TRENDS IN LIGHTING
LEDVANCE Wins German Innovation Award 2026 For AI-driven Lighting Robot Elix
LEDVANCE, one of the world's leading providers of general lighting, has been named the winner in the Excellence in Business-to-Consumer Lighting category at the German Innovation Awards 2026, held in Berlin in May. Following the successful debut of ...
BUSINESS & EVENTS
ams OSRAM Closes the Sale of its Non‑optical Analog/mixed-signal Sensor Business
ms OSRAM closes the sale of its non‑optical analog/mixed-signal sensor business to Infineon for EUR 570 million in cash.
PEOPLE & AWARDS
Signify Earns 14 iF Design Awards
Signify has received 14 iF Design Awards in 2026 for excellence in product design and user experience across its professional and consumer businesses. The awards span a wide range of innovations, from connected home lighting to systems and services ...
LED/SSL & GENERAL LIGHTING
Gaggione Introduces HADAR: A Modular Optics Platform for Architectural Lighting
French optics specialist Gaggione has launched HADAR, a new modular family of architectural optics designed to simplify beam control while increasing flexibility for luminaire manufacturers and lighting designers. Available in three sizes—HADAR35, ...
SMART & CONNECTED LIGHTING
DLC Released Updated Networked Lighting Controls Technical Requirements
Reinforcing the role of lighting controls as the foundation for deeper energy savings through connected commercial lighting, the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) finalized updates to its Networked Lighting Controls (NLC) Technical Requirements. NLC ...
HUMAN CENTRIC LIGHTING
The Future of Light Is Adaptive: Zumtobel Showcases Four New Highlights
At Light + Building 2026, Zumtobel presents a portfolio that merges technological precision with an emotional impact on spaces. Each new highlight is designed for maximum adaptability, from context-aware lighting control to custom 3D printing of ...
HORTICULTURE LIGHTING
Horizon LEDs – Precision Light for Higher Crop Yields
XLamp® Horizon LEDs are engineered to solve one of the biggest challenges in horticulture lighting – delivering uniform, high-intensity light exactly where plants need it while maximizing system efficiency. Designed with application-specific beam ...
AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING
Melexis Integrates On-Chip DC/DC Power to Simplify LIN RGB Automotive Lighting
Melexis announces the MLX81119, an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated DC/DC converter, designed to simplify and optimize automotive lighting systems. By generating the LED supply voltage locally on-chip, the MLX81119 significantly ...
UV/IR
PureFize Presents Field-emission Cathodoluminescent Approach for Next-generation Far-UVC Devices
Swedish UV technology company presents breakthrough results showing deep-UV emission below 240 nm from a scalable, phosphor-tunable device platform.
RESEARCH & TRENDS
China Launches 8-Inch GaN-on-Silicon Micro LED IDM Production Line
Recently, West Lake Yanshan Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. officially commenced production at what it claims is the world’s first 8-inch GaN-on-Silicon Micro LED IDM mass production line, located at its factory in Deqing, Zhejiang Province.
