Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton today announced that it has received a $2.4 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to explore the development of energy efficient lighting products. Eaton’s research, slated for completion in 2015, will aim to improve the manufacturing speed of light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures by three times over the typical rate, reduce LED light engine costs by five times and reduce assembly costs by approximately 50 percent.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: a flaw called “efficiency droop” that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their efficiency as they are subjected to greater electrical currents. Efficiency droop, first reported in 1999, has been a key obstacle in the development of LED lighting for situations, like household lighting, that call for economical sources of versatile and bright light.
Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., the largest LED manufacturer in China, has placed a multi-tool order for Veeco’s TurboDisc® MaxBright® M™ Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems in the third quarter of 2013. The multi-reactor systems will be used to ramp production of LEDs in their Xiamen, China fab for applications including backlighting and general illumination.
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has launched photocouplers, “TLP2361” and “TLP2161”, that combine 15Mbps high-speed communication with low power consumption. Mass production is scheduled to start in August, 2013.
It's never too early to start thinking about Christmas and planning for home or business Christmas lighting displays that will be the talk of the town. All America Christmas Company has Christmas lights and decorations for every occasion, but really shines as one of the leading Christmas lights sources with its unmatched dazzling assortment of products.
Chicago's Water Tower Place recently purchased and installed a large-format vertical LED video banner directly inside its Michigan Avenue entrance. Designed and manufactured by Daktronics Inc. of Brookings, S.D., the iconic Magnificent Mile center's new, double-sided LED display measures 8-feet wide by 12-feet high, features high-resolution 4-mm pixel spacing and is audio capable.
Xicato, a leading provider of LED modules for retail, hospitality and specialty lighting environments, today introduced its Vibrant Series LED modules. Light from the Vibrant Series is spectrally engineered by Xicato’s color scientists to make colors appear richer and more vivid and to bring out textures and depth of materials like never before.
LG Electronics USA and THX Ltd. today announced that revolutionary new LG CURVED OLED TV is the first OLED TV in the world to achieve THX® Display Certification.
For the lighting designer or architect that needs the latest LED technology for exterior lighting applications, Amerlux has launched Salvus, a new series of Pole Mounted LED Site and Area Lighting fixtures, a line that will make any new or retrofit project look state-of-the-art. Salvus replaces existing metal halide and high-pressure sodium outdoor fixtures with up to 60 percent greater efficiency in parking lots, walkways, college and corporate campuses, retail centers, hospitality areas and other commercial environments.
As LED lighting becomes an $80 billion industry, the market for the epitaxial wafers (epi-wafers) LEDs are made from will grow to $4 billion in 2020, according to Lux Research.
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