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DOE announces SSL SBIR funding, new MYPP, and fact sheet

The US Department of Energy has made four new funding awards within the Small Business Innovation Research for SSL-centric research, while the agency also updated the Multi-Year Program Plan, and issued a fact sheet on LED lighting and health. The original version of...

LED advancements drive quality of light gains (MAGAZINE)

GaN-on-GaN LED technology can deliver better light quality in terms of color rendering and accurate bright whites while also providing a lumen-per-wafer advantage over conventional LEDs, write Aurelien David, Frank Shum, and Mike Krames.  The original version of this...

SIL program spans LED technology to the breadth of emerging SSL applications (MAGAZINE)

Quality of light was the predominant theme at Strategies in Light, reports Maury Wright, but the 2014 conference reflected a maturation of LED technology with speakers addressing a broad scope of topics, including new ways to approach the lighting market and...

CSEM announces EU-funded LASSIE-FP7 large-area SSL module project

Switzerland based R&D lab will lead collaborative research charged with developing SSL modules that combine the reliability and performance of LEDs with tunable organic elements in planar modules for use in luminaires such as architectural recessed troffers. The...

Understand the true cost of LED choices in SSL systems (MAGAZINE)

The LED component cost is only one facet of the design and production cost for solid-state lighting (SSL) systems. Other factors that impact the overall cost, performance, and lifetime of general lighting products include the suitability of components for the intended...