The lighting industry has relied on the incandescentbulb for more than a century, and,over the last 50 years, the phase dimmer hasbecome the main dimming control. Standardforward-phase, or TRIAC ...

We are all familiar with the snap-on phenomenon of inexpensive TRIAC dimmers that are often used to control incandescent lamps –turn the pot until the light comes (snaps) on and then reduce the ...

In general terms, dimmers are devices that vary light level (intensity) of lamps by controlling the amount of power that is delivered to the lamp. Dimming can be controlled by either manual or ...

Dialog Semiconductor has improved its LED light dimming intellectual property. “The first LED driver from this new platform, the iW3688, delivers smooth, flicker and shimmer-free dimming supporting ...

Fairchild Semiconductor introduced the FL7730 single-stage primary side regulation (PSR) controller with power factor correction (PFC) for triac and analog dimming compatibility. The FL7730 circuit is ...

The LM3445 from National Semiconductor enables a full 100:1 range of offline, uniform, flicker-free dimming for high-brightness LEDs with a conventional TRIAC forward or reverse phase-control wall ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), the leader in high-efficiency, high-reliability LED driver ICs, today announced the LYTSwitch™-3 family – the latest addition to ...

Two Californian chip makers have announced their first forays into dimmable power factor corrected LED drivers, writes Steve Bush. Two Californian chip makers have announced their first forays into ...

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- In recent years, global lighting brands have been accelerating the transition toward higher efficiency, better dimming performance, and safer power-conversion ...