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US DOE publishes consolidated SSL research and development plan

Consolidating the Multi-Year Program Plan and SSL Manufacturing Roadmap published previously, the US Department of Energy has published the 2015 Solid-State Lighting R&D Plan. The original version of this article can be found...

DOE makes nine additional SSL research funding awards in core research program

Awarding nearly 10 million research dollars for efficient lighting development, the US Department of Energy tabbed nine companies and research institutions to work on LEDs, OLEDs, SSL, and quantum dots. The original version of this article can be found...

Engineered nanoparticles enable higher packaged LED efficiency and improved color conversion

Ying Li, Bharath Natarajan, Glenn Horner, Linda Schadler, and Robert Karlicek describe a new nano-zirconia-based LED encapsulation material that promises improved packaged LED efficiency and potentially integrated color conversion. The original version of this article...

Royal Philips and OLEDWorks strike acquisition deal on OLED panels and manufacturing

OLEDWorks will acquire ownership of Philips Lighting’s OLED technology platform and manufacturing facility, although the deal will result in a new legal entity and continued use of the Philips brand name. The original version of this article can be found...

Illuminating Engineering Society updates LED testing standards (MAGAZINE)

Jianzhong Jiao explains the expanded scope of the new LM-80 LED standard with coverage of color along with white LEDs and test methods defined specifically for DC high-voltage, AC, and other variants of the simple discrete LED. The original version of this article can...

SIL keynotes chart course of LED technology and supply, explore expanding applications (MAGAZINE)

Maury Wright reports on four equally compelling keynote presentations that illuminate the breadth of the Strategies in Light conference, foreshadowing the various directions that SSL industry developments will take. The original version of this article can be found...