EL SEGUNDO, USA: International Rectifier, (IR), a world leader in power management technology, today introduced the AUIPS7221R 65 V high-side intelligent power switch with fully integrated bootstrap function for fast actuator applications including fuel magnetic injectors and braking valves.
Housed in a small form factor, the AUIPS7221R delivers high frequency of 100 kHz and high current capability up to 25 A making it well suited to harsh 12 V or 24 V environments. Additionally, the device integrates a charge pump for full DC operation and features over-current and over-temperature shutdown to help assure safe operation and protection under repetitive short circuit conditions.
“Designing high current and high frequency protected switches using the AUIPS7221R integrated solution drastically reduces PCB constraints and significantly increases the performance of the entire system. Moreover, fuel injection is more efficient, reducing both consumption and contamination,” said David Jacquinod, product marketing manager, IR’s Automotive Business Unit.
The AUIPS7221R also features diagnostic function and very low current consumption in sleep mode.
The device is qualified according to AEC-Q100 standards, features an environmentally friendly, lead-free and RoHS compliant bill of materials, and is part of IR’s automotive quality initiative targeting zero defects.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Avnet Electronics Marketing teams with ROAL Electronics to power HBLEDs
PHOENIX, USA: Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet Inc., has inked a distribution agreement with ROAL Electronics, a supplier of high-efficiency LED ballasts and LED power supplies, designed specifically for solid state lighting applications – such as high-brightness light emitting diodes (HBLEDs).
ROAL Electronics’ comprehensive product catalog includes solutions for HBLED power conversion as well as high-efficiency power conversion solutions for medical, telecom and industrial markets. Avnet will distribute ROAL’s line of ballasts and power supplies throughout the Americas.
“Our customers, specifically solid state lighting OEMs, are faced with increasing demands on time and resources. Partnering with ROAL Electronics allows Avnet to provide innovative, pre-packaged, safety-certified driver solutions that eliminate excess engineering costs and save precious time,” said Cary Eskow, director of technology for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas.
Recognized as a leader in LED power technology, lighting OEMs look to ROAL for its range of easy to use LED lighting ballasts. “With Avnet’s geographic footprint, excellent customer support and leading industry knowledge in lighting applications, OEMs will gain improved access to ROAL’s LED power technology to enable more lighting companies to simplify their adoption of high-efficiency LED-based luminaries,” said Donald Mulvey, executive vice president of ROAL Electronics USA.
ROAL Electronics’ comprehensive product catalog includes solutions for HBLED power conversion as well as high-efficiency power conversion solutions for medical, telecom and industrial markets. Avnet will distribute ROAL’s line of ballasts and power supplies throughout the Americas.
“Our customers, specifically solid state lighting OEMs, are faced with increasing demands on time and resources. Partnering with ROAL Electronics allows Avnet to provide innovative, pre-packaged, safety-certified driver solutions that eliminate excess engineering costs and save precious time,” said Cary Eskow, director of technology for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas.
Recognized as a leader in LED power technology, lighting OEMs look to ROAL for its range of easy to use LED lighting ballasts. “With Avnet’s geographic footprint, excellent customer support and leading industry knowledge in lighting applications, OEMs will gain improved access to ROAL’s LED power technology to enable more lighting companies to simplify their adoption of high-efficiency LED-based luminaries,” said Donald Mulvey, executive vice president of ROAL Electronics USA.
Luminus Devices' LEDs power Acer’s new K11 pocket projector
InfoComm 2010, LAS VEGAS, USA: --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luminus Devices Inc., designer, developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight LEDs, announced that its PT-39 chipset is powering Acer’s K11 second generation DLP projector, the world’s smallest projector to offer a brightness of 200 lumens.
Succeeding the K10 projector, the K11 offers twice the performance in a reduced footprint of only 12.2 x 11.6 mm2, and weighing a mere 0.61 Kg. The K11 is compatible with iPhones/iPads, supports USB media sources, High Definition multimedia devices and includes a built-in card reader for fast media sharing.
The PhlatLight LED PT-39 chipset is engineered specifically for projection systems that use micro-displays ranging from 0.4” to 0.55” with individual red, green and blue LEDs. PhlatLight LEDs are larger than conventional LEDs and operate reliably at significantly higher intensity, delivering light output levels unprecedented in monolithic LEDs. Projectors illuminated by PhlatLight LEDs produce up to forty percent wider color gamut than the National Television Systems Committee standard.
