Date Announced: 07 Oct 2008 CARROLLTON, TX -- Providing solid state lightingdesign engineers with a complete technical reference on LEDconstruction, performance and thermal management, TT electronicsOPTEK Technology has developed a DVD that presents detailedinformation about visible LED technology. The DVD examines thecomplex issues of LED construction and device physics, as wellas OPTEK's thermal management solutions for optimizing visibleLED efficiency, color consistency and longevity."With visible LEDs replacing incandescent and fluorescent sourcesin more and more lighting applications, LED design considerations,specifically thermal management issues, have become a major issuein the solid state lighting community," said Alan Bennett, vicepresident of sales and marketing for OPTEK Technology. "Our newDVD provides these lighting design engineers with a comprehensivetechnical resource on the basics of LED construction, thermalmanagement and performance."Another resource available to the lighting engineer described in theDVD is OPTEK's VLED laboratory, Bennett continued. OPTEKprovides an array of equipment and expertise to accurately assesstraditional lighting designs and proposed solid state equivalents.Typical applications for OPTEK's visible LED product line includecommercial and institutional lighting as well as backlighting ofdisplays, indication, channel lighting, interior and exteriorautomotive lighting and general illumination applications.The VLED DVD is available free from OPTEK Technology. The videois also featured on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/OPTEK1645.For more information or to request the DVD, contact TT electronicsOPTEK Technology at 1645 Wallace Dr., Carrollton, TX, 75006; call972-323-2200, or visit OPTEK on the web athttp://www.optekinc.com/InformationRequestForm.aspx. In Europe,contact JP Delaporte at [email protected]. In Asia, contactT.H. Swee at [email protected] or call +852-9190-4641.OPTEK is a leading manufacturing and solutions provider for sensingand illumination covering the infrared, visible and ultravioletspectrum; with standard as well as application specific productsfor a variety of markets, including, but not limited to officemachines, industrial equipment, encoders, automotive electronics,military and high-reliability applications, medical diagnosticequipment and solid-state lighting. Headquartered in Carrollton, TX,the company is ISO/TS16949:2002 and BS EN ISO 9001:2000 certified,as well as ITAR registered. OPTEK Technology was acquired by TTelectronics in December 2003.TT electronics plc is a global electronics company manufacturing abroad range of advanced electronic components, assemblies andsensor modules for the automotive, industrial, telecommunication,computer and aerospace markets.
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For more information, contact: Rodney Bailey, VLED Engineering Manager OPTEK Technology 972-323-2350 [email protected]
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