Increased design freedom with low-profile LEDs

The extremely low height of the Synios – only 0.57 mm – and its tiny footprint of 4 mm x 1.4 mm provide the ideal solution for low-profile, elongated luminaires and lighting designs, including display backlighting. The LEDs do not have a lens so they can easily be used for injecting light into light guides. The new E4014 opens up a whole range of design-oriented lighting solutions, such as integration in the glass shelving in refrigerators and other white goods, car interior lighting, and strip lighting on the floors of buses and trains.

"White goods appliances are not typically known for their premium lighting design. The new Synios is ideal for enhancing the look of household appliances and for meeting the more demanding requirements of enhanced lighting design. For lighting tasks at a lower performance level, we already offer the Topled E3014 in our portfolio," said Gary Schneider, Program Manager at Osram Opto Semiconductors.

Where each of the two light emitting diodes is used depends on the requirements of the particular application. If brightness and color fidelity are mandatory, then Synios at 41 lm and a color rendering index (CRI) of 80 is the right choice. If brightness is not as important, then the Topled with 7.3 lm at 20 mA is an ideal alternative.

The color temperatures of Synios are between 4000 and 5000 K and can be tailored perfectly to the particular application. The robust plastic package is one of the benefits of the new Synios LED, in addition to the extremely uniform distribution of light, high efficiency, excellent flexibility and long life of around 50,000 hours. In view of the intended applications, the ESD stability is 5 kilovolts (kV).