Issue eNewsletter Highlights
January 2010
How to Dim a WLED Backlight Driver
The Lighting Science and Light Projects Jewel-Light Enhances Bryant Park’s Ice Rink
High-Input-Voltage, Linear 100 mA HB LED Driver Provides Fault Output and Multichip Interoperability for Automotive Lighting
Allegro MicroSystems Introduces New Off-Line LED Driver IC Series
Deco Lighting Introduces Signature Series
Arrow Electronics, Cree and National Semiconductor Team Up to Deliver ‛Flicker-Free’ LED Driver Board Reference Design
Drive up to Eight Channels of Ten 100 mA LEDs with 3000:1 True Color PWM Dimming
LEDnovation Introduces A19 LED Lamp for 100 W Incandescent and CFL Replacements
Energy-Efficient Lighting Lifecycle – White Paper
LED vs. Fluorescent Lighting
NEMO Project: 11 Partners Conduct Research on New OLED Materials
US Department of Energy to Fund Innovative OLED Lighting Developed by DuPont
Honeywell to Provide Lighting to Mexico's Volaris Airlines
Infinity Group Portfolio Company Power Paper and GE Collaborate to Develop Self–Powered OLED Lighting
Marktech Launches a New Web Site with the Addition of Optrans Photo Sensors and Custom Opto Assembly Services
26 Million LED LCD TVs Expected in 2010
Rambus Acquires Patented Innovations and Technology from Global Lighting Technologies
Lighting Partners with One Million Lights to Help Illuminate Developing World Countries
December 2009
Constant Current Supply Options for LED Applications
Guest Column: LED Lighting Standardization Update
Philips Extends Play with Solar-Powered LED Football Floodlighting Solution
Grow Herbs with Plant Growing LED Lights
AnalogicTech Launches Family of Direct and Edge LED Backlighting Drivers
Power Partners Introduces LED Lighting Power Modules
Osram Develops LED Fog Light Sources
austriamicrosystems’ New LED Driver Adds Fun, Functionality to Portable Applications
STMicroelectronics Releases New LED Drivers for Electronic Signage
Go Green and Get More Power with the New DYMAX BlueWave LED Prime UVA Spot-Curing System
New Material Improves Performance of LED Lighting for Displays and Other Applications
Magnalight.com Adds High Powered LED light with Red, Blue, Green or Amber LEDs
Design Lights Consortium Launches Listing of Qualified Lighting Products
Shipments of Lighting Equipment Rise During Third Quarter of 2009
US DOE to Fund Innovative OLED Lighting Developed by DuPont
November 2009
Outdoor Lighting Use of LEDs Limited by Thermal Management: How to Overcome Reading Between the Lines: How to Make Accurate Performance Assessments from a Power LED Datasheet Lighting Partnership Highlights Architectural Achievement
LiteLED Illuminate Leeds City Gateway
New 3-Watt Titanbrite RGB LED Features Square Package Design for Enhanced Efficiency and Performance
Osram Delivers Highly Bright Focused Beam in 0.5W SMT Package
Sol Unveils New aiSUN, Next Generation in Solar Light Intelligence
Orb Optronix Releases New Family of Advanced LED Measurement Systems
Dole Saves 95 Percent with Albeo’s C-Series LED High Bay
LED Linear GmbH Announces the Creation of LED Linear North America
NEMO Project: 11 Partners Conduct Research on New OLED Materials
US Department of Energy Awards Momentive $4.5 Million Grant
LEDs for the Automotive Industry Spur New Designs and Energy Savings
Cree Demonstrates Record-Breaking LED Light Bulb
October 2009
LED Lighting Standardization Update
A New Approach for Driving High-Power LED Lighting Applications
A LED Based Interior Convenience Lighting System
LEED Certified Building, Cutting-Edge Lights Help Solve Forensic Mysteries
Alberta Ice Arena goes Green with Solid-State LED Lighting
Luminus Introduces High Brightness, Multi-Color PhlatLight LED
SemiLEDs Announces the Launch of a New High Power 365nm UV LED
National Semiconductor Introduces New High-Brightness LED Driver with Temperature Management Control
45 V, 750 mA LED Driver for Boost, Buck or Buck-Boost High Current LED Applications
