Cree announces new color LEDs in XP 3.45×3.45-mm package

Cree has announced the XLamp XP-E2 family of color LEDs after having announced phosphor-converted white LEDs in the family last September. Cree says the new products deliver "88% higher maximum light output compared to alternative high-power color LEDs." High-power color LEDs are increasingly important in a mainstream LED maker's portfolio. Such LEDs have long been used in entertainment lighting, architectural/façade lighting, and niche areas such as auto applications. But tunable white and color lighting is becoming mainstream in general-lighting applications. Moreover, the royal-blue LEDs are used in remote-phosphor product designs.