by Commercial LED Lighting | Sep 11, 2013 | Design Automation, Driver ICs, Editors Picks Left, Manufacturing Equipment, Modular light engines, Optics, Retail & Hospitality, Smart Cities, Test Equipment, Test Labs, Thermal, White-Point Tuning
SSL product development goes far beyond the LEDs and driver electronics, and Richie Richards explains how to evaluate the detailed design elements such as materials choices, thermal management, and compatibility issues that can in turn lead to optimal lighting...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Sep 3, 2013 | Automotive & Vehicles, Backlighting Signs & Displays, Business & Markets, Driver ICs, Events Reports, Indoor Lighting, Manufacturing Equipment, Retail & Hospitality, Substrates & Wafers, White-Point Tuning
Cree, Philips Lumileds, and Nichia presented conflicting views on the future of packaged LEDs, although all agree that the components will continue to advance, and SSL system design is the key to better lighting products, reports Maury Wright. The original version of...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Sep 3, 2013 | Assembly & Contract Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment, Substrates & Wafers
Azzurro has announced both production and lab milestones in wavelength variation using its GaN-on-Si LED template wafers and Air Water is working on a GaN-on-SiC-on-Si architecture with a new Aixtron MOCVD reactor. The original version of this article can be found...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Aug 28, 2013 | Business & Markets, Light Engines, Manufacturing Equipment, Modular light engines, Research & Development
Osram and Sharp have cross-licensed LED and laser-diode patents, while Zumtobel appoints a new CEO and its Tridonic business completes the sale of its magnetic ballast plant in Australia. The original version of this article can be found...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 30, 2013 | Assembly & Contract Manufacturing, Business & Markets, Manufacturing Equipment, White-Point Tuning
Sub-watt LEDs in 3014 and 3030 packages target general illumination and are based on the gallium-nitride-on-silicon technology developed by Toshiba and Bridgelux. The original version of this article can be found...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 30, 2013 | Assembly & Contract Manufacturing, Manufacturing Equipment, Materials, Substrates & Wafers, Test Equipment
In-line monitoring of defects on LED wafers allows manufacturers to understand which defects impact yield and to apply that information in a constant effort to improve yield, explains Steven Chen. The original version of this article can be found...
