Cree Expands XQ LED Family
Cree has expanded its range of lighting-class LEDs with the addition of the XLamp XQ-A LED to the XQ LED family.
According to the company, the compact, ceramic-based XQ-A enables lighting manufacturers to quickly and cost-effectively expand their product portfolios using an LED design that is similar to that of the XQ-E.
With a broad range of colour options and optical symmetry, the XQ-A LED is claimed to be the smallest LED building block available for designs that use white and colour LEDs.
"The introduction of the XQ-A LED gives us more options to increase the capability of our machine vision and industrial LED lights using the same compact XQ package that we know and like," said Matt Pinter, co-founder and lead design engineer for Smart Vision Lights.
"Unlike mid-power colour LEDs, the compact, ceramic-based XQ-A LED will allow us to put two, three or even four LEDs under our new silicone lens technology where we could only use one LED before. This generates more light for industrial applications without compromising lifetime."
The ceramic XQ-A LED delivers lighting-class reliability, quality and long-life performance comparable to Cree's other ceramic high-power LEDs such as the high performing XP and XT. The new LEDs use the proven XQ platform to provide optical symmetry, consistency across all colours and 1.6mm footprint to improve colour mixing and simplify the production process for lighting manufacturers.
The XQ-A delivers up to 89 lumens and is characterized at 85degC. It is available in white colour temperatures ranging from 2700K to 6200K and CRI options of 70, 80 and 90. The LED is also available in red, red-orange, PC amber, green, blue and royal blue.
Product samples are available now and production quantities are available with standard lead times.
