Philips Desso introduce LED Carpets - cooler and transmissive - You"ll Never Get Lost In an Airport Again

Philips to develop light transmissive carpets woven with LEDs

LED Carpets Guarantee You’ll Never Get Lost In an Airport Again

LED light emitting carpets are so much cooler than non-LED ones Desso

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Philips has announced a partnership with Desso, a company famous for its flooring, that will see the two companies work together to develop LED light transmissive carpets. The carpets could be used for everything from delivering information to inspiration, apparently.

With a development that will surely appeal to airports, Philips has announced a partnership with flooring manufacturer Desso to produce a light transmissive LED-powered carpet that can be used to display warning messages, directions, or even fancy glowing designs. And airports are just the tip of the glowy-floor iceberg.

In an airport setting a glowing carpet would make finding the luggage carousels or a specific gate even easier if the directions were underfoot. It would also serve to make the spaces seem less cluttered, as information wouldn’t have to be crammed onto overhead signage everywhere. And casino carpeting could become even more gaudy and busy with colorful glowing patterns, helping to hide the dirt from foot traffic and encouraging patrons to avert their eyes towards the gaming tables.

Philips and Desso will be revealing more details about the initiative sometime in 2014, including the official product branding. But the two companies already have pilot projects in several markets which means the carpets do exist, and could be rolled out (get it?) in new facilities before the end of 2014. [Philips via Inhabitat]

Carpets are great until you have to whip out the old vacuum and clean up all the dirt and stuff that gets stuck in there. Carpets don’t exactly need reinventing. The shaggy floor covers are laid down and just sit there, not doing anything. Two companies want to change that and make those boring carpets actually useful by embedding LEDs in them.

Philips, makers of those awesome smartphone-controlled LED light bulbs has teamed up with Desso, a leading carpet and flooring company to “light transmissive carpets.”

The carpets are exactly what you think they are. They have LEDs right underneath their soft tops, which can display different types of digital signage or information or enhance interior spaces.

For instance, LEDs within the carpet could display arrows to direct people towards exit doors during emergencies like so:

Because the LEDs are, well, LEDs, the information displayed on the carpet wouldn’t be permanent, which would lend it flexibility in many scenarios.

“This light transmissive carpet solution is designed to engage directly with people’s senses and the eyes’ natural inclination to seek out light,” says Ed Huibers, Philips Lighting’s marketing and sales director. “The technology takes advantage of people’s tendency to be guided by the floor when moving through and interacting with space. It brings information, direction, inspiration and safety via the carpet you walk on.”

It all sounds like a great idea until you think about how advertisers are probably all over this already. With our heads already burined in our smartphones, the last thing we all need is to see tons of LED ads on carpeting all over the place. Maybe we’re being a little pessimistic, but it could happen. Still, we like what Philips and Desso are doing and we want LED carpets in our house badly, if only for all the sweet glowing action.

Philips Desso introduce LED Carpets - cooler and transmissive - You"ll Never Get Lost In an Airport Again

Dialog announces an IC-level platform to support Ledotron controls in LED lighting

Products with digital dimming technology and communications with switches and sensors with no new wires are realizable with the new Dialog Semiconductor SmarteXite family of Ledotron-compatible ICs.
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Dialog Semiconductor has announced the SmarteXite family of ICs and the initial iW6401 product for Ledotron-based solid-state lighting (SSL) products, along with a partnership with Sengled. The new family enables digital interconnects between LED-based lamps or luminaires, and adaptive-control elements such as switches and sensors that compose a solid-state lighting (SSL) system.

Ledotron is an initiative launched by Feller, Gira, Jung Merten, Schneider Electric, Radium, and Osram — primarily centric to Europe at the moment — that establishes a digital communication scheme for dimming. The communications between lamps or luminaires and other elements such as switches can run over the existing power line or via the use of wireless interconnects.

The iW6401 is a configurable digital IC that Dialog refers to as a driver IC, although as you can see from the nearby illustration, the IC is more a power-management IC. The power conversion circuits must be implemented separately from the iW6401. But the new IC, according to Dialog, is the first to implement the Ledotron IEC 62756-1 dimming protocol and will enable plug-and-play interconnected SSL products.

Apparently the IC, while integrating the Ledotron support, has no inherent connectivity beyond the chip level. But an I2C chip-level serial interconnect will allow SSL product developers to add power line or wireless interconnectivity, such as ZigBee or Wi-Fi, in a separate IC.
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Dialog is also touting the digital configurability of the iW6401 as a key factor in driving down the cost of SSL products including retrofit lamps. The company says that an LED lamp can be configured via software on a manufacturing line for settings such as color or brightness, potentially allowing a manufacturer to design one product and offer different versions with a simplified supply chain.

Dialog also announced a partnership with Sengled Lighting, a manufacturer of LED retrofit lamps that will presumably use the new IC. “Smart lighting is one of the most important growth segments in LED lighting, with digital dimming and wireless control as the next major steps in creating innovative products,” said Johnson Shen, founder and president of Sengled. “With Dialog’s SmarteXite family of LED driver products, we can accelerate our innovation cycles and create new lighting experiences for our customers.”

The partners also asserted growing popularity for the Ledotron technology. For example, Insta is a member of the Ledotron Marketing Alliance and has already launched a dimmer product. “With Ledotron we have created a digital dimmer for a digital light source, which resolves all compatibility and performance issues known from traditional dimmers. Beyond being retrofit, Ledotron makes LED lighting future-fit and smart-fit,” said Alexander Burgbacher, CEO of Insta. “The adoption of Ledotron in LED lighting is gaining momentum, as the integration into lamps is made easier with the adoption of the iW6401, the first in a range of smarteXite products from Dialog.”

About Dialog Semiconductor

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Dialog Semiconductor PLC is a German-based manufacturer of semiconductor based system solutions. The company is registered in the United Kingdom but headquartered in Kirchheim unter Teck, a town in the Stuttgart metropolitan area. Dialog Semiconductor develops integrated circuits for power and motor control as well as audio and display processing. Their products are mainly used within mobile phones and the automotive industry. Dialog Semiconductor is fabless, but maintains own test and physical laboratories at its headquarters in Kirchheim.

Dialog announces an IC-level platform to support Ledotron controls in LED lighting

DOE Publishes New Report on Dimming LEDs with Phase-Cut Dimmers

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DOE has published a new report, Dimming LEDs with Phase-Cut Dimmers: The Specifier’s Process for Maximizing Success. The report was created in response to issues raised about dimming by energy efficiency organizations and specifiers, and is based on experience from CALiPER testing and GATEWAY demonstrations.

While progress has been made in the dimming capabilities of LED luminaires with carefully matched dimming systems, challenges remain with compatibility and performance of LED replacement lamps and dedicated LED luminaires on existing phase-cut dimming systems, which dominate the installed base of dimmers. The new report reviews how phase-cut dimmers work, how LEDs differ from the incandescent lamps these dimmers were originally designed to control, and how those differences can lead to complications when attempting to dim LEDs. Such complications are often due to incompatibility between the LED source and the dimmer, rather than to any shortcomings in the LED source itself.

