Intended Audience:
    Engineers involved in the design, manufacturing, and use of lighting; semiconductor and other engineers will find this particularly interesting as they explore career opportunities in closely related fields. Also suitable for managers and engineers considering LED lighting for their existing or new facilities.

OUTLINE:

1: Introduction   2: Foundational Principles - History of Lighting     - Eye: How we see, perception of color     - History of Lighting     - Lighting Terminology   3: LEDs 101     - Building a "lamp" Assembly     - Power Electronics     - Thermal Management   4: Building a Luminaire BREAK (including lunch): 12:30-1:45 (touch-feel display and lamp tear-down etc demos at lunch)

5: Comparison of LED Lighting vs. other lighting solutions     - How LED lighting changes our world   6: The truth about LED Lighting (facts and fibs)   7: Future     - OLED, Laser, Plasma, ESL, Lighting Services   8: The business case for LED lighting   9: Career opportunities in LED lighting for you as an engineer       10: Wrap up and Drawing for Pre-Registrants

INSTRUCTORS:
    Rudi Hechfellner is Director of Applications at Philips Lumileds Lighting. Hechfellner, who joined Philips Lumileds Lighting in 2005, has worked in the semiconductor industry for over 16 years developing innovations for technically advanced projects. Prior to joining Philips Lumileds Lighting Rudi was applications engineer for ASICs with focus on high-speed I/O interfaces. Hechfellner holds an Electronic Engineering degree from FH Augsburg, Germany.
    Dr. Michiel Krueger is Applications Manager at Philips Lumileds. Michiel's team generates technical collateral and maintains a suite of online LED design-in tools for customers. Prior to joining Philips Lumileds in 2010, Michiel worked in the semiconductor industry as an Applications Engineer for software and hardware companies. Michiel holds an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
    Seng-Hup Teoh is currently product application engineer in Philips Lumileds Lighting Company. He has over 23 years of experience in light emitting diodes (LEDs). He joined Hewlett Packard Optoelectronics Division in 1990 working on the manufacturing development and production of AlInGaP LEDs. He has worked in various positions in LED manufacturing. His current responsibilities include developing and supporting the product eco-system for new LUXEON products launch, product safety certifications and technical support to customers. Seng-Hup received his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree, 1st Class Honors from University of Sydney, Australia.