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The acquisition expands Johnson Controls lighting services beyond the school

Patriot Taxiway Industries, Inc stepped into aerospace and aeropart manufacturing a little over 20 months ago in Omro, Wisconsin, then transferred to a superior manufacturing plant in Lomira, Wisconsin. Patriot Taxiway president and vetrepreneur, Steven A. Smits, who served in the U.S. Air Force and is still enlisted in the Air National Guard, had a lot weighing on the fulfillment of their first contract. The team comprised of more than 70% veterans, produced and delivered all 2,000 remotely controlled lighting systems on schedule to their international destinations. Smits credited their manufacturing efficiency and the quality of the LED products they provide to the veterans and other team members. The acquisition expands Johnson Controls lighting services beyond the school, healthcare and government markets it currently serves as NES provides lighting upgrade and maintenance solutions largely for retail, commercial, and industrial customers. Johnson Controls also will provide effecti...

support to the supply of world leading LED products

Opto specialises in the supply, integration and distribution of LED products and associated components to OEMs and CEMs.  Together with their manufacturing partners and group resources, YEG Opto offer a complete package from design-in support to the supply of world leading LED products and associated technologies including Lighting and Indicator LEDs, Drivers and Controllers, Secondary Optics, Thermal Solutions, Sub Assembly Services and Logistics. We’re energized that we had another strong year in our MBE business, despite the state of the worldwide economy,” said Jim Northup, Vice President and General Manager, Veeco MBE.  “As the number one manufacturer of MBE, we continue to take a leadership role advancing this important technology. Our successful introduction of the GEN10 for R&D applications last year is the most recent example of Veeco’s technology leadership.” Among recent orders, Professor Sergey Nikishin of Texas Tech University, purchased an automated GEN10 R...

The Lighting Science WallPack fixtures are designed to illuminate exterior walkways

Sunovia introduced its proprietary LED cobra head light fixtures during the 3rd quarter of 2009, and quickly secured a contract to install more than 1,000 of the high performance lights at the Camp Lejeune Marine base in North Carolina. Since that time, the Company agreed to provide numerous samples of its high performance LED light fixtures to select organizations and potential customers for testing purposes. The recent PG&E approval and now the GSA certification indicate that the fixtures and the company have passed the tests. Sunovia marketing and public relations manager, Kristen Watson, said, “The GSA schedule is a vetting process whereby the government examines the integrity of our products and our commercial sales policies. As an authorized government vendor with a GSA schedule award, we have strengthened our marketing efforts to the governmental and military channels and reached a key milestone in our government sales strategy.” Five-hundred forty-nine Lighting Science Wall...

Borealis LED streetlights produce a sharp

The test concludes that Borealis LED streetlights consumed a remarkable average of 57.6% less energy than the HPS streetlights. The goal is to replace all public lighting with LEDs to significantly reduce electricity use and green house gas emissions...a win-win situation for our city budgets and for the environment.” PolyBrite’s patented LED technology, used in all Borealis lamps and lighting systems, will reduce the city’s operating costs, including lower energy usage and reduced maintenance and bulb replacement. The City of Naperville’s cost saving calculations project an annual GHG (green house gas) savings by 2015 to be 4,739 metric tons of CO2e (Carbon dioxide equivalent) per year and an annual financial savings, by 2015, of at least $500,000 per year once all the streetlights and traffic signal are converted to LED. These estimates are based on a conservative electricity rate and increases in energy costs would result in higher cost savings. Borealis LED streetlights produce a s...

The Condor LED will further entrench our leading position in this market segment

The Condor LED will further entrench our leading position in this market segment. Throughout the past year, we have been benchmarked a number of times against competitors, and we have been chosen as the 'tool of choice' several times. The Condor 5LED will strengthen our position in this market, and will allow us to maintain and build on our technological leadership." Porat concluded, "We are optimistic with regard to this segment in 2010. Given indications for significant growth from our customers in the LED Market, we aim to grow our business with the Condor 5LED in the coming quarters and years." Recently, Michigan businesses won $242 million in Advanced Energy Manufacturing tax credits as part of a White House effort to create 17,000 green manufacturing technology jobs through a $2.3 billion tax credit. ilumisys received $1.3 million in tax credits from this effort to automate production of LED replacements for fluorescent lights. “The support from the State o...

