2011-05-20

AVX Corporation Develops Discrete Wire-to-Board ‘Poke-Home’ Connectors for LED Lighting Applications

AVX Corporation has developed a discrete wire-to-board ‘poke-home’ connector 9276 Series for LED applications. The connectors simplify installation and provide quick and reliable termination in a 2.5mm pitch SMT package. Featuring white insulation material, the 9276 Series connectors are designed to not absorb light, thus eliminating dark spots in the LED light fixture. The 9276 Series connects discrete wired components directly to a PCB; bringing power, ground and signals onto a PCB and simplify installation by enabling users to easily strip wires ...
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2011-05-19

AVX Corporation Released UL-approved LED Lighting Connector

AVX Corporation has designed an UL-approved board-to-board connector series which receives the UL 1977 Standard under certificate #E90723 for the LED lighting industry. Designated the 9159 Series, it is UL-approved up to 3 Amps. These connectors provide design flexibility by offering right angle, plug-and-socket (two-piece) connectors for coplanar or end-to-end mating of either FR4 or metal core PCB’s for linear strip lighting applications. The connector system includes single sided SMT board-to-board connectors that are only 3.0mm high and 5.50mm w...
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Nichia, the world's largest LED/Laser Diode manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LEDs, and Tokushima Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Support Center have conducted a joint research study to evaluate... READ MORE

Signify, the world leader in lighting, announced that it has installed Philips GreenPower LED toplighting compact in the lettuce nursery greenhouse of Woodeumgee Farm Co., Ltd., located in Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do. Woodeumgee Farm has reported... READ MORE