Toshiba Introduces New Low Power LED Lamps; Power Consumption Cut to 1/10 Previous Level

Business Wire, June 11, 1996

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1996--Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) today announced that Toshiba Corporation of Japan introduced a new line-up of U-series light emitting diodes (LEDs). The new LEDs are fabricated using InGaAIP material, utilizing Toshiba's original technology, achieving 10 times the brightness of a standard commodity-type LED. The new U-series consists of TLSU soft red, TLOU orange, and TLYU yellow LEDs.

By achieving 10 times the brightness of standard LEDs, the new U-series attains the same level of luminance at 1/10 power consumption, 4 milliwatts (mW)(2 milliamperes (mA)) at 260 millicandelas (mcd). Using the U-series LEDs, it allows designers to reduce component count and reduce power consumption while maintaining the brightness needed in their designs. The new LEDs range in brightness from 1,800 to 2,600mcds typical at 590 to 636 nanometers (nm).

"Toshiba is regarded among one of the leaders in optoelectronics and has been in the forefront of developing InGaAIP LEDs. By adding the U-series to our line-up we are able to provide designers a wide array of LED offerings that best fits their needs," stated Keith Martin, product marketing manager for Toshiba's optoelectronic products.

Due to a lower power consumption, the new LEDs contribute to cutting total system power consumption needed in portable type equipment applications. Other applications include large scale displays, backlighting, instrumentation, cellular and cordless telephones, indoor message displays and switches.

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Series                        TLSU           TLOU           TLYU