“With the K11, Acer demonstrates how our customers can take advantage of PhlatLight continuous performance and efficacy improvement to shrink their designs and still manage dramatic performance improvements,” said Stephane Bellosguardo, director of global product marketing, display, Luminus Devices. “Size and brightness are critical attributes driving the fast adoption of ultra-mobile multimedia projectors and the K11 is setting new standards in that respect.”
“Thanks to Luminus’ PT-39 PhlatLight LEDs, we can offer our mobile customers a versatile second generation lamp-free projector, more compact yet brighter than its predecessor,” said Victor Chien, director of digital display business unit, Acer Inc. “The addition of versatile multimedia interfaces combined with LEDs’ deep colors makes the K11 a compelling accessory for business and entertainment applications alike.”
The PhlatLight PT-39 LEDs are highly reliable and last in excess of 20,000 hours in the K11 pocket projector. They are free of hazardous materials and fully compliant with the European Economic Community’s Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
Succeeding the K10 projector, the K11 offers twice the performance in a reduced footprint of only 12.2 x 11.6 mm2, and weighing a mere 0.61 Kg. The K11 is compatible with iPhones/iPads, supports USB media sources, High Definition multimedia devices and includes a built-in card reader for fast media sharing.
The PhlatLight LED PT-39 chipset is engineered specifically for projection systems that use micro-displays ranging from 0.4” to 0.55” with individual red, green and blue LEDs. PhlatLight LEDs are larger than conventional LEDs and operate reliably at significantly higher intensity, delivering light output levels unprecedented in monolithic LEDs. Projectors illuminated by PhlatLight LEDs produce up to forty percent wider color gamut than the National Television Systems Committee standard.
“With the K11, Acer demonstrates how our customers can take advantage of PhlatLight continuous performance and efficacy improvement to shrink their designs and still manage dramatic performance improvements,” said Stephane Bellosguardo, director of global product marketing, display, Luminus Devices. “Size and brightness are critical attributes driving the fast adoption of ultra-mobile multimedia projectors and the K11 is setting new standards in that respect.”
“Thanks to Luminus’ PT-39 PhlatLight LEDs, we can offer our mobile customers a versatile second generation lamp-free projector, more compact yet brighter than its predecessor,” said Victor Chien, director of digital display business unit, Acer Inc. “The addition of versatile multimedia interfaces combined with LEDs’ deep colors makes the K11 a compelling accessory for business and entertainment applications alike.”
The PhlatLight PT-39 LEDs are highly reliable and last in excess of 20,000 hours in the K11 pocket projector. They are free of hazardous materials and fully compliant with the European Economic Community’s Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Luminus Devices' PhlatLight LEDs illuminate Christie MicroTile’s digital canvas display
InfoComm 2010, LAS VEGAS, USA: Luminus Devices Inc., designer, developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight LEDs, has announced its PT-54 chipset is the solid-state light source enabling Christie Digital’s revolutionary modular digital display solution, the MicroTile.
Christie MicroTiles are modular 40.8 cm wide x 30.6 cm high digital display tiles that can be stacked and clustered like building blocks to create virtually seamless large screens of any size and shape.
By removing rigid mechanical constraints imposed by competing technologies such as flat-display panels or LED walls, MicroTile opens new levels of creativity for solutions providers and designers who can integrate displays in any shape and scale, independent of physical constraints, with applications ranging from digital signage and advertising, commercial displays, stage displays or control rooms.
At the heart of each Microtile is an ultra-compact light engine combining Texas Instrument’s DLP technology with Luminus PhlatLight LEDs. This combination brings ultra-high reliability to the system and allows full digital control of the color performance and brightness. This architecture means that installations incorporating large numbers of tiles deliver a spatially uniform picture quality between tiles that can also be controlled over time.
Furthermore, the expected 65,000 hours lifetime of LEDs ensures high availability of the display, slashing maintenance costs and total cost of ownership, both critical to the information display market.
“Christie has mastered the integration of LED technology into their visual display products, taking advantage of every single benefit that solid-state light sources bring. We are thrilled to be able to leverage the power of Phlatlight LEDs and to further expand our growth into the digital display industry,” said Stephane Bellosguardo, director of Global Product Marketing, Display, Luminus Devices.
