New Cree® MHB-B LED Lowers System Costs for High Performance Lighting Applications
August 04 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces the XLamp® MHB-B LED, a new
high-power LED that enables a more effective way to deliver lower
system costs for high lumen, high efficiency applications designed
to meet the new DesignLights Consortium® (DLC) 4.0 Premium
requirements. Leveraging key elements of Cree’s SC5 Technology™
Platform, the ceramic MHB-B LEDs combine high light output, high
efficacy and high reliability to enable high lumen LED designs that
are not possible with mid-power LEDs. The MHB-B LED delivers up to
931 lumens at 85°C and 13 percent higher LPW than the MHB-A LED in
the same 5mm x 5mm package, allowing lighting manufacturers to
quickly increase performance for existing MHB designs without any
additional investment.
“We evaluated many low-cost LED options but found that they
require very large PCBs and optics and do not provide good
lifetimes,” said Frank Chen, VP fixture department,
Shenghui/Sengled. “We selected the MHB-B LED because its leading
light output, efficacy and reliability will allow us to meet
increasing industry requirements such as the DLC® 4.0 Premium
category at the lowest system cost.”
The MHB-B LED enables designs that use significantly lighter and
smaller heat sinks than designs based on mid-power LEDs. For
example, a high-bay reference design built with MHB-B LEDs delivers
24,000 lumens and more than 130 LPW system efficacy at 44 percent
less weight and 36 percent smaller diameter than comparable high
bays based on mid-power LEDs. Built on Cree’s industry-leading
high-power ceramic technology, the MHB-B LEDs have LM-80 data
available immediately, delivering reported L90 lifetime projections
of 60,000 hours at 105°C. The reference design demonstrates a
cost-effective way to meet all of the DLC 4.0 Premium requirements
for High Bay luminaires.
“Cree continues to deliver LED innovations that allow our
customers to differentiate their products in the market place,”
said Dave Emerson, vice president and general manager for Cree
LEDs. “The new MHB-B LED allows lighting manufacturers to achieve
best system value for all high lumen applications including
high-bay, roadway and other outdoor lighting without compromising
performance or lifetime.”
Featuring Cree’s EasyWhite® technology, the XLamp MHB-B LEDs are
available in 2700K-6500K with high CRI and multiple voltage
options. Product samples are available now, and production
quantities are available with standard lead times. Please visit
www.cree.com/xlamp/mh to learn more.
About Cree
Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs,
lighting products and semiconductor products for power and radio
frequency (RF) applications. Cree believes in better light
experiences and is delivering new innovative LED technology that
transforms the way people experience light through high-quality
interior and exterior LED lighting solutions.
Cree’s product families include LED lighting systems and bulbs,
blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class
power LEDs, power-switching devices and RF devices. Cree’s products
are driving improvements in applications such as general
illumination, electronic signs and signals, power supplies and
inverters.
For additional product and Company information, please refer
to www.cree.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements involving
risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual
results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including
the risk that actual savings and lifetimes will vary from
expectations; the risk we may be unable to manufacture these new
products with sufficiently low cost to offer them at competitive
prices or with acceptable margins; the risk we may encounter delays
or other difficulties in ramping up production of our new products;
customer acceptance of our new products; the rapid development of
new technology and competing products that may impair demand or
render Cree’s products obsolete; and other factors discussed in
Cree’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 28,
2015, and subsequent filings.
Cree®, EasyWhite®, and XLamp® are registered trademarks, and SC5
Technology™ is a trademark of Cree, Inc. DesignLights Consortium®
and DLC® are registered trademarks of Northeast Energy Efficiency
Partnerships, Inc.
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Cree, Inc.Claire Simmons, Corporate
Communicationsmedia@cree.com
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