Seoul Semi launches chip-on-board DC LED

The ZC series, based on Seoul Semi's Z-Power LEDs which are mainly used as a light source of high-brightness and high-power, decreases thermal resistance, resulting in an exponential improvement in LED lighting product life expectancy. What's more, it allows manufacturers to conveniently install and design price competitive products.

The ZC Series is designed as a COB type and removes the need for the LED to be surface-mounted on to a metal plate, allowing manufacturers to bypass the chip connection process before use. Companies can trim manufacturing and management costs and greatly improve end product price competitiveness.

Furthermore the use of highly reflective aluminium substrates in ZC also greatly improves the brightness and significantly prolongs LED bulb life spans. It is possible to use a single ZC from the ZC series to develop a LED light bulb which then allows light to be distributed more evenly than lights that connect several LED packages to a single module.

ZC will be offered in 6W, 10W and 16W, each of which will be appropriate replacements for 40W, 60W incandescent light bulbs and 100W down lights, respectively.

"The ZC will enable manufacturers to easily produce various LED light designs and providing longer-lasting LED lights," explained Sunghoon Bae, Vice President of Seoul Semiconductor. "As with the recent release of our AC LED, Acrich 2, the launch of our DC LED, ZC, is aligned with Seoul Semiconductor's commitment to providing a diverse and innovative product portfolio for consumers alongside continued investment in research and development"

The recently launched ZC Series will begin mass production in December and will subsequently be available to customers.

The 1,600-square-foot store was demolished in September and has been replaced with a 5,000-square-foot store featuring Noco's "store within a store" concept, featuring a kiosk for check-in at Buffalo Niagara International Airport and various green building technologies to reduce energy consumption.

Noco also has hired an additional 14 employees at the new store, bringing the total workforce 21 employees.

The store was constructed with several building technologies to reduce energy consumption, including low watt LED lighting, a refrigeration energy management system and white roofing for increased light reflectivity. A light harvesting system was installed utilizing skylights that allow natural light into the store and an energy management control system that automatically dims the store lighting during the daylight hours.

The store is also equipped with the infrastructure to accommodate electrical charging stations for electric cars.

Due to the proximity to the airport, the new store features a real-time departure and arrival screen for guests to monitor flight times and also a kiosk where one can check in and print boarding passes.