The report provides both general guidance and step-by-step procedures for designing phase-controlled LED dimming on both new and existing projects, as well as real-world examples of how to use those procedures. The general guidance aims to reduce the chance of experiencing compatibility-related problems and, if possible, ensure good dimming performance.

Specifiers should also consider alternatives to phase-control dimming for LED sources, such as digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) or even wireless approaches. While they, too, have their pluses and minuses and typically cost more, separating the control signal from the AC mains voltage may result in higher levels of performance, more predictability, and fewer headaches.

DOE Publishes New Report on Dimming LEDs with Phase-Cut Dimmers

LED headlights to update older cars

General Electric, Philips, and Sylvania all showed new sealed-beam replacement LED headlights at SEMA. All are targeting owners of older models and collector cars, since sealed beams disappeared from most new-model cars years ago.

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Light emitting diode, or LED, headlights are all the rage at Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas this year, as several major manufacturers have stepped up with products to retrofit older cars with the latest headlight technology.

Increasingly common on new vehicles, headlight makers tout LEDs for their brighter light and long life, said to be as much as 10 years or more. The downside is, LEDs aren’t cheap, easily adding hundreds to the cost of a new car. (See our evaluation of headlamp restoration kits.)

General Electric, Philips, and Sylvania all showed new sealed-beam replacement LED headlights at SEMA. All are targeting owners of older models and collector cars, since sealed beams disappeared from most new-model cars years ago.

All three manufacturers offer standard 7-inch units; GE and Philips also make 5×7-inch rectangular styles. GE claims a life expectancy of 15,000 hours for their Nighthawk LED lamps, while Philips simply says to expect its LED headlights to last 50 times longer than conventional halogen lights.

Sylvania’s Zevo line includes interior and exterior LED accent lighting kits, daytime running lights, and fog lights, in addition to headlights. The Interior Base Kit starts at $35. But if you’re looking for a set of LED headlights from any of the three manufacturers, expect to pay in the neighborhood of $500 for a pair.

The new LED products are arriving in stores now, with wide availability expected in early 2014. Our tests of new models with LED lights have shown they do produce a brighter light than Halogen bulbs, but don’t necessarily help you see any further down the road.

—Jim Travers

LED headlights to update older cars

Amerlux introduce SlimBar LED

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Retail refrigerated displays will come to life with better color and reduced glare and heat with Amerlux’s SlimBar LED. The new luminaire beautifies packaging with consistent light levels while reducing energy consumption by nearly 50 percent in supermarkets and other grocery retailers.

Amerlux, the global leader in lighting, product innovation, manufacturing and creative solutions, introduces SlimBar with LEDs specifically designed for cool operating environments while reducing the loss of perishable goods and increasing energy savings on compressor cooling.

“Our new SlimBar LED achieves robust, uniform levels of crisp white light and higher illuminance mixed with lower operating costs and energy consumption,” stated Amerlux CEO/President Chuck Campagna. “The LED horizontal fixture creates eye-catching displays in grocers’ refrigerator cases that appeal to shoppers while impacting sales significantly and achieving ROI expeditiously.”

Offered in a cool, clean architectural design at just 23.3 millimeters (less than an inch) in width, the SlimBar is constructed with a durable anodized aluminum housing that resists damage and displacement during installation and restocking of merchandise.

High output .5-watt LEDs yield maximum efficiency, high CRI and consistent color, using just 6.5 watts per foot. Additional LEDs can be specified per foot for greater lumen output. SlimBar is available in 2800K, 3500K and 4100K correlated color temperatures (CCTs).

A frosted polycarbonate lens is included for 120-degree light distribution. Also available is a polycarbonate lens that offers 30-, 45- and 120-degree beam spreads, providing the precise amount of light needed for illuminating various displays.

Damp location-listed, the SlimBar LED is hard-wired and operates on low voltage 24v systems with a remote driver. Additional drivers are offered, including a NEMA enclosure.

The unit attaches easily with flat, metal and magnetic clips for fixed mounting, as well as a Roto Clip for adjustable mounting.

The low profile fixture is available in four lengths: 46 inches for a four-foot case; 66 inches for a six-foot case; 92 inches (two 46″ units) for an 8-foot case; and 132 inches (two 66″ units) for a 12-foot case.

Amerlux introduce SlimBar LED

Leotek introduce its first color tunable LED bulb

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Leotek announced the debut of its first color tunable LED bulb and entry into the residential lighting market on Nov. 6. The tunable LED bulb comes with a special patent that allows it to be switched to warm white light within one second. (I think there is a build in color temperature control).

Leotek, a subsidiary of LiteOn Technology Corp., has officially announced the debut of its first color tunable LED bulb and entry into the residential lighting market on Nov. 6. The bulb comes with a special patent that allows it to be switched to warm white light within one second. Leotek has taken its past 20 year experience in making good quality foreign outdoor lighting products to the indoor lighting market, said Danny Liao, CEO of New Business Development at Leotek. The new color tunable bulbs have already been distributed in Taiwan, and are expected to enter the Chinese bulb market in early 2014. The company aims to grab a 10 percent market share in the Taiwan market in 2014, and aims to acquire 30 percent market share in Taiwan and China in the next three years.

Speaking about Leotek’s return to Taiwan and entry into the indoor lighting market, Liao pointed out the Taiwanese bulb market is quickly growing. Taiwan’s bulb market is estimated to reach 4 million by 2014, and Leotek aims to take a 10 percent share of the Taiwan bulb market. In early 2014, Leotek will also be entering China’s market. The company’s goal is to acquire 30 percent market share in Taiwan and China.

Leotek’s color tunable LED bulb uses a special heat dissipation channel design to ensure hot air will not accumulate. In addition, the bulb meets the two year lifespan guarantee, and meets IEC standards for 320 degree omnidirectional lighting. The most special feature of the bulb is its patented mechanical rotational structure that allows the bulb to switch to warm white light within one second. At the same time, the LED bulb received CNS 15436 LED bulb safety and IEC 62471 photobiological safety recognition.

The color tunable LED bulb comes in 10 and 13 watt specs, with 810 and 1055 lumens respectively. The white color LED has a Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) is 5000K, while warm light is 3000K. The LED chips used are 12 and 16 respectively with 3030 LED specs.

Compared to other companies color tunable LED bulbs, most bulbs sold on the market add in a control chip for color tuning. However, Leotek’s LED uses a mechanical rotation design, and coats phosphor on top of the light guide plate. The bulbs color can be changed manually by rotation.

Another less common design seen on the market adopted by Leotek has been the introduction of light guide plate materials into LED bulb design. The light guide plate can help the bulb achieve uniform lighting. To solve LED bulb heat dissipation issues, the Leotek bulb has added a special channel design that ensures hot air does not accumulate. Heat dissipation glue has also been injected into the light module to improve the overall LED bulb heat dissipation effect.

