Cree Increases Maximum Drive Current for XLamp MX-6 Lighting-Class PLCC LED to 1A
Source/Type:  LIGHTimes Online - News - Staff reports

Author: LIGHTimes News Staff

May 13, 2010... Cree has raised the maximum forward drive current for its XLamp MX-6 LEDs to 1 amp. Obviously, a result, the LEDs are drastically brighter, 160 percent brighter, according to Cree. At 1 A of current, XLamp MX-6 LEDs provide up to 300 lumens in cool white (6500 K) and 245 lumens in warm white (3000 K). "By qualifying our XLamp MX-6 LEDs at higher drive currents we are giving customers additional design flexibility," said Paul Thieken, Cree director of marketing, LED Components. Such increases in drive current usually require a trade-off of increased brightness for decreased efficacy and/or lifetime. There has been no word yet from the company on the specifics of the trade-off.

Cree also announced the relaunching of the Raye fixture, which is now based on Cree MX-6 LEDs. "The MX-6 LED has dramatically reduced the power consumption for this cove and wall slot fixture, giving us superior luminaire efficacy. Raye is now a great retrofit option for existing fluorescent cove lighting applications because it delivers the same luminous intensity at 25 percent less power," commented Ann Reo, founder and general manager of IO Lighting which makes the Raye fixture.

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