Volvo Car Corporation closely collaborated with Valeo to develop LED headlamps and signal lamps for Volvo’s S60 concept car presented at the Detroit Auto Show. According to Valeo, the lighting systems on the vehicle provide a glimpse of the next generation of headlamps and signal lamps, with their innovative look …
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A bit of Nostalgia and Modern Technology Light the 2010 Ford Mustang
The 2010 Ford Mustang appeared on the stage at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19. Osram’s Joule LED system illuminates the classic American car’s unique sequential rear turn signal, in addition to its brake and taillight functions. Unlike traditional incandescent signal lights, the Joule System uses small …
on November 25, 2008 in Bulbs/Replacement Lamps: R/PAR/MR/spot/flood, LED Applications, Single and Multi-chip Packaged LEDs
LEDtronics Celebrates 25 Years in Business
LEDtronics, a company that makes a wide range of LED products, is celebrating 25 years in business. The company first started in 1983 producing lighting for aviation companies from the owner’s suburban garage. Since then it has expanded enormously. “My wife and I began this as a cottage industry in …
on November 25, 2008 in Bulbs/Replacement Lamps: R/PAR/MR/spot/flood, Luminaires: Spots/Floods, Single and Multi-chip Packaged LEDs
Philips Lumileds Ships Over 200 Million Luxeon Flashes for Handsets
Philips Lumileds (Philips), the maker of the renowned Luxeon LED, reports that over 200 million units of the Luxeon Flash have been delivered to handset manufactures. The company points to its technology advances as the reason for handset manufacturers to adopt the Luxeon Flash for higher resolution camera phones. Specifically …
on October 29, 2008 in Bulbs/Replacement Lamps: R/PAR/MR/spot/flood, Single and Multi-chip Packaged LEDs
DOE Has Busy Week in SSL Realm
The DOE has been busy this week, especially in the realm of solid state lighting. It made announcement about the L Prize competition, released details about newly tested products evaluated through CALIPER program, and released applications and lists of possible topics for its SBIR/SBTT grants for 2009. Also, the DOE’s …
Philips Looking to Taiwan Companies for Manufacturing Assistance
Philips will reportedly be launching LED lighting for general lighting applications this September, a Digitimes article indicated. Lite-On, Everlight, and Epistar are likely to benefit from OEM orders, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News. The Digitimes article cited Edward Po, general manager of Philips Lighting division Taiwan, who said …
Lighting Science Group Gives Further Reasoning Behind Acquisition of Lamina
Govi Rao, chairman and chief executive officer of Lighting Science Group, indicated in a recent telephone interview that LSG saw several technical and strategic advantages for acquiring Lamina. He said that the company wants to have the ability to make high power, high brightness light engines with integrated optics, without …
Cree Opens Facility for Technical Education in Shenzhen, China
Cree, Inc. of Durham, North Carolina USA, announced the opening of the Cree Shenzhen Engineering Center in Shenzhen, China. According to the company the center is a technical education facility that is dedicated to training lighting product designers and manufacturers in best practices for LED lighting product design and construction. …
Lighting Science Group Gains Additional Packaging Capabilities and Brands with Lamina Acquisition
Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG), a leading solid state lighting solution provider, reported that it has acquired all of the assets of Lamina Lighting. LSG also reported the completion of a $20 million credit line from the Bank of Montreal, of which $4.5 million is allocated for the cash portion …
Enfis Nabs $2.15 Million Contract to Supply Light Engines to Medical Device Company
Enfis Group Plc. has signed a 3-year contract to supply light engines to a medical device maker, Chongqing Tianhai Medical Equipment Co. Ltd. The $2.15 million contract is to supply high color rendering index LED light engines. Enfis indicated that it would supply the LED light engines to provide tunable …
