and operational LED lighting leadership to his new role. Hiller ...
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Penetration rate in 2013 for low priced direct-view type LED TVs has already increased to around 50 percent. As 2013 comes to a close, various large brand TV manufacturers are already preparing to launch new models in 2014. Large Korean ...
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The 2014 grant opportunities include search for novel solutions in LED-based luminaires and lamps, SSL enabling materials and components, and system-level sensors and software. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding ...
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After recently entering a strategic partnership with Lynk Labs, Thomas Research Products has moved quickly to add a broad array of line-voltage, AC-LED light engines to its portfolio with availability slated for early 2014. Thomas ...
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The UK-based semiconductor company says that it has doubled efficacy since shipping its first GaN-on-Si LEDs back in April, and that its roadmap includes eclipsing the efficacy advantage currently held by sapphire-based LEDs. Plessey has ...
Tags: MID-Power LED, LED Lighting
GE’s Immersion™ RV60 LED lighting system offers grocery and convenience store owners the next generation of energy-efficient refrigerated display lighting to help lower energy costs while enhancing the visual appeal of ...
Soraa, the world leader in the development of gallium nitride on gallium nitride (GaN on GaN™) LED technology, announced that it will open a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Buffalo, New York. In partnership with the State of ...
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK has announced availability of its next-generation gallium nitride -on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) mid-power LEDs. The product family doubles the luminous efficacy of the firm’s first-generation MAGIC ...