Back in September 2016, EDN published my teardown of an A19 60W-equivalent LED light bulb that had prematurely failed (also see Martin Rowe’s subsequent teardown, prompted by a similarly untimely ...

The Livermore, Calif., company on Tuesday claimed a breakthrough in using silicon to fabricate light-emitting diodes, the new-wave components that are finding a place in many lighting applications ...

In written comments filed with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), U.S. lighting manufacturers said consumers should have multiple options ...

ST. MARYS, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the nation prepares to celebrate Labor Day Weekend, a time for recognizing the hard work of American workers, the maker of SYLVANIA light bulbs in the United States ...

Early adopters of LED lighting will remember 50,000 hour or even 100,000 hour lifetime ratings printed on the box. But during a recent trip to the hardware store the longest advertised lifetime I ...

The vast majority of global lighting, either traditional or the new Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology, is currently manufactured in China. My company used to do the same thing: We built our ...

When President George W. Bush brought in energy standards for light bulbs in 2007, nobody quite knew what would replace incandescent bulbs. LEDs couldn’t do it yet, so we all got those terrible ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The end of the 2012 also marks the end of the 75-watt household light bulb. And the new year means that the days of the ubiquitous 60-watt bulb and less-loved 40-watter are also ...

The LED, or light-emitting diode, itself is very unlikely to fail, and if it does, it goes out slowly over the years. Instead, it's the other electrical bits in LED bulbs that fail and cut off the ...

Along with being brighter, LED bulbs tend to use less power and have a much longer average lifespan compared to conventional halogen bulbs. Now that LED lighting technology has gotten significantly ...