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| LEDs chill out with heat sinks molded from conductive compounds (MAGAZINE) |
| Thermoplastic compounds featuring conductive fillers can be used to fabricate LED heat sinks that offer high performance and design freedom, explains Hans-Otto Schlothauer. |
| SIL presentations chart LED advancements and application evolution (MAGAZINE) |
| LED technology has advanced to enable broad applicability, although component makers are still seeking to boost brightness and quality, and potential technology challengers such as OLEDs are lurking, says MAURY WRIGHT in Part 1 of our report from SIL 2011. |
| LED lighting – embrace the change, seize the opportunity or become irrelevant (MAGAZINE) |
| The opportunity to make and deliver an SSL product that improves people’s lives is here today, says Terrence Walsh of Tempo Industries. |
| Field trials collect performance data for LED outdoor-area lighting (MAGAZINE) |
| While LED luminaires may be the popular choice for street and area lighting right now, Tom Geist says “show me the data” that proves efficiency and other SSL claims. |
| DOE workshop covers SSL case studies and technology development (MAGAZINE) |
| LED industry participants gathered in San Diego to hear about the latest applications and enabling technologies, and to help map the DOE’s SSL program, says Maury Wright. |
| LED drivers for 3D-TV backlights require extreme accuracy (MAGAZINE) |
| Implementing a 3D mode in an LED TV increases the demand for current accuracy, peak current range, number of channels, timing speed and accuracy in the LED driver IC, as Werner Schögler, Markus Luidolt and Manfred Pauritsch explain. |
| Backlighting applications drove massive 93% jump in HB-LED market during 2010 (MAGAZINE) |
| Display applications in TVs, monitors and mobile devices will continue to drive the LED market in the next two years, after which solid-state lighting will take over. TIM WHITAKER reports from the Strategies in Light conference. |
| LEDs Magazine March 2011 issue (MAGAZINE) |
| The March 2011 issue of LEDs Magazine is now available. |
| Compatibility Part 4: Economic benefits of compatibility testing of LED lighting devices and systems |
| Most lighting manufacturers fail to realize that making an upfront investment in avoiding product failures always proves to be more economical than trying to figure out how to fix it later, explains PHILIP KEEBLER in the latest article in his series on compatibility. |
| ExCeL London Exhibition Centre chooses Dialight LED lighting to meet energy-efficiency targets |
| Around 200 high-bay LED fixtures have replaced high-pressure sodium lamps, providing improved light quality and significant energy savings. |
| WEBCAST: Standards for LED Retrofits – How to Certify Products for the US and Canada |
| This Webcast will discuss the correct procedure for certifying LED retrofits such as LED replacement tubes and LED replacement modules for troffers and downlights. It will cover ENERGY STAR® Luminaires V1.0, which includes Solid State Lighting. |
| WEBCAST: Near Infrared – Challenges in Lighting and Sensing |
| This Webcast will discuss the design challenges of building systems that utilize near-infrared LEDs, lasers and sensors. |