New Honeywell Material Improves Performance of LED Lighting for Displays and Other Applications
OnChip Introduces Submounts to Improve Efficiency of HB LED
Morgan Technical Ceramics’ Offers Pure CVD Silicon Carbide Wafer Carriers
Efficient LEDs in Main Headlights
Solar Powered Parking-Lot Light Delivers Affordable Off-Grid Illumination
Cree Offers Lighting-Class LEDs for Designing Energy Star-Compliant LED Fixtures
Renaissance Lighting’s Solid-State LED Lighting Technology Wins Energy Star Qualification
September 2009
Solid-State Lighting 2015
Thermal Management and Heat Rejection for LED Cooling
Case Study: Tokyo Park Lighting
Reception Building Lit Entirely with LED Technology
Enfis Introduces the Innovate Series of Ultra-Bright White LED Arrays
White LED Driver with Dynamic Backlight Control Reduces Power Consumption of Portable Displays
Nexxus Releases New LED Lamp Line with True Dimming Capabilities
Luxeon Rebel Hot/Cold Factor Improves Solid State Lighting Efficiency and Simplifies Thermal Design
LED Frosted Floodlight Bulbs Bring Green Technology to Varied Residential & Commercial Applications, Replacing Halogens
Driving Visual Performance Through SINOLIGHT’s LED Curtain Wall Series
GlacialLight Releases GL-SP60 60W LED Spotlight For Green Energy Savings
Mouser Electronics and DBM Reflex Lighting Solutions Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Sol, Inc. Donates Solar Lights to Local Boys and Girls Club
ilumisys Grants Intellectual Property License to Light Emitting Designs for LED Fluorescent Tube Replacements
Luxeon Rebel Becomes First ‘UL Recognized’ DC Power LED, Simplifying UL Certification and Speeding Time to Market for New Solid State Lighting
August 2009
Creating Tunable White Light with High Color Rendering Index Using Color Mixing
FEATURE PRODUCT
Optek Develops Miniature Half-Watt LED Package with High Lumen Output, Long Operating Lifespan
Highly Efficient LED Driver from Supertex Prolongs Lifetime of Solid-State Lighting Systems
e:cue lighting control Introduces Light-Drive Elite DMX Controller
Crydom Introduces the HS Series of Heat Sinks and Solid State Relay Assemblies
Applications Engineering Department Offers Personalized Technical Support
Martin FlexDOT S1 the Simple, Customizable Video Display Solution
Outwater Releases LED Ribbon Flex Light
Evluma to Release Wide Optic LED Luminaire for Area Lighting
curveLED and Hippotizer at Microsoft
Enfis Sheds New Light on LED Street Lighting
Life-Cycle Assessment Proves How Environmentally Friendly LED Lamps Are
Survey Reveals Contractors as Influencers for Adoption of LED Lighting
Reliable LEDs for Automotive Grade Optocouplers
July 2009
Powering High Brightness LEDs in Camera Phones
True Natural Colors Through High Color Rendering LEDs From Sharp
Osram Expands LED Portfolio Across The Entire Performance Range
Brillia Offers Off-the-Shelf LED Light Engines
AVX Expands LED Lighting Connector Family to Include Board-to-Board Versions
G15 Candelabra Base White LED Bulbs Shine in 270° Wide Beam Angle
PerkinElmer Introduces New LED Fiber Optic Illuminator
LuxDot MR16 Replacement Lamp Breaks 35 W Halogen Performance Barrier
Everbrite Unveils New Recessed LED for MRI Suites
Thermal Management & Technology Symposium Adds Pre-Conference Workshop
Albeo Awarded Two Patents for C-Series SSL High-Bay
Bridgelux Launches Lighting Services Group
June 2009
LED Source Models
Cree Announces the XLamp XP-G LED
Selco Introduces LED Assemblies and Single Package LED Components
ON Semiconductor Introduces New Linear Constant Current Regulators as Cost-Effective Discrete Solution for Regulating Current in LEDs
OPTEK Develops White LED Assembly with High Lumen Output and Exceptional Thermal Resistance
NEC LCD Technologies Develops White LED-Based LCD Module
Longer Life Materials Deliver High Performance for Solution Process OLED Display Manufacturing
Peace Bridge Shines With LED Lighting Transformation By Philips
