Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. With the rising costs of energy and increasing governmental requirements for high efficiency lighting, the high ...

Colorful lights, when done right, can make your home look cool and futuristic. LED light strips have come a long way, which means you can ditch the year-round Christmas lights for something ...

Courtesy of Spectrum Lighting Inc. We are all experienced and we have all done it! I am referring to one's reaction to less than good lighting of course. Think about it. We have all experienced ...

Typical uses today include backlighting for LCD TVs, projectors, computer displays, camera flashes, and vehicle brake lights. All need constant-current LED drivers that are economical and offer high ...

Light guide plates (LGPs) form the cornerstone of modern LED backlighting systems, ensuring that light from compact diode sources is distributed evenly across display panels. Recent advancements in ...

Once upon a time, buying a lightbulb meant choosing an incandescent one of between 25 and 100 watts, depending on how bright you wanted the light to be and the fixture you were putting it in. You ...

Typical requirements for industrial LEDs. Designing an LED gate driver using an industrial digital input chip. Ruggedness characteristics of the new gate driver. Industrial control systems universally ...

A white LED delivers a wide color spectrum and better visibility than do monochromatic LEDs. However, a white LED presents a higher forward-voltage drop than do its colorful counterparts and thus ...