LED lighting, and the potential that it brings, is moving to the forefront of residential and commercial lighting markets. However, to maximize the success and adoption of solid-state lighting for ...

Power Integrations has released three new LED design examples for A19 bulbs. Each design employs its newest LED driver IC, the LYTSwitch-7. Design Example Report 561 (DER-561) is a 7.5 W TRIAC ...

LED technology offers significant benefits in the established streetlight market. Up until a few years ago, this market relied upon mature sodium and metal halide lighting technologies. These lighting ...

A new design for light-emitting diodes achieves a dramatic increase in brightness as well as the ability to create laser light -- characteristics that could make it valuable in a range of applications ...

As their production costs fall, LEDs are being used more often in applications ranging from handheld devices to automotive and architectural lighting. Their high reliability (operational lifetimes of ...

Osaka, Japan – From 3D movie screens to augmented-reality devices, many modern technologies rely on our ability to manipulate light. Doing so in a cost-effective and efficient way, however, is often a ...

Multi-die packages are flavour of the month among the high-power LED manufacturers. Certainly for both manufacturers and designers chasing the title of “highest lumen output” device, this approach ...

Guest columnist Naoyuki Kobayashi, senior product manager at Murata says that one problem frequently encountered when designing LED lighting circuits is that the capacitors in the circuit experience ...

Even with robotics, traditional development and production are time-consuming and error-prone. You can optimize downstream workflows with computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering ...

Upgraded lighting on your 4x4 can make a world of difference in how well you see the road or trail forward and behind in the dark of night, inclement weather, and dusty conditions. However, as it is ...