Vishay has released a family of six high-power infra-red emitters in 3.4 x 3.4mm lead-less packages. They are “designed with a 42mil chip for 1.5A dc operation, with  support for pulsed currents up to 5A”, according to New Yorker Electronics, which is stocking the parts. They come in two wavelengths and three viewing angles. The parts ...

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