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LEDs Magazine Review – February 2006 issue
The February issue of LEDs Magazine Review is now available.

LEDs in mobile handsets face competition and shift in emphasis
Mobile phone handsets still represent the largest segment of the high-brightness LED market, and camera flash represents an exciting emerging application. However, competition is stepping up from EL, xenon and OLED technologies.

Index-matching silicones enable high-brightness LED packages
Silicone materials offer HB-LED designers a number of options for chip encapsulation and lenses thanks to their basic physical properties and customizable optical properties.

CES exhibits herald the arrival of televisions based on LEDs
LEDs provide many advantages for microdisplay-based rear projection TVs, and many consumer products will be launched in 2006, according to Chris Chinnock of Insight Media.

MAGAZINE: Interior LED lighting signifies driver luxury and comfort
LEDs are one of several technologies that are starting to be using for interior ambient lighting in vehicles, ranging from top-end luxury cars to long-haul aircraft.

Flexible and patterned LED backlights enable novel applications
Many market sectors outside of traditional LCD displays can be addressed using thin, flexible and patterned LED backlights.

February 2006