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• Philips Lumileds Luxeon Rebel ES delivers 300+ lumens for outdoor lighting
• 28 July, 2010
• 27 Jul 2010 A new addition to the Luxeon Rebel family, the new ES model outputs more than 300 lumens at 1A of drive current boosting efficacy for outdoor SSL. Philips Lumileds has added to its Luxeon Rebel family with a brighter ES model that delivers in excess of 300 lm, and that the company Learn more...

• Cree introduces multi-chip LEDs with narrow bins
• 25 July, 2010
• 20 Jul 2010 Warm and neutral multi-chip LEDs are now available in narrow bins based on a two-step MacAdam ellipse. Cree has introduced bins based on two-step MacAdam ellipses for its multi-chip XLamp MP-L and MC-E EasyWhite LEDs in warm and neutral color temperatures of 2700 K, 3000 K, 3500 K, and Learn more...

• Osram improves red, green LED performance
• 25 July, 2010
• 21 Jul 2010 Osram Opto Semiconductors has unveiled high-performance prototype red LEDs and is also improving its green LEDs as well. Osram Opto Semiconductors has claimed a new performance record for prototype red LEDs. The InGaAlP thin-film devices have an efficacy of 119 lm/W at an operating Learn more...

• Luxeon Rebel PC Amber hot/cold factor and light output improve
• 19 July, 2010
• Date Announced: 14 Jul 2010 San Jose, CA — Luxeon Rebel PC Amber is establishing new performance benchmarks for its phosphor converted amber LED that are proving important not only for automotive and specialty markets but for the illumination market as well. Hot/Cold factor, which indicates Learn more...

• Osram Opto Semiconductors and luminaire manufacturer Arquiled team up on flexible street lights
• 19 July, 2010
• Date Announced: 15 Jul 2010 Apart from LEDs, luminaire manufacturer Arquiled now fits with an ambient light sensor another semiconductor component from Osram Opto Semiconductors in its new luminaries. This sensor provides intelligent light management and reduces energy costs at the same time, as Learn more...

• Philips acquires street-lighting controls business from Amplex
• 19 July, 2010
• Date Announced: 13 Jul 2010 Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Aarhus, Denmark – Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) announced today that it will acquire the street lighting controls activities of Amplex A/S, a Denmark-based provider of energy-efficient solutions. Upon closing of this Learn more...

• Aeon Lighting Technology aids in global electronic components and semiconductors shortage
• 19 July, 2010
• Date Announced: 14 Jul 2010 Due to the scarcity of electronic components from upper stream, for production capacity entire LED industry has shrunk significantly. Also, many major international LED manufacturers have extended its delivery time to reflect to this emergency. As today, the lead time Learn more...

• Labsphere Hosts Optical Sensing Workshop
• 19 July, 2010
• Date Announced: 19 Jul 2010 North Sutton, New Hampshire – Labsphere, a global leader in light metrology, will host an optical sensing workshop August 11, at Research Triangle Park in Durham, N.C. Entitled “Radiometry and Photometry: The integrating sphere – a versatile solution to Learn more...

• UK Technology Strategy Board selects six companies for lighting research
• 19 July, 2010
• 13 Jul 2010 Six British companies have each received GBP 40,000 to develop feasibility studies in a Technology Strategy Board research program focused on ultra-efficient LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL). The UK-government's Technology Strategy Board in collaboration with the Department for Learn more...

• Sharp and Panasonic boost brightness in LED retrofit lamps
• 19 July, 2010
• 15 Jul 2010 Sharp introduced upgraded LED retrofit lamps for standard A-lamp and E17 compact applications while Panasonic has introduced new luminaires that can serve as a T8-fluorescent-fixture replacement. The Japanese lighting market is getting new brighter LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) Learn more...

• LEDs and automated control technologies identified as keys to lighting efficiency
• 19 July, 2010
• 09 Jul 2010 Lux Research has released new research that identifies lighting as the best target for energy savings in commercial buildings, and LEDs and automated control technologies as the keys to maximum savings. According to Lux Research, lighting accounts for 20% of the electricity usage in Learn more...

• GE and Konica Minolta validate solution-based OLED process
• 19 July, 2010
• 19 Jul 2010   Solution-coating manufacturing process holds the key to low-cost OLED lighting technology according to partners General Electric and Konica Minolta.   OLED (organic LED) technology holds great promise in lighting because the planar panels inherent to the technology deliver Learn more...