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LEDs Magazine Newsletter (19 August 2009)
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LEDs Newsletter | August 19, 2009

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Headline News
Cree’s quarterly LED revenue rises to $131 million
The growth in demand for LEDs in backlighting has resulted in supply constraints across the industry, says Cree, which also named Seoul Semiconductor and Arrow as its largest customers.
London Mayor gives green light to LED traffic signals
London is to invest £2.4million for thousands of new energy-saving lights in traffic signals, as part of the effort to reduce the city's CO2 emissions by a total of 60 per cent by 2025.
LED screen gives 360-degree coverage for U2 spectacular
The transformable LED screen manufactured by Barco provides an amazing centerpiece for U2's concert extravaganza.
JB Lighting joins Philips’ LED Luminaires licensing program
JB Lighting Lichtanlagen GmbH is the latest company to take a license under Philips’ LED Luminaires and Retrofit Bulbs license program.
Articles
A healthy amount of research still required
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) recognizes that excessive artificial light at night is potentially detrimental to human health, but the subject requires a great deal of further research.
Reading between the lines: how to make accurate performance assessments from a power LED datasheet
Relying on headline datasheet numbers can cause problems without proper analysis of how LEDs will perform in the desired application under operating conditions, explain Rudi Hechfellner and Steve Landau.
More Industry News
Schreder and Osram test LED street lights in Fürth
A test installation in the German town of Fürth will evaluate the capabilities of Schréder LED street lights containing Osram LEDs.
GovEnergy brings SSL to Providence, RI
This year’s annual GovEnergy workshop and tradeshow featured a significant discussion on solid-state lighting, writes Brian Owen.
Fusion Optix expands headquarters
Fusion Optix has expanded into the adjoining space of its new facility in Woburn, MA., providing 60% more space for engineering, product development, and quality control.
Arizona resident converts home to LED lighting
Roger Deane is enjoying the benefits of converting all his exterior and interior lighting to LEDs.
Application Stories
LEDs illuminate legendary cherry blossoms in Tokyo
INEX Corp. has supplied LED fixtures, designed with help from Future Lighting Solutions, to illuminate the trees in Chidorigafuchi Park.
LSI Industries’ LED fixtures make George Washington Bridge shine bright
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey recently completed the installation of energy-efficient LED lighting on the iconic necklace of the George Washington Bridge, comprising 156 LED fixtures from LSI.
Power station replaces conventional industrial lighting with Dialight LED solutions
A large power station in Australia recently finalized an agreement to be fitted out on a progressive basis for all future general area and lighting applications with Dialight’s SafeSite and LEDPAK industrial LED lighting fixtures.
Anolis LED for the Mall of Arabia, Jeddah
Over 4 kilometres of Anolis LED products have been specified and installed at the newly opened Mall of Arabia complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Nearly 4000 Anolis ArcLine units are used - making it the largest Anolis project in the world to date!
Products & Services
Edison Opto achieves uniform white light with MAPLE uniform coating technique
To improve the CCT uniformity of white LED, Edison Opto incorporates the principle of ceramic injection forming, combined with unique, patent-pending coating technique. This Multi-Axial Phosphor Layer Envelope (MAPLE) process effectively forms a thin layer of phosphor around the emitting faces of an LED.
ERG’s Smart Kit development kits provide everything needed to evaluate OEM LED-backlit LCDs
Endicott Research Group’s New Smart Kit™ Development Kits for OEM LED-backlit LCDs provide customers looking to evaluate LED-backlit LCDs from major OEMs with everything they need to get the panel, backlight and driver fully operational.
Cooper Lighting introduces LED decorative outdoor-area luminaire
Cooper Lighting has introduced the McGraw-Edison Generation LED Post Top Luminaire, an energy-saving outdoor fixture that combines aesthetics with superior photometric performance offering even and uniform illumination without pixilation.
Osram 8W Parathom Classic - the first fully-fledged LED substitute for a 40W incandescent lamp
OSRAM’s PARATHOM® Classic is the world's first LED lamp with a screw base that can be used as a direct replacement for a 40W GLS lamp. However, the PARATHOM Classic requires just 8W to achieve the same light yield, i.e. 80 percent less energy and over its lifetime it will save 400 kg of CO2.