Lumens and LEDs -- How bright are they?
04/14/2007 - Many of today's LED users have a difficult time determining how bright an LED might be as compared with standard light bulbs. It's not easy, but highlighting the performance a new safety light helps unravel the relationship between Lumen output and LED candela ratings.

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HB-LED industry in 'dire need' of uniform standards
11/9/2005 - Makers of high-brightness LEDs should develop more appropriate standards and learn a lesson from the slow market penetration of compact fluorescent lamps, claims a new report. Mistrust between manufacturers of high-brightness (HB) LEDs and their customers is just one of a number of issues that the solid-state lighting (SSL) industry must address to become successful.

That’s according to an analysis of the global market for HB-LEDs compiled by NanoMarkets, an offshoot of Communications Industry Researchers (CIR).

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