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Epistar produces GaN-on-Si LEDs using Azzurro template wafers

2012-10-16T07:25:44Z

Epistar, Taiwan's largest manufacturer of packaged LEDs has decided to trial silicon-based wafers. The company is hoping to take advantage of cost savings in the backend of the LED manufacturing process to in turn broaden SSL deployment.

Cree announces color LEDs in XB-D and XM-L family

2012-10-10T01:18:58Z

Cree has announced new color LEDs that bring the same lumen output gains announced in white LEDs earlier this year to manufacturers of entertainment lighting products and exterior architectural lighting products where colors are a requisite.

How to choose light bulbs that aren't terrible

2012-09-12T07:17:45Z

Energy-efficient light bulbs can be far from perfect.

CFLs take minutes to achieve full brightness compared with LEDs that brighten instantly, but in tests, one LED was dim and emitted a ghastly, bluish light color, and others couldn't cast light in all directions.

Consumer Reports has identified four light bulb letdowns and ways to prevent them.

Color mixing enables high CRI and high LED efficacy

2012-08-16T01:53:31Z

When amber LEDs are combined with phosphor-converted blue LEDs, warm white light with both high CRI and high efficacy can be attained simultaneously.

40% of LED business are faced with bankruptcy

2012-08-13T02:07:15Z
"Energy-saving technology, lights up the world", one of the leading enterprises in LED industry, Ningbo Andy Optoelectronic can not even save itself from bankruptcy, let alone light up the world as its slogan.

LED Arrays: Seoul Semiconductor, Stanley, Sharp, Lustrous, Bridgelux, Luminus

2012-06-16T03:06:06Z

In recent weeks, LED manufacturers have introduced a number of high-lumen-output products that use multichip LED arrays to suit applications ranging from downlights to medical lamps.

LED business news: Osram Opto, Radiant Zemax, Mouser, Lumenpulse, Digi-Key

2012-02-20T08:10:09Z

Osram Opto has partnered with Avnet, Radiant Zemax has acquired Optima Research, Mouser has redesigned its lighting design website, Lumenpulse has partnered with Technolite and Digi-Key has become Marktech Optoelectronics’ distributor.

OLEDs: Osram, EU flexible-OLED project, NanoMarkets, OSA

2011-11-15T03:02:25Z

Osram has announced a record-breaking flexible OLED, while a EU-funded group headed up by Imec will also pursue flexible OLEDs with built-in intelligence. NanoMarkets has published an OLED materials market report and the OSA has published a volume of OLED research papers.

Bridgelux hits 160 lm/W in lab with LEDs produced using GaN on silicon

2011-08-09T02:59:14Z

Using gallium nitride on 8-in silicon wafers, Bridgelux is achieving LED efficacy in the lab on par with LEDs produced on sapphire or silicon-carbide wafers.

Cree reports R&D result of 231lm/W efficacy for white LED

2011-05-10T07:30:11Z

Cree has extended the efficacy record for a white LED tested at room temperature and 350mA current.