Leotek was founded in 1992 and has 20 years of business operation in the U.S. market. The company has managed commercial lighting market including streetlights, traffic signs, gas stations, refrigerators, display designs, and commercial signs. Leotek has even installed in Canada, the first road with streetlights in the world. The company currently has a 30 percent market share in North America street lights, and has a nearly 100% market share in the San Francisco traffic light market.

About Leotek

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Leotek Electronics USA Corp., located in California’s Silicon Valley since 1997, and celebrating over twenty years as an LED lighting manufacturer, is globally recognized as a pioneer in light-emitting diode technology. With millions of LED products installed worldwide, Leotek offers a substantial history of proven performance. The company manufactures innovative LED lighting products for applications encompassing traffic and transit; street and area; petroleum, convenience, grocery and retail stores.

Leotek introduce its first color tunable LED bulb

Will LED lights Make Nuclear Plants Obsolete?

LED lights is a better option than nuclear power plants, and LEDs may be the end of nuclear power plants.

Businesses, voters, utilities and politicians will be asking that question-or an equivalent form of it-several times over the next two decades. Should they invest in technology and projects that generate power or into products like solid-state lights or dynamic air conditioners that conserve electricity?

By a sheer coincidence, LED lights and nuclear power provide an intriguing way to study the issue. Nuclear power plants generate approximately19% of the electric power in the U.S. Lighting accounts for approximately 19% of the power used. Thus, you can argue the fleet of 104 commercial nuclear reactors exists to keep the lights on. If you want to increase functional capacity by 20 percent, you can build 21 nuclear reactors or reduce light power by 20 percent.

The picture stays roughly the same when you look globally.Worldwide, lighting accounting for 19% of power consumption while nuclear generates 12.3 percent of the world’s power generation from 434 nuclear reactors. Global electrical use will climb 93 percent between 2010 and 2040 to 39 trillion kilowatt hours while, electric light output is expected to nearly double, from 113 petalumens in 2000 to 217 petalumens by 2030. Lighting and power move hand in hand.
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So what’s the logical thing to do? Spoiler alert-bulbs win hands down. The Department of Energy estimates that solid-state lighting is already on track to cut lighting power by 46%.

“In 2030, the annual site energy savings due to the increased penetration of LED lighting is estimated to be approximately 300 terawatt-hours, the equivalent annual electrical output of about fifty 1,000-megawatt power plants,” the DOE estimates.

Put another way, if you could install these anticipated LED lighting systems overnight-and the only impediment to that would be finding enough bulbs-you could mothball 44 reactors by the end of the year and/or postpone any new plants for decades.

Even more aggressive measures could further reduce the need for nuclear. Case studies that show that networked controls combined with LEDs can cut power by 80 to 90 percent, or another 35 to 45 power plants. With smart lights and a computerized Clapper, we’ve already whacked out nearly the entire reactor fleet.

Would lighting be more cost-effective? Yes, by a wide margin. Georgia Power is in the midst of trying to bring two nuclear power reactors online. The estimated budget is currently $14 billion, or $900 million over earlier estimates, and the project has been delayed to 2017 or 2018. Earlier this month, Westinghouse, which is building the reactor, filed a lawsuit against Georgia Power.

Finland’s Olkiluoto, a 1.6 gigawatt plant originally slated for completion in 2009, won’t likely go live until 2016.

Compare that to lighting. The cost of the primary component package for making LED bulbs fell from $13 per kilolumens to $6 per kilolumen from 2010 to 2011. In 2012, Lux Research predicted LED bulb prices would drop by 50% to hit $11 by 2020. But, oops, it’s already happened. Several vendors sell 60 watt equivalent bulbs for $12 to $10.

Here’s another way to look at it. There are roughly 6 billion bulbs in U.S. households. They consume about 25 percent of light electricity and the bulbs have an average wattage of 46 watts, according to the DOE. By swapping in $10, 11-watt LEDs, you could cut overall power consumption by 15 percent. One $7 billion nuclear plant like one of Georgia Power’s 1.2 GW units would add a little over 1 percent of capacity. The bulb solution would cost $60 billion, and around $36 billion two years from now, and require only that consumers know how to screw in a light bulb. Nuclear would cost $105 billion, probably more, and take decades.

And note that residential LEDs provide the least bang for the buck. The 2.4 billion commercial lighting systems consume half the total light power. In commercial markets, vendors have come up with programs to finance lighting upgrades through utility bill savings, reducing the cost of new lights to zero or close to it. New York, London, Paris, Buenos Aires and other cities have already launched LED streetlight programs. Fun fact: there are 2.4 billion commercial, industrial and outdoor lights in the U.S.

As a result, demand is expanding. McKinsey & Co. estimates that worldwide revenue for LEDs in general lighting will mushroom from approximately $6.5 billion in 2011 to over $75 billion by 2020. The market share for LEDs in lighting will grow from approximately 10% today to 45% percent in 2016 and 70% by 2020.

LEDs aren’t perfect. Recently, we bought, and quickly returned, ceiling LEDs from a large, brand-name manufacturer because they bathed the living room in a clinical, white light. It looked sort of like the patient room in a free clinic. But most bulbs, such as the new low-cost bulbs from Switch, do quite a good job of mimicking the performance of incandescents.

There’s also the issue of government interference and manipulation of the market. Many conservatives don’t like LED bulbs because the market in part was jump started by efficiency initiatives.

But in a straight comparison, bulbs win again. Nuclear epitomized big government. Britain recently announced it will build two reactors for $26 billion. Two state-controlled corporations from China will own 30 to 40 percent while Areva, a corporation largely owned by the French government, will own another 10 percent. The cost of the power will be approximately double current wholesale prices.

LED prices have declined largely through market competition and technological advanced. In fact, LED bulbs potentially will reduce government. Lighting execs have told me that one of the big complaints about LED streetlights is the fact that, because they last so long, municipal employees worry about job cutbacks. You simply don’t need as many maintenance people.

And finally, there is the issue of safety. Is anyone really afraid of Iran getting its hands on a dimmer switch?

Will LED lights Make Nuclear Plants Obsolete?

Researchers Use OLED Technology to Cultivate Algae at IDW

Which scientist does not dream of the possibility to utilize waste in a useful way? One of these superfluous waste materials is carbon dioxide. So why not use the climate killing carbon dioxide for producing high-quality products? The process needed for this is one of the oldest and most effective in the history of our planet: photosynthesis.

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Researchers of the TU Dresden and Fraunhofer COMEDD are developing bioreactors for the cultivation of micro algae by using organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) in a worldwide unique pilot project funded by the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts (SMWK).

Dr. Karsten Fehse, project manager at Fraunhofer COMEDD is delighted: “With the help of OLED lighting, salts and water the carbon dioxide will be absorbed by micro algae and transformed into a wide range of high-quality products, e. g. proteins, dyes, cosmetic or pharmaceutical substances.“

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The researchers of the Institute of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering at the TU Dresden and Fraunhofer COMEDD are working on a method to make this versatile process more effective by providing the necessary lighting energy to the micro algae by means of organic semiconductors, so-called organic light-emitting diodes (OLED). These innovative area light sources can be produced in almost every shape and are characterized by their flat design (less than 200 nm thick). Thus they can be integrated into a variety of substrates such as glass, metal or foils and enable the bioprocess engineers to realize novel reactor models beyond the previous geometrical borders.

