• A.A.G. STUCCHI
• TRIDONIC

• ALANOD

• BULLIER AUTOMATION

Hamburg, 23 January 2013 – The newest generation of Mega ZENIGATA LEDs from Sharp shines with a luminous efficiency of up to 108 lm/W in standard use. The new LED arrays with model number GW6DxxxxNFC are available in four different performance classes: 15 W, 25 W, 35 W and 50 W. The 50 W arrays require a forward voltage of 50 V and are designed for a constant current of 950 mA. In this way, they achieve a luminous flux of up to 4780 lm. With increased energy input of up to 1500 mA, the brightness of the 50 W COB LED may be trimmed to 6930 lm.

The smaller siblings (15 W, 25W and 35W) are specified for a forward current of 400 mA, 700 mA and 950 mA, respectively, with a forward voltage of 37 V and thereby achieve a luminous flux of 1600 lm, 2700 lm and 3600 lm respectively. The forward current input may be increased, allowing maximum brightness of 2480 lm to be obtained with the 15 W series, 3780 lm with the 25 W and 4680 lm with the 35 W series.

Sharp’s Mega ZENIGATA LEDs continue to based on a substrate from technical ceramics (Aluminium oxide Al₂O₃) with dimensions of 24 mm x 20 mm x 1.8 mm and a round light emitting surface (LES) with a diameter of 17 mm. As a result, the Mega ZENIGATA COB LEDs have the characteristics of a high-performance, point light source which requires less complicated optics compared to multipoint light sources (lens, reflector). Because no changes were made in design, the new models are fully compatible from a mechanical perspective, not only with their predecessors but also within the diverse performance classes. As a result, luminaire manufacturers are able to develop luminaire series with the same lighting housing in different performance- and brightness classes and even make use of existing designs in doing so.

The narrow dimensions in combination with the small, round LES also provide high design flexibility for compact lights. This literally predestines Mega ZENIGATA LEDs for use in recessed luminaries and recessed spotlights.

The high degree of thermal conductivity of the ceramic substrate ensures optimal heat transfer to the cooling element, so that Mega ZENIGATA LEDs have a long lifetime of at least 40,000 hours with an operating temperature of up to 90°C. In addition, the very smooth surface of the underside of the substrate contributes to very efficient heat transfer and enables the LED to be securely affixed to an appropriate cooling element without excess effort.

The colour temperatures of the new white light LED arrays range from 2,700 to 6,000 Kelvin with the shades « Natural White », « Warm White » and « Pure White ». Thereby, the LEDs are characterised by high (light) quality: R9 values of more than 85 with CRI values of more than 90, binning within MacAdam3 as well as high colour consistency and -stability throughout the entire lifetime under realistic operating conditions (hot lumen). The different performance classes are each available with a CRI value of at least 80 or 90.

Overall, the MegaZENI LED COB LEDs are characterised by high light quality and high performance combined with a compact form. This makes them suitable not only for street- and property lighting but also for interior use such as in recessed luminaries and recessed spotlights, etc.

Availability

Samples are initially available in the colour temperatures 3000 K and 4000 K. These can be obtained from Sharp sales offices and distribution partners across Europe.

Line-up LED Lighting COB LEDs “Mega ZENIGATA” (CRI 80+)

15W

* first available versions, ** at V = 37V, ***at V = 40V

25W

* first available versions, *at V = 37V, ***at V = 39,5V

35W

* first available versions, ** at V = 37V, ***at V = 39V

50W

* first available versions, ** at V = 50V, ***at V = 53,5V

Line-up LED Lighting COB LEDs “Mega ZENIGATA” (CRI 90+)

15W

* first available versions, ** at V = 37V, ***at V = 40V

25W

* first available versions, **at V = 37V, ***at V = 39,5V

35W

* first available versions, ** at V = 37V, ***at V = 39V

50W

* first available versions, ** at V = 50V, ***at V = 53,5V

Please note: The availability of the products and components mentioned in this press release is expressly restricted to the European markets. For availability of these products and components outside Europe, please check with the Sharp Device Sales Offices in the respective markets.

Contact:

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Service hotline: +49 (0) 2376 2270

Service e-mail: info.sme@sharp.eu

About Sharp Microelectronics Europe

Sharp Microelectronics Europe, Hamburg, Germany, is a divisional company of Sharp Electronics (Europe) GmbH, which is a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Osaka, Japan. Sharp is a worldwide developer of core digital technologies shaping the next generation of electronic applications and products. With a portfolio of more than 2,000 components in the ranges of TFT LCDs in screen sizes up to 108 inches, high brightness white and colour LEDs, optoelectronics, CCD and CMOS camera sensors, photovoltaic components, RF-, IC- und LSI-components as well as advanced packaging and integration skills Sharp Microelectronics Europe offers groundbreaking solutions in particular for applications in automotive electronics, mobile / communications technology, industrial automation, TV- and consumer electronics, e-signage and LED based lighting technology. Sharp is dedicated to the improvement of people’s lives and environmental protection through the use of advanced technologies. Technology and product development at Sharp is strongly determined by innovation, quality, usability and saving of resources.

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26 et 27 novembre 2013 à la Grande Halle de la Villette
(Paris – France)

En associant des conférences de très haut niveau et une exposition, ForumLED Europe a su convaincre un public international à la recherche des dernières informations technologiques, de solutions innovantes et des futures applications des LED.

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Marqué par un visitorat de grande qualité, un nombre d’exposants en augmentation, des échanges dynamiques et l’attractivité d’un programme de conférences encore une fois visionnaire, Forum LED a fermé ses portes sur un véritable succès !

Cette année encore, le positionnement international de Forum LED est renforcé : congressistes et visiteurs de l’exposition sont venus de divers pays étrangers. Les 2632 visiteurs et les 304 congressistes fixent incontestablement Forum LED à son statut d’évènement LED leader en Europe.

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Tridonic has started up the production of LED control gear also in Dornbirn. The sophisticated and efficient manufacturing technology at the factory in the Färbergasse is now also being employed to make products for the technology of the future LED.

Dornbirn, Austria – The products manufactured are known as converters. They are already in production at other Tridonic sites. These ensure that LED luminaires are powered with the correct voltage. LEDs are seen as the technology which will increasingly replace conventional light sources such as fluorescent lamps in the coming years. These semiconductor light sources need considerably less energy than conventional lamps. They are operated by electronic ballasts which are already successfully produced in Dornbirn. Tridonic has made a name for itself with these products in the lighting industry and supplies to luminaire manufacturers around the globe.
The market for LED luminaires is growing rapidly and creating a corresponding demand for the appropriate converters on the part of manufacturers. The first series production of these electronic devices is now running in the Färbergasse. Tridonic customers fit these devices directly into the luminaire. They represent the heart of the lighting installation and ensure its energy-efficient operation.

Future plans for Tridonic’s Dornbirn plant include the production of LED modules as a further move into the age of LED. These are printed circuit boards equipped with LEDs which are installed in the luminaire as light source. The first series of tests is currently ongoing at the Färbergasse site.

At the same time, Tridonic is focusing continuous effort on ensuring the competiveness of the brand’s production operations. A new testing unit is currently being started up which can be used to perform all final inspection tests for virtually every product type made. Products to be tested can be placed on carrier plates at high speed as no tools are required. Once the respective software has been loaded, the testing tools can identify the product and carry out the appropriate tests. This means significantly shorter cycle times and lower tooling costs. The time required for changing over the testing tools is also very short. This concept has been developed in-house by Tridonic specialists. Already last year the entire production area and with it the production process was optimised. In addition, a new ventilation system has been installed, resulting in a further improvement in working conditions.

This is the second innovation from the partnership established between Philips, the global leader in lighting and Ecophon, a global supplier of acoustic systems to create healthy indoor environments. Philips and Ecophon have previously introduced the Soundlight Comfort Unit, a free-hanging acoustic ceiling panel with embedded LED lighting.

“Improving people’s lives is at the core of our mission at Philips, and research has shown that good lighting and reduced noise directly contributes to the well-being of employees.” said Menno Kleingeld, Vice President and General Manager Office Lighting EMEA. “Partnering with Ecophon allows us to pool our respective expertise in these areas resulting in impactful and meaningful innovation for offices.”

The layout and size of available office space is altering, as companies reconfigure their office spaces to reflect modern working styles, and also reduce real estate costs. The modern workforce is increasingly mobile, and companies adapt to this with flexible, open plan office configurations in smaller spaces. Offices can thus be crowded and noisy places to work. Studies show that noise disturbance from meetings and phone calls was the main environmental disturbance cited by employees that affected their concentration in the workplace.

Soundlight Comfort Ceiling creates the sound absorption needed to ensure speech clarity over short distances, whilst reducing the total distance over which sound travels. This is an important benefit, given that over 50% of office work still relates to tasks that require individual focus and concentration.

“Ecophon is constantly improving the added value of its solutions to create a sound working environment in offices that enables better communication and better concentration.’’ said Gert-Jan van Doormalen, President and General Manager Ecophon Group. “In traditional modular suspended ceiling installations, acoustics and lighting co-exist as two different systems. Acoustical performance combined with LED lighting is unique, offering new possibilities for architects and designers, but most of all it serves the needs of people who have to work in an increasingly demanding office environment.”

When turned on, Soundlight Comfort Ceiling appears as a uniformly lit surface of light, covering the entire ceiling or as islands of light, creating the image of a larger space, removing ceiling clutter and creating a tranquil atmosphere. The controllability and quality of LED lighting in the Soundlight Comfort Ceiling solution creates a comfortable visual ambiance with reduced glare, which leads to less tiredness at the end of the working day.

The state-of-the-art LED technology used in the Soundlight Comfort Ceiling solution outperforms conventional lighting, delivering superior energy savings. The solution also includes sensors and controls which are adjustable and alter the lighting levels depending on daylight and occupancy in the office. This also helps to reduce energy consumption and lower energy costs.

Endnotes:

Effects of lighting and noise in the workplace –
A higher average scene luminance and higher ceiling luminance trigger a higher satisfaction : Veitch JA, Newsham Gr, Mancini S, Arsenault CD (2010) Lighting and office renovation effects on employee and organizational well-being NRC report IRC –RR-306:
Studies show that in good acoustic environments, people make more attempts at solving difficult tasks, they make more ergonomic postural changes, and increase their accuracy Evans Johnson, Cornell university, 2000, « Stress and Open-Office Noise », Journal of Applied Psychology, 2000, Vol. 85, No. 5, 779-783
Banbury, Berry, « The disruption of office-related tasks by speech and office noise », British journal of psychology, 1998, 89, 499-517
The number 1 complaint from employees in open plan offices is noise disturbance from meetings and phone calls: study by the University of Luzern
Schweizerische Befragung in Büros, Hochschule Luzern – Technik & Architektur / Kompetenzzentrum Typologie & Planung in Architektur (CCTP): Sibylla Amstutz, Sandra Kündig // SECO-Arbeit und Gesundheit: Dr. Christian Monn // Bern, Horw – April 2010
More than 50% of time spent in an office is on focus work http://www.gensler.com/uploads/documents/Focus_in_the_Workplace_10_01_2012.pdf

“Bridgelux is bringing innovation to light by providing high power, energy-efficient and cost-effective LED solutions. Our customers will be able to use Bridgelux’s technology to replace traditional lamp and luminaire technologies with solid-state products for fast growing interior and exterior application areas such as street lights, track and downlights”, said Slobodan Puljarevic, President and CEO of EBV Elektronik. “What is also very important for us at EBV is the fact that Bridgelux’s products support global clean energy initiatives by reducing energy consumption and offering environmentally-friendly solutions for general lighting applications. Their innovative product portfolio is a very welcome addition to our linecard and will add significant value to EBV’s technology portfolio. In return, Bridgelux now has access to our sales organisation across EMEA and will benefit from unbeatable commercial, technical and logistical services we offer to our customers,” Puljarevic concludes.

“We are very pleased that EBV has become a major channel partner with Bridgelux to support our rapidly growing customer base in EMEA. EBV has the infrastructure and resources required to help our customers develop the right products, at the right time and at the right cost, to meet the needs of a market that increasingly demands the highest quality light,” said Jim Miller, chief sales and marketing officer at Bridgelux. “The relationship with EBV further solidifies Bridgelux’s commitment to EMEA, allowing not only for faster delivery of Bridgelux products to the market, but also the availability of regionally-based applications engineering support and testing services to assist customers with new product development.”

DURHAM, NC — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY), the industry leader in consumer electronics, today announced a new LED light bulb. Powered by Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) LEDs, the new bulb is designed with improved features to make adoption of LED lighting easier for consumers. The Insignia LED bulb, available exclusively at Best Buy, was developed in partnership with local Twin Cities inventor Dave Carroll and offers distinct advantages over existing LED bulbs on the market today.

Unlike other LED bulbs, the Insignia LED light bulb looks like a traditional incandescent light bulb, a familiar bulb shape for consumers, and provides a more-ambient, omnidirectional light. Additionally, the bulb provides immediate full brightness when turned on, unlike CFL bulbs on the market, which require a “warm-up” period. Mercury- and gas-free, the Insignia LED light bulb avoids CFL toxic hazards and disposal hassles.

“It was important to me to create a LED bulb that would solve some of the current pain points for consumers,” said Dave Carroll, LED bulb inventor. “Consumers have traditionally resisted other high-efficiency light bulbs due to their unattractive shapes, strange lighting and high costs. Teaming with my Insignia partners at Best Buy and the lighting experts at Cree enabled me to bring a better-quality bulb to market at a more affordable price.”

“Our goal was to offer our customers a great LED bulb,” says Richard Rommel, senior vice president of exclusive brands for Best Buy. “Not only does our bulb look more like a traditional light bulb, customers will appreciate its quality and features, while earning back in energy savings the cost of the bulb within one to two years, depending on usage.”

The Insignia bulb uses 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs and is designed to have a product life of more than 22 years. The bulb completed comprehensive Cree TEMPO (Thermal, Electrical, Mechanical, Photometric and Optical) analysis, a rigorous eligibility requirement for all products carrying the Cree ingredient brand. In addition, it was designed in accordance with ENERGY STAR® requirements and is currently undergoing testing to obtain certification. The bulb comes with a 10-year warranty.

