iWatt has taken a step into the non-dimmable power factor corrected LED bulb market with its first ac-dc product to feature an npn power switch. "This is new for us: non-dimmable plus PFC. Dimmable bill-of-materials is around $2. This is ...
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Lextar Electronics has announced that its official merger with Wellypower Optronics is set to take place on February 1, 2013. Upon the merger of the two LED subsidiaries of AU Optronics (AUO), Lextar will have a capital value of NT$5 ...
Tags: Lextar Electronic, Wellypower Optronics, LED subsidiaries
A non-dimmable, single-stage architecture seeks to minimize the bill of materials for LED A-lamps, thereby opening the market to greater SSL adoption. Power IC specialist iWatt has introduced a single-stage LED driver IC that is ...
Tags: LED A-lamps, SSL adoption, lighting
The renovation of the famous old Regal Cinema in Melton Mowbray is well underway and it has been revealed that LED lights will be playing a part in the renovation of the building. It is currently undergoing a £130,000 refurbishment ...
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New lighting is being trialled on Parker's Piece, Cambridge, for a short period after residents claimed that it was unsafe after dark. Bollards with new bulbs have been fitted on the path between the central column known as Reality ...
Tags: lighting, Parker's Piece, Amid Safety Fears, LED lighting
Tiny LED light bulbs, currently in development, could deliver Wi-Fi-like internet communications, whilst also displaying information and providing illumination, all at the same time. Indeed, over the next four years with Engineering and ...
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Professor Yue Kuo of the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University has fabricated a new type of LED, capable of producing a wide spectrum light while operating for long periods of time at atmospheric ...
Tags: LED, LED industry, Fluorescent lights
Continuing to build on the advantages of Cree TrueWhite® Technology, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) is announcing the CR Series LED Architectural High-Efficacy (HE) troffer, with an industry-leading 130 lumens per watt* and 90 CRI. Cree is ...
Tags: Cree, Broadens Application Coverage, LED Troffer Family
For the first time, Verbatim have fixtures to complement the high-quality and reliable LED lamps it already supplies. The stylish fixtures perfectly fit Verbatim’s PAR16 GU10 lamps and are ideal to provide a handy lighting upgrade to ...
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Ledlink Optics, a Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses used in LED lighting, has extended production to plastic casings used in omni-directional LED light bulbs and it expects to start shipments in large volumes in May-June 2013, according ...
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Havells Sylvania is an international designer and manufacturer of lighting products. It has plants throughout Europe, Asia, North Africa and Central and South America, and is one of the few lighting companies that produces both lamps and ...
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LED lighting systems are beginning to become more and more popular among both consumers in their homes and businesses as they try to save money on their energy bills. As well as this, people can help significantly reduce their carbon ...
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The government's new Green Deal, which gives people the opportunity to make energy-saving home improvements with these then paid on their bills, has been launched today (January 28th). This is the coalition's new initiative aimed at ...
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Energy prices are continuing to rise for people up and down the country, meaning that households need to find new ways of trying to reduce the amount they spend each month. With the economic outlook looking increasingly difficult, people ...
Tags: energy prices, LED lighting, Heating Costs
Sainsbury's has announced that its new store in Leek, Staffordshire, will be run by an LED lighting system that promises to cut down on energy consumption by around 60 per cent. The firm said it is using the energy efficient ceiling ...
Tags: Sainsbury's, LED lighting system, energy consumption, LED Illuminations