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Business | Digi-Key | On-Semiconductor | Mar 10, 2021
Digi-Key Electronics Named ON Semiconductor Global High Service Distributor of the Year
Digi-Key Electronics Named ON Semiconductor Global High Service Distributor of the Year Digi-Key Electronics, the leading global electronic components distributor, was named ON Semiconductor’s Global High Service Distributor for 2020. This is the second year Digi-Key has been recognized with the Global High Service Distribution Partner Award, which honors the distributor that led channel sales, grew market share, captured increased sales of products and scored highly on overall process excellence in the evolving semiconductor market. Read more »
Quantum Dots | Nano-Lit Technologies | Trends | Mar 09, 2021
Quantum Dots Launch For The First Time In Lighting
Quantum Dots Launch For The First Time In Lighting Vancouver based, Nano-Lit Technologies lighting system adjusts wavelengths and colour temperature throughout the day to support the alignment of the body’s circadian rhythm to the day-night cycle. SENSO Lighting fixtures with Nano-Lit light engines address features within the WELL Light concept of WELL v2. The effect of light on people is an emerging area of study and to date we know more about its effect on plants than people in buildings. Read more »
Trends | Micro-LEDs | Mar 08, 2021
Micro LEDs for Medical Applications
Micro LEDs for Medical Applications The team of Prof. Sekiguchi of Toyohashi University of Technology and ALLOS Semiconductors have engaged to realize high efficiency nitride-based micro LED chips for novel in-vivo neutral application. Read more »
Business | Featured | Cree LED | Mar 04, 2021
New Name. New breakthroughs. All LED.
New Name. New breakthroughs. All LED. SMART Global Holdings, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Cree, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:CREE) Cree LED Products business unit (“Cree LED”). Read more »
General Lighting | Featured | LUXTECH | Mar 03, 2021
LUXTECH Presents OneCut High-Efficacy: >200 lm/W LED Module
LUXTECH Presents OneCut High-Efficacy: >200 lm/W LED Module OneCut HE is LUXTECH’s most efficient linear/rigid white LED module to date; at 44” long it boasts >200 lm/W with cuttability every 5.5” to fit any standard fixture size. On board poke-in connectors, screw mounting holes, and intermittent solder pads make for reliable installation and maximum board yield perfect for DLC Premium fixture requirements. Read more »
Appointments | Mar 02, 2021
Acuity Brands Announces Trevor PALMER as New President of Acuity Lighting and Lighting Controls Business
Acuity Brands Announces Trevor PALMER as New President of Acuity Lighting and Lighting Controls Business Acuity Brands, Inc. announced Trevor S. Palmer was appointed President of the Company’s lighting and lighting controls business (ABL). Effective March 1, 2021, Trevor assumes responsibility for driving innovation across the Company’s lighting and lighting controls products, growing market share, and executing the digital transformation of the business. Trevor has over 27 years of experience in the building technology industry and recently served as Senior Vice President of Acuity Brands’ Digital Lighting Networks business. Read more »
Opinions | Commentary | Feb 27, 2021
From Kelly to Double Dynamic Lighting
From Kelly to Double Dynamic Lighting by Henrik CLAUSEN. Henrik has worked in the lighting sector for almost 30 years, collaborating with architects, interior designers and specialist lighting designers. Read more »
Dec 31, 1969
LightingEurope 2024 Online Mystery Shopper Exercise: Shocking Results on Safety and Compliance
LightingEurope has published the third edition of its Mystery Shopper Exercise, an assessment of the compliance of selected lighting products sold in online marketplaces. This time the scope, which covered 3 lighting product families (LED Strips, G4 lamps on mains and Children’s Night lights) in 4 Online marketplaces (European and non-European) in 5 Member States, went a step further by testing against relevant safety standards. As in previous editions, the results are just as shocking and disappointing. Read more »
Dec 31, 1969
Nichia Launches White LED "NS2W806H-B2" Featuring Blue/Green Chips
Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, is launching a white LED (Part No. NS2W806H-B2) designed for LCD backlighting. This product adds a new green chip in addition to the existing blue chip, resulting in a configuration that combines both blue and green within a single package. Read more »
Dec 31, 1969
Messe Frankfurt Expands Portfolio in USA and Acquires Stake in LightFair
Messe Frankfurt is expanding its portfolio in the USA. From now on, LightFair in Las Vegas and New York will be part of the Light + Building brand’s international network. In future, Messe Frankfurt will be organising the five-day trade fair together with an accompanying conference for the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The next edition of the architectural and commercial lighting trade fair is scheduled to take place at Las Vegas Convention Center between 4 and 8 May 2025. Read more »
Dec 31, 1969
Lumileds Broadens CoB Offerings With New Board Footprints For Absolute Design Flexibility
Though there are many standards in the LED industry, the footprint or board size for CoBs is not one of them. Over the years, companies that manufacture CoB holders and optics have largely designed their products to support the 3 board formats that are widely adopted by lighting manufacturers. With the introduction of LUXEON CS CoBs, Lumileds now offers a full range of LUXEON CoBs in each of the common board footprints. Read more »
Dec 31, 1969
ABB and Zumtobel Group Partner to Advance Smart Lighting and Building Solutions and Direct Current (DC) Industry Applications
The companies will focus on integrating ABB's building automation solutions with Zumtobel Group's lighting management systems ABB and Zumtobel Group will also target innovation in the use of direct current (DC) technology in full-scale industrial applications to reduce energy use and lower CO2 emissions. The strategic partnership will support more efficient, sustainable and user-friendly commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. Read more »
Dec 31, 1969
CBU-DA-1P: Casambi to DALI Control Device from Electrónica OLFER
Electrónica OLFER introduces our new product, developed by our I+D department: the CBU-DA-1P. This is a Casambi to DALI control device. To do this, the CBU-DA-1P uses Bluetooth Low Energy communications to receive a command signal from the Casambi App and convert this signal into DALI commands according to the selected fixture profile. Read more »
Events | LpS Digital | LpS Digital Awards | LpS Digital Summit
LED professional Symposium 2024 LpS Digital Summit & LpS Awards – 5 Dec 2024
LED professional Symposium 2024 LpS Digital Summit & LpS Awards – 5 Dec 2024 The LpS Digital Summit takes place annually at the beginning of December. In conjunction with this event, the LpS Digital Awards are also presented. In this article, we aim to provide you with more detailed information about the LpS Summit and the Awards, as well as explain how you can actively partic- ipate in the event. Read more »
Dec 31, 1969
Lumileds Broadens CoB Offerings With New Board Footprints For Absolute Design Flexibility
Though there are many standards in the LED industry, the footprint or board size for CoBs is not one of them. Over the years, companies that manufacture CoB holders and optics have largely designed their products to support the 3 board formats that are widely adopted by lighting manufacturers. With the introduction of LUXEON CS CoBs, Lumileds now offers a full range of LUXEON CoBs in each of the common board footprints. Read more »
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