When applying white LEDs for display backlighting or other illumination applications, there are two reasons to drive them with constant current: (1) To avoid violating the Absolute Maximum Current ...

Irvine, Calif. Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC) is sampling a white LED that can provide a typical flux of 30 lumens (lm) from a driving current of 250-mA. The TL12W01-D surface mount ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. High-power LEDs promise a growing number of advantages, including lower long-term cost and longer life, over both incandescent light bulbs for interior ...

The quest for energy efficiency has led manufacturers to investigate ways of dimming all kinds of lighting technologies, including those that usually can’t be dimmed. Consider, for example, ...