08 years LED industry review: the top ten most popular LED news

LEDsMagazine announced the ten annual ranking of the largest number of visits to the news of the 2008. Through the analysis of these ten news, LEDsMagazine believes that users are most concerned about the performance of LED and a variety of new commercial products. Among them, commercial products are mainly related to the TV backlight, outdoor lighting and automotive applications and other fields, and these products are also the focus of 2008 LED applications. Ten of the biggest news stories are focused on the activities of big companies: Seoul semiconductor, SONY, SHARP, OSRAM, GE and PHILPS, which reflect the value and influence of the brand.

Looking back at these new products and new applications in 2008.

1.2008 February: Seoul semiconductor launched 90lm/WLED

The new ultra bright Z-PowerP7 series LED in 10W conditions, brightness up to 900Lm, its light output is significantly higher than the 60W incandescent bulbs.

2.2008 January: Toronto apartment using LED lighting

The PalacePier waterfront residential area in Toronto has become the first interior lighting in Canada (and even North America) with a residential area of LED technology, LED lighting is used to illuminate the entire 44 storey apartment interior corridor.

3.2008 October: SONY launched a 11 inch ultra slim OLED TV

SONY will launch a 11 inch TV models to OLED TV market, priced at about $1700.

4.2008 January: Lumileds recall part of Luxeons products, stop production line

Some LuxeonLEDs products have been recalled by the Lumileds as a result of the discovery of epoxy packaging problems. Production can not be solved until the problem is solved.

5.2008 August: SHARP in September 1st launched a new type of commercial LED devices

SHARP is the Japanese market factories, offices and businesses launched 6 new devices and LED downlight, 5 new rectangle / square such.

6.2008 September: LED backlight area control technology improves TV performance

SONY and PHILPS have introduced the use of regional control technology to manufacture LED backlight LCD TV, while SONY also unveiled a 9.9-mm thick, 40 inch White LEDedge-lighting LCD TV veil.

7.2008 years in July: OSRAM LED efficiency, high brightness

OSRAM announced that the 350mA working current, LED peak brightness reached 155lm, luminous efficiency of 136lm/W.

8.2008 years in April: PHILPS developed the LED ordinary lighting solutions

New LED lighting system is used in the Home Furnishing, office and retail.

9.2008 years in July: GE launched a variety of outdoor LED lighting device two

GE launches two outdoor LED lighting systems: LEDStreetDreamspost-top devices and outdoor area lighting devices.

In June 10.2008: Hella daytime running lights with 5 high power LED

Hella daytime driving high power LED lamp life by approximately 10000 hours.