“Everything Cree does is focused on accelerating the adoption of LED lighting,” said Norbert Hiller, executive vice president, Cree LEDs. “The new Insignia bulb is powered by Cree LEDs, giving Best Buy customers a new, high-performance bulb that is energy-efficient and provides industry-leading light quality and value.”

The Insignia LED bulbs are priced at:

• 450 lumens (40-watt equivalent) – $13.99
• 800 lumens (60-watt equivalent) – $16.99

Facts per bulb – based on 800 lumens (60-watt equivalent):

• Estimated Yearly Energy Cost – $1.57
  • Based on three hours use per day
  • 11 cents/kWh
  • Cost depends on rates and use
• The bulb is designed to last 22.8 years – based on three hours use per day
• Energy used – 13 watts
• Light appearance measures 3000 K on a warm-to-cool light spectrum

Insignia bulbs are available for purchase on bestbuy.com and in all 1000 Best Buy stores nationwide.

Philips hue can be setup in minutes. The intuitive app allows you to remotely control your home lighting to help secure your home, personalize your home lighting experience with custom settings and program timers to help manage your daily schedules, all through the convenience of a smart device. An intuitive and seamless system, Philips hue is upgradeable and future-proof, with the potential for more features to be downloaded and enjoyed in the future.

With its high quality energy-saving LED light, Philips hue allows you to tune shades of white light or create any color. In addition, Philips hue can:

• Save your favorite light scenes for each room or time of day and recall them in an instant
• Use any photo on your phone as a color palette to paint your room with light and bring your memories back to life
• Tune white light from warm candlelight to vibrant, cool white light
• Create ambience or complement your decor with the colors of the rainbow
• Control and monitor your lights remotely when not at home for security and peace of mind
• Set timers to help manage your daily routine
• Let light wake you up refreshed or help your loved ones fall asleep

The app for Philips’ hue also features expert LightRecipes: four pre-programmed lighting settings based on Philips’ research around the biological effects that lighting has on the body.  These scenarios adjust bulbs to the optimum shade and brightness of white light to help you relax, read, concentrate or energize.

Jeroen de Waal, Head of Marketing & Strategy at Philips Lighting commented:  “Philips hue is a game-changer in lighting – a completely new way to experience and interact with light. In the way phones, media and entertainment have been revolutionized by digital technology, now we can also personalize light and enjoy limitless applications.  Philips continues to redefine the possibilities of LED technology, and hue pushes the boundaries even more, not only in offering great light quality, but in how lighting can be digitized and integrated with our world to further simplify and enhance our lives.”

In home tests conducted in New York, Berlin and Shanghai, users highlighted hue’s great quality light, programmable timers and the fact they could control their lighting from outside the home as features they most appreciated.  Moreover, consumers liked the ability to save personal light settings and recreate them at the touch of a button as well as the convenience of managing their lighting from their mobile device.

Philips is opening up the hue app to the developer community and has created an open source platform at www.meethue.com inviting developers to explore the app and unleash even more possibilities to show what light can do to enhance your life. You can share light scenes or get inspired on the meethue.com community site. Philips hue uses the open ZigBee Light Link standard so that it can be integrated with other ZigBee certified systems.

Building on the success of its AmbiLight experience, Philips is developing future product features, such as allowing hue to integrate with other media including sound and video.  Philips is also working on features such as geo-location services, allowing hue to sense when you are close to home and automatically turn on the lights, or turn them off when you leave.

Philips hue is available only from Apple stores and Apple.com for $ 199 / € 199 / £179. To find out more, visit www.meethue.com.

Product information:

The Philips hue introduction pack includes:

• 3 hue light bulbs of 600 lumen (50Watt equivalent)
• Each hue light bulb covers all shades of white, from warm white light to cold with light, and a wide variety of color. Each hue light bulb uses 80% less power than a traditional light bulb.
• A hue bridge to easily set up your lighting network
• A power supply for the hue bridge
• A LAN cable to connect the hue bridge to your router
• A download instruction for the app
• Note: the hue introduction pack can be enlarged with up to 50 individual hue bulbs
• RRP US$199 / € 199 /  £179

The Philips hue bulb individual pack includes:

• 1 hue light bulb of 600 lumen
• Note: the individual hue bulb is an extension of the hue introduction pack; you need the hue introduction pack and its hue bridge to operate this individual hue bulb.
• You can connect 50 hue individual bulbs to the hue bridge
• RRP : US$59 / €59 / £49

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The Bay Area Climate Collaborative (BACC) and GE Lighting today announced a project to advance the energy-efficient street-lighting market. The Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative aims to catalyze the upgrade of over 200,000 municipal streetlights in the region to advanced light-emitting diode (LED) technology.

Through the Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative , the BACC is developing educational resources and pooling Bay Area-wide interest in LED streetlight conversions with a joint procurement option to secure improved purchase and financing terms on the latest lighting technology. The initiative will serve as a business model that local governments in the Bay Area and beyond can replicate to upgrade streetlights at lower costs while engaging local workforce development. Over five years, the upgrades will deliver up to $50 million in reduced costs for local governments, over 100,000 metrics tons of CO₂ avoidance, and many jobs.

GE has long been at the forefront of next-generation energy-efficient ecomagination  lighting. The company has invented every major lighting technology, including the world’s first visible LED, which was created 50 years ago this month. GE is currently working with the City of Las Vegas to convert more than 80 percent of the City’s 50,000 streetlights to LED fixtures, which will provide $2.7 million in annual savings. The BACC is a public-private initiative of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, launched by regional civic and business leaders to accelerate the Bay Area clean energy economy through high-impact, market-oriented projects that can be replicated and scaled.

Twenty percent more light output and even better lighting quality (MacAdam 3) characterise the second generation of TALEXXengine STARK QLE and LLE LED systems. Module efficiency is now as high as 135 lm/W.

Tridonic introduced those LED engines for general illumination successfully in the beginning of 2012. These square (QLE) and linear (LLE) versions can be used separately or in combination. They open up new options for luminaire designers and can be used as alternatives to T5, T8 and TCL fluorescent lamps. The square version is perfect for area luminaires and long-run luminaires, and the linear version is ideal for creating clear lines of light. All versions will fit a wide variety of lighting systems, from diffusers to louvre luminaires. Tridonic has optimised the modules continuously and offers from November on the second generation with clearly higher efficiency.

Large-format outdoor displays, for example at rock concerts, at sporting events or for perimeter advertising, are the most important target applications for the new Displix black and Displix blackprint multichip LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors. These robust high-contrast high-power LEDs can withstand high humidity levels, wide fluctuations in temperature and even torrential rain.

Depending on specific customer requirements, the high-power Displix black/ blackprint SMT LEDs offer excellent contrast and high brightness or good contrast and very high light intensity. Source: Osram

The high-quality multichip LED is available as Displix black in a black package with a black reflector and as Displix blackprint in a white package with black overprinting and white reflector. Displix black offers  excellent contrast even in direct sunlight and offers precise color rendering even after a long operating time. Their brightness values are also impressive. The typical light intensity at the Illuminant D65 white point (at a color temperature of 6504 Kelvin), is 1450 millicandela (mcd) at an operating current of 20 milliamps, which appears very bright in the black package. Under the same operating conditions Displix blackprint is even more intense at 2950 mcd with good contrast.

The 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.1 mm package for both Displix versions contains three chips with typical wavelengths of 625 nm (red), 528 nm (green) and 470 nm (blue). This means that individual LEDs do not have to be combined into an RGB cluster. This reduces the pixel spacing and improves the resolution for the same area. Sven Weber, Marketing Manager for LED Displays at Osram Opto Semiconductors, said: “People are more and more used to seeing HD images in their homes and on HD compatible devices so the requirements placed on outdoor displays are changing. The two new Displix versions enable long-life displays with high resolution, high intensity and excellent contrast to be produced for a wide variety of applications.”

T technology the LEDs can be processed at reduced cost. With a height of 2.1 mm there is enough space for further standard processes such as silicon encapsulation for added protection against harsh outdoor conditions. Special shading elements can also be easily fitted. Both measures extend the life of the LED, which may be more than 100,000 hours depending on the ambient temperature. At the same time they provide the basis for long-term stability. This is evidenced by the approval of the components for various harsh ambient conditions such as specialty corrosive gases, aging in direct sunlight and resistance to heavy rain.

The Displix LEDs can be seen for the first time at electronica 2012 (November 13 to 16 in Munich) on Booth 107 in Hall A3.

For more technical information on the two Displix LEDs (LRTB GFUG and LRTB GRTG) see the product catalog.

1. What is MJT?

MJT stands for Multi Junction Technology, and it can be driven with higher Voltage than Conventional DC LEDs.
While High Voltage LEDs in the market are designed with complicated circuit connecting many LED chips physically,
MJT is using Multi Cells integrated chips to produce various Voltage types.

2. Benefits of MJT
• Able to Target CFL Price
Minimized Circuit and high efficiency can reduce System cost remarkably
• Reduce Components and Wires
No need for wires between LEDs and prevent various Quality issue such as Pop corn effect
Effective for Size Constrain Application such as A19 bulb by minimizing circuits up to 30%
• Various Voltage availability with 1 chip
Cell numbers can be optimized by Voltage and efficiency needs
Easy to design applications from AC to DC operation
• Cost comparisons for 8W bulb application with 88% of efficiency
- DC 100mA LEDs for 8W application : 28 LEDs + Converters
- MJT 20mA LEDs for 8W application : 21 LEDs + 30% Low Components
-> Less LEDs -> Less Circuits -> Less Size -> Less Cost

3. We are Ready!
•Various circuit reference is ready upon request.
•LM80 will be ready in October for MJT5630
•No Patent Problem
•Market Standard Package such as 5630, 3528 for customer’s convenience
•Wide CCT range from 2700~6500K (ANSI Binning) with CRI Min. 80

San Jose, CA – Advancing its industry-leading LUXEON Rebel LED platform, Philips Lumileds introduces LUXEON Rebel PLUS, delivering a 15 percent performance upgrade over earlier versions of the product. This new family of single-emitter LEDs offers designers and manufacturers the quality and reliability that are hallmarks of the LUXEON Rebel LED,with a new level of performance and value. Designed to fit seamlessly into the existing Rebel LED ecosystem, Rebel PLUS enables designers to upgrade their products quickly and efficiently, fast-tracking their time to market. 

“We understand the economic requirements driving LED adoption and Rebel PLUS is designed to deliver higher LED efficacy which drives system level efficiency and helps to reduce costs,” says Raj Malhotra, Philips Lumileds Product Line Manager. “With the launch of Rebel PLUS, we offer our customers a Freedom from Binning, illumination-grade LED with a significant performance upgrade using the existing Rebel platform.”

Designed with an industry-standard 4530 package and a 2.55mm dome, the Rebel PLUS is optimized for maximum light output. By using LUXEON Rebel PLUS LEDs, designers can create leading-performance, energy-efficient retrofit lamps, downlights and directional lamps that achieve between 90 and 110 lumens per watt with a minimum of 80 CRI. Moreover, LUXEON Rebel PLUS LEDs are hot tested at 85°C and color binned at 3 and 5 SDCM so that designers can be confident in color consistency from LED to LED.

The new LUXEON Rebel PLUS LEDs are available in a range of CCTs from 2700K-5000K. They are available now from Future Lighting

Eindhoven, Netherlands and Shanghai, China, October 25, 2012 — NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced the availability of the SSL4120 – a GreenChip™ resonant half-bridge controller with integrated power factor correction (PFC) for high-power LED applications up to 400 W. The single-chip SSL4120 is a high-efficiency solution for high-power LED applications such as office lighting, shop lighting, high-bay and low-bay lighting, parking garage lighting, area lighting and street lighting. Offering true universal mains operation, the SSL4120 enables efficient direct start-up from rectified mains ranging from 90 to 305 volts. The SSL4120 enables low total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 10 percent, a high power factor (PF) over 0.97, and a typical PFC frequency of 380 kHz to meet and exceed legal requirements for high-power LED lighting applications. NXP will showcase the latest additions to the GreenChip family of SSL driver ICs at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (booth 5B-C12).

“Both outdoors and indoors, demand for high-power LED solutions is growing strong in commercial, industrial and street lighting applications worldwide. By integrating controllers for power factor correction and a half-bridge resonant converter in a single chip, the SSL4120 offers an elegant, cost-effective solution in designing high-efficiency LED drivers and power supplies for this market,” said Ryan Zahn, general manager, lighting solutions product line, NXP Semiconductors.

Key Features of the SSL4120

• Single chip with integrated controllers for PFC and half-bridge resonant converter (HBC)
• Designed for high-power LED applications from 75 to 400 W
• True universal mains operation from 90 to 305 V
• Low THD (˂10%) and high PF (˃0.97)
• Resonant topology and valley/zero voltage switching enable high efficiency (>93%)
• Typical PFC frequency of 380 kHz enable compliance with regulatory requirements for THD
• Compact form factor enables cost-effective designs with a minimal external components
• PFC in boundary-mode operation with on-time control
• HBC burst mode switching
• All-around protection, including OverCurrent Protection (OCP), OverVoltage Protection (OVP), demagnetization sensing, open-loop protection, capacitive mode protection, and a general-purpose latched protection input, enables safe operation under severe practical conditions

With the Oslon LX Osram Opto Semiconductors is offering a new LED component for widespread application in the automotive sector. The focus here is on the essential functions of brightness and quality so these new white light emitting diodes are affordable even for installation in subcompact vehicles. They will be used mainly for daytime running lights and fog lights and will provide visual and technical enhancements to automobiles right down to the low price segment.

	LED light with high light output and high energy efficiency can now be installed in low-end vehicles thanks to the Oslon LX LED. Source: Osram

Experience has shown that it always takes some time before the price of high-tech applications falls to such an extent that they are of interest to the mass market. Osram Opto Semiconductors has now reached this important threshold in LED automotive lighting. The new Oslon LX LED is based on the interplay between tried and tested package and converter technologies on the one hand and a new chip technology on the other. This new technology offers the usual high quality standards and light output typical of all the LED products from the Regensburg company.

