• LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards program announces sixth year’s finalists (UPDATED)

    The shortlist of products across 17 LED and SSL categories shows that the industry is serious about honing its collective craft.
    Jan. 6, 2020
    5 min read

    Now in its sixth year, the LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards has annually recognized the contributions of the LED and solid-state lighting (SSL) supply chain in producing high-performance, quality engineered components and systems into the commercial distribution stream. Each year, a team composed of LEDs Magazine staff, Strategies in Light advisory board members, and other colleagues collaborate to deliver an awards program that culminates in acknowledging the finest innovations in SSL technology.

    The 2020 Sapphire Awards winners will be announced during a reception aboard the USS Midway on Feb. 12, 2020 during the week of Strategies in Light in San Diego. This year’s less formal reception will allow attendees to peruse the unique museum aboard the Midway and network with their peers while sharing cocktails and tapas into the evening.

    “Coming into our sixth year, we knew that we would want to focus on the quality of the nominated products and their role in pushing the industry to perform better and seek new levels of engineering and design ingenuity,” said chief editor Maury Wright. “We simplified the ceremony and pursued an inspirational venue that offers an environment which encourages industry peers to socialize and celebrate together, and share their experiences with colleagues in a more casual atmosphere.” He continued, “I’m pleased to see that there have been many exciting advances in products that push the boundaries beyond simply providing illumination that serves, and instead deliver improved quality of experience.”

    You’ll find the shortlist of finalists across 17 technology and application categories below. Join us at the Sapphire Awards reception to celebrate the winners in February. The Illumineer of the Year finalists, representing an individual or team who has excelled in advancing the commercialization of novel and quality LED or SSL technology, will be announced soon. We look forward to sharing that with you!

    Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    Bridgelux Thrive™

    Nichia Corporation Vitasolis (NF2W757GT-V3F1 Rv---)

    Osram Opto Semiconductors OSCONIQ® S 3030 Quantum Dot

    Samsung Electronics LM302N (SPMWH3326FC5FBU0S0)

    Tunable White LEDs and Light Engines

    ERP Power LT3E LED Driver featuring Tri-mode Dimming with Integrated Tunable White Light Engine

    ERP Power LTM3 Tunable Color Light Engine with ALPM Araya5 Logic and Power Module featuring Wired and Wireless Digital Control

    Lumileds LUXEON Fusion

    Samsung Electronics Samsung T-series (SPHWHAHDNH25YZWPT1)

    LED Drivers

    Bridgelux Vesta® Flex

    Inventronics EUM-DT Series, Next Generation Class P LED Drivers

    Mean Well USA Inc. HVGC-1000

    Universal Lighting Technologies EVERLINE® PWX LED Drivers

    SSL Enabling Technologies and Test

    Dow — DOWSIL™ EI-2888 Primerless Silicone Encapsulant

    Gamma Scientific 940 LED-200 Series Goniometer

    Vektrex SpikeSafe SMU (Model Number: 10A SpikeSafe SMU)

    Emergency SSL Luminaires, Modules, and Drivers

    Igor — Nexos Linear Network Node ‒ Max (NP60-99-T-F-EM)

    Signify — ELI-S-10 10VA Pure Sine Wave Emergency Nano Inverter

    Smart and Connected SSL Enabling Technologies

    Igor Nexos Linear Max Node Series

    McWong International Inc. TruBlu™ Bluetooth-DALI Wireless Fixture Controller (PSC-ZA-310-xx)

    Samsung Electronics Samsung ITM-Resi (ITM-D-BZ)

    Smart and Connected SSL Systems

    Enlighted Enlighted One

    Espen Technology VersaDim RF

    Kenall TekLink TL2000PS Parking Suite

    Signify Advance FlexTune System

    SSL Flex, Tiles, and Sheets

    Evo-Lite, LLC Auragami Flexible LED Light Sheet

    IllumiSci IllumiTile Light Engine ‒ Configurable LED arrays (Model IS-IT-89MM)

    LED Linear USA NEXUS ‒ Ultra High Definition LED Flex Tape

    Lucetta Lighting CELESTE Flexible Linear Lighting

    SSL Lamp and Retrofit Designs

    eLumigen LED Rough Service A19 Lamps

    Signify Fortimo InstantFit (Model Number: 929001673906)

