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The packagespackage is called a "heatsink slug", andby different trade names ofby companies,

Lumileds Corp calls them "Barracuda" (*), by Lumileds Corp, or
while
Osram Opto. calls them "Dragon" by Osram Opto.

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The important feature of the package is a heat-conducting metal center, the "heatsink slug", that can be soldered onto a larger heatsink below:

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For details and source, see the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

led-package-barracuda-lumileds enter image description here

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

A possible reason for not having a clear type code for this package could be that it was not actually a LED package, but just a more generic heatsink-with-extra-plastic-lens.


*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package. See [ledmuseum.candlepower.us](http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/agilent.htm) and [Philips LED Update - page 8](http://public.ises.org/PREA/2_Presentations/3_Tech_Strat_Edu/9_Philips_LED.pdf)

The packages is called a "heatsink slug", and trade names of "Barracuda" (*), by Lumileds Corp, or "Dragon" by Osram Opto.

in the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

led-package-barracuda-lumileds enter image description here

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

A possible reason for not having a clear type code for this package could be that it was not actually a LED package, but just a more generic heatsink-with-extra-plastic-lens.


*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package. See [ledmuseum.candlepower.us](http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/agilent.htm) and [Philips LED Update - page 8](http://public.ises.org/PREA/2_Presentations/3_Tech_Strat_Edu/9_Philips_LED.pdf)

The package is called by different trade names by companies,

Lumileds Corp calls them "Barracuda",
while
Osram Opto. calls them "Dragon".

led-package-barracuda-lumileds


The important feature of the package is a heat-conducting metal center, the "heatsink slug", that can be soldered onto a larger heatsink below:

enter image description here

For details and source, see the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

A possible reason for not having a clear type code for this package could be that it was not actually a LED package, but just a more generic heatsink-with-extra-plastic-lens.


*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package. See [ledmuseum.candlepower.us](http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/agilent.htm) and [Philips LED Update - page 8](http://public.ises.org/PREA/2_Presentations/3_Tech_Strat_Edu/9_Philips_LED.pdf)
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The packages is called a "heatsink slug", and trade names of "Barracuda" (*), by Lumileds Corp, or "Dragon" by Osram Opto.

in the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

led-package-barracuda-lumileds enter image description here

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package. See ledmuseum.candlepower.us and Philips LED Update - page 8 A possible reason for not having a clear type code for this package could be that it was not actually a LED package, but just a more generic heatsink-with-extra-plastic-lens.


*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package. See [ledmuseum.candlepower.us](http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/agilent.htm) and [Philips LED Update - page 8](http://public.ises.org/PREA/2_Presentations/3_Tech_Strat_Edu/9_Philips_LED.pdf)

The packages is called a "heatsink slug", and trade names of "Barracuda" (*), by Lumileds Corp, or "Dragon" by Osram Opto.

in the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

led-package-barracuda-lumileds enter image description here

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package. See ledmuseum.candlepower.us and Philips LED Update - page 8

The packages is called a "heatsink slug", and trade names of "Barracuda" (*), by Lumileds Corp, or "Dragon" by Osram Opto.

in the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

led-package-barracuda-lumileds enter image description here

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

A possible reason for not having a clear type code for this package could be that it was not actually a LED package, but just a more generic heatsink-with-extra-plastic-lens.


*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package. See [ledmuseum.candlepower.us](http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/agilent.htm) and [Philips LED Update - page 8](http://public.ises.org/PREA/2_Presentations/3_Tech_Strat_Edu/9_Philips_LED.pdf)
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The packages is called a "heatsink slug", and trade names of "Barracuda" (*), by Lumileds Corp, or "Dragon" by Osram Opto.

in the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

led-package-barracuda-lumileds enter image description here

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package.   See ledmuseum.candlepower.us and Philips LED Update - page 8

The packages is called a "heatsink slug", and trade names of "Barracuda" (*), by Lumileds Corp, or "Dragon" by Osram Opto.

in the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

led-package-barracuda-lumileds enter image description here

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

*Barracuda was at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package.  

The packages is called a "heatsink slug", and trade names of "Barracuda" (*), by Lumileds Corp, or "Dragon" by Osram Opto.

in the chapter on LED packaging of the somewhat-retired LED-related website Light-Emitting-Diodes-dot-org - (note different domain).

led-package-barracuda-lumileds enter image description here

See the bottom-left image: Chapter 11: Packaging - Fig 11.5.

*Barracuda was, at least initially, actually referring to the type of LED die itself, not the package. See ledmuseum.candlepower.us and Philips LED Update - page 8

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