Within the current project a reactor system will be developed which combines OLED technology and bioprocess technology by phototrophic microorganisms and thus provides the basis for novel and innovative algea reactors. These innovative reactors are no large stainless steel boilers, but miniaturized plastic photobioreactors which have the size of a cigarette packet. The small all-rounders provide information about procedural process parameters, the physiological condition of the algea cells and the development of the target products – and all of this by means of optical measurement technology. Due to the extensive process information the new technology helps on optimizing biotechnological processes with phototrophic organisms in a fast and sustainable way.

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Felix Krujatz, researcher at the Institute of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering at the TU Dresden summarizes: “Due to this next generation of reactor technology we hope to gain a deeper insight and new findings concerning the behavior of micro algea in biotechnological production processes.”

The joint research project is funded by the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts with 670,000 Euro under the funding number 4-7531.60/29/16 and has a duration of 20 months. The project partner thank the SMWK for the funding of the project.

Researchers Use OLED Technology to Cultivate Algae at IDW

Verbatim’s Diamond Cut Optics Improve LED Spotlights

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In its efforts to constantly improve product performance, Verbatim has introduced the latest optical technology to a new range of high performance LED spotlights to better control beam patterns.

Two new series of Verbatim LED spotlights – PAR16 GU10s and MR16 GU5.3s – employ single focus diamond cut lenses to mimic the warmth and dimming characteristics of halogen lamps that lighting professionals demand along with exceptional beam management and high brightness. Diamond cutting is used to achieve precision-finished optical surfaces that allow light to be dispersed in a defined manner, avoiding the glare, stray light and hotspots associated with many competing products.

A family of three 7.3W PAR16 GU10 spotlights offer various lumen and colour temperature options, all at very high efficacy levels. Delivering 390lm, 420lm or 440lm (equivalent to 60W or greater), the LED lamps all offer a 36 degree beam angle and produce a corresponding luminous intensity of 720cd, 800cd and 830cd at colour temperatures of 2700K, 3000K and 4000K respectively. The lamps have a lifetime over 35,000 hours and offer improved compatibility to dimming controllers.

Additionally, a family of three 7W MR16 GU5.3 spotlights with a 40 degree beam angle also benefit from the diamond cut optics. Delivering between 400lm, 410lm or 490lm and luminous intensity of 680cd, 700cd and 800cd, the LED lamps also offer colour temperatures of 2700K, 3000K and 4000K respectively. The lamps have a lifetime over 30,000 hours and offer easier compatibility to dimming controllers and many combinations of transformers.

Suitable for accent lighting in retail, hospitality and gallery settings, all the new spotlight lamps employ the latest chip-on-board (COB) technology, where the LED die is mounted directly onto the circuit board, to improve thermal resistance, lumen output and efficacy.

“The optics technology we employ in our latest LED spotlights will improve mood lighting in hotels, museums, restaurants and cafés where even subtle differences in beam quality and dimming performance can result in a significant impact to visitor experience. Beyond the anti-glare and perfect beam benefits that diamond cut optics bring, Verbatim’s PAR 16 LED lamps achieve up to 87% energy savings compared to 60W standard halogen lamps, last 15 times longer and deliver excellent price performance,” comments Jeanine Chrobak, Business Development Manager LED EUMEA, Verbatim.

Verbatim’s Diamond Cut Optics Improve LED Spotlights

Madison Square Garden Unveils Centerhung Multi-Media "GardenVision" Display from Daktronics

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Madison Square Garden unveiled the arena’s new state-of-the-art centerhung multi-meida display. The display will serve as the centerpiece of The Garden’s brand-new LED video display system, known as GardenVision, which debuted on October 25 as part of the third and final phase of The Garden’s unprecedented, $1billion, three-year Transformation. This display system, from Daktronics of Brookings, South, will include more than 20 individually produced LED displays. Daktronics boasts that it will provide fans with an enhanced visual experience while at the world’s most famous arena. Daktronics developed and installed the the new video display at Madison Square Garden.

“With the completion of our historic Madison Square Garden Transformation, The World’s Most Famous Arena has also now become the world’s most state-of-the-art arena, ensuring that we continue our tradition of providing our fans with the very best experience possible when they attend an event at The Garden,” said Hank Ratner, president and chief executive officer, The Madison Square Garden Company. “Among the many new technological advancements in the Arena is our new one-of-a-kind GardenVision system, featuring the industry’s most dynamic multi-media display with a unique circular design and stunning image clarity, guaranteeing fans all around the Arena will get to experience the magic and excitement of The Garden up-close and in high-definition.”

This new multi-media display will consist of 24 individual high-definition LED displays. The displays will be curved to mirror the circular design of The Garden, providing maximum visibility to all seating areas. According to Daktronics, the scoreboard will be one of two structures in all of sports with LED displays on the inside, bottom for those seated in the lower sections. The main video displays are capable of showing one large image all the way around the board for live video and instant replays. The main display can also be divided into separate screens to show a variety of graphics, animations, and current statistics, scoring information and promotional videos. The center-hung video displays will have a unique all-black LED package, providing maximum image clarity and contrast.

The four main video displays measure 15.7 feet tall by 28 feet wide. Directly above those displays are four auxiliary video displays measuring more than 6 feet tall by 29 feet wide. The corners of GardenVision contain four curved displays that match the height of the main video displays. Four more curved displays matching the height of the auxiliary displays. Together the displays create a full circular video board.

The inside bottom screens will provide statistics, game information, and show replays. The top of GardenVision contains an ID ring consisting of a backlit LED panel that is more than 2 feet tall and circles the entire top of the structure. Daktronics says that the inside of GardenVision will offer internal structural accommodations for Wi-Fi, IT and broadcast equipment to improve WiFi coverage throughout the Arena and provide compelling camera angles. The board can be lowered and expanded for different events.

“Madison Square Garden wanted the very best and we’re proud to deliver that to them,” said vice president of Daktronics Live Events Jay Parker. “The curvature of the main video displays offers Madison Square Garden something that’s never really been done before in this type of application. It’s very unique and fitting for this venue. The underside displays serve as additional space for any form of content and really exemplify how different this display system is from every other venue in the country. The flexibility and content options present endless possibilities for this versatile set up. This project has been a great undertaking and it was a joy to work with such great people at Madison Square Garden, we are excited to see everything fired up and running for their first event.”

The Garden’s state-of-the-art center-hung multi-media display serves as the centerpiece of the GardenVision system, which extends throughout the arena and includes: LED displays on both the north and south end of the new Chase Bridges, which feature a combination of video and game statistics; Four long, curved LED ribbon displays are on two different levels of the seating bowl. On the sidelines for basketball games, seven sections of LED scorer’s table displays can be connected to showcase additional up-to-the-minute statistics, marketing partners and promote upcoming events.

