AquiSense Technologies announced that it signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Washington University and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further advance the development of UV LED disinfection systems. As part of the CRADA partnership, AquiSense is collaborating with US EPA researchers at the National …
Single and Multi-chip Packaged LEDs
Lumileds Launches Luxeon SunPlus 2835 Line for Maximizing Crop Yield
Lumileds introduced the Luxeon SunPlus 2835 Line of LEDs. The new Luxeon SunPlus Line boasts high photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) and comes with the color options required to maximize plant growth rates and crop yield of a variety of plants and vegetables. The company says that the Line of LEDs …
Seoul Semiconductor Expands Patent Litigation Against Fry’s
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., reported that it expanded its patent infringement litigation against Fry’s Electronics, Inc., a big-box consumer electronics retailer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In its amended complaint, Seoul asserts that top brand televisions sold in Fry’s stores infringe 19 Seoul …
Nichia Launches Color-Temperature-Tunable COB LED Series
Adjusting light color and color temperatures is at the center of human-centric lighting designs that helps maintain natural biological rhythms. However, the designing color tuning with multiple LED packages on a board is complex and requires some ingenuity. Such a design makes it very difficult to create a color tunable …
Osram Launches Long-Life, Mid-Power Osconiq S3030
Osram Opto Semiconductors introduced the mid-power Osconiq S3030. The company says that it designed the new Osconiq S3030 to meet the demands of dynamic general lighting applications requiring long life and high performance. Also, Osram Opto Semiconductors created the new Osconiq S3030 for use in outdoor and industrial lighting. According …
New Luxeon 2835 from Lumileds Achieves Over 200 LPW
Lumileds of San Jose, California USA, introduced the Luxeon 2835 HE. The Luxeon 2835 HE boasts efficacy of over 200 lumens per watt (LPW), while providing excellent color consistency. Also, the 2835 HE expands on the company’s successful Luxeon 2835 Line. Lumileds optimized the new LED to deliver high efficacy, …
Tokyo District Court Dismisses Everlight Patent Infringement Claims Against Nichia, Citizen, and Daiko
Nichia of Japan reported that the Tokyo District Court dismissed Everlight’s patent infringement lawsuit seeking injunctions. On October 5, 2018, Nichia says that the Tokyo District Court in Japan completely dismissed the claims of Everlight in the a patent infringement lawsuit that Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. filed against Nichia Corporation, …
Archipelago and Seoul Settle Patent Disputes
Seoul Semiconductor based in Ansan, South Korea, reported that it and Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. have resolved two patent infringement lawsuits it filed against Archipelago Lighting, Inc. in the U.S. Federal District Court for the Central District of California. Archipelago sells LED bulbs. In 2017, Seoul filed the company’s first …
Lumileds Adds Infrared Emitter Family for Automotive Segment
Lumileds expanded its family of IR emitter family to include infrared (IR) emitters for automotive applications. The new Luxeon IR Family for Automotive targets both interior and exterior automotive applications, including Driver Monitoring Systems, Gesture-based controls, and Night Vision. The Luxeon IR Domed Line includes 4 different emission patterns with …
Cree Launches eTone COB LEDs with 90 CRI and Efficacy up to 155 Lumens Per Watt
Durham, North Carolina-based Cree, Inc. introduced the XLamp® eTone™ LEDs. According to Cree, the XLamp® eTone™ LEDs are chip-on-board (COB) LEDs that deliver a 90 color rendering index (CRI) light quality with up to 155 lumens per watt (LPW) efficacy at 3000K CCT, 85°C. The company says that this high …
