Philips Lumileds had developed next generation high-voltage LED, LUXEON H.

pact and dimmable drivers are already available and LUXEON H is being designed into bulbs as a single LED solution which offers significant advantages over the multi-source designs previously required. The ease of solderless assembly reduces fixture manufacturing costs.plementaryponents including drivers, optics, and clamps will be available through Future Lighting Solutions. High volume release of LUXEON H will be in March.

Several features as below
•��� CCT: 2700K and 3000K with minimum 80 CRI
•��� Superior Quality of Light – Freedom From Binning
o��� Single 3-step MacAdam Ellipse color space
o��� No flux bins; no Vf bins
o��� Color over angle specified at a low 0.02 du’v
•��� Hot tested and specified at Tj=85�C
•��� Typical Efficacy: 90 lm/W at 40 mA, 100V, Tj = 85�C
•��� 100V / 200V package rated for 4W – 8W
•��� Typical Flux: 320 – 660 lumens at 20 – 90 mA and 100V or 200V

The premiere Singapore International Light-Emitting Diode/Organic Light-Emitting Diode (LED/OLED) Technology Show, will take place at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 28 to 30 March 2012.

Jointly organized by EXPORUM Inc (EXPORUM) and Conference & Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd (CEMS), LEDTEC ASIA 2012 will be held in Singapore for the first time and is the only dedicated LED/OLED technology show in the region of Singapore and around ASEAN countries. It is expected to be an excellent foothold for industry players to find new markets in South East Asia.

The inaugural event is chosen as an overseas specialized exhibition by Korea Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), and supported by Singapore’s Building & Construction Authority (BCA) and the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau (SECB), as well as regional associations such as the Korea LED Association and the Taiwan LED Lighting Association

LEDTEC ASIA 2012 brings together key industry players and partners for the LED/OLED supply chain and products featured ranging from LED/OLED lighting fixtures, applications andponents, manufacturing and testing equipment, display and digital signage.

During the three-day event, industry events such as opening ceremony, the LED/OLED Technology Conference and Business Matching program will offer participants and delegates the chance to confer on industrial trends, opportunities and technological advances fueling the LED/OLED industry today.

Int’l LED/OLED Technology Conference invites technical expertise such as ‘World LED Market Analysis’, ’Smart & Green LED Lighting’ and’ Trend of LED Application’ from Lighting Association of Singapore(LAS), LEDinside, Cree, Philips, Japan LED Association etc.
Also Business Matching Program provides unparalleled networking opportunities for East-Asia market by key buyers who have qualified purchasing power from Singapore, Malaysia, India, Vietnam Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines etc.�

With the participation of leading international LED manufacturers andpanies, as well as qualified buyers from South-East Asia and Oceania, LEDTEC ASIA 2012 will provide ample opportunities for industry partners to exchange ideas, cultivate valuable business networks and effective collaboration onmon platforms. To register, please visit the official website at ledtecasia

Show Outline

Title: Singapore International LED/OLED Technology Show 2012 (LEDTEC ASIA 2012)

Date: 28-30 March 2012 (Wednesday-Friday)

Opening Time : 28~29 March – 10:30~18:00
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Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre (Suntec Singapore)

Jointly Organised by: EXPORUM (Korea) & CEMS (Singapore)

Supported by:�

������� Korea Ministry of Knowledge & Economy (MKE)
��� ��� Building & Construction Authority Singapore (BCA)
��� ��� Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau (SECB)
��� ��� CCPIT-ECC
��� ��� Singapore Manufacturer's Federation (SMa)
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��� ��� Singapore Electrical Trades Association (SETA)
��� ��� Taiwan LED Lighting Association (TELA)
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��� ��� Korea Photonics Technology Institute
��� ��� LED R&D Association of Korea� ��� ���

Exhibit Items:
•��� LED/OLED Lighting Fixture
•��� Application &ponent
•��� Manufacturing & Testing Equipment
•��� Display & Digital Signage

Concurrent Events:
•��� International LED/OLED Technology Conference
•��� Corporate Seminar for New Product / Technology Launching Event
•��� Buyer Business Matching Program

Lately, Japanese LEDpany Rohm Co Ltd has launched an E17-base small krypton gas (MiniKrypton) LED light bulb, “LDA4L-G-E17″.

The new LED light bulb is smaller, and the shape of its globe (semispherical cover) is closer to a sphere. By employing an LED module (light source) having a chip-on-board (COB) structure, the light distribution angle realize 180�. What’s more, the new product, which is equivalent to a 25W MiniKrypton light bulb, is made by using Rohm's own light-diffusing material for its globe.

Other features including total luminous flux of265lm, power consumption of 4W. Its designed product life (the time it takes for the luminous flux to decrease by 30%) is about 40,000 hours. Ites only in an incandescent color.

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The new LED light bulb will be sold to businesses by Rohm and to general consumers by Rohm’s subsidiary Agled Co Ltd.

