Industry News


Seoul Semiconductor president Lee outlines AC-LED potential at SIL 2012

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:02 pm

The CEO of Seoul Semiconductor, Chung Hoon Lee, spoke at the recent Strategies in Light, where he highlighted the advantages of AC-LED modules.

(Updated) Bridgelux Lands $25 Million Funding from Kaistar Lighting

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:00 pm

Bridgelux Inc. based in Livermore, California USA, announced that Kaistar Lighting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. has agreed to invest $25 million in the company. Bridgelux says it plans to primarily use the equity investment to further accelerate research, development, and production of its "GaN on Silicon"-based LED chip and packaging ...<br><br>Category: leddevpkgpower

LED Industry Buzzing at Strategies in Light

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:00 pm

The leading annual US exhibition and conference for the broader LED industry supply chain, Strategies in Light, took place this week, and there is no doubt we're seeing a lively industry. Revenue growth at the packaged LED industry has been moderated a bit by ...<br><br>Category: leddevpkgpower

Shin-Etsu Chemical Develops Low Refractive Index Silicone Encapsulating Material that Improves the Reliability of HBLEDs

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:00 pm

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. based in Tokyo, Japan has developed a new silicone encapsulating material product for applications in packaging materials for HBLEDs. The comapny says that the "KER-7000 Series,", which is a low refractive index (RI)-type that greatly reduces gas permeability. The company is beginning sample shipments, ...<br><br>Category: ledcompphossil

CsCl Nano-hemispheres on ITO Surface Improves Light Extraction in Nitride LEDs

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:00 pm

Researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences’ used self-assembled cesium chloride (CsCl) nanospheres as as mask for for nano-texturing indium tin oxide (ITO) transparent conducting layers on nitride semiconductor LEDs to improve light extraction by up to 23.4%. The results were published in the journal of Applied Physics. [Yiyun ...<br><br>Category: infraequipprocess

SemiLEDs Achieves 40% External Quantum Efficiency with
Ultraviolet (UV) LED Chips

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:00 pm

SemiLEDs Corporation based in Hsinchu, Taiwan announced that its UV LED chips can achieved up to 40 percent external quantum efficiency emitting radiation at a wavelength of 390-420 nm. This efficiency was achieved at 350 mA with an output up to 500 mW using a typical 3.3V forward voltage. ...<br><br>Category: leddevpkgpower

Energy Focus Completes Testing of LED Lighting on U.S. Navy Fleet

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:00 pm

Energy Focus, Inc. announced that IntelliTube, its fluorescent replacement technology, has completed testing for use on the US Navy fleet. The completed testing has reportedly allowed Energy Focus to fulfill the first $1.9 million of the $23 million lighting supply contract it received in 2011. 



"With the completion of the ...

Category: ledappstransmarine

Visilink Announces New Visible Light Communications Platform That Uses LEDs for Near-Ubiquitous Wireless Networking

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:00 pm

Visilink of Cary, North Carolina USA, a producer of a visible light communications (VLC) solution, announced the availability of a new communications platform that uses LED lights instead of wires or radio signals to provide wireless network connectivity. <p> According to the company, the technology can transmit data at ...<br><br>Category: ledappscomm

Cree Debuts New LMH2 LED Modules for Europe and Asia Markets

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:00 pm

Cree reports that its LMH2 LED modules, which support 230 volt input, are now available to lighting manufacturers in Europe and Asia. According to Cree, the LMH2 is designed to speed time-to-market and is the only LED module delivering 80 lumens-per-watt system efficacy combined with CRI greater than 90. The ...<br><br>Category: ledmodarray

Lynk Labs unveils new Tesla AC-LED packages at SIL 2012

Posted on 20 February 2012 | 3:02 pm

Lynk Labs expanded its range of Tesla AC-LED products with new packages and chip-on-board arrays that operate when driven by an AC voltage.

LED business news: Osram Opto, Radiant Zemax, Mouser, Lumenpulse, Digi-Key

Posted on 20 February 2012 | 2:02 pm

Osram Opto has partnered with Avnet, Radiant Zemax has acquired Optima Research, Mouser has redesigned its lighting design website, Lumenpulse has partnered with Technolite and Digi-Key has become Marktech Optoelectronics’ distributor.

Lemnis Lighting launches low-lumen LED retrofit lamps in the $5.00 range

Posted on 16 February 2012 | 9:02 pm

Lemnis Lighting has a new line of LED lamps in its Pharox family with the 200-lm version priced under $5, but the low-lumen output of the initial products will limit the SSL applications in which the lamps can serve.

DOE updates energy-saving specifications for troffers, parking-lot luminaires

Posted on 16 February 2012 | 9:02 pm

The US DOE has released new specifications that target energy savings of up to 75% for LED and fluorescent troffers as well as LED parking-lot luminaires.

Nitride Solutions closes funding round to develop AlN substrates

Posted on 16 February 2012 | 5:02 pm

A Kansas company has received $2.5 million in series A funding to commercialize its process to grow high-quality, low-cost aluminum nitride substrates.

GE lamps bring amber color to historic Kentucky bridge

Posted on 15 February 2012 | 10:02 pm

Colored underpass lighting and LED accent lighting from GE has been chosen to illuminate the historic George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge that crosses the Ohio River.

Outdoor Lighting: Cree lights gas station and food mart; ATL airport to go LED

Posted on 15 February 2012 | 8:02 pm

Cree has announced another SSL retrofit at an Oregon gas station and food mart, while Atlanta plans a massive LED project for its parking areas and international municipalities consider LED projects.

Soraa unveils GaN-on-GaN LEDs and MR16 lamps

Posted on 15 February 2012 | 2:02 pm

Silicon Valley start-up Soraa is manufacturing LEDs using a unique GaN-on-GaN process, and has used these to build high-performance MR16 lamps that are its first products.

LED Chip News: SemiLEDs, Intematix, Plessey, GT, Rubicon

Posted on 14 February 2012 | 9:02 pm

SemiLEDs has produced high-efficiency UV LEDs, Intematix claims to be the leading phosphor supplier in China, Plessey has acquired GaN-on-silicon technology, GT sells large-diameter sapphire to Silian, Rubicon has secured a contract for 6-inch sapphire.