On October 25, The Garden unveiled the third and final phase of the Arena’s comprehensive, top-to-bottom Transformation. In addition to the new state-of-the-art GardenVision center-hung scoreboard, other new elements that include a transformed Chase Square 7th Avenue entrance that is nearly double in size and features a retail store, a brand new box office, a broadcast location, and a specific area dedicated to The Garden of Dreams Foundation, the non-profit organization that works closely with MSG to help children facing obstacles. Two new Chase Bridges deliver one-of-a-kind views of the action and a new 10th floor balcony area will offer a selection of new food and beverage options and unique seating lounges with direct views into the Arena bowl. The unveiled renovations also include a new Signature Suite Level (9th floor) featuring 18 completely transformed suites and the restoration of The Garden’s world-famous ceiling.

Madison Square Garden Unveils Centerhung Multi-Media "GardenVision" Display from Daktronics

Osram and Dominant Settle Patent Dispute

Osram reports that it has settled its latest patent dispute with Maylaysian LED manufacturer Dominant Semiconductor. The two companies agreed to keep the details of the settlement confidential. Osram and Dominant appear to be unusually tight-lipped about even which patents were disputed. Although Osram acknowledged that as part of the settlement, it licensed certain patents to Dominant. The agreement reportedly covers patents in the field of opto-electronic semiconductor components.

The two companies have had ongoing patent disputes going back to at least 2006 when the United States International Trade Commission banned the importation of certain Dominant Semiconductor products into the United States due to patent violations. In the past, disputes between the two companies have involved Osram’s patents related to light conversion (phosphor) technology in white LEDs. It is not clear if these patents were related to the current settlement.

About Osram

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OSRAM Licht AG is a multinational lighting manufacturer headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is a world-leading lighting manufacturer.

OSRAM was founded in 1919 by the merger of the lighting businesses of Auergesellschaft, Siemens & Halske and Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG). On July 5, 2013, OSRAM was spun-off from Siemens, the listing of the stocks began on July 8, 2013 on Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

About Dominant Semiconductor

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DOMINANT Opto Technologies is a dynamic Malaysian Corporation that is amongst the world’s leading SMT LED manufacturers. Since year 2000, the prime activities of the company are in designing, developing and manufacturing of opto semiconductor components mainly Light Emitting Diodes.

Osram and Dominant Settle Patent Dispute

Philips Lumileds Introduces Luxeon TX - New High-Flux Emitters Transform Directional Luminaires

Today Philips Lumileds introduces LUXEON TX emitters, which deliver high luminous flux and maximum efficacy for a variety of directional and omnidirectional lighting applications. The LUXEON TX LED combines the highest luminous flux with extreme efficacy– a feature mix formerly reserved for premium luminaires

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Today Philips Lumileds introduces LUXEON TX emitters, which deliver high luminous flux and maximum efficacy for a variety of directional and omnidirectional lighting applications. “These emitters are truly transformative in that they enable customers to achieve performance metrics — such as a true 50W equivalent MR16 lamp at 2700K that meets ERP/DIM2 requirements — which LEDs simply could not meet previously,” said Kathleen Hartnett, Product Line Director for Emitters at Philips Lumileds.

“We use the term ‘extreme efficacy’ because of the remarkable performance customers can expect from these emitters,” said Hartnett. “For instance, outdoor fixture manufacturers who need 4000K at 70 CRI are taking advantage of the LUXEON TX 360 lm output 1.0A and 85˚C to decrease overall system cost, but have the ability to drive the same part 350mA to deliver 155 lm/W LED efficacy and enable streetlights with a system efficacy of more than 120lm/W.

The LUXEON TX platform is available in a range of CCTs and CRIs to satisfy the most exacting requirements of downlights, high bay and low bay lighting, indoor area lighting, outdoor lighting and replacement lamps. In addition, for improved design flexibility, Philips Lumileds has added a minimum 85 CRI option so designers can further differentiate their product lines.

“Designers have typically had to choose between the lower efficacy associated with a 90 CRI LED or the poorer color rendering associated with an 80 CRI LED. Now LUXEON TX 85 CRI emitters bridge that gap by providing high CRI with increased efficacy in a full CCT range from 2700K to 5000K.”

For applications that require a minimum 90 CRI, LUXEON TX delivers up to 100 lm/W warm white light (3000K CCT, 90 CRI and 700 mA at 85˚C).This level of efficacy at 90 CRI enables superior performance for luminaires that must adhere to increasingly stringent lighting standards such as the CEC’s California Quality LED Lamp Specification.

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LUXEON TX emitters are illumination grade LEDs designed to deliver high efficacy with high flux density to enable directional and high-lumen applications. With Freedom from Binning and extreme performance, LUXEON TX emitters ensure system color point accuracy and provide lamp and luminaire designers with the flexibility to optimize for the highest possible efficacy or for low system cost, in vast Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) ranges at 70 CRI from 3000K to 6500K, at 80 and 85 CRI from 2700K to 5000K, and at 90 CRI from 2700K to 3000K.

Features & Benefits

Compact 3737 package

High luminance for directional applications

Typical Vf of 2.8V and thermal resistance of 3K/W

Optimized for extreme efficacy

Exceeds ENERGY STAR lumen maintenance requirements

Excellent color consistency

Product Selection Guide

Part Number	Nominal CCT (K)	CRI	Typical Luminous Flux (lm)			Typical Forward Voltage (Vf)			Typical Efficacy (lm/W)
		700 mA	350 mA	700 mA	1000 mA	350 mA	700 mA	1000 mA	350 mA	700 mA	1000 mA
L1T2-3070	3000K	70	135	245	327	2.71	2.80	2.86	142	125	114
L1T2-4070	4000K	70	147	269	360	2.71	2.80	2.86	155	137	126
L1T2-5070	5000K	70	151	275	369	2.71	2.80	2.86	159	140	129
L1T2-5770	5700K	70	151	275	369	2.71	2.80	2.86	159	140	129
L1T2-6570	6500K	70	151	275	369	2.71	2.80	2.86	159	140	129
L1T2-2780	2700K	80	118	216	289	2.71	2.80	2.86	124	110	101
L1T2-3080	3000K	80	124	227	304	2.71	2.80	2.86	131	116	106
L1T2-3580	3500K	80	130	238	319	2.71	2.80	2.86	137	121	112
L1T2-4080	4000K	80	136	247	331	2.71	2.80	2.86	143	126	116
L1T2-5080	5000K	80	135	247	332	2.71	2.80	2.86	142	126	116
L1T2-2785	2700K	85	102	186	249	2.71	2.80	2.86	108	95	87
L1T2-3085	3000K	85	108	197	264	2.71	2.80	2.86	114	101	92
L1T2-3585	3500K	85	114	208	279	2.71	2.80	2.86	120	106	98
L1T2-4085	4000K	85	120	217	291	2.71	2.80	2.86	127	111	102
L1T2-5085	5000K	85	118	217	292	2.71	2.80	2.86	124	111	102
L1T2-2790	2700K	90	96	175	234	2.71	2.80	2.86	101	89	82
L1T2-3090	3000K	90	103	188	252	2.71	2.80	2.86	109	96	88

About Philips Lumileds

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Philips Lumileds Lighting Company is the manufacturer of a wide range of high-power/high-efficiency light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It is now a fully owned division of Philips Lighting. LumiLeds Lighting B.V. was formed in November 1999 as a joint venture between Philips Lighting and Agilent Technologies, a spin-off of Hewlett-Packard. At the time of formation, it was an equal partnership with each company owning a 50% share in Lumileds Lighting.[1] In August 2005, Philips acquired a controlling stake in Lumileds when it purchased Agilent’s 47% share of the company for $950 million USD. This resulted in Philips owning 96.5% of the company with the remaining 3.5% owned by employees. In December 2006/January 2007, Philips acquired the remaining 3.5% of the company, making Lumileds a fully owned subsidiary of Philips Lighting.

