Cree XLamp LEDs Now Available Mounted on PCBs at Newark

Newark a leading multi-channel, high-service electronics distributor in the Americas and part of the global Premier Farnell Group, today announced that it is the one of the first distributors to offer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) with Cree XLamp LEDs already mounted on them. The PCBs are sold under the SPC Technology label, one of Newark’s exclusive brands. Cree’s lighting class XLamp MC-E, XR-E, XP-C and XP-E LEDs are available on star boards or on round boards, with as many as 11 LEDs per board, for same-day shipping.

Lawmakers want feds to see the light on bulbs

Arizona is one step closer to an incandescent future. And perhaps some more unwanted attention from the national media. The Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to legislation which would allow the continued manufacture of incandescent light bulbs — the ones with those familiar tungsten filaments — after their production is banned in the rest of the country.

Visible Light Upgrades Old Town Albuquerque's Historic Gas Lamps

Old Town Albuquerque fits its name. Many of the buildings were made in the Spanish Colonial style. Its historic gas lamps fitted with 100 and 200-watt bulbs gave it an old-world charm. In the city which was founded in 1706, a central plaza and church is surrounded by homes and businesses. The lighting in turn of the century gas lamps got an upgrade with LEDs. Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry and Visible Light Solar Technologies, a maker of LED and solar lighting applications, switched on the first installation of historic Old Town Albuquerque gas lamps retrofitted with LED and solar technology. The retrofitted lights consume just 21 or 42 watts. The company says that many of the retrofitted gas lamps will incorporate solar cells custom which were designed to be invisible to the multitude of visitors who tour the historic neighborhood each year. industrial?grade mica superstrate that renders the solar panels invisible to the naked eye.

SolarGoodWill Helps Uganda Communities

SolarGoodWill.org expert Brian Clark taught local residents how to build solar panels to provide electricity for their homes during a recent trip to Uganda. The goal of the 3 week trip was to help members of the Mount Elgon Self-Help Community Project learn to build homemade solar panels for residential use and to power irrigation pump for the local villages. Mt. Elgon Self-Help Community Project is located on the on the Ugandan/Kenyan border and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for orphans and other children who have been affected by poverty, conflict and disease. Many of the homes were without electricity, so Brian had to begin his 2-week workshop by teaching electricity basics and solar fundamentals before building the actual solar panels. Next came evaluating individual customer’s energy needs. Most villagers had cell phones, so the workshop included building a small residential solar electric system that could charge them along with generating power for LEDs to light the houses.

LED there be light in Calcutta

The Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC) spends around Rs 3.8 crore a month on illuminating the city roads. Apart from burning a deep hole in the civic pocket, the expense hints at a larger peril — an unusually high carbon footprint for the city

Yes, LEDs can be bright and pleasant

Even though they have been a symbol of brilliant thoughts since 1879, the incandescent light bulb may not be such a bright idea after all.  With the average bulb using about 60 watts of energy, or .06kW(kilowatts) per hour and operating 8 hours a day, it comes out to use about 175.2 kW of energy a year. Multiply that by the 45 light bulbs an average American family has in their house hold to get a staggering 7884kW of energy spent on light bulbs alone.

Customised converters power LED lighting

Bear Power Supplies has announced custom power converters for battery-powered LED lighting applications where high reliability is critical. The company's high-efficiency, constant-current DC/DC converters power LEDs from 0.5W to 15W or more. Customised to the OEM's battery and form-factor requirements, Bear LED drivers feature a compact size, high reliability and a long life. The company designs and manufactures LED power supplies for manufacturers.

Seattle chosen to lead LED street light study

The U.S. Department of Energy says Seattle will lead an effort to promote street lights that use energy efficient light emitting diodes, or LEDs. The DOE said Monday that Seattle was chosen to lead a national consortium of cities that will study the best ways to use the lights and what equipment to buy.

