Ease your LED lamp design using TI's new LED-lamp reference board

Texas Instruments by utilizing Lemnis Lighting's expertise, has introduced LED lighting driver reference board for designing LED lamps for residential and office lighting. The TPS92010 LED-lamp Reference board is offered for designing dimmable, cost optimized and power efficient LED lamps. This board is expected to be available in mid-second quarter 2010. The reference board also includes user's guide with circuit diagram schematics, bill of materials list and test results needed to design a dimmable LED lamp.

TI's new IC TPS92010 LED offline LED lighting controller based on quasi-resonant flyback power converters is the device powering this board. The efficiency delivered is up to 87 percent. This design is suggested for developing replacement light bulbs in tight, small form factors without high cost. The TPS92010 features overvoltage detection and shutdown to prevent system damage caused by an open LEDs. It also features over-temperature shutdown in case of excessive heat in the system.

"The TPS92010 is helping achieve industry-leading lumens, efficacy, color temperature and dimming performance in Lemnis Lighting's Pharox® line of omni-directional LED replacement bulbs (A19-E26/27 form factor)," said Remko Gaastra, chief executive officer of San Francisco and Netherlands-based Lemnis Lighting B.V. "This solution will deliver the optimal balance between power, size and efficiency to help accelerate the trend to replace traditional light bulbs with energy-saving LED bulbs."

"TI is now applying years of experience in LED backlighting to deliver efficient power management solutions for the rapidly-growing general LED lighting market," said Tim Goodrow, general manager for TI's Power Supply Solutions group. "The TPS92010 and the TPS92010 LED-lamp Reference Board demonstrate TI's commitment to helping our customers solve their lighting design challenges, and they complement our broad portfolio of power management devices, wired and wireless interfaces, and embedded processors for lighting applications."

Price: Each reference board at $49.95.
TPS92010 IC chip is priced at $0.43 per 1K pieces

To know more visit www.ti.com/tps92010referenceboard-pr