Philips Lumileds Introduces Luxeon TX - New High-Flux Emitters Transform Directional Luminaires

Toshiba to Start Sales of GaN-on-Silicon White LED Packages

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Toshiba has started sales of gallium nitride on silicon white LED packages that are being marketed as a cost-competitive alternative to current LED packages. Production of LED chips is typically done on 2- to 4-inch wafers with an expensive sapphire substrate. Toshiba and Bridgelux, Inc. have developed a process for manufacturing gallium nitride LEDs on 200mm silicon wafers, which Toshiba has brought to production at Kaga Toshiba Electronics Corporation, a discrete products manufacturing facility in northern Japan.

The newly available Leteras LEDs comes in a 1-Watt, 6450 package. Other Leteras LEDs in 3535, 3030, and 3014 packages are under development. The newly available Leteras LED packages (part number TL1F1-NW0,L) come in color temperatures of 3000, 4000, and two in 5000K. They measure 6.4mm by 5.0 mm. At 350mA and 2.9 volts they have a luminous flux of 85, 95, 100, and 112 lumens respectively . The packages have a 120 degree viewing angle. The LEDs have a color rending index minimum Ra of 80 except for the higher lumen output version at 5000K that has a minimum Ra of 70. Toshiba says that the white LED packages are for general purpose lighting, TV backlighting and other areas of application.

About Toshiba Electronics

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Toshiba Corporation (株式会社東芝 Kabushiki-gaisha Tōshiba?) is a Japanese multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Its products and services include information technology and communications equipment and systems, electronic components and materials, power systems, industrial and social infrastructure systems, household appliances, medical equipment, office equipment, lighting and logistics.

Toshiba to Start Sales of GaN-on-Silicon White LED Packages

TSMC SSL and Xiamen Topstar Enter a New Stage of Strategic Cooperation Regarding PoD Technology

TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd and Xiamen Topstar Co., Ltd. will announce their strategic cooperation at the 2013 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition). Inaugurating the cooperation, a series of lighting products were released together. The new product series applies TSMC Solid State Lighting’s industry-leading package-free PoD technology to Topstar’s newest generation of lamp products. Topstar’s renowned brand name and excellent manufacturing capability joining forces with TSMC Solid State Lighting’s advanced LED technology create a strong partnership able to provide world-class products for the China and global LED lighting markets.

Topstar is a well-known Chinese lighting brand in operation in the industry for 57 years and is backed by a strong sales network and well-established, world-class manufacturing facilities. In recent years, the company has boosted its investment in LED technology research and development, having released products such as the RS20, MR16, PAR38 and A-lamp bulbs. Topstar’s long established product lines include CFL lighting, fluorescent tubes and luminaires, for which the company set up a complete industrial supply chain including components such as glass tubing and phosphor. The Topstar laboratory has been accredited by the Chinese government (CNAS approval) as well as by UL and NVLAP from the US, ITS from the UK, and TUV and DEKRA from Germany. These high quality product lines have achieve UL, CE, FCC and PSE certifications, allowing them to be sold in over 36 countries.

TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.(TSMC SSL) inherits a culture emphasizing the value of rigorous quality and manufacturing excellence from TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.), and focuses its efforts on LED epitaxy, die making and advanced packaging development to meet the market need for higher standard LED emitters and light modules. Package-free PoD (Phosphor on Die) is TSMC Solid State Lighting’s latest cutting-edge technology, offering benefits including: miniature size, wide viewing angle and concentrated light output, enable high flexible use of lighting products.

In Q3 of 2013, TSMC SSL released the “TR-series” light modules designed to fit MR16 and PAR-like lamps. The TR-series light modules demonstrate light quality comparable to traditional high-quality directional lamps: elimination of multi-shadow effects, high center beam candle power (CBCP) and cleaner-looking illumination surface. This new PoD module platform effectively simplifies optics design, lowers cost and provides top-performance light quality for lighting products. The new module series will fundamentally shorten the time-to-market for our customer’s end products meanwhile add competitive value to lighting manufacturers.

Both Topstar and TSMC SSL benefit from an excellent pool of shared resources while fielding an integrated LED product line from epitaxy to luminaires. This is a win-win collaboration for both companies as it increases brand reputation and value by providing customers with even higher quality products with superior luminaires aesthetics and product differentiation.

“TSMC Solid State Lighting provides the best LED light engines and light integration solutions to customers aiming for competitive and innovative LED products,” states TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. President Dr. Jacob Tarn. “We expect this strategic cooperation with Topstar to be a win-win pact as both companies benefit from each other’s strengths. The cooperation model is integrated  not only total but also upfront forward-looking solutions combining optical, electrical power and thermal effects for the indispensable requirements of end product. Topstar has successfully demonstrated our TR5 and TR7 PoD modules in their newest MR16, A60 lamp, PAR 38, and AR111 lighting products, all with outstanding designs. We are looking forward to further such joint efforts, extending our collaboration even further and creating products that lead the industry. TSMC SSL will continue its focus technology innovation and mass production excellence, in accordance with our motto ‘New Lighting, New thinking’, actively collaborating with our customers to capture future energy-saving business opportunities.“

About TSMC Solid State Lighting:

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TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. (TSMC SSL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (NYSE: TSM), the acknowledged semiconductor dedicated foundry segment leader with market capitalization exceeding US$95 billion. TSMC SSL offers leading-edge solutions to lighting customers that combine TSMC’s expertise in semiconductor manufacturing and rigorous quality control with its own integrated capabilities spanning epi-wafers, chips, emitter packaging and extensive value-added modules and light engines.

TSMC SSL and Xiamen Topstar Enter a New Stage of Strategic Cooperation Regarding PoD Technology

Elec-Tech 3Q Financial Report Shows Drop in Stock Price

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Chinese LED manufacturer Elec-Tech released their 3Q financial report on October 29th, 2013. Revenue for 3Q reached RMB 916 million (US $150 million), a growth of 27.15 percent compared to 3Q last year, a gross profit margin of RMB 2.44 million for shareholders, a yearly increase of 97.36 percent with each stock EPS declined RMB 0.0002 each. Combined revenue from the first three quarters in 2013 was RMB 2.27 billion, a yearly growth of 16.69 percent. Gross profit margin of RMB 50 million for shareholders, which was a yearly decrease of 56.45, EPS of RMB 0.04 for each stock.

