Avago Technologies’ ASMT-QxBE and ASMT QxBB Super Half-Watt Power PLCC-4 SMT LED Series

Avago Technologies’ series of super half-watt (0.5 W) power PLCC-4 surface-mount (SMT) LEDs are the first smallest Half-Watt PLCC-4 in the industry that have been targeted for use in automotive and electronic sign applications. These 0.5 W LEDs from Avago feature the industry’s smallest package size, a wide 120° viewing angle, and have been optimized for long operating life under severe environmental conditions. Moreover, these new high-brightness LEDs were designed to dissipate heat more efficiently to provide improved thermal management and consistent light output. Avago’s 0.5 W LEDs are well suited for use by designers of automotive interior and exterior lighting, electronic sign and signal (ESS), office automation, home appliances and industrial equipment. The super 0.5 W power PLCC-4 SMT LEDs are available in cool white, warm white, blue, green, amber, red-orange and red colors.

Avago’s series of 0.5 W SMT LEDs can be used for backlighting dashboards, dome and map lighting, puddle lamps, rear reverse lamp indicator lighting and license plate illumination in automotive applications. These LEDs can also be used for decorative lighting in general lighting applications, channel lettering in electronic signs and signal (ESS) applications, and for backlighting instrument panels and displays in industrial equipment, office automation and home appliance applications. The high brightness output per LED and small package footprint (3.2 mm by 2.8 mm by 1.9 mm) of Avago’s 0.5 W high-brightness power LED series provide lighting designers with greater flexibility in designing the size, shape and appearance of lighting assemblies.

In addition to the combination of high-brightness, long life and compact size, Avago’s 0.5 W power PLCC-4 series of LEDs provide two significant advantages in the production environment: They can be easily soldered using conventional surface mount techniques to minimize production costs, and the package is qualified to a Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) moisture sensitive level (MSL) rating of 2A. For manufacturers, this rating means that the 0.5 W power PLCC-4 LEDs can be kept in the open air (30°C, 60 percent relative humidity) for up to four weeks after being removed from its sealed package without the need to remove absorbed moisture.

Being the smallest and brightest among the 0.5 W PLCC products on the market, with its high reliability and high optical efficiency, Avago’s ASMT-QxBE series will encourage more designers to make the conversion from incandescent light to high brightness energy efficient LEDs, and thus drive the LED adoption rate to grow in solid state lighting and automotive applications.

Future Lighting Solutions Offers the Industry’s First Thermal Simulation Software for High-Power LEDs that Accelerates Development and Decreases Costs

Future Lighting Solutions and Qfinsoft developed QLED, the first thermal design software developed for the solid state lighting industry. QLED minimizes the number of design cycles, reduces development costs and decreases time to market by eliminating the traditional trial-and-error approach to thermal design. The software guides users through step-by-step design wizards to select, place and simulate power LEDs mounted on FR-4 boards or MCPCBs. Additionally, users can seamlessly integrate thermal vias, heat sinks and fans to generate the most accurate transient or steady state thermal simulations. An evaluation version of QLED can be downloaded for free at www.futurelightingsolutions.com/qled.

“In addition to generating extremely precise thermal simulation results, QLED also calculates the expected luminous flux produced by the LED,” said Jan Visser, president of Qfinsoft Technology, Inc. “QLED can also be used to simulate slow and fast transients as well as automatically improve designs by using a highly efficient mathematical optimization algorithm.”

“Customers using QLED can literally develop, simulate and optimize thermal designs in minutes instead of working with a thermal design engineer and costly software alternatives,” said Patrick Durand, Worldwide Applications manager for Future Lighting Solutions. “QLED will revolutionize how the solid state lighting industry develops new products.”

Nexxus Lighting Introduces New Array Lighting LED Lamp Line of Products

Array lamps utilize Selective Heat Sink technology (SHS). SHS is a new and innovative approach to thermal management that uses proprietary design and materials to lower thermal resistance to record levels, which allows an array of low power, high efficacy LEDs to achieve unmatched performance. Array lamps deliver more than 37 percent more lumens per watt over the best in class competitive offerings, with a LED package that delivers 95 lumens per watt in bright cool white and 80 lumens per watt in color rich warm white. SHS allows all Array lamps to utilize recycled injection molded housings that fit standard incandescent and halogen fixtures. This means the days of large aluminum heat sinks are gone. Unlike compact fluorescent lamps, Array lamps contain no mercury or lead and are compliant with RoHS standards. All lamps can be dimmed on any commercial dimmer and can also be equipped with Dynamic Dimming, which allows lamps to dim to preset levels (75 percent, 50 percent, 25 percent and off) with the flip of an existing light switch; there is no need to add a dimmer.

The production of the Array product line is fully robotic / automated and provides required demand capacity and allows Nexxus Lighting to provide unmatched quality and lamp to lamp consistency at a lower cost than competitive offerings.

Nexxus Lighting will initially offer four new LED lamps in the Array Lighting line: Array LED MR16, Array LED PAR16, Array LED PAR30 and Array LED G4/G6. Each lamp is fully dimmable, available in cool white and warm white color options and fits standard incandescent and halogen fixtures. The MR16 and the PAR16 provide a solid-state alternative to 35-watt halogen and incandescent bulbs, respectively, while the PAR30 marks the first LED lamp lumen equivalent to a 75-watt incandescent bulb utilizing less than 8 watts of power. The G4/G6 fits into standard under cabinet fixtures and includes red, blue, green and amber color options. Additional lamp types will be added in the near future.

“We are proud to introduce the world’s first 95 lumens per watt LED lamp line with unmatched performance, low environmental impact and competitive pricing,” said Mike Bauer, president and CEO, Nexxus Lighting. “With our innovative Selective Heat Sink technology and ground-breaking Array Lighting brand, Nexxus Lighting has solidified its position as an industry leader in advanced LED lighting technology.”

Sol Introduces New, Energy-Efficient LED Sign Lighting Solution

Sol (Solar Outdoor Lighting) has developed an energy-efficient, LED signage product. Sol’s solar-powered LED IllumiSign sets a new standard in sustainable, energy efficient sign lighting.

“The IllumiSign LED lighting technology provides superior visibility, performance and reliability,” said Michael Sonnenfeldt, chairman of Sol, Inc. “Additionally Sol offers the only solar-power option on the market, which reduces energy and installation costs and enables companies to install their signage anywhere.”

IllumiSign has additional advantages:
• Uniform LED brilliance. Compared with fluorescent tubes, IllumiSign engineers out hot spots and improves visibility dramatically. IllumiSign is available in two power options: conventional 120 VAC or stand-alone solar power. This flexibility allows for installation on or off the grid for all applications.
• Easy to install. IllumiSign is strictly plug-and-play with no additional wiring, which means companies save on labor and assembly costs.
• Built to endure. Designed for OEM and retrofit projects, Sol offers a five-year warranty for the IllumiSign. Plus, IllumiSign is vandal-resistant, since its solid-state LEDs are not exposed even if the sign panel is broken.
• Energy efficient. IllumiSign uses as little as 10 percent of the electricity of conventional lighting, reducing energy costs.
• Maintenance free. IllumiSign is ETL listed to the UL 48 standard, made with a rugged aluminum housing. It provides a service life of 100,000 hours, which is 15 years of brilliant performance.
• Exclusive solar option. Only Sol offers the flexibility of solar power, allowing IllumiSign systems to be installed off the grid, wherever desired or required, with no trenching or hardwiring. Brilliant illumination and reliable performance. No electricity? No problem.