Cree LEDs deliver 20% efficiency increase in XP footprint

The XLamp XP-G2 LED from Cree Inc. can deliver up to 20 percent more lumens per watt and 2.5 times the lumens-per-dollar over the original XP-G LED. It enables manufacturers to use fewer LEDs to get the same brightness at lower cost or increase brightness levels using the same LED count and power.

Characterized and binned at 85°C, the new XP-G2 LED leverages the same footprint (3.45x3.45mm) and is compatible optically with the original XP-G LED. The XP-G2 LED can enable a broad range of high-lumen applications, from indoor and outdoor to portable and lamp retrofits.

Built on the SC锟? Technology Platform, the product delivers up to 151 lumens per watt at 350 mA, 85°C or 165 lumens per watt at 350mA, 25°C in cool white (both at 6000K). In warm white (3000K), the XP-G2 LED delivers up to 133 lumens per watt at 350 mA, 85°C or 145 lumens per watt at 350mA, 25°C.

The SC锟? Technology Platform leverages Cree's silicon carbide technology, features advances in LED chip architecture and phosphor and showcases a new package design.