RS offers LUXEON high-power UV LED light source space is the smallest in the industry

RSComponents (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponentsplc Group, a leading global distributor of electronics and repair products, announced that Philips Lumileds' LUXEON high-power ultraviolet (UV) LEDs have arrived. With a footprint of only 2.2 square millimeters, this high-power light source is the industry's smallest and is only one-fifth the size of other competing UV and violet LEDs on the market today.

LUXEON UV LEDs can be assembled into densely packed arrays with a pitch of only 0.2 mm to create a high power density (W/cm2) UV system. These high-efficiency devices offer a maximum drive current of 1A, a larger luminous flux per LED, a 385-410nm spectral range, and no dome for precise light control.

The product is ideal for a wide range of applications including UV curing, counterfeit currency testing, spectroscopic analysis, medical, safety/forensic lighting and aquarium lighting, as well as special lighting for nightclub backlights.

These LED products are based on the LUXEONZ surface mount design. The design uses an inverted package technology that provides direct thermal contact between the UV chip and the thermally conductive aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate for superior thermal performance. The thermal resistance is extremely low, only 3.5K per watt.