World’s smallest surface-mount LED housed offers 0.2mm profile

As new product designs become smaller and more compact, the need for ever-smaller components has become increasingly necessary. We have seen the optoelectronics industry go from a 1206 sized LED down to an 0402 size where footprint reduction technology for some time has been at a threshold. In response, SunLED has announced the ground-breaking 0201 LED - the world's smallest in a DFN style dual-flat no-leads package, says the company. The high-brightness, 10mA LED has a footprint of just 0.65mm x 0.35mm x 0.2mm high. It LED offers over 50% size reduction compared to an 0402, shattering all restraints previously restricting smaller product designs. Also, a full spectrum of colours is available. Typical applications include membrane switches, consumer goods, medical / healthcare, mobile / handheld products, wearables, instrumentation and power-management systems.