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Components | Electromechanics | Connectors | Feb 14, 2017
Out Now: Electro Terminal's Whole Range of Microcon SMD Power Connectors
Out Now: Electro Terminal's Whole Range of Microcon SMD Power Connectors The introduction of LED lighting has revolutionized the way lighting systems are designed. Simple “metal plates with electrical components” have been replaced by sophisticated electronic devices. Electro Terminal has developed the Microcon SMD Power connector to provide direct mains voltage supply to electronic PCBs within a lighting system. This connector is only 7 mm high and facilitates easy entry of solid and flexible wires of 0.5 mm² to 2.5 mm². The whole range is out now – Microcon SMDP with one pole (1P), two poles (2P) and three poles (3P). In addition, the internally connected two-way version (2C) is available to limit the current load for daisy-chain wiring on the PCB. Read more »
LEDs | Displays | Components | RGB LEDs | Feb 14, 2017
New Cree C1010 LEDs for High Definition Indoor Video Screens
New Cree C1010 LEDs for High Definition Indoor Video Screens Cree, Inc. announces the C1010 LED, a breakthrough three-in-one RGB Surface Mount Device (SMD) LED that enables display manufacturers to create state-of-the-art video displays that are sharper and more dynamic than previously possible. Featuring the best far field pattern matching and the lowest power consumption in its class, the new LED delivers 40 percent better contrast ratio and a longer lifetime than competing LEDs. The C1010 is the only high density display LED with zero cross talk between pixels, eliminating the need for louvers that add cost and weight to displays. Read more »
Components | LED Modules | Feb 14, 2017
Reliable LED Modules for Industrial Applications Under Harsh Conditions
Reliable LED Modules for Industrial Applications Under Harsh Conditions Warehouses, factories and multi-storey car parks all need robust luminaires that provide high lumen values. Industrial lighting has to be energy-efficient and durable. Tridonic offers the right LED light sources for diffused lighting in the form of its CLE G1 ADV IND and QLE G1 ADV IND modules. A luminous flux of 26,000 lumen per module and three different colour temperatures of 4,000, 5,000 and 6,500 K make it easier to develop and manufacture LED high-bay luminaires for industrial applications. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Feb 09, 2017
MechaTronix Launches 2x2MX LED Cooler Platform
MechaTronix Launches 2x2MX LED Cooler Platform While standardizations have been mainly focusing on retail and indoor lighting application, also the field of industrial lighting is undergoing a same move. Availability of standard building bricks lead to a shorter time to market, crucial in the hectic lighting world of today. MechaTronix supports this trend with the release of its latest 2x2MX LED cooler platform. Read more »
Electronics | Driver Modules | Smart Lighting + IoT | Components | Feb 08, 2017
Fulham Introduces Advanced LED Outdoor Drivers with IoT Management for Smart City Lighting
Fulham Introduces Advanced LED Outdoor Drivers with IoT Management for Smart City Lighting Fulham introduces new LED outdoor rated drivers that are feature-rich including integrated IoT management for Smart City lighting. The advanced specification of the Fulham Workhorse Extreme LED drivers has compatibility with wireless, DALI and 0-10V dimming which is flicker free down to 1% power. They also offer the widest available output current programming, so eliminating multiple driver stocking requirements. Read more »
Components | LED Modules | Human Centric Lighting | Feb 02, 2017
LED Engin Enhances Small Form-Factor LED Light Engine with LuxiTune 2.3 and BLE Control Interface
LED Engin Enhances Small Form-Factor LED Light Engine with LuxiTune 2.3 and BLE Control Interface Combining a compact form factor with the latest platform features, the LuxiTune™2.3 tunable white light engine announced by LED Engin, Inc., a leader in high flux density LED products, targets the same track-lighting and small down-lighting applications as its Gen 2.0 products, while delivering the added performance and controllability benefits that were introduced with Gen 3.0. These advances, which include smooth deep dimming to 0.5%, no e-flicker and no visible flicker, also extend to additional control interfaces for DALI, DMX-RDM and Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) through daughter cards, that customers can chose to wire into their fixtures. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electromechanics | Connectors | Feb 02, 2017
BJB SMD Terminal Blocks: The Best Connection for all Requirements
BJB SMD Terminal Blocks: The Best Connection for all Requirements SMD-compatible PCB terminal blocks are increasingly being used for electrical power supply to LED boards. This is because they are easy to handle and provide a permanent, secure connection to the control gear. A decisive factor for light quality is a design which is as flat as possible, which will enable an even light distribution and will avoid unwelcome shadowing. However, there are also technical requirements dictated by the relevant luminaire design. Examples are rear-entry wiring or the use of fine-stranded conductors. In order to cover every conceivable variation, BJB, the global market leader for lighting and luminaire components, has developed a series of three different SMD terminal blocks: SMD Mini, SMD Mini-Flex and the SMD push-through terminal block for rear-entry wiring. Read more »
