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    Upgrades to the Luxeon C and CZ families of Lumileds packaged LEDs enable increases in flux output and radiometric watts, and improved beam distribution across multiple device variants. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Lumileds.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Lumileds boosts performance in the Luxeon C and CZ color LED portfolios

    Maury Wright
    Nov. 4, 2020
    Applications for color LEDs range from emergency vehicles to façade lighting and Lumileds offers both monochromatic and phosphor-converted options in the Luxeon C and CZ lines...
    Image credit: Graphic by Oleg Gamulinskiy via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Osram eating through cash in health crisis

    Mark Halper
    June 19, 2020
    It issues new financial outlook for the year, including suppressed revenue and profit margins, and a cash flow hit.
    FIG. 1. Autonomous vehicles offer abundant opportunities for integrating interior LEDbased solid-state lighting (SSL) to enhance the passenger experience with customizable color, brightness, and intensity to suit their preferences, mood, and wellbeing. (Photo credit: Image rendering courtesy of Rinspeed via Osram Opto Semiconductors.)
    Specialty SSL

    Automotive experience reaches new levels with LEDs (MAGAZINE)

    June 10, 2020
    Advances in SSL and autonomous technology are shifting the way manufacturers and end users view the role of lighting in the vehicle. KIMBERLY PEILER outlines how automotive and...
    FIG. 1. The intermediate voltage driver/controller approach for automotive headlamps is relatively expensive with multiple buck drivers in the control subsystem. (Image credits: All graphics courtesy of Infineon Technologies.)
    Specialty SSL

    Optimized LED headlamp control architecture broadens automotive SSL opportunity (MAGAZINE)

    June 10, 2020
    ANDRES ZAVALA proposes a novel concept for driving and controlling LEDs in an automotive headlamp that will enable deployment of the SSL technology into a wider range of vehicles...
    The Oslon Piccolo LED (pictured) looks a lot like the Oslon Black, but it’s smaller to integrate into compact automotive displays. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram Opto Semiconductors.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Osram adds LED for gesture control of car navigation systems

    Mark Halper
    May 19, 2020
    The infrared Oslon Piccolo LED is small enough to easily fit in onboard display screens, the company says.
    Osram CEO Olaf Berlien looks set to take a temporary 10% pay cut as the pandemic-related slowdown continues. Berlien said the company is “using the time to be well positioned after the corona crisis.” (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Mark Halper.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Osram reports Q2 loss, provides details of work slowdowns in pandemic

    Mark Halper
    May 7, 2020
    Current factory stoppages include its horticultural outfit, Fluence. Still no news on Lightelligence. In a pre-virus move, it has shut central innovations while keeping R&D going...