According to the company’s financial report, combined gross profit margin for company stockholders for Jan.-Sept. 2013 was RMB 50 million, lower than last year’s RMB 115 million by 56.45 percent during the same period due to decrease in government subsidiary and large increase in financial expenses. Elec-Tech’s financial report also revealed the company only received RMB 87.65 million in government subsidiary compared to last year’s RMB 163 million.

Elec-Tech non-business income for Jan.-Sept. this year had a larger drop than the same period last year, having declined to RMB 88 million this year from RMB 164 million in 2012 . Stock prices for 1Q-3Q13 are RMB 0.04, a dip of 60 percent compared with 1-3Q12 stock prices of RMB 0.1.

From the perspective of Elec-Tech upstream wafer production capacity, Wuhu Elec-Tech and Yangzhou Elec-Tech 3Q had a combined shipment total of 92 MOCVD equipment. Among these, 54 units are already in mass production, two are used in R&D and the remaining equipment is currently in the debugging and installation process. Industry insiders expect that Elech-Tech could continue increases in MOCVD equipment this year.

Elec-Tech 3Q Financial Report Shows Drop in Stock Price

Philips Lumileds Plans to Introduce Flip-Chip Technology into Mid-Powered LEDs

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Mid-power LEDs performance in 2013 has been stellar. Mid-power LED has become the mainstream for interior lighting, including retrofit bulbs, remarked Sean Zhou, Asia Regional Marketing Director, Philips Lumileds during the LEDforum Taipei 2013. Large volume of mid-powered LED are applied in downlights and panels.. Indoor lighting applications for downlights and panels is hoped to turn to mid-powered LEDs in the future. The Philips Lumileds flip-chip high voltage currents and small sized packaging can achieve better luminosity (lm/w) and price/performance ratio (lm/$) through. The company plans to introduce flip-chip technology into the mid-power LED market in the future.

It is evident that mid-powered LED product line is drawing most attention from the market this year. Zhou pointed out mid-powered LEDs have become mainstream for interior lighting and is already largely applied in retrofit bulbs, downlights, and panels. Mid-powered LEDs can even be seen applied in outdoor lighting, there are cases of the product being used in street lights now. It is still unclear as to whether mid-power LEDs or high-powered LEDs will become the mainstream because different lighting fields require support from different power products.

Philips Lumileds plans to introduceflip-chip technology to mid-powered LEDs in the future. The first chip-scale-package product LUXEON flip-chip by Philips Lumileds made the package size nearly equal to the size of the chip. Reducing the size of the package is conducive towards increasing flexibility of application designs, and can reach a better luminosity (lm/w) and price/performance ratio (lm/$) performance through high voltage currents and small sized packaging.

The company’s LUXEON flip-chip use of inverted CSP technology can omit the wiring process. This not only allows the product to achieve high voltage and at the same time reduces package size, while increasing package density. Philips Lumileds is optimistic about the flip-chip’s advantages in luminosity efficacy, lm/$, and package size. The company plans to use flip-chip technology in mid-powered LEDs.

About Philips Lumileds

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Philips Lumileds Lighting Company is the manufacturer of a wide range of high-power/high-efficiency light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It is now a fully owned division of Philips Lighting. LumiLeds Lighting B.V. was formed in November 1999 as a joint venture between Philips Lighting and Agilent Technologies, a spin-off of Hewlett-Packard. At the time of formation, it was an equal partnership with each company owning a 50% share in Lumileds Lighting.[1] In August 2005, Philips acquired a controlling stake in Lumileds when it purchased Agilent’s 47% share of the company for $950 million USD. This resulted in Philips owning 96.5% of the company with the remaining 3.5% owned by employees. In December 2006/January 2007, Philips acquired the remaining 3.5% of the company, making Lumileds a fully owned subsidiary of Philips Lighting.

Philips Lumileds Plans to Introduce Flip-Chip Technology into Mid-Powered LEDs

New York City transition street lights to LEDs

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We formerly reported Philips Upgrade Buenos Aires Street Lights with LED, this time New York City is also upgrading its street lights to LEDs.

New York City is transitioning its 250,000 street lights to energy-efficient LEDs in an upgrade that should be completed by 2017. CBS reports that Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the time frame today, noting that the upgraded lights will save city taxpayers around $14 million a year once the transition is complete. The savings are two-fold: LEDs consume less power than their high-pressure sodium counterparts, resulting in around $6 million in savings, and they also have a much longer lifespan, lasting up to 20 years. Current street lights last an average of just six years, Bloomberg said.

The project has been a long time in the making. New York City has been testing LED lights for a number of years — they’re currently used in areas of Central Park and on the “necklace” lights on the cables of East River bridges, to name just a few locales — with the city’s Department of Transportation partnering with the Climate Group and the US Department of Energy in 2009 for several studies on the efficacy of the technology. This new announcement comes as more and more cities have started adopting LED lights; last year Los Angeles completed its own massive LED project, retrofitting 141,089 street lights with LED bulbs. New York’s LED project is expected to be the largest of its kind in the United States when completed.

“With roughly a quarter-million street lights in our city, upgrading to more energy efficient lights is a large and necessary feat,” Mayor Bloomberg said in a statement. “It will save taxpayers millions of dollars, move us closer to achieving our ambitious sustainability goals, and help us to continue reducing city government’s day-to-day costs and improving its operations.”

New York City transition street lights to LEDs

GTAT Optimistic About Drive in ASF Demands By Non-LED Applications

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The imbalance in substrate supply and demand is being overcome by increased demands in LED lighting applications and strong demands for non-LED applications. GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) is optimistic about the rapid growth in smartphone demands for sapphire substrates. As a result, the company’s Advanced Sapphire Furnace (ASF) might grow and expand production capacity in the future.

Following the usage of sapphire substrate in smartphone applications by Apple and LG, sapphire substrate face supply shortages in high end application. According to sapphire substrate company Monocrystal, sapphire substrate for high-end applications is facing a supply shortage of 20 to 30 percent and the rise in use of sapphire substrate outside of LEDs provides price increase opportunities. GTAT is also optimistic about sapphire substrate demand growth in non-LED applications and estimates proportion of smartphone usage in sapphire substrate production capacity to slowly increase.

GTAT predicts that sapphire substrate will be one of the growing markets in 2014. ASF currently produces 115 kg of the world’s sapphire. In regards to demand for LED and optical application, production capacity is already enough but sapphire substrate in non-LED applications including smartphone camera lens caps and home button covers, as well as the possible usage in smartphone displays by the end of 2014, demand for sapphire substrate is expected to rapidly increase. The company plans to increase sapphire furnace production to 200 kg. GTAT emphasized equipment purchased by clients can be directly upgraded, and thus reduce costs for clients as they do not need to purchase new equipments.

