World's Smallest LED Goes Into Production: The PicoLED

by Justin Thomas, Virginia on 01.24.07
Science & Technology (electronics)

picoled.jpgEnergy efficient LEDs are starting to crop up everywhere, and adding fuel to this fire are the new applications being opened up by miniature LEDs. Kyoto-based electronic component creator, Rohm, announced today that the world’s smallest LED, the PicoLED will go into mass production in April. The company aim to create 10 million of the tiny 1.0 x 0.8mm diodes every single month. Currently, the smallest LED is one that measures 1.6 x 0.8mm. Both LEDs are only 0.2mm thick. If you happen to be an electronics giant then you can get a sample this month only for 100 yen each. :: Via Plastic Bamboo

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Comments (5)

Cool! It is so small not even 1 mm per 1 mm.

jump to top mysurface says:

This is all cool and everything and especially cute but what is it going to be used for. Something that small would be barely seeable so seriosly what's the point?

jump to top Heidi says:

There is one available which is in a 0402 package- this would be .5x1mm.

jump to top Anonymous says:

Just wondering, does anyone have more info on this item ?

jump to top zahir rahman says:

this is gonna appear in allot of products such as TV's in not very long. LED's are apparently very energy efficient too :P

jump to top Anonymous says:

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