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Cree delivers brightest & efficient lighting-class LED array
The firm’s latest product is intended to reduce system cost, speed up time-to-market and simplify fixture and lamp design for use in applications such as omnidirectional bulbs and directional downlights.
Cree, a manufacturer of LED chips and lighting products, is announcing the industry’s first lighting-class LED array that helps reduce overall system cost by combining superior efficacy, ease-of-design and ease-of-manufacture.
The Cree XLamp CXA2011 LED array is designed to deliver the smooth light output and consistent colour needed for applications such as omnidirectional bulbs or directional downlights.
“The CXA2011 LED has been incredibly easy to work with, enabling us to create very high-performance products,” said Jason Lee, president of Gama Illuminer. “It gave us a plug-and-play solution with the right combination of brightness, efficacy and colour consistency with real-world 85 C specifications. Creating a design with CXA2011 was simple and manufacturing will be underway in record time.”
“Combining fast and flexible system design with ease-of-manufacturing, the CXA2011 LED array helps customers quickly create a broad range of LED-based designs,” said Mike Watson, Cree senior director of marketing, LED components. “Lower system cost and quicker time-to-market are keys to accelerating the LED lighting revolution.”
Easy-to-use screw-mounts simplify the manufacturing and design process by eliminating the need for complex design-specific engineering and reflow soldering. With the CXA2011, Cree leads the way on colour accuracy by extending the industry’s largest offering of LEDs characterized at real-world operating temperatures (85 C).
The CXA2011 LED array delivers up to 4000 lumens at an operating temperature of 85 C (1A, 5000 K) in a single component. It is available in 2-step and 4-step EasyWhite options, delivering the industry’s tightest LED-to-LED colour consistency—reducing system complexity and making light source selection as easy as specifying a colour temperature.
XLamp CXA2011 LED arrays are available now with standard lead times.
