Date: 23/12/2011

Far field pattern LEDs from Cree for outdoor video screens

Cree, Inc. has extended its high-brightness LED leadership with the commercial availability of the new Screen Master C4SMT and C4SMD 4mm LEDs.

"With the introduction of the world's first high brightness LED with a 20 degree tilted viewing angle, Cree continues to push the boundaries of innovation," said William Tang, director of operation, Lighthouse. "The C4SMT LED is ideal for installations with viewing points below the screens."

Cree says the C4SMT and C4SMD are the two brightest LEDs in Cree's high brightness P2 oval LED family. The C4SMD offers the brightest performance at zero degree intensity and the C4SMT offers the brightest peak intensity performance at a -20 degree angle. Both LEDs are designed to maintain a tight and consistent viewing experience across the entire viewing angle and far field pattern of the LED, allowing for an even viewing experience for the end customer from different angles and viewing positions, explains Cree.

Cree claims C4SMT is the world's first commercially available high-brightness LED with a tilted -20 degree viewing angle, optimized for outdoor video screens and digital billboards that are installed higher than the viewing audience. Designed to have its brightest point below the horizon, the C4SMT LED minimizes wasted light and can save up to 32 percent in power consumption compared to a standard through-hole oval LED with a zero degree viewing angle, describes Cree.

"Cree is continuing to set the bar for LED innovation and expanding product offerings to meet the burgeoning outdoor video screen market's needs," said Mike Watson, Cree, senior director of marketing, LED components. "Cree's relentless focus on high-brightness LED innovation has produced the first IPX5-rated water-resistant SMD LEDs, the first IPX6/8-rated SMD LED optimized for ease-of-manufacturing, and now, the first angled LEDs, which can revolutionize the large-screen viewing experience."

Screen Master C4SMT and C4SMD high-brightness LEDs are commercially available now.