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Wal-Mart to Outfit 650 Stores with Cree LEDs in Next Year
Wal-Mart ( WMT ), the mega-retailer that helped put energy consumption on the agenda for corporate executives, said it will use light emitting diode lights from Cree ( CREE ) in new stores and retrofitted ones. In t... [Source: Seeking Alpha / 11-06]
Cyberlux Receives Order for BrightEye Systems as OEM Supplier to Prime Contractor
Cyberlux Corporation (OTCBB: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that AM-MAC Incorporated has contracted with the Company to supply two BrightEye Tactical Lighting Systems in support of a broad Department of Defense (DoD) Defen... [Source: Defense-Dispatch.com / 11-06]
Cree LED Lamps Selected for Initial 650 Store Deployment at Walmart
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, has been selected to provide energy-efficient LED lighting to Walmart for new stores and renovations. Walmart plans to install Cree LRP-38 LED light bulbs in 650 stores during the first year, replacin... [Source: Business Wire / 11-05]
Orange County Choppers Glides Into the Future With OSRAM SYLVANIA LED Lighting Innovations
Fans of the popular TLC show American Chopper will witness a first when they tune in this Thursday, November 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The Orange County Choppers (OCC) crew -- founder Paul Sr., -- forges new territory with the creation of their first electric-powered... [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 11-05]
Chips: Are Semiconductor Stocks a Bargain Yet?
Semiconductors led the market up and now they are leading the market down. What gives? First, let's look at where we've been and where we are today. The chart below covers the period from the March low to today, November 2, 2009. ... [Source: Seeking Alpha / 11-04]
NXP Sets New Benchmarks for LED Drivers
NXP Semiconductors today announced three major developments in its portfolio of mains connected LED driver solutions: the success of its SSL2101 LED driver IC in matching LED lifetimes in an accelerated lifetime test; the introduction of the SSL 2102 integrate... [Source: Business Wire / 11-04]
Shortage of LED chips to continue in 1Q10, say sources
The current shortage in the supply of LED chips is expected to continue in the first quarter of 2010 due to significant demand for LED backlighting from the LCD TV and notebook segments, according to industry players. [Source: DigiTimes (FEE) / 11-01]
LUXEON Rebel LEDs for the Automotive Industry Will Spur New Designs and Energy Savings
Philips Lumileds has announced broad release of its white automotive rated LUXEON Rebel LEDs. Intended for use in automotive applications such as daytime running lamps, position lamps, backup lamps and interior lighting, these LUXEON Rebel parts provide superi... [Source: Business Wire / 11-01]
Cree Demonstrates Record-Breaking LED Light Bulb
Today, at the annual Cree (Nasdaq:CREE) shareholder meeting, Cree Chairman and CEO Chuck Swoboda demonstrated an A-lamp LED light bulb with the highest lumen output and efficacy reported in the industry. The bulb produces 969 lumens at an impressive 102 lumens... [Source: Globe NewsWire / 11-01]
Cree Shifts Lighting-Class LED Expectations to 100+ Lumens
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, is redefining expectations of lighting-class LEDs with the addition of new 100+ lumen XLamp(R) XP-C LEDs to the company's line of XLamp LEDs. This addition shifts Cree's entire XLamp portfolio of light... [Source: Globe NewsWire / 11-01]
New OSRAM SYLVANIA CEO Hosts LED Design Showcase
Lighting leader OSRAM SYLVANIA debuted its expanded line of professional LED solutions, including Traxon LED Systems from SYLVANIA. Hosted by newly appointed President and CEO Rick Leaman, the event showcased the superior style and function of SYLVANIA LED sys... [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 11-01]
LUXEON Rebel LEDs for the Automotive Industry Will Spur New Designgs and Energy Savings
ElectronicsBuzz - Lumileds Lighting - Intended for use in automotive applications such as daytime running lamps, position lamps, backup lamps and interior lighting, LUXEON Rebel automotive specification parts provide superior design flexibility and are enginee... [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 10-30]
MAX6948B -- High-Efficiency PWM LED Driver with Boost Converter and Five Constant-Current GPIO Ports
eeBulletin - Maxim - Data Sheets - The MAX6948B general-purpose input/output (GPIO) peripheral drives a series string of white LEDs (WLEDs), and contains up to five general-purpose input/output (GPIO) ports to drive additional LEDs. [Source: EE Bulletin / 10-29]
Cree reports record quarterly revenue for LEDs
Revenue for LED products increased to more than $156 million for the most recent quarter. [Source: LEDs Magazine / 10-27]
MAX15054 -- High-Side MOSFET Driver for HB LED Drivers and DC-DC Applications
eeBulletin - Maxim - Data Sheets - The MAX15054 is a high-side, n-channel MOSFET driver for high-voltage applications capable of switching at high frequencies. This device is controlled by a CMOS logic-level signal referenced to ground and features a very shor... [Source: EE Bulletin / 10-27]
Cree delivers MX-6 lighting LED
Cree's MX-6 lighting LED is now with distributors. The device delivers up to 130 lm for cool white and 107 lm for warm white at 350mA. [Source: Electronics Weekly / 10-23]
Lumileds publishes its LED lumen maintenance test reports online for lighting manufacturers.
