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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Smart Lighting Dual-Dim(TM)
LED Driver Provides Single-Chip TRIAC and Digital Dimming (news with
additional features)
26.04.2016 / 08:00
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The iW3690 driver IC bridges the gap between traditional wall dimmers and
the latest digital solutions accelerating smart lighting penetration in a
market which is forecast to be worth 58 billion USD annually by 2020
London, United Kingdom - April 26, 2016 - Dialog Semiconductor plc
(FWB:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power
conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth(R) low energy
technology, today announced the iW3690, a revolutionary driver IC for LED
smart lighting that combines digital control (I2C) with the company's
advanced phase-cut TRIAC dimming technology. For the first time, a single
chip solution provides Smart LED luminaires the ability to dim using
digital commands, including those sent wirelessly, while working
concurrently with traditional TRIAC wall dimmers.
Suitable for applications up to 25W, the IC's Dual-Dim technology enables
dimming from 100% to 1% without flicker or shimmer. The driver IC works
with any wireless protocol including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and ZigBee. Optimal
wireless connectivity is made cost effective and easy using Dialog's
SmartBond(TM) DA14580 Bluetooth low energy System-on-Chip (SoC) to create a
high-performance wireless smart dimming platform with the minimum number of
external components and the lowest system bill of materials (BOM).
The iW3690 enables digital link dimming and remote on/off at any AC phase
conduction angle. It employs resonant control and features 0.95 power
factor (PF), less than 20% total harmonic distortion (THD) and 85% typical
efficiency, comfortably meeting DesignLights Consortium(TM) (DLC)
requirements. The device automatically protects against over-temperature
conditions, LED open and short circuits, AC line over-voltage, and output
over-current.
"Until now, designers were forced to compromise on legacy dimmer control in
order to provide users with digital smart lighting control. Combining
support for legacy analog dimmers with a digital interface in a single
unifying IC offers designers of LED luminaires the most cost-effective and
easy-to-implement control solution for smart lighting," said Davin Lee,
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dialog's Power Conversion
Business Group. "Combining our leadership positon in innovative LED driver
ICs and Bluetooth low energy SoCs enables Dialog to provide optimal
interfacing and best-in-class standby power; an important factor given that
smart lighting must be always-on in order to receive wireless commands."
The iW3690 is sampling now and will be available in production quantities
this quarter.
Dialog's Dual-Dim controllers and Bluetooth solutions are being
demonstrated at 2016 Lightfair International (LFI), April 26 - 28 at the
San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
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NOTES
Market forecast from Transparency Market Research: Smart Lighting Market -
Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 -
2020.
The DesignLights Consortium(TM) is a trade organization that brings
stakeholders together to define and promote leading edge, high quality,
high efficiency commercial lighting.
Dialog, the Dialog logo, Dual-Dim(TM) and SmartBond(TM) are trademarks of
Dialog Semiconductor plc or its subsidiaries. All other product or service
names are the property of their respective owners. (c) Copyright 2016
Dialog Semiconductor. All rights reserved.
Company Contact:
Lauren Ofstedahl
Dialog Semiconductor
Phone: +1 (408) 845 8518
lauren.ofstedahl@diasemi.com
Web: www.dialog-semiconductor.com
Twitter: @DialogSemi
About Dialog Semiconductor
Dialog Semiconductor provides highly integrated standard (ASSP) and custom
(ASIC) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimized for smartphone,
computing, IoT, LED Solid State Lighting (SSL) and smart home applications.
Dialog brings decades of experience to the rapid development of ICs while
providing flexible and dynamic support, world-class innovation and the
assurance of dealing with an established business partner. With world-class
manufacturing partners, Dialog operates a fabless business model and is a
socially responsible employer pursuing many programs to benefit the
employees, community, other stakeholders and the environment we operate in.
Dialog's power saving technologies including DC-DC configurable system
power management deliver high efficiency and enhance the consumer's user
experience by extending battery lifetime and enabling faster charging of
their portable devices. Its technology portfolio also includes audio,
Bluetooth(R) low energy, Rapid Charge(TM) AC/DC power conversion and
multi-touch.
Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London with a global sales,
R&D and marketing organization. In 2015, it had approximately $1.35 billion
in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor
companies. It currently has approximately 1,650 employees worldwide. The
company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated
Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German
TecDax index.
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Language: English
Company: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way
E1W 1AA London
United Kingdom
Phone: +49 7021 805-412
Fax: +49 7021 805-200
E-mail: jose.cano@diasemi.com, lauren.ofstedahl@diasemi.com
Internet: www.dialog-semiconductor.com
ISIN: GB0059822006, XS0757015606
WKN: 927200
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; Luxemburg
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