Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced components, announced that LM561B+, the company’s new mid-power LED package line-up with high light efficacy, is now offered with 3-step MacAdam ellipse bins and quarter bins across the range of all CCTs (from 2700K to 6500K), for use in premium luminaires. By leveraging the chromaticity control standard with the LM561B+, manufacturers will be able to make lighting products that deliver greater uniformity and consistency in light color without any visible difference in the color output between packages.

“To date, we have achieved outstanding performance in all of our mid-power LED packages,” said Jaewook Kwon, vice president, Lighting Marketing Group, LED Business Team, Samsung Electronics. “By now offering premium light quality to a greater number of customers with our LM561B+ LED package, we are able to provide superior performance on a much wider scale.”

Since 2013, Samsung has been introducing high-performance mid-power LED packages such as the LM561 series for indoor lighting applications including LED Lamps, L-Tubes, ambient lighting and downlights. Its latest LM561 LED packages – the LM561B+ and LM561C – provide 190lm/W and 200lm/W of light efficacy respectively, an industry-leading performance level. Later this year, Samsung will also extend its offering of 3-step MacAdam ellipse bins and quarter bins for the LM561C across all CCT levels.

In addition, for its high color rendering LM561B+ packages with over 90 CRI, Samsung plans to apply advanced phosphor control technology, which will lead to approximately 15 percent higher flux performance.

In supporting its LED lighting component customers more efficiently, Samsung is also strengthening its product certification program around the globe. Through cooperative relationships with recognized certification companies in the U.S., Korean, European and Chinese markets, Samsung is working to help minimize any difficulties that customers could encounter due to varying certification requirements for lighting quality, safety and power efficiency. The partnerships will simplify complex procedures, reduce time to market and ultimately have a positive impact on overall costs.

For more information about Samsung’s LED business, please visit http://www.samsung.com/global/business/led/support/certification-support.

Samsung Electronics introduced the LM301A, a flip-chip-based mid-power LED package that can operate at anywhere from 0.2 watts to 1 watt — providing a wide range of current options, resulting in much improved light efficacy. The package was announced at a press conference, in conjunction with LIGHTFAIR International 2015, being held in New York, May 5-7.

Coming in a 3.0mm by 3.0mm form factor that is increasingly popular in LED lighting applications today, the new LM301A’s lower and wider current alternatives are a result of Samsung flip chip technology, which allows the LED chip to have the shortest distance from the junction to the base of a package, and eliminates the need for metal wire bonding in the packaging process. These changes enable much lower heat resistance compared to conventional epi-up chip technology – an approximate five percent temperature drop per watt within a more desirable 25°C to 85°C temperature range.

“Designed with advanced flip chip technology, the new LM301A overcomes what had been significant performance and power limitations of conventional mid-power lighting LED packages,” said Dr. Jacob Tarn, Executive Vice President, LED Lighting Business Team, Samsung Electronics. “We will continue to strengthen our technology leadership in the market by launching highly competitive, next generation LED products based on Samsung’s most innovative, market-proven LED technologies.”

Samsung’s new LM301A LED package offers the following light efficacy alternatives:

• 170lm/W efficacy in cool white (5000K CCT, CRI80+, 85°C and 65mA)
• 160lm/W efficacy in warm white (3000K CCT, CRI80+, 85°C and 65mA)
• 155lm/W efficacy in cool white (5000K CCT, CRI80+, 85°C, and 150mA)
• 145lm/W efficacy in warm white (3000K CCT, CRI80+, 85°C and 150mA)
• 130lm/W efficacy in cool white (5000K CCT, CRI80+, 85°C, and 350mA)
• 120lm/W efficacy in warm white (3000K CCT, CRI80+, 85°C and 350mA)

The light efficacy levels make the LM301A package well suited for diverse lighting applications ranging from ambient to high intensity lighting, such as high bays and outdoor lighting. In addition, the performance and cost-competiveness of the new mid-power package should also be well regarded by lighting fixture manufacturers.

The LM301A features Epoxy Mold Compound (EMC) packaging, which makes it more reliable and extends its lifespan. Compared to existing Polyphthalamide (PPA) and PCT materials now extensively used in LED packaging, Samsung’s EMC packaging offers more protection against heat and UV rays, making it suitable for high-luminance LED applications requiring higher wattage.

The new package also will support CCT (Correlated Color Temperature) specifications ranging from 2700K to 6500K.

The LM301A will be available beginning in July.