Tools | Test Equipment | Integrating Spheres | Feb 01, 2017
Ophir® Expands Series of Precisely Calibrated Integrating Spheres
Ophir® Expands Series of Precisely Calibrated Integrating Spheres MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announces new additions to the Ophir® Integrating Sphere series of products. Designed for measuring divergent and collimated light sources, such as laser diodes and LEDs, the Ophir Integrating Spheres are integrating sphere and photodiode sensor systems for measuring the optical power of divergent, narrowband light sources. The series includes three precisely calibrated spheres that measure powers from 20 nW to as high as 30 W. Read more »
White LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Jan 27, 2017
Lumileds Shatters Efficiency Records with LUXEON MX
Lumileds Shatters Efficiency Records with LUXEON MX Lumileds today introduced the LUXEON MX, a multi-die emitter that delivers industry leading efficiency and flux for outdoor fixtures and high bay lighting applications. Lighting fixtures benefit from the emitter’s 1,200 lumen, 150 lm/W efficacy, at 85°C (4000-6500 K and 70 CRI) which enables a system efficiency of 120 lm/W when driven at 700 mA. Read more »
White LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Jan 27, 2017
XLamp XHP50.2 LED Delivers the Highest Lumen Density in its Class
XLamp XHP50.2 LED Delivers the Highest Lumen Density in its Class Cree’s XLamp XHP50.2 LED delivers up to 7% more lumens and 10% higher LPW than the first gen XHP50 LED. The XHP50.2 can produce more than 2,500 lumens from its 6 mm light emitting surface to reduce size, cost and enable innovative solutions for applications from spot to street lighting. LM-80 data is available to reduce the time for ENERGY STAR® and DesignLights Consortium® qualifications. XLamp XHP50.2 LEDs are available in 2700-6500 K with high CRI options. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electronics | Driver Modules | Human Centric Lighting | Jan 19, 2017
Warm Dimming and the Future of LED
Warm Dimming and the Future of LED As LED lighting grows in acceptance and popularity, so does the need for better and more ranging color quality. Traditionally, LED lighting gave off a stark white, cool glow that was harsh on the eyes and made it difficult to use as a primary lighting source. Warm-dim LED technology has toned down that cool coloring, dynamically shifting the current and future applications of LED lighting management systems. Dimmability with a warm glow effect creates more opportunities than ever for LED lighting management systems. Read more »
Components | LED Modules | Jan 17, 2017
Universal Lighting Technologies Adds High Bay Modules to EVERLINE® Series
Universal Lighting Technologies Adds High Bay Modules to EVERLINE® Series Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc., a global leader in commercial lighting and a member of the Panasonic Group, recently announced the expansion of its high-performance EVERLINE® LED line with the addition of the High Bay Module family. This 22 inch, dual-row design features a high-lumen output of over 7300 lumens at maximum current. Read more »
Tools | Test Equipment | Goniospectrometer | Jan 13, 2017
Labsphere Launches Type D Benchtop Goniospectrometer
Labsphere Launches Type D Benchtop Goniospectrometer Labsphere, Inc. has released its newest light metrology solution, a full feature Type D Goniospectrometer that fits securely on a lab bench. Labsphere provides innovative solutions for a wide range of applications including LED/SSL lighting, remote sensing, imager/consumer camera, automotive, defense and security, health and biomedical optics to both Production and Research environments. Read more »
Electronics | Driver Modules | Smart Lighting + IoT | Components | Outdoor Applications | Jan 12, 2017
Fulham LED Extreme Driver Family for Outdoor and High-Power Lighting Applications
Fulham LED Extreme Driver Family for Outdoor and High-Power Lighting Applications Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications, has released the WorkHorse LED Extreme family of constant current, programmable drivers specifically designed for outdoor and high-power applications. WorkHorse LED Extreme drivers are intelligent, programmable LED drivers built for harsh environments. Read more »
Components | Electronics | Driver IC | Automotive | Jan 10, 2017
Infineon LITIX™ LED Drivers for Compact and Cost-Effective LED Front Light Applications
Infineon LITIX™ LED Drivers for Compact and Cost-Effective LED Front Light Applications LEDs in automotive front lighting enable energy savings, new light designs and applications such as matrix beam and laser high-beam. Supporting the progress in automotive lighting Infineon Technologies AG launched high-power LED drivers specifically designed for automotive front lights. The drivers are available within the new LITIX Power Flex series and the LITIX Power series. They address flexible DC/DC driver solutions supporting LED systems of up to 50 W and even above. Application setups can vary: many medium-power LEDs with string voltages of up to 55 V or few LEDs with high currents of up to 3 A and more. Read more »
