PLANO, USA: Diodes Inc. announced a portfolio of high performance MOSFETs packaged in the ultra-miniature DFN1006-3 package. Occupying just 0.6mm2 of PCB area, the package takes less than half the board space of equivalent SOT723 packaged parts and, with a junction to ambient thermal resistance (Rthj-a) of 256 ºC/W, supports a power dissipation of up to 1.3W under continuous conditions, double that of comparable alternatives.
The resulting cooler running and space saving advantages of the MOSFETs coupled with an off-board height of only 0.4mm make them particularly well suited to thin profile portable consumer electronics, including tablet PCs and smart phones. Initially Diodes is offering both n-channel and p-channel devices with breakdown voltage ratings of 20V, 30V and 60V for use in a variety of high reliability load switching, signal switching and boost conversion applications.
The 20V rated DMN2300UFB4 n-channel MOSFET for example displays an Rdson performance of just 150mΩ, more than 50% lower than competing solutions, helping to dramatically reduce conduction losses and power dissipation. Its p-channel companion, the 20V rated DMP21D0UFB4 offers a similar class-leading performance. Electrostatic discharge ratings of these MOSFETs are also high, at 2kV and 3kV, respectively.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Molex delivers range of innovative LED products and solutions
LIGHTFAIR International 2011, LISLE, USA: Molex Inc. continues its commitment to developing groundbreaking lighting solutions for global industry needs. The company’s interconnect expertise is deeply rooted in the data communications, telecom, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive and medical industries.
Innovations in these markets have given Molex the unique opportunity to develop proven lighting solutions for a wide range of applications that address unmet market needs. The company’s Solid-State Lighting LED solutions will be showcased at LIGHTFAIR International, Molex Booth 2155, May 17 to 19, Philadelphia, PA.
“LED technology not only reduces the amount of energy consumed, but it’s rapidly becoming a more reliable, efficient and user-friendly way for meeting lighting needs in a variety of industries and applications,” said Mike Picini, VP, Molex.
“Molex has been able to draw on its unique electrical, lighting, connector, thermal and optical expertise to develop solutions that meet these diverse requirements. From light fixture manufacturers and lighting designers to maintenance and repair operators, we are dedicated to developing the highest quality and safest LED lighting solutions on the market today.”
Several Molex experts will be available at LIGHTFAIR to discuss the following LED solutions:
LED Array Holders
Molex LED array holders are designed to allow light fixture manufacturers to easily create an electrical connection between an LED array and a power source. The unique dual wire trap compression contact powers the arrays while eliminating the need for hand soldering or expensive surface mount technology equipment. This product simplifies the installation process and provides field serviceable benefits when designing and maintaining LED lighting applications.
Versatile Light Module (VLM)
Molex Versatile Light Modules (VLMs) also provide a solderless connection to the LED array and are a completely new approach to linear lighting. The magnetic mounting allows lighting designers to replace, upgrade, remove or rearrange the light source by simply separating the magnetic interface between the puck module and the rail, providing users with flexibility pre- or post-installation.
Helieon Line Voltage Sustainable Light-Module (SLM) Assembly
The Helieon Line Voltage module provides a complete LED lighting solution to fixture manufactures, lighting designers, architects and building owners using AC line voltage power. By eliminating the need for expensive drivers and power supplies in the fixture, the product reduces the amount of components needed, dramatically reducing costs. Additionally, the separate socket and module allows for easy replacements and upgrades.
LED Printed Circuit Assemblies
The LED design, assembly and manufacturing expertise offered by Molex continues to directly address customer requirements for energy efficiency, productivity and ease of use. By combining the company’s LED and Printed Circuit Assembly design and manufacturing expertise, Molex LED Printed Circuit Assemblies are dependable and efficient custom-lighting solutions that work seamlessly for LED subassemblies and computing devices across all industries.
Woodhead Industrial Lighting Products
Molex Woodhead industrial lighting products and solutions offer portable, safe, code-compliant lighting for a variety of customer needs in dry, wet and hazardous locations. In addition to the durable and energy-efficient LED handlamp, the company will be introducing several new LED options in its portable lighting product line including:
Wide Area Lighting: Woodhead offers an extensive range of wide-area lighting products for rugged and harsh applications such as natural gas service utility locations, refineries, shipyards, fuel oil loading docks and petrochemical plants. Molex plans to offer LED versions of both the Wide Area Fluorescent and Wide Area Flood Light.
