Plessey announced that it will be demonstrating the potential uses of its GaN on silicon MAGIC LED technology with a smart lighting product called Totem. Totem was developed in collaboration with the Manchester based product design firm inventid. Totemis an original concept based on the use of LED lighting solutions in the IoT, an increasingly favoured solution for the development of smart homes and cities.

Plessey announced that it will provide CIRCADIAN ZircLight with an LED package solution for the development of circadian-modulated, smart LED lighting systems and lamps. Based near Boston, Massachusetts, USA, CIRCADIAN ZircLight's lighting division is developing high quality, white light fixtures and backlighting which control bioactive light spectral wavelengths to maximize productivity during the day and prevent the harmful effects of light exp...

  Offering an easy and cost-effective retrofit for traditional lighting in homes across Brazil, Plessey has designed an integrated LED light and fixture solution. The Cidadão Powerlight will be available in Brazil through Plessey's representative company LumenLEDs Sistemas.

Plessey has announced that it will be exhibiting at LuxLive, Europe's biggest annual lighting event, 18th to 19th November at London's ExCeL arena. This will be the second year exhibiting for the UK-based LED manufacturer, where it will demonstrate a number of lighting solutions designed around its award winning GaN-on-Silicon technology for the solid state lighting market.

Plessey has developed a patented technology for Chip Scale Optics (CSOs) based on its GaN-on-Si MaGIC LEDs. CSOs enable the design of light emission angles down to 10° direct from the LED. Having the primary optics on-chip eliminates the cost of primary optics typically found in packaged LEDs and CoB modules. Furthermore, it significantly lowers the cost and provides for far greater design freedom for secondary optics within a luminaire.

Plessey announced recently that it raised £8,313 on 3rd September for Prostate Cancer UK with its 105-mile Tour of Devon. The 28 participants started and completed near the Plessey facilities in Plymouth on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in South Devon. The cycle route took them through Tavistock, Okehampton, Exeter, Bovey Tracy and Widecombe-in-the-Moor and included the Mamhead and Haytor climbs.

Plessey has announced that it will be exhibiting at the LuxLive event from 18th to 19th November at London's ExCeL arena. LuxLive is Europe's biggest annual lighting event. Plessey will be showcasing its latest GaN on silicon LED solutions. This year, LuxLive will be co-located with Strategies in Light and the combined event will feature the best from the entire industry supply chain, ranging from chip manufacturing, through to design and end use...

Plessey has announced that the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has officially granted £6.7m towards the expansion of the Plessey LED manufacturing facility in Plymouth, England. Solid state lighting forms a significant part of global efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Plessey has announced that it is retrofitting its manufacturing facility with LED modules designed using the company's GaN-on-Silicon MaGIC LEDs. The retrofit involves replacing aging fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs in existing fixtures to use new LED light modules produced in the same facility in Plymouth, Devon, UK.

Manufactured on the company's patented GaN-on-Silicon technology, Plessey has announced the release of its range of MaGIC LED die. The blue die, or blue pump for their ability to pump phosphor to a white colour range, are the latest innovation in high brightness LED die designed for medium to high power applications including general lighting, signage, commercial, residential and street lighting.

Manufactured with the company's MaGIC GaN-on-Silicon LEDs, Plessey has announced the launch of a range of LED filaments. They are designed for the surging filament bulb market where these replacement lamps have far better performance, but still maintain the physical appearance of incandescent lamps.

  Expanding its dotLED range, Plessey has announced a wider selection of colours, including red, green and blue. The extremely small LED die feature a footprint of only 0.2x0.2mm which makes them suitable for use in wearable applications.

Plessey Semiconductors announced that it will be leading a £1.3m government funded project in conjunction with AIXTRON and Bruker Nano Surfaces Division. This project will accelerate high volume manufacturing of Plessey's innovative LEDs created with GaN-on-SiC technology at its Devon based manufacturing site.

  British LED manufacturer Plessey Semiconductors have successfully made the transition from the manufacturing development phase to full production by employing automated mixing and dispensing technologies from Intertronics.

Plessey Semiconductors has announced that it will be featured on a website showcasing 21st century British manufacturing, launching 23rd April. www.madeherenow.com, the brainchild of former Financial Times Manufacturing, Editor Peter Marsh, is looking to tell the story of modern-day industry through a series of articles, pictures and videos about four exemplar companies.

  Plessey presented its LED technology and the commercialisation of GaN-on-Silicon at the fifth CS International. The conference provided an up-to-date overview with comprehensive coverage of every important sector within the compound semiconductor industry.

Plessey has announced that it has entered a long-term commercial agreement with 8point3, a Dartford-based LED luminaire manufacturing company. Plessey will be supplying its GaN-on-Silicon MaGICTM LEDs, made at its semiconductor manufacturing facility in Plymouth, for use in 8point3's Sabre Architectural range of LED linear lighting products.

Offering greater than 50% light output efficiency, Plessey Semiconductors' MAGIC GaN-on-Silicon technology has successfully achieved a light output of 120lm/W. The first engineering samples in the 5630 PLCC2 package are now shipping with other package variants available on demand. Blue die with a wavelength of 455nm are also available and being shipped to lead customers.

  Plessey announces the realisation of its high-performance, high-quality, high-volume large LED die, based on its GaN-on-Silicon technology. The large die benefits from three core features of the Plessey process: the low thermal resistance of silicon; a single-surface, emitter die design; and 6" wafer processing.

Plessey today announced that it will be exhibiting at LuxLive, the UKs biggest lighting show, taking place at ExCeL London on 19th and 20th November. The show, which attracted over 6,500 visitors last year, brings together all of the latest innovations in this fast-moving sector ranging from energy-saving controls to dramatic architectural light fittings.