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LEDs Magazine Newsletter (11 August 2010)
[2010-08-12]

LEDs Newsletter | August 11, 2010

Welcome to the LEDs Magazine weekly newsletter for August 11, 2010.

LEDs and humanity headline this week as Philips has joined the 1000-Village program seeking to bring light to Chinese villages and Cree helps Habitat for Humanity build an all-LED home.

Make sure you pre-register for our next Webcast entitled Testing Times: Standards and Measurement Requirements for LEDs and Luminaires. Labsphere and Orb Optronix will present crucial information to help luminaire designs to meet industry standards.

As always, please use our online form to upload your press releases and product information.
Headline News
 Philips joins 1000-Village Solar LED lighting program
Royal Philips Electronics used a Climate Group event in China to announce its participation in the 1000-Village Solar LED lighting program and is donating a range of SSL systems.
Rubicon quarterly financials portend a transition to 6-in LED wafers
Sapphire substrate specialist Rubicon Technology announced positive second quarter financial results and a $71 million agreement for 6-in substrates for LED wafers.
SemiLEDs files for $172.5 million US IPO
A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that SemiLEDs plans a $172.5 million initial public offering of stock.
Foshan selects Bridgelux as LED supplier for SSL
Leading Chinese lighting manufacturer Foshan will partner with Bridgelux on new LED-based SSL products.
Webcast
Testing Times - Standards and Measurement Requirements for LEDs and Luminaires
This August 25 webcast will discuss standards and measurement requirements for LEDs and luminaires, and is applicable to specifiers, designers and manufacturers of LED-based products.
More Industry News
 GE launches web sites focused on lighting legislation
New sites educate consumers and businesses on the transition to energy-saving options such as SSL and the impact of legislation initiatives such as the incandescent phase out.
Cree and Habitat for Humanity build all LED home
Using all LED-based SSL in the new Habitat for Humanity home will save $250 in electricity costs per year.
Digital Lumens receives Lighting Facts label and DesignLights certification
Digital Lumens' LED-based Intelligent Lighting System has received the Lighting FactsCM Label and the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) designation.
NanoMarkets' new report sees $6.0 billion OLED lighting market by 2015
OLED lighting will generate $6.0 billion in revenues by 2015 driven by the need for cost efficient lighting in a number of different applications, including general illumination, architectural lighting, backlighting, vehicular lighting and signage.
Application Stories
 San Diego State installs Lithonia LED luminaires in lecture hall
Lecture-hall SSL installation represents San Diego State University's first LED lighting project and was undertaken as a long-term approach to energy savings.
Retop installs 9,500-squre-meter LED screen at the 2010 World Expo
Standing along the Huangpu River in Shanghai as the absolute focus of the outdoor part of the opening ceremony, this screen is among the largest LED screens in the world.
GPAC uses LEDs as part of sustainable new venue
Lightmoves supplied Tridonic Talexx Engine line LED bars that were used to highlight the featured wood panelling, as well as Tridonic LED strips that were used as step lighting.
Pproducts
 Philips Lighting releases ELG Generation 2
The second generation ELG luminaire provides excellent light quality in parking garage and canopy applications, while at the same time providing significant energy savings.
Cree extends EasyWhite technology to its LED module family
The larger LMR4 portfolio demonstrates Cree’s commitment to accelerating the adoption of LED lighting by simplifying the design process and shortening time-to-market for new LED-based fixtures.
Fairchild announces linear LED drivers for backlight applications
Portable devices that require illumination of LCD displays and keypads, now have a linear LED driver option that can save up to 60 percent board space.
GlacialTech introduces triac-dimmable LED retrofit lamps for halogen bulbs
The GL-BR20D/30D/40D bulbs incorporate a patented LED driver intelligently detecting the input voltage chopped by a TRIAC dimmer and rectified by a bridge diode to fluently dim the LEDs.









 

 

 

 
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