LED Lamp Consumes Under 8 mA
October 8, 2008 11:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned to replace 120 MB incandescent bulbs, DDP’s 120MBLS-X-CX 120 VAC line voltage wide-angle LED lamp draws <8 mA of power (85% lower than incandescent 120 MB bulbs) while operating at 130 VAC. The light utilizes a shunt resistor to eliminate transient current, and prevent a false positive indication by the LED. The lamp suits indicator applications, and
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysOptocouplers Incorporate Wide Operating Temperature Range, Tight CTR Binning, High Isolation Voltage and High BVceo
October 8, 2008 7:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsEverlight Electronics introduced four-pin SSOP phototransistor optocouplers combining key specifications important to power supply designers. These include a low-profile (2 mm) package, high isolation voltage (3,750 Vrms), minimum creepage distance (5 mm), wide operating temperature range (-55°C to +110°C), multiple current-transfer-ratio (CTR) bins and
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysCustom and Standard Segmented Display Cells Offer Readability In Paper-Thin Form Factor
October 8, 2008 7:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsE Ink announced general availability of its next-generation segmented display cells (SDC). The products are simple digit, icon and alpha-numeric displays, offering desirable readability in a paper-thin form factor that uses minimal battery power. The company asserts the new SDCs are 40 percent thinner with a wider operational temperature range and increased flexibility for repetitive
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysLED-based Light Guides Presented As Thinnest for Portable Devices, Laptop/Desktop LCDs and Keypads/Keyboards
October 8, 2008 7:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsGlobal Lighting Technologies (GLT) has introduced LED-based high-brightness backlights that offer thinness down to 0.4 mm or less for LCDs in an array of consumer electronics products, as well as the keypads/keyboards used in mobile phones and laptop and desktop PCs. The light guides leverage the company’s MicroLens light extraction technology and improved manufacturing processes to enable backlight assemblies less than 1 mm high using light guides as
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysLCD Module Displays High Luminance
October 7, 2008 12:01 pm | Product Releases | CommentsViewing with a horizontal and vertical angle of 176°, NEC LCD Technologies’ NL804BC24-04 9” amorphous-silicon TFT LCD module demonstrates a luminance of 530 cd/m². The unit operates with a contrast ratio of 800:1 using UA-SFT (super-fine TFT) technology, which reduces the color shift that occurs due to a change in the viewing angle. The display
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysSSLD Delivers High LED Current
October 3, 2008 10:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsPowering from a single or dual battery cell supply, PREMA Semiconductor’s PR4404 SSLD dispenses up to 150 mA of LED current at 1.2 or 1.5 V (single) and up to 300 mA LED current at 2.4 V or 3 V (dual). A hold input allows brightness control via a PWM signal or MCU with switching frequencies from 300 kHz to 700 kHz. The driver demonstrates
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysLEDs Demonstrate High Optical Power
October 1, 2008 9:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsUsing InGaN/TAG on sapphire technology, Vishay Intertechnology’s VLMW63 and VLMW64 white power SMT LEDs operate with an optical power range from 2,240 mcd to 5,600 mcd. The CLCC-6-packaged VLMW63 possesses thermal resistance of 50 k/W, and the CLCC-6 flat ceramic-packaged VLMW64 has thermal resistance of
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysLCD Modules Utilize LED Backlight System
September 30, 2008 11:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsHaving VGA resolution, NEC LCD Technologies’ NL6448BC18-01 and NL6448BC18-01F 5.7” amorphous-silicon TFT LCD modules contain a face-mounted white LED backlight system. The system reduces power consumption to 1.8 W at 400 cd/m² brightness and 3.3 W at 800 cd/m² brightness, respectively. The components exhibit density of
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysSSLD Presents 10 mA Output Current Sink
September 24, 2008 6:10 am | Product Releases | CommentsDriving up to 10 LEDs of any color individually, PREMA Semiconductor’s PR4010 10-channel SSLD exhibits a current sink up to 10 mA for each of the 10 SSLD outputs. The SSOP-packaged component offers a serial interface with latched input and current variation between
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysLens Works with VGA Image Sensors
September 22, 2008 10:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsUsing wafer-level camera (WLC) technology, Tessera Technologies’ OptiML WL-VGA-1E single-element VGA lens for cell phone camera modules performs with 2.2 µm pixel VGA image sensors. The liquid crystal polymer device offers two optical surfaces, an integrated infrared filter, reflow compatibility and 2.1 mm optical track length. The Pb-free lens presents
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysLaser Diode Offers 6 W
September 18, 2008 9:17 am | Product Releases | CommentsProviding power for pumping amplifiers in cable and FTTx networks, Bookham’s Telcordia GR-468-CORE un-cooled fiber-coupled multimode laser diode delivers up to 6 W of power in a 105 um multimode fiber with a 0.22 NA. The component allows service providers to
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysSSLDs Target Mobile Systems
September 16, 2008 12:28 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSupporting 2 WLEDs at up to 750 mA each or 1 WLED at up to 1.5 A, AnalogicTech’s AAT1271 and AAT1272 SSLDs are suitable for single-cell Lithium-ion battery powered mobile systems. The 3 mm² 14-pin TDFN-packaged components have a single-wire AS²Cwire and I²C interface
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysSilicon Photodiode-Preamplifier is Blue/Green Enhanced
September 15, 2008 8:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsOffering a wavelength response at 450 nm, the ODA-5WB-100k from Opto Diode, is a 5 mm² photodiode-preamplifier, that is a blue-green-enhanced device. The silicon detector-preamp features 100 KO gain (custom gains are also available, upon request). Responsivity ranges from 400 nm to 1100 nm, with a peak spectral response
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysCameras Offer Sensitive Image Capabilities
September 15, 2008 8:09 am | Product Releases | CommentsOffering imaging capability for UAV and UGV (unmanned aerial and ground vehicle) applications, the KTX and KTSX camera from Sensors Unlimited increase both day and night time image sensitivity. The KT camera family features the night vision and laser detection capability that images from the NIR (near infrared) to the SWIR (shortwave infrared) portion of
LISTED UNDER: Optoelectronics & DisplaysOptometer Exhibits Microprocessor Control
September 15, 2008 8:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsDesigned and configured for all LED measurement requirements, the portable S-741 LED optometer from UDT Instruments features microprocessor control and three measurement data-presentation options: direct display measurement with analog bar, RS-232C computer interface, and analog voltage input. The unit is equipped with a silicon photometric detector and LED holding sockets for many common LED types. All the sockets are
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