The company is aiming at three primary markets

The company is aiming at three primary markets: mobile displays, televisions and general lighting. Though still facing some challenges ahead, it will take some time to prove its advantages in the marketplace, said the company.The software now features an Alternate Optimization Engine, which supplements the existing optimizer and enables users to successfully address an even broader range of design problems. In addition, Light Tools 6.3 permits optimization with user-defined variables, merit functions and constraints, utilizing either of the optimization engines, to further expand the classes of systems for which the software can converge on an efficient solution.

 LightTools 6.3 also adds important new functionality for LED modeling and simulation. An expanded LED library has been incorporated that contains mechanical models for hundreds of LEDs from all major manufacturers, including apodization files that allow accurate far-field modeling of source output, as well as ray data files for both near-field and far-field output. Furthermore, LightTools ray data files now include color information to model the spatial and angular output characteristics of the source as a function of color.Another significant feature in LightTools 6.3 is an enhanced thin film modeling utility. This allows the user to enter a thin film coating and then simulate the performance of that coating on any substrate and under any conditions of use. Other new features include an IES file format import utility that reads and converts IES formatted angular intensity data files into LightTools angular apodization files, and the ability to perform colorimetric analyses of spatial and angular luminance calculations.

With over 45 years of success as an industry leader, Optical Research Associates (ORA) is committed to delivering innovative solutions to the optics industry. With its CODE V? and LightTools software products, ORA is the world's leading developer of optical software. ORA is also the largest independent supplier of optical design and illumination engineering services, with more than 4,700 completed projects since the company was founded in 1963.Featuring an SMD power package with a compact 6.0-mm by 6.0-mm footprint and ultra-low profile of 1.5 mm, Vishay's new Little Star LED is among the most robust and light-efficient products on the market. The VLMW711T3U2US is designed for a high current drive of up to 350 mA, and offers extremely bright luminous intensity of 25,000 mcd typical. The device features an optical efficiency of 60 lm/W and a typical luminous flux of 80 lm to 85 lm.