Hazardous Duty Hand Lamps: Tough and compact, these lamps feature non-sparking aluminum guards, shock-resistant tempered-glass globes and anti-slip metal handles. Molex offers both incandescent and fluorescent lamps and will be introducing an LED version.
Innovations in these markets have given Molex the unique opportunity to develop proven lighting solutions for a wide range of applications that address unmet market needs. The company’s Solid-State Lighting LED solutions will be showcased at LIGHTFAIR International, Molex Booth 2155, May 17 to 19, Philadelphia, PA.
“LED technology not only reduces the amount of energy consumed, but it’s rapidly becoming a more reliable, efficient and user-friendly way for meeting lighting needs in a variety of industries and applications,” said Mike Picini, VP, Molex.
“Molex has been able to draw on its unique electrical, lighting, connector, thermal and optical expertise to develop solutions that meet these diverse requirements. From light fixture manufacturers and lighting designers to maintenance and repair operators, we are dedicated to developing the highest quality and safest LED lighting solutions on the market today.”
Several Molex experts will be available at LIGHTFAIR to discuss the following LED solutions:
LED Array Holders
Molex LED array holders are designed to allow light fixture manufacturers to easily create an electrical connection between an LED array and a power source. The unique dual wire trap compression contact powers the arrays while eliminating the need for hand soldering or expensive surface mount technology equipment. This product simplifies the installation process and provides field serviceable benefits when designing and maintaining LED lighting applications.
Versatile Light Module (VLM)
Molex Versatile Light Modules (VLMs) also provide a solderless connection to the LED array and are a completely new approach to linear lighting. The magnetic mounting allows lighting designers to replace, upgrade, remove or rearrange the light source by simply separating the magnetic interface between the puck module and the rail, providing users with flexibility pre- or post-installation.
Helieon Line Voltage Sustainable Light-Module (SLM) Assembly
The Helieon Line Voltage module provides a complete LED lighting solution to fixture manufactures, lighting designers, architects and building owners using AC line voltage power. By eliminating the need for expensive drivers and power supplies in the fixture, the product reduces the amount of components needed, dramatically reducing costs. Additionally, the separate socket and module allows for easy replacements and upgrades.
LED Printed Circuit Assemblies
The LED design, assembly and manufacturing expertise offered by Molex continues to directly address customer requirements for energy efficiency, productivity and ease of use. By combining the company’s LED and Printed Circuit Assembly design and manufacturing expertise, Molex LED Printed Circuit Assemblies are dependable and efficient custom-lighting solutions that work seamlessly for LED subassemblies and computing devices across all industries.
Woodhead Industrial Lighting Products
Molex Woodhead industrial lighting products and solutions offer portable, safe, code-compliant lighting for a variety of customer needs in dry, wet and hazardous locations. In addition to the durable and energy-efficient LED handlamp, the company will be introducing several new LED options in its portable lighting product line including:
Wide Area Lighting: Woodhead offers an extensive range of wide-area lighting products for rugged and harsh applications such as natural gas service utility locations, refineries, shipyards, fuel oil loading docks and petrochemical plants. Molex plans to offer LED versions of both the Wide Area Fluorescent and Wide Area Flood Light.
Hazardous Duty Hand Lamps: Tough and compact, these lamps feature non-sparking aluminum guards, shock-resistant tempered-glass globes and anti-slip metal handles. Molex offers both incandescent and fluorescent lamps and will be introducing an LED version.
LEDinside and EnergyTrend join 5/11 Green Lighting Shanghai to shed light on future development and trend of green buildings with PV and LED apps
TAIWAN: The 2011 Green Lighting Shanghai Expo and Forum, an annual event organized by the China Solid State Lighting Alliance (CSA) and Reed Exhibitions China, will commence on May 11th in Galaxy Hotel Shanghai.
Thematic Session A, sponsored by Delta Electronics, Inc. and co-organized by EnergyTrend and LEDinside, will feature the theme of “Develop a Smart City by Using Energy Storing, Saving and Novel Energy Technologies.” The session, including research analysts of EnergyTrend and LEDinside and world-renowned industry professionals, will shed light on the future industry development and trend of green energy, green building and green technologies.
EnergyTrend: Innovative concepts of solar technology breakthrough
After the opening speech of Dr. C. L. Liu, Arthur Hsu, Solar Industry Research Manager of EnergyTrend, will address innovative concepts of solar technology breakthrough and share his insights. As technologies and the market develop over time, Arthur Hsu sees a subtle change in the global solar industry.
