News
2014-11-04
Samsung Heats Up Indoor Lighting Market with 6W and 8W Chip-on-Board LED Packages
introduced new chip-on-board (COB) LED package products, the LC006B and LC008B, with six and eight watts of power respectively. The new packages join five others in Samsung’s popular LC series (LC013B, LC019B, LC026B, LC033B and LC040B), to complete its COB package line-up.
2014-10-21
Packaged LED news: Seoul expands MJT family; Philips Lumileds adds COB
Seoul Semiconductor now has a high-power LED in the 3030 package while Philips Lumileds adds a COB LED with a 6.5-mm LES, Osram Opto Semiconductors expands the 19-mm LES Soleriq offering, and Luminus Devices completes testing of its Xnova packaged LEDs and establishes a five-year warranty.
2014-10-21
Latest Addition to Philips Lumileds LUXEON CoBs Delivers Exceptional Punch for Spotlights and Directional Lamps
Lumileds newest CoB array with a small, 6.5 mm light-emitting surface (LES) enables
the highest center beam candle power with the high efficacy and color quality of all
LUXEON CoB solutions.
the highest center beam candle power with the high efficacy and color quality of all
LUXEON CoB solutions.
2014-09-23
Philips Lumileds Redefines an Entire Category with the Launch of the Matrix Platform
"Philips Lumileds delivers infinitely configurable LED boards, linear flex and modules
using the industry’s most comprehensive line of application-optimized LEDs. "
using the industry’s most comprehensive line of application-optimized LEDs. "
2014-09-03
Philips expands Hue LED family with table, pendant, and ceiling luminaires
The Hue Beyond product family leverages a design with two reflectors and delivers both up and down light in tunable colors.
2014-08-05
Strategies Unlimited publishes research on LED module market
Display backlight applications are broadly served by LED modules today while modules have penetrated a small percentage of general-lighting applications, but the lighting application will grow 32.8% through 2019.
2014-07-15
Philips Lumileds LUXEON CoB with CrispWhite Wins LFI Innovation Award
"Winner of an Innovation Award, the viewers of Philips Lumileds LUXEON CoB with
CrispWhite Technology find its light clearly superior to that from halogen and CDM."
CrispWhite Technology find its light clearly superior to that from halogen and CDM."
2014-07-02
New LED Modules for Flat Lighting Applications – the M-series
today introduced a new line-up of LED modules called the M-series for use in flat LED lighting applications, such as troffers and linear luminaires. Samsung is showcasing the M-series at the LIGHTFAIR International trade show, being held here at the Las Vegas Convention Center tomorrow June 3rd through June 5th.
2014-05-20
DOE announces SSL SBIR funding, new MYPP, and fact sheet
The US Department of Energy has announced fiscal year 14 Release 2 Phase 1 SBIR funding grants to VoltServer, Innotec, Mojo Labs, and OLEDWorks for projects related to solid-state lighting.
2014-05-13
Philips and Green Sense Farms harness LEDs for horticulture
Royal Philips has announced a partnership with Green Sense Farms to develop massive indoor commercial farming installations that leverage LED lighting to maximize plant productivity.
2014-05-02
NLB announces 35th High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program
The National Lighting Bureau, an independent, non-for-profit source for lighting information based in Silver Springs, Maryland, has launched its 35th annual High-Benefit Lighting Awards Program.
2014-04-23
Works by Kipling lit by CLD and Osram, museum lighting advances
In Bateman museum, Sussex Weald, UK, the National Trust brought in lighting specialist CLD Distribution and Mike Blacker of Blacker Design to upgrade the display case lighting to LEDs.
2014-04-22
DOE's latest Caliper report evaluates dimming and flicker in PAR38 lamps
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published its most recent report on PAR38 lamps, focusing this time on dimming, flicker, and power quality.
2014-04-14
Stockholm Concert Hall renovates with cool-running LED lighting
Global Design Solutions (GDS) has announced that the famed Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset), home of the Nobel Prize awards, has been retrofitted with GDS ArcSystem LED-based lighting.
2014-04-07
Philips Lighting reveals Ethernet-powered SSL project at L+B
In a Light+Building press conference, Philips Lighting announced that the company is deploying a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)-based connected lighting system in a new Amsterdam office building.
2014-04-04
Dow Corning expands silicone materials offerings for LED lighting at Light+Building
Dow Corning has made materials announcements at Light+Building focused on the LED lighting space with materials that can serve as lenses, adhesives, reflectors, and remote-phosphor optics.
2014-04-01
EEPCA and LightingEurope announce performance mark for LED lighting
EEPCA and LightingEurope held a press conference at the mammoth Light+Building trade fair to announce the new ENEC+ mark intended to certify the initial performance of LED-based and legacy lighting.
2014-03-26
Mid-power LEDs: Seoul Semi adds high-voltage emitters, Lumileds expands portfolio
The packaged LED product sector continues on a torrid pace in terms of new product announcements with both Seoul Semiconductor and Philips Lumileds adding mid-power products this week.
2014-03-18
Philips Lumileds adds hot color targeting to mid- and low-power LEDs (UPDATED)
Philips Lumileds has announced the Luxeon 3030 2D LED family that it says will deliver superior color performance based on what the company is calling hot targeting.
2014-03-05
LED business news: 3M, MSi, Philips, Epistar, FTC, GE Lighting, and Krislite
3M invests in MSi, Epistar announces Philips license, FTC imposes judgment, GE allies with Krislite