TIR Systems of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, has been granted the first of their 40 filed patent applications for solid state lighting. The US patent, #6,871,983, is for general illumination and covers the use of their proprietary LED-based lighting technology for grid ceilings.
LED Chips, Phosphors, Optics, Drivers
Linear Technology Introduces LED Array Driver
Linear Technology Corp of Milpitas, California USA, introduced a synchronous buck-boost DC/DC converter LED array driver. The LTC3453 operates in synchronous buck, synchronous boost, or buck-boost mode, depending on input voltage and LED maximum forward voltage. The device can drive up to 4 white LEDs at a combined current of …
LRC Industry Group, ASSIST, Distributes Guidlines for LED Lifetimes
An LRC industry group called the Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST), has distributed guidelines for reporting LED life. ASSIST, which was organized by the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, hopes their LED life-time measurement guidlines will give standards making bodies a starting point on …
Toshiba Launches LED Driver For Mobile Devices
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC) of San Jose, California USA, launched a new driver IC to power the white LEDs used in LCD backlighting of mobile devices. The model, called TB62737FUG, achieves power-efficiency of 87 percent. This translates into longer rechargeable battery life. Mass production is scheduled to start …
CK Entertains at PLASA in London
Color Kinetics Incorporated of Boston, Massachusetts USA has leaped over the pond to PLASA 2004, a technology tradeshow targeted specifically at the entertainment industry, which is an application area in which CK has made significant strides with advanced intelligent LED lighting solutions. CK is showcased their wide range of new …
Gentex Beams LED Technology Towards German Car Maker
“Beamers,” as the sexy, high end German BMW’s are undoubtedly still called, will add some advanced reflections in their next series of automobiles, giving more credence to their traditional nickname. Why? Because they’ll now come equipped with Gentex’ famed automatic dimming mirrors, which are powered by a white LED innovatively …
Color Kinetics Awarded Core Patent for Controlling LED-Based Illumination
Color Kinetics of Boston, Massachusetts USA can put another major notch in its gun having just been awarded a key USA patent that they applied for in October of 2001 which extends their coverage of core methods for controlling LED-based illumination, including use of standard DMX512 protocol. “This is a …
Color Kinetics Now Controls Fairy Lights
Color Kinetics of Boston, Massachusetts USA has staked claim to yet another LED application area. String Lights…which to many of us is better known as “fairy lights.” In a news release issued this week, CK said that, on Aug 17th, they were issued US patent number 6,777,891 relating to “miniaturized, …
Color Kinetics Strikes Exemplary Deal with Spectrum to Expand CK’s Chroma-Q Line
Color Kinetics Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts USA and Spectrum Manufacturing Inc. of Toronto, Canada, a subsidiary of UK-based A.C. Lighting, have entered into a patent licensing agreement that will allow Spectrum to help CK expand their Chroma-Q line of products with yet a new LED- based offering. The first new …
Harvatek Slips on Agilent Slide in LED Orders for Handsets
Either handset manufacturers are loaded with stock when it comes to LEDs, or they’re cutting back… or shifting suppliers, but according to a DigiTimes article titled Harvatek reports slow SMD LED shipments in July, fewer orders from Agilent by Carrie Yu, Harvatek saw its shipments of SMD LED chips decline …