In addition, the development of thin film and other emerging technologies, such as Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) and High-Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV), are about to boom. As for the future, the existing industry and market remain the main source of momentum to contribute to the growth of the global solar market. However, an expected growth of the consumer-based market will in turn expand the scale of thin film and DSSC industry. As a result, other solar technologies start to share the spotlight of the global solar market, which used to solely focus on the silicon sector.
J.J. Pan and Partners, Architects and Planners: Prospects of green building apps
In regard to the future residential space, green building will become the trend. At the session, Mitchell Huang, Architects and Planners of J.J. Pan and Partners, will remark on the trend of green building through a series of examples and diagrams. He will also introduce his company’s office in Shanghai, which reserves the imprints left by different time periods.
The office, arranged as a small city to create an interactive space like that between streets and squares, is an embodiment of the trace of time: it adopts materials such as glass, steel, iron and cement to signify the vivid comparison between contemporary and ancient architectural characteristics.
Hanwha SolarOne: Opportunities for solar system integration in green building apps
So, what are the challenges and prospects brought to the solar industry by the surge in the green building department? Mohan Narayanan, VP of Technology of Hanwha SolarOne, will talk about “Opportunities for Solar System Integration in Green Building Applications.” As the leader of Hanwha Solarone’s production line of innovative technologies, Dr. Narayanan believes that PV system will play a critical role in the development of green building. With the great market prospects and wide distribution channel, a huge success can be attained by a further integration of PV, building and other relevant industries.
Miniwiz: Application of built-in energy storage system in green buildings
Furthermore, what are the market prospects brought by the integration of PV system and green building? Arthur Huang, founder and MD of Miniwiz, will share his thoughts in response to the question. Miniwiz, specializing in designing and developing green energy products and marketing low-carbon products and appealing solutions with a pursuit of convenience, fashion, delicacy and practicality, has launched products such as HYmini Wind Powered Charger and miniSOLAR panel and appurtenances which can be attached to bicycles and arms.
Arthur Huang, focusing on rechargeable products and building solutions, has participated in a number of foreign and domestic green building projects and won many product design awards. One of his works is the FE EcoARK Fashion Hall of the Taipei International Flora Exposition. He boldly incorporated the modern technology into the building design and used 1.5 million plastic bottles as materials. The Hall not only is earthquake-proof, typhoon-proof and eco-friendly but also fully demonstrates the innovation of green building. The professional engineers and architects of Miniwiz are planning to cooperate with the students of Harvard Design School and Harvard Business School in the next three years.
China Architecture Design & Research Group: The Chinese BIPV market and subsidy policy
Afternoon sessions will start with Xiaodong Huang, director of Solar PV & EMC Division of China Architecture Design & Research Group. He will present his analysis of the Chinese PV subsidy policy. He states that in light of the fact that its raw material supply, market and production equipment are mostly located outside China, the Chinese PV industry still depends largely on the foreign demand.
Although BIPV technology in China is still at the development and demonstration phase, considerable growth in applications is in sight. Moreover, he will interpret the significance of a series of acts and plans of the Chinese government, such as “Medium to Long Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy,” “The Development Plan for BIPV Applications and the Golden Sun project” etc.. In addition, he will offer his insights and analysis of China’s BIPV subsidy policies, including 2009, 2010, 2011 BIPV Application Subsidy Policy and 2009, 2010 Golden Sun Project Subsidy Policy, and provide a series of relevant information.
EnergyTrend: New energy storage system in green buildings
Topics regarding energy conservation and green buildings have received an increasing interest from China and as well as all around the world; the high popularity of the Copenhagen Climate Summit at the end of every year is a testament to it. Duff Lu, Battery Industry Research Manager of EnergyTrend, will talk about “New Energy Storage System in Green Buildings”. He believes that in 2011, countries around the world will put more effort into creating new job opportunities related to the green energy industry in hope of decreasing unemployment rate.
Currently, the industrial CO2 emission accounts for 60 percent of the total CO2 emission. Therefore, increasing the energy efficiency of industrial usage will be the first priority. In regard to battery’s significance to green buildings, he indicates that battery holds great relevance as far as the optimization of energy storage, energy efficiency and power system quality and the balance of energy supply and demand are concerned.
LEDinside: Development trend of emerging lighting industry in the new era
Given that lighting is a critical factor in terms of energy conservation, the development trend of lighting plays a crucial role. Roger Chu, Green Energy Division Research Director of LEDinside, has his own unique insights in this regard. He believes, according to the observation of LEDinside, the demand surges in residential lighting and commercial lighting markets contribute to development opportunities for the LED industry.