“With the MicroTile, Christie illustrates perfectly how our PhlatLight Projection LEDs enable new categories of digital displays. This opens new horizons and large markets for information displays that can be deployed in shapes and sizes that no other display technology can match.”
“PhlatLight technology brings attributes that are crucial to the existence and success of MicroTile, including environmental friendliness, ultra-high brightness, rock-solid reliability and an incredibly rich color space that can be dynamically and digitally controlled,” said Bob Rushby, the co-inventor and chief technology officer at Christie.
“By combining these innovations in light source technology with our design and control expertise for scalable displays, MicroTile’s will be deployed in sites were no legacy display would fit, in applications only limited by the imagination of designers.”
PhlatLight LEDs are larger than conventional LEDs and operate reliably at significantly higher intensity, delivering light output levels unprecedented in monolithic LEDs. They are free of hazardous materials and fully compliant with the European Economic Community’s Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
Christie MicroTiles are modular 40.8 cm wide x 30.6 cm high digital display tiles that can be stacked and clustered like building blocks to create virtually seamless large screens of any size and shape.
By removing rigid mechanical constraints imposed by competing technologies such as flat-display panels or LED walls, MicroTile opens new levels of creativity for solutions providers and designers who can integrate displays in any shape and scale, independent of physical constraints, with applications ranging from digital signage and advertising, commercial displays, stage displays or control rooms.
At the heart of each Microtile is an ultra-compact light engine combining Texas Instrument’s DLP technology with Luminus PhlatLight LEDs. This combination brings ultra-high reliability to the system and allows full digital control of the color performance and brightness. This architecture means that installations incorporating large numbers of tiles deliver a spatially uniform picture quality between tiles that can also be controlled over time.
Furthermore, the expected 65,000 hours lifetime of LEDs ensures high availability of the display, slashing maintenance costs and total cost of ownership, both critical to the information display market.
“Christie has mastered the integration of LED technology into their visual display products, taking advantage of every single benefit that solid-state light sources bring. We are thrilled to be able to leverage the power of Phlatlight LEDs and to further expand our growth into the digital display industry,” said Stephane Bellosguardo, director of Global Product Marketing, Display, Luminus Devices.
“With the MicroTile, Christie illustrates perfectly how our PhlatLight Projection LEDs enable new categories of digital displays. This opens new horizons and large markets for information displays that can be deployed in shapes and sizes that no other display technology can match.”
“PhlatLight technology brings attributes that are crucial to the existence and success of MicroTile, including environmental friendliness, ultra-high brightness, rock-solid reliability and an incredibly rich color space that can be dynamically and digitally controlled,” said Bob Rushby, the co-inventor and chief technology officer at Christie.
“By combining these innovations in light source technology with our design and control expertise for scalable displays, MicroTile’s will be deployed in sites were no legacy display would fit, in applications only limited by the imagination of designers.”
PhlatLight LEDs are larger than conventional LEDs and operate reliably at significantly higher intensity, delivering light output levels unprecedented in monolithic LEDs. They are free of hazardous materials and fully compliant with the European Economic Community’s Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
Luminus Devices’ PhlatLight LEDs power Samsung’s H03 personal media player and instant projector
InfoComm 2010, LAS VEGAS, USA: Luminus Devices Inc., a developer and manufacturer of high light output, PhlatLight LEDs, announced that Samsung’s new H03 Personal Media Player and Instant Projector is powered by its PhlatLight SBT-16 LED chipset.
The H03 is a hand-held, battery powered personal appliance that displays a variety of digital content such as pictures or movies through its internal media player or by connecting to external source devices such as cell phones and notebook computers.
The H03 renders crisp images through its embedded WVGA projector (800 x 480, or 384,000 pixels) and with PhlatLight LEDs delivers vivid colors and improved overall picture quality. Under low power battery operation, its 30 lm performance is a breakthrough for the sub 150 cm3 category and makes it possible to project large screen sizes under moderately lit environments, removing a major barrier of adoption for such devices.
“After making LEDs a reality in Home Theater Projectors, Portable Projectors and Data Projectors, Luminus is bringing the benefits of PhlatLight LEDs to personal projection appliances by delivering brightness levels required for mass adoption of such devices,” said Keith T.S. Ward, president and CEO, Luminus Devices.
“Leveraging our SBT-16, Samsung is demonstrating with the H03 that palm size, battery-powered projection appliances can also be bright, making instant projection practical for countless consumer and business applications.”
