International Rectifier’s IRS2530D DIM8 ™ in an 8-pin package and IRS2158D in a 16-pin package are dimming ballast control ICs with integrated half-bridge drivers. The ICs provide the basis for four ...

El Segundo, Calif.—Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are hot right now (that's only figuratively, of course; they are literally quite cool) but one of their drawbacks is that they are difficult to dim.

Designing Dimming Circuits for Fluorescent Lamps is a challenging task typically realized using a complex, high-pin-count control IC. Compared with non-dimming designs, dimming circuit ICs: Are more ...

General Electric Lighting introduced a dimmable compact fluorescent bulb on Thursday that mimics the performance of old incandescent bulbs. The bulb, with a re-engineered ballast, can be dimmed ...

Peruse a few online help forums about lighting and you'll quickly conclude that it's tough to dim fluorescent bulb loads. The dimming of fluorescent lamps can indeed be difficult because of their ...

In general terms, dimmers are devices that vary light level (intensity) of lamps by controlling the amount of power that is delivered to the lamp. Dimming can be controlled by either manual or ...

So I've been thinking of upgrading the area around my home theater again and the lights are under fire this time. The lights in the basement area are all fluorescent and about 4 tiles in the ceiling ...

Users can easily reduce energy usage with dimmers. Dimming technology has evolved considerably over the last decade, especially in the arc discharge lamp category. What began as a device for simply ...