LEDs Magazine Review - June 2006 issue

NEWS & ANALYSIS
• Lexus aims to be first with LED headlamps
• Super Vision dispute with Color Kinetics rumbles on
• Osram creates new LED Systems division
• EuroLED conference pulls together European LED community
• LED suppliers jostle for prime position in the IP race

LIGHTING LEDs move to the next level at Light+BuildingStrong walking shoes and a pair of sunglasses were a good idea for anyone trying to see all the LED-related products at Light+Building…but it was a worthwhile journey.

LIGHTING LED manufacturers unveil latest advances at lighting showsTwo major lighting shows – Light+Building in Germany and Lightfair in the USA – provided the opportunity for LED manufacturers to demonstrate their progress in developing high-power LEDs for the lighting market.

POCKET PROJECTORS LEDs provide light sources for pocket-sized front projectorsWhy try to view images on a tiny handheld screen when you could project the content onto your bedroom ceiling? DLP-based pocket-sized front projectors containing LED light sources are making this possible.

VEHICLES Boeing turns to LED lighting for its new 787 DreamlinerAircraft such as the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner represent a significant opportunity to replace traditional light sources with LED lighting systems. These offer longer lifetimes, reduced maintenance downtime and lower power consumption, as well as benefits to passengers.

DISPLAYS SID 2006 reinforces emerging role of LEDs in electronic displaysEvery LCD display maker or solution provider at SID 2006 showed some type of LED-backlit LCD, reports Stewart Hough, and some highly complex backlighting technologies are now being developed.

SUPPLIERS DIRECTORY
An Appendix to the LED Suppliers Directory published in our April 2006 issue.