“Compact and requiring little-to-no set-up time, Samsung’s H03 allows users to share digital content on a large display anywhere, anytime and is bound to enrich both their business habits and social live,” said Jeong-Ho Nho, vice president, Visual Display Division, Samsung. “Thanks to Luminus’ PhlatLight LEDs, Samsung is expanding its range of affordable LED-based displays, addressing consumers’ need for seamless, immediate information sharing.”
PhlatLight LEDs are compliant with RoHS and unlike traditional projector lamps are free of hazardous materials such as mercury. Their high reliability, eliminates the need for light source replacement, resulting in a maintenance-free, worry-free projector.
The H03 is a hand-held, battery powered personal appliance that displays a variety of digital content such as pictures or movies through its internal media player or by connecting to external source devices such as cell phones and notebook computers.
The H03 renders crisp images through its embedded WVGA projector (800 x 480, or 384,000 pixels) and with PhlatLight LEDs delivers vivid colors and improved overall picture quality. Under low power battery operation, its 30 lm performance is a breakthrough for the sub 150 cm3 category and makes it possible to project large screen sizes under moderately lit environments, removing a major barrier of adoption for such devices.
“After making LEDs a reality in Home Theater Projectors, Portable Projectors and Data Projectors, Luminus is bringing the benefits of PhlatLight LEDs to personal projection appliances by delivering brightness levels required for mass adoption of such devices,” said Keith T.S. Ward, president and CEO, Luminus Devices.
“Leveraging our SBT-16, Samsung is demonstrating with the H03 that palm size, battery-powered projection appliances can also be bright, making instant projection practical for countless consumer and business applications.”
“Compact and requiring little-to-no set-up time, Samsung’s H03 allows users to share digital content on a large display anywhere, anytime and is bound to enrich both their business habits and social live,” said Jeong-Ho Nho, vice president, Visual Display Division, Samsung. “Thanks to Luminus’ PhlatLight LEDs, Samsung is expanding its range of affordable LED-based displays, addressing consumers’ need for seamless, immediate information sharing.”
PhlatLight LEDs are compliant with RoHS and unlike traditional projector lamps are free of hazardous materials such as mercury. Their high reliability, eliminates the need for light source replacement, resulting in a maintenance-free, worry-free projector.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Power Integrations intros LinkSwitch-PH and LinkSwitch-PL LED driver ICs
SAN JOSE, USA: Power Integrations, a leader in high-voltage ICs for energy-efficient power conversion, has announced two new families of TRIAC-dimmable, single-stage, power-factor-corrected LED driver ICs targeting solid-state lighting (SSL) applications. LinkSwitch-PH (optimized for isolated systems) and LinkSwitch-PL (optimized for non-isolated systems) deliver flicker-free monotonic TRIAC dimming and a user experience similar to that provided by incandescent illumination.
The LinkSwitch-PH and LinkSwitch-PL product families feature integrated single-stage power factor correction (PFC), enabling SSL luminaires to achieve PF > 0.9. LinkSwitch-PH devices incorporate primary-side-control technology, which eliminates the optocoupler and supporting components used in traditional isolated flyback designs. Non-isolated LinkSwitch-PL designs further reduce component count, resulting in improved reliability and a reduced bill of materials (BOM).
Both IC families are monolithic – incorporating the controller and MOSFET onto a single silicon die – which simplifies PCB layout by minimizing component count and eliminating parasitics between the controller and power MOSFET. These new LinkSwitch products are optimized for high efficiency in simple flyback designs and operate at input voltages up to 305 VAC, enabling the development of both single-voltage and universal-input products suitable for residential and commercial lighting applications worldwide.
When operated within manufacturers’ temperature and drive-current guidelines, LEDs can be expected to operate for more than 50,000 hours. The weakest link in an LED lighting system is the driver circuitry, which is burdened with unreliable optocouplers and electrolytic capacitors.
Power Integrations’ accurate primary-side-control technology, featured in LinkSwitch products, eliminates the optocoupler, and the new LinkSwitch LED driver IC product families do not require the use of electrolytic bulk capacitors. Designers using the LinkSwitch-PL and LinkSwitch-PH for SSL products can expect the operational life of the driver to match that of its accurately controlled LED array.
