Osram Opto Semiconductors has come up with a novel package for infrared LED die that does not need a lens to produce a beam and is dubbed MIDLED for molded interconnect devices LED.

"The integrated die-cast reflector focuses most of the light and emits it in a very narrow angle," said Osram, which already has IR LEDs in its TopLED range.

"The result is a radiant intensity that is around three times as high as that of a TopLED." At ±20 degrees, the beam angle of MIDLED is tighter than that of the TopLED and lens, which emits light at an angle of ±25 degrees.

The device is 1.6mm high and contact pads are designed so it can be soldered beaming straight up from, or at right angles to, the PCB.

Applications include long-range light barriers and distance, rain and steering angle sensors, said the company.

By: DocMemory
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