Plessey - Expanded range of low-profile LEDs for electronic wearable applications

Plessey announced that the dotLED series, which is specifically designed for wearable applications, has been expanded to provide more color options, including red, green and blue. The company said that the tiny LED chip has a footprint of only 0.2mm x 0.2mm, making it ideal for thin electronic wearable applications. Giuliano Cassataro, Plessey's vice president of sales, commented, "We continue to win designs in the growing wearables market and now produce millions of LEDs per month. Our dotLED product range meets the optical, mechanical and cost requirements of typical wearable applications .These products include wristband trackers for health and fitness, and many other applications for dot-matrix displays. " White dotLEDs are available in 1005 SMT packages (1mm x 0.5mm), which is a standard electronic component size that is available in high volume Standard surface mount machines used in consumer electronics manufacturing are easy to handle. The PLW13D003 can provide up to 1Lm of white light with a 5mA drive current, and has a viewing angle of 130 degrees, which can meet the demand for smaller displays. The blue version PLB13D003 is also available in various wavelengths from 460nm to 480nm. Dr Keith Strickland, CTO of Plessey added: "Our dotLEDs are becoming more and more popular, which prompted us to develop our first chip scale package (CSP) solution around the suitability and performance of this product family. This size is more Small size samples will be available in September this year, offering a variety of temperature and color options. "