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15 February 2019
Seoul Semiconductor and SETi presenting ‘UV LEDs: From Niche to Mainstream’ at Strategies In Light
At the annual Strategies in Light 2019 conference & exhibition at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas (27 February – 1 March), in addition to showcasing its latest LED innovations in booth #10410, on 1 March (at 10am) Dr Peter Barber, director of business development for South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor and Sensor Electronics Technology Inc (SETi) in the Americas, is giving a technical presentation ‘UV LEDs: From Niche to Mainstream’.
“With the dynamic evolution of UV technology from the earliest mercury vapor (Hg) lamps to today’s UV LEDs, we’ve seen significant increases in efficiency, power output and reliability,” says Barber. “These improvements have led to an expansion of the applications where UV LEDs can be employed, including disinfection systems, as well as horticultural lighting applications.”
Two of Seoul Semiconductor’s leading products – SunLike Series natural-spectrum LEDs and the 24W NanoDriver Series ultra-miniature LED drivers – have been named as finalists in the LEDs Magazine’s 2019 Sapphire Awards, presented annually at Strategies in Light. Based on a new technology, SunLike Series natural-spectrum LEDs implement a spectrum close to natural sunlight.
Introduced in June 2017, SunLike Series natural-spectrum LEDs were co-developed through the combination of Seoul Semiconductor’s optical semiconductor technology and Toshiba Materials’ TRI-R technology, which defines its original concept as “the light closest to the sun for human well-being”. TRI-R technology enables the spectrum of natural sunlight to be reproduced by a white LED light source.
Another Seoul Semiconductor technology advance nominated as a Sapphire Award finalist is the NanoDriver Series LED drivers – which feature a unique power topology that results in smaller size, increased efficiency and lower costs – with power densities up to 10X higher than conventional LED drivers. The NanoDriver Series devices, rated for 16W and 24W, are the industry’s smallest LED drivers at just 13.5mm2.