Mentor Graphics Advances Their Industry-Unique LED Solution to Meet Future Auto-Lighting Needs
18 12월 2012 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced
significant advances in their T3Ster®+TeraLED® measurement and
characterization hardware, as well as in FloEFD™ software
simulation products, to meet the needs of lighting developers using
arrays of LEDs in headlights, taillights and other transportation
industry applications. These advances enable developers to
efficiently manage the heat and condensation developed by these
arrays thus improving product reliability and life. In addition,
with T3Ster and TeraLED hardware’s ability to measure both thermal
and optical characteristics of single LEDs and full arrays, proper
light quality and color can be achieved.
Mentor is the only industry supplier to provide a complete
physical measurement, characterization and thermal simulation
solution of LEDs and LED SSL arrays.
Now the FloEFD product has been extended with a dedicated LED
module which enables thermal simulation of the most advanced LED
products along with the capability of predicting their “hot lumens”
i.e. their total emitted luminous flux at their operating
temperatures. This capability is provided through an LED model
library whose elements are characterized directly from physical
tests by the Mentor® T3Ster+TeraLED combined thermal and
radiometric/photometric LED testing solution. In addition, the
FloEFD LED models support radiation absorption in semi-transparent
solids, such as the head or taillight lens.
“LEDs shipped to use in headlamps are forecast to grow
significantly from 10 million units in 2012 to 78 million units in
2018,” stated Jamie Fox, lighting and LEDs research manager for IMS
Research (now part of IHS). “The quality, lifetime and reliability
requirements in the automotive sector are very high, higher than
most other LED sectors.”
“The use of LEDs in the transportation industry is expanding
rapidly, led by Europe but now also prevalent in the US and Asia,”
stated Erich Buergel, general manager of the Mentor Graphics
Mechanical Analysis Division. “We have serviced this industry for
several years now but larger, hotter and more complex shaped arrays
are driving us to enhance our FloEFD, T3Ster, and TeraLED products
to stay ahead of our users’ needs. These enhancements will ensure
that the industry is able to advance while maintaining high product
reliability and achieving faster times to market.”
LED arrays are becoming larger and to accommodate these larger
arrays, Mentor is now providing a 50 cm diameter sphere, in
addition to their 30 cm, on their TeraLED product to measure
optical performance. A 50 cm sphere is large enough to hold LEDs
used in headlights and taillights producing up to 7500 lumens, with
cooling for up to 50W of heat dissipation. This combination assures
that the industry will be able to develop their most aggressive LED
array designs and meet the needs of the automotive industry.
For more information on the Mentor Graphics® FloEFD and
T3Ster/TeraLED products and to link to educational webinars and
whitepapers from the Mentor Mechanical Analysis Division, visit the
company website at http://go.mentor.com/autolight.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing
products, consulting services and award-winning support for the
world’s most successful electronics and semiconductor companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12
months of about $1,015 million. Corporate headquarters are located
at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World
Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics, Mentor, T3Ster and TeraLED are registered
trademarks and FloEFD is a trademark of Mentor Graphics
Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)
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