Lighting

Lighting

Lighting Our World with Less

Fluorescent and LED lights use 50 to 80 percent less energy than their incandescent counterparts. No wonder U.S. and European governments are pushing vendors for lighting solutions that rely on high frequency electronic ballasts. Successful ballast design depends on a few key tradeoffs:

  • Balancing ease of use against design complexity and cost
  • Balancing voltage and current control against design complexity and board space
  • Balancing functionality against low power consumption

Powerful, Easy to Use, Green Solutions

Atmel® microcontrollers and lighting controls deliver the functionality, convenience, and high performance demanded by today's high-frequency lighting ballast applications.


Fluorescent Ballasts High Intensity Discharge (HID) Ballasts Light Emitting Diode (LED) Ballasts
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The Atmel Advantage

Atmel is proud of the technological advances in its portfolio of microcontrollers, touch, and wireless solutions that support the growing worldwide market for smarter, more efficient lighting solutions.

  • Ease of Use – Atmel developers can take advantage of the Atmel free tools, pre-tested and certified technology, embedded stacks, and software libraries to quickly develop reliable products with sophisticated, easy to use features that attract end users.
  • Low-Power Leader – Atmel picoPower™ power-saving modes dramatically enhance battery life without sacrificing performance, so your products will be fast, green, and economical.
  • Feature-Rich Microcontrollers – Built-in features such as automatic dimming eliminates the need for additional components, while automatic Swiss, DALI, or 0 – 10V dimming control detection lets you choose one microcontroller to support multiple standards.
  • Flexible Solutions – An integrated, single-chip solution is simple to use and yields a smaller bill of materials (BOM). A two-chip solution gives you the flexibility to, for example, employ different transceivers for regional markets that use different frequency bands. With Atmel, you can choose the most cost-effective microcontroller based on your requirements.

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