light-emitting Diodes

Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality

harminka — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:12:50 -0500

Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted

Standards set for energy-conserving LED lighting

harminka — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:12:27 -0500

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with national standards organizations, have taken the lead in developing the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States.

Illumination made to measure

harminka — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:46:38 -0500

Light-emitting diodes save energy. In terms of their light output, however, they have so far been unable to compete with light bulbs. A new, low-priced optical component is set to change that situation: It concentrates the light and directs it precisely to where it is needed.

National Semiconductor Introduces High-Brightness LED Driver with PWM Dimming

harminka — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:04:18 -0500

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced the industry’s first common-anode, current-mode, high-brightness light-emitting diode (LED) driver with pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming. The LM3433, a member of National’s PowerWise® energy-efficient product family, drives high-power, high-brightness LEDs in backlighting, projector and solid-state lighting applications.

LED WEBENCH Tool Helps Design Power Supplies in Minutes

harminka — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:05:24 -0500

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced its light-emitting diode (LED) WEBENCH® online design environment that helps engineers select from and design with more than 200 high-brightness LEDs in minutes.

Opportunities and Challenges Coexist in China's LED Display Market

harminka — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:53:31 -0500

CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235), releases its article on opportunities and challenges coexisting in China's LED display market.

Sony launches new TV business category

harminka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:39:09 -0500

Sony will launch “XEL-1”, the world’s first organic light emitting diode TV, on December 1, 2007, adding a new category to its TV business. Sony’s TV lineup is centered on its “BRAVIA” LCD TVs, and the addition of OLED TVs will provide customers with unparalleled thinness combined with superb image quality.

Sony announces first television with an organic light-emitting diode display

Dinka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:58:34 -0500

Sony, the world's second-biggest maker of consumer electronics, displayed Monday the first television for the commercial market with an organic light-emitting diode display.

Next-generation LEDs show bright promise

harminka — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:07:37 -0500

Scientists in India are reporting an advance toward discovering a Holy Grail of the illumination industry — a white LED, a light-emitting diode that produces pure white light suitable for interior lighting of homes, offices and other buildings.

Salmon garnish points way to green electronics

harminka — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:48:21 -0500

Professor Andrew Steckl, a leading expert in light-emitting diodes, is intensifying the properties of LEDs by introducing biological materials, specifically salmon DNA.

Nanoparticle technique could lead to improved semiconductors

harminka — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:46:00 -0500

Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new nanoparticle technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin.

Record-breaking LED device means brighter

harminka — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:30:51 -0500

Two researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science want to make sure future generations of plasma TV watchers will see games like the upcoming NBA Finals in the brightest, most beautiful color possible - for a lot less money.