What makes the Oslon LX LED stand out from the crowd, however, is its focus on the essential objective of producing a large amount of light at an affordable price. Oslon LX is ideal for applications in which high light output and high energy efficiency are crucial factors – such as fog lights and daytime running lights. Low beam and high-beam applications are also possible, however, with a combination of several LEDs.

High quality at a low price
The Oslon LX LED is based on the latest UX:3 chip technology with a tried and tested silicon converter. At a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius (in the chip) the LED produces 125 lumen from a current of 350 mA; at a higher temperature of around 100 degrees Celsius, it achieves a luminous flux of 100 lumen. The LED lens has a beam angle of 120 degrees. This means that the new LED meets the established standard for reflector solutions in automobiles and that the systems used in the compact subcompact segments can be retained. In common with the other highly successful LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors, the package for the Oslon LX is compact, measuring only 3×3 mm². The solder pad design is identical to that for the other Oslon automotive components.

LEDs for everyone
“The combination of high quality and low price means that LED designs can be introduced in more and more vehicle classes”, said Florian Rommen, Marketing Manager at Osram Opto Semiconductors. “Oslon LX is therefore an LED for everyone. It rounds off our celebrated Oslon family with an attractive product for the lower price segment on the automotive market.”

For the first time the « Innovationsland Österreich » (Innovation Country Austria) show in the Säulenhalle of the Vienna parliament presented selected innovations from Austrian companies to represent the many new products with the « made in Austria » label.

From October 15 to 19, Tridonic and LEDON showcased their LED products. LEDON retrofit lamps and LED modules from Tridonic demonstrated the versatility of this technology in terms of energy efficiency, quality of light and sustainability. Tridonic also provided the lighting technology for the show in the Säulenhalle of the parliament.

from left to right: 1. President of the National Assembly Barbara Prammer; Franz Zerobin, Tridonic Jennersdorf; Detlef Mikulsky, LEDON

The NYC DOT initiated the project in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) GATEWAY demonstration program to improve the park environment for local citizens and visitors and to significantly lower energy and maintenance expenses for the city. “Located in the heart of Manhattan, Central Park presented a unique lighting challenge,” said James Brodrick, DOE Lighting Program Manager. “For walkways in general, it’s important to measure both horizontal and vertical illuminance. The former to monitor available light for paths and to determine how much is distributed onto the adjacent grass and the latter to determine whether the illumination is sufficient to identify approaching pedestrians.”

Addressing the challenge head-on, Spring City Electrical joined forces with Heatron and Cree to deliver the new fixtures. The luminaires, which Spring City projects to have an estimated 75,000-hour lifespan, are being placed on existing 9-ft tall cast iron posts and are spaced about 80 ft apart along the paved walking trail.

“Spring City’s engineering capabilities and old world craftsmanship are well represented in the Central Park LED installation,” said Chris Rosfelder, vice president sales and marketing, Spring City Electrical. “We are very pleased with the performance of Cree’s XP-G LEDs in our luminaire systems. Cree LEDs are consistently among the highest performing LEDs in the industry. And Heatron is really the glue that brings us all together – their OEM leadership enables us to leverage the best LED technology in the industry.”

Alfred Felder has a comprehensive knowledge of the field of opto-semiconductors and has acquired decades of management experience with prominent players in the electronics industry. In his career to date he has worked for several years in each of Japan, the US and China. Since 2003, he has filled various management roles in the areas of OLED and LED technology with Osram, where as Senior Vice President Sales he was lastly responsible for Osram’s worldwide general lighting sales activities.

Tridonic’s optimised TALEXXengine STARK SLE LED system is intended for LED downlights and spotlights used in professional general lighting applications.  Compared with previous-generation products, it boasts 40 % more light output and a longer service life of up to 50,000 hours. Even at the end of its service life, luminous flux remains at 80 % of its initial level.  Because of its high efficiency, this LED system makes it possible to obtain considerable savings in energy consumption – with great lighting quality.

TALEXXengine STARK SLE	TALEXXmodule STARK SLE

Dornbirn, Austria – The latest-generation TALEXXengine STARK SLE LED system still consists of a matched LED module and LED converter. LED modules are available in CLASSIC and SELECT versions with a colour rendering index (CRI) in excess of 80 or 90, and in a PREMIUM version which also has a colour rendering index of more than 90 as well as additional dimming and control capabilities. The 40 % higher light output means more lumens per watt: 145 lm/W in the case of the LED module and up to 115 lm/W in the case of the system. This results in equivalent brightness with lower energy consumption or greater brightness with equivalent energy consumption. The great efficiency of the LED system has an additional benefit: power losses are lower and luminaires can be designed more compactly than was previously possible.

Depending on the desired operating mode – high efficiency or high output –, the users choose the appropriate TALEXXconverter which is available as a surface-mounted or recessed version with various interfaces to the control system: DALI, switchDIM and colourSWITCH.

Another benefit of the optimised TALEXXengine STARK SLE LED system is better lighting quality with very tight colour tolerances equivalent to McAdam 3 and therefore barely perceptible drift. This provides reproducible white light which is available in various, standardised colour temperatures: 3,000, 4,000 and 5,000 K, a special « gold » colour for baked goods and a special « meat » colour for meat. White light always appears uniform, even at narrow radiation angles. The PREMIUM version can produce freely controllable and dimmable white light (Tunable White) along the Planckian curve from 2,700 to 6,500 K.

The LED system meets the luminaire industry’s electrical, mechanical, optical and thermal standards and is easy to wire thanks to integral terminals on the LED module. The manufacturer’s five-year system guarantee ensures high levels of reliability.

DURHAM, NC — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces commercial availability of XLamp^® XB-D color LEDs and XLamp XM-L multi-color LEDs. The high-performance color LEDs provide lighting manufacturers with discrete and multi-color LED options to more cost-effectively address a wider spectrum of applications such as architectural, vehicle and display lighting.
Cree XLamp XB-D color LEDs extend the double lumens-per-dollar performance of the XB package to color LEDs, delivering up to 40 percent higher maximum light output than XP-E color LEDs. The combination of performance and the small size of XB-D color LEDs enable better color mixing and lower system cost through fewer LEDs. Now available in color as well as existing white color temperatures ranging from 2700 K to 6200 K, customers can support a full range of color in the single XB footprint.

Cree XLamp XM-L color LEDs are the brightest and smallest multi-colored LED of their power class, delivering red, green, royal blue and white in one LED at twice the lumens-per-dollar of the MC-E color LED. The XM-L color LED is 60 percent smaller than the MC-E LED, reducing the distance between LED die, to create a small optical source for excellent optical control, efficient color mixing and simplified design.

“We are excited that Cree is offering a higher performance multi-color LED,” said Michael Johnson, vice president of engineering, The Black Tank. “The smaller and brighter XM-L color LED allows us to improve system performance and lower system cost.”

XLamp XB-D color LEDs deliver up to 1416 mW for royal blue, 92 lumens for blue, 198 lumens for green, 210 lumens for red and 261 lumens for red-orange, all at 1A in the 2.45 mm x 2.45 mm footprint.

XLamp XM-L color LEDs deliver up to 89 lumens for royal blue, 214 lumens for green, 229 lumens for red and 272 lumens for white at 1A in the 5 mm x 5 mm footprint.

Cree XLamp XB-D and XM-L color LED samples are available now, and production quantities are available with standard lead times. To learn more, please visit www.cree.com/xlamp.

DURHAM, NC — The Ronald McDonald House of Durham, North Carolina (RMHD) is opening its doors to even more families with a newly renovated facility which features nearly 150 LED luminaires from Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE). The addition of Cree LED lighting supports the RMHD mission of providing a comfortable, warm, home-like atmosphere for critically ill children and their families, while also saving energy and money.

The expansion will take the house from 29 to 55 bedrooms and features a large kitchen, community room, school room and library to serve children being treated at Duke Pediatric Hospital. Each year the RMHD in Durham hosts more than 1,000 families — providing a safe and caring “home away from home” that lets families focus on their health and well-being.

“Cree LED lighting helps bring the comforts of home to families facing immense emotional and physical challenges,” said Oie Osterkamp, executive director, Ronald McDonald House of Durham. “The newly renovated house provides a safe environment to alleviate some of these challenges. The upgrade to LED lighting was a no-brainer for the Ronald McDonald House and provided the opportunity to update the inefficient lighting system from the original 1960’s-style building into modern times.”

According to RMHD, the newly installed Cree^® LED lighting, including CR Series LED troffers and CR Series LED downlights, provides energy and maintenance savings estimated at nearly 65 percent over the previously planned fluorescent lighting solution. The savings from installing LED lighting can provide the facility with opportunities to allocate valuable resources to other areas of the organization.

“We’re pleased to not only provide energy-efficient LED lighting products for the Ronald McDonald House of Durham, but also to support the expansion of this invaluable local resource allowing more families to be supported by RMHD,” said Greg Merritt, vice president, corporate marketing, Cree.

About Cree
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and making energy-wasting traditional lighting technologies obsolete through the use of energy-efficient, mercury-free LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor products for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications.

Cree’s product families include LED fixtures and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and RF devices. Cree products are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, electronic signs and signals, power supplies and solar inverters.

For additional product and company information, please refer to www.Cree.com/Lighting. To learn more about the LED Lighting Revolution, please visit www.creeledrevolution.com.

About Ronald McDonald House of Durham
Since 1980, the Ronald McDonald House of Durham has allowed families to focus on the health and well being of their critically ill children by keeping families together who are in need of a community of hope, comfort, and empathy.  Their programs provide families with the comforts of home –private bedrooms, inviting community spaces, daily home-cooked meals and stocked kitchen, a play room, computer room and laundry facilities – as well as a network of support through interactions with other families, staff and volunteers.

The municipality is committed to sustainable LED innovations with a higher light quality for the people of Arnhem. Responsible Municipal Executive councilor Margreet Van Gastel says: “Arnhem is staking a great deal on energy savings. With the ‘Energy Made in [Arnhem]’ program we are now working with more than 80 organizations to achieve a sustainable future for our city. By fitting our street lighting with LED lamps, Arnhem aims to become the shining example as regards energy savings in public spaces.”

“Public lighting accounts for an average of 40% of the energy bills of Dutch towns and cities. So any savings made in this area have a major impact on a city’s budget,” says Floriaan Tasche, Commercial Director Public Lighting. “Arnhem has for centuries been known as the green city on the Rhine. Philips is proud that the municipality is carrying on this tradition and investing in the future with sustainable LED lamps.”

Dimmable light levels on roads

Arnhem is replacing the conventional lamps in the street lights by dimmable LED lamps in much of the public lighting on roads. After Groningensingel all the street lights on through roads and the connecting roads will gradually be fitted with LED lighting over a period of around four years.

The amount of light needed on a given stretch of road depends on the traffic situation and the time of night. The Municipality of Arnhem complies with the directives laid down by the Dutch Illumination Foundation (NSVV). If there is little traffic on major roads at night, the lighting can be dimmed without compromising safety.

Investing in a green future

The investment costs are expected to be recouped through the reduced costs of energy consumption, maintenance and lamp replacement. LED lamps last four times as long as conventional lamps and so do not have to be replaced as often.

LED innovations are expected to become even more energy-efficient in the future. Thanks to Philips’ interchangeable modules, the Municipality of Arnhem will also benefit from this, and additional energy savings of around 200,000 kWh are expected in the future.

For further press information you can contact:

Liesbeth De Smedt
External Communications Manager, Lighting
Philips Electronics Nederland B.V
Tel +31 6 1134 8365
liesbeth.de.smedt@philips.com
Lighting consumer line: 0800 744 547 75 (The Netherlands)

Maurice Chattelin
Press Officer, Municipal Executive councillor Van Gastel
Municipality of Arnhem
maurice.chattelin@arnhem.nl
Tel +31 26 377 23 92 / +31 6 52 51 36 11

Osram Opto Semiconductors announces the prototype of the Oslon Compact, currently the most compact high-power LED for the automotive market. Thanks to the flexible arrangement of these small LEDs it will be much easier and more cost-effective to create unique, signature headlight designs. A prototype of the Oslon Compact LED will be unveiled by the automotive semiconductor specialist from Regensburg in October at the SIA Vision conference in Versailles (France, October 9/10).

One for all – the new Oslon Compact from Osram Opto Semiconductors will be able to perform all forward lighting functions. Source: Osram

Despite their high efficiency, luminous intensity and durability, LEDs have faced a major challenge as light sources in vehicle headlights in that different LEDs have had to be used for different areas in order to achieve a uniform arrangement of the light-emitting surfaces. Sophisticated design concepts therefore involved a large amount of effort and high costs.

One for all
The extremely small size of the new Oslon Compact – combined with its high light output – enables a single LED type to be used as the default light source for all automotive forward lighting applications. The light points in the headlight can be placed in any arrangement, for example, and customized designs can be developed to give different vehicles a unique appearance. The small size of the Oslon Compact LEDs means they can be grouped very close to one another so they can even be used for light guide solutions and adaptive frontlighting systems (AFS).

Reduced to the bare essentials
The compact design has been achieved by reducing the LED to its bare essentials. The entire LED package is not much larger than the actual light-emitting surface of the chip. The platform is the successful UX:3 chip technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors which provides high luminous efficacy even at high currents. The prototype showcased at SIA-Vision measures only 1.5×1.9 mm² and produces 200 lumen from 700 mA. The clear white light from the chips is achieved through Osram’s C² technology which converts blue light with the aid of ceramic conversion.

The solution that the market needs
“The development of the Oslon Compact is a direct response to changing market requirements in the automotive sector. There is a need now for high-power LEDs that are more compact and more cost-effective than before”, said Peter Knittl, Director Marketing Automotive. “We have been able to adapt the reliable chip and package technologies that have proved so successful in the Oslon Black Flat and Ostar Headlamp Pro LEDs to fit this smaller design and can therefore supply the market with the solution it needs.” The introduction of this space-saving solution makes a huge contribution to the spread of LED technology in the forward lighting sector and makes efficient and durable lighting solutions available as standard for more vehicle models.

