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New RGB LED Drivers from ISSI

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a leader in advanced memory and analog IC solutions, has released the IS31FL3196 & IS31FL3199 FxLED LED drivers to product developers looking to add a splash of color to set apart their unique designs.

27 Feb 2014

Crowdfunding Campaign for New Kind of LED Nightlight

As sleep disorders and energy costs rise, Uopia launches a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a new kind of LED nightlight. What makes their nightlight different is that it feels and looks like a warm incandescent bulb while providing the energy savings and longevity of an LED unit.

27 Feb 2014

Decline in ASP of LEDs Drives Global Chip on Board LED Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Chip on Board LED Market 2014-2018: Market to Grow at a CAGR of 40.71%" report to their offering.

27 Feb 2014

Amerlux's FINO Ultra Shallow Asymmetric Indirect Lighting Fixture Receives LightTrades Award

Edison Report announced that Amerlux's FINO Ultra Shallow Asymmetric Indirect Lighting Fixture received a LightTrades Award. The winning products were evaluated by the editor and four anonymous judges during Lightfair International, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Street and Area Conference, IES Annual Conference, Lux Live, Strategies in Light, and The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition.

27 Feb 2014

Windstream Earns Contract to Supply Two US Military Bases with Upgraded Fiber Networks

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, was recently awarded a 36-month contract, valued at more than $3 million, by the United States Department of Defense, to supply two U.S. military bases with upgraded fiber networks.

26 Feb 2014

Flextronics Adds Two New Product Lines of Energy-Efficient Lighting Fixtures

Following the introduction of its Lighting Solutions portfolio in October 2013, Flextronics today announced the addition of two new product lines of energy efficient lighting fixtures to help commercial and industrial businesses lower their facility energy costs and achieve energy efficiency goals.

26 Feb 2014

New Optical Fiber Architecture Enables Transmission of High-Quality Images

After having recently discovered a new way to propagate multiple beams of light through a single strand of optical fiber, engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) now have found that their novel fiber architecture can transmit images with a quality that is comparable or better than the current commercial endoscopy imaging fibers.

26 Feb 2014

IBM Researchers Set New Record for Data Transmission over Multimode Optical Fiber

Researchers at IBM have set a new record for data transmission over a multimode optical fiber, a type of cable that is typically used to connect nearby computers within a single building or on a campus.

26 Feb 2014

Supertex Debuts High Voltage LED Driver IC

Supertex, a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced the HV9805, an LED driver IC, where the LED light source is arranged as a high voltage LED string in order to accommodate certain lamp form factors, while allowing for cost savings through less complicated cooling and optical arrangements.

26 Feb 2014

TerraLUX Unveils New TLM-R20 LED Engine

TerraLUX Inc., an industry leader that designs, patents, and manufactures LED-based lighting solutions for illumination, has introduced the TLM-R20 LED Engine, a modular spotlight source for landscape and track lighting.

26 Feb 2014

TSI Acquires Business Assets and Raman Spectroscopy Technology from Enwave Optronics

TSI, a global leader in precision instrumentation, today announced that it has acquired the business assets and Raman Spectroscopy Technology from Enwave Optronics, Inc. (Irvine, CA).

26 Feb 2014

Skyworks Introduces New Dual LED Flash Driver for Smartphones

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets introduced the industry’s best dual flash driver for smartphones. Incorporating Skyworks’ proprietary TrueFlash™ capability, the device enables sophisticated LED flash management features to capture the best image possible, as well new user features such as message notification and privacy indicator.

26 Feb 2014

VDMA Strengthens Position and Claim to Leadership in Photonics Field

In both Germany and internationally, photonics drives innovation. In a fiercely competitive environment, this field of technology is associated with a highly dynamic evolution and a global market volume that is expected to reach about EUR 615 billion by the year 2020.

26 Feb 2014

Submicron-position Resolution Sensor Introduced By Opto Diode

Opto Diode, a division of ITW, and a member of the ITW Photonics Group, introduces the ODD-SXUV-DLPSD, a duo-lateral UV/EUV submicron-position resolution sensor.

From Opto Diode Corp. 25 Feb 2014

Inexpensive Imaging Device ‘Lights Up’ Malignant Brain Tumors

Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute and Department of Neurosurgery have developed a unique, compact, relatively inexpensive imaging device to “light up” malignant brain tumors and other cancers.

25 Feb 2014