Solid State LEDs offer alternative to incandescent bulbs.
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XLamp(TM) Series 4550 uses medium high-power surface mount package designed to operate at ½ W with typical operating current of 125 mA and footprint of 4.5 x 5.0 mm. Available in blue, green, and red versions, LEDs are suited for architectural and accent lighting as well as other general illumination applications.
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Cree Announces New Addition To XLAMP(TM) LED Family
Durham, NC, October 19, 2004 - Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader of light emitting diode (LED) technology, today announced that its 4550 series XLamp(TM) products are now available in production quantities. The XLamp product family is an innovative, high power, solid state LED technology that is designed to provide an alternative solution to the incandescent bulb and other conventional light sources in architectural and accent lighting and other general illumination applications.
The 4550 series XLamp product uses a medium high-power surface mount package which is designed to operate at ½ Watt with a typical operating current of 125mA and a footprint of 4.5 mm x 5.0 mm. The 4550 series is available in blue and green versions based on Cree's XB500(TM) chips as a light engine. The 4550 product is also available in a red version.
"The 4550 is addressing the market demand for our XLamp products where high brightness and smaller form factor power LEDs are required," stated Norbert Hiller, Cree Vice President, Lighting. "We are pleased with our customers' interest level in this product and are continuing to innovate to meet their needs."
"Cree's new 4550 LED, which fits in former 5 mm design spots, enables us to offer higher output products without changing their well-established case design," said Fritz Morgan, Vice President of Engineering, Color Kinetics. "We've recently announced advanced versions of two popular products based on the 4550."
About Cree, Inc.
Cree is an advanced semiconductor company that leverages its expertise in silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) materials technology to produce new and enabling semiconductors. The products include blue, green and near ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diodes (LEDs), near UV lasers, radio frequency (RF) and microwave devices, and power switching devices. Cree understands the important convergence of science, technology and creativity, placing high value on ideas, as well as the energy and ability of its people. Potential applications for these products include solid-state illumination, power switching, wireless infrastructure and optical storage. For additional product specifications, please refer to the data sheets on Cree's website at www.cree.com under "LED Products."
