There’s progress in better chip performance and lower cost. But system-level attention needs more focus to reduce the costs of supporting drivers, thermal management, optics, and package housings.

Supertex introduced HV9973—a patented, isolated, constant current LED driver for use in high voltage solid-state lighting applications such as incandescent bulb retrofits. The IC achieves +/-3% ...

Industrial automation manufacturer Opto 22 has announced the Network LED Dimmer, a compact, solid-state, and networkable LED dimmer that uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to control LED brightness ...

Special focus is put on the improvements in the calibration procedure using an Admesy tungsten broadband reference standard in comparison with a traditional calibration procedure. Finally, some advice ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Spanning less than 15 years, the application of solid-state light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in automotive design is still a new phenomenon. Yet, most ...