Nichia

The basic ANSI C78.377-2008 quadrangles (red) with centers (blue +). Nichia uses these blocks, but calls the 4500K block SW45.

Nichia is a Japanese LED company. Their low powered 5mm LEDs are still used in some flashlights.

For high power LEDs the Nichia chromaticity binning codes are now based on ANSI White quadrants. A bin of SW50 is an ANSI quadrangle of 5000K (SW45 is 4500K and so on). Forward voltage bins are L (2.7-3.1V) and M (3.1-3.5V).

The Nichia 119A and 219A series seem to be identical on the top, with the difference being the layout of solder pads on the bottom. The 219's solder pads match the Cree XP-G which is the same physical size of 3.5mm (the Nichia board is 0.2mm thinner) with nearly the same voltage, current, and output. There are at least three variations with different product numbers based on the color temperature:

• The NVSSW119A and NVSW219A series LEDs are available up to a B14 flux bin.
• The NVSW119A-H3 and NVSW219A-H3 have a neutral tint of 5000K and have a maximum flux bin of B12.
• The warmer (2700-4500K) high CRI NVSL119A-H1 and NVSL219A-H1 have a maximum flux of B11 but a CRI as high as 92.

In 2012, Illumination Supply obtained a number of NVSL219A-H1 LEDs, which became a favorite of modders due to the high CRI (92 typical, 85 minimum) and 4500K neutral tint (Cree LEDs with such a high CRI typically have a much warmer tint) and pretty reasonable B10 flux bin. These same LEDs were also incorporated into some Malkoff drop-ins, a run of Xeno flashlights, and L3 Illumination's 1xAA twisty L10. Datasheets

Nichia 219A LED

Brightness Bins for Nichia 119A and 219A

Bin	350mA 100%	700mA 187%	1000mA 250%	1500mA 341%
B07	70-80	131-150	175-200	239-273
B08	80-90	150-168	200-225	273-307
B09	90-100	168-187	225-250	307-341
B10	100-110	187-206	250-275	341-375
B11	110-120	206-224	275-300	375-409
B12	120-130	224-243	300-325	409-443
B13	130-140	243-262	325-350	443-477
B14*	140-150	262-280	350-375	477-512

The Nichia 119B and 219B were introduced towards the end of 2012. It is binned at 700mA and available in a neutral white version (NVSW219B with a CCT of 5000K) and a warm white version (NVSL219B with a range of CCT values from 2700-4000K). The highest CRI value is 92 typical (85 minimum) with a flux bin of D220 and SW45 tint. Datasheets.

Nichia 219B LED

Brightness Bins for Nichia 119B and 219B

Bin	350mA 52%	700mA 100%	1000mA 136%	1500mA 189%
D180	94-104	180-200	245-272	340-378
D200	104-114	200-220	272-299	378-416
D220	114-125	220-240	299-326	416-454
D240	125-135	240-260	326-354	454-491
D260	135-146	260-280	354-381	491-529
D280*	146-156	280-300	381-408	529-567
D300	156-166	300-320	408-435	567-605
D320	166-177	320-340	435-462	605-643

Nichia 219C LED

The Nichia 119C and 219C were introduced in June 2015. While the flux bins are about the same as the 219B above (max bin for the 219C is D320), tests show that with proper cooling the 219C can be driven very hard to greatly increase output: 6 amps can yield over 1200 lumens. Unfortunately, it does not seem to be offered in the same 90+ CRI varieties as the 219B, but is available with a CRI of 83.