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Power Integrations LED GU10

Power Integrations has announced a chip for incandescent light bulb replacement, which including the challenging GU10.

The LYTSwitch-0 family implements a single-stage non-dimmable non-isolated topology for loads up to 10W.

“Two stage is unsustainable in terms of cost. A LYTSwitch-0 design has about 13 components…

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LED Engin gets into whiter white lighting LEDs

d EnginLED Engin has announced an LED range with high rendering scores from R1 to R15.

Called Gallery White, and available in versions from 450 to 3,200 lm (10-80W input) depending on how many die are in the package, its conventional CRI (R1-R8) score is 97.

“Accurate…

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Cree XH ceramic mid-power lighting LEDs

According to Cree, its XH are sub-watt LEDs for lighting are optimised “for fluorescent replacement lighting applications such as troffers and panel lights, where efficacy, lifetime and smooth appearance are critical”.

There are two versions: XH-G and XH-B. The former delivers up to 170 lm/W at…

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You might have missed it: Ledil Rita

It is not often you see something properly new in LED optics.

Polymer Optics managed it with its hybrid lens/reflector, mentioned here, and last year Ledil pulled a rabbit out of the hat with its Rita reflectors.

When describing the Rita series, wonky white funnel seems to sum it…

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200mA Lumileds lighting LED, and an even smaller one

Lumileds has unveiled the Luxeon 3535 2D, which has two LED die in a 3.5×3.7×0.8mm package.

Efficacy is claimed to be up to 140 lm/W (4,000K, 100mA (6.1V) 25°C solder pad) and minimum CRI is 80 across the 2,700-6,500K range…

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Edison Opto announces optics

Edison Opto has launched a series of TIR optics for its 3.6×3.6mm 700mA ET-3535 LED range.

There are six single lens types and ten multi-lens types (for three to 12 LEDs), with each type coming in multiple beam widths.

“For example, the narrow angle (12°) lens…

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Apple, Philips to sell LED house lighting

Apple and Philips have teamed up to sell iPhone-controlled LED house lights. Colour is widely-tuneable, and DIY install takes minutes. Called Hue, made by Philips, and only sold through Apple at the moment, the system is based around a colour-tuneable 600lm LED light bulb (25-50W equivalent…

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