LED LIGHTS

Recently, Avago Technologies has released two series ofpact LEDs including ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 devices that reduce space requirements for designing auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality into digital cameras.

The ASMT-Fx70 LEDs are available in a tiny, environmentally-friendly 3.6 (L) by 3.2 (W) by 3.4 (H) mm surface-mount package that helps meet market demand for thinner digital cameras.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices use AlInGaP material technology and feature a 12 degree viewing angle, while the ASMT-FG70 devices use InGaN material technology and provide a 14 degree viewing angle.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices are orange and the ASMT-FG70 devices are claimed to be the industry’s first green auxiliary flash LEDs in this size range.

The two modulese in a lead-free and RoHS 6pliant package and will be shipped in tape and reel to facilitate pick and place manufacturing. The operating temperature range is -40� to +85� C.

Elemental LED, A San Francisco Bay Area based LED lighting company, announced yesterday that it is now a partner in the United States Green Building Council’s Affinity Program. This program gives members of the USGBC Northern California chapter discounts at several green businesses throughout California.

Elemental LED launched the partnership with a special 1-month 25% discount to USGBC members. After the first month, Elemental LED will provide an ongoing discount of 20% off the company’s LED lighting products, as well as special deals to new members.

USGBC members include professionals from the fields of architecture, design, construction, engineering, government and real estate who are invested in building environmentally sustainable communities. Elemental LED will be gaining access to a large group of potential customers whose goals of decreasing energy use are similarly aligned. USGBC is in the process of improving benefits in an effort to attract new members.

“We are excited to be a partner in the USGBC Affinity Program. We hope to educate more green architects, contractors and building professionals on the energy and cost-saving benefits of installing LED lighting,” says Elemental LED Marketing Manager Charlotte Dick.

LED light bulbs, lamps and fixtures typically use 90% less energy than incandescent equivalents, and 50% less than fluorescent replacements. LEDs are typically rated to last 50,000 hours, which is 35 times longer than an incandescent equivalent, and 3 to 4 times as long as a fluorescent. Elemental LED products all hold RoHS certification, which guarantees that no environmentally harmful components were used in manufacturing. Fluorescent bulbs and tubes contain mercury, a highly toxic material.

The USGBC has over 35 chapters nation wide. The Northern California Chapter includes over 1,300 members. A complete list of Affinity Partners and member benefits can be viewed on the USGBC Northern California Chapter website.

Recently, Avago Technologies has released two series ofpact LEDs including ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 devices that reduce space requirements for designing auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality into digital cameras.

The ASMT-Fx70 LEDs are available in a tiny, environmentally-friendly 3.6 (L) by 3.2 (W) by 3.4 (H) mm surface-mount package that helps meet market demand for thinner digital cameras.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices use AlInGaP material technology and feature a 12 degree viewing angle, while the ASMT-FG70 devices use InGaN material technology and provide a 14 degree viewing angle.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices are orange and the ASMT-FG70 devices are claimed to be the industry’s first green auxiliary flash LEDs in this size range.

The two modulese in a lead-free and RoHS 6pliant package and will be shipped in tape and reel to facilitate pick and place manufacturing. The operating temperature range is -40� to +85� C.

A good friend of mine, interior designer Erinn Valencich, recently went to the Maison de Objet (Home and Fashion) show in Paris. (I’m totally not jealous, I promise.) Keep in mind that in her line of work, Erinn is regularly exposed to cutting edge home décor products and trends; she’s a bit of a tastemaker herself, as it turns out. So I found it very interesting that in her recap of the event, one of the first things she mentioned from the show that impressed her was an LED lighting installation by Italian design studio Carnovsky. Called RGB, the installation involves intricately designed images that are layered on top of each other, each one in a different color (red, green and blue).  When viewed in full spectrum lighting, the images appear all at once, overlapping each other and creating an overwhelming spectacle of color and shapes. Then, when color-changing LED lights are used to shine light of just one color onto the installation, each individual drawing is revealed. The wallpaper mutates in the illumination of RGB LED wall washers, allowing the viewer to contemplate the meaning of each image individually.

