Lighting & Illumination
March 2015
Linear Technology announced the LT3744, a synchronous step-down DC/DC converter designed to deliver constant current to drive high current LEDs. Its 3.3V to 36V input voltage range makes it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including industrial, DLP projection and architectural lighting. The LT3744 uses two
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Date:
03/27/2015
Ericsson's two-phase 90A 3E digital point-of-load (POL) DC/DC power modules
Ericsson has launched a new two-phase 90A 3E digital point-of-load (POL) DC/DC power module that offers compensation-free performance and the ability to easily connect modules in parallel to provide up to 360A to advanced network-processors that require high performance in power delivery and high levels of software con
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Date:
03/26/2015
In recent years, LED suppliers have been building large portfolios of high-voltage (HV) LEDs. This high voltage-low current LED provides the ability to optimize the power conversion from the AC power line to simultaneously increase the overall efficacy and simplify the drive circuitry. With HV-LEDs th
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Date:
03/23/2015
In the US alone, it has been estimated that there are over 150 million installed residential dimmers designed for incandescent or halogen bulbs that operate directly from the mains voltage. LED bulbs ideally should be able to drop into those existing sockets and provide a smooth, flicker and shimmer-free lighting ex
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Date:
03/23/2015
A smart DC LED module connects most recent LED technology together with smart DC drivers, offering a ready-made solution for fixture producers, researchers, and hobbyists. Such a module is usually populated on a metal-core PCB, implementing LEDs and a high-efficiency driver with thermal foldback and dimming. Ad
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Date:
03/23/2015
Low power wireless technology is enabling substantial cost reductions for traditional wired sensing systems, and opening up new possibilities for sensor networking that simply could not be done with wires. Low power wireless sensor networking (WSN) standards, particularly mesh architectures that utilize time-synchronized ch
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Date:
03/22/2015
Alix Paultre, Editorial Director, PSD
Unfortunately technology development is guided (and often blocked) by the infrastructure issues of the previous technology(s). Nowhere is this more apparent than in solid state lighting, especially that driven by LEDs.
There is an old story in technology development that asks about the dimensions of the sp
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Date:
03/21/2015
Kevin Parmenter, Contributing Editor
In my career I have seen few things go from emerging to a sea change as fast as the LED lighting market. LED lighting has gone from emerging technology to mainstream commodity very rapidly, and there are yet few standards. Every application usually needs something different, as every customer wants something a
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Date:
03/21/2015
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is a technology used in wired Ethernet local area networks (LANs) that delivers power over the same cable that delivers the Ethernet data. This reduces the number of cables that must be laid to install a network and power the devices connected to it. It also makes it easier to maintain an
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Date:
03/20/2015
Infineon Technologies announced the expansion of its Gallium Nitride (GaN)-on-Silicon technology and product portfolio at APEC 2015. The company now offers both enhancement mode and cascode configuration GaN-based platforms optimized for high performance applications requiring superior levels of energy efficiency in
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03/17/2015
Vishay Intertechnology's new 8 mm by 8 mm by 1.8 mm PowerPAK 8x8L package
Vishay Intertechnology introduced a new 8 mm by 8 mm by 1.8 mm PowerPAK 8x8L package designed to provide a high-current, space- and power-saving alternative to D2PAK and DPAK devices commonly used in automotive applications. The Vishay Siliconix SQJQ402E 40 V TrenchFET power MOSFET is the industry's first AEC-Q101-qualified MOS
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Date:
03/17/2015
Quantum Materials announced it has broken the Stokes shift
barrier and is able to produce 'Strong Shift' Quantum Dots to
consistent characteristics in high volumes. The Company announced the
news on the opening of the second-annual Quantum Dots Forum hosted by
Smithers Apex on March 18 at the San Francisc
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Date:
03/17/2015
Oldenburg Electronics, a designer and manufacturer of electronics products serving the lighting, mining, defense and industrial markets introduces the new Low Voltage Control Interface with Dimming (LVPC-DIM).
Now patient rooms can easily incorporate dimmed lighting with a single button control found at most p
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Date:
03/11/2015
SuperFET II MOSFET
Fairchild, a leading supplier of high-performance power semiconductor solutions, introduced its 800V SuperFET II MOSFET family, featuring broad package offerings and the industry’s lowest on-resistance (Rdson) and output capacitance (Coss). The new family enables designers to improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness an
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Date:
03/09/2015
NECTOR M power system connectors
TE Connectivity, a leader in connectivity, announces its newly-enhanced NECTOR M power system. In addition to meeting IEC 61535 standards, the power system solution is designed to meet the UL 1977 guidelines and just debuted a 5-position splitter that provides power, signal and control connection options for mu
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Date:
03/09/2015
DBL-170 LED power supply
Advanced Power Solutions (APS) announces the release of the DBL-170 series of 100~170 Watt DC Input LED Power Supplies with dimming control via fixed resistor or 1~10V PWM. The DBL-170 family LED power supplies feature 4 models offering constant current operation ranging from 280~4200mA and output voltages of 30
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Date:
03/06/2015
Dialight, an innovation leader in LED lighting technology, announced the release of the highest-efficiency LED lighting fixtures on the market, the Vigilant H2 Series LED High Bay. Delivering 140 lumens per watt, the new H2 Series offers approximately 25,000 lumen output. The H2 Series features Dialight’s wo
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Date:
03/04/2015
The LTC2956 wake-up timer
Linear Technology introduced the LTC2956, a wake-up timer with pushbutton control that manages 1.5V to 36V system power. Using microcontrollers or real-time clocks to track timing overcomplicates many designs. Electronic devices used to perform routine tasks, such as monitoring human body temperature, monitoring st
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Date:
03/03/2015
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