8 December 2011

Seoul Semiconductor launches ZC chip-on-board DC LED

South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd has launched Z-Power COB (ZC), its chip-on-board (COB) type of direct current (DC) LED. Developed on the basis of the firm’s Z-Power LEDs, the ZC series can be used as a high-brightness, high-power light source, to both decrease thermal resistance and increase LED lighting product life expectancy. The ZC series also allows manufacturers to conveniently install and design price-competitive products, the firm claims.

Designed as a COB product, the ZC Series eliminates the need for the LED to be surface-mounted onto a metal plate, allowing manufacturers to bypass the chip connection process before use. Companies can trim manufacturing and management costs and improve the end product, Seoul Semiconductor claims.

The use of highly reflective aluminium substrates in the ZC Series also greatly improves the brightness and significantly prolongs LED bulb life-span. Using a single ZC chip permits the development of an LED light bulb that allows light to be distributed more evenly than lighting that connects several LED packages to a single module.

ZC will be offered in 6W, 10W and 16W versions, as replacements for 40W and 60W incandescent light bulbs and 100W down-lights, respectively.

“The ZC Series will enable manufacturers to easily produce LED light designs that ultimately afford consumers with longer-lasting LED lights at decreased electricity costs,” says Seoul Semiconductor VP Sunghoon Bae. “As with the recent release of our AC LED, Acrich2, the launch of the ZC Series is aligned with Seoul Semiconductor’s commitment to providing consumers with a diverse and innovative product portfolio rooted in research and development investment,” he adds.

The ZC Series is entering mass production this month.

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