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Avago HB-LEDs offer manufacturing simplicity
The firm’s new PLCC-2 LEDs deliver superior light output for reduced LED count in signage and gaming machine backlighting, and offer tight colour uniformity for linear lighting.
Avago Technologies, a supplier of analogue interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, has revealed a white high-brightness LED in a robust surface-mount (SMT) package that simplifies manufacturing.
The new ASMT-UWB1 LEDs are available in a Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)- 2 package encapsulated in a heat-resistant silicone resin, enabling them to operate in a wide range of environmental conditions with high reliability and long operating life.
The superior light output of the ASMT-UWB1 LEDs enables reduced component count to cut overall system costs. This high-brightness performance, along with a wide 120-degree viewing angle, makes the LEDs well-suited for illuminated advertising, backlighting of vending and gaming machines, as well as for office automation, electrical appliances and industrial equipment.
Designers are choosing SMT LEDs because of their ease of assembly, compact footprint, and manufacturing flexibility, which combine to reduce overall system development costs. The ASMT-UWB1 SMT LEDs are packed in EIA-compliant tape and reels for simplified pick and place assembly. Each reel is shipped from a single intensity and tight colour bins following the ANSI C78.377-2008 colour binning structure to provide better uniformity.
The LEDs also feature a low forward voltage value, with a maximum of 3.6V. This results in low power consumption for end-applications.
Additionally, the ASMT-UWB1 is compatible with reflow soldering processes and is lead-free and RoHS compliant. It has moisture sensitivity compliant to JEDEC MSL 3 and electro-static discharge sensitivity compliant with JEDEC HBM 1000V.
In the U.S, the ASMT-UWB1 LEDs are priced at $0.21 each in minimum quantities of 2,000 pieces. Samples and production quantities are available now through the Avago direct sales channel and via worldwide distribution partners.
