LEDs & OLEDs

Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 07, 2012
Cree Continues to Accelerate Price-Performance Optimization with the New XT-E LED
Cree Continues to Accelerate Price-Performance Optimization with the New XT-E LED Cree, Inc. today announced a breakthrough in LED technology that completely redefines the lighting industry and erases old assumptions about up-front LED cost and performance. The Cree XLamp® XT-E White LED delivers twice the lumens-per-dollar of other LEDs and features the highest performance and efficacy in the industry. Based on a new silicon carbide technology platform, the XT-E LED and the recently released XB-D LED represent a dramatic transformation in LED price-performance. Cree’s revolutionary new platform addresses the largest obstacle to mass LED lighting adoption, initial cost, and enables LED lighting systems to replace their inefficient ancestors. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 10, 2012
Verticle, Inc. Announces the Mass Production of the World First Hexagonal LED Chip - Honeycomb™
Verticle, Inc. Announces the Mass Production of the World First Hexagonal LED Chip - Honeycomb™ Verticle, Inc. announces the mass production of hexagonal-shaped LED chip Honeycomb™, a revolutionary LED chip developed with Verticle's patented Cu substrate and chemical chip separation technology for optimized light extraction efficiency. This vertically structured LED chip features significant benefits that include higher light extraction and more uniform beam profile than conventional square or rectangular LED chips based on sapphire or silicon substrate, said Dr. Mike (M.C.) Yoo, Verticle's CEO. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 20, 2012
SemiLEDs Achieves 40% External Quantum Efficiency for Ultraviolet (UV) LED Chips
SemiLEDs Achieves 40% External Quantum Efficiency for Ultraviolet (UV) LED Chips SemiLEDs Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, today announced that its UV LED chips are capable of emitting radiation at a wavelength of 390-420 nm with 40% external quantum efficiencies (EQE – a LED’s ability to convert electrons into photons) at 350 mA (up to 500 mW output power*, typical 3.3V forward voltage). Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 29, 2012
Osram OS Improves Temperature Dependent Efficiency of Oslon SSL LEDs by 25%
Osram OS Improves Temperature Dependent Efficiency of Oslon SSL LEDs by 25% Oslon SSL-LEDs by Osram Opto Semiconductors stand for high light output. The new generation of high-power-LEDs will be appreciated by users for its improved performance, with an efficiency increase of approximately 25 percent. Additionally, the luminous flux of the LED at elevated temperatures has now been stabilised. In doing so, it is possible to retain a virtually constant luminous efficacy, despite high application temperatures. Thanks to this optimisation, the luminaire design is significantly simplified. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Mar 01, 2012
Vishay Intertechnology Releases New 1 W White LEDs in Little Star® Package
Vishay Intertechnology Releases New 1 W White LEDs in Little Star® Package Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today expanded its Little Star® family of SMD power LEDs with a new series of 1 W cool, neutral, and warm white devices that utilize nitride phosphor for enhanced color stability over temperature. Combining extraordinarily high brightness with a compact package outline, the VLMW712xxx LEDs offer a low thermal resistance of 10 K/W and high luminous intensity for a wide range of applications. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Mar 20, 2012
Sharp's Expands Zenigata Series with the New Pico Zenigata LED Offering 15 – 72.5 lumens
Sharp's Expands Zenigata Series with the New Pico Zenigata LED Offering 15 – 72.5 lumens With the new Pico Zenigata LED series, Sharp completes its portfolio for high-performance LEDs. With just a single LED, the types of the GM2BBxxQK1C series achieve luminous flux levels of up to 24.5 lumens and an efficiency of up to 125 lm/watt. Luminous flux and efficiency of the other two series were improved accordingly: above all the GM2BBxxQKAC (2 LED dies) reaches up to 46.7 lumens with an effective power of up to 120 lm/W; the GM2BBxxQK0C (3 LED dies) radiate up to 72.5 lumens at an efficiency level of up to 120 lm/W. All three series are available with a typical CRI value of 83. The high colour rendering (HCR) LEDs achieve the high CRI level through a combination of blue LED dies with a special mixture of green and red phosphor. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Mar 20, 2012
Cree Expands Industry’s Most Versatile Family of Mid-Power Lighting-Class LEDs
Cree Expands Industry’s Most Versatile Family of Mid-Power Lighting-Class LEDs Cree, Inc. introduces new mid-power XLamp® ML-C and ML-E LEDs, bringing increased versatility and flexibility to a wide spectrum of lighting applications. Designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting, the expanded XLamp ML family now offers red, green and blue color options, high-voltage and three different price-performance options in the proven and reliable ML package. The ML LED high-voltage options can enable the use of more efficient, smaller drivers to lower cost for applications such as LED replacement lamps. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Mar 27, 2012
LED-Component Duris P 5 Sets Standards for Lifetime and Corrosion Stability
LED-Component Duris P 5 Sets Standards for Lifetime and Corrosion Stability More and more frequently, luminaires in the professional sector are equipped with LEDs. This applies both for indoor and outdoor lighting solutions. In the process, luminaire manufacturers give particular importance to durable, efficient and high-quality LEDs. “The demand for highquality and robust light emitting diodes will continue to increase in the future. The Duris P 5 represents a true leap in innovation, in particular owing to its minimal error rate during long-term use,” explains Christian Neugirg, product manager at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 02, 2012
Prolight Opto Phenix 3535 Series
