Luminus Devices to Introduce PhlatLight® LEDs for Lighting Applications During LFI 2008

May 27, 2008

Luminus Devices will be introducing a new lineup of PhlatLight LED products, developed specifically for lighting applications. These products will be unveiled during LightFair International 2008 (LFI) Exhibition in the Red Rock Ballroom at the Marriott Suites Hotel in Las Vegas from May 28 to May 30.

 

Luminus is best known for its patented, ultra-bright PhlatLight LEDs used in high definition televisions and projectors manufactured by including Samsung and LG Electronics. These PhlatLight LEDs gained prominence for being the only LEDs bright enough to replace mercury arc lamps in these products.  

 

Now, Luminus is making its high brightness PhlatLight technology available to lighting manufacturers, introducing a line of products that are designed to replace conventional lamps in demanding lighting applications.   

 

PhlatLight LEDs are unique in that they are significantly larger than standard 1mm LEDs and are designed to operate reliably at current levels that produce dramatically more lumens than typical 1W and 3W devices. 

 

“Luminus has taken several steps in recent months to expand into lighting, by broadening our product portfolio, sales and support organization, and distribution channel,” said Christian Hoepfner, vice president of products, Luminus Devices. “These products are already being designed into lighting fixtures in the entertainment, architectural, and medical industries. In addition, we are introducing a lineup of large sized, white PhlatLight LEDs and we expect that they will make a significant impact in certain general lighting applications.”

 

PhlatLight LEDs use Luminus’ Photonic Lattice technology, which efficiently generates light and emits it from the chip surface. PhlatLight products use advanced packaging technology, allowing the devices to be operated at low current conditions for high efficiency or at high current conditions for maximum brightness. 

 

Luminus’ patented chip-on-board package technology gives PhlatLight LEDs state-of-the-art, low thermal resistance, < 0.7^o C/W, allowing the industry’s widest reliable operating range from 0.35 A, to over 30 A, with some devices capable of producing over 3,000 lumens from a single PhlatLight LED chip. Luminus’ extensive reliability testing at high current levels ensures its PhlatLight LED products have L70 median lifetime forecasts in excess of 60,000 hours.  

 

Three series of PhlatLight LEDs will be shown during LFI.

 

PhlatLight CBT Series: Single-Chip, Single-Color LEDs

The PhlatLight CBT series consists of single color modules and are currently available as individual red, green or blue devices in the following chip sizes. Production product is available   now.

 

            PhlatLight                      Chip Size         

          CBT-120                        12.0 mm²                     

CBT-85                          8.5 mm²                     

CBT-54                          5.4 mm²                                           

            CBT-40                                  3.9 mm²                     

 

PhlatLight CBM Series: Multi-Chip, Multi-Color LED’s

Luminus will debut a family of multi-chip, multi-color PhlatLight LED modules in three and four color configurations. With thousands of lumens emitted from a small area like an arc gap or filament, color-mixing optics are simplified and color shadowing eliminated. These PhlatLight CBM modules reliably produce over 2,000 lumens of multi-color or white light from a single PhlatLight LED module. 

 

 

This performance enables applications not possible with conventional 1mm LEDs such as spotlighting for entertainment, architectural or general lighting. A single PhlatLight CBM module can replace large arrays of conventional LED’s while multiple PhlatLight CBM modules can be configured to achieve flux levels competitive with 575 W arc lamps.  

 

Sampling of the CBM series begins in June 2008 with mass production in Q4, 2008.

The initial CBM series will consist of the following devices.

 

PhlatLight            Total Emitting Area       

CBM-290-RGB       29.0 mm²           Three-color module       
         CBM-410-RGBX*    41.0 mm²        
 *Multiple fourth colors will be available Q3 2008   

 

PhlatLight White LEDs

Luminus will also debut a new family of PhlatLight white LEDs in various sizes. Like all PhlatLight LEDs they are designed for efficient, reliable, long-life operation over the industry’s widest operating range.  With superior lumen output ranging from 1,600 lumens for the CBT-90 and exceeding 4,000 lumens for the CBM-360, these powerful new PhlatLight LEDs provide lighting designers an ultra-bright, point source of white light with superior optical coupling enabling new applications with better optical system efficiency, breaking through the design limitations of tiled arrays of conventional 1MM LEDs.

 

Sampling is planned for late June 2008 with mass production in Q4 2008.  The initial PhlatLight white LED product line will consist of the following devices.

 

            PhlatLight               Total Emitting Area        Color Temperature

            CBM-360-W            36.0 mm²                      Cool, Warm, Neutral

  CBT-90-W                9.0 mm²                      Cool, Warm, Neutral

 

All PhlatLight products are RoHS compliant and Luminus is ISO 9001 certified. Luminus has already secured 19 patents for PhlatLight LED technology and continues extensive research and development of the PhlatLight platform. 

 

PhlatLight LEDs are supported by a growing eco-system of system solution partners including National Semiconductor for drivers, Fraen for optics, NuVentix for thermal management and Cypress Semiconductor for color management.

 

Those attending LFI who would like to visit the Luminus exhibit at the Red Rock Ballroom on the 17^th floor of the Marriott Suites, or the VIP cocktail reception on Tuesday, May 28^th, should visit www.luminus.com for more information. Luminus will have multiple daily drawings during LFI for visitors to win exciting PhlatLight-powered products such as Samsung projectors and a 67” rear projection HDTV.

 

About Luminus Devices                                                                                        

Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures very high performance solid state light sources for a variety of illumination applications including high definition TVs, video projectors, avionics displays, and lighting systems. Its patented PhlatLight^® (Photonic Lattice) LED products are the brightest and most versatile solid-state light sources available today and are enabling innovative products and applications never before possible. Luminus Devices’ headquarters and primary manufacturing facilities are located in Billerica, Massachusetts, U.S.A. For more information, visit www.luminus.com and www.phlatlight.com.