For price, Rohm expects that it will be slightly less than �2,000 (approx US$26), but it also said that the price can be �1,500 or lower.

It’s a well-known truth that we humans love glowing, sparkling things. For proof of that fact, one needs only to note the growing number and popularity of international lights festivals. A few weeks ago I blogged about the Harbin Ice Festival in China, which displays amazing frozen artworks and sculptures illuminated by flexible LED lights. Their beauty was enough to make me want to drop everything and head on over to the other side of the globe to see it for myself.

And now I’m having that same feeling about the 2012 Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium. Not only am I certain that I would enjoy a cornucopia of Belgium’s delicious chocolate and beer, I’m quite convinced I would also be blown away by the LED light installations at this festival—30 of them, to be exact. One in particular seems exceptionally intriguing: a 91-foot tall cathedral made with 55,000 color changing LED lights and constructed by Luminarie De Cagna, an Italian lighting company. The installation pays homage to Luminarie De Cagna’s almost 100 year tradition of illuminating buildings and squares on festive occasions. It began in the 1930s with candles and oil lamps, and continues to this day with waterproof LED lights.

And thanks to efficient LED light technology, the cathedral only uses 20 kilowatts of energy per hour, but can display a whole range of patterns and colors, by employing an RGB controller.

Have any of you ever visited a light festival like this one? We’d love to hear your stories!

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SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), a leading developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LEDponents, today announced that its UV LED chips are capable of emitting radiation at a wavelength of 390-420 nm with 40% external quantum efficiencies (EQE – a LED’s ability to convert electrons into photons) at 350 mA (up to 500 mW output power*, typical 3.3V forward voltage).

“Our patented structure and metal alloy substrate allow us to produce and supply to the industrial curing market UV LEDs that are capable of operating at high current with high output power density,” says Dr. Chuong Tran, COO and President of SemiLEDs.� “We are proud to be able to advance the UV LED technology for the curing industry and to provide cost-effective solutions to our customers thanks to our proprietary MvpLED technology.”.��

SemiLEDs UV LED products are available in wavelengths ranging from 365nm-420nm, in chip sizes of 1.07mm x 1.07mm and 0.3mm x 0.3mm, and are immediately available for sampling and order.� For more information on SemiLEDs’ UV LEDs or other MvpLEDTM products, please visit semileds or contact sales@semileds.

About SemiLEDs
SemiLEDs Corporation develops and manufactures LED chips and LEDponents primarily for general lighting applications, including street lights andmercial, industrial and residential lighting. SemiLEDs sells blue, green and ultraviolet (UV) LED chips under the MvpLED brand.

New stage of LED lighting, E-CMOS presents “100% Real Solid State Lighting” (100% RSSL) with high efficiency, reliability, thermal conductivity, and insulating flameproof solution.

Incandescent bulbs are forbidden in 2012. In order to provide a safer and better life, E-CMOS integrates with partners from photonic, mechanical, electrical, and thermal professionals. After continuously researches and exams, a new solution: “100% Real Solid State Lighting” is able to applied in 4W, 6W, 8W, and 12W indoor LED lighting and replace traditional 20W, 40W, and 60W incandescent bulb.
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100% RSSL has ovee the short life of electrolytic capacitors and restriction of environment. The driver performs with 90% efficiency, 0.9 PF, and is also reliable in high temperature condition. The external insulating and flameproof fixture specifically increases the safety level.

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Recently, Avago Technologies has released two series ofpact LEDs including ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 devices that reduce space requirements for designing auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality into digital cameras.

The ASMT-Fx70 LEDs are available in a tiny, environmentally-friendly 3.6 (L) by 3.2 (W) by 3.4 (H) mm surface-mount package that helps meet market demand for thinner digital cameras.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices use AlInGaP material technology and feature a 12 degree viewing angle, while the ASMT-FG70 devices use InGaN material technology and provide a 14 degree viewing angle.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices are orange and the ASMT-FG70 devices are claimed to be the industry’s first green auxiliary flash LEDs in this size range.

The two modulese in a lead-free and RoHS 6pliant package and will be shipped in tape and reel to facilitate pick and place manufacturing. The operating temperature range is -40� to +85� C.

In a sun-drenched place like Albuquerque, it’s easy to see why homes and businesses would be smart to employ solar powered technology. Sandia Resort and Casino is one company that’s made the switch, and it couldn’t have done so without LED lighting. In 2010 the company initiated a retrofit of its parking garage lighting system, replacing inefficient gas discharge lamps with LED light bars that use 4 times less energy. Sandia’s parking garages are some of the largest in Albuquerque, and so the upgrade represented a major improvement in energy savings for the company, and the city as a whole. To top it off, this year Sandia completed the retrofit by adding custom, solar hybrid panels to 52 of these waterproof LED fixtures. The custom panels fit onto the existing fixtures and allow batteries to charge on sunny New Mexico days, while also allowing for the fixture to switch back over to the regular power grid, should the solar energy battery become depleted. “We’re definitely looking forward to seeing a dramatic energy bill decrease. As far as the light quality, we knew what to expect after seeing the vast improvement in the parking garage, but seeing the same crisp, quality light over a much greater area in the outdoor parking lots left us freshly impressed,” says Paul Collins, Facilities Superintendent, from Sandia.

