At Strategies In Light 2011 in Santa Clara, California, Tyco Electronics (TE) has showcased the solderless LED socket, Type LS, designed for use with the new Philips Lumileds LUXEON™ S LED. The new product offers a solderless termination that complements this newly-released lighting-class LED by Philips Lumileds. ...

Tyco Electronics (TE), a global leader in engineered electronic components and solutions, releases the solderless LED socket, Type CM, for easy integration of the new Cree XLamp® MP-L™ multichip LED into light fixtures. Introduced as a development program at LIGHTFAIR® International 2010, the product family is now available for production orders.

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, announced that it is now stocking Tyco Electronics’ LED light pipe assemblies. Products now available on Digi-Key’s global websites include:

Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle Design Promotes Fast Assembly Tyco Electronics has introduced new wire-to-board plug connectors and board-to-board connectors to its family of hermaphroditic blade and receptacle connectors. The connectors are designed to make connecting of aluminum-clad printed circuit boards, commonly used for LED lighting applications that include lighting controls and LED light modules, faster and easier.