What Is SMD LED?

SMD LED stands for surface mount LED. Specifically, it's a light-emitting diode that is mounted onto and soldered onto a circuit board. An SMD LED is quite small since it has no leads or surrounding packaging that comes with a standard LED. This means it's best handled, not by a human, but by automated assembly equipment. An SMD LED also has a wide viewing angle, thanks to the fact that it does not have the standard LED's epoxy enclosure that focuses the beam.
Miniaturization

Miniaturization has made surface mounted devices more common than ever. These days, most of the LEDs that you'll find inside devices such as modems, disk drives and small electronics devices are likely to be SMD LEDs. The biggest part of the size of an indicator LED is its epoxy package. The LED junction itself is rather small. With the SMD LED, you just get the glowing bits, without so much extra packaging.

Benefits of SMD LED

The SMD LED gives off very little heat. It also has a low voltage and current requirements. Like a standard light emitting diode, a surface mount LED gives off almost no heat. It also typically has similar low voltage and low current requirements. They are commonly used to indicate device status on computer motherboards, routers, hard drives, USB flash drives and any other application where physical space is at a premium. Computer motherboards, hard drives, routers, flash drives and other applications where there's no room for larger technology are also common uses.

Others include LCD display backlighting, keyboard lights, and pushbuttons. They've also been used for instrument panels in aircrafts. A few manufacturers have created an SMD LED lighting solution by combining it with a resistor, small circuit board, lens and cable to provide and bright, cool LED light that runs on just 12 volts, and which is tiny enough to be mounted almost anywhere, (for instance, to light a cup holder).

There are other, large-scale applications, too. For instance, they are used for indoor display screens. SMD LEDs work well because you can arrange a large number of diodes in tight groups of red, blue and green, generating a large variety of colors. This screen technology, which is now found in stores and malls, is now also popping up in large outdoor displays.

Characteristics of SMD LED
Our SMD LED is suitable for all SMT assembly methods.
It is compatible with automatic placement equipment.
It is also compatible with infrared and vapor phase reflow soldering process.
Our SMD LED is designed without restricted substance, complying with ROHS standard.
It has low power consumption, low current requirement and high efficiency.
Its lens is water clear.
Versatile mounting on P.C. board or panel.

Applications of SMD LED
Our SMD LED can be used in automobile for backlighting in dashboard and switch. It is also suitable for use in telecommunication, such as indicator in telephole and fax, etc.

Our SMD LED has obtained CE certificate and SGS certificate. They are well received in Brazil, Argentian, India, America, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Russia and Romania, etc.
We welcome customers from all over the world to contact us.

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