Luminus Devices LEDs Power Philips’ Selecon’s FOCUS LED

Luminus Devices, announced that Philips’ Selecon FOCUS LED display light is powered with a single CBM-380 color mixing chip-on-board PhlatLight LED, a practical and cost-effective alternative to LED arrays. The FOCUS LED is ideally suited for applications such as display lighting for museums and art galleries because it doesn’t generate UV or IR and will protect priceless pieces of artwork.
The FOCUS LED light comes equipped with one CBM-380 color mixing PhlatLight LED, capable of reliably delivering 3,500 lumens, without costly lamp changes or high energy consumption. It is designed for entertainment and architectural lighting applications. The new light meets key needs for designers with highly accurate color rendering in both daylight and conventional lighting applications.

eMagin OLED Microdisplays Utilized in Two New Liteye HMD Systems

eMagin Corporation announced that Liteye Systems has developed two new head mounted display ("HMD") products equipped with industry-leading OLED microdisplays from eMagin. Based on Liteye's patented prismatic optic, the new HMDs also take advantage of Liteye's patented universal mount, which allows users to locate the display in virtually any position.
Liteye's new LE-720A HMD is a high performance rugged solution for situational awareness applications. Available in full color SVGA or monochrome video, the lightweight versatile product provides a compact size for portable computing and remote viewing. Prototype LE-720A systems built into Oakley combat goggles are currently being evaluated internationally by military OEMs. The HMD system can also be built into rugged ballistic goggles from a variety of manufacturers, and is ideal for hands-free industrial data viewer applications.
Liteye's new LE-800 is configured to maximize peripheral vision for helmet-mount applications. This product has been developed as the next generation of Liteye's see-through optics products. Liteye spent over two years developing this HMD, utilizing input from multiple military and industrial customers. The product can be customized to meet customers' needs.

GE's 40-watt LED bulbs: A cost-saving investment?

Plenty of people have been talking about GE's new energy-saving LED light bulb. Part of the buzz around the bulbs is the finger-like device that helps evenly disperse the light to make them as warm and home-friendly as incandescent light bulbs. Some say this is the future of lighting.

Ingo Maurer Develops Two OLED Lamps

Ingo Maurer, an internationally designer and producer of lamps and lighting systems, has developed two OLED lamps that are result of the collaboration with Novaled AG. Novaled reportedly developed transparent, efficient OLED modules for this purpose. Ingo Maurer will present the two OLED lamps, the pendant lamp “Flying Future” as well as the table lamp “4 x 4 is 34” at the Light + Building Frankfurt. The OLEDs in these lamps are made on glass substrates and are transparent in the off-state. Novaled points out that with these unique features the organic LEDs open up unimagined freedom of design, which cannot be realized with any other light source. Novaled News Release

Hitatchi opens Chinese service center

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. has established its first customer service center in China as part of an effort to increase sales and boost its share of the Chinese market for semiconductor and electronic component assembly systems. It is introducing new chip mounters compatible with solar cells and LEDs, and earlier this year began shipping a new bonder model with enhanced processing speed and a 3-D mounting function that boosts chip integration and memory capacity.

LED Concepts Installs Energy-Saving LED Light Boxes

LED Concepts has installed thin profile 2 inch deep light boxes using a revolutionary LED light source from ION Light Engines for environmentally-friendly See’s Famous Old Time Candies at their stores in San Rafael, CA and Denver, CO. The brilliant LED backlit light boxes contain 12 to 30 graphics each, displayed horizontally. The thin-profile, two-inch-deep displays combine superb styling aesthetics with superior functionality, the all-welded extruded aluminum construction of the lightweight frame ensures premium product durability and is 100% recyclable. The energy efficient light boxes also use a unique remote power source for the ION Light Engines that takes advantage of Low Voltage Class II technology to provide a power supply with user replaceable power modules.
LEDs are solid-state light engines that last from 50,000 to 100,000 hours, compared to T-5 and T-8 fluorescent lamps that only last from 8,000 to 20,000 hours. LED-illuminated light boxes deliver four times greater energy efficiency than light boxes using fluorescent lamps, and enable users to qualify for energy and tax rebates. The energy savings per light box is a whopping 65% over T-8 fluorescent lamp technology.

