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 ...

International Rectifier has two new control ICs for dimming compact and tube-type fluorescents. Most designers won’t ever see them, though, because they go into the bases of compact bulbs or into ...

It will soon be lights out for most new fluorescent lighting in Vermont, a development that could accelerate its demise elsewhere and fuel LED lighting’s continued rise. In May, the state became the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are replacing incandescent light bulbs at a rapid rate due to their tremendous energy savings and longer lifetime. Additional energy savings can be achieved by dimming ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Rachel: I spoke to some highly rated electricians on Angie's List who told me that the problem probably isn't with your light fixture. The flickering is likely because of the type of bulb you're ...