Lighting Technologies


High power factor LED driver-controller with mixed-mode dimming

Diodes Incorporated has introduced the AL1665 single-stage, fly-back and buck-boost controller for commercial, connected, and dimmable LED lighting installations operating at up to 100W. The device is intended to drive an external MOSFET

Diodes Inc | 24-05-2019

Eight-port switch supports new IEEE 802.3bt PoE standard to create cost-effective smart lighting systems

Microchip Technology, via its Microsemi subsidiary, now offers a cost-effective eight-port PoE switch which gives guaranteed power of 60W per port for all eight ports simultaneously. Excellent for digital ceiling installations, the IEEE 802

Microchip Technology | 22-05-2019

Multicolour module offers high-intensity RBG LED in small footprint

Mouser now stocks the LUXEON MultiColor Module 0.5W from Lumileds. Providing a high luminous intensity of reds, greens and blues with consistent colour, the 3.5mm x 3.7mm water-resistant LED module is excellent for video and display walls,

Mouser Electronics | 17-05-2019

Extensive range of LED optics for IR and UV applications

Anglia has added an extensive range of secondary optics to its LED lighting portfolio by adding Khatod reflectors, lenses, diffusers and other accessories for LED Lighting, IR and UV applications. Commenting, David Pearson, technical dir

Anglia | 15-05-2019

Latest LED driver family eliminates PWM audible noise

Allegro MicroSystems has announced the A8060x family, its newest generation of advanced LED backlight drivers. The device family is created with an innovative and patented Pre-Emptive Boost (PEB) control, removing noise that is typically au

Allegro | 23-04-2019

Constant current LED driver ideal for street and urban lighting

The Osram Constant Current LED Driver from the OPTOTRONIC Series offers easy and fast wireless luminaire programming via NFC with a flexible current setting with one additional wire. The device has AstroDIM for autonomous dimming with five

RS Components | 18-04-2019

LEDs optimised for directional applications

The LUXEON V2 is a Chip Scale Package-based high power domed LED that is optimised for directional applications to continue the company's leadership in this category. The CSP delivers high efficacy and robustness in a 3535 package with thre

RS Components | 03-04-2019

UV LEDs are an energy-saving replacement for mercury lamps

Vishay UltraViolet LEDs, available now from Mouser, are a family of UV LEDs with mid to high radiant power range. These LEDs offer silicone lenses that provide a particularly long lifetime. The UV LEDs provide 265nm to 410nm dominant wavele

Mouser Electronics | 03-04-2019

Small LED package is ideal for healthcare, wearable and portable devices

The Kingbright KPG-0603 series, available from TTI Europe, is an SMD-LED in 0201 package and offers dimensions of 0.65mm x 0.35mm and 0.2mm thickness. This series has a wide viewing angle of 135-degrees for colours red, green, yellow and vi

TTI Europe | 27-03-2019

Glass diode laser optics ideal for high-volume applications

High-grade glass laser optics are now offered for price-sensitive high-volume applications such as LIDAR and ID sensors using a new production method. LIMO has claimed it has become the world’s first manufacturer to successfully process lar

LIMO | 26-03-2019

New space-saving ultrabright LEDs produce high luminous flux and intensity

New Yorker Electronics now stocks the new Vishay Optoelectronics VLD.1232 Series of Space-Saving Blue and True Green Ultrabright LEDs. These semiconductors are housed in compact packages with dome lenses and feature the latest InGaN/Sapphir

New Yorker Electronics | 25-03-2019

White LED targeted at architectural and outdoor lighting applications

The LUXEON V2 is a Chip Scale Package (CSP) based high power domed LED and available now from RS Components, is optimised for directional applications. The LED delivers high efficacy and robustness in a 3535 package with three-stripe fo

RS Components | 21-03-2019

Power factor controller designed for LED lighting applications

Mouser offers the ON Semiconductor NCL2801 Power Factor Controller which is designed for LED Lighting applications, providing optimised line current THD and high efficiency. The device combines a broad range of protection features to ensure

Mouser Electronics | 14-03-2019

RGB LEDs can be controlled separately to produce various colours

The Multi CHIPLED RGB LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors are available now from RS Components, features three dies (red, true green and blue) which can be controlled separately to produce many colours including white. These multi-chip packa

RS Components | 14-03-2019

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