Infrared LED for iris recognition
16 May 2018, Electrocomp

Everlight Electronics launched the NIR-C19M infrared LED, with a wavelength of 810 nm which exerts the clearest contrast effect to read the pattern of the iris. The recognition process is precise, quick ...

Miniature IR receivers
16 May 2018, EBV Electrolink

Vishay introduced the next generation of the company’s miniature infrared (IR) receiver modules for IR remote control applications. Devices in the TSOP11xxx, TSOP12xxx, TSOP13xxx, TSOP14xxx and TSOP18xxx ...

LEDs for horticulture
16 May 2018

Würth Elektronik eiSos’ new WL-SMDC mono-colour ceramic LEDs for SMT assembly are optimally tailored to requirements in artificially illuminated greenhouses. Besides the common colours of blue, yellow, ...

Indicators for panel mounting
16 May 2018, Mimic Components

VCC has expanded its CNX series product offering to include 120 V a.c. versions for both the 14 mm and 22 mm panel-mount indicators. Part of the all-in-one FlexVolt product family, the rugged CNX714 (14 ...

Undomed colour LEDs
16 May 2018, Avnet South Africa

New from Lumileds is the Luxeon CZ Colour Line, a product line optimised to meet the recent market trend of colour tuning fixtures with narrow beam angles and maximum ‘punch.’ The range consists of 21 ...

‘Extreme density’ LED
18 April 2018

Cree recently announced the commercial availability of the XLamp XD16 LED – what it describes as an ‘extreme density’ LED – which delivers up to five and a half times higher lumen density than its previous ...

Image sensor for human recognition
21 February 2018, Electrocomp Express

The B5T-007001-010 from Omron Electronic Components is an approximately 50° long-distance type human vision components (HVC-P2) system. The image-sensing unit can recognise human facial expression, gender, ...

How to build a dimmable lamp with four LEDs
31 January 2018, Tempe Technologies

Custom colour temperature lighting can be obtained by mixing the outputs of four individual white LEDs with different parameters. This can be used to build a dimmable lamp with a particular colour temperature ...

Low-profile light pipe
31 January 2018, Mimic Components

VCC has developed a rigid light pipe that delivers bright, focused light and eliminates glare and shadowing. The LPCR series features a low-profile Fresnel lens that offers a 160 degree viewing angle. Ideal ...

Reflective sensor immune to ambient light
31 January 2018, TRX Electronics

Factory calibrated to offer plug-and-play detection, it can be re-calibrated in a matter of milliseconds with a single command for specific application requirements. This self-calibration feature eliminates ...

Dimmable LED driver
15 November 2017, Altron Arrow, Power Electronics / Power Management

The AL1673 from Diodes Incorporated is a high-performance, single-stage LED driver-converter operating in flyback and buck-boost topologies, targeting dimmable LED lighting applications. It operates in ...

Reflective sensor immune to ambient light
15 November 2017, TRX Electronics

The OPB9000 from TT Electronics is a reflective, CMOS logic output sensor with programmable sensitivity, output polarity, and drain select. The sensor features 25+ kilolux ambient light immunity along ...