It’s Pirate Day, Featurin’ Vishay’s Arrr!GB LED fer Carrrz
Avast, me mateys — ‘tis been a year since th’ SS Endeavor’s ship’s log be indicatin’ it’s Pirate Day. Diggin’ out me olde treasure chest o’ Pee-arrrr! booty, I be findin’ a real gem fer ya’s from a few moons ago — an Arrr!GB LED that be tiny: smaller ‘n a baby barnacle that just wet its pants at 3.5 × 2.8 × 1.4 mm in ‘er PLCC-6 packidge.
Ye can be sailin’ ‘er anywhere inside the Gamut Triangle without ya gettin’ sunk by tha CIE 1931 Color Space (see figg-arrr! below). An’ them scurvied dogs at Vishay Intertechnology Inc. got this little jewel polished up ta shine brightly at 2,800 mcd, too, an’ at only Twente Millie (I be missin’ that old Dutch wench) amperes.
Dredgin’ Up Dem Applications
Tha land-yacht-rated wee LED bauble be suited fer:
- Ambient lightin’
- Switch illuminatin’
- Status indicatin’, dashboard signalin’ ‘n symbol illuminatin’ in yer land-yachts
- Larrrrge-format, full-color messagin’ ‘N vidia [note to readers: no dash] display boardz
- Backlightin’ in consumer deevices
- Home appliancez
- Medical instruments
- Telecom gear
- An' a wide range o’ accent ‘n decorative lightin’ to spruce up any quarters or when yer out and about, crackin’ Jenny’s teacup.
Sub-Head
Separate cathode ‘n anode connections, makin’ any cabin boy blush just ta hear that phrasin’ in public, fer the red, green, ‘n blue LED chips that be inside enables individual control o’ each chip, makin’ it smooth sailin’ ta realize every color o’ the rainbow. You be foolin’ yer Amazonian parrot inta thinkin’ he’s got a new girlfriend.
She’s well built with Vishay’s AllnGaP ‘n InGaN sciencey stuff, conjurin’ up 70% more glow than older relics and has a 22% thinner build than ‘er rivals. Fat shamin’ LEDs ain’t banned in any Code o’ Conduct I ever seen, and every member o’ the crew’s got an eye fer a nice turn o’ bilge.
Don’t think that ye be needin’ to evar walk the Max Planck cuz we dun got all them specs tagether fer yas in tha Cap’ns Table:
Providin’ high reliability that’ll make yer first mate jolly, the VLMRGB6122.. Arrr!GB LED be offerin’ a wide temperature range from −40 to +110°C, which’d be great fer voyagin’ anywhere — from bein’ stuck in Antarctic ice ta boilin’ yer barnacles off in tha sea off Kilauea. Ya’s also needn’t fear ta be sailin’ the salty seven seas with ‘er Class B1 corrosion robustness.
Stuff ta Know Afore Ya Mount ‘er
Ta the delight of yer admiral, ya’s can parley that she be AEC-Q102 qualified and offers a moisture sensitivity level (giggity!) o’ 3. She also resists torture enough ta be withstandin lightnin’ bolts (tha landlubbers arrr! callin' it “ESD”) up ta 2 kV for red and 8 kV for blue ‘n green, in accordance with JESD22-A114-B.
Savvy that she be Row-HS compliant, halligen-free, and’s Vishay Green like she was bent over the gunwales losin’ the feast in a rollin’ sea. Tha device be compatible with aye-arrr! reflow solderin’ andz categorized per fishin’ reel fer luminous intensity, color, ‘n forward voltage.
VLMRGB6122..’ll be ready n’ waitin’ fer yer cap’n’s orders, and if ya be askin’ fer too much, Vishay’ll make ya wait 17 weeks afore ya get yer booty.
For Vishay’s plain-English press release, download the following PDF file, me mateys:
The datasheet revision at the date of this article’s publication is available here for arrr! readers’ convenience. Always download the latest datasheet from the manufacturer before proceeding with any design and ensure the parrrt is still categorized as available or active.
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