Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a new method for laser cooling semiconductor membranes. Semiconductors are vital components in solar cells, LEDs and many other electronics, and the efficient cooling of components is…read more
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Thermal Modeling and Testing for LEDs and Luminaires
December 22nd, 2011
Mentor Graphics Corp. has introduced the T3Ster (“trister”) thermal transient tester for LEDs, board-level LED arrays and luminaires. Together with the company’s FloTHERM thermal simulation tool based on computational flow dynamics (CFD), lighting designers can…read more
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LED Driver IC Market Buoyed by Growth in Backlights
October 25th, 2011
A new report from Strategies Unlimited finds that the market for LED driver ICs is sizeable at $2 billion in 2010, buoyed by strong growth in LED backlights in mobile phones, TVs, and monitors. Innovations…read more
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GE Invests in LED Cooling Technology Creator
July 22nd, 2011
GE has provided capital and entered into a license agreement to access Nuventix’s patent portfolio. Nuventix developed a method for moving air to cool LEDs using a single oscillating membrane, called a SynJet®, as an…read more
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Company Expands Line of Passive Thermal Management Devices
June 28th, 2011
International Manufacturing Services, Inc. (IMS) has expanded its line of Therma-Bridge™ thermal transfer devices by adding several new sizes. The Therma-Bridge™ is an electrically isolated, surface mountable chip device used to thermally conductive heat away…read more
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Forced Convection Heat Sink Thinner than a Credit Card
May 23rd, 2011
Novel Concepts, Inc. has developed and has patents pending for the world’s thinnest forced convection (fan cooled) heat sink dubbed ThinSink™. Thinner than a credit card, this low profile ThinSink cools integrated circuits, semiconductors, LEDs…read more
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LED Design Case Study: Lighter Thermal Management with Simulation
January 25th, 2011
Future Facilities Incorporated recently released a case study showing that its new CFD software for electronics cooling design, 6SigmaET, solves the problem of how to shrink electronics devices that generate heat. The study describes how…read more
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With LED Lighting, LA Museum Highlights the Old with the New
January 25th, 2011
The $107 million restoration of the Rotunda building of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, included the modernization of the building’s electrical system to support multimedia presentations and events, improve climate control and enhance…read more
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LED Chip Manufacturing Facility Opens in Huizhou, China
December 27th, 2010
Cree Huizhou Solid State Lighting Co., Ltd. marked the opening on Dec. 8 of its LED chip manufacturing facility at the Huizhou Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. Cree signed…read more
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IMS Research Estimates LED Market Shares for 2009 and 2010
December 14th, 2010
In a new report updating market shares for 2009 and provisional market share for 2010, IMS Research says 2010 was a year of tremendous growth in the LED industry, dramatically higher than the typical growth…read more
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SynJet Technology Helps Europe Go Green
November 22nd, 2010
Nuventix, Inc. announced it is seeing significant adoption of its SynJet technology across Europe, most notably in store installations of the region’s largest retailer. SynJet LED coolers maximize lumen output and extend the life of…read more
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Philips Sharpens Focus on LED lighting
October 11th, 2010
Philips Electronics India is expanding its portfolio of lighting solutions by launching energy-efficient products specifically designed and made in India. The company has introduced LED lamps (light emitting diodes) targeted at the local market for…read more
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Commercial Lighting Survey Reveals Interest in LEDs
September 27th, 2010
The OSRAM SYLVANIA Commercial Lighting Survey, released Sept. 21, revealed the priorities and experiences of more than 350 facilities decision-makers and lighting designers across the education, healthcare, hospitality, office and retail sectors. The survey sheds…read more
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City of Chicago Testing New Borealis LED Streetlights
August 23rd, 2010
The City of Chicago has installed new Borealis LED streetlights as part of a test pilot program, according to PolyBrite International, Inc., developer of the Borealis® brand Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting Systems. The City…read more
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