DURHAM, NC –

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces the new XLamp^® XP-E2 LED, delivering higher lumens per watt and lumens-per-dollar to lower system costs for existing XP-E and XP-G designs. The new XP-E2 LEDs can increase the lumen output of XP-E designs for the same cost and power or lower system cost with fewer LEDs – enabling lighting manufacturers to deliver a better lighting system with minimal redesign.

“The price to performance ratio is an important consideration for our design process,” said Erik Milz, vice president of marketing, Terralux. “Since many of our products are based on Cree^® XP-E LEDs, the new XP-E2 LED is a significant upgrade in performance, helping to keep design costs down and speeding time-to-market for our solutions.”

The XP-E2 LEDs use the same XP footprint (3.45mm x 3.45mm) and are optically compatible with all XP LED designs, including the popular XP-E and XP-G LEDs. The XP-E2 LEDs also enable a broad range of high-lumen applications, from indoor and outdoor lighting to portable and lamp retrofits.

The latest Cree offering to be built on the revolutionary SC³ Technology™ next generation LED platform, the XP-E2 LEDs deliver up to 128 lumens per watt at 350 mA, 85°C or 143 lumens per watt at 350mA, 25°C in cool white (6000K). The SC³ Technology next generation LED platform is built with Cree’s advanced silicon carbide technology, features advancements in LED chip architecture and phosphor and showcases a new package design to deliver the most advanced lighting-class LED components in the industry.

Luminaire makers seeking ENERGY STAR^® qualification will have access to specification and performance data, including LM-80 reports, which can speed time-to-market. XP-E2 LEDs are a “successor” product to the original XP-E LED for LM-80 data – accelerating qualification of luminaires using just 3000 hours of LM-80 data, instead of the normal 6000 hours.

Cree XLamp XP-E2 LED samples are available now and production quantities are available with standard lead times. XP-E2 LEDs are available in 2700K to 7000K color temperatures with minimum CRI options of 70, 80, 85 and 90. To learn more, please visitwww.cree.com/accelerate.

About Cree
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and making energy-wasting traditional lighting technologies obsolete through the use of energy-efficient, mercury-free LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor products for power and radio frequency (RF) applications.

Cree’s product families include LED fixtures and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and RF devices. Cree products are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, backlighting, electronic signs and signals, power suppliers and solar inverters.

For additional product and company information, please refer to www.cree.com. To learn more about the LED Lighting Revolution, please visit www.creeledrevolution.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that actual savings will vary from expectations; the risk we may be unable to manufacture these new products with sufficiently low cost to offer them at competitive prices or with acceptable margins; the risk we may encounter delays or other difficulties in ramping up production of our new products; customer acceptance of LED products; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render Cree’s products obsolete; and other factors discussed in Cree’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 24, 2012, and subsequent filings.

ENERGY STAR® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Virtually constant light output even at high application temperatures

The Oslon Black Flat is the new LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors for automotive frontlighting systems. Equipped with state-of-the-art chip and packaging technology and a ceramic converter, this new LED product from the famous Oslon Black series is a high-performance light source for automotive applications. It offers high light output even at high currents, uniform distribution of light, thermal stability and particularly good contrast for seeing and being seen. Oslon Black Flat had its premier as a prototype at ISAL 2011 and is available now.

Oslon Black Flat from Osram Opto Semiconductors offers low thermal resistance, high currents and high light output at high temperatures. Source: Osram

Light sources for frontlighting have to be multitalented. Not only do they have to illuminate the road ahead reliably in rain and fog and at night, they have to perform various functions as low beam, cornering lights and fog lights for example. At the same time, they have to withstand high temperatures in the headlights. For these reasons more and more automobile manufacturers are opting for flexible, efficient and powerful LED technology. Oslon Black Flat is the latest addition by Osram Opto Semiconductors to its Oslon Black series and has been designed to meet all these requirements.

High luminous flux even at high temperatures

The new LED contains a UX:3 chip that delivers high light output even at high currents. With a power draw of 2.3 W and an operating current of 700 mA, the Oslon Black Flat achieves a typical luminous flux of 200 lm (at 25°C). If operated at 1.2 A it can achieve up to 270 lumen – despite an application temperature of 100°C in the chip.

Thermal management is much simpler with this new LED. This is thanks to the greater thermal stability of the luminous flux even under “hot” application conditions and also to a new temperature-optimized packaging process. This has meant that the typical thermal resistance has been reduced to 4 K/W. The thermal coefficient of expansion of the black QFN package (Quad Flat No Leads) of the Oslon Black Flat LED is matched to the coefficient of expansion of the metal core board.  All these properties make the Oslon Black Flat particularly stable and extremely durable (more than 100,000 hours at 700 mA and a chip temperature of 60°C).

High quality of light for better visibility

The Oslon Black Flat was developed in Regensburg and has been designed to function without a lens, its light can therefore be injected very close to light guides or lenses. Its luminance, in other words what the human eye perceives as the brightness of a particular surface, is 2 to 5 times higher than comparable LEDs in its class at 70 -100 Mcd/m² (million candelas per square meter). “This is particularly important in automotive frontlighting solutions based on projection systems”, said Peter Knittl, Director Automotive LED at Osram Opto Semiconductors. “The greater the luminance of the LED, the smaller the external lens and the smaller the space needed. Headlights can therefore be made much more compact, giving designers much more freedom.”

Encapsulation of the chips directly in the package produces a defined light/dark boundary in the light pattern and, in conjunction with advanced package technology and the ceramic converter, a uniform distribution of light and particularly good contrast ratio on the road.

The benefits of Oslon Black Flat, above all its low thermal resistance and impressive performance under extreme conditions, have really struck a chord in the industry. Before the end of 2012 we will be seeing automobiles and motorcycles on the roads in which these small black LEDs will be performing the most important frontlighting functions”, added Peter Knittl.

Oslon Black Flat will be showcased at SIA-Vision from October 9 to 10, October 2012 in Versailles (France).

Technical data for Oslon Black Flat (LUW H9QP):

For more information on the product see the Internet.

Press contact:

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

Marion Reichl
Headquarter, Europe

Tel: +49 (0) 941 – 850 – 16 93
Fax: +49 (0) 941 – 850 – 444 – 16 93
Email: marion.reichl@osram-os.com

Seoul Semi’s critical technology for Acrich is ‘Integrated Multi-cell’ technology. Acrich operates effectively due to its integrated multi-cell technology. Seoul Semiconductor has focused on researching multi-cell technology for over 10years. As a result of this research, Acrich operates both alternating current and direct current. More so, it tolerates a wide range of voltages.
4W to 16W Acrich2 AC module are available now. Our production line is ready to produce large quantity orders. As a customer demands for various Acrich2 solutions, customized modules are also available. To learn more about Acrich2 AC modules, visit http://www.acrich.com/en/product/prd/acrich2.asp.

DURHAM, NC –

The Town of Oyster Bay, New York is installing LEDway® street lights from Durham-based manufacturer Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) as part of a Town-wide upgrade of its high pressure sodium (HPS) lights to energy-efficient LED lighting. To-date, 2,500 Cree® LEDway street lights have been installed out of the 4,000 planned. The Town received a $2 million Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the installation along 750 miles of roadway in Oyster Bay.

“LED lights have made huge strides regarding energy savings and life span,” said Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto. “These new LED lights will save 50 percent of the amount of energy consumed by the previous high pressure sodium bulbs. By replacing 10 percent of the existing HPS street lights within the Town, the Town stands to save $200,000 annually on our electric bill and maintenance costs.”

According to Town officials, Cree LEDway luminaires were selected because they are projected to provide significant electricity and maintenance savings and are “Made in the U.S.A.” Maintenance costs will be dramatically reduced as the LEDway luminaires are designed to provide a 100,000 hour lifetime compared to the five to seven year life span of the HPS street lights previously installed.

“Cree’s LEDway street lights are helping to drive the adoption of LED lighting for municipalities like Oyster Bay that need to address rising energy and maintenance costs,” said Christopher Ruud, vice president global sales, Cree lighting. “With our LEDway street lights, cities and towns don’t have to sacrifice anything for beautiful, energy-efficient light that benefits their residents and the bottom line.”

About Cree
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and making energy-wasting traditional lighting technologies obsolete through the use of energy-efficient, mercury-free LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor products for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications.

Cree’s product families include LED fixtures and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and RF devices. Cree products are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, electronic signs and signals, power supplies and solar inverters.

For additional product and company information, please refer to www.CreeLEDLighting.com. To learn more about the LED Lighting Revolution, please visit www.creeledrevolution.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that actual savings will vary from expectations; customer acceptance of LED products; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render Cree’s products obsolete; and other factors discussed in Cree’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 24, 2012, and subsequent filings.

Cree^® and LEDway^® are registered trademarks of Cree, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries.

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – In partnership with the World Green Building Council, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is enabling the development of more ‘Green Buildings’ by turning innovative and intelligent lighting solutions into people benefits in ways that are environmentally responsible and cost-effective. From September 17 to 21, World Green Building Week shines a spotlight on the key role of buildings in conserving natural resources, saving money and creating jobs while providing healthier places to live, work and play.

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – May 30, 2012 – (NYSE:GE) – Tower Bridge, one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks, has been transformed with a new world-class lighting system in time to mark the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tower Bridge, one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks, has been transformed with a new world-class lighting system in time to mark the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Industry’s first fully integrated LED drivers in industry-standard IC packages helps developers avoid design complexities

DALLAS, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced two fully integrated LED driver micro-modules that eliminate the external components and complex layout placement challenges typical of LED driver designs. The 450-mA TPS92550 and TPS92551 DC/DC LED driver modules are the industry’s first to incorporate all the required power and passive circuitry into a single IC package to deliver up to 23W of power to the LED. Watch a video at http://www.ti.com/tps92550-prv. For more information, samples and an evaluation board, visit http://www.ti.com/tps92550-pr.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120530/DA04523)

The 14-W TPS92550 and 23-W TPS92551 are constant current buck LED driver modules that virtually eliminate the need for power supply design resources and simplify procurement, with just one module replacing four or more components. Together with TI’s WEBENCH® LED Architect, the lighting developer can quickly design a power management circuit with the minimum components needed to drive a string of up to 18 LEDs at up to 96-percent power efficiency. The result is a fast, easy and compact LED lighting design.

For more information on all of TI’s lighting products, visit http://www.ti.com/lighting-pr.

Key features and benefits of the TPS92550 and TPS92551 LED driver modules

• LED driver micro-module integrates an inductor, Schottky diode and a handful of other passive components, simplifying design and procurement.
• To control brightness, the LED current is adjustable from 300 mA to 450 mA.
• Easy-to-use, robust IC package provides superior thermal and electromagnetic interference (EMI) performance.
• The micro-modules’ efficient heat dissipation and back metal plate allows for operation in high ambient temperatures.
• Compact package measures 10.16 mm by 9.85 mm by 4.57 mm.

Availability, packaging and pricing
The TPS92550 and TPS92551 are available in volume now from TI and its authorized distributors. Offered in a 7-pin TO-PMOD package, the suggested retail price for the 14-W TPS92550 is $5.00 and the 23-W TPS92551 is $5.50 in 1,000-unit quantities.

Find out more about TI’s LED lighting portfolio:

• Order samples and an evaluation module of the new LED driver modules: http://www.ti.com/tps92550-pr and http://www.ti.com/tps92551-pr.
• Get more information on all of TI’s lighting products: http://www.ti.com/lighting-pr.
• Design a complete LED power management system with TI’s WEBENCH LED Architect: www.ti.com/ledwebench-pr.
• Ask questions and share knowledge in the LED forum in the TI E2E™ Community: www.ti.com/ledforum-pr.
• Download LED reference designs from TI’s PowerLab™ Reference Design Library: www.ti.com/powerlab-pr.

About WEBENCH tools from Texas Instruments
The WEBENCH Designer and Architect component libraries include more than 24,000 components from 120 manufacturers. Price and availability is updated hourly by TI’s distribution partners for design optimization and production planning. Offered in eight languages, the user can compare complete system designs and make supply chain decisions in minutes. To start a cost-free design, visit TI’s WEBENCH design environment atwww.ti.com/webench.

About Texas Instruments
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An integrated miniature projector that can display images on a much larger surface than existing displays is the next giant leap for smartphones and cameras. This is known as embedded projection and uses LEDs as the light source. The greatest challenge so far for lighting technology has been the limited efficiency of the green light emitting diodes. This is because high brightness is essential if the projected image will be seen with ambient light. The Osram Ostar Projection Cube from Osram Opto Semiconductors is the perfect answer.

The new Osram Ostar Projection Cube LED for embedded projection for brilliant projected colors from a smartphone.

Efficient LEDs for red and blue light have been available for some time but LEDs that produce green with acceptable output have been rare. The new Osram Ostar Projection Cube from Osram Opto Semiconductors has now plugged this important gap. At 110 lumen per watt (lm/W) it is much more efficient than all other previously available green LEDs in the embedded projection sector.

For the first time, the Osram Ostar Projection Cube enables high output to be achieved in embedded projectors. « The new LED almost doubles the brightness in smartphone applications so embedded projectors with a system brightness of up to 25 lumen are possible », said Wolfgang Schnabel, Marketing Manager Projection at Osram Opto Semiconductors. This means that the image is clearly visible even with ambient light and, thanks to the efficiency of LED technology, the projector can also be used in mobile applications with limited battery capacity.

Lots of light in a small space
The new green LED is available in two versions – with a 1 mm edge length chip and with a 0.75 mm edge length. The Osram Ostar Projection Cube is therefore suitable for all standard imager formats in mobile terminals. The two LED versions are also very bright. Depending on the size of the chip, they produce 260 lm at 700 mA and 2.3 W or 130 lm at 350 mA and
1.2 W.

