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e2v appoints Stephen Blair as Chief Executive
e2v has appointed Stephen Blair as Chief Executive of e2v, who is going to join e2v during the first quarter of the next calendar year, 2014. Steve is currently Business Group Director for Spectris plc (from May 2011) and from January 2013 has been the Executive Board member responsible for the I
2 min readFast growth forecasted for thermally conductive polymers for LEDs
Lux Research has forecasted the thermal management materials for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and power electronics to reach a market of $4.8 billion market by 2020, from the present market of $1.8 billion in 2013. “Miniaturization and performance are creating a need for improved thermal manage
2 min readTransformerless LED lamps with light emission up to 50 lumen per watt
Soraa has made available halogen lamps replacing LED lamps with light emission efficiency up to 50 lumen per watt. These LED lamps can be powered directly from 120V main supply voltage without requirement of transformer. Another specialty is they said to render high color. The MR16 GU10 is a 10º s
2 min readPackaged LEDs in lighting to reach $7.1B by 2016, up from $3.6B in 2013
Compared to incandescent bulb, compact fluorescent tube (CFT) lamp is clearly economical and also affordable. That's the reason why we don't see much of the use of incandescent bulbs. Along with the power saving, there are couple of other advantages of CFT lamps offer, which includes long life, deli
5 min readII-VI acquires amplifier and micro-optics biz of Oclaro
II-VI Incorporated is acquiring amplifier and micro-optics business of Oclaro for $88.6 million. The acquisition will be finalised after certain regulatory clearances and is expected to be on or about November 1, 2013. Upon closing, II-VI will pay Oclaro $79.6 million in cash. II-VI previously pai
2 min readCorning opens optical fiber plant in India
Corning has opened its new optical fiber manufacturing facility in India. Located in Chakan, near Pune, in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Phase II industrial park. This plant is the Corning's first manufacturing facility in India. Chief Minister Mr. Prithviraj Chavan inaug
1 min read1.6 x 1.6 mm footprint LED from Cree delivers 287 lumens at 3 W
Are you a lighting designer who is looking for small but very bright white and colour LEDs for portable, indoor directional, architectural and vehicle lighting! Cree is offering LED measuring 1.6-mm x 1.6-mm delivering 287 lumens at 3 W. The new XLamp XQ-E LED family allows reduction of
2 min readA whopping 334% growth forecasted for flexible OLED market
Organic light emitting diode -based display panels called OLED display panels are made using organic semiconductor material to emit three basic colours of light. The most significant advantage of using organic semiconductor material such as OLED is, a flexible and even foldable display panel can b
3 min readCompact high-bright two-chip LEDs for car headlamps
Osram has made available 2-chip variant of its LED product called Oslon Black Flat. The new version is designed for headlight lamps in automotives. Osram says this LED which is a SMT component can be attached directly to the PCB and can then be processed further with other components as part of a s
2 min readLED arrays from Cree replaces 39W ceramic metal halide
Cree has introduced High-Density (HD) LED Arrays for using high intensity spot lights. The first HD Array, the CXA1520 LED generates light equivalent of 39-W ceramic metal halide (CMH), but consumes only 50% of the power. “The new CXA1520 LED Array delivers an impressive amount of light from a ve
2 min readimec and Veeco partner in cost-reduction of GaN-on-Si power devices
imec and Veeco Instruments are collaborating on a project aimed at lowering the cost of producing gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) -based power devices and LEDs. Barun Dutta, imec’s Chief Scientist, commented, “The productivity, repeatability, uniformity and crystal quality of Veeco’s met
2 min readEVERLIGHT adds 7, 10,15 Watts LEDs
EVERLIGHT has added 7, 10 and 15 W types to its JU series of chip-on-board (COB) LEDs. COB LEDs are directional-type LED devices for use as single light source in applications such as GU, MR and PAR retrofits, downlights and candelabras. The JU series now consists of four JU1215 (15x12x1.6mm) a
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