Sure, the overall effect might be a little too hectic for home installation, but it certainly makes a compelling artistic statement. And it’s all possible thanks to LED light technology.

Thanks to Erinn V for the images.

Recently, Avago Technologies has released two series ofpact LEDs including ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 devices that reduce space requirements for designing auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality into digital cameras.

The ASMT-Fx70 LEDs are available in a tiny, environmentally-friendly 3.6 (L) by 3.2 (W) by 3.4 (H) mm surface-mount package that helps meet market demand for thinner digital cameras.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices use AlInGaP material technology and feature a 12 degree viewing angle, while the ASMT-FG70 devices use InGaN material technology and provide a 14 degree viewing angle.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices are orange and the ASMT-FG70 devices are claimed to be the industry’s first green auxiliary flash LEDs in this size range.

The two modulese in a lead-free and RoHS 6pliant package and will be shipped in tape and reel to facilitate pick and place manufacturing. The operating temperature range is -40� to +85� C.

FWIW this was the lighting situation going on above the President.

Recently, Avago Technologies has released two series ofpact LEDs including ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 devices that reduce space requirements for designing auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality into digital cameras.

The ASMT-Fx70 LEDs are available in a tiny, environmentally-friendly 3.6 (L) by 3.2 (W) by 3.4 (H) mm surface-mount package that helps meet market demand for thinner digital cameras.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices use AlInGaP material technology and feature a 12 degree viewing angle, while the ASMT-FG70 devices use InGaN material technology and provide a 14 degree viewing angle.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices are orange and the ASMT-FG70 devices are claimed to be the industry’s first green auxiliary flash LEDs in this size range.

The two modulese in a lead-free and RoHS 6pliant package and will be shipped in tape and reel to facilitate pick and place manufacturing. The operating temperature range is -40� to +85� C.

In a sun-drenched place like Albuquerque, it’s easy to see why homes and businesses would be smart to employ solar powered technology. Sandia Resort and Casino is one company that’s made the switch, and it couldn’t have done so without LED lighting. In 2010 the company initiated a retrofit of its parking garage lighting system, replacing inefficient gas discharge lamps with LED light bars that use 4 times less energy. Sandia’s parking garages are some of the largest in Albuquerque, and so the upgrade represented a major improvement in energy savings for the company, and the city as a whole. To top it off, this year Sandia completed the retrofit by adding custom, solar hybrid panels to 52 of these waterproof LED fixtures. The custom panels fit onto the existing fixtures and allow batteries to charge on sunny New Mexico days, while also allowing for the fixture to switch back over to the regular power grid, should the solar energy battery become depleted. “We’re definitely looking forward to seeing a dramatic energy bill decrease. As far as the light quality, we knew what to expect after seeing the vast improvement in the parking garage, but seeing the same crisp, quality light over a much greater area in the outdoor parking lots left us freshly impressed,” says Paul Collins, Facilities Superintendent, from Sandia.

Thanks to SF Gate for the quote and All American Games for the image.

Recently, Avago Technologies has released two series ofpact LEDs including ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 devices that reduce space requirements for designing auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality into digital cameras.

The ASMT-Fx70 LEDs are available in a tiny, environmentally-friendly 3.6 (L) by 3.2 (W) by 3.4 (H) mm surface-mount package that helps meet market demand for thinner digital cameras.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices use AlInGaP material technology and feature a 12 degree viewing angle, while the ASMT-FG70 devices use InGaN material technology and provide a 14 degree viewing angle.

The ASMT-FJ70 devices are orange and the ASMT-FG70 devices are claimed to be the industry’s first green auxiliary flash LEDs in this size range.

The two modulese in a lead-free and RoHS 6pliant package and will be shipped in tape and reel to facilitate pick and place manufacturing. The operating temperature range is -40� to +85� C.