As for residential lighting market, LED light bulb is still one of the most popular products in Japan, Europe and America. After the publication of Energy Star LED light bulb criteria, the R&D of LED industry has shifted its focus to light quality, and manufacturers have been placing more and more emphasis on the beam angle of LED light bulb. In addition, a lot of enterprises in Asia have increased commercial lighting demand, especially those in Japan, China and Taiwan, where manufacturers prefer directly adopting LED tubes when designing lighting for their new plants. In 2010, Japan Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association published its JEL801:2010 LED tube standards for Japanese enterprises to follow when adopting LED lighting.
Philips Lumileds: Solving the global LED lighting puzzle: Technology and performance for app success
Moreover, the prospects of LED lighting market have been drawing much attention among relevant industries. The expansion of LED lighting market brings manufacturers not only opportunities but also challenges. Sean Zhou, Regional Marketing Director of Philips Lumileds Asia, will talk about “Solving the Global LED Lighting Puzzle: Technology and Performance for Application Success.” He states that LED lighting has been changing the outlook of the fast growing lighting market.
Though more and more manufacturers invest in LED lighting market, they are also facing three major issues in regard to LED lighting applications: light quality, function cost and reliability. He will also give details about LUXEON 's reliability and its solid foundation of link system fits into this bigger industry picture. The shipment of LUXEON Rebel reached one billion units in 2Q10.
Everlight Electronics: The rise of LED lighting market for green buildings
Finally, Allen Lee, director of Everlight Lighting Sales Department, will give in-depth analysis regarding the Rise of LED lighting market for green buildings with diagrams. He believes the gross output value of global lighting market will increase from $61.4 billion in 2008 to $82.5 billion by 2014. Furthermore, countries around the world have enacted policies to restrain the usage of incandescent lamp, which will result in a further expansion of the LED lighting market.
Lee predicts the dynamics of the traditional lighting market and the LED lighting market of the next few years. He predicts that there will be a rapid growth in the LED lighting market in 2014; the incandescent lamp market will plummet remarkably from 2012 to 2014 ; the market of energy saving lamp will expand considerably from 2011 to 2014; and LED light bulb will make its way into households between 2014 and 2015.
Thematic Session A, sponsored by Delta Electronics, Inc. and co-organized by EnergyTrend and LEDinside, will feature the theme of “Develop a Smart City by Using Energy Storing, Saving and Novel Energy Technologies.” The session, including research analysts of EnergyTrend and LEDinside and world-renowned industry professionals, will shed light on the future industry development and trend of green energy, green building and green technologies.
EnergyTrend: Innovative concepts of solar technology breakthrough
After the opening speech of Dr. C. L. Liu, Arthur Hsu, Solar Industry Research Manager of EnergyTrend, will address innovative concepts of solar technology breakthrough and share his insights. As technologies and the market develop over time, Arthur Hsu sees a subtle change in the global solar industry.
In addition, the development of thin film and other emerging technologies, such as Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) and High-Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV), are about to boom. As for the future, the existing industry and market remain the main source of momentum to contribute to the growth of the global solar market. However, an expected growth of the consumer-based market will in turn expand the scale of thin film and DSSC industry. As a result, other solar technologies start to share the spotlight of the global solar market, which used to solely focus on the silicon sector.
J.J. Pan and Partners, Architects and Planners: Prospects of green building apps
In regard to the future residential space, green building will become the trend. At the session, Mitchell Huang, Architects and Planners of J.J. Pan and Partners, will remark on the trend of green building through a series of examples and diagrams. He will also introduce his company’s office in Shanghai, which reserves the imprints left by different time periods.
The office, arranged as a small city to create an interactive space like that between streets and squares, is an embodiment of the trace of time: it adopts materials such as glass, steel, iron and cement to signify the vivid comparison between contemporary and ancient architectural characteristics.
Hanwha SolarOne: Opportunities for solar system integration in green building apps
So, what are the challenges and prospects brought to the solar industry by the surge in the green building department? Mohan Narayanan, VP of Technology of Hanwha SolarOne, will talk about “Opportunities for Solar System Integration in Green Building Applications.” As the leader of Hanwha Solarone’s production line of innovative technologies, Dr. Narayanan believes that PV system will play a critical role in the development of green building. With the great market prospects and wide distribution channel, a huge success can be attained by a further integration of PV, building and other relevant industries.
Miniwiz: Application of built-in energy storage system in green buildings
Furthermore, what are the market prospects brought by the integration of PV system and green building? Arthur Huang, founder and MD of Miniwiz, will share his thoughts in response to the question. Miniwiz, specializing in designing and developing green energy products and marketing low-carbon products and appealing solutions with a pursuit of convenience, fashion, delicacy and practicality, has launched products such as HYmini Wind Powered Charger and miniSOLAR panel and appurtenances which can be attached to bicycles and arms.
