Light Emitting Diodes Offer Styling Options, Longer Life,
Reduced Power Consumption and Provide Cost Savings for Automakers
NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In the past two decades, light
emitting diodes (LEDs) have become an important part of vehicle interior
lighting. The development of ever-brighter LEDs now opens opportunities for
use in exterior lighting applications, from brake lights to turn indicators
and, in the future, headlamps.
LEDs offer superior mechanical stability and up to 100 times the life of
conventional incandescent lamps, and use less energy. Closely linked to the
longevity of LEDs is an increased level of road safety. The negligible risk
of total failure ensures that vital signals like turn and stoplights are
always properly functioning. It has also been investigated and proven that
response times of the driver to luminous signals is decreased by up to
250 milliseconds versus conventional light bulbs. In the case of stoplights,
this translates into a shortening of the braking distance by 6 meters at 100
km/h (or 60 mph). These attributes combine to make LED lighting applications
a flexible and cost-efficient option for automotive exterior lighting.
Engineers from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors (OSRAM OS), a leading supplier of
LEDs, sensing and visualization solutions for the automotive market, will
present the newest developments in LED technology and applications at the
Society of Automotive Engineers Conference at Cobo Center in Detroit,
March 4-7, 2002. Brief descriptions of the presentations are below.
-- Power LEDs for Automotive Exterior Lighting
Tuesday, March 5, 2002, 9:30 a.m. in Cobo Center Room D0-05 A&B
Presented by Georg Bogner, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Regensburg,
Germany
By comparing high power LEDs like Golden Dragon(R) and conventional LEDs,
a team of OSRAM OS engineers has developed guidelines for determining the best
type of LEDs to use for possible exterior lighting designs. The presentation
also offers insight into the future use of LEDs in headlamp applications.
-- Subminiature Leadframe Based SMT LEDs and Total Internal Reflection
Optics (TIR) Enable Ultra Thin Automotive Lamps (8-12 mm)
Tuesday, March 5, 2002, 11:00 a.m. in Cobo Center Room D0-05 A&B
Presented by Hubert Ott, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc., Northville,
Michigan
Combining micro-miniature SmartLED(TM) packages and extremely high-
efficiency TIR optics to produce ultra-thin lamps can reduce total signal
lighting costs, lower power consumption and offer more flexible styling
options for automakers and Tier One suppliers.
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc., headquartered in San Jose, CA, is a
supplier of components for electro-illumination and materials offering a
wide-range of lighting, sensor and visualization solutions based on
semiconductor technology with worldwide responsibilities for INTELLIGENT
DISPLAY(R) (ID), Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Technologies, with local
automotive design center support located in Northville, MI.
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc. benefits from the global manufacturing
capabilities of its parent company, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH,
Regensburg, Germany; a wholly-owned subsidiary of OSRAM, one of the world's
three largest lamp manufacturers located in Munich. The company operates
facilities in Regensburg, Germany, San Jose, CA and Penang, Malaysia.
Additional information on the company is available at http://www.osram-os.com .
SOURCE OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc.
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CONTACT:
Kelly Mizener of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
Inc., +1-408-456-4193; or Ron Hingst of Wright Enterprises, Inc.,
+1-734-662-5544, for OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc.
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