Osram Opto Semiconductors expands LED Light Site, introduces LED Fundamentals

March 25, 2011
Date Announced: 25 Mar 2011 Sunnyvale, Calif. —- OSRAM Opto Semiconductors today announced that it has launched a new section within its LED Light Site www.ledlight.osram-os.com – "LED Fundamentals." The online tool is dedicated to providing instruction and educational tutorials on a range of subjects from LED lighting applications to LED system design considerations, and with a special focus on engineering discipline for thermal, optical and electrical applications. LED Fundamentals will offer training modules for users of LEDs with the goal of helping users to better leverage the energy and cost saving potential of LEDs. LED Fundamentals is an expansion of OSRAM Opto’s existing LED Light Site, which serves as the leading source of LED information, resources, tools, technology and LED lighting solutions for the solid state lighting, general illumination space. LED Fundamentals will help users find informative presentations on topics ranging from introductory sessions such as “LEDs Basics,” to technical deep-dives on LEDs and solid-state lighting, such as “Radiometry and Photometry,” “Resistor/Linear Regulators” and “External Thermal Resistance (substrates).” The training modules will be led by the product and technology experts at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, a leading manufacturer of optoelectronic semiconductor components and technologies for a wide range of lighting applications.“The LED Light Site was designed to provide our customers and partners in the general illumination market with the most up-to-date information and resources available about LEDs and solid-state lighting,” said Kate Cleveland, marketing communications manager for OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. “We are very pleased to introduce LED Fundamentals as an expansion of the LED Light Site to provide information and instruction on a wide range of topics within solid state lighting.” Visit the OSRAM Opto Semiconductors LED Light Site’s LED Fundamentals page for more information: http://ledlight.osram-os.com/led-ssl-tools/led-fundamentals/.ABOUT OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORSOSRAM is part of the Industry sector of Siemens and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world. Its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH in Regensburg (Germany), offers its customers solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has production sites in Regensburg (Germany) and Penang (Malaysia). Its headquarters for North America is in Sunnyvale (USA), and for Asia in Hong Kong. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors also has sales offices throughout the world. OSRAM, the parent company, offers its customers a complete supply chain in the LED sector including components, modules and solutions. More than 50% of annual outlay on research and development is devoted to these technologies.

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