A LED light pipe is an optical fiber or a solid transparent plastic rod for transmitting light from an LED mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to the user interface. Light pipes transmit up to 80 ...

There’s no doubting the popularity of Nixie tubes these days. They lend a retro flair to modern builds and pop up in everything from clocks to weather stations. But they’re not without their problems ...

LED technology extends beyond the diode itself, relying on light pipes and supporting hardware to deliver precise, reliable illumination in modern electronic designs. This article from Essentra ...

Powell Electronics is stocking a pair of light pipe design kits from Bivar. Each kit includes a selection of Bivar’s most popular light pipes: Panel Press-Fit kit (right) is has rigid light-pipes up ...

Seven-segment LED displays have been around forever, it seems, and the design is pretty optimized by now. Off-the-shelf units are readily available in all sorts of sizes and colors, but if you want a ...