The reports adhere to the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) LM-80-08 standard. Using our LM-80 reports helps system designers meet Energy Star eligibility criteria, said Steve Barlow, v-p of sales and marketing at Lumileds. [Source: Electronics Weekly / 10-23]
Lighter, cheaper, LED light bulbs are starting to enter the marketplace
Just when you were finally warming up to the idea of swapping out your old light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones, you may soon find a new alternative at your local hardware store. [Source: physorg.com / 10-22]
Cree Sets a New Standard for Indoor LED Lighting With the XLamp(R) MX-6 LED, Industry's First Lighting-Class PLCC LED
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, extends its lighting-class LED leadership into PLCC LEDs with the commercial availability of the new XLamp(R) MX-6 LED. The MX-6 LED offers the performance and reliability that customers expect from Cr... [Source: Globe NewsWire / 10-22]
Cree Reports Record Quarterly Revenue for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, today announced record revenue of $169.1 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2010, ended September 27, 2009. This represents a 20% increase compared to revenue of $140.4 million reported for the fi... [Source: Globe NewsWire / 10-21]
Philips Lumileds First to Publish Lumen Maintenance - LM-80 - Test Report Online
Philips Lumileds announced today that it is the first power LED manufacturer to publicly publish LM-80 test report data for use by luminaire manufacturers evaluating the merits of using different LEDs in their solid-state lighting solutions. The data clearly d... [Source: Business Wire / 10-21]
Semtech Announces New Platform of Tiny Charge Pumps for LED Backlighting in Handheld Devices
Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the SC654, SC657 and SC658 LED backlight charge pump drivers for 6, 5, and 4 LEDs, respectively. Optimized for single-cell Li-ion battery applications, ... [Source: Business Wire / 10-21]
Cree Rallies Late On Strong FY Q1
Cree (CREE) posted stronger-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter ended September 27. For the quarter, the LED lighting specialist posted revenue of $169.1 million, up from $140.4 million a year ago, and ahead of the Street at $163.5 million. Non-... [Source: BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily / 10-21]
Philips Lumileds First to Publish Lumen Maintenance - LM-80 - Test Report Online
ElectronicsBuzz - Lumileds Lighting - Philips Lumileds announced today that it is the first power LED manufacturer to publicly publish LM-80 test report data for use by luminaire manufacturers evaluating the merits of using different LEDs in their solid-state ... [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 10-21]
Transparent low-profile OLEDs demonstrated in research project
Osram Opto Semiconductors' latest OLED demonstrators incorporate new developments in electrode design, a special component architecture and a new approach to thin-film technology. [Source: LEDs Magazine / 10-20]
TI's New LED Reference Design Cookbook
ElectronicsBuzz - TInergy - The LED Reference Design Cookbook contains 17 general, backlight and automotive reference designs.‚  The Cookbook is designed to provide engineers with a valuable tool to help solve their lighting design needs. Customers seeking th... [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 10-20]
Dialight to present at LEDs Conference 2009, San Diego
ElectronicsBuzz - Dialight - Applied LED technology specialist, Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), has been invited to present at the 2009 LEDs in Business conference taking place from October 20-22 at the Hilton San Diego Resort in San Diego, California. Dialight's CEO, ... [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 10-20]
Samsung turns to Wolfson for audio in its M1 media player
For the audio in its M1 media player, Samsung has turned to Edinburgh-based fabless chip firm Wolfson Microelectronics. The touch-controlled M1 features 720p video playback, an active matrix OLED display and a built-in speaker. [Source: Electronics Weekly / 10-19]
Alfred University latest to turn to LED lighting
Electronics Digest - EETimes - Alfred University has joined the Cree LED University program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting across their campuses. [Source: Electronics Digest / 10-16]
Osram Sylvania LED lamp appears with rogue Lighting Facts label
Another LED lamp maker appears to have circumvented the correct procedure for obtaining a Lighting Facts label from the DOE. [Source: LEDs Magazine / 10-16]