About GTAT

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GT Advanced Technologies is a diversified technology company with innovative crystal growth equipment and solutions for the global solar, LED and electronics industries. Its market leadership is based on a history of delivering innovative products that provide sustained value to our customers by lowering the cost of manufacturing and improving operational efficiency.

GTAT Optimistic About Drive in ASF Demands By Non-LED Applications

Edison Opto Presents New High Voltage LEDs and Concept Modules at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair

The Taiwanese leading lighting manufacturer in LED market, Edison Opto, will participate in the attention-getting lighting event – Hong Kong International Lighting Fair and showcase their latest LED products which include PLCC 5630 HV Series, EdiPower II HM (COB) Series and multifunctional AR111 module.

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The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) will gather more than two thousand exhibitors around the world to present the latest lighting products and industry updates. To answer this high profile lighting event, Edison Opto will introduce a series of new products. For example, PLCC 5630 high voltage (HV series) components, which attracted customers’ attention in 2013 Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, can decrease the complexity of circuit and mechanical design with 24V operating voltage. In addition, the compact sizes of PLCC 5630 HV series facilitate the optical and package design so that the volume and cost of luminaires can be dramatically reduced. At present, cool white and warm white are available, and the CRI of all series components are higher than 80. The PLCC 5630 HV series can be applied in LED light bulb and tube light as the light sources of residential lighting, commercial lighting and office lighting.

In addition, Edison Opto has been researching and developing COB products for seven years. Among Edison Opto’s COB products, EdiPower II HM series has extended from 5W to 40W for different applications. Furthermore, EdiPower II HM series is based on the mirror-like MCPCB which features excellent reflectivity (up to 98%). And that means the luminous efficacy of components can be increased by 10% to 30% compared with the conventional anodized versions. Under 1080mA, the HM series can reach 5190lm in cool white (equivalent to 130lm/W). Due to the substrate structure design, EdiPower II HM series can free from sulfuration and perform a better reliability in product usage. The CRI of HM series are higher than 80 (parts of the series have reach 90). The high performance HM series can be applied in many fields such as LEDs light bulb, down lights, track lights, residential lighting and commercial lighting fixtures.

In addition to the component development, Edison Opto also makes efforts in optical and module design. Recently, Edison Opto has introduced a multifunctional AR111 module, which using Edison Opto’s high uniformity collimated system and high efficacy COB LED (EdiPower HM). By integrating the advanced lens and reflector design, the AR111 module can provide superior light quality (with beam angle

Edison Opto will be exhibiting at 2013 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair from 27 October to 30 October, 2013, in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. To answer this high profile lighting event, a brilliant stand dedicated to LED lighting technology and unique LDMS lighting design solution service will be constructed to exhibit an astonishing array of power LEDs and SSL (solid state lighting) applications. Please come to visit us at booth 5C-C02 in Hall 5, and experience the latest developments in LED lighting technologies.

About Edison Opto:

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Edison Opto Corporation (Traditional Chinese:艾笛森光電股份有限公司; pinyin:Ai Di Sen Guang Dian) is a Taipei, Taiwan based global leading high power LED manufacturer, established in October, 2001. Edison Opto Corporation is principally engaged in the research, manufacture and distribution of high power light emitting diodes (LEDs). Edison Opto’s major products include high power LED components and modules, applied to lighting equipment, such as portable products lighting, special lighting, building lighting, commercial lighting and outdoor lighting; Datalink, used as digital music and signal transmission interface for acoustic systems, mobile phones and personal computers (PC) mainboards, and opto sensors, applied for digital cameras and personal digital assistants (PDAs), among others. In 2011, Edison Opto created the LDMS service program, which integrates the four essential technologies in LED lighting applications (Thermal Management, Electrical Scheme, Mechanical Refinement and Optical Optimization).In aspect of quality policy, Edison Opto established a photometric testing laboratory which was certified by UL as a LM80 approved and product safety testing laboratory.

Edison Opto has established the headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan since 2001. Edison Opto is specialized in designing and producing High-power LEDs. In order to satisfy customers’ high standard requests for quality, Edison Opto established a LM80 approved laboratory which is certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Edison Opto creates the LDMS service program which can provide customized professional design and production services. Edison Opto has established factories in Dongguan and Yangzhou. Besides, in order to expand the service domain, Edison Opto has established subsidiaries in USA and Germany. Edison Opto provides customers with complete product support and prompt delivery services.

More Information about the company and our products can be found at www.edison-opto.com

Edison Opto Presents New High Voltage LEDs and Concept Modules at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair

Cree Adds 68 Percent Brighter CXA LED Array

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Cree, Inc. of Durham, North Carolina USA, has introduced two new XLamp® LED Arrays for high-lumen applications. The new CXA3590 LED Array provides up to 16,225 lumens at 85°C, 68 percent more lumens compared to the company’s brightest array previously. Cree has also introduced the CXA3070 LED Array, which provides more than 11,000 lumens at 85°C and shares the same footprint and package design as the existing CXA3050 LED. Cree says that both the CXA3590 and CXA3070 arrays are optimized to simplify design and enable low system cost. Also, both of Cree’s new high light-output LED arrays reportedly offer up to 134 lumens-per-watt at 85°C and 70-95 CRI options.

Cree’s new CXA LED Arrays deliver high lumen output and efficacy in a family of single, easy-to-use components. Optimized to simplify designs and lower system cost, Cree’s CXA LED arrays deliver system level performance from 300 to over 16,000 lumens and can enable applications ranging from GU10s and commercial downlights to outdoor area lighting and high-bay lighting. In addition, most of the LEDs in the CXA family have 6,000 hours of LM-80 data published and are able to support TM-21 reported L90 lifetime of over 4 years, even at 105°C. The CXA LED Arrays are also available in 95-CRI options that push the boundaries of lighting-class performance by combining high quality of light with unmatched light output and efficacy. With Cree’s CXA LED Arrays, lighting manufacturers can have performance, reliability and ease-of-use in a single LED.

Characterized and binned at 85°C, the new LEDs are available in ANSI White and EasyWhite® color temperatures (2700K – 5000K). Cree claims that the new LEDs provide the industry’s best color consistency for designs that use only one LED. Cree also says that the CXA3590 LED Array is the ideal light source to replace 250-watt metal halide (MH) fixtures. According to Cree, the CXA3590 uses 40 percent less power and is designed to last twice as long as 250-watt metal halide fixtures.

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“We are excited that Cree is extending the CXA family because it enables us to address more applications with a single, easy-to-use platform,” said David Lin, general manager, YAH JUANG Lighting Technology. “The CXA3590 LEDs allow us to address high-lumen applications with a single LED, a feat which would have taken hundreds of other LEDs to accomplish.”

“Cree CXA LED Arrays set the industry standard for integrated arrays, providing excellent efficacy, reliability and light output,” said David Gershaw, president, RemPhos Technologies LLC. “The high-performance CXA3070 LED Array enables us to offer metal halide replacements that exceed the efficiency and life of the technology they replace.”

Cree Adds 68 Percent Brighter CXA LED Array