projects focused on achieving significant cost reductions

In total the Department of Energy awarded more than $37 million in funding for solid state lighting programs. Veeco’s proposal was one of eight selected as part of U.S. Manufacturing FOA DE-FOA-0000057, projects focused on achieving significant cost reductions and enhancing quality through improvements in SSL manufacturing equipment, processes or monitoring techniques. Projects address the technical challenges that must be overcome before prices fall to a level where solid state lighting will be competitive with existing lighting on a first-cost basis. The total value of manufacturing selections is $23.5 million; the performers will provide an average of 51% as cost-share. Accepting the award, Adrian Rawlinson, Managing Director of Marl International said, "We are delighted to receive this award and for the judges to recognise the significant developments we have made with our new intelligent Sci-Light technology, which provides passengers with an ambient and comfortable enviro...

While highlighting the possibilities

AV Concept intends to finance its investment in the JV Company by its internal resources. Yaham is one of the leading manufacturers in the LED industry and it has a sale network of over 50 countries and regions in the world. AV Concept Directors consider that the proposed formation of the JV Company with LEDMAN demonstrates the continuance of the growth of LED business of the Group and enable the Group to increase its competitiveness in the LED industry With the new website,YAHAM Opto Semiconductors is providing its customers with a comprehensive, in-depth information and communication platform for LED technology. While highlighting the possibilities and versatility of the light sources, it also showcases optimum LED applications in energy-efficient lighting solutions and development opportunities for new products and application concepts. The new website offers an additional interface to the end consumer. For it is not only the individual compenents that testify to the quality of ...

LED offers a wide range of LED based troffers

Samsung has enjoyed an early lead in the market but faces deepening competition. As the price premium for LED-backlight models have fallen, Samsung plans to offer a broader lineup in 2010 to expand the market. Samsung said in September it aimed to sell at least 2 million LED TVs in 2009 and 10 million or more in 2010. Aside energy conservation, lighting solutions from General LED comprise of a variety of other benefits such as the reduction of electricity bills as well as disposal costs. LED lighting products from General LED are also of capable of long life, with up to 50,000 hours of use, resulting in lower maintenance costs. Furthermore, the lights are eco-friendly as they use lower energy, and reduced light pollution. General LED Fze is a wholly owned subsidiary of General LED Inc, a holding company headquartered in California, USA that is dedicated to the advancement of LED based technologies and the development of innovative LED products. The company deals with architectural ...

its manufacturing processes to yield significant increases in capacity and efficiency

The company also announced that it has successfully raised an additional $50 million Series D financing, led by VantagePoint Venture Partners. DCM and all other existing investors also participated. The round, which is oversubscribed, also included new investors. The company intends to use the capital to aggressively develop its manufacturing technologies and expand its global manufacturing infrastructure to meet increasing market demand while continuing to drive its technology research and development activities. Watkins joins Bridgelux after a distinguished 13-year career at Seagate Technology, the world's largest hard disc drive and storage solutions company, where he most recently served as chief executive officer. During his time at Seagate, Watkins, 57, led growth strategies and improvements across all areas of the business, increasing revenue from $6.5 billion to over $13 billion in his five years as CEO. From 2000 to 2004, Watkins served as Seagate's president and chi...

which uses LEDs and LEDs instead of incandescent bulbs

Lumination began as a YAHAM joint venture called YAHAM Lcore in 1999. Its experience is in LED system development and applications such as signals, signage, architectural, display and general lighting.YAHAM Lighting Systems, which traces its roots to late 19th century Lynn, Massachusetts, has maintained its headquarters, manufacturing and warehouse facilities in Hendersonville, North Carolina since 1955. Its commercial channels, sales representative network and infrastructure will be invaluable to YAHAM Lighting Solutions as it responds to customer demand for energy-efficient outdoor LED lighting. “We like how YAHAM Lighting Solutions positions us to do even more for customers right out of the gate,” notes Petras. “We have a head start in these market segments because we're combining our specialized LED application expertise and our penchant for quality with our outdoor fixture heritage and established distribution.” Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $37 mil...

