Friday, September 28, 2012

ElectroniCast LED Lighting Daily Gaggle

ElectroniCast LED Lighting Daily Gaggle


Havells-Sylvania Launches Lighting Controls Business Unit

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT

Havells-Sylvania, a leading, global, full-spectrum provider of professional and architectural lighting, has further expanded with another strand to its portfolio by launching a new business unit dedicated to lighting control systems. Launching a complete range of both occupancy and absence detectors the new unit sits alongside the company's extensive range of architectural luminaires and reinforces Havells-Sylvania's credentials as a one-stop shop lighting solutions provider for the specification channel.


Heading up the new business unit is Sam Woodward, a new appointment to Havells-Sylvania who in his position as SBU Manager for Lighting Control Systems, will be drawing on his experience across the professional lighting market. He sees the new division as a natural fit with the existing Havells-Sylvania lighting portfolio and good news for the end-user:


"Our extensive knowledge of the lighting eco-system, from lamps to luminaires, and now controls as well, means we are well placed to understand the savings that lighting controls can bring to unoccupied spaces," he comments. "Our Microwave and PIR occupancy and light sensors reduce lighting related energy costs by up to 60% and cut carbon emissions which will help companies comply with the building regulations and the growing burden of legislation.


"This range highlights our expertise as a complete lighting solutions supplier whilst offering our customers something new. This is just the beginning for us in this area; we intend to grow over the next few years to help our clients by offering the complete package of lighting control solutions."


To coincide with the launch of the new business unit Havells-Sylvania has created a comprehensive brochure outlining its new range and the benefits of using occupancy sensors.


A copy of the brochure can be obtained by visiting www.havells-sylvania.com, telephoning 0870 606 2030 or emailing uk.catalogues@havells-sylvania.com 


Thursday, September 27, 2012

Top 3 posts for you on Google+ this week

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

ElectroniCast LED Lighting Daily Gaggle

ElectroniCast LED Lighting Daily Gaggle


Distributed Intelligence in LED Lighting

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:49 PM PDT

 

 Digital Lumens has secured an additional patent for its distributed LED control technology, which continuously optimizes energy usage and forms the core of the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System™. This breakthrough approach fundamentally redefines lighting to deliver the greatest energy efficiency in the market. The patent further cements Digital Lumens's market leadership in intelligent industrial lighting.

"We're proud that the Patent and Trademark Office continues to recognize the innovation we are bringing to the lighting market," said Brian Chemel, co-author of the patent and CTO of Digital Lumens. "Digital Lumens invests heavily in its intellectual property portfolio to create tangible and differentiated value. For customers, this technology translates into dramatic energy savings and unprecedented operational insight that combine to raise expectations of what is possible with lighting, and to drive rapid adoption of LEDs in this massive market."

Registered as #8,232,745 through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the patent application received prioritized review under the USPTO's Green Technology Pilot Program, which was established to accelerate energy conservation, the development and deployment of green technologies, create green jobs and promote U.S. competitiveness in this vital sector. The technology covered by this patent is in all products the company has shipped.

Specifically designed for industrial lighting environments, the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System features smart LED-based fixtures – all with integrated occupancy and daylight sensors – that are wirelessly networked and centrally managed to deliver light precisely when and where it is needed. LightRules, the Digital Lumens management software, provides comprehensive web-based reporting of energy usage and savings alongside a simple interface for creating and modifying lighting system settings.

About Digital Lumens
Digital Lumens develops Intelligent LED Lighting Systems that are proven to reduce industrial customers' lighting-related electricity expenses by up to 90%.  With this System — smart lights, wirelessly networked together and centrally managed — the company is defining a new class of LED lighting that maximizes both delivered light and energy efficiency. For more information, please visit www.digitallumens.com.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Gently Led

Gently Led


Malaria

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT

<!--StartFragment--> Jeff began to feel badly Wednesday night. We had worked through an emotionally exhausting day of counseling with those we love here. We wondered if his weariness was tied to the day's events. But in the early dark, his discomfort turned an ugly corner and became severe. We both suspected malaria. (Jeff has had malaria seven times; I have had it four.) After a sleepless