Arthur Huang, focusing on rechargeable products and building solutions, has participated in a number of foreign and domestic green building projects and won many product design awards. One of his works is the FE EcoARK Fashion Hall of the Taipei International Flora Exposition. He boldly incorporated the modern technology into the building design and used 1.5 million plastic bottles as materials. The Hall not only is earthquake-proof, typhoon-proof and eco-friendly but also fully demonstrates the innovation of green building. The professional engineers and architects of Miniwiz are planning to cooperate with the students of Harvard Design School and Harvard Business School in the next three years.
China Architecture Design & Research Group: The Chinese BIPV market and subsidy policy
Afternoon sessions will start with Xiaodong Huang, director of Solar PV & EMC Division of China Architecture Design & Research Group. He will present his analysis of the Chinese PV subsidy policy. He states that in light of the fact that its raw material supply, market and production equipment are mostly located outside China, the Chinese PV industry still depends largely on the foreign demand.
Although BIPV technology in China is still at the development and demonstration phase, considerable growth in applications is in sight. Moreover, he will interpret the significance of a series of acts and plans of the Chinese government, such as “Medium to Long Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy,” “The Development Plan for BIPV Applications and the Golden Sun project” etc.. In addition, he will offer his insights and analysis of China’s BIPV subsidy policies, including 2009, 2010, 2011 BIPV Application Subsidy Policy and 2009, 2010 Golden Sun Project Subsidy Policy, and provide a series of relevant information.
EnergyTrend: New energy storage system in green buildings
Topics regarding energy conservation and green buildings have received an increasing interest from China and as well as all around the world; the high popularity of the Copenhagen Climate Summit at the end of every year is a testament to it. Duff Lu, Battery Industry Research Manager of EnergyTrend, will talk about “New Energy Storage System in Green Buildings”. He believes that in 2011, countries around the world will put more effort into creating new job opportunities related to the green energy industry in hope of decreasing unemployment rate.
Currently, the industrial CO2 emission accounts for 60 percent of the total CO2 emission. Therefore, increasing the energy efficiency of industrial usage will be the first priority. In regard to battery’s significance to green buildings, he indicates that battery holds great relevance as far as the optimization of energy storage, energy efficiency and power system quality and the balance of energy supply and demand are concerned.
LEDinside: Development trend of emerging lighting industry in the new era
Given that lighting is a critical factor in terms of energy conservation, the development trend of lighting plays a crucial role. Roger Chu, Green Energy Division Research Director of LEDinside, has his own unique insights in this regard. He believes, according to the observation of LEDinside, the demand surges in residential lighting and commercial lighting markets contribute to development opportunities for the LED industry.
As for residential lighting market, LED light bulb is still one of the most popular products in Japan, Europe and America. After the publication of Energy Star LED light bulb criteria, the R&D of LED industry has shifted its focus to light quality, and manufacturers have been placing more and more emphasis on the beam angle of LED light bulb. In addition, a lot of enterprises in Asia have increased commercial lighting demand, especially those in Japan, China and Taiwan, where manufacturers prefer directly adopting LED tubes when designing lighting for their new plants. In 2010, Japan Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association published its JEL801:2010 LED tube standards for Japanese enterprises to follow when adopting LED lighting.
Philips Lumileds: Solving the global LED lighting puzzle: Technology and performance for app success
Moreover, the prospects of LED lighting market have been drawing much attention among relevant industries. The expansion of LED lighting market brings manufacturers not only opportunities but also challenges. Sean Zhou, Regional Marketing Director of Philips Lumileds Asia, will talk about “Solving the Global LED Lighting Puzzle: Technology and Performance for Application Success.” He states that LED lighting has been changing the outlook of the fast growing lighting market.
Though more and more manufacturers invest in LED lighting market, they are also facing three major issues in regard to LED lighting applications: light quality, function cost and reliability. He will also give details about LUXEON 's reliability and its solid foundation of link system fits into this bigger industry picture. The shipment of LUXEON Rebel reached one billion units in 2Q10.
Everlight Electronics: The rise of LED lighting market for green buildings
Finally, Allen Lee, director of Everlight Lighting Sales Department, will give in-depth analysis regarding the Rise of LED lighting market for green buildings with diagrams. He believes the gross output value of global lighting market will increase from $61.4 billion in 2008 to $82.5 billion by 2014. Furthermore, countries around the world have enacted policies to restrain the usage of incandescent lamp, which will result in a further expansion of the LED lighting market.
