Lighting & Illumination

October 2017
Very Low-Profile Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Breaks Energy Density Barriers
Liberty, SC – Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. (CDE) has announced a significant new development in aluminum electrolytic technology.  Its 85ºC THA Series Thinpack capacitors are only 8.2mm thick, and 9mm for the 105ºC THAS Series.  This is comparable in height to V-chip electrolytics, tantalums and
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10/31/2017
Circular Shape LED Power Supply Designed for High Bay Lighting
To fulfill various market demands for high bay lighting, MEAN WELL extends the output power of 200W, HBG-200 series (200W), after the launch of HBG-60/100/160/240 series. Besides being easy to be installed due to its circular shape, HBG-200 series is not only designed with the current intelligent dimming market requi
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10/27/2017
PIN Photodiodes Provide Reliable Signal Detection, Enable Slim Sensor Designs for Wearables
MALVERN, Pa. — To meet the need for reliable signal detection in wearable devices and medical and industrial applications, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. broadened its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of two new high speed silicon PIN photodiodes that deliver enhanced sensitivity for visible light. Fe
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10/26/2017
Alfamation to showcase new test solutions at Productronica
Alfamation will be exhibiting in Hall A1, Booth 434 at productronica in Munich, Germany, from November 14th to 17th. The company will be showcasing its high-performance functional testers, its testing modules for analog and digital video signal processing, as well as its powerful software environment.  
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10/24/2017
Reference Design Enables No-Neutral Wireless Wall Switches for Smart-Home Lighting
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Power Integrations announced a new reference design, DER-622, describing a smart wall switch compatible with wiring conditions most commonly found in residential retrofit installations. Typically, smart wall switches with wireless connectivity, occupancy/vacancy sensing and/or voice control require a neutral return wire to power the unit, which is not always available in retrofi
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10/23/2017
Horticultural Series LEDs Deliver Entire Spectrum from UV-C to Far-Red
DENVER, CO – Seoul Semiconductor recently introduced its Horticultural Series LEDs in COB, mid-power, and high-power packages, making Seoul the only LED manufacturer to provide lighting designers with the complete spectrum of light used for growing plants – spanning the spectrum from ultraviolet (UV-C) to fa
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10/19/2017
Build People-Detection IoT Prototypes with Panasonic’s Grid-EYE Eval Kit, Now at Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the Grid-EYE evaluation kit from Panasonic. By combining Grid-EYE infrared (IR) sensor technology with Bluetooth technology and software for IR detection of people and objects on one board, the kit enables engineers to develop rapid prototypes of wireless sensor Intern
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10/18/2017
Chemical Treatment Improves Quantum Dot Lasers

Los Alamos National Laboratory Chemist Jaehoon Lim works on an apparatus that synthesizes quantum dots along with Los Alamos researcher Young-Shin Park (also with the University of New Mexico Center for High-Technology Materials). In a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology, Los Alamos colleagues Kaifeng Wu and Victor Klimov worked with Lim and Park to demonstrate that negatively charged quantum dots show promise for low-power laser applications or quantum dot laser diodes.

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- One of the secrets to making tiny laser devices such as opthalmic surgery scalpels work even more efficiently is the use of tiny semiconductor particles, called quantum dots. In new research at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Nanotech Team, the ~nanometer-sized dots are being doctored, or &qu
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10/17/2017
Wireless Gateway Enables Next-Generation Smart Lighting Control
Santa Clara, CA – Cortet by CEL announces the new E100 Gateway – a very compact, zigbee based wireless Gateway that provides both local and IoT based control for a wide range of lighting devices, accessories, fixtures, controllers and switches for small or medium scale commercial facilities.  This means tha
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10/13/2017
Mouser Congratulates 2017 Create the Future Design Contest Winners
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction leader that empowers innovation and a principal sponsor of the Create the Future Design Contest, will join in recognizing the 2017 winners at a special awards reception and dinner in New York City on November 10. Mouser’s valued suppliers Intel and Analog De
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10/13/2017
imec and Analog Devices Sign Strategic Research Partnership for Development of Next-Generation IoT Devices
Imec and Analog Devices (ADI) have entered into a strategic research partnership to develop the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. With two initiatives already underway, imec and ADI aim to innovate devices that are not only low-power but that also come with largely improved—or completely n
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10/12/2017
Lowell, Massachusetts – MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. (“MACOM”) announced that its RF Energy Toolkits are now available for order, meeting surging customer demand for a flexible and cost-effective development platform that helps accelerate their time to market with high-performance, power efficient solid-state RF
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Date:
10/10/2017
Mouser Now Shipping ON Semiconductor’s Sigfox Connectivity Solutions for Low-Power IoT Networks
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now offering Sigfox connectivity solutions from ON Semiconductor. ON Semiconductor’s family of Sigfox-compliant devices provides a range of both hardware and software development tools for simplifying new designs for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. ON Semiconductor's Sigfox por
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10/09/2017
Conrad Business Supplies launches “TRU Components” as new brand of electronic components and accessories
      Conrad Business Supplies introduces “TRU Components” as a strong, new brand specifically for active and passive components as well as for electromechanics, cables and wires.     The “TRU Components” brand stands for high-quality, state-of-the-art pro
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Date:
10/05/2017
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