Saelig Company is now distributing samples of Plessey Semiconductors' GaN-on-Silicon MAGIC PLW111010 PLCC-2 SMT white light LEDs.

These LEDs are claimed to be the first commercially available solid state illuminators manufactured on 6” GaN-on-Silicon substrates.

With production yields of greater than 95 percent and fast processing times, a significant cost advantage can be offered over sapphire and SiC-based LED solutions for a wide range of industry-standard solid-state illumination and indicator applications.

Designed for ambient decorative lighting and automotive interior applications, MAGIC PLW111010 PLCC-2 SMT LEDs are high efficiency 465nm blue emitters with phosphor wavelength spreading to provide near-Lambertian distribution with brightness from 360mcd to 1080 mcd.

The 2000-piece reels of LEDs are binned for a single intensity and colour to provide close uniformity in manufacturing assembly lines. The LED’s forward voltage drop is 3.8V at a maximum current of 25mA.

Using standard semiconductor manufacturing processing provides significant cost advantages over conventional, more expensive LEDs of similar quality which are based on sapphire or SiC technology.