LED & OLEDs Collection

Technology | Jul 28, 2010
OSRAM Study: LED Life-Cycle Assessment
OSRAM Study: LED Life-Cycle Assessment An OSRAM Opto Semiconductors` study on the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of LED lamps shows the latest generation of lamps achieves a very high score for environmental friendliness. Read more »
Technology | Jul 28, 2010
Ultrathin LEDs Create New Classes of Lighting and Display Systems
Ultrathin LEDs Create New Classes of Lighting and Display Systems A new process for creating ultrathin, ultrasmall inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and assembling them into large arrays offers new classes of lighting and display systems with interesting properties, such as see-through construction and mechanical flexibility, that would be impossible to achieve with existing technologies. Read more »
Technology | Jul 28, 2010
OSRAM LED Produces Warm White Light with High Efficiency and True Colors
OSRAM LED Produces Warm White Light with High Efficiency and True Colors OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has developed an LED that offers high efficiency, excellent color rendering and a pleasant warm white light. The prototype is the first to offer the three important properties that together are essential for general illumination applications, namely a color temperature of 3000 K, a color rendering index of 82 and an efficiency of 104 lm/W. Read more »
Technology | Jul 28, 2010
3M Claims Record Efficacy for Green LEDs
3M Claims Record Efficacy for Green LEDs Green LED | November 24, 2009 Scientists at 3M have unveiLed a color-conversion technology that doubles the efficiency of green LEDs, compared with currently-available green emitters. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company says that the technology could lead to accelerated adoption of LEDs in demanding applications such as LCD display backlights and pico-projectors. Read more »
Technology | Jul 28, 2010
Cree Breaks 200 Lumen Per Watt Efficacy Barrier
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces another industry-best reported efficacy record of 208 lumens per watt for a white power LED. This R&D result passes a significant milestone within the solid-state lighting industry as well as demonstrates Cree’s relentless drive to increase the performance of its LEDs. Read more »
Technology | Jul 28, 2010
White OLED Outlook Brightens with Efficiency Breakthrough
White OLED Outlook Brightens with Efficiency Breakthrough GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), GE Lighting and Konica Minolta (KM) have achieved a major breakthrough that brings the companies closer to making high-efficiency organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting devices a reality. GE and KM scientists have demonstrated illumination-quality white OLEDs using “solution-coatable” materials that are essential for producing OLEDs at a low cost. Read more »
Technology | Jul 28, 2010
Prototype of a Red Golden Dragon Plus LED Sets New Record
Prototype of a Red Golden Dragon Plus LED Sets New Record Developers at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have succeeded in increasing the efficiency of red thin-film LEDs by 30% – a new record. The latest generation of thin-film chips benefit from an optimized chip platform which has potential for further improvements. This boost in efficiency is opening up new LED applications in general illumination, in projection and in the industrial sector. Read more »
Technology | Jul 13, 2010
The Future of OLED Lighting
The Future of OLED Lighting Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are currently a hot topic in the lighting industry. With major companies such as Osram, Philips, and General Electric displaying prototype products and announcing commercial availability of OLED panels for prototype lighting applications, it is difficult to ignore the industry buzz: “OLEDs are the future of lighting!” Read more »
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