ROHM has recently announced the availability of high accuracy single-rank 1608-size high-brightness chip LEDs optimized for a wide variety of applications, from industrial equipment and consumer devices to automotive systems. The need to reduce brightness variations is increasing as a greater number of applications and devices...

Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3965, a LED bypass switching device that enables independent dimming and diagnostics of eight individual LEDs or LED segments. The LT3965 works in conjunction with a LED driver circuit configured as a current source...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Ministry of Technology held a press conference on December 9 in an attempt to show the collaboration between industry and school. Due to the expensiveness of laser light source, laser light becomes the major bottleneck to commercialize photodynamic therapy technology as a common cancer treatment modality...

Light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturers had an especially tough year in 2015. "Despite rising LED lighting market demand and the large scale replacement of traditional lighting products, the oversupply situation has caused the average LED sales prices (ASPs) to plunge 30% to 40% year on year, "said Roger Chu, research director for LEDinside, a division of TrendForce...

At Meeting of the International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS 2015), imec and CMST (imec’s associated lab at Ghent University) present a novel technology for thermoplastically deformable electronics enabling low-cost 2...

Holtek’s newly released HT7L5610 Primary-Side Feedback Flyback LED driver is specifically designed for LED replacement lighting applications. By providing replacement lighting for traditional tube, bulb and general lighting areas, the device meets the requirements for safer and higher efficiency LED lighting control applications...

The LED market conditions have been fairly challenging for manufacturers in 2015 with notable price declines throughout July to August, but improving market conditions in September has slowed down price drops of certain LED bulb products, according to a latest report from LEDinside, a division of TrendForce...