Components | UV-LEDs | Industrial | Dec 09, 2016
Luxeon UV U1 Doubles Performance of Current Smallest UV Emitter in the Industry
Luxeon UV U1 Doubles Performance of Current Smallest UV Emitter in the Industry Leveraging its leading expertise in chip scale packaging, Lumileds today introduced the Luxeon UV U1 LED for use in UV curing, counterfeit detection, analytical instrumentation, inspections and other UVA and Violet (380-420 nm) applications. This third generation of UV LEDs maintains the same micro package size as Luxeon Z UV, but enables a higher power density. Read more »
Automotive | LEDs | Components | Nov 04, 2016
Osram Adds New Oslon Black Flat S to Its Automotive Portfolio
Osram Adds New Oslon Black Flat S to Its Automotive Portfolio Osram Opto Semiconductors has launched the Oslon Black Flat S series, the world’s first surface mountable LEDs with up to five individually controllable chips. Thanks also to the contrast ratio provided by the package, they are predestined for use in ADB (Adaptive Driving Beam) headlights. Switchable light segments enable oncoming traffic and traffic further ahead on the road to be masked out, making driving more comfortable and safer. With their improved thermal properties, these high-power LEDs offer system benefits and are suitable as an attractive entry-level ADB solution even for vehicles in the compact class. The new 3-chip version in the Oslon Black Flat S series has been available since October 2016, and the versions with four and five chips will be available from January 2017. Read more »
Components | UV-LEDs | IR-LEDs | Color LEDs | Oct 20, 2016
OMC Launches New HP UV&IR LEDs, New Micro Series LEDs and New Proprietary Coloured LEDs
OMC Launches New HP UV&IR LEDs, New Micro Series LEDs and New Proprietary Coloured LEDs OMC, a pioneer in optoelectronics, will present a range of new LEDs at the Electronic Design Show. The new LEDs are a new range of surface-mount high-power ultra-violet and infra-red LED emitters, extremely compact LED emitters measuring just a fraction of a millimeter, and a series of brighter LED emitters than traditional coloured LEDs based on their proprietary Active Diffuser Technology™. Read more »
Featured | Components | UV-LEDs | Oct 10, 2016
Honglitronic Releases CMH Inorganic Deep UV LED Package G6060
Honglitronic Releases CMH Inorganic Deep UV LED Package G6060 Hongli Zhihui Group (Honglitronic) is a leader in LED components in China, releases UVC G6060 (275-285 nm), which is the company’s new CMH Inorganic Deep UV LED Package line-up with High Reliability: 10000 hours aging testing, decay of radiation flux is below 15%. UVC G6060 is hermetic package, able to meets the US military standard MIL-STD-883, high corrosion resistance and long operating life, application: Sterilization, disinfection. (CMH: C=ceramic, M=Metal, H=Glass) Read more »
Automotive | LEDs | Components | Jun 21, 2016
Samsung Introduces New Line-Up of CSP LEDs for Automotive Lighting
Samsung Introduces New Line-Up of CSP LEDs for Automotive Lighting Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced component solutions, announced today that it has introduced “Fx-CSP”, a line-up of LED packages which features chip-scale packaging* and flexible circuit board technology, for use in automotive lighting applications. Read more »
Automotive | LEDs | Components | Sep 25, 2015
Oslon Black Flat S for Automotive Provides up to 2000 Lumen
Oslon Black Flat S for Automotive Provides up to 2000 Lumen Osram Opto Semiconductors is unveiling an LED prototype in surface mount technology (SMT) with a brightness of up to 2000 lumen (lm) at ISAL 2015 – the Oslon Black Flat S. Experts achieved this high output by combining five chips from the latest UX:3 generation with an improved SMT package. A single LED is therefore sufficient as the light source for combined low-beam and high-beam systems. The excellent thermal connection with the package allows for passive cooling, which reduces system costs. The Oslon Black Flat S is consequently a viable alternative to HID (High Intensity Discharge) lamps and is scheduled to be added to the Osram automotive portfolio at the end of 2016. Read more »
Automotive | LEDs | Components | Apr 07, 2015
Everlight Electronics Extends Automotive LED Portfolio
Everlight Electronics Extends Automotive LED Portfolio Everlight Electronics CO., LTD., a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry with three decades of experience in optoelectronics, introduces the most high efficient/sulfur resistant ‘golden’ Series which performs brilliantly, even in severe environments, satisfying all demands of Automotive applications. Read more »
Medical | Products, Materials + Tools | LEDs | Components | Nov 19, 2013
Osram Ostar Medical - New “Tunable White” LED With High CRI, Not Just for Medical Applications
Osram Ostar Medical - New “Tunable White” LED With High CRI, Not Just for Medical Applications When it launches the new Osram Ostar Medical, Osram Opto Semiconductors will be introducing the first LED component with a high color-rendering index (CRI) of 95 and the possibility of adjusting the temperature of the color white. This makes it ideal for medical applications – for instance in operating rooms, where a precisely controlled chromaticity coordinate and high natural color rendering are crucial. Read more »
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