the greenest light source for the applications discussed in this paper

An applications-based analysis of life-cycle energy use is more reflective of what users will experience," said Steven DenBaars, professor and co-director of the Solid State Lighting & Energy Center, University of California Santa Barbara and Cree technical advisor. "LED lighting is clearly the most efficient and the greenest light source for the applications discussed in this paper." The usage phase of energy-efficient lighting dominates the lifetime energy consumption – with 96 to 98 percent of energy used to generate light and less than four percent due to the manufacturing process. To meaningfully compare lighting efficiencies, lighting applications must be included, not just light sources. Today LEDs are the most efficient choice for the high-volume lighting applications of residential and commercial recessed downlights and narrow-beam spotlights.

LEDs offer completely new opportunities in the field of displays

An important part of the project work is to generate studies on applications and demonstrators as well as to work on integrating technologies for special application areas (automotive, architecture and backlighting for large displays). Organic Light Emitting Diodes are seen as the first self-emitting area light source in history. OLED belongs to the family of Solid State Lighting (SSL) technologies, a hyponym for light sources based on semiconductors which emit light due to electroluminescence. As OLEDs are highly energy efficient (nearly no heat generation), consume very little raw material and are mercury free, they are considered as a promising clean and sustainable technology and as a capable alternative for present lighting solutions. Thanks to characteristics such as being ultra flat, transparent, flexible and colour tunable, LEDs offer completely new opportunities in the field of displays and special luminaires. “Europe is not only a pioneer when it comes to energy efficie...

Using a new LED outdoor luminaire from YAHAM

Chairman B.C. Fan of Neo-Neon, which is reportedly the world`s No.1 manufacturer of decorative lights, touted that the mainland`s LED lighting market would show explosive growth as soon as the standards are introduced. Fan was born in Taiwan but has headquartered his company in Guangdong. The company is operating 21 sales outlets across the mainland. His company is working with the mainland`s authorities on the standards. Neo-Neon is said to have won contracts to supply 100,000 LED streetlights to the mainland`s local governments. Cities account for over 70% of global energy consumption and increasing urbanization will add to that burden: by 2050 more than 75% of the world’s population is expected to be living in cities and towns. Up to 50% of municipal electricity usage is attributed to lighting, and yet three-quarters of all installed public lighting today in cities relies on aging, inefficient lighting technology. YAHAM is to highlight the ready availability of energy-efficient ...

the functions necessary to implement a supercapacitor based LED flash driver solution

Increased resolution in camera phones and standalone digital cameras requires a high intensity LED flash current beyond the capabilities of standard lithium-ion batteries. The XRP6840 alleviates such peak current requirements by constantly sourcing a low controlled current from the system's battery to charge a supercapacitor which in turn provides the power for peak load functions. Charging and discharging parameters of the supercapacitor are completely managed by the XRP6840 and fully programmable via an industry standard I2C interface. The XRP6840 supports high peak current functions in battery operated portable systems while significantly increasing battery life. The XRP6840 combines and manages in a single device all the functions necessary to implement a supercapacitor based LED flash driver solution. Supporting programmable current in torch and flash modes, the device comes in both two and three channel versions for increased design flexibility and supports up to 600mA of c...

Due to growing popularity of LED backlight

The major characteristic of the two series is fully potted by heat-dissipating glue, so they can reach IP 65 or IP67 waterproof/ dustproof level. In the meantime, users can adjust DC output voltage range from 95 to 105% and current range from 50 to 100% by the following methods: A and C type by removing the rubber stopper on the cover, and B type by adjusting through the output cable. This flexibility can fulfill the demands of LED lighting system designers when they need some slight adjustment of output voltage and current. Due to growing popularity of LED backlight used in notebook PCs and LCD TVs, Epistar is actively planning to expand capacity to meet increasing demand for LED chips. 30 sets of MOCVD equipment will be purchased in the first stage of the construction, and will go into production in the first quarter of 2011, the company indicated. That will represent an added 40% to the current output of the company. The firm now has one plant each operational in Fujian and Liaoni...

