3 August 2011

Cree launches XLamp XT-E Royal Blue LED and patent licensing program for remote phosphor applications

LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has announced the commercial availability of a XLamp XT-E Royal Blue LED optimized for use in remote-phosphor lighting and other applications with similar requirements.

The firm claims that the new XLamp XT-E LED delivers the industry’s tightest wavelength bins combined with category-leading brightness to simplify remote-phosphor designs and lower system costs.

Cree has also announced a remote-phosphor-component patent licensing program providing access to its remote-phosphor patents. The program is designed to drive the LED lighting revolution by enabling lighting-fixture firms to develop and introduce their own LED system products using LEDs such as the XLamp XT-E Royal Blue. With a license under the new program, lighting OEMs can gain access to fundamental Cree patents required to manufacture and use the combination of a remote-phosphor optical element with blue LEDs in LED lighting applications.

“Customers using remote-phosphor designs for their lighting products need both high output and consistent color,” says Mike Watson, Cree senior director of marketing, LED components. “The new Cree XLamp XT-E Royal Blue LED outperforms the competition in both elements, enabling our customers to design high-performance and low-cost systems,” he claims.

Built using Cree’s proven Direct Attach LED technology that is claimed to delivers higher flux, lower forward voltage and lower thermal resistance than other technologies, the XLamp XT-E Royal Blue LED delivers output of up to 525mW at a drive current of 350mA and at 85°C. The new LED is also available in 2.5nm wavelength bins to allow users to achieve the desired color consistency.

XLamp XT-E Royal Blue LEDs are available now with standard lead times. Companies interested in obtaining a license under Cree’s patents for the manufacture and use of remote phosphor components should e-mail licensing@cree.com or call +1 919-313-5300.

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