LED lamps have a number of advantages over compact fluorescent lamps and incandescent light bulbs.

• expected life time of tens of thousands of hours
• five to ten times better efficiency compared to incandescent light bulbs
• RoHS compliant, mercury free
• low sensitivity to temperature and humidity
• switching does not reduce life time
• high mechanical durability due to no glass used
• low heat emission
• dimmable

LED lamps come in many different shapes as bulbs, tubes and panels for direct screw-in replacement, assembly in ceilings or built into light fixtures.

Because of their excellent properties and versatile applications LED lamps will likely replace conventional lamps to a large extent within the next years.