the LED lighting market is expected to see significant growth

The luminance of future LED lighting application products will surpass 80 lumen/W, he said, with the light decline between 3%-5% in two years and failure rate below 10ppm, and the price and other issues like safety and CRI of LED lighting products will all be more satisfying to consumers. By then, the LED lighting market is expected to see significant growth and the industry will thrive. As for the development of LED-Backlit LCD TV (LED TV), Alpha Wu, Chairman of Amtran, states that after Samsung, the forerunner of LED TV, launched its first LED TV in the first half of this year, numerous companies joined the production in second half of the year; this may affect the high-margin. Shipments in 2010 are estimated to grow up to 344%, while a 10% drop in gross margin is expected. In the LED backlight, Witsview Research Manager Eric Chiu, said the penetration of LED-backlit notebooks is estimated to reach 80% in 2010. As for LED monitors, the price is the key, because onc...

YAHAM Light LED grow lights provide the red

As we put together more powerful LED lights, like the LED10W-10R, with 9000 lumen output, we are seeing operators of vehicles, boats and equipment switching from high voltage metal halides and high pressure sodium lights to these LED lights. Operators can discontinue use of onboard generators and remove the extra wiring associated with high voltage. A few of the larger led high bay light can operate off of the same alternator and battery configuration already available on the vehicle, boat or equipment. With 50,000 life hour ratings, 9000 lumen output, waterproof construction and a low profile form fact, the white, even lighting produced by the LED10W series, new applications like license plate recognition and other types of vehicle and personnel recognition with video capture are proving to be an effective solution. Plants need a certain spectrum of light to enable them to do photosynthesis and grow correctly, and while natural light provides this, not every plant has the right dos...

the efficiency improvements and market acceptance of Acriche

This new technology applies the company’s proprietary Epi Film Bonding technology to mount thin-film led high bay light onto a metal board in a manner permitting high reflection and radiation. Featuring the world’s first 65-micrometer pitch between LED chips, this LED display also realizes high density to deliver high-definition images while maintaining diminutive dimensions. Since it is self-illuminating, the new display features faster response, more compact dimensions, and lower power consumption than LCD displays that require a separate light source. It also features high contrast for high visibility even in bright daylight. OKI Digital Imaging will manufacture the LED display at the newly-acquired LED manufacturing facility in Gunma prefecture, Japan. Shipments of samples are expected to begin by the end of fiscal year 2010. Officials of Seoul Semiconductor and Seoul Optodevice indicate that these funds will be used for addressing increased product demands. This demand is d...

the luminance of chip LED devices via its high efficacy and current handling capabilit

EDN is a specialized electronics magazine that is well respected and distributed all over Europe, Australia, Japan Asia, and the United States. EDN honors outstanding engineering products and technologies that have a great influence on the electronics industry during a given year. EDN sums up the evaluations of EDN Editors and Engineering Specialists as well as online votes through the EDN Innovation Awards held in the United States and China every year. The EDN Innovation Awards honors outstanding engineering products and technologies that have a great influence on the electronics industry during a year. This award is all the more significant because it is given to the products suitable for the local region and selected by local Engineering Specialists. By winning the 2009 EDN Innovation Award Seoul Semiconductor has proven its world-class excellence in technical capability of both DC LED lighting products, and the award-winning Acriche product group of AC driven LEDs. Most of all...

production expected to grow by three times within a period of three years

LED chip manufacturer, today announces the establishment of its new state of the art fabrication facility in Foshan, China. The brand new, state-of-the art facility will produce LED wafers and high power LED chips using SemiLEDs’ patented vertical LED on metal technology. The development for SemiLEDs new facility will be in three stages with the initial stage, seeing an investment of USD $96 million, set to be ready for full scale production by October, 2010. Initial monthly production capacity at the impressive facility will be 20 million 1mm x 1mm LED chips per month with investment and production expected to grow by three times within a period of three years. SemiLEDs Chairman and CEO, Trung Doan said “Developing a fabrication facility in the NanHai Economic Development Zone will allow SemiLEDs to be in the center of the LED industry in China. This is especially true since NanHai has invested RMB $2 billion to support the industry’s development. The government provides great suppo...