This high luminance from a small surface area is made possible with the aid of special encapsulation. This sharply defines the light surface so the light is emitted from this defined surface without package reflections. With an area of 3.8 x 4.1 mm² and a height of only 0.6 mm the new LED enables extremely low-profile projection units to be designed – ideal for modern smartphone and camera designs. Osram Ostar Projection Cube does not have a glass cover, which means that external optics can be placed very close to it and the light can be used efficiently.

Francis Nguyen from Osram Opto Semiconductors will present this new LED at the Projection Summit 2012 in Las Vegas during his talk on the « Evolution of LEDs used in Picoprojectors » (June 11, 2012).

Technical data:

OSRAM AG has signed a contract with the Wuxi New District Administrative Commit-tee to build a new assembly plant in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. LED chips will be packaged in housings at the new backend facility starting in late 2013; with the Regensburg and Penang (frontend) plants exclusively continuing to make the actual LED chips. « The new assembly plant will improve our access to the world’s largest single market in the lighting industry, » said Aldo Kamper, CEO of the Osram Opto Semiconductors business unit. « As one of the world’s most renowned LED lighting corporations, Osram’s new plant in Wuxi will definitely enhance the development of the LED industry in both Wuxi Municipality and Jiangsu Province, » said Lixin Huang, Member of the Standing Committee of Jiangsu Provincial CPC Committee and Secretary of Wuxi Municipal CPC Committee in China.

Source: Osram

In the face of sharply rising demand for LED-based products, Osram has opted to set up a further plant in Wuxi, China, to augment the capacity of its chip plants in Regensburg, Germany and Penang, Malaysia. With this move, the company is strengthening its access to the lighting industry’s largest single market worldwide. The new plant is scheduled to be up and running by the end of 2013. It will be able to accommodate up to 1,600 employees when fully operational.

The new backend facility at Wuxi near Shanghai will install LED chips manufactured in the frontend plants at Regensburg and Penang in their housings. The new assembly plant in Wuxi will also augment the Penang plant by manufacturing general, automotive and industrial lighting products for key segments of the Chinese market. The plant’s added back-end LED capacity, will enable the company to capitalize on China’s fast-growing market and support the two plants in Germany and Malaysia. « We have attained a leading position in the semiconductor sector over the course of about 40 years. The facility in China marks another step forward in extending this lead, » said Aldo Kamper.

Market researchers at IMS Research have predicted strong growth for opto semiconductors such as LED components and laser diodes with average growth rates of around five percent worldwide in the coming years. The fastest growth is expected to come in China during the same period, with an average growth rate of ten percent. This growth potential extends beyond components.According to a market survey conducted by McKinsey, the rapidly growing Asian region today already accounts for around 35 percent of today’s global general lighting market. This share is expected to increase to 45 percent by 2020. Forecasts predict the Chinese market alone, worth over €8 billion today, to more than double by 2020. In fiscal 2011, Osram generated about one fifth of the Group’s revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, where it employs over 16,000 people. This workforce is larger than that of any other region worldwide, and roughly half of it is employed in China. Osram has marketed products in the region for about 80 years, covering the entire value chain from front to back.

24 May, 2012

Paris, Tokyo-Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has reached a basic agreement with the Louvre Museum to replace part of the interior lighting of the Louvre with its own LED lighting. This is Phase 2 of a renovation project that Toshiba Corporation and the Louvre Museum have pursued in partnership since 2010. This next project phase will see renovation of LED lighting in important interior spaces of the museum. It includes specific exhibit lighting for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, and for the Red Rooms, which display famous masterpieces such as Jacques-Louis David’s Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine, as well as the Napoleon Hall, the Louvre’s main entrance.

As part of the project, a dedicated lighting system will be installed for the Mona Lisa, and the Red Rooms’ ceiling fixtures will be converted to LED by the end of May 2013. Lighting in the Napoleon Hall is expected be converted to LED by the first half of 2014.

Under a partnership agreement with the Louvre (term: June 30, 2010 to December 31, 2023), Toshiba has already lit up parts of the Louvre’s exterior, including I.M. Pei’s Pyramid. The implementation of the second phase of the project is testament to the successful collaboration between Toshiba and the Louvre Museum in balancing environmental and aesthetic considerations during the exterior lighting renovation phase.

Part of the LED lighting replacement work, which included the Pyramid, Pyramidion and the Colbert Pavilion, was completed last December, and installation of LED lighting for the whole of Cour Napoleon, the first phase of lighting renovation, was completed on May 12. It has taken approximately two years, since the project commenced in June 2010, for all the lighting in the Cour Napoleon to be converted to LED. Renovation of LED lighting in the Cour Carre is also scheduled to complete in 2013.

Through the renovation of exterior lighting, Toshiba and the Louvre Museum is reducing power consumption by 73% without compromising the visual beauty of the museum. The renovation process involved repeated consultations with the Historical Monuments Committee and the Architecture and Heritage Service. This partnership has pursued artistic integrity in the LED lighting from every conceivable perspective: the shape of the fixtures, illumination brightness, color tone and installation angle, to achieve a lighting finish that respects the scenery of Paris. The fusion of French artistry with Japanese technology that Toshiba has promoted has been realized ultimately through numerous innovations. Toshiba will continue to refine its technical skills in the pursuit of the potential of LED lighting.

Since April 2010 Toshiba Corporation has undertaken new lighting projects on a global scale as part of its approach to creating a new lighting culture in harmony with people and the environment. Toshiba perceives this project as an important exemplar of how to extend the longevity and sustain the aesthetic integrity of world heritage sites. As one of the world’s foremost eco-conscious companies, Toshiba will further enhance its technical capabilities through experience gained at the Louvre, while contributing to global culture and the mitigation of environmental burdens.

Outline of Partnership Agreement for Phase 2 of the Louvre Museum LED Lighting

1. Main content
Toshiba Corporation will supply LED lighting for the Mona Lisa, the Red Rooms and Napoleon Hall and provide financial support for the renovation. The number of fixtures has not yet been determined.

2. Term of the Agreement
From May 18 2012 to December 31 2024

The Louvre Museum’s Mona Lisa, Red Rooms and Napoleon Hall Mona Lisa (1503~1506)

Leonard Da Vinci’s portrait, regarded as symbolic of the Renaissance. It is one of the most popular works in the whole of the Louvre. That distinctive smile is known as the « Mona Lisa smile » and has beguiled many. The Mona Lisa shows skillful use of techniques like the aerial perspective as well as sfumato (soft-edge), the painting mode devised by Da Vinci, and has had a profound effect on western painting.

The Red Rooms

These display rooms showcase a series of great masterpieces representative of the 19th century. The rooms are visited by the majority of museum visitors for the spectacle of large-scale works like David’sConsecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine and Delacroix’sLiberty Leading the People, all exhibited on their red walls.

Napoleon Hall

This is the main entrance of the Louvre, the face of the museum that greets all visitors. Located on the lower ground floor, it houses the ticket box and information desk.

For further information on Toshiba’s collaboration with the Louvre, please visit http://www.toshiba.co.jp/lighting/about/louvre.htm

ARLINGTON, Va., USA – MAY 23, 2012 –JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in the development of standards for the microelectronics industry, today announced the publication of a new series of standards for component level testing of high-brightness/power LEDs. Development within JEDEC’s JC-15 Committee involved LED industry leaders, and resulted in the new JESD51-5x series of standards aimed at thermal characterization of power LED components. The series is in compliance with the International Commission on Illumination (CIE)’s existing LED measurement recommendations. JESD51-50, 51, 52 and 53 are all available for free download via the JEDEC website: http://www.jedec.org/standards-documents/results/jesd51-5.

As the efficiency of power LEDs has improved over time (now in the range of 20-40% depending on the type of LED), the use of high-brightness/power LEDs as a lighting source has become widespread in diverse applications in numerous industries. In these use cases, thermal design is critical in order to ensure expected LED lifetimes and light output, and the design process requires accurate thermal data for LED components. Prior to the publication of the JESD51-5x series, a lack of widely accepted thermal testing standards for power LED components meant that published data sheet information was often questionable. Therefore, development of the new standards was urgently needed.

• Philips to light soccer pitches in majority of stadiums in Poland and Ukraine, including in Kiev.
• The advanced lighting solutions of Philips contribute to enhancing the viewing experience for players, spectators and TV viewers alike, bringing the spectacle and emotion of the soccer play alive.
• Philips’ innovative and unobtrusive lighting system helps players and referees deliver the best performance.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) today announced that the company will light the majority of football stadiums in Ukraine and Poland, including the Olympic stadium of Kiev (NSC Olimpiyskiy). These stadiums are, amongst other, venues for the European football championship this year during this summer’s football tournament.

Philips’ latest innovations are tailor-made for HDTV quality and contribute to enhancing the viewing experience for players, spectators and TV viewers. The installed Philips lighting includes pitch and façade lighting, illuminating six of the eight stadiums (Donbass Arena, Metalist stadium Kharkiv, Arena Lviv, Poznan City stadium, Municipal stadium Wroclaw and Kiev Olympic stadium) that will be hosting the games.

VIDEO: City Stadium in Poznan, Project Interview, Lighting Gallery

“Philips and sports lighting have been a winning combination for a long time and with our world leadership in energy-efficient lighting solutions we will continue to build on that relationship,‘’ said Philips Lighting Chief Executive Officer Eric Rondolat. “Sport is about performance and emotions. Philips captures the performance and emotions so that millions of people can be enjoying the matches. I am very proud that our lights will illuminate the main stadiums in Ukraine and Poland, including the Olympic stadium in Kiev. I will be watching the game at home, with friends and family, and I know that our lighting will help make this a great experience.”

Philips Lighting Chief Executive Officer Eric Rondolat

It is vital that the lighting systems accommodate the stringent demands of TV broadcasters in capturing the details and emotion of the sports event. The ArenaVision floodlights also give live spectators the best possible viewing experience from every seat in the stadium. In addition, good and unobtrusive lighting help players and referees deliver the best performance.

Kiev Olympic Stadium
Philips provided the Olympic stadium in Kiev, the largest stadium in Ukraine, able to host 60,000 spectators, with tailor-made lighting systems. The system includes a total of 608 Philips ArenaVision sport floodlights. For the stadium in Kiev, Philips designed the lighting concept combining functional and decorative solutions to create the effect of a “ring of fire” on the stadium’s roof edge and we performed lighting calculations and reconciled power and control systems. Next to that, Philips supervised the installation, including the targeting, commissioning works, lighting design measurements in cooperation with partner organizations.

Philips also lights technical and public areas. As a result, Philips floodlight equipment illuminates the football field, the racetracks and the sectors in accordance to FIFA¹, UEFA², GAISF/IAAF³ standards for TV broadcasting of football matches and athletic competitions.

Drawing attention to the problem of sudden cardiac arrest in crowded places, Philips is also supplying HeartStart FRx mobile defibrillators to Kiev’s Olympic stadium to treat life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. Philips will hold the first aid trainings for the stadium staff, including trainings on how to use the defibrillators in emergency situations.

Philips’ ArenaVision sports lighting already equips more than half of the world’s major football stadiums. Philips has long pioneered lighting innovation in sports, from the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo to the first Formula One (F1) night race. For years, Philips has been the technical partner of international sports federations such as IAAF (athletics), FIFA and FIBA (basketball). Through these partnerships, Philips has helped to draw up official specifications and guidelines for floodlighting in sporting venues.

City Stadium, Poznan
The stadium in Poznan was the first arena completed in Poland to host this summer’s soccer’s tournament. The stadium is notable for its dynamic, coloured lighting of the outer facade, using LED lighting systems. A total of 195 Philips LED projectors, plus a control system and software, were used to illuminate the outer facade of the Poznan stadium, thereby enabling dynamic colour changes. As a result, the Poznan arena is endowed with the additional ability to build emotion during sporting, entertainment events and concerts taking place in the stadium.

The external facade illumination, taking advantage of the latest LED technology, allows building emotions using light, welcoming fans from a long distance with the colours of the national or club squad. The LED projectors are particularly durable (50,000 hours), and yet consume very little energy (the power of a single projector is just 55W). Using energy-saving solutions in the project is in accordance with the policy of the city of Poznan, which for years has been consistently focusing on the environment and on sustainable development, for example as host of the COP 14 Climate Change Conference.

¹ Federation International de Football Association
² Union of European Football Associations
³ General Association of International Sports Federations / The International Amateur Athletics Federation

New flash LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors harmonizes form and function

Osram Opto Semiconductors has added a new type of LED to its well-known Oslux family. With flash applications compromises no longer have to be accepted – due to its specially shaped lens the Oslux LED can be discreetly fitted in the device. Thanks to its high output power the new LED is also capable of taking perfectly illuminated shots with cellphones. This means design and function of smartphones work together even more closely.

No conflict between functionality and design with the new Oslux LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors.

Manufacturers of high-end smartphones often have to choose between design and functionality. A particular challenge here is combining the actual camera with the lighting needed. Technical components can look bulky with some cellphone designs. Plus, the recesses in the enclosure also make the device less robust. According to Matthias Winter, responsible for marketing LED consumer applications at Osram Opto Semiconductors, “These days a smartphone is more than ever a design object. With the Oslux LED we bring form and function together.”

Strikingly inconspicuous
With the new Oslux LED for flash applications Osram Opto Semiconductors supports smartphone manufacturers in their attempt to combine shape and function. The Oslux LED has two chips with 1 square millimeter of light surface each. The light-emitting surface of the rectangular LED is optimized for the optics of the cellphone – the surface is flat and finishes properly with the cover. This means the Oslux LED can be installed inconspicuously in the phone. No additional covers or lenses are necessary. With its symmetrical emission the LED can be installed vertically or horizontally. When switched off, the LED is barely noticeable. When in use, high quality white illuminates the target area.

Consistently bright
Thanks to UX:3 chip technology, the Oslux LED provides very consistent illumination for photos. Even at a distance of 1 m a brightness level of 150 lux is achieved. When flashing, the light is evenly distributed and shines into the corners of the rectangular illuminated image. This means no round spot is generated in the center as might occur in conventional flashing. As all the elements of the flash are combined in a single component, the Oslux LED is also easily integrated. Thanks to its compact design, the LED is exceptionally durable and resistant to shocks and vibrations – and its power means it can manage even multiple repeated flashes.

