In electrical engineering, a light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons.
LED stands for light emitting diode. LED lighting products produce light up to 90% more efficiently than incandescent light bulbs. How do they work? An electrical current passes through a microchip, which illuminates the tiny light sources we call LEDs and the result is visible light.
An LED (light-emitting diode) is a semiconductor device that emits infrared or visible light when charged with an electric current.
What is a Light Emitting Diode (LED)? A Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a special type of PN junction diode. The light emitting diode is specially doped and made of a special type of semiconductor. This diode can emit light when it is in the forward biased state.
In this article, we have seen about basics of LED and few important characteristics of LED. In the next tutorial, we will see How an LED works and the construction of an LED.