review news Cree Brings Lighting-Class LEDs to the Market
Cree is raising the standard for half-Watt LED devices with the commercial availability of its XLamp ML-E LED. The lighting-class XLamp ML-E provides lighting designers with a compact and cost-effective solution for distributed LED arrays that can enable them to meet the stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR performance criteria. “When we set out to build our new linear light engine, we required the efficacy and reliability of XLamp LEDs, but wanted a
SDK ups Blue LED chip production capacity
SHOWA DENKO K.K. has increased its production capacity of blue LED chips at its Chiba site to 340 million units per month, from 200 million units per month. After completion of expansion work in July, SDK made a trial run to secure product quality and stable operations. Commercial operation has already started.
Demand for blue LEDs is expected to grow around 10% a year on the average in coming years due to increased use in such applications as backlight for LCD TVs and general lighting. SDK will promote technical development to further increase output of LED chips and improve production efficiency, thereby providing high-quality, high-performance products that fulfill customers’ requirements.
SDK is aiming to reduce impact on the environment and address such issues as the depletion of resources. In its ultrabright LED business, SDK will continue providing energy-saving products in order to contribute to sustainable development of society.
smaller package size,” said Markus Vockenroth, managing director, MAL Effekt- Technik GmbH. “The XLamp ML-E LED was the perfect combination of price and performance for our application.”
The XLamp ML-E delivers lighting-class performance in applications where a smooth, uniform appearance is required, such as LED fluorescent tube replacement, ceiling-mounted panel lights and under- cabinet lighting. Unlike other low-power
LEDs originally developed for consumer electronics and backlighting applications, the XLamp ML-E delivers the segment- leading color binning, efficacy, thermal resistance and reliability required for luminaires and bulbs.
“The ML-E offers the lighting design community a simple and affordable solution for a major portion of the solid state lighting market,” said Paul Thieken, Cree, director of marketing, LED Components.
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