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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This year's report plays a key role in aligning with the upcoming standards of the European Union and is built on a significantly broader data foundation than in previous years. For the first time, the report includes all LEDVANCE entities... READ MORE

Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is pleased to announce that Cube Direct Mountable Chip received the LightFair Innovation Awards in the LED Chips & Modules category. ... READ MORE