Cree adds high-current COB LEDs based on a metal substrate

The XLamp CMA chip-on-board LED family delivers more than double the lumen density of Cree’s existing Standard Density COB LEDs yet provide a lower-cost option to the company’s High Density products.

Cree has announced the XLamp CMA family of chip-on-board (COB) LEDs that mark the company’s first foray into such LEDs manufactured on an aluminum substrate as opposed to a ceramic substrate. Cree is informally calling the new line a high-current family and positioning the portfolio to fit between the Standard Density and High Density ceramic-based LEDs announced previously.