LED Component And Assembly Miniaturization

By Vincent C. Forte, Chief Technology Officer, Marktech Optoelectronics

The trend towards miniaturization in the electronics world is on‐going and is fueled by a variety of factors including the consumer’s desire for portability as well as improved efficiency and reductions in costs. Over the past few years, LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology specifically, has seen tremendous growth, primarily due to the revolution in the lighting and general illumination markets. This increased interest in LEDs has also extended to a variety of other markets including military, medical and machine vision. Although LEDs are not new to these markets, their demand for smaller, higher resolution and uniform sources continues to grow.