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NGLIA publishes 3rd edition of recommendations for SSL testing and reporting
The industry organization that serves to help guide the US Department of Energy SSL efforts offers an updated set of recommendations for the LED-based lighting industry and advice for lighting specifiers/buyers.
LEDs business news: Philips to spin out lighting; Hubbell, Totus, Axis and Pixelligent
Royal Philips has decided to divide its LEDs business into separate companies, making Philips Lighting an independent organization, while Hubbell Lighting and Totus Solutions combine LED lighting and security applications, and the DOE funds Pixelligent OLED research.
Cree delivers high-power LED optimized for low system manufacturing costs
The MH-B LED is designed for lighting manufacturers that are using automated surface-mount-capable production lines, and offers high-power performance with mid-power looks.
New LED architectures and phosphor technologies lower costs and boost quality (MAGAZINE)
Flip-chip LED architecture promises to pervade the packaged component space, and Julian Carey explains how the sapphire-up design can combine with new phosphor technologies to increase light quality and lower costs.
Driver circuits deliver diverse features for solid-state lighting applications (MAGAZINE)
Arguably the driver circuit is as important as the LEDs in terms of how well a solid-state lighting (SSL) system performs. Our collection here shows the diversity of the available ICs, even including a couple of AC-LED driver ICs along with the more traditional...
SIL/LED Japan will examine epitaxy to SSL applications (MAGAZINE)
Ella Shum and Manami Konishi report on plans for the October Yokohama conference that will focus on the SSL industry looking beyond lumens per watt as LED technology matures.
LED automotive lighting applications require unique SAE standards (MAGAZINE)
Jianzhong Jiao summarizes the broad landscape of standards for LED lighting specific to automotive applications, which includes unique characteristics in terms of lumen maintenance, reliability, lifetime, and color spectrum.
DOE publishes 2014 LED and OLED manufacturing roadmap
LED cost is dominated by the packaging steps at the back end of the manufacturing process while the entire OLED process is still expensive and inefficient with both technologies requiring significantly more R&D.
Badger Meter converts manufacturing facility from fluorescent to LED tubes
Manufacturer of flow measurement and control products replaced more than 85,000 fluorescent lamps with LED tubes and projects 18-month payback period.
FOCUS ON: Ultraviolet LED breakthroughs drive displacement of traditional lamps in science and industry
Following are some of our most-read articles on UV LEDs — ranging from the market for UV LEDs, how these devices are applied, and recent commercial developments.