Monday, September 17, 2012

Gently Led

Gently Led

Gently Led


Communing

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 05:19 AM PDT

<!--StartFragment--> Communing in the sacred space of grief is tender and soul affecting. This poem by Shawn Brown speaks artistically poignant to the experience of grief. I am thankful for Shawn's heart and his willingness for me to share his writing here.  Be blessed- at a deep silent lake of grief
 3 adult children sit on a low dock
 dangling their feet in the water
 it is dark and

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Gently Led

Gently Led


Remembering

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 02:03 PM PDT

<!--StartFragment--> "Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all

Saturday, September 1, 2012

ElectroniCast LED Lighting Daily Gaggle

ElectroniCast LED Lighting Daily Gaggle


STMicroelectronics and MicroOLED

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:12 AM PDT

STMicroelectronics and MicroOLED Move to Revolutionize High-Resolution Micro-Displays for Consumer Applications

Cooperation agreement and minority investment in MicroOLED to play a leading role in the fast-growing market of high-resolution OLED micro-displays
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Geneva, August 30, 2012 -
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of imaging technologies, today announced a strategic agreement with MicroOLED, a Grenoble, France-based company dedicated to the development and commercialization of state-of-the-art organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), as well as a minority equity investment of approximately 6 million Euros in the company. With exceptionally high resolution and extremely low power consumption that is the most power efficient on the market, OLEDs are ideally suited to micro-displays in a wide range of portable applications, spanning from camera viewfinders, video goggles to medical and security applications.


 At about half the power consumption of competitive displays, MicroOLED's cutting-edge technology provides superior pixel density for enhanced image quality. The technology produces OLEDs with pixel densities double those of alternate displays and contrast ratios 10 to 100x better. To complement these technology advantages, ST brings its outstanding manufacturing machine, broad consumer-market expertise, and deep IP portfolio, in the form of design, development and supply services for new micro-displays, targeting a broader range of customers and applications with the next generation of the technology.

ST owns several fully integrated CMOS processes that will be used to develop a complete product roadmap. With a large portfolio of design IP, ST will contribute to better integrate micro-display functions that today are on external controllers, which add cost and complexity to the final solution. ST's experience in designing for low-power is key to enabling applications like video goggles.

"In recognition of the substantial growth opportunities for Electronic View Finders in digital still cameras and other applications, and in line with ST's strategy to diversify and enhance our offerings in Imaging, we sought and found in MicroOLED the high-resolution OLED micro-displays with the best performance/quality and lowest power consumption on the market," said Eric Aussedat, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of STMicroelectronics' Imaging, BiCMOS ASIC and Silicon Photonics Group. "Bringing ST's deep manufacturing and technology expertise, customer relationships and IP portfolio will accelerate adoption of OLEDs and significantly expand the market."

"Dramatically increasing the pixel density and the picture quality while cutting the power consumption in half has greatly impressed customers," said Eric Marcellin-Dibon, CEO and cofounder of MicroOLED. "By establishing our strategic relationship with ST, and being in a position to leverage their strong manufacturing capabilities, we'll be able to bring the technology to the next step, expand the potential market, and help consumers see the world through amazing low-power micro-displays."

About MicroOLED MicroOLED makes highly power-efficient micro-displays with superior image quality for mobile near-to-eye viewing devices used by consumers, medical professionals, and the defense and security industry. Through its micro-displays, MicroOLED makes it easier to integrate high definition in camera viewfinders, 3D goggles, head-mounted displays, and other visual devices. The company's exclusive high efficiency OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology license provides significant advantages in high efficiency, contrast, uniformity, and image sharpness making its micro-displays superior in quality to the full HD image in today's flat screens. MicroOLED's products also benefit from very low power consumption. Founded in 2007, MicroOLED is a privately held company with headquarters, R&D and a new production facility located in Grenoble, a renowned center of excellence in France for chipset and nanotechnology development.

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About STMicroelectronics ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power technologies and multimedia convergence applications. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.

In 2011, the Company's net revenues were $9.73 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.

Source Link: http://www.st.com/internet/com/press_release/c2689.jsp