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		opwieurposiu 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Next generation LEDs are cheap and sustainable Is the gold in LEDs just in the bond wires?

lightedman 9 months ago [–]

Occasionally the contact plating for surface mounting is also gold-plated. I can think of a couple Nichia LEDs from work that have gold plated electrical and thermal contacts.

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