Thanks to SF Gate for the quote and All American Games for the image.

A top 10 list of women leaders in biofuel just came out and of those, including four are based in the SF Bay Area.  Energy has been a predominantly male dominated industry, however when it comes to eco-friendly technology, women are carving out their own piece of the biofuel pie.

Below are the women leading the Bay Area biotech industry.  The bios are from Lisa Ann Pinkerton’s blog post about influential women in cleantech:

-Lissa Morgenthaler-Jones, CEO and Co-Founder, LiveFuels – San Carlos, CA

Lissa Morgenthalter-Jones leads strategic planning and corporate development for the LiveFuels, a company with the goal of developing the most efficient and scalable algae-based biofuel process. Since 1990, she has also specialized in biotechnology investing since 1990. After learning about turning algae and animal waste into fuel, she started her own clean energy venture capital fund in 2004. She raised $10 million from the Quercus Trust and individual investors in May 2007.  To date, her company has established pilot operations across the U.S., generated extensive intellectual property, and is well on its way to producing an economically feasible and sustainable algal fuel.

-Virginia Klausmeier, CEO, Sylvatex – San Francisco, CA

Quite possibly the youngest CEO in the biofuel/Green chemistry industry, Virginia Klausmeier has spent the past five years developing the Sylvatex fuel technology with her late father, Dr. William Klausmeier. Sylvatex is currently commercializing a proprietary renewable fuel for the US diesel and biodiesel markets. The company has won numerous awards at industry conferences and venture funding competitions, including Silicon Valley LAUNCH and PortTechLA, as well as funding and support through San Francisco’s Greenstart accelerator program. Virginia earned her B.S in Chemistry and Physiology and M.S. in Biomechanics at the University of Oregon and has is also active in San Francisco’s BioDiesel Task force and Biodiesel Coop.

-Pamela R. Contag, Ph.D, microbiologist, Founder of Xenogen Corp & Cobalt Biofuels – Mountain View, CA

Cobalt Technologies, located in Mountain View, CA, is leading the transportation industry for cleaner, more efficient renewable fuels. It is a venture-backed company that produces biobutanol from renewable feedstock. Xenogen Corp, located in Alameda, CA,  was founded in 1998, and is a leader in the field of biophotonic imaging. Pamela R. Contag, Ph.D., is a microbiologist who has been called a “serial entrepreneur,” having founded two biotech and two biofuel startups.  She is the founder of Xenogen Corp. and Cobalt Biofuels, Inc. She is also the founder and CEO of Cygnet Biofuels and ConcentRX, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a unique cancer therapy.  She founded Xenogen Corporation with two colleagues while at Stanford University, where they invented in vivo biophotonic imaging. Pamela has filed a patent on a process she developed that utilizes algae to produce polysaccharides that can be easily converted to alcohol fuels or to biolipids, and then to biodiesel. She was also named one of the “Top 25 Women in Small Business” by Fortune Magazine.

-Dr. Claire Kinlaw, Lead Product Development, TerViva BioEnergy – Oakland, CA

Claire is an MBA-trained scientist and currently Project Lead for TerViva BioEnergy, a startup commercializing the high oil seed tree pongamia in the US as a feedstock for biodiesel refining.  Pongamia pinnata is a nitrogen fixing tree native to India that grows on marginal soils. TerVia is working to commercialize this tree as a renewable source of diesel fuel, planting across the southern USA on pasturelands and other lands not used for food production. Claire leads the R&D effort to improve the underlying asset, the tree for even greater, more predictable oil production and good growth characteristics in US locations. Prior to joining TerViva in 2010, Claire developed commercial strategies for biotechnology startups and small businesses, negotiated and managed research and business agreements, directed the USDA Institute of Forest Genetics, and led life science research projects with molecular genetics and genomic science focus. Claire holds an MBA from UC Berkeley, a PhD in biochemistry from Rice University, and a BA in chemistry from the University of Virginia.

It is fairly common knowledge for the eco-friendly people living in the San Francisco Bay Area that the combustion of fossil fuels, in order to fuel our economy, is not sustainable.  New eco-friendly technologies are necessary if we want to not only build a new green economy, but also thrive without sacrificing the environment.

We need everyone to pitch in and help in this effort and there is room for everyone.  If we left it only to the men, we would only be leveraging half of our intellect and human resources.  Despite the great progress women have made, opportunities to advance professionally are still given more to men.  It is great to see these women break through the glass ceiling in an effort to green our planet.  Thanks ladies. You Rock!

Thanks totheinnovationdiaries.com for the photo.