    Soraa, Inc. Soraa VIVID™ Warm Dim MR16 Lamp (SM16-07-36DM-930/918-01)

    Indoor Decorative and Pendant SSL Luminaire Design

    Eureka Lighting — Arena 8200 and accessories 8290-8291-8292-8293

    Fluxwerx — Profile Mini

    Nulite Lighting — Regolo1

    Indoor Troffer, Track, and Downlight SSL Luminaire Design

    Columbia Lighting Versify

    ConTech Lighting Mini-Stealth Wall Wash Track Luminaire

    Fluxwerx — Rails

    Glint Photonics, Inc. — Glint Hero

    Industrial SSL Luminaire Design

    Dialight Reliant High Bay

    Cooper Lighting Solutions Metalux Industrial WaveLinx Wireless Connected Lighting System Solutions

    Isollux LED Ltd Soffito (SFO-IP65-UT-85-180W-ND)

    Meteor Lighting WHIZ 2.0

    Outdoor Landscape and Architectural SSL Design

    Diode LED HYDROLUME SLIM 24V IP68 RGB Strip Light (DI-24V-HLSRGB-**)

    Elemental LED NEON BLAZE RGB Diffused linear LED Lighting

    GVA Lighting HL-DL-BLADE

    KIM Lighting KFL Collection

    Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    ANP Lighting EQ Collection - Post Top Luminaires (EQ111/112/113/121/122/123)

    Kenall LuxTran LTSI-A1

    Luminis Lumiquad

    Selux Corporation Mistella

    Horticultural Lighting

    Agnetix — A3-1200-HERO

    Fluence Bioengineering — Fluence by Osram SPYDR 2i

    Fluence Bioengineering — VYPR 2P

    MaxLite — PhotonMax LED Spot Light

    Lighting for Health and Wellbeing

    Circadian ZircLight Inc. CIRCADIAN Zirc™ Day-Night Mid-Power LED Set

    Cree Lighting Cadiant™ Dynamic Lighting Experience (Product number: CDNT-AL-ACK-CMA)

    Healthe® by Lighting Science SunTrac® Ecosystem, with Automated Scheduling (including SunTrac A19, Downlight, Troffer, Panel Light, Motion & Daylight Sensor, SunLync GPS locator, Healthe App)

    Kenall MedSlot Family of Luminaires

    Specialty SSL Design

    A-light Absorb H

    Cooper Lighting Solutions Ephesus Lumadapt 8 LED Sports Lighting System

    Cooper Lighting Solutions Shaper Sense Acoustic LED Lighting (BOX and TRAP)

    Hubbell Lighting SpectraClean

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    LEDs Magazine thanks its colleagues and advisory board members for evaluating this year’s entries and ensuring a level playing field by ensuring their votes are kept private. Every year we ask a lot from the team and from our professional network in participating across the Sapphire Awards and the Strategies in Light conference, and their counsel and willingness to share their expertise only serve to improve the program.

    Revisit the past Sapphire Awards finalists in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

    *Updated Jan. 8, 2020 2:23 PM for company name correction.

    About the Author

    Carrie Meadows

    Editor-in-Chief, LEDs Magazine

    Carrie Meadows has more than 20 years of experience in the publishing and media industry. She worked with the PennWell Technology Group for more than 17 years, having been part of the editorial staff at Solid State Technology, Microlithography World, Lightwave, Portable Design, CleanRooms, Laser Focus World, and Vision Systems Design before the group was acquired by current parent company Endeavor Business Media.

    Meadows has received finalist recognition for LEDs Magazine in the FOLIO Eddie Awards, and has volunteered as a judge on several B2B editorial awards committees. She received a BA in English literature from Saint Anselm College, and earned thesis honors in the college's Geisel Library. Without the patience to sit down and write a book of her own, she has gladly undertaken the role of editor for the writings of friends and family.

    Meadows enjoys living in the beautiful but sometimes unpredictable four seasons of the New England region, volunteering with an animal shelter, reading (of course), and walking with friends and extended "dog family" in her spare time.

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