IRC's Anotherm aluminum substrate provides display system design engineers a lighter, cooler and less expensive method of mounting multiple visible LEDs. IRC's Advanced Film Division recently developed this economical anodized aluminum substrate material with superior thermal conductivity to address the problem of heat dissipation in direct-mounted LED arrays.The thermally conductive aluminum alloy enables design engineers to mount visible LEDs and other components directly to it, eliminating the need for attached heatsinks, mounting hardware and the associated assembly costs. Economical solderable thick film conductors can be screen-printed directly to the Anotherm substrate to connect surface mount packaged components. The rugged Anotherm technology can operate in extreme temperatures — up to 400°C.

Anotherm aluminum substrates allow high-brightness LEDs to operate at higher power, run cooler, and last longer without external heatsinks.