Lighting & Illumination

May 2014

LYTSwitch-2 family of isolated LED drivers

LYTSwitch-2 isolated LED-driver ICs from Power Integrations tout output power and accuracy

Power Integrations, a leader in high-efficiency, high-reliability LED-driver ICs, announced its LYTSwitch™-2 family of isolated LED drivers. The new IC family, which delivers up to 12 watts of accurately controlled output power, substantially reduces component count, resulting in simpler, smaller, more reliable LE

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05/21/2014

TI's next-gen automotive LED drivers

TI introduces next-gen automotive LED drivers

Texas Instruments introduced the automotive industry’s first two-channel switching LED driver for front lights and the only linear LED driver with single short LED detection for rear lights. Unlike other LED drivers in the market, the TPS92630-Q1 and TPS92602-Q1 feature both high-side current sense dimming an

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05/14/2014

Five key technology trends at CE Week 2014

CE Week announced the top five key technology trends expected at the upcoming event, including Wearable Technology, Connected Car, 3D Printing, Next Gen TV and Digital Health and Fitness. Known as the CE industry’s top annual mid-year event, CE Week brings together media, analysts and technology thought leaders fo

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05/14/2014

STMicro LED lighting demonstration board

STMicro to jump-start municipal savings by accelerating street-light conversions

STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced a complete and configurable solution to develop and efficiently control a dimmable, high-brightness LED string (up to 100W) for street-lighting applications. Based on ST’s award-winning ST

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05/09/2014

Orion Energy Systems named Star of Energy Efficiency Award finalist

Orion Energy Systems has been selected as a finalist in the Innovative category for the 2014 Star of Energy Efficiency Awards for its breakthrough energy efficient LED troffer retrofit technology (LDR) that is completely assembled within the frame and reuses the original existing troffer housing. The Alliance

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05/07/2014

Cree's latest LED bulb touts color quality and energy efficiency

Less than one year after the successful launch of the TW (TrueWhite) Cree LED Bulb in California, the company is expanding the bulb’s availability nationwide. Delivering a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 93, TW Series Cree LED Bulbs are ideal for use in kitchens, bathrooms and closets, where color quality matters mo

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05/06/2014

Moving forward with reverse-blocking IGBTs

Nitesh Satheesh and Akihiro Fukuchi, Fuji Electric

Energy is an issue that affects every person on the planet. With the advancement of the Human Race, Energy Dependence has increased and this has strained the Earth’s natural resources. To make better use of the available resources, numerous efforts have been made to improve existing technology and change the wa

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05/03/2014