Lee predicts the dynamics of the traditional lighting market and the LED lighting market of the next few years. He predicts that there will be a rapid growth in the LED lighting market in 2014; the incandescent lamp market will plummet remarkably from 2012 to 2014 ; the market of energy saving lamp will expand considerably from 2011 to 2014; and LED light bulb will make its way into households between 2014 and 2015.
Optoelectronics industry heads to higher data rate products
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC), BOSTON, USA: To coincide with the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC), one of the largest optoelectronics trade shows, component manufacturers released and demonstrated a host of new products in March.
According to Strategy Analytics, this activity underscores the dramatic shift to higher data consumption. The recently published Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service (GaAs) viewpoint, “Compound Semiconductor Industry Review March 2011: Optoelectronics, Materials and Equipment,” captures March 2011 product, technology, contract and financial announcements for optoelectronic companies such as AIXTRON, Kopin, Cree, Philips Lumileds, Fujitsu, Spire Corporation and XSunX.
“Consumer and business adoption of data-intensive applications is driving changes in the entire electronics industry,” noted Eric Higham, director of Strategy Analytics' GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service. “The optical transport layer is the backbone of this increased demand. The industry is responding with higher data rate capacity.”
Asif Anwar, a director in the Strategy Analytics Strategic Technologies Practice, added, “We are seeing the majority of new optical networking products and components with data capability of at least 40Gbps per second, many at 100Gbps, providing faster processing.”
According to Strategy Analytics, this activity underscores the dramatic shift to higher data consumption. The recently published Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service (GaAs) viewpoint, “Compound Semiconductor Industry Review March 2011: Optoelectronics, Materials and Equipment,” captures March 2011 product, technology, contract and financial announcements for optoelectronic companies such as AIXTRON, Kopin, Cree, Philips Lumileds, Fujitsu, Spire Corporation and XSunX.
“Consumer and business adoption of data-intensive applications is driving changes in the entire electronics industry,” noted Eric Higham, director of Strategy Analytics' GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service. “The optical transport layer is the backbone of this increased demand. The industry is responding with higher data rate capacity.”
Asif Anwar, a director in the Strategy Analytics Strategic Technologies Practice, added, “We are seeing the majority of new optical networking products and components with data capability of at least 40Gbps per second, many at 100Gbps, providing faster processing.”
Monday, May 9, 2011
Cree 231 lumen per watt LED shatters efficacy records
DURHAM, USA: Cree Inc. reported another industry-best efficacy record of 231 lumens per watt for a white power LED. This result is a significant advance beyond Cree’s previous industry record and further demonstrates how Cree’s relentless innovation continues to push the boundaries of what is possible with LED lighting.
Cree reports that the LED efficacy was measured at 231 lumens per watt using a single-die component at a correlated color temperature of 4500 K. Standard room temperature 350 mA testing was used to achieve the results.
“It wasn’t long ago when 200 lumens per watt was considered the theoretical maximum efficiency for a lighting-class LED. We broke that barrier in 2010, and have now achieved 231 lumens per watt,” said John Edmond, Cree co-founder and director of advanced optoelectronics. “The innovation from our labs is the foundation for our industry-leading XLamp LED family and an invention that continues our leadership of the LED lighting revolution.”
This R&D result features advanced aspects of the same technology used in Cree XLamp white LEDs. Cree believes higher-performance LEDs can enable new LED-based applications and drive down the solution cost of current LED-based designs.
While this level of performance is not yet available in Cree’s production LEDs, Cree continues to lead the industry with the broadest family of high-performance LEDs.
Cree reports that the LED efficacy was measured at 231 lumens per watt using a single-die component at a correlated color temperature of 4500 K. Standard room temperature 350 mA testing was used to achieve the results.
“It wasn’t long ago when 200 lumens per watt was considered the theoretical maximum efficiency for a lighting-class LED. We broke that barrier in 2010, and have now achieved 231 lumens per watt,” said John Edmond, Cree co-founder and director of advanced optoelectronics. “The innovation from our labs is the foundation for our industry-leading XLamp LED family and an invention that continues our leadership of the LED lighting revolution.”
This R&D result features advanced aspects of the same technology used in Cree XLamp white LEDs. Cree believes higher-performance LEDs can enable new LED-based applications and drive down the solution cost of current LED-based designs.
While this level of performance is not yet available in Cree’s production LEDs, Cree continues to lead the industry with the broadest family of high-performance LEDs.
