Next week at Strategies in Light, the premier conference and exhibition for solid-state lighting (SSL), emerging fabless company, Ikon Semiconductor, will debut its digital controller Integrated ...

Supertex introduced HV9973—a patented, isolated, constant current LED driver for use in high voltage solid-state lighting applications such as incandescent bulb retrofits. The IC achieves +/-3% ...

The early years of any technology are invariably the most exciting, as we welcome a whole new way of doing things that is simpler, faster, or more efficient. But with that excitement typically comes ...

For optimum performance, high-power LED light sources require intelligent drivers that are able to take into account specific colorimetric, electrical, and temperature behavior. IRENE SIGNORINO ...

High-power LEDs promise a growing number of advantages, including lower long-term cost and longer life, over both incandescent light bulbs for interior For the PDF version of this article, click here.

Growth in the high-brightness LED market will be fueled increasingly by illumination applications over the next five years as the price/performance characteristics of devices improve. Bob Steele of ...

The energy efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is expected to equal the most efficient white light sources by 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, D.C. However, a ...

For towers that require incandescent lighting, regular tower-light inspection and maintenance is a task that tower owners must undertake. Broadcasting’s early days saw many station engineers climbing ...

Troy, N.Y. – "Smart" solid-state light sources now being developed not only have the potential to provide significant energy savings, but also offer new opportunities for applications that go well ...

Researchers announce a two-pronged approach to both measure and self-adjust the spectral power distributions (SPDs) of LED lighting systems. Their methodology demonstrates the system's ability to ...

To reduce energy consumption, many jurisdictions around the world are transitioning to outdoor LED lighting. But as new research shows, this solid-state solution hasn’t yielded the expected energy ...

Truck-Lite's new LED Solid-State Warning Lamp operates with peak current of only 3 amps to flash its 18 light-emitting diodes, resulting in less stress on a truck's electrical system. The lenses have ...