Recyclable lighted sign empowers businesses and consumers

A revolutionary new sign technology consists of individual blocks of LED Letters which one can simply snap together in seconds to create instant messaging, announcements, promotions, etc. Traditional lighted signs are expensive and often end up discarded when no longer needed. This fully recyclable new iQ sign allows one to construct a message, announcement, price quote, or greeting in a matter of seconds by connecting individual letter and punctuation modules together in a snap, like liking children's play blocks.
The sign is therefore fully recyclable, and can be dismantled in seconds, then stored for later use as often as required. One simply buys the low-cost individual letters and punctuation symbols in the quantities needed. A simple power supply energizes the entire sign or message when plugged into a wall outlet. The sign can be wall mounted, or suspended, or simply rested on a surface. It is suitable for Corporate Interiors, Retail, Consumers, Displays & Exhibits, etc. One can even create rapid greetings to be sent to loved ones or co-workers; such as: "appy Birthday Chris" or "Congratulations Sophia" or "I Love You Mom" or perhaps to create the name of your favorite musical group.

Palo Alto asks public to help pick LED

As it prepares for a citywide shift to more energy-efficient streetlights, Palo Alto is asking residents to weigh in on what brand of LED lights look best. The city has installed sample LED lights from different manufacturers on several streets near City Hall and on residential streets in midtown, officials announced Tuesday. Next month the city will hold a walking tour to find out how the public feels about the different options.

NREL Finds a Way to Give LEDs the Green Light

NREL scientists found a way to generate a tricky combination of green and red that may just prove to be the biggest boost for illumination since Edison's light bulb. NREL scientist Angelo Mascarenhas, who holds patents in solar-cell technology, realized that an LED is just the reverse of a solar cell. One takes electricity and turns it into light; the other takes sunlight and turns it into electricity.

Energy Smart Industry introduces energy-saving LED lighting

Florida based Energy Smart Industry announced that its LED lighting systems are especially suited for condo lighting and apartment lighting. With its LED retrofit lighting condo associations can expect at least a 40% saving on their electricity bills. ESI’s client Hollywood Station is expected to see a $ 33,000 saving on its energy bill. All recreation areas, lobbies, hallways and public areas were retrofitted with LED lighting that not only saves energy but brightens up rooms like never before. This condo lighting, ESI believes, will have the effect of reducing 45 tons of CO2 emissions from the environment, taking 8 cars off the road and planting 11 acres of trees. What is even more attractive to condo associations is that this lighting retrofit happens at zero cost down for equipment that can cost as much as $ 100,000. ESI has launched a unique Green Lease Manage Program, under which clients only pay an agreed percentage of the savings on energy bills. They do not have any out-of-pocket expenses.

Luminus Devices Introduces its First Ultra-Violet PhlatLight LED

Luminus Devices  announced the UV CBT-120, the company’s first big-chip UV LED built on PhlatLight technology. The CBT-120 is ideally suited for a widely diverse number of industrial processes ranging from epoxy, ink, paint, laminate and adhesive curing to semiconductor processing. The UV CBT-120, based on Luminus’ award-winning large monolithic chip platform, is well-suited for UV applications that demand a high-flux of UV photons. The UV CBT-120 has a power density of 1 W/mm2, offering extremely high optical output of 10W at 390 nm.
The UV CBT-120 features high thermal-conductivity packaging, with a junction to heat sink thermal resistance of only 0.7 °C/W so it can reliably be driven to the demanding power levels necessary for industrial processing. It is an energy saving, environmentally friendly light source lasting over 10,000 hours compared to 1,000 – 2,000 hours in traditional high intensity discharge lamps.