Greentech Lead Europe: NXP Semiconductors has launched
new CFL driver ICs, the UBA2026x and UBA2027x, which deliver significant
improvements in the performance of dimmable compact fluorescent lamps. The
UBA2026x and UBA2027x deliver flicker-free deep dimming down to 2 percent.
Competitive offerings typically dim down to approximately
10 percent. The UBA2026x family provides an easy-to-use step-dimmable solution,
which enables dimming in four defined steps by simply toggling the standard
on-off switch.
The GreenChip technology enables UBA2026x and UBA2027x to
accelerate warm-up times to full brightness up to a factor of five, and offer
compatibility with existing triac- or transistor-based wall dimmer switches.
These new ICs enable manufacturers to offer user-friendly and reliable compact
fluorescent lighting systems.
The UBA2026x and UBA2027x family has been designed to
work with a number of dimmer switch solutions. Both the UBA2026x and UBA2027x
families include devices for 120V and 230V supplies. Lamps based on these ICs
can reach lifetimes well above standard CFL expectations, with over 15,000
hours of use and up to 100,000 on/off switching cycles.
“The UBA2026x and UBA2027x families represent a
significant lead ahead for compact fluorescent lighting. By directly addressing
the issues that have previously discouraged the uptake of dimmable CFLs, such
as flicker and slow warm-up times, we are helping to deliver both a better
lighting experience for the consumer and a more attractive retail proposition
for stores,” said Ryan Zahn, general manager, lighting solutions product line,
NXP Semiconductors.
Recently, NXP announced that the city of Istanbul, Turkey selected NXP’s MIFARE DESFire EV1 contactless
microcontroller to power the Automated Fare Collection (AFC) element of its
redeveloped public transportation system.
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