ams OSRAM, a global leader in intelligent sensors and emitters, has introduced its new IR:6 infrared (IR) LED chip technology, which increases brightness by up to 35 percent and efficiency by up to 42 percent compared to the existing chip technology used in ams OSRAM IR LED emitters.
     
The new IR:6 thin-film chip technology will enable manufacturers of products such as security cameras and biometric authentication systems in PCs and smart doorbells to achieve better illumination for improved image quality as well as the faster, more accurate recognition of individual biometric markers, while saving power and extending battery run-time between charges. 

In medical equipment such as light therapy fixtures for the treatment of tissue damage, the higher optical power output from the IR:6 chip will enable equipment manufacturers to use fewer LEDs while producing the same therapeutic effect, saving space and reducing bill-of-materials cost.