CamSemi moves into LED lighting with new driver ICs
UK: CamSemi has announced the launch of the C3120 family of LED driver ICs and its intention to become a major player in one of the fastest-growing sectors of the lighting market.
The new family has been specifically designed to drive an advanced boost/flyback topology to deliver the three essential performance requirements for volume LED applications: ‘best in class’ current regulation, high efficiency and power factor correction.
The three new driver ICs target 4, 8 and 12 W designs making them ideal for a wide range of emerging solid-state lighting products: from replacements for halogen spotlights used in retail displays and incandescent lamps for domestic/residential use to fluorescent tubes for commercial and industrial applications.
The C3120 family has been designed to help LED lighting manufacturers fully exploit the cost advantages of bipolar transistors when developing high efficiency, simpler and more costeffective solutions. The boost/flyback topology coupled with quasi-resonant switching and innovative power-saving techniques help to deliver efficiencies greater than 80 percent and offer power factors greater than 0.9 to easily meet emerging regulatory requirements.
The new devices also make use of CamSemi’s novel primary side sensing (PSS) technology - already widely used in today’s top specification mobile phone chargers - to eliminate optocouplers and other components. This approach saves BOM costs while also providing an isolated solution for new mains-powered lighting products.
“CamSemi is already a global leader in the development and supply of power management ICs for more energy-efficient, low cost power supplies and plans to mirror that success in the solid-state lighting sector. The new C3120 controllers offer tight tolerance constant current operation for excellent LED control plus a high degree of configurability allowing lighting designers for the first time to target a wide range of applications at minimum cost,” said David Baillie, CEO of CamSemi.
The C3120 family also helps maximise end product safety with advanced features such as protection against over-temperature and output overvoltage to guard against a LED failure. Output short-circuit protection has also been incorporated to further simplify designs and reduce system costs.
C3121, C3122 and C3123 are rated at 4, 8 and 12 W respectively, packaged in SOT23-6 and samples are available now.
The new family has been specifically designed to drive an advanced boost/flyback topology to deliver the three essential performance requirements for volume LED applications: ‘best in class’ current regulation, high efficiency and power factor correction.
The three new driver ICs target 4, 8 and 12 W designs making them ideal for a wide range of emerging solid-state lighting products: from replacements for halogen spotlights used in retail displays and incandescent lamps for domestic/residential use to fluorescent tubes for commercial and industrial applications.
The C3120 family has been designed to help LED lighting manufacturers fully exploit the cost advantages of bipolar transistors when developing high efficiency, simpler and more costeffective solutions. The boost/flyback topology coupled with quasi-resonant switching and innovative power-saving techniques help to deliver efficiencies greater than 80 percent and offer power factors greater than 0.9 to easily meet emerging regulatory requirements.
The new devices also make use of CamSemi’s novel primary side sensing (PSS) technology - already widely used in today’s top specification mobile phone chargers - to eliminate optocouplers and other components. This approach saves BOM costs while also providing an isolated solution for new mains-powered lighting products.
“CamSemi is already a global leader in the development and supply of power management ICs for more energy-efficient, low cost power supplies and plans to mirror that success in the solid-state lighting sector. The new C3120 controllers offer tight tolerance constant current operation for excellent LED control plus a high degree of configurability allowing lighting designers for the first time to target a wide range of applications at minimum cost,” said David Baillie, CEO of CamSemi.
The C3120 family also helps maximise end product safety with advanced features such as protection against over-temperature and output overvoltage to guard against a LED failure. Output short-circuit protection has also been incorporated to further simplify designs and reduce system costs.
C3121, C3122 and C3123 are rated at 4, 8 and 12 W respectively, packaged in SOT23-6 and samples are available now.
CDIL announces LED product range for Indian market
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Continental Device India Ltd (CDIL), pioneers of manufacturing silicon semiconductor devices in India since 1964, launched its LED Product Division to extend the Indian lighting market.
CDIL LED Products demonstrate its commitment to promote advancement in next-generation lighting, and to lead the way in establishing LEDs as energy-efficient, cost-saving lighting that address the needs of energy management solutions.
"Many countries have stopped usage of incandescent lamps due to low power factor. Very soon there may be a regulation on CFL usage due to disposal hazards. With shortage of power availability in India, there should be State initiatives to drive the Street lights and all other commercial lighting into LED Lighting - even if it involves subsidizing the manufacturers for initial few years. This subsidy would still be less than the money required to generate additional power." explains Pankaj Gulati, executive VP and COO, CDIL.
