California Micro Devices Announces LuxGuard(TM), a Family of High Brightness LED Protection Devices
March 16 2009 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Ideal for High Power and Ultra High Brightness Lighting
Applications MILPITAS, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
California Micro Devices (NASDAQ:CAMD) today announced the
availability of the LuxGuard family of turnkey solutions for ESD
(electrostatic discharge) protection and thermal management for
high power, ultra high brightness LED (light emitting diode)
lighting applications. The LuxGuard family of protection solutions
includes both LED submounts that deliver robust ESD protection and
enhanced thermal management capabilities and side mounts which
offer superior ESD protection for customers that utilize ceramic
submounts. A pioneer in the development of ESD protection circuits
for high power ultra high brightness (UHB) LED applications, CMD
has shipped more than 300 million units to customers since 2001.
Leveraging a significant foundation of application knowledge, CMD's
LuxGuard solutions are being offered with popular design options
that enable customers to optimize the products for seamless
integration in the UHB LED lighting module. The market for high
power, UHB LEDs has expanded beyond traditional market segments
such as status and alphanumeric display markets into a wider range
of lighting applications, including handset display and keypad
illumination, automotive, signage, residential and commercial
lighting. "Improvements in performance, efficiency, cost and
reliability for UHB LEDs have been important contributing factors
to their rapid penetration, accounting for over 15 percent of the
total market in 2008, up from 10 percent in 2007," said Jagdish
Rebello, Ph.D. Principal Analyst for LED markets at iSuppli
Corporation. "iSuppli forecasts the revenue for UHB LEDs to
increase from $1.5 billion in 2009 to $3.9 billion in 2012 at a
compound annual growth rate of 47 percent." "High power LEDs are
more ESD sensitive than their lower power counterparts, and require
external ESD protection for enhanced reliability. Improved thermal
management in a silicon based submount at a lower cost than more
expensive ceramic submounts creates significant customer value,"
said Kyle Baker, vice president of marketing for California Micro
Devices. "LuxGuard submounts and diodes address these exacting
requirements for ESD performance and thermal management for UHB
LEDs." LuxGuard Design Options CMD offers two types of LuxGuard
products for HB LEDs: silicon submounts and side mount TVS diodes.
LuxGuard sub mounts provide integrated ESD protection at levels
exceeding 15kV HBM (Human Body Model). The submount also helps to
cushion the LED from stress due to thermal expansion coefficient
differences between the LED and the lead frame, while the option of
an aluminum top coat provides improved reflectivity. CMD also
offers TVS diodes mounted next to the LED die within the LED
fixture. ESD ratings vary based on die size, and are typically
between 8kV and 15kV HBM. CMD offers a wide variety of product
options, including: -- Single direction or bidirectional TVS
solutions; -- Varying breakdown voltage levels to support single or
multi-LED products; -- A variety of sub mount and TVS die sizes to
accommodate different HB LED applications; -- Various metallization
options to meet most manufacturing requirements. The LuxGuard
Advantage With a number of design options, LuxGuard products
leverage CMD's significant process, design and application
knowledge and provide customers superior value of application
specific solution, while enjoying the lower costs associated with
higher volume, general customer solutions. To find out how to
realize the LuxGuard Advantage for your next design, please go to:
http://www.cmd.com/products/luxguard/ http://www.xtremeesd.com/
About California Micro Devices Corporation California Micro Devices
Corporation is a leading supplier of application specific analog
and mixed signal semiconductor products for the mobile handset,
digital consumer electronics and personal computer markets. Key
products include protection devices for mobile handsets, digital
consumer electronics products such as digital TVs, and personal
computers as well as analog and mixed signal ICs for mobile handset
displays. Detailed corporate and product information may be
accessed at http://www.cmd.com/.
http://www.cmd.com/http://www.calmicro.com/ The CMD logo and
LuxGuard are trademarks of California Micro Devices Corporation.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
DATASOURCE: California Micro Devices CONTACT: Kyle Baker of
California Micro Devices Corporation, +1-408-934-3117, Web Site:
http://www.cmd.com/
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