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LEDs Magazine Recognizes The Solid-State Lighting Industry's Best At Las Vegas Sapphire Awards Gala
[March 06, 2015]

LEDs Magazine Recognizes The Solid-State Lighting Industry's Best At Las Vegas Sapphire Awards Gala


NASHUA, N.H., March 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sapphire Awards Gala, held on the night of Feb. 25, 2015, marked the celebration of innovation in the LED and solid-state lighting (SSL) industry sectors with the naming of the inaugural LEDs Magazine Sapphire Award winners. The event, held in conjunction with Strategies in Light and The LED Show in Las Vegas, gave recognition to LED and SSL innovations that are driving the technology forward, revolutionizing the lighting market, and ultimately impacting global society in a very positive way.

Maury Wright, Editor-in-Chief of LEDs Magazine, hosted the event with Christine Shaw, Publisher of LEDs Magazine. "The stars, and LEDs, shone bright at the first LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards Gala, with recognition going to the top LED-centric enabling technologies and solid-state lighting products along with the inaugural pronouncement of the Illumineer of the Year, which was awarded to Philips Lumileds CrispWhite LED Development Team," reported Wright.

Companies working across the LED and solid-state lighting sectors nominated well over 100 products to be considered for the Sapphire Awards, along with people for the top Illumineer of the Year award. Sapphire Awards judges ultimately considered products and people across 13 categories ranging from packaged LEDs and OLEDs to other enabling technologies to solid-state lighting lamps and luminaires. On Gala night, the best of the best took home the Sapphire trophies after the late-night celebration.

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The LEDs Magazine Sapphire Award winners fr 2015 are as follows:



Illumineer of the Year Category
Philips Lumileds CrispWhite LED Development Team:
Mushfeque Manzur, Catherine Othick, Rene Helbing, Eric Senders, Bob Zona

Packaged LEDs and OLED Panels Category
Cree / Product: Cree Xlamp High-Density LEDs


Modular Solid-State Light Engines Category
LED Engin / Product: LuxiTune Generation 3.0 dimmable light engine

LED Drivers Category
eldoLED/Acuity / Product: SOLOdrive 360 drivers

ICs and Electronics Components Category
Texas Instruments / Product: AC-LED Floating Switch Architecture/TPS92411

SSL Enabling Technologies Category
Khatod Optoelectronic / Product: SIO3 Silicone Lens for COB LEDs

Solid-State Lighting Tools and Test Category
Mentor Graphics / Product: T3Ster, TeraLED, and FloEFD Simulation Tools

SSL Lamp Design Category
Soraa / Product: PAR30 LED lamp

Indoor Solid-State Luminaire Design Category
Litecontrol/Hubbell Lighting / Product: Litecontrol Lightweave Linear

Indoor SSL Luminaire Design Category
Eaton's Cooper Lighting / Product: Metalux SkyBar high bay luminaire

Outdoor SSL Luminaire Design Category
Kim Lighting/Hubbell Lighting / Product: Lightvault 8

Speciality SSL Luminaire Design Category
Tempo Industries / Product:T-Bar House Lighting system

Smart Solid-State Lighting Technology Category
Arborlight / Product: LightWell 16 SSL daylight emulator

Learn more at ledsmagazine.com/sapphire

About LEDs Magazine
LEDs Magazine is the leading information resource for the global LED and lighting community, serving thousands of readers that specify, design, and manufacture LED-based products for a wide range of end-use applications. Its key value proposition is to offer well-written, unbiased, and informative editorial content to more than 63,000 subscribers. LEDs Magazine provides news and product information on a daily basis in combination with in-depth technical articles, analysis, and case studies. For additional information about LEDs Magazine, visit www.ledsmagazine.com

About PennWell Corporation
PennWell Corporation is a privately held and highly diversified business-to-business media and information company that provides quality content and integrated marketing solutions for the following industries: Oil and gas, electric power generation and delivery, hydropower, renewable energy, water and wastewater treatment, waste management, electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, optoelectronics, fiber-optics, aerospace and avionics, LEDs and lighting, fire and emergency services, public safety, and dental. PennWell publishes over 130 print and online magazines and newsletters, conducts 60 conferences and exhibitions on six continents, and has an extensive offering of books, maps, websites, research and database services. In addition to PennWell's headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Company has major offices in Nashua, New Hampshire; London, England; Houston, Texas; San Diego and Mountain View, California; Fairlawn, New Jersey; Moscow, Russia; and Hong Kong, China. For additional information about PennWell Corporation, visit www.pennwell.com. http://www.pennwell.com/

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LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards
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Phone: +1.603.891.9204

LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards

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