The company claims that the MPL EasyWhite LED can deliver the required light output for a 3000-K, 75 Watt equivalent BR-30 light bulb, but consumes 78% less energy than traditional incandescent technology. This would meet the efficacy and lumen-output requirements for integral LED lamps as defined by Energy Star.
MPL EasyWhite LEDs are offered in 2700-K, 3000-K, 3500-K and 4000-K color temperatures that are in the center of the respective ANSI C78.377-2008 color bins.
Cree said that due to the color consistency of the MPL EasyWhite LEDs, the color space occupied by each of these color temperatures is 75% smaller than the total area of the corresponding ANSI C78.377 color bins. This can reduce component count and eliminate complex mixing recipes and the pixilation often associated with other LED designs.
According to Cree, the new LED features up to 1500 lumens at 250mA and a compact 12-mm x 13-mm footprint, which is 72% smaller than the nearest-competing LED component. It is commercially available in volume now with standard lead times and in small quantities through authorized Cree distributors, as well as in sample quantities direct from Cree.
Paul Thieken, director of marketing LED components at Cree, said: ”Cree is raising the bar on LED brightness, efficacy and ease of use. We are providing the MPL LEDs the way the lighting industry has wanted to buy LEDs.
”Customers using EasyWhite color temperatures can shorten the design and manufacturing cycle for new products, while improving color consistency and reducing pixelation in their product. The MPL EasyWhite LED further broadens Cree’s portfolio of application-optimized LEDs, specifically designed to meet the needs of the lighting industry.”