High-Power, White-Body, PAR30-Style Narrow-Beam LED Bulb Uses 9 Watts to Replace 50-75-Watt Halogens, Runs on Wide Voltage Range
Osram Opto Semiconductors Introduces LED Solution for Street Lighting
New Bayer Materialscience LLC Brochure Shines a Light on Innovative Materials For Burgeoning LED Market
PerkinElmer Announces New Chief Financial Officer
May 2009
Maintenance Economics: How LEDs Improve the Bottom Line for Commercial and Industrial Users
Infrared Ostar Lighting LEDs Provide Compact, Powerful and Efficient Radiance
Leadis Technology Launches New LED Driver Family With 40V-Integrated Synchronous Rectifier
Tyco Electronics Adds Wire-To-Board Capability to LED Connector Line
Cooper Lighting Introduces Visual Therapy Luminaires
Cree Announces PAR 38 LED Bulb
Glaciallight Introduces the GL-SP15 LED Spotlight
New SSL Retrofit Solutions for the Professional Market
AIXTRON and Semileds Report First Success with UHB Blue LEDs on 6-Inch Sapphire Wafers
C-Series Solid-State High-Bay Luminaire Breaks the $50 per Kilo-Lumen Price Barrier at 79 Lumens per Watt
More Universities Join Cree LED University Program
ilumisys Partners with National Center for Manufacturing Sciences for Department of Energy Solid-State Lighting Program
April 2009
Driving LEDs in the Automotive World
Illuminated Components Adds Aimtec's High Efficiency LED Drivers
New, Clear ABS Light Diffuser Masterbatch Lessens the Harshness of LED Lighting without Loss of Light
Semi-Polar (11.2) GaN on m-Plane Sapphire by HVPE increases Optoelectronic Device Performance
Kichler Introduces More Than Two Dozen New LED Landscape Solutions
Martin LC Plus a New Generation of LED Video Panels
Future Lighting Solutions to Distribute LED Optics from Khatod Optoelectronic
DOE Releases Detailed Results from Round 7 of SSL Product Testing
Endicott Research Group Establishes European Office
Novaled and Holst Centre to Cooperate on Organic Electronics
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on LED Parking Lot Lighting Demonstration
Osram and Everlight Sign Patent Cross License Agreement
TXU Energy Furthers Commitment to Energy Conservation by Installing LEDs in Parking Garage
March 2009
Trends and Tradeoffs in Powering LED Luminaires
Lumex Launches Innovative 3-Watt AstraLED RGB LED
Family of UV LEDs Provide Uniform Optical Light Patterns in Environmentally Friendly Packages
Elma Offers LED Assemblies with Custom Brightness Options
AnalogicTech's LED Driver Provides Lower Dropout Voltage, Extending Battery Life for Low Cost Mobile Products
New Integrating Sphere for Testing High-Power LED Modules and SSL Light Sources
Green LED-MR16 bulbs from GlacialLight
Carmanah Partners with Shine Micro to Combine Solar-Powered Marine Lanterns with AIS Technology
US National Park Service Selects the Lotus LED Luminaire
DOE Releases Summary Results from Round 7 of SSL Product Testing
Energy Savings Using Series Drive in LED and Laser Diode Burn-in and Stress Systems
February 2009
Architecture Lighting: Beautiful and Sustainable
Vishay Releases White Power SMD LEDs to Utilize InGaN/TAG on Sapphire Technology
Bridgelux Introduces LED Arrays for Solid-State Lighting
ERG Unveils Comprehensive Line of Full-Function LED Backlight Drivers For OEM LCDs in New Online Cross-Reference Guide
Flared Pin Fin Heat Sinks – an Alternative for Natural Convection
Davis Instruments offers NEW Shimpo DT-326 Portable LED Stroboscopes
Dialight's New 100 W LED Luminaire Outshines 250 W HPS
Philadelphia's Center City District Unveils Architectural Façade Lighting Along the Avenue of the Arts
Marktech LED Lighting Products, Introduces Energy Efficient LED Bulbs for Indoor Lighting Applications
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on San Francisco Street Lighting Demonstration
Seoul Semiconductor and Nichia Settle Litigation and Enter into a Cross-License
Nichia and Luminus Enter Cross Licensing and Manufacturing Partnership
