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910-1070 nm high-power laser diodes from Oclaro for industrial market
Oclaro has announced high power laser diodes available over a wavelength range from 800 nm to 1070 nm and are shipping in volume now to laser system manufacturers targeting the industrial, semiconductor, automotive, and materials processing markets. Within the wavelength range of 910 nm to 107
2 min readAvago to acquire CyOptics
Avago Technologies has announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire CyOptics for an aggregate acquisition price of approximately US$400 million in cash. CyOptics is a Indium Phosphide (InP) semiconductor based optical chip maker. CyOptics revenue has more than tripled over the pa
2 min readOsram expands the Duris LED family for linear and area indoor lighting
Osram Opto Semiconductors has expanded its Duris LED family with "Duris S 5", which offers lifetime of more than 35,000 hours and can withstand much higher temperatures in the applications – up to 105 degrees Celsius (°C). Duris S 5 is suggested for indoor lighting – in retrofits, in downlights or
3 min readBridgelux shipping Vero LED Arrays to its customers and distributors
Bridgelux has announced its Vero LED arrays in all form factors are now commercially available and shipping to customers and distribution partners worldwide. “The immediate and wide scale adoption of Vero is the tangible and powerful result of customer-driven product design. Vero’s versatility m
2 min readLED lighting forecasted to reach 33 million units in 2013, growing 2x+
NPD DisplaySearch has reported LED lighting applications will double the market, from 16 million units in 2012 to a forecasted 33 million in 2013, and will nearly triple by 2016. The other findings and analysis shared by NPD DisplaySearch: The demand for all LED lighting products—including sp
4 min readCG to make LED lamps for Indian market using Bridgelux LEDs
CG to make LED based Solid State Lighting (SSL) products to business, government and mass market consumers by using Bridgelux made LEDs. CG has licensed proprietary technology developed by Bridgelux for LED streetlights, luminaires, LED arrays, drivers, optics, and other components. Bridgelux said
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Brightest white LED in market: Analysis of brightness, V & I characteristics of HB LEDs
Voltage and current characteristics of high brightness white LED. High Bright (HB) white LEDs offer significant advantages of space saving, power saving, and long life over CFTs and other filament lights. However the LED light output is very sensitive to the input voltage
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Brief guide on LED Driver selection
In year 2007 and 2008, one of the most released IC among power ICs is LED driver for high brightness LEDs. The LED based lighting, which is set to overtake al the other lighting options is driving this market. This short article is aimed at helping you in selecting right LED driver.
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The comparison of white LEDs with other LEDs.
The Light Emitting Diode(LED) in the past was very limited to indication purpose only. With the advanced research in optoelectronics companies have come up with LEDs for lighting purpose.It's called White LED; emitting bright white light with a tinge of blue. It's properties are quite differe
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