(with input from: Henry Nguyen, Senior Applications Engineer, Diodes Inc., Peter Chan, Application Manager, SP Technology and Fred Ebeling, Application Manager, Blue Ridge Lighting Solutions) It is ...

In general terms, dimmers are devices that vary light level (intensity) of lamps by controlling the amount of power that is delivered to the lamp. Dimming can be controlled by either manual or ...

A recent discussion with Scott Brown of iWatt revealed some interesting facts about the design of IC drivers for consumer LED lighting. Although LED lifetime can reach about 20 years and the power ...

Users can easily reduce energy usage with dimmers. Dimming technology has evolved considerably over the last decade, especially in the arc discharge lamp category. What began as a device for simply ...

Environmental Lights, the San Diego, Calif.-based, LED lighting solutions provider, has launched Dual-Mode Universal Dimming Drivers. Per the company, the Dual-Mode Universal (DMU) Dimming Drivers are ...

The first device from the smarteXite family, the iW6401, supports multiple dimming interfaces, including digital dimming via the new Ledotron™ digital dimming protocol and toggle-switch based dimming.