Solid-state lighting (SSL) differs from conventional lighting in that it uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of filaments, plasma, or gases. Although still relatively early in its development, ...

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) introduced three new DC/DC LED drivers that simplify white color tuning for high-color rendering and ultra-low dimming in professional-grade indoor and outdoor LED ...

The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has published a white paper on the topic of dimming light-emitting diode (LED) lamps. The Dimming LED Lamps document will help ...

A recent discussion with Scott Brown of iWatt revealed some interesting facts about the design of IC drivers for consumer LED lighting. Although LED lifetime can reach about 20 years and the power ...

In low-voltage (24V) lighting systems, the off-line power supplies can often be located at some distance from the lamps. A simple two-wire cable usually connects the two sections, and the lamp ...

Lots of modern phones use pulse width modulation, or PWM, to manage brightness. But what is PWM, why is it harmful, and what ...

The LED backlights in automotive heads-up displays, infotainment systems, and dashboard lighting must be bright enough to compete with direct sunlight streaming into a car during the day, yet capable ...

The easiest solution is to tape a piece of paper over the LED. My Antec solo has a face/door to cover everything up so no one can see the tape.

Forward-looking: The TCL X11H is a 4K VA LCD panel with a 144Hz refresh rate and some exciting-sounding features: it measures 98 inches, has 14,112 mini-LED dimming zones, and can reach 6,500 nits of ...

Dawson writes: What’s the difference between mini-LED and full-array local dimming. He’s looking into buying a new TV, is doing some research, and sees a lot of folks getting excited about mini-LED ...