The new Oslux joins the current portfolio of flash LEDs with lenses. The Ceramos LED family offers components without lenses.

Technical data:

The new Oslux LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors provides consistent illumination with superior brightness. 

“Reducing energy consumption pays dividends for the both the hotel and its guests” Verbatim’s halogen replacement LEDs deliver rapid return on investment for Hotel Leonardo

The luxury four-star Hotel Leonardo Prague is situated in the heart of the Old Town, just a few paces from Charles Bridge and Old Town Square. The hotel offers 82 spacious rooms and suites furnished with original furniture from Prague’s Art Nouveau period. The hotel also features the Platina restaurant, with vaulted ceilings and impressive Renaissance frescoes, which serves up mainly Italian and Czech cuisine.

Although this prestigious hotel is ranked among the leading hotels in Prague, it has not escaped the impact of the global economic downturn. Facing growing competition from rival operators, the hotel has been busy finding ways to cut costs without reducing guest comfort. One of the major ways of doing this is to significantly reduce electricity consumption, which is why it replaced its halogen bulbs with LED lamps made by Verbatim. Environmentally conscious customers visiting the hotel have particularly welcomed the move.

“We installed Verbatim LED lamps wherever the lights are on for at least 12 hours each day. We calculate that the investment will begin to pay off in approximately 6 months. »

– Tomáš Nesvorný, Leonardo Prague Hotel

“We were looking for ways to save money in ways guests wouldn’t notice and having the chance to save on electricity costs is ideal. We installed Verbatim LED lamps wherever the lights are on for at least 12 hours each day. Although the initial purchase cost of LED technology is higher than alternative lighting solutions, we calculated that this is more than offset by energy savings in areas of the hotel where the lights are constantly in use,” said Tomáš Novotný, managing director of the Prague Leonardo Hotel. “Also, we benefit from not needing to replace the lighting as often as usual. Given the high energy efficiency and longer service life, we calculate the investment will begin to pay off in approximately six months.”

“This project is proof that Verbatim is no longer just a manufacturer of optical media and data storage products, but it is a major producer in the LED and OLED lighting segment as well.”

– Tomáš Nesvorný, Leonardo Prague Hotel

A hotel is an ideal operation for showcasing the energy-saving benefits of LED lamps. By switching to LED lighting in areas of a hotel where lights are nearly always switched on, energy savings of up to 85% can be made. The return on the initial investment is very attractive and can be as rapid as a few months in many cases. Moreover, the service life of Verbatim LED lamps is as much as 35,000 hours – 16 years life when used at 6 hours per day.

Over 300 Verbatim LED lamps have been installed in the Hotel Leonardo Prague including PAR16 GU10, Classic A and B, E27 and AR111 lamps. Used to light the hotel reception area and lobby, the hotel corridors, the Platina restaurant and outdoor balcony lighting, the fast and simple installation of the lamps ensured little impact to hotel operations or the level of service being delivered to guests.

The hotel management are delighted with the results of the lighting upgrade. “We have completed the switch to Verbatim LEDs and the outcome has far exceeded our expectations. The new lighting has delivered a noticable improvement to the ambience in many areas of the hotel, adding to guest comfort while saving energy costs. As far as the light intensity and colour temperature provided by the LED lamps is concerned, there is no noticable difference compared to the halogen bulbs installed before. For the outdoor lighting, the LEDs perform much better,” concluded Mr Nesvorný.

It is no accident that Verbatim LED lamps were chosen because the hotel’s management team were already aware of the exceptional performance, quality and reliability of the pioneering lighting brand.

Verbatim is owned by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, one of the largest chemical companies worldwide. Mitsubishi has been developing class-leading lighting technology for over half a century. The company is a dominant global manufacturer of phosphorus (a substance important for improving the efficiency of LED lamps) as well as providing many other raw materials to the leading lighting manufacturers.

This strong backing and influence within the lighting industry ensures that consumers can be confident about the quality and reliability of Verbatim LED lamps.

“Installing Verbatim LED lamps in the Hotel Leonardo is a very important project for our company and this has helped raise our profile among hospitality operators across the Czech Republic. I am very glad that Mr Nesvorný appreciated the quality of Verbatim LED lamps and that our bid was ultimately chosen,” explained Pavel Matyáš, Verbatim country manager for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. “The project highlights why the Verbatim brand – best known for manufacturing data storage products – is beginning to gain a foothold in the LED and OLED lighting market.”

DURHAM, N.C. — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, today announced that John Kurtzweil has resigned as executive vice president-finance and chief financial officer, effective May 21, 2012, to pursue other opportunities, and that Michael McDevitt has been appointed CFO on an interim basis. Cree has commissioned a search for a replacement through Russell Reynolds Associates, executive search consultants.

Mr. Kurtzweil plans to continue as a Cree employee until June 15, 2012, to assist with the transition of his responsibilities. « The decision to leave Cree was a very difficult one for me as the past six years have been personally rewarding, » said Mr. Kurtzweil. « At this point in my career, however, I decided to move to Extreme Networks, a smaller firm where I can have a more hands-on role in growing the business. »

« We appreciate John’s contributions in helping grow Cree from $400 million in revenues in fiscal 2007 to over a billion dollars in annualized revenues today, » said Chuck Swoboda, Cree chairman and chief executive officer. « He has built a strong finance team and a foundation for future growth. We wish him continued success. »

Mr. Swoboda also commented on Cree’s previously announced business outlook for the fiscal quarter ending in June: « We are encouraged with our progress in growing the business through the first half of the quarter. At this point, we remain on track with our targets. »

Cree’s interim CFO, Mike McDevitt, joined Cree in 2002 as corporate controller and previously served as interim CFO in 2006 during an earlier transition. He has also served as Cree’s director of financial planning and as director of sales operations.

About Cree, Inc.

Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and making energy-wasting traditional lighting technologies obsolete through the use of energy-efficient, mercury-free LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor products for power and radio frequency (RF) applications.

Cree’s product families include LED fixtures and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and RF devices. Cree products are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, electronic signs and signals, power supplies and solar inverters.

For additional product and company information, please refer to www.cree.com.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2012

Demand from LCD backlights will continue to dominate LED demand until 2013, when it will reach its peak, according to the NPD DisplaySearch

Quarterly LED Supply/Demand Market Forecast Report.

The year 2011 was a challenging one for LED makers. After taking off in 2010, the growth in demand from LCD TV backlights reversed course, due to a combination of slower growth in LED backlit LCD TV sales and slower growth in chips used per backlight, due to efficiency increases. The demand for LEDs in LCD backlights did grow slightly, as use in tablet PCs and strong penetration growth in LCD monitors made up for the drop in demand from TV. Growth was also modest in lighting, as the market penetration of LEDs only grew from 1.4% in 2010 to 1.9% in 2011.

At the same time, many new LED suppliers had entered the industry, and were rapidly ramping up production. Measured in standard units of 500 × 500 micron chip size, supply grew by 41% in 2011, compared to only 10% growth in demand. This resulted in a significant over-supply throughout 2011.

“LEDs have been in surplus since the end of 2010, setting the stage for a decrease in LED prices and margins,” said Steven Sher, Analyst, NPD DisplaySearch. “As a result of this surplus situation, there has been almost no investment in LED applications, nor any significant capacity increases in 2012. This is resulting in a halving of the supply/demand glut from 2011 to 2012.”

Figure 1: LED Supply/Demand for Backlight and Lighting Applications

Source: NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly LED Supply/Demand Market Forecast Report

Due to the growing popularity of new, low-cost direct LED backlight designs for LCD TVs, the demand for LEDs in backlights will continue to increase through 2013. While the number of LED packages per LCD backlight unit will peak in 2012, continued growth in penetration of LED backlights will lead to slight increase in LED demand in 2013. By 2014, lighting will become the dominant source of demand for LEDs as price reductions and efficacy improvements drive increased adoption.

The penetration of LEDs in lighting will reach 16.8% in 2015, according to the Quarterly LED Supply/Demand Market Forecast Report. The report also found that spotlights and LED street lights will gain higher penetration in lighting due to government incentive programs, such as the 12th Five-Year Plan in China and the LED subsidy policy in Taiwan, as well as continued growth in commercial applications. LED bulbs and fluorescent tubes are growing in Japan due to government incentive programs and energy-saving consciousness, especially following the March 2011 earthquake.

The NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly LED Supply/Demand Market Forecast Report analyzes supply and demand on a quarterly basis for the entire LED industry. From chip prices to LED maker roadmaps, this report gives a clear outlook and reliable forecast of LED supply/demand, along with an analysis of the impacts on pricing. This report is delivered in PowerPoint and includes Excel-based data and tables. For more information on this report, please contact Charles Camaroto at 1.888.436.7673 or 1.516.625.2452, or contact@displaysearch.com or contact your regional DisplaySearch office in China, Japan, Korea or Taiwan.

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Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) today announced its bolt-on acquisition of Lightscape Materials, Inc., a spin-off of SRI International. Lightscape Materials is a private, US-based research company with intellectual property in specialty phosphor technology. Major Lightscape Materials’ investors included Wisepower, a Korean company, and Silicon-Valley based SRI International. The investment enables Dow to add phosphor technology to the Company’s existing LED technologies portfolio.

“The novel phosphor compositions developed by Lightscape Materials enable improved quality, reliability and output color of LED light-based systems,” said Leo Linehan, global general manager for Dow Electronic Materials’ Growth Technologies business. “We look forward to helping customers incorporate these advanced phosphors into their processes, while providing the local service, support and supply they have come to expect from Dow.” Linehan added, “We are equally pleased to have the expertise of Lightscape co-founders Gerard Frederickson and Yongchi Tian as part of our LED Technologies team.”

Wisepower CEO Gi-Ho Park said, “Dow Chemical was the ideal acquirer for Lightscape Materials. Dow’s investments in LED-related materials and their global marketing reach was a factor in our decision to choose Dow,” said Park. “Lightscape is a unique phosphor player capable of delivering novel phosphors crucial to high CRI LED packages.”

SRI Ventures Vice President Norman Winarsky, PhD said, “It is gratifying to see SRI’s technology develop into products that meet important market needs. Lightscape, the latest success in SRI’s series of spinoff ventures, is built from a strong legacy of lighting innovations that include the first color TV phosphors.”

Linehan added, “We look forward to working with SRI International and Wisepower again as the occasion arises.”

Phosphors are used in LED lighting applications where color quality is a key performance attribute, such as in backlights for LCD displays and in residential, workplace and retail illumination. They enable the LED to create a wide spectrum of white light, with the color tuned for the desired application. Linehan says the ongoing development of phosphor compositions is particularly important as applications become more sophisticated and consumers’ expectations for color quality increase.

In October of 2011, Dow announced the formation of a new LED Technologies business segment to capture current and future demand for LEDs in the solid-state lighting market. In addition to the newly added phosphor materials, Dow’s portfolio includes metalorganic CVD precursors, which are used to make the active light-emitting areas in LEDs, as well as photoresists, related ancillaries for lithographic processing, metallization processes for electroplating, and pads and slurries for CMP – all of which are used to manufacture LEDs.

Dow Electronic Materials has manufacturing and research facilities in the U.S., Europe, China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2011, Dow had annual sales of $60 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 197 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References to « Dow » or the « Company » mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

About Dow Electronic Materials

Dow Electronic Materials, a global supplier of materials and technologies to the electronics industry, brings innovative leadership to the semiconductor, interconnect, finishing, photovoltaic, display, LED and optics markets. From advanced technology centers worldwide, teams of talented Dow research scientists and application experts work closely with customers, providing solutions, products and technical service necessary for next-generation electronics. These partnerships energize Dow’s power to invent. Its key end-use applications include a broad range of consumer electronics from personal computers, to television monitors, cellular phones, global positioning systems, automobile safety systems, and avionics.

About Wisepower

Wisepower, a Korean company (KOSDAQ: 040670), started its business as a rechargeable battery packer in 1998. The company has diversified its business in wireless charging solution and LED lighting, which are currently two major business areas. Wisepower also acquired several prospective private companies such as Grand Tech, a semiconductor facility constructor, Convex, a precision motion control solution developer, and Unidym, a US based carbon nanotube (CNT) product company, as new businesses for its growth. Wisepower and its subsidiaries have regional presence in Korea, US, China, and Australia. More information about Wisepower can be found at www.wisepower.co.kr.

About SRI International

Silicon Valley-based SRI International, a nonprofit research and development organization, performs sponsored R&D for governments, businesses, and foundations. SRI brings its innovations to the marketplace through technology licensing, new products, and spin-off ventures. SRI is known for world-changing innovations in computing, health and pharmaceuticals, chemistry and materials, sensing, energy, education, national defense, and more.

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May 16, 2012

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that the 200th licensee signed up to its LED luminaire and retrofit bulb licensing program. As a result, Paulmann Light GmbH has gained access to Philips’ comprehensive portfolio of patented LED technologies and solutions offered in the licensing program. The announcement marks a significant milestone in the Philips LED luminaire licensing program, enabling and fostering the industry’s growth in its transition from conventional lamps to energy efficient LED-based lighting solutions.

The global market for power semiconductors used in LED lighting is forecast to reach over $3 billion in 2016, according to a new report from IMS Research, a leading independent provider of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry.

IMS Research’s recent report “Opportunities for Power Components in LED Lighting”, revealed that rapid uptake of LED lighting, driven by demand for more efficient lighting and legislation against incandescent lamps, will result in a potential market of 19 billion power semiconductor units by 2016, worth over $3 billion.

The largest opportunity is identified in retrofit LED lamps which are projected to drive more than $2 billion of power semiconductors in 2016. The expanding range of available lamps with varying electronics design, requirements and specifications are driving opportunities for manufactures of power semiconductors.

