LED Driver Controller from Diodes Incorporated Handles More Demanding Lighting Applications
Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today announced the ZXLD1371 LED driver controller. By extending input voltage operation from 60V down to as low as 5.0V, the ZXLD1371 has been designed to handle as broad a range of applications as possible, including those subject to the greatest variance in input voltage, such as automotive lighting and 12V ...
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NXP Extends LED Driver ICs for Compact, Non-Dimmable Lamps
NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the availability of several new LED driver ICs in its SSL2108x family for compact, non-dimmable retrofit lamps, following the success of the SSL21081. With the addition of the SSL21082, SSL21083 and SSL21084, NXP now provides a single platform for lamp designers developing for 100V – 120V and 230V mains voltages, as well as all power ranges up to 25 W. Based on GreenChip™ technology, the SSL2108x family has been optimized for non-isolated topologies with ...
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XP Power Extends Line-Up of Miniature Board Mounted LED Drivers
XP Power today announced additions to its LDU series of PCB mount DC input constant current LED drivers. Comprising four models offering power outputs of 5, 7, 14 and 20 Watts, these highly efficient LED drivers have a typical efficiency of 93% for the 5 – 14 Watt models and 95% for the 20 Watt devices. Read more »
Active-Semi Announces Breakthrough LED Technology at Lighting Japan Expo
The new ACT801/802 LED driver ICs are based on Active-Semi's patented Active Direct Drive™ and patent-pending Active Valley Fill™ technologies. This solution dramatically reduces an LED bulb component count from over 50 devices down to 10 and eliminates the need for the electrolytic capacitor and magnetic components while eliminating conventional flicker and stroboscopic effects. With superior efficiency and power factor correction, the ACT801/802 are ideal for advanced energy saving ... Read more »
Create Intelligent and Efficient Lighting Products with TI's new Piccolo™ MCU
Enabling designers to cost-effectively incorporate intelligence and remote connectivity into LED lighting designs and get to market faster, Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced its new 32-bit TMS320C2000™ Piccolo™ microcontroller (MCU) AC LED Lighting and Communications Developer's Kit. Leveraging the performance of low-cost Piccolo MCUs, the LED Lighting and Communications Developer's Kit is a complete mains-powered LED lighting solution with software that allows designers to ...
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ZMDI Launches Highly Efficient Boost Converter fot Low Voltage HB-LEDs Applications
ZMD AG, a global supplier of analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, and medical applications, is introducing its first step-up converter with integrated 35 V power switch for high brightness LEDs. It is optimal for driving multiple white LEDs connected in series from a low voltage supply. The ZLED7015 can also drive devices that require a constant voltage and the wide input voltage range of 6V to 30V supports applications with input voltage from multi-cell batteries or ...
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New 20Watt AC/DC-LED-Driver with PFC Is Dimmable Down to Zero and Flicker-Free
TRIAC-dimmers were originally designed to dim incandescent filament lamps. Already the use of CFL lamps causes many problems and the story is continued with LED lamps. LED lamps are the future to illuminate our houses and also public/commercial rooms. Therefore reliable solutions are a must to get the acceptance for these innovative light sources. The elimination of traditional lamp types increases the need for alternative dimming methods.
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Quality and Reliability in LED Lighting Applications: BAG Launches New Electronic Control Gear for LED Modules
Electronics specialist BAG from Arnsberg in Germany unveiled the ZITARES range of electronic control gear for direct current operation of LED modules. The ECG has a nominal service life of 50.000 h and is designed for flexible, efficient use in professional lighting applications in offices, shops, public buildings and many more.
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IST Invents World’s Widest Dimming Dynamic Range LED and OLED Driver
Integrated System Technologies (IST) Limited, the British manufacturer of iDrive® intelligent LED lighting driver solutions, announces it has invented the world’s first commercially available LED driver that can control the LED current from one millionth of an Amp to over 2.1 Amps in a single output stage. The breakthrough ultra-wide dynamic dimming ratio of 2,000,000:1 provides unparalleled LED current control with the benefits of truly healthy lighting that, unlike other driver control ...
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New LED Driver Family Providing Flexibility and Ensuring Long LED Lifetime
Infineon Technologies extended the family of switch-mode LED drivers for high power LEDs. Combining thermal protection feature that contributes to the lifetime of LEDs with flexibility in output current range from 350mA up to multiple amperes, the new drivers are cost-effective solutions. The new ILD series include LED driver ICs with integrated power stage as well as with external MOSFET achieving up to 98% driver efficiency across a wide range of general lighting applications both indoor and ...
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Emerson Network Power adds 100W Version to its LED Lighting Power Supply Series
A new series of high efficiency power supplies for LED lighting, the LDS100 series, is being announced today by Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™. The company’s LED lighting products now cover three distinct power output bands – 25, 70 and 100 W – making it easy for original equipment manufacturers and system installers to obtain the optimum high quality power supply for their application.
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IR’s IRS2500 µPFC™ Control IC Reduces Noise Sensitivity for Cost Sensitive Electronic Ballast and SMPS Applications
International Rectifier, IR®, a world leader in power management technology, today announced the introduction of the IRS2500 µPFC™ power factor correction (PFC) control IC for switch mode power supply (SMPS), LED drivers, fluorescent and HID electronic ballast applications.
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ELMOS: Efficient High-Voltage LED Controller Family
With the E522.3x chips, ELMOS introduces a new LED controller family. The ICs are designed for input voltages between 5V and 55V and an output voltage of up to 60V in boost mode, and they can be operated – depending on the type – in single and/or dual LED chain mode.
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Power Integrations’ LinkSwitch™-PH LED Driver ICs Now Available in Low-Profile Package
Power Integrations, the world leader in high-efficiency, high-reliability LED driver ICs, today announced the availability of LinkSwitch-PH LED driver ICs in a low-profile eSIP™-L package that measures just 2 mm high. The new package targets LED-based replacements for fluorescent tubes, where very low-profile packages are required to fit into the small space available behind the LED circuit board, as well as other applications where board height is constrained.
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Green Watt Power Announces 50 Watt Constant Current AC/DC LED Power Supply
Green Watt Power, a Division of Calex Mfg., announces the “GLC-50” Series of Constant Current AC/DC LED power supplies. The GLC-50 Series with universal / full range AC input voltage of 100 - 277VAC, offers stable and reliable 50W output power and is available in five different models of constant current output at 1.05A, 1.40A, 1.75A, 2.1A or 2.8A and selfadjusting output voltage from 12VDC to 48VDC range in the various models. All models are enclosed to IP67 standards in extruded aluminum ...
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