Components: Surface-Mountable Bi-Color LEDs Help Chip Away At Cost

June 21, 2004
Based on the company's 1201 series of single-color LEDs, the SMD Bi-color LEDs come in surface-mount versions within the same footprint as the 1201s. As a result, they can be dropped into the same pc-board locations, saving the extra costs of drilling...

Based on the company's 1201 series of single-color LEDs, the SMD Bi-color LEDs come in surface-mount versions within the same footprint as the 1201s. As a result, they can be dropped into the same pc-board locations, saving the extra costs of drilling holes and the need for a separate soldering process. Standard versions are available with front-supporting solder tags or an additional fixing pin for more secure mounting to the pc board. The SMD Bi-color LEDs are available in tape and reel form with 480 pieces to a reel. Pricing is less than $1 each in quantity orders. Lead time is within three to four weeks.

Elma Electronic Inc.www.elma.com; (510) 656-3400

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Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.

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