Report co-author and senior market analyst, Ryan Sanderson, commented “The complex electronics involved in LED lighting adds a new challenge for traditional manufacturers of lighting solutions. Most designs require knowledge of power electronics, something which many suppliers don’t currently have in-house. The LED lamp market is projected to drive over $1.5 billion of AC-DC and DC-DC controllers and low power MOSFETs (used in solutions which use a controller with an external FET) in 2016.

The market report also found that LED luminaires present a huge opportunity for power semiconductor manufacturers. One of the largest projected LED lighting markets in 2016 is high power LED luminaires over 60W, for applications such as street and industrial lighting. Collectively, these applications are forecast to drive a power discrete market of more than $1 billion by 2016, accounted for largely by power MOSFETs and rectifiers sold both directly to LED luminaire and to merchant power supply manufacturers. Report co-author and market analyst, Jonathon Eykyn, commented “Although some of the largest LED lighting manufactures have the capability to design and manufacture power circuitry in-house, they still need the knowledge and expertise of the power semiconductor industry and this is something that is unlikely to change.” Whilst the report predicts that a large portion of the power supply opportunity in LED lighting (particularly in LED lamps) will be absorbed by these companies becoming increasingly more vertically integrated, it is likely that the power semiconductor opportunity will remain a separate and addressable to all power semiconductor manufacturers.. Eykyn added, “The opportunity is likely to increase further as manufacturers begin to add higher levels of intelligence to their LED lighting products, offering additional functionality to the consumer and increasing energy efficiency.”

“Opportunities for Power Components in LED Lighting”, which includes analysis of 8 power semiconductor products in 13 LED lighting applications, was compiled following more than 40 hours of interviews with leading suppliers to the industry and is available immediately from IMS Research.

Piscataway, N.J., 15. May 2012 – With its interface specifications, Zhaga makes it possible to develop interchangeable LED light sources. Menno Treffers, Secretary General of Zhaga, summarises the most important benefits as follows:

Success factor cost reduction. « LED light sources improve rapidly. A state-of-the-art LED light source will be mediocre within six month after its introduction. That forces manufacturers of LED luminaires to constantly upgrade the LEDs in their products. They can upgrade without re-designing their products if they use a light source with stable interfaces. Stability reduces development costs. Additionally, standardized light sources are manufactured in higher volumes which help drive down cost of the light source. The end-users naturally benefits, since the cost savings can be passed on. »

Success factor risk reduction. « The stability of Zhaga’s interface specifications reduce business risks for all parties along the supply chain – for LED module makers, for luminaire manufacturers, and for the end-users. LED module makers know that they can more easily sell modules that don’t need a redesign of their customer’s luminaire. Luminaire manufacturers know that they can source Zhaga-compliant modules from multiple manufacturers and that they will not be dependent on a single supplier. End-users know that when they buy the same luminaire next year, this luminaire will contain a state-of-the-art LED light source, and they know that replacement parts will be available from more than one supplier.”

Success factor trust. « Products that carry the Zhaga logo comply with the Zhaga interface specifications. The compliance of each product is verified by an independent test lab. The Zhaga logo stands for interchangeability of LED light sources. And interchangeability is guaranteed globally, independent of manufacturer, independent of region – in America, Europe and Asia. »

For more information on Zhaga please go to http://www.zhagastandard.org or follow us onhttp://twitter.com/zhaga_led and http://www.youtube.com/zhagaled.

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – May 10, 2012 – (NYSE:GE) – Designers can dress bland commercial ceiling space in chic new style with Lumination™ Luminaires and other bright indoor LED ideas from GE Lighting Solutions. A Lumination slim suspended fixture and 1’x4’ recessed troffer are now available to exquisitely attire office, retail or hospitality settings.

Lumination Suspended Luminaire

The Lumination Suspended fixture delivers remarkable light output in an ultra-thin, provocative design. Honored today as a recognized winner in the Next Generation Luminaires™ (NGL) 2012 Indoor Competition, linear pendant lighting category, the Suspended Luminaire is an entirely new aesthetic that combines direct and indirect lighting in one highly efficient, translucent LED luminaire. A clear, narrow band surrounds the edge of the fixture, making the light source appear to ‘float’ through the air. GE Lighting Solutions will offer the new Suspended fixture beginning this summer.

A clear, narrow band surrounding the edge of the Lumination Suspended fixture makes it appear to ‘float’ through the air.

GE Lighting Solutions, LLC is a business of GE Lighting. Its goal is to continue to change the way commercial interior spaces are lit with the introduction of more than ten new luminaires throughout the next year and a half, such as multiple styles of troffers including linear, suspended-fixture and surface-mounted solutions. For more information, please visitwww.gelightingsolutions.com .

GE Lighting invents with the vigor of its founder Thomas Edison to develop energy-efficient solutions that change the way people light their world in commercial, industrial, municipal and residential settings. The business employs over 17,000 people in more than 100 countries, and sells products under the Reveal® and Energy Smart® consumer brands, and Evolve™, GTx, Immersion™, Infusion™, Lumination™ and Tetra® commercial brands, all trademarks of GE. General Electric (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For more information, visitwww.gelighting.com .

Livermore, Calif. and TOKYO, JAPAN May 10, 2012 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and promoter of LED lighting technologies and solutions, and Toshiba Corporation, a world-leading semiconductor manufacturer, today announced that Bridgelux and Toshiba have achieved the industry’s top class 8” GaN on Silicon LED chip emitting 614mW, <3.1V@350mA with 1.1mm square chip, just months after they have engaged in a joint collaborative agreement this year. Bridgelux and Toshiba will further accelerate their development efforts for LED chips, which have seen increasing demand for LCD panels and lightening systems world wide.

Toshiba has also made an equity investment in Bridgelux with the intent to jointly pursue an innovative technology in the Solid State Lighting (SSL) space. This investment will further advance both companies’ efforts in the SSL industry, with the view to boost Bridgelux’s GaN-on-Silicon LED chip technology development efforts based on Toshiba’s advanced silicon process and manufacturing technology development efforts.

“Toshiba and Bridgelux have already been engaged in the development of the technology, and the equity investment brings both companies one step closer to a more strategic relationship and achieving our shared goal of driving down the cost of Solid State solutions for the general lighting market,” said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux Chief Executive Officer.

“We are pleased to achieve the best-reported 8” GaN-on-Silicon LED performance through our joint development activities with Bridgelux. We will continue to pursue more advanced development targeting commercialization of the technology ” said Makoto Hideshima, Executive Vice President of Semiconductor and Storage Products Company, Corporate Vice President of Toshiba.

May 9, 2012

New York, NY – Globally recognized as an engineering marvel and symbol of New York City, the Empire State Building (ESB) has selected Philips, the world’s leader in lighting, as its partner to transition the building’s iconic tower lights to innovative LEDs. The two organizations have pushed the boundaries of LED technology to develop a state-of-the-art dynamic lighting system from Philips Color Kinetics that is unique to ESB and will allow the building’s façade and mast to change lighting scenes in real-time. In addition to greater control and management of the lighting, the new system will deliver the superior light levels for the design, as well as allow ESB to highlight its architectural details.

Marvell and Osram Opto Semiconductors today announced the availability of the Marvell-Osram two-color LED downlight reference design to further facilitate mass market adoption of high-quality, affordable LED lighting. The turnkey reference design, based on high performance LEDs from Osram and highly integrated and advanced driver ICs from Marvell, drastically reduces the engineering complexity involved in designing and manufacturing premium performance, high- color rendering index (CRI) LED luminaries for professional and commercial lighting applications. This is expected to enable lighting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to easily develop and offer significantly higher quality LED products at more affordable prices to end users. The reference design will be shown at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 from May 9 – 11 in Las Vegas.
This turnkey reference design, based on Osram’s Brilliant Mix LEDs and the Marvell® 88EM8801 LED driver IC, offers an unparalleled solution for mixing and controlling the EQ-white and amber LEDs to achieve higher CRI and lumens per watt. Marvell’s 88EM8801 LED driver IC integrates circuitry for two-channel drive electronics and various on-chip digital controls, addressing complex design challenges commonly faced by OEMs, and lowering the overall bill of materials (BOM).

“With standard LEDs, current color mixing technologies make it impossible to realize a LED luminaire with both high efficiency and high CRI. EQ-white and amber LEDs have different luminous flux behavior causing complex operating temperature design challenges,” said Joerg Schmidt, marketing manager with Osram Opto Semiconductors. “Joining forces with Marvell was instrumental in furthering Osram Opto Semiconductors’ deployment of high-quality, low-cost LEDs for mass market commercial and residential lighting. Leveraging Marvell’s innovative LED IC driver and Osram’s Brilliant Mix technology, OEMs can easily build a feedback controlled system for temperature drift compensation to enable brilliant color, high performance and energy efficient lighting.”

“Our collaboration with Osram Opto Semiconductors validates Marvell’s continued commitment to providing innovative, high-performance and low-cost LED driver solutions that further the mass market adoption of environmentally friendly, quality lighting,” said Lance Zheng, senior technical marketing manager for the Green Technology Products Group at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. “Building on Marvell’s dual-string smart LED driver controller and single chip ZigBee microcontroller, the Marvell-Osram two-color downlight reference design brings us one step closer to the widespread implementation of LED lighting. With this reference design, we anticipate manufacturers should be able to quickly produce LED lamps and fixtures with superior light quality with integrated control that not only meets, but often exceeds consumers’ performance needs.”

Reference Design Details
The Marvell-Osram two-color LED downlight reference design uses the Marvell dual-string intelligent LED driver IC 88EM8801 and the Marvell microcontroller System-on-a-Chip (SoC) 88MZ100. The 88EM8801 is the industry’s first dual-string smart LED controller chip, which uses the company’s unique mixed-signal power technology to enable superior lighting performance while maintaining high-levels of integration and efficiency. The 88MZ100 microcontroller is the industry’s first SoC with the highest level of integrated features for both ZigBee and DALI standards as well as custom lighting applications. Leveraging Osram’s Brilliant-Mix LED mixing concept, the reference design achieves CRI of greater than 90; efficacy is 30 percent higher than other mass market LEDs; and an innovative temperature compensation feature overcomes color point shift issues.

Key Features

Lighting:

• 6-inch down light
• 1500 lm at 3000 K, 95 CRI
• 7 amber LEDs: 80 lm @ 350 mA
• 8 EQ-white LEDs: 145 lm @ 350 mA
• High efficacy: 90 lm/W @ TJ = 95ºC

LED Driver:

• Universal AC input – 85 to 265VAC
• High Power Factor – 0.99
• High Efficiency – 85percent
• Dimming down to 0.1 percent
• DALI or Wireless control

Marvell will showcase its technology from May 9 – 11 in Osram’s booth (#2114 at the Las Vegas Convention Center) and the Marvell suite at LIGHTFAIR International 2012. For more information about Marvell’s LED reference designs, visit www.marvell.com/green-technology.

When National Automobile Museum opened in 1989, it was reported to have set new standards for automotive exhibits with its extensive collection and dramatic displays. Recently named one of ‘America’s Five Greatest Automobile Museums’ by AutoWeek magazine, it features more than 200 cars, the majority from the world-famous collection of the late gaming pioneer, Bill Harrah. In August 2011, 635 90-watt standard lamps in four galleries were replaced with an equal number of GE 17-watt PAR38 LEDs. Museum management, working with the Business Environmental Program (BEP) at The University of Nevada, Reno to identify areas to conserve energy, had efficiency in mind, and didn’t mind sacrificing lighting quality to achieve it – or so they thought.

“I felt that when we entered into this project, because of the significance of the energy savings, that we would be compromising the quality of lighting in the museum, and we were prepared to make those adjustments,” says Jackie Frady, executive director for National Automobile Museum. “That was the expectation, and we were so surprised to find that the end product far exceeds the quality of the lighting we had.”

After the installation of more than 600 GE energy smart® LED lamps, the National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV will cut down on electricity costs by $18,000 annually.

Société: Laboratoire LAPLACE, Université de Toulouse
Fonction: Professeur

Georges Zissis, est né à Athènes en 1964, il a obtenu son Doctorat en Physique de Plasmas par l’Université Toulouse 3 en 1990.

Il est Professeur au Département de génie électrique de l’Université de Toulouse 3 et il travaille dans le domaine de la science et de la technologie des sources de lumière.

Il est directeur du Groupe de recherche « Lumière et Matière » de recherche du laboratoire LAPLACE. Prof Zissis a gagné en Décembre 2006 le 1er Prix du challenge du centenaire de la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) pour son travail sur la normalisation des systèmes d’éclairage urbains. En 2009, il a obtenu la médaille de Fresnel de l’ AFE et il a gagné l’Energy Globe Award pour la France.

Docteur honoris causa de l’université de St. Petersburg (Russie) depuis 2011.

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Société: ENTPE (Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat)
Fonction: Professeur

Marc Fontoynont est Professeur à l’ENTPE (Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat) à Lyon et à la tête du laboratoire des sciences de l’habitat.

Il est également Vice-Président de la commission internationale de l’éclairage (Vienne, Autriche), premier Vice-Président de l’AFE (Association Française de l’Éclairage) (Paris, France) et Vice-Président et co-fondateur du Cluster Lumière (Lyon, France).

Il a travaillé pendant environ 30 ans dans l’éclairage et l’optimisation de l’éclairage de jour, au laboratoire national de Lawrence Berkeley en Californie. Il se concentre particulièrement sur les systèmes d’efficacité énergétique, en intégrant les préoccupations énergétiques actuelles, réduction des coûts de la vie, l’amélioration de la satisfaction des utilisateurs. Il a remporté la médaille de Fresnel et le trophée éclairage de Alfred Monnier.

Il est à l’heure actuelle agent d’exlpoitation de l’Annexe 4E de l’IEA (International Energy Agency), pour la mise en oeuvre de l’accord visant à améliorer la fiabilité des tests de qualité et de performance pour le marché des LED.