CDIL product line in India features an extensive LED Tube Light line, a high-efficiency LED Street Light line along with LED Bulbs and Solar Home Lighting Products. The LED Tube Light line includes the usage of SMD as well as DIP technology, which uses G13 sockets and fits into the existing FTL fitting. The usage of choke and starter shall be eliminated completely.
The LED tube light consumes almost 50 percent less energy as compared to normal fluorescent tube light with 3-5 times more life. The large industrial companies, where tube lights are continuously running are moving towards LED tube lights resulting in a direct energy cost reduction. The hesitancy to change immediately is on account of higher cost of LED tube lights, which is expected to come down as the volume increases.
Design and Development capabilities nurtured at CDIL have resulted in truly world class products. Development of various LED Display board has also led to increase in the sales of CDIL LED Division. "LED Lighting has its share of challenges as it is more expensive compared to standard lamps and CFLs. How deep it penetrates is largely dependent on how affordable we make the LED product. This involves reorientation of standard processes and design to enable integrate optics, driver electronics and thermal dissipation all to be integrated into an affordable LED lighting products," adds Gulati.
CDIL LED lighting products offer a number of advantages over traditional incandescent or fluorescent lighting, including a longer product life. CDIL LED light operates for no less than 50,000 hours, which reduces power consumption and CO2 emissions. Additionally, CDIL products contain no toxic mercury substances such as those found in compact fluorescent bulbs.
CDIL products offer the following features:
* high-energy efficiencies,
* long life and high reliability,
* high-color rendering,
* mercury free,
* low UV/IR radiation, and
* conforms to CE standards.
CDIL further plans to offer various solar based street lights and designer concept lights in the coming quarter to the Indian lighting Market.
"The segment of industrial lights is also new to the LED industry with its contribution being 1/10th of the LED market. However, the growth witnessed by this segment is about 20 per cent," informs Ravinder Gulati, deputy GM, LED division, Continental Device India Ltd (CDIL).
CDIL LED Products demonstrate its commitment to promote advancement in next-generation lighting, and to lead the way in establishing LEDs as energy-efficient, cost-saving lighting that address the needs of energy management solutions.
"Many countries have stopped usage of incandescent lamps due to low power factor. Very soon there may be a regulation on CFL usage due to disposal hazards. With shortage of power availability in India, there should be State initiatives to drive the Street lights and all other commercial lighting into LED Lighting - even if it involves subsidizing the manufacturers for initial few years. This subsidy would still be less than the money required to generate additional power." explains Pankaj Gulati, executive VP and COO, CDIL.
CDIL product line in India features an extensive LED Tube Light line, a high-efficiency LED Street Light line along with LED Bulbs and Solar Home Lighting Products. The LED Tube Light line includes the usage of SMD as well as DIP technology, which uses G13 sockets and fits into the existing FTL fitting. The usage of choke and starter shall be eliminated completely.
The LED tube light consumes almost 50 percent less energy as compared to normal fluorescent tube light with 3-5 times more life. The large industrial companies, where tube lights are continuously running are moving towards LED tube lights resulting in a direct energy cost reduction. The hesitancy to change immediately is on account of higher cost of LED tube lights, which is expected to come down as the volume increases.
Design and Development capabilities nurtured at CDIL have resulted in truly world class products. Development of various LED Display board has also led to increase in the sales of CDIL LED Division. "LED Lighting has its share of challenges as it is more expensive compared to standard lamps and CFLs. How deep it penetrates is largely dependent on how affordable we make the LED product. This involves reorientation of standard processes and design to enable integrate optics, driver electronics and thermal dissipation all to be integrated into an affordable LED lighting products," adds Gulati.
CDIL LED lighting products offer a number of advantages over traditional incandescent or fluorescent lighting, including a longer product life. CDIL LED light operates for no less than 50,000 hours, which reduces power consumption and CO2 emissions. Additionally, CDIL products contain no toxic mercury substances such as those found in compact fluorescent bulbs.
CDIL products offer the following features:
* high-energy efficiencies,
* long life and high reliability,
* high-color rendering,
* mercury free,
* low UV/IR radiation, and
* conforms to CE standards.
CDIL further plans to offer various solar based street lights and designer concept lights in the coming quarter to the Indian lighting Market.
"The segment of industrial lights is also new to the LED industry with its contribution being 1/10th of the LED market. However, the growth witnessed by this segment is about 20 per cent," informs Ravinder Gulati, deputy GM, LED division, Continental Device India Ltd (CDIL).
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