Cree Introduces Industry’s Brightest, Highest Performing Single-Die LEDs

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Cree, Inc. (CREE) once again sets an LED industry performance milestone with the commercial availability of XLamp XM-L2 LEDs. The new XM-L2 LED delivers up to 186 lumens-per-watt at 350 mA, 25C, a level of performance only available in a lab setting just three years prior. Built on Crees revolutionary SC Technology next generation LED platform, the new XM-L2 LEDs double the lumens-per-dollar and deliver 20 percent more lumens-per-watt over the original XM-L LED enabling lighting manufacturers to use fewer LEDs to deliver a better lighting system for less cost.

The new XM-L2 LEDs are designed for very high lumen applications such as indoor, high-bay and outdoor lighting. The high-performance XM-L2 LEDs are compatible with existing XM-L LED designs and leverage the 5mm x 5mm XM footprint allowing customers to easily incorporate the XM-L2 LEDs into existing XM LED designs to shorten the fixture design cycle and improve time-to-market.

Were excited that Cree has improved the performance of the XM package with the XLamp XM-L2 LED, said Jeff Rogers, vice president of sales and marketing, Musco Sports Lighting. XM-L2 allows us to boost the performance of our existing XM-L designs without changing optics or drivers.

The XM-L2 LED offers the unique combination of very high efficacy at high drive currents, delivering an unprecedented 1198 lumens at 116 lumens-per-watt efficacy at 3A, 25C. The XM-L2 is the eighth product built on Crees SC Technology platform. The innovative platform leverages Crees advanced silicon carbide technology, features advancements in LED chip architecture and phosphor and boasts a new package design to deliver the most advanced LED components in the industry.

The XM-L2 LED efficiently delivers hundreds of lumens per LED, allowing us to significantly reduce the number of LEDs in our designs, said Steve Walczak, director of engineering, Sternberg Lighting. By using fewer LEDs, we can simplify design and production, ultimately reducing cost without sacrificing light output or quality for our end customers.

Characterized at 85C, the XM-L2 LED is available in 2700K to 6200K color temperatures and offers minimum CRI options of 80, 85 and 90. Additionally, since the XM-L2 LED is a successor product to XM-L LEDs, the application of ENERGY STAR qualification requires only 3000 hours of XM-L2 LED LM-80 data, instead of the normal 6000 hours. The XM-L2 LED is also UL-recognized and features a level 4 rating.

Cree XLamp XM-L2 LED samples are available now and production quantities are available with standard lead times. To learn more, please visit http://www.cree.com/xml2.

About Cree

Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and making energy-wasting traditional lighting technologies obsolete through the use of energy-efficient, mercury-free LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor products for power and radio frequency (RF) applications.

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