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Spécialisée dans le traitement d’amélioration de surface de l’aluminium, l’entreprise allemande ALANOD GmbH & Co. KG fournit des matériaux réfléchissants à toute l’industrie du luminaire depuis 1976. Aujourd’hui, nous sommes les leaders mondiaux sur le marché avec nos produits MIRO® et  MIRO-SILVER® (réflectivité jusqu’à  98%) et les  réflecteurs que nous concevons répondent aux différentes demandes  en matière d’éclairage LED ergonomique. ]]> http://www.forumled.com/led/archives/5091?lang=fr/feed&lang=fr 0 http://www.forumled.com/led/archives/1479?lang=fr http://www.forumled.com/led/archives/1479?lang=fr#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:47:35 +0000 ForumLED http://www.forumled.com/led/?p=1479 MEMBRE DU COMITE DE PROGRAMMATION

Société: EPFL (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Fonction: Professeur

Nicolas Grandjean a reçu un doctorat en physique de l’Université de Nice -Sophia Antipolis en 1994.

De 1995 à 2003, il a été membre du CNRS en tant que « chargé de recherche » et a travaillé sur les propriétés physiques des nanostructures à base semiconducteurs III-N en vue d’applications optoélectroniques.

En 2004, il a été nommé professeur assistant puis en 2009 professeur ordinaire de physique à l’EPFL (l’Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne). Il a été lauréat du «Programme pour la relève universitaire» initié par la Fondation de Famille Sandoz et reçu le prix « Nakamura Lecturer » de la part de l’Université de Californie à Santa Barbara.

Il est auteur ou co-auteur de plus de 350 publications dans des journaux à comité de lecture et détient 4 brevets. Il est aussi conseiller scientifique et a participé à la création de la start-up Novagan (CH). Ses activités de recherche se concentrent aujourd’hui sur la physique et la technologie des semiconducteurs à base de GaN pour les applications optoélectroniques et électroniques.

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Société: CEA
Fonction: Responsable programme éclairage

Patrick Mottier (56 ans), ingénieur de l’Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, spécialiste de l’optoélectronique.

En 2000, il crée Opsitech pour exploiter une technologie développée au CEA dans le domaine des télécommunications optiques.

Depuis 2005, il coordonne le programme de recherche et développement du CEA sur les Nouvelles Technologies de l’Eclairage et représente le CEA au bureau du « Cluster Lumière ».

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• 304 Congressistes
• 40% de congressistes internationaux
• 28 nationalités représentées

Allemagne, Algérie, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Chine, Corée, Danemark, Ecosse, Espagne, Finlande, France, Hongrie, Inde, Irlande, Italie, Japon, Luxembourg, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Royaume-Uni, Russie, Sénégal, Slovénie, Suède, Suisse, Tunisie, USA.

Exposition :

• 90 sociétés présentes dont 46 sociétés internationales
• 2632 visiteurs
• 25% de visiteurs internationaux
• 32 nationalités représentées

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Société: AIDI (Association Italienne d’éclairage).
Fonction:Membre du Comité Exécutif

Concepteur lumière, fondateur de l’Etude Associée GMS qui figure en 2005 parmis les plus importantes études italiennes spécialisées dans le projet d’éclairage. Elle a élaboré plus de 150 plans lumière, l’éclairage public de monuments artistiques et la réaménagement d’espaces publics.

En 2005, sa société remporte le concours international « Navigli en Lumière » sponsorisé par la Région Lombardie.

Depuis 2007 elle est membre du Comité Exécutif de AIDI (Association Italienne d’éclairage).

Depuis 2003 elle est professeur à l’Ecole Polytechnique de Milan et enseigne le design d’éclairage. Elle était également membre du jury officiel du Concours d’idées AIDI en 2009 et également membre du jury du concours « Les trophées Lumiville de la conception lumière » de l’ACE (Association Française des Concepteurs d’Eclairage).

Depuis 2011, elle est membre du comité de programmation de ForumLED.

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1 congrès international

2 jours de conférences qui réuniront les meilleurs intervenants mondiaux pour traiter de toutes les thématiques liées au marché de la LED : de la puce aux installations d’éclairage.

2 espaces d’exposition

Porte de Pantin (Grande Halle) : ligne 75, 151, PC 2 et 3?

Porte de la Villette (Cité des Sciences) : 75, 139, 150, 152, PC2 et PC3, Station Porte de la villette

- Porte de Pantin (Grande Halle) : Ligne 5 – Bobigny – Place d’Italie
- Porte de la Villette : Ligne 7 – Villejuif-Louis Aragon / La Courneuve

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Fleuron historique du site de la Villette, cette ancienne halle aux bœufs construite au XIXème siècle a été rénovée en 2007, les 19 000 m² de ce monument historique sont dotés des fonctionnalités les plus récentes.

Espace de détente, lieu de culture et de divertissement: le parc de la Villette s’étend de la porte de la Villette à la porte de Pantin sur 55 hectares, ce qui en fait le plus grand parc culturel urbain de la capitale. A l’emplacement des anciens abattoirs et grâce au projet architectural de Bernard Tschumi, il fait figure depuis 1979 de trait d’union entre les différentes institutions culturelles du site.

Boutiques, restaurants, parc, animations culturelles sont à votre disposition sur ce site.

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GRANDE HALLE DE LA VILLETTE
211 Avenue Jean Jaures
75019 Paris – France

En métro

• Porte de Pantin (Grande Halle) : Ligne 5 – Bobigny – Place d’Italie (traverser le Parc de la Villette – 10 / 15 min)
• Porte de la Villette : Ligne 7 – Villejuif-Louis Aragon / La Courneuve

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En bus

• Porte de Pantin (Grande Halle) : ligne 75, 151, PC 2 et 3
• Porte de la Villette (Cité des Sciences) : 75, 139, 150, 152, PC2 et PC3, Station Porte de la villette

En voiture

• Sortie périphérique Porte de Pantin pour le Parking Sud « Cité de la Musique »

Accès par le 211 avenue Jean Jaurès (sous la Cité de la Musique)

Plusieurs sorties pour le public :

° Avenue Jean Jaurès
° Fontaine aux Lions
° Grande Halle

Ouvert tous les jours 24h/24h- 250 places – Stationnement payant

Direction Parking Parc de la Villette – Entrée par le 59 bd Mc Donald ou 30 avenue Corentin Cariou. (quai de Charente)

Plusieurs sorties pour le public :

° Sur le parvis de la Cité des Sciences
° Coté Espace Chapiteaux

Ouvert tous les jours. Fermeture de 23h à 6h mais sortie du parking autorisée.

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Avec l’importance croissante des programmes verts et la disparition récente des sources lumineuses au tungstène qui nous sont familières, c’est un défi majeur qui atterrit sur le bureau du concepteur lumière. Comment créer les mêmes émotions et les mêmes expériences auxquelles nous nous sommes habitués, comment obtenir le même niveau de fonctionnalité en utilisant les nouvelles sources lumineuses à LED? Est-ce possible ? Quels sont les problèmes et les opportunités clés ?

L’exposé présentera une interprétation personnelle de ce qu’est la conception lumière, depuis les projets de petite taille jusqu’aux schémas directeurs urbains à plus grande échelle. Nous discuterons des qualités essentielles de la lumière, sans préjugés technologiques et en nous centrant fortement sur l’expérience vécue par les utilisateurs.

ENERGY STAR est un programme de l’Agence américaine pour la protection de l’environnement qui aide les consommateurs et les entreprises à faire des économies d’énergie, des économies d’argent et à protéger l’environnement grâce à l’utilisation de produits à haut rendement énergétique.

Le programme répertorie plus de 60 catégories de produits comprenant luminaires et lampes à LED, appareils électroménagers, matériel informatique, équipements de réseaux, pour lesquels les fournisseurs d’électricité octroient des incitations financières. Grâce à ENERGY STAR, les Américains ont évité l’émission de 170 millions de tonnes de gaz à effet de serre pour l’année dernière uniquement, soit l’émission annuelle de gaz de 33 millions de véhicules. Ainsi, ils ont économisé près de 18 milliards de dollars américains sur leur facture d’électricité. C

ette séance présente une vue d’ensemble du programme et fournit des informations pour les fabricants souhaitant s’associer au programme, lesquels vendent actuellement ou prévoient de vendre des produits LED sur le marché nord-américain.

Nous sommes le seul fournisseur d’éclairage pour les avions à proposer une gamme complète d’éclairage, intérieur et extérieur, de la pointe à la queue, pour les principaux OEM, centres de finition et opérateurs civils et militaires et à ce titre nous souhaiterions profiter de cette occasion pour partager notre vision de ce marché. Nous pensons que ces conseils peuvent être utiles à la fois aux opérateurs et à nos collègues de l’éclairage dans des activités connexes. Les promesses excessives et les engagements non tenus ont été nombreux, même dans un marché aussi prudent que celui de l’industrie aéronautique.

Pourquoi la plupart des passages aux LED n’ont pas amené les avantages promis? Dernières tendances pour les différents lumières : extérieur, intérieur, secours, cockpit et cargo? Ce qui sera disponible pour les OEM dans les prochaines années, et pour les modernisations de l’après-vente. Performances pouvant être attendues, calculs réalistes du retour sur investissement.

Recommandations Goodrich : par où commencer, pièges à éviter, étapes indispensables pour une conversion aux LED réussie.

Politiques d’efficacité énergétique de l’UE ayant un impact sur la pénétration de l’éclairage LED, telles que les réglementations de mise en œuvre de l’écodesign pour les produits d’éclairage et autres documents d’orientation favorisant la diffusion de l’éclairage à LED.

Le Centre commun de recherche de la Commission européenne mène également une étude approfondie sur l’état actuel de l’industrie, du marché et des projets en matière d’éclairage à LED dans l’UE. Les principaux résultats de cette étude seront exposés.

Je présenterai également les tendances actuelles du marché de l’éclairage LED, la stratégie de l’UE pour sa promotion en incluant les règles de passation des marchés publics et l’aide à la recherche et au développement. Quelques-uns des projets innovants d’éclairage LED intérieur et extérieur seront également présentés

Les LEDs ont fait leur apparition en signalisation automobile il y a plusieurs années et y sont aujourd’hui largement utilisées. Les progrès récents des LEDs de puissance blanches leur ouvrent à présent un champ d’application pour l’éclairage, domaine qui connaît de ce fait une mutation.

En matière d’éclairage les LEDs apportent en effet les bénéfices d’une température de couleur élevée et proche de celle de la lumière du jour ; une grande efficacité énergétique qui contribuera à la réduction des émissions de CO₂ ; une grande flexibilité de conception des optiques permettant d’exprimer des signatures style différentiantes ; et potentiellement une réduction de masse et d’encombrement.

La technologie des LEDs blanches est toutefois en pleine évolution, sur un rythme peu compatible des cycles longs de l’industrie automobile. Cela n’est pas sans poser un certain nombre de problèmes, au premier rang desquels l’absence de standardisation des sources et modules à LEDs. Les problématiques en relation avec leur durée de vie et avec l’obsolescence des technologies imposent également au monde automobile une adaptation des processus de conception et de gestion du cycle de vie, adaptation qui devra être accompagnée par les fournisseurs de sources pour permettre à cette technologie prometteuse de s’imposer sur le marché de l’éclairage automobile.

Cette présentation met en avant les avantages d’une prise en compte des propriétés physiques des surfaces, matériaux et des LEDs durant la conception de systèmes lumineux. Particulièrement bénéfique lors d’un rendu de système lumineux « in situ » sous différentes conditions d’éclairage, l’approche physique sera comparée et contrastée avec le rendu traditionnel non physique.

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L’industrie des LED a connu une croissance formidable au cours de la dernière décennie, due principalement à leur adoption rapide sur le marché des téléphones portables. De nombreuses dynamiques observées au début du premier cycle apparaissent à nouveau dans cette industrie impulsée aujourd’hui par le rétro-éclairage LCD, ce que nous qualifions comme le deuxième cycle.

Ce cycle commence à atteindre son pic et les investisseurs se tournent maintenant vers le nouveau « Graal » de l’industrie des LED, l’éclairage. Alors que le marché en est encore à ses débuts, nous pouvons déjà prédire que les LED effectueront des avancées significatives sur l’énorme marché de l’éclairage au cours de la prochaine décennie. N

ous tenterons d’évaluer la taille totale que représente cette opportunité et les implications en profondeur pour toutes les supply chain de l’éclairage traditionnel et à LED, ainsi que les conséquences inattendues des améliorations de rendement et des gains d’efficacité, en nous appuyant sur les enseignements tirés de l’observation pendant plusieurs années d’autres secteurs technologiques matures.

Cette présentation par la ville de Los Angeles décrira les opérations menées par le département des opérations d’éclairage des rues de la ville et ses responsabilités, qui vont de la conception et la construction jusqu’aux activités de maintenance et de réparation.

Des informations seront données sur le programme d’efficacité énergétique par éclairage LED des rues, ses objectifs, les avantages et les enseignements tirés.

Les performances extrêmement variables des produits d’éclairage à LED représentent une menace pour les gouvernements qui espèrent que leur déploiement permettra de réaliser des économies substantielles de consommation d’électricité. Il est nécessaire d’augmenter la confiance des consommateurs dans les produits LED en organisant cette industrie et en éliminant du marché les produits de qualité et de performance médiocres.

Les gouvernements utilisent deux types d’instruments pour traiter ce problème : la règlementation (obligatoire) et les labels (démarche volontariste). L’annexe LED 2010-2014 a été lancée par 7 pays ayant participé à l’accord de mise en œuvre 4E de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie. Des critères communs d’assurance qualité ont été élaborés et des propositions d’amélioration des procédures de test sont présentées.

En Inde, le marché des LED est dominé par le marché gris. Le gouvernement indien a estimé qu’il est nécessaire de standardiser les LED dans les procédures de passation de marchés, ce qui créera un marché pour les produits LED de bonne qualité.

Le Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) et le Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) ont donc créé une plateforme regroupant les parties prenantes, fabricants, fournisseurs et autres leaders du marché, contribuant ainsi à l’élaboration des premières normes pour les LED dans le monde.

Ces normes ont été rédigées en utilisant un benchmark international pour les composants et les accessoires. Cette présentation expliquera l’importance du marché et de la standardisation des LED, ainsi que leur rôle dans la transformation de ce marché.