The trend for electronic equipment is towards greater miniaturization. In the areas of mobile phone (keypad), seven-segment display, and compact dot matrix illumination the industry standard product has been compact chip LEDs in the 1608 size (1.6 mm × 0.8 mm) – the smallest available until now. However, utilizing original high luminosity device and ultra-precise processing technologies has enabled ROHM to develop the SML-P12 series (PicoLED) of ultra-compact, ultra-thin chip LEDs (t=0.2 mm) in a full range of colors - previously thought impossible due to the significant loss in luminosity with traditional LEDs. The new units feature the same level of brightness as conventional chip LEDs, but in a package size 53% smaller in area and with 74% less volume than standard 1608-sized products. This makes them ideal for use in high density applications with narrow spaces, contributing to greater set miniaturization. The new LEDs can also be used to create compact, full-color high-density matrices (1.5 mm pitch) that can be used in car audio displays or to produce seven-segment displays with a character height of 0.2 inches (an industry first), broadening the possibilities of numerical display applications.
A full lineup is available in a variety of colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and white, and all of the light-emitting elements are of the high-reliability four-element (InGaAlP) or high-luminosity (InGaN) type, ensuring continuous, long-term, reliable operation.
Features:
- Ultra compact (1.0 mm x 0.6 mm) - 53% smaller area and 74% less volume than conventional 1608-sized units,
- High-luminosity types offered in a range of colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and white.
Sample shipments (sample price: 0.8 US$ per unit) are slated to begin in January 2007 with mass production scheduled for April 2007 (at a rate of 10 million units per month).