Bill Weiss, lighting business development manager at Power Integrations, comments: “Both new product families are ideal for space-constrained LED drivers used in replacement lamps. The LinkSwitch-PH family, optimized for isolated designs and rated up to 50 watts output power, is also exceptionally effective for external LED ballasts, often used in downlighting, architectural lighting, signage, and outdoor lighting. Both devices reduce system BOM count and size, thereby increasing system reliability. These ICs enable designers to optimize system efficiency and meet or exceed all regulatory standards, such as ENERGY STAR® and EN61000-3-2.”
LinkSwitch-PH samples are available now in a halogen-free, ROHS-compliant eSIP-7C package, priced between $1.18 and $1.71 each for 10,000-piece quantities. LinkSwitch-PL ICs will sample in August 2010 in compact SO-8 and eDIP-12 packages.
The LinkSwitch-PH and LinkSwitch-PL product families feature integrated single-stage power factor correction (PFC), enabling SSL luminaires to achieve PF > 0.9. LinkSwitch-PH devices incorporate primary-side-control technology, which eliminates the optocoupler and supporting components used in traditional isolated flyback designs. Non-isolated LinkSwitch-PL designs further reduce component count, resulting in improved reliability and a reduced bill of materials (BOM).
Both IC families are monolithic – incorporating the controller and MOSFET onto a single silicon die – which simplifies PCB layout by minimizing component count and eliminating parasitics between the controller and power MOSFET. These new LinkSwitch products are optimized for high efficiency in simple flyback designs and operate at input voltages up to 305 VAC, enabling the development of both single-voltage and universal-input products suitable for residential and commercial lighting applications worldwide.
When operated within manufacturers’ temperature and drive-current guidelines, LEDs can be expected to operate for more than 50,000 hours. The weakest link in an LED lighting system is the driver circuitry, which is burdened with unreliable optocouplers and electrolytic capacitors.
Power Integrations’ accurate primary-side-control technology, featured in LinkSwitch products, eliminates the optocoupler, and the new LinkSwitch LED driver IC product families do not require the use of electrolytic bulk capacitors. Designers using the LinkSwitch-PL and LinkSwitch-PH for SSL products can expect the operational life of the driver to match that of its accurately controlled LED array.
Bill Weiss, lighting business development manager at Power Integrations, comments: “Both new product families are ideal for space-constrained LED drivers used in replacement lamps. The LinkSwitch-PH family, optimized for isolated designs and rated up to 50 watts output power, is also exceptionally effective for external LED ballasts, often used in downlighting, architectural lighting, signage, and outdoor lighting. Both devices reduce system BOM count and size, thereby increasing system reliability. These ICs enable designers to optimize system efficiency and meet or exceed all regulatory standards, such as ENERGY STAR® and EN61000-3-2.”
LinkSwitch-PH samples are available now in a halogen-free, ROHS-compliant eSIP-7C package, priced between $1.18 and $1.71 each for 10,000-piece quantities. LinkSwitch-PL ICs will sample in August 2010 in compact SO-8 and eDIP-12 packages.
Electronic component orders keep rising: ECA
ARLINGTON, USA: Electronic component orders swung upward again in May, according to the monthly order index compiled by the Electronic Components Association (ECA). The 12-month average, comparing this year’s results to last year’s, continued an ascent that began last summer.
ECA’s monthly report consolidates order information collected in confidence from leading electronic component manufacturers. The rise in orders reflects a combination of market optimism and fear of shortages, according to Bob Willis, ECA president.
“Manufacturers are responding to current and future electronics growth and don’t want to slow momentum by getting caught short of inventory,” says Willis.
Market analyst iSuppli recently reported that hot demand in Asian markets in the first quarter of this year fueled a 22.7 percent jump in PC sales over the same period last year.
Earlier in the year, iSuppli predicted a mild increase in the global consumer electronics market of 1.6 percent over last year.
ECA’s monthly report consolidates order information collected in confidence from leading electronic component manufacturers. The rise in orders reflects a combination of market optimism and fear of shortages, according to Bob Willis, ECA president.
“Manufacturers are responding to current and future electronics growth and don’t want to slow momentum by getting caught short of inventory,” says Willis.
Market analyst iSuppli recently reported that hot demand in Asian markets in the first quarter of this year fueled a 22.7 percent jump in PC sales over the same period last year.
Earlier in the year, iSuppli predicted a mild increase in the global consumer electronics market of 1.6 percent over last year.
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