SSL A-lamps, spotlights, and strips connected via a wireless mesh network can be managed as smart LED lighting via Ayla’s Internet of Things platform including the Agile Mobile Application Platform.
Merck licenses silicate phosphor materials technology from Tridonic for white LEDs
License agreement will add to the short list of manufacturers selling phosphor materials to LED manufacturers mixing blue LEDs and yellow phosphor to yield white emitters.
Chip scale packages: Lumileds debuts new LED, Plessey integrates optics into CSP LED
Lumileds has announced its CSP-based FlipChip White LED intended for general illumination applications, while Plessey has developed a way to customize primary optics on a CSP LED in the manufacturing process.
Chinese packaged LED manufacturer MLS buys stake in Kaistar Lighting
The China Electronics Company portfolio of affiliates with LED-centric technology continues to expand with the parent of Forest Lighting buying an interest in Kaistar.
Cree upgrades color LED family to SC5 technology and adds new optic
The low-profile primary optic and the SC5 technology platform behind the XLamp XQ-E High Intensity color LED family will serve applications such as façade lighting.
Hakkasan turns to Soraa LED lamps again in London restaurant
The Yauatcha City restaurant in London’s Broadgate Circle features an SSL design by Paul Nulty Lighting Design that delivers precise and color-accurate light for each dining seat.
DOE publishes Caliper report focused on tunable-white LED luminaires
Initial testing of tunable SSL products was undertaken to understand the unique requirements of characterizing such products and uncovered substantial variations in performance of eight LED luminaires.
Osram Opto demonstrates five-emitter packaged LED for automotive headlamps
Packaged LED can implement low- and high-beam headlights with 2000-lm output and each of five emitters can be driven individually for adaptive headlamp designs.
Airport lighting: Los Angeles adds to roadway project; Atlanta converts airfield
Eaton has supplied more of the innovative Y-shaped LED luminaires that light the departure and arrival roadways at Los Angeles International Airport while Georgia Power awarded a significant rebate to Atlanta Airport for a retrofit of the airfield to LEDs.
Round Rock smart LED street light pilot includes video and emergency beacons
Planled, Gigatera, and Opterra have worked with the city of Round Rock, TX, installing an intelligent SSL street and area lighting test project including the use of 360° video cameras on select poles and specialized red emergency beacon lights on the roadway lighting.