Among the well known LED lighting companies

Among the well known LED lighting companies, running from name brands of Philips and Osram, to leading LED packaging players including Cree, Nichia, Citizen and Seoul Semiconductor displayed on site, Taiwan vendors include Edison, ProLight, Neo-Neon and Hight House. According to LEDinside’s observation at HK light Fair, major exhibit LED products at this year’s fair range from LED decorative lighting, spot lamp, street lamp to the replacement lamp for incandescent lamp and fluorescent lamp, including E27 and T-bar lamp. Among, the CRI and power saving are focuses of these replacement lamp. Under the alliance, Epistar, the world’s second-largest maker of expitaxy, will buy into NPI and provide it technological support. The alliance may also involve acquisition of stake by NPI in Epistar or the setup of a joint venture. An FPG official noted that the alliance was initiated by Epistar and accepted by FPG after careful evaluation. The alliance further manifests FPG’s aggressive plan ...

focusing primarily on main lighting products for both indoor

During the product launch event, James Liang, CEO of Aeon Lighting Technology, outlined ALT’s product strategy for 2010, focusing primarily on main lighting products for both indoor and outdoor applications, as well as indoor dimmable lighting products. “This without doubt is where the trend of the whole LED lighting industry is heading,” Mr. Liang explained. ALT’s exclusive linear dimmable technology, which has been implemented in to the newly-launched dimmable LED lighting products — AC MR16 and AC BR series—allows users to adjust the brightness without any flickering, which has been a major fault in many manufacturers’ products. Additionally, the 25° MR 16, which implements ALT’s advanced technology and is available with either Cree or Lumileds High Power LED chipsets, has become ALT’s best performance light offering an impressive 520 lm and 2160 lux—a significant improvement compared with similar products. an analog semiconductor company focused on powering innovative solutions...

the well known LED lighting companies

 Among the well known LED lighting companies, running from name brands of Philips and Osram, to leading LED packaging players including Cree, Nichia, Citizen and Seoul Semiconductor displayed on site, Taiwan vendors include Edison, ProLight, Neo-Neon and HightHouse. According to LEDinside’s observation at HK light Fair, major exhibit LED products at this year’s fair range from led high bay light , spot lamp, street lamp to the replacement lamp for incandescent lamp and fluorescent lamp, including E27 and T-bar lamp. Among, the CRI and power saving are focuses of these replacement lamp. Under the alliance, Epistar, the world’s second-largest maker of expitaxy, will buy into NPI and provide it technological support. The alliance may also involve acquisition of stake by NPI in Epistar or the setup of a joint venture. An FPG official noted that the alliance was initiated by Epistar and accepted by FPG after careful evaluation. The alliance further manifests FPG’s aggressive plan ...

spectrum over a wide range of temperatures

As part of the design process, engineers must predict the performance of their LED system and determine if it will meet specifications at real operating temperatures and electrical drive conditions. To do this, engineers must have a means of collecting data. This is the crux of the engineering work for successful LED implementation across a wide range of products. ETO LED Characterization Systems assist engineers by solving the problem of measuring the quantity and color of light from LEDs over a range of temperatures and electrical input power variables. ETO LED characterization systems have both automated data acquisition and mature data analysis features. ETO systems allow engineers to automatically sequence measurements of light output and spectrum over a wide range of temperatures and currents, and comprehensive data analysis features allow users to view different groupings of data in over 300 graphs. The LED Lighting Zone has attracted 440 exhibitors offering a range of LED light...

The IC LED is not only more reliable

an innovative new chip that will be featured in SemiLEDs’ ultra high bright LED product portfolio. The IC? is the first product released in the I-core series of LEDs from SemiLEDs which are designed to provide further improvements in brightness, reliability and overall efficiency. LED features a sleek new design with new electrodes convenient for wire bonding. The advantages of the IC? LED are realized in improved reliability which is delivered through the optimization of stress management for the chip at high current operation. The IC LED is not only more reliable, but significantly brighter as the creative robust design of the IC LED results in significantly improved light extraction.  The advantages of the IC LED are further emphasized through SemiLEDs’ patented and proprietary Mvp LED chip technology which features a vertical structure with a copper alloy base for thermal dissipation effectiveness. The results of the IC LED have been impressive as an optimized white light packa...

