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DOE’s New Consumer-Education Campaign On Energy-Saving Lighting

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:25:38 -0700

The US Department of Energy (DOE) used its SSL Market Introduction Workshop in Philadelphia as a venue to preview a new consumer-education campaign to promote green lighting options including LED-based SSL. The DOE will partner with GE, Philips, Cree, Osram Sylvania, Home Depot, Costco Wholesale, and Grainger to promote LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) and other energy-saving lighting options.

Osram High Pressure Discharge Lamps Premiered At The World Expo In Shanghai

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:52:40 -0700

OSRAM has presented the new HTI 1500W/60/P50 Lok-it! system high-pressure discharge lamp for entertainment lighting at the opening event and in other applications (more than 40 buildings) at Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

Murata Revealed Power Supply Module For LED Lamps At Tokyo Techno-Frontier 2010 Trade Show

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:13:46 -0700

At Tokyo Techno-frontier 2010 trade show (July 21-23), Murata revealed a digital power supply module for LED lamps. These were developed for a Japan-based LED lighting manufacturer, Clear Sodick, but it is also considering selling the module to other companies.

Shanghai Epilight Selects Veeco's MOCVD Systems for Its LED Manufacturing Capacity Ramp

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:02:12 -0700

Shanghai Epilight Technology Company Ltd., one of the largest LED manufacturers in China, placed a multi-tool order for Veeco TurboDisc(R) K465i(TM) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) systems. The equipment is for Epilight's planned capacity expansion at their Shanghai high-brightness light emitting diode (HB-LED) fab.

Supertex's LED Lamp Drivers For Automotive Solid-State Lighting Applications

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:42:43 -0700

Supertex Inc.offers two collections of LED lamp drivers, the AT9917 and AT9932 LED lamp driver ICs for car solid-state lighting, such as automobile head lights, tail lights, indicator lights, dome lights, and panel backlights.

Applied Materials Shifts From 'Sunfab' Thin-Film Lines To C-Si Solar And Led Technology

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:13:33 -0700

Applied Materials will stop selling its 'SunFab' thin-film lines and focus on c-Si and LED manufacturing equipment and technology.

Qnuru and Visible Light Solar Put the Shine on BMW’s Ohio Customer Service Facility

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:54:41 -0700

Qnuru and Visible Light Solar Technologies announced that BMW has upgraded the exterior lighting at its Hilliard, Ohio customer service center with Visible Light Solar's energy efficient Vector LED Light Bulbs.

Acuity Brands Gets Financial Support to Develop Its Solid-State Lighting Solutions

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:58:08 -0700

Acuity Brands has got two kinds of financial support to develop its Solid-State Lighting solutions.
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Three New Led Monitors From Acer America

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:42:28 -0700

Acer America displays three kinds of LED monitors, S201HL, S211HL and S231HL.This S1 series feature ultra-thin frames and eco-conscious designs.

VEECO Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:31:50 -0700

VEECO has stated its financial results based on GAAP for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Single 1500-Ma Led Flash Driver Improves Picture Quality For Camera-Enabled Cell Phones

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:05:01 -0700

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications, has introduced the ADP1650 1500-mA white LED driver.

12,000 LUXEON Rebel LEDs Illuminate Major Bridge in Harbin, China

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:57:48 -0700

Future Lighting Solutions announced the completion of a bridge lighting project in the Chinese city of Harbin utilizing 1,288 linear floodlights containing 12,000 LUXEON Rebel LEDs.

Free tutorials about LEDs

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:37:22 -0700

San Francisco-based LED lighting retailer Elemental LED recently launched LEDucation, an online learning center for all things LED.

ACDC's New Range of Downlights Offer Massive Savings on Energy

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:16:32 -0700

ACDC offers two brand new additions to LED downlight series.

Edison Opto Introduces New Planar Light Source - EdiPower II

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:28:51 -0700

Edison Opto expands its product portfolio with the newly developed EdiPower II series, featuring low-power consumption, long life, high reliability and performance.

i2Systems’ Apeiron recessed elevator lights provide 70% energy savings

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:52:05 -0700

i2Systems is now shipping the first solid state elevator downlights to be rolled out in volume, chopping energy consumption by 75% over conventional halogen models.

Vishay Releases New VLMx51 Series of Red, Amber, Yellow, and White Power SMD LEDs

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:44:46 -0700

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced the release of new red, amber, yellow, and white power SMD LEDs in the compact PLCC2 Plus package - the VLMx51 series.

Nextreme Expands Engineering Consulting Services to Rapidly Solve Thermal And Power Management Issues

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:05:26 -0700

Nextreme Thermal Solutions has announced the expansion of its services offerings to include materials evaluation and characterization services.

Citizen CL-L251 from Marl

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:41:14 -0700

Available in the UK from Marl Optosource, the 4.5W Citizen CL-L251 delivers 290 lumens of light output at a colour temperature of 3000K with colour rendering “Ra85”, equivalent to a standard 20W MR16 halogen.

Aurora Lighting to Partner With Ledzworld Technology

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:56:38 -0700

Aurora Lighting has announced an exclusive partnership with Ledzworld Technology, becoming European distributor for a new line of professional LED solutions. The new lamp series has been developed in the Netherlands and Malaysia and comprises an array of halogen and incandescent lamp replacements.