The new Infrared Ostar Lighting LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors provides 3.5 W of optical output power at 1A with six powerful thin-film chips and a hemispherical. The beam angle and radiant intensity can be varied with standard secondary optics which are readily available on the market. The hexagonal honeycomb shape of this high-power component enables multiple IR LEDs to be combined to form a large space-saving matrix so that the output power can be increased many times.