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Micrel Launches the Smallest and Most Powerful LED Driver for Portable Applications

Micrel Inc., , an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the MIC2299, the industry's smallest and most powerful LED driver for portable applications. This high-efficiency boost DC-to-DC converter features an integrated 3.5A guaranteed switch current and delivers a net output power of 7-12W -- from a tiny 3mm x 3mm MLF(R) package.

4 Oct 2007

How Much Light Pollution is Out There?

Here's your mission, should you choose to accept it: Look up in the sky after dark and count the stars you see.

4 Oct 2007

Flat-Panel Display to Reflect Colors Across Entire Visible Spectrum

A reflective flat-panel display that exhibits color tuning across the entire visible spectrum could be a valuable power saver.

4 Oct 2007

Photonics Offers Superior Performance and Reliability for the Automotive Industry

The high performance capabilities of photonics technology meets the automotive industry's need for safety and entertainment solutions that offer superior performance, reliability, robustness, and cost effectiveness, reports Frost & Sullivan.

2 Oct 2007

NTPC Plans to Manufacture LED Lamps

NTPC Ltd plans to get into manufacturing Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps, widely considered the future of lighting technology. It has tied up with the Bangalore-based Society for Integrated Circuit Technology and Applied Research for making the lamps as they have frugal power consumption, considerably lower than even compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).

1 Oct 2007

Three Main Street in New York to Install Solar-Powered LED Street Lighting

SolarOne Solutions of Framingham, MA and Hadco ® Inc. of Littlestown PA announced that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will fund three main street lighting projects overseen by the Sullivan Renaissance, a beautification and community development program principally funded by the Gerry Foundation.

1 Oct 2007

LED Christmas Light Offers a More Cost-Effective and Environmentally Friendly Solution During Christmas

A more cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution to traditional incandescent holiday lighting is now available, says newly launched LED Christmas light company HolidayLEDs.com.

1 Oct 2007

Brightest Warm White High Power LED Lighting for Various Lighting Applications

With the on going demand of highly efficient light source, extremely long life hours of source are required. Our SPNovaLED product range has proven track record to produce this ideal light source in various lighting applications such as architecture and general lighting.

24 Sep 2007

LED Replaces CCFL Lighting for LCDs

Even if the next LCD you buy has pretty much the same characteristics as the last LCD you bought, a change is likely to have occurred behind the scenes. In display sizes below about 15 inches, the tried-and-true cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) lighting system for the LCD is rapidly being replaced by light-emitting diodes.

24 Sep 2007

National Semiconductor Corporation Showcases First RBG LED Driver for Backlighting

National Semiconductor Corporation will showcase its latest power management technology at the Portable Design Conference and Exhibition in Santa Clara, California, from October 3-4. The Portable Design Conference is the only industry gathering of design engineers specifically engaged in the development and engineering of portable devices.

24 Sep 2007