the panel by means of an optical light guide system

This new agreement builds on a very successful existing relationship between Nu Horizons and Sharp in North America," comments Rick Fullarton, Distribution Sales Manager Northern Europe at Sharp Microelectronics Europe. "Nu Horizons' combination of world-class engineering support, technical sales and marketing resources, alongside their clear focus on demand creation, makes them a perfect fit for Sharp Microelectronics Europe." LCD panel to a new level of smoothness. BeoVision 10 is discretely hinged in the left or right-hand side, allowing you to manually pull it out to an angle of 45 degrees from the wall which offers you extended viewing comfort.The slim design of BeoVision 10 is obtained by applying a new LCD technology, where an edge-type LED backlight is used, and by placing the chassis and the loudspeakers below the LCD screen. The backlight unit consists of a large number of white LEDs positioned all around at the edge of the panel. The light from the LED’s...

the adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting across their campuses

Nuventix SynJet coolers are available now and already providing silent operation, long life, and optimal cooling to allow designs to incorporate the increased brightness necessary for large-scale commercial and consumer product acceptance. Bias SynPower modules are available in sample quantities. The workshops were key first steps in the launch of a new DOE SSL research and development (R&D) manufacturing initiative to enhance product consistency and quality and to accelerate cost reductions through manufacturing improvements. More than 350 total participants—chip makers, fixture and component manufacturers, and others—joined DOE at the workshops to examine underlying issues related to materials, equipment, and other factors that influence SSL product quality and cost. The Fairfax workshop attendees identified key barriers and recommendations toward lower-cost, higher-quality SSL products, and this input was used to develop a “strawman” roadmap for review at the Vancouver worksho...

Disregard generic statements about LED lumen maintenance performance

Lumileds announced today that it is the first power LED manufacturer to publicly publish LM-80 test report data for use by luminaire manufacturers evaluating the merits of using different led high bay light in their solid-state lighting solutions. The data clearly demonstrates that lumen maintenance performance exceeds requirements by a wide margin as well as documenting lumen maintenance performance under various conditions. Philips Lumileds LM-80 test reports adhere to and are published in accordance with the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) LM-80-08 standard. Philips Lumileds has been studying the factors that affect power LED lumen maintenance in an ongoing effort to improve performance and more accurately describe lumen maintenance behavior for the lighting community. In order to appropriately design for optimum lumen maintenance, Philips Lumileds recommends that luminaire manufacturers and the lighting industry do the following:Understand the specific lumen maintenance...

when compared to currently available LED based street lights

Through this strategic partnership, Epistar and Lynk will be sharing and leveraging technology, expertise from both companies to develop new AC LED technology, and IP and products including single-chip and system level solutions for the lighting industry according to Lynk Labs. The new PROLIFIC Series Roadway Luminaires have substantially increased light efficacy when compared to traditional lighting technologies such as high intensity discharge (HID) and significantly better light efficacy when compared to currently available LED based street lights. The new Lighting Science line of roadway fixtures perform between 80 to almost 90 lumens per watt depending on the model. This performance was validated by an independent testing laboratory that is approved for LM-79 Testing for ENERGY STAR for solid state lighting by the United States Department of Energy CALiPER program. At over 80 lumens per watt, the led high bay light series delivers industry leading performance over currently a...

the majority of customer needs in terms of light output

Peak luminance is boosted 2.5 times and enhanced by intelligent peak luminance control - assures stunningly bright whites, while the wide dynamic range achieved by backlight luminance adjustment delivers a dynamic contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1, assuring deep, detailed blacks.LED block array divides display into 512 separate areas - this increase enables much closer management of image contrast and brings out image detail to the full. Better backlight control also sharpens edge detail and the textural effect of adjacent areas of brightness and darkness. Reference design development by Future Lighting Solutions included extensive work to define ideal target performance specifications for each application to ensure that the designs meet the majority of customer needs in terms of light output, light uniformity, system efficacy, lifetime and cost. All LUXEON Rebel LEDs, power solutions, standard optics, heat sinks and connectors included in the reference designs are available at Future ...