TE Connectivity Solderless LED Socket for Nichia COB-L Series LEDs
TE Connectivity announces a new addition to its solderless LED socket series -- the Type NL2 socket for quick termination of NICHIA COB-L LEDs. This new offering, which provides a reliable mechanical and electrical connection of an LED onto a heat sink, enhances TE’s existing broad portfolio of solderless LED sockets.
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Philips Introduces the Innovative Surge Protection Device 277V
The new Surge Protection Device 277V (SPD) from Philips is specifically designed for use in outdoor luminaires and delivers maximum protection for all outdoor lighting applications from excessive surge voltages due to lightning. Uniquely suitable for both Class I and Class II luminaires, the Surge Protection Device delivers peace of mind about the reliability of the luminaire for both manufacturers and end users, maximizing the lifetime of luminaires and reducing maintenance costs.
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AVX Develops Ultra-low Profile LED Lighting Connectors for Fluorescent Light Retrofit & Replacement
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed two new series of connectors for LED lighting systems that maintain the same luminosity and light intensity as florescent strip lights. The standard length of most fluorescent lights is 1.2m, and currently it is impossible to reflow-mount LEDs on such a long printed circuit board placed in the fitting. As a result, the lighting strip is divided into shorter lengths joined by ... Read more »
TE CONNECTIVITY’S Popular Family of NECTOR S Line Connectors Received UL Approval for North American Lighting Market
TE Connectivity announced that its family of NECTOR S line connectors – formerly known as 7.5mm Mini HVL power connectors – which is designed for commercial refrigeration, indoor and architectural lighting applications, has received UL approval and is ready for sale in the North American lighting market.
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Molex Showcases Solder-Free LED Array Holders for Bridgelux ES Arrays and Cree's XLamp* MP-L and CXA2011 Arrays
Lightfair 2011 - Molex solderless LED array holders eliminate the need for hand or SMT soldering, reducing installation time and costs. These new products create a solderless mechanical and electrical connection between LED array and power source to simplify the installation process and provide field serviceable benefits.
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Semtech and Virtual Extension Join Forces: Advanced Wireless Mesh Network Platform for Smart Lighting and Smart Environment Applications
Semtech Corp., a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, and Virtual Extension (Beit Dagan, Israel), a leading mesh wireless networks provider, today announced the expansion of their wireless mesh network platform to include a new, ultra-high transmission range (Tx) power chipset that brings a new level of performance to a wide variety of smart environment applications. The chipset pairs Semtech’s SX1231 ISM-band transceiver with Virtual Extension’s VE209S wireless mesh ...
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Tyco Electronics Launches Solderless LED Socket for Philips Lumileds Luxeon™ S LEDs
Tyco Electronics (TE), a global leader in engineered electronic components and solutions, launches the solderless LED socket, Type LS, designed specifically for use with the new Philips Lumileds LUXEON™ S LED. Debuting at Strategies In Light 2011 in Santa Clara, California, the new product offers a solderless termination that complements this newly-released lighting-class LED by Philips Lumileds.
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Shunt Protectors for Sensitive LED Lighting Applications
Bourns is pleased to announce the release of LED Shunt Protector products for the LED lighting market. In LED lighting applications, solid-state lighting luminaires are commonly confi gured with long strings of multiple series LEDs driven from a relatively high voltage compliance, constant current power supply. In that confi guration an open LED will cause a complete LED string to go dark, rendering the application useless or markedly compromised. This can lead to warranty returns or ...
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MAZeT Released Several New Products - Highlighting MMCS6 Multiple-Color-Sensor, Introduced at electronica 2010
With the principle of a multiple color sensor, MAZeT is pursuing a strategy that bridges the gap between the three-range sensors and spectral measurement devices for sensor applications. The integrated TIAM4 multiple color sensors module, contains the entire sensor electronics on-chip, in addition to the spectral operating detector. The new MDDC 4-channel sensor signal amplifier for sensors with current output, is suitable for fast applications in conjunction with detectors and arrays, such as ...
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Power Integrations Cuts Standby Waste to Zero with LinkZero(TM)-AX
Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today introduced LinkZero-AX, an integrated offline switching IC that enables designers to achieve 0.00 watts of standby energy consumption in auxiliary power supplies. Commonly used in such products as major appliances, TVs, and remotely-controlled electronic lighting ballasts, auxiliary power supplies continuously draw power as long as the product is plugged in, resulting in ...
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Tyco Electronic's Solderless Socket Solution Now Ready for Shipping
Tyco Electronics (TE), a global leader in engineered electronic components and solutions, releases the solderless LED socket, Type CM (see also LpO News - May 26, 2010) , for easy integration of the new Cree XLamp® MP-L™ multichip LED into light fixtures. Introduced as a development program at LIGHTFAIR® International 2010, the product family is now available for production orders.
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Littelfuse Introduces PLED5HT Series Open LED Protector
Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS:LFUS) has introduced the PLed5HT Series circuit protection device that increases Led lighting string reliability. This new device, available in an SOT-89 package, maintains LED string brightness while improving LED reliability for the growing market for outdoor led lighting and high-intensity LED applications with current draw up to 700 mA.
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Tyco Electronics Unveils solderless Socket Solution for the New Cree XLAMP® MP-L™
Tyco Electronics, a global leader in engineered electronic components and solutions, has launched the Solderless LED Socket, Type CM, for easy integration of the new Cree XLamp® MP-L™ multichip LED into light fixtures. The new innovation will be showcased for the very first time at LIGHTFAIR International 2010 in Las Vegas, May 12-14.
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TYCO Electronics releases ROHS-Compliant IDC SSL Connectors for Quick, Tool-Less Termination of Discrete Wires
Tyco Electronics today released the new IDC SSL connector for quick, tool-less termination of discrete wires onto LED printed circuit boards (PCBs). The product terminates 18 through 24 AWG solid and stranded wire utilizing insulation displacement technology to eliminate the labor-intensive task of pre-stripping wires and soldering.
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California Micro Devices Launches LuxGuard™ High Voltage ESD Protection Diodes for HBLEDs
California Micro Devices today announced the latest products in the LuxGuard™ family of turnkey solutions for ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection and thermal management for high power, high brightness light emitting diode (HBLED) lighting applications. Read more »