Prolight Opto Phenix 3535 Series The Phenix 3535 provides color quality, performance and value to the lighting market. With our single binning solution, luminaire manufacturer can be assured of color consistency in their lighting products, where every Phenix 3535 falls within a single 4 step MacAdam ellipse centered on the black body curve. The superior light output of 110lm at 350mA along with the small footprint will definitely provide lighting designers the performance and flexibility to develop world class lighting products for wide variety of lighting sectors include retrofit bulbs, commercial and residential lighting. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 05, 2012
Bridgelux Expands Decor Ultra High CRI Series with Extended Efficiency and Power Options up to 5000lm
Bridgelux Expands Decor Ultra High CRI Series with Extended Efficiency and Power Options up to 5000lm Bridgelux Inc., bringing innovation to light by delivering high power, energy efficient and cost effective LED solutions, today announced the expansion of its highly successful Decor™ line of ultra-high color rendering index (CRI) LED arrays. Addressing growing demand in the shop and retail, architectural, hospitality and museum lighting markets for the energy efficiency and high quality light offered by LED technology, Bridgelux has expanded its successful Decor 97 CRI product series introduced in October 2011. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 06, 2012
Philips Lumileds Brings New Standards to Mid-Power LEDs for Illumination
Philips Lumileds Brings New Standards to Mid-Power LEDs for Illumination Philips Lumileds today launched its first white, mid-power LED and in doing so has raised expectations for mid-power reliability, performance over time and temperature, and color maintenance. Intended for office and other distributed LED lighting solutions, Philips Lumileds uniquely specifies CCT, CRI, and R9 for each of its new mid-power emitters. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 06, 2012
HPL Releases COB Bases 3-5, 7-9 and 12-14W LEDs
HPL Releases COB Bases 3-5, 7-9 and 12-14W LEDs High Power Lighting's (HPL) new C40, C70 and C90 were designed with HPL patented metal cooper substrate cost effective package technology, which offers not only higher light efficiency, higher thermal conductivity and excellent light quality, but also competitive price/performance. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 10, 2012
Cree SC³ Technology Platform Continues to Deliver Innovation with Brighter XLamp® High-Voltage LEDs
Cree SC³ Technology Platform Continues to Deliver Innovation with Brighter XLamp® High-Voltage LEDs Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, announces the availability of brighter Cree® XLamp XT-E and XM-L High-Voltage LEDs to provide manufacturers more efficient, cost-effective components. The new, high-performance LEDs leverage the SC³ Technology Platform, which also powered the previously introduced XLamp® XB-D and XT-E LEDs. The SC³ Technology Platform, built on Cree’s advanced silicon carbide technology, features advancements in LED chip architecture and phosphor, and boasts a new package design to deliver the most advanced LED components in the industry. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 10, 2012
Sharp Presents a New Generation of Its 4W & 7W Mini Zenigata LEDs
Sharp Presents a New Generation of Its 4W & 7W Mini Zenigata LEDs The new product generation is again based on a small plate made of technical ceramics (aluminium oxide Al2O3) with the dimensions 15mm x 12mm x 1.6mm. Efficiency was able to be improved by up to 11% due to technical progress. The new generation of 4 and 7W arrays is characterised by four properties: Compact, light, economical and noticeably brighter than before. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 11, 2012
Philips Lumileds Announces Volume Production and Availability of the Recently Introduced LUXEON M
Philips Lumileds Announces Volume Production and Availability of the Recently Introduced LUXEON M Philips Lumileds has fully launched LUXEON M which is now in volume production. The new emitter has already been approved for street lighting in major US cities with designs to be shown at Light + Building. LUXEON M’s high lumen output—more than 1100 lumens— and typical voltage of 11.2V drives down system cost and improves system performance through the use of low cost, highly efficient drivers. The tremendous light output and efficacy at operating conditions lowers overall solution costs. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 11, 2012
New Cree XLamp® MT-G2 LEDs Showcase the Advantage of the SC³ Technology Platform
New Cree XLamp® MT-G2 LEDs Showcase the Advantage of the SC³ Technology Platform LED lighting leader Cree announces the MT-G2 LED – the first EasyWhite® LED array built on the SC³ Technology Platform. The new XLamp® MT-G2 LED delivers LED lighting manufacturers 25 percent brighter LEDs compared to the previous MT-G, enabling a wider spectrum of high lumen applications. MT-G2 LEDs are designed for high-output, directional lighting applications and are the ideal replacement for lighting applications that currently use inefficient halogen lamps. The MT-G2 LEDs are optimized for use in track, accent, lamp retrofit, down lighting and other applications where color quality, consistency and optical control are required. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 12, 2012
First Chip-on-Board LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Soleriq E LED for Downlights with High Performance Requirements
First Chip-on-Board LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Soleriq E LED for Downlights with High Performance Requirements Downlights provide high-quality background lighting in professional applications. These include shopping malls, offices, industrial buildings and high-end residential premises. The luminaires need a high luminous flux for their light to have the right effect. This is precisely what the new Soleriq series provides, the first chip-on-board LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. Even at high application temperatures they create the basis for highly efficient luminaires with a luminous flux of 1500 lm to 4500 lm. Read more »
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