For many, strolling around neighborhoods to look at the holiday light displays is an annual tradition that brings twinkling cheer. But with the rise of LED lights in the last decade, some of the joy ...

If you're shopping for LEDs, there are many options to choose from-- and dimmer compatibility only complicates matters. Even if you pick the proper color temperature, lumens rating and a desired beam ...

Sources that emit light experience flicker, which is a frequency domain effect that can cause discomfort or health issues for both animals and humans. In some cases, the lifespan of a device can be ...

Flickering candle LEDs are seemingly everywhere these days, and like all fads, someone has to take a very close look at the engineering behind them. [cpldcpu] had earlier taken a look at the ...

In the US, the use of LEDs more than quadrupled (to 215 million units) between 2012 and 2014 according to a report from the Department of energy. 1 This growth has drawn attention to the potential of ...

The guy standing in the lightbulb aisle at the home center was helpful this time. He knew plenty about LEDs, even which dimmers worked with them. But it turns out he didn’t work there. He was an ...

White LEDs (WLED) are increasingly becoming the light source of choice for backlighting applications due to their attractiveness in power efficiency and form factor. Display solutions in portable ...

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX6948B, a high-efficiency WLED driver with an integrated boost converter and five GPIO ports that can be used to drive LEDs Maxim Integrated Products ...