Avago Technologies Announces Industry's First Half-Watt Power LEDs for Interior/Exterior Lighting and Backlighting Applications.

Compact Power PLCC-4 Surface-Mount LEDs Ideal for Use in Automotive, Electronic Sign and Signals, Industrial and Consumer Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Avago Technologies today introduced the industry's first half-watt (0.5-W) high-brightness light-emitting diodes (LED) in an industry-standard PLCC-4 surface-mount (SMT) package. These new 0.5-W Power LEDs, which are available in white, amber, red-orange and red colors, feature the industry's smallest package size, a wide 120-degree viewing angle, and are optimized for long operating life under severe environmental conditions. Moreover, these new high-brightness LEDs were designed to dissipate heat more efficiently to provide superior thermal management and consistent light output. Avago's new 0.5-W LEDs are ideal for use by designers of automotive interior and exterior lighting, electronic sign and signals (ESS), office automation, home appliances and industrial equipment. Avago is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications.

Avago's 0.5-W ASMT-QWB2 (white) and ASMT-QxB2 (amber, red-orange and red) series of SMT LEDs can be used for backlighting dashboards, dome and map lighting, puddle lamps, rear reverse lamp indicator lighting and license plate illumination in automotive applications. These LEDs can also be used for decorative lighting in general lighting applications, channel lettering in ESS applications, and for backlighting instrument panels and displays in industrial equipment, office automation and home appliance applications. Moreover, the high brightness output per LED and small package footprint (3.2 L by 2.8 W by 1.9 H mm) of Avago's 0.5-W high-brightness Power LED series provide lighting designers with greater flexibility in designing the size, shape and appearance of lighting assemblies.

In addition to the combination of high-brightness, long life and compact size, Avago's 0.5-W Power PLCC-4 series of LEDs provide two significant advantages in the production environment: They can be easily soldered using conventional surface mount techniques to minimize production costs, and the package is qualified to a Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) moisture sensitive level (MSL) rating of 2A. For manufacturers, this rating means that the 0.5-W Power PLCC-4 LEDs can be kept in the open air (30[deg] C, 60 percent relative humidity) for up to four weeks after being removed from its sealed package without the need to remove absorbed moisture.

Features

Avago's ASMT-QWB2 and ASMT-QxB2 0.5-W LEDs feature typical luminous flux of 9.8 to 17 lumens at 150 mA drive currents. The colors and corresponding part numbers for these new high-brightness SMT Power LEDs are: White (ASMT-QWB2), Amber (ASMT-QAB2), Red-Orange (ASMT-QHB2), and Red (ASMT-QRB2). Other features include:

* High optical efficiency: 30 lm/W

* High junction temperature of 125 degrees C

* Low thermal resistance: 60 degrees C/W junction to pin

* Long Life feature:

- IV degrades < 50 percent over 50,000 hours at 25 degrees C

- IV degrades < 50 percent over 5,000 hours at 85 degrees C

* Standard PLCC-4 package

* Available in 12 mm tape on 8-inch (180 mm) diameter reels for automated assembly

* Operating temperature range: -40[deg] C to +110[deg]

* Pb-Free and RoHS compliant

U.S. Pricing and Availability

Avago's 0.5-W Power LEDs are priced from $0.53 to $0.73 each depending on quantity. Samples and production quantities are available now through Avago's direct sales channel and worldwide distribution partners.

Avago High-Brightness LED and Display Backlighting Solutions

Avago Technologies is one of the largest producers of visible LEDs in the world and ships billions of products annually. Known for its LEDs' performance, efficiency and reliability, Avago offers an extensive portfolio of products at globally competitive prices. From a discrete LEDs supplier, Avago has emerged to offer total solutions for illumination and lighting applications. Key products include high brightness and high power LEDs, PLCC surface-mount LEDs, color sensors, and display backlighting module solutions. These LEDs and display modules address a wide range of markets, including electronic signs and signals, automotive, solid state lighting and LCD display backlighting. More information is available at www.avagotech.com/led and www.avagotechlighting.com.

About Avago Technologies

Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. With a global employee presence, Avago provides an extensive range of analog, mixed-signal and optoelectronic components and subsystems to more than 40,000 customers. The company's products serve four end markets: industrial and automotive, wired infrastructure, wireless communications, and computer peripherals. It is recognized for providing high-quality products along with strong customer service. Avago's heritage of technical innovation dates back 40 years to its Agilent/Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available on the Web at www.avagotech.com.

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