Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED
December 06 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
XLamp XD16 LED First to Surpass the 280 lm/mm2
Lumen Density Mark
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces the commercial availability
of the XLamp® XD16 LED, the industry’s first Extreme Density LED,
which delivers up to 5 ½ times higher lumen density than Cree’s
previous generation of high power LEDs. Built on Cree’s
groundbreaking NX Technology Platform, the XD16 LED combines
breakthrough lumen density, low optical cross-talk, unsurpassed
thermal contact and ease of system manufacturing to enable
innovative new designs for a broad spectrum of lighting
applications, such as color-tuning, street, portable and
industrial.
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“Cree’s new XD16 LED delivers an incredible amount of light
output for such a tiny package,” said Joe Skrivan, senior technical
director at Black Diamond Equipment. “The XD16 LED’s breakthrough
lumen output and peak intensity is a game-changer for our climbing
headlamp products because we can design better beam control and
decrease the overall size and weight compared to existing
designs.”
The XLamp XD16 LED delivers a lumen density of more than 284
lumens per square-millimeter, which is the highest level achieved
by a commercially available lighting-class LED. The ceramic-based
XD16 LED utilizes the proven XQ footprint and successfully
addresses challenges with luminaire manufacturing, thermal design,
optical design and reliability faced by competing LEDs. For
example, the XD16 LED reduces system-level optical loss by up to
three times versus competing technologies when LEDs are placed
close together on a board. This improvement translates into fewer
wasted lumens and higher efficacy for lighting products.
“Cree’s new Extreme Density LED demonstrates that true LED
innovation improves our customers’ system performance without
forcing compromise,” said Dave Emerson, Cree LEDs executive vice
president and general manager. “The XD16 LED delivers unmatched
lumen density without the design and manufacturing challenges
associated with inferior LED technology approaches. Now, lighting
manufacturers can easily achieve previously unattainable levels of
light output and efficacy in their existing form factors.”
The new LEDs are characterized and binned at 85°C, available in
ANSI White, EasyWhite® 3- and 5-step color temperatures (2700K –
6500K), and CRI options of 70, 80 and 90. Product samples are
available now and production quantities are available with standard
lead times. Please visit http://www.cree.com/xlamp/xd16 to learn
more.
About Cree
Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs,
lighting products and Wolfspeed™ power and radio frequency (RF)
semiconductors. 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.
Please refer to www.cree.com for additional product and Company
information.
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 25, 2017,
and subsequent filings.
Cree®, XLamp®, and EasyWhite® are registered trademarks of Cree,
Inc.
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