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Lighting Up the Lives of the Elderly – Adaptively

Artificial light affects us in subtle ways. At its best, ambient lighting can relax, soothe or excite, but used poorly it can drain us of energy and disrupt sleep. What if lighting could adapt automatically to meet our individual needs?

19 Feb 2009

Nuventix Unveils Three New Active Cooling Solutions for the Solid State Lighting Industry

From Strategies in Light 2009, Nuventix unveiled three new active cooling solutions for the solid state lighting industry: the SynJet PAR20 LED Cooler, SynJet 3-inch LED Cooler and SynJet PAR30 LED Cooler.

18 Feb 2009

IntertechPira Announces 10th Installment of Internationally Renowned LEDs Conference

IntertechPira is pleased to announce that the 10th installment of its internationally renowned LEDs conference series will be held October 20-22, 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

17 Feb 2009

CST-90 Features Large Chip, High-Brightness, High-Efficiency Levels

Luminus Devices, Inc., today announced the CST-90 white PhlatLight® LED, the newest addition to the PhlatLight LED family of products developed for fixture manufacturers in the general lighting industry.

17 Feb 2009

SSL2101 Enable LEDs to Operate and Dim With Existing Infrastructure to Further Improve Energy Efficiency

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the launch of the SSL2101 - the world's first integrated dimmable mains LED driver. The NXP SSL2101 is a small form factor Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) controller IC specifically designed to drive LED devices and provide dimming capabilities to further improve the energy efficiency of LED lighting.

17 Feb 2009

Future Lighting Solutions Introduces Polymer Optic's 230 Color Mixer Reflector for LUXEON Rebel Power LEDs

Future Lighting Solutions today announced the availability of Polymer Optic's 230 Color Mixer Reflector for LUXEON® Rebel Power LEDs, the first off-the-shelf optic for solid-state lighting applications requiring uniform mixing of multiple LED light sources.

17 Feb 2009

OSRAM Introduces New Display Concept for Automotive Lamps

OSRAM's polePOSition concept for automotive lighting at the POS makes quite an impression with its new pack designs and innovative display system. Its consumer-friendly design and clear layout plus communicative icons provide information quickly and help boost retail sales. The new design also underlines the high quality of OSRAM's range.

17 Feb 2009

New Devices Shrinks Display Backlight Driver Board Area by Up to 62 Percent

Micrel Inc., (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched a new family of extremely efficient White LED (WLED) drivers that extends mobile handset talk time by up to an astounding 32 percent.

16 Feb 2009

Thermal Models for Computing LED Designing Available from Osram Opto Semiconductors

Once again, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
is demonstrating its high level of customer support by providing for the first
time thermal models for computing different LED designs as downloads.

12 Feb 2009

Carmanah Partners With Shine Micro to Combine Solar-Powered Marine Lanterns With AIS Technology

Solar technology provider Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) has partnered with Shine Micro Inc. to add an automatic identification system (AIS) capability to its line of stand-alone solar-powered LED (light emitting diode) marine lanterns.

11 Feb 2009