Several test and measurement companies have instruments that are now capable of taking percent flicker and flicker index measurements for SSL products, and the US Department of Energy has found the products to be mostly accurate with a few notable exceptions.

New CEC lighting regulations for general-service and small directional lamps will result in improved color rendering with a tradeoff in energy efficiency.

A single high-power packaged LED has delivered nearly 1600 lm in a Cree laboratory demonstration that was based on the company’s SC5 technology platform.

Cisco’s new partner Molex teams with software firm amBX. At the same time, Cisco hints at lower priced, lighting-optimized Power over Ethernet switches.

At Strategies in Light, Stephanie Pruitt delivered a summary of the latest packaged LED market research that acknowledges an oversupplied market and faster-than-expected price erosion.

Simon Property Group and Acuity have partnered on two pilot projects testing LED-based street lights in mall parking lots with sensors on the luminaires that can monitor the density of autos in the lots.

This year’s Light+Building trade fair, being held from March 13–18 in Frankfurt, revolves around a theme of “digital – individual – connected” to place emphasis on the smart capabilities of today’s networked solid-state lighting (SSL) systems.

For the second time in three years, mid-power March is a Lumileds initiative focused on portfolio expansions of packaged LEDs in several popular footprints through better efficacy and increased reliability.

Mid-power LEDs in 5630 packages from Everlight Electronics and Seoul Semiconductor exceed 200-lm/W performance and target general illumination.

On the heels of its Cisco deal, Philips is going full throttle after connectivity. Will it work?