Osram reports that the company has obtained a favorable first instance judgment in its patent infringement lawsuit against the Taiwanese company, ASUSTek Computer Inc. Osram alleged that certain white LEDs such as those used in first generation ASUS Nexus 7 tablets infringe its German patent DE 196 55 185. The …
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Market for LED-Based Agricultural Grow Lights to More than Quadruple Between 2014 and 2021
Research and Markets forecasts in a new report that the market for LED-based agricultural grow lights will more than quadruple from $395 million in 2014 to about $1.8 billion by 2021. The firm predicts that the rapid growth will result from greenhouse and plant factory growers who discover that LED grow …
Vishay Intoduces Yellow, Amber, Red and Super Red SMT LEDs
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. of Malvern, Pennsylvania, has introduced a new series of yellow, amber, red, and super red, ultra-bright LEDs. The LEDs come in compact untinted surface-mount packages with dome lenses. The VLD.1235 series employs the company’s latest ultra-bright AllnGaP on Si chip technology. They boast luminous intensity of up …
Mid- to Low-Power LEDs Comprised 70 Percent of Revenue for Packaged LEDs in 2014, According to IHS
Packaged LED lighting revenue reached $6.6 billion in 2014, according to market research firm IHS. IHS reports that 70 percent of that revenue came from mid- to low-power LED sales, according to the firm’s Packaged LED Report 2015, a part of IHS LED Intelligence Service. The sale of chip-on-board LEDs …
Calgary Stampede Adds New Mobile NanoLumens NanoSlim® 6MM Pitch LED Displays
The Calgary Stampede, a 10-day event billed as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth”, draws 1.2 million visitors. The event features one of the world’s largest rodeos, and about 350,000 people attend a parade. The event also features a midway, live music, agriculture competitions, chuckwagon racing, and First Nations exhibitions. …
Ignis to Debut High Dynamic Range AMOLED Display for Smartphones
Ignis, a smartphone display maker, says that the drive to higher pixel’s per inch has become crazy with no real practical difference for consumers. However, the company says that other parameters such as high dynamic range (HDR) have been ignored for smartphones. Before the advent of AMOLED displays, the company …
Watchfire Introduces Ten-Year Guarantee for its MX Class Billboards
LEDs can last a long time, and some LED products come with a warranty. Watchfire signs, a maker of LED-based digital billboards has gone further. Watchfire Signs announced the launch of its MX Class, a billboard option that the company guarantees to look as good in its tenth year of …
Indy Cars to Get LED-based Alpha-Numeric Displays to Engage Fans
The May 9th race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was the first race to implement an LED display on each car that revealed each car’s real-time ranking in the race. The 8-inch by 7-inch LED display panel is positioned on either side of air box below the cockpit camera mount. In …
Edison Opto Releases AC COB Module Series
Edison Opto has introduced a 7W omnidirectional AC COB module, EdWing Series. The company also released a high efficacy driver-on-board module called the DOB Series. The EdWing Series is a 7W omnidirectional AC COB module that can emit 450lm. It can replace 40W halogen lamps. It boasts a uniform light …
on May 13, 2015 in Single and Multi-chip Packaged LEDs, LED Light-Engines/Modules/Subsystems, Latest News
BOE Launches Gen 6 Production Line in Chengdu, China
BOE held the groundbreaking ceremony of its Gen 6 LTPS/AMO-LED production line in Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Chengdu Hi-tech Zone ) on May 8th. Besides BOE, both China National Building Materials Group Corporation and TIANMA Microelectronics Company, Ltd. have established manufacturing bases in Chengdu. BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., …
