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Hector Fratty
ISAL 2015: Another Grand Success
ISAL 2015 is encouraging the exchange between lighting engineers, road safety experts and regulatory bodies.
As this issue of DVN goes live, the most recent research findings, developents, innovations, and ideas are being presented to continue the established traditions of this conference and to promote a bright future for automotive lighting.
Dr. Wolfgang Huhn, Audi’s head of lighting development, says ISAL “is an important forum for Audi to put lighting technology into the spotlight. Our customers will benefit from the results of these discussions among professionals; technical progress and larger production volumes give us the opportunity to offer customers excellent lighting technology, at an attractive cost-benefit ratio. Our lighting developers work closely together with designers. On a team, they create a perfect harmony in the car design, as well as a coherent appearance of the lighting technology and its visual illumination. The driver also benefits from this coherent look.”
Since the appointment of Prof. Tran Quoc Khanh in October 2006, the Laboratory for Lighting Technology has gained more renown in the field of road lighting. Many of its studies in the field of automotive lighting have been conducted and published in relevant media.
NHTSA Study Released: ADB Performance, Feasibility
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, responsible for devising and enforcing the US’ Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, has released a thoroughgoing new study of ADB systems.
2000 Lumens from New Osram LED
Osram Opto Semiconductors’ new prototype Oslon Black Flat S gives up to 2000 Lm. The new surface-mount technology (SMT) LED, which is being shown for the first time at ISAL 2015,
Lumileds Luxeon FlipChip Range Grows
Lumileds’ Luxeon FlipChip range has expanded with the newly announced FlipChip White. Spearheading the adoption of CSP (chip-scale packaging) in LEDs,
Toward Accuracy in LED Efficacy Checks
Researchers at Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have devised a method to reduce uncertainty when measuring the luminous efficacy,
China Glut Floods LED Chip Market
According to a report by TrendForce LEDinside, the LED chip supply-demand ratio has reached 1.22:1 due to capacity expansion by many Chinese LED chip makers.
’16 Camaro: “Flowing” Ambient Light From Hella
The new Chevrolet Camaro has a new kind of interior light from Hella giving the interior a distinctive design: the colour changes slowly throughout the vehicle in a subtle, flowing pattern from the center screen.
2nd Osram LED Plant in China
To meet the growing demand for automotive lighting, especially in China, Osram have decided to expand their production capacity with a new LED plant in Kunshan, China.
Kingsun Opto to Take Lumileds Stake
The Chinese Kingsun Optoelectronic company are planning to indirectly acquire a 6.15% share of Lumileds for USD $100m.
