Luminus Devices Partners with Jetronic Technology Limited to Expand Market Share in China and Asia
Luminus Further Expands by Hiring Mr. Robin Hung as Regional Sales Manager in Asia
December 23, 2009
Billerica, MA―December 17,
2009―Luminus Devices Inc., developer
and manufacturer of high light output, ‘Big Chip’ PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced
its expansion in China, Hong
Kong and Taiwan
through a commercialpartnership with Jetronic
Technology Limited. Luminus also appointed Mr. Robin Hung regional sales manager
in Asia. He will be based in Taiwan,
and is responsible for the identification and development of strategic accounts
in this region.
The
Luminus/Jetronic agreement calls for Jetronic to distribute PhlatLight LEDs to electronic
companies selling projection and display systems in the home and commercial
market.
“Demand
in Greater China has been steadily increasing and Jetronic will help Luminus
expand our products in one of the fastest growing regions of the world,” said
Keith T.S. Ward, president and CEO, Luminus Devices. “Asia’s
rapid growth presents us with a great opportunity and Robin will give us a
major presence in the region.”
Today,
PhlatLight LEDs are the solid-state light source in numerous high brightness projection
systems from companies, including: Acer, BenQ, Chi Lin, Delta Electronics, LG,
Samsung and Toshiba. PhlatLight LEDs are also used in a variety of lighting
applications that require high brightness and efficiency, wide white color
palette, high color rendering and very long life.
“Projection
systems and the display industry in general are migrating at a very fast pace
towards solid-state light sources, which will ultimately displace conventional
light sources in mainstream products. We look forward to working with our
distribution channel to expand the reach of PhlatLight LEDs in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan,” said Thomas Wong,
president, Jetronic Technology Limited.
Prior
to joining Luminus, Hung was sales director for LedEngin, and general manager
for Telegent Technology. He also has experience with Conexant Systems, Future
Electronics, Hewlett Packard and Siemens.
About Jetronic
Established
in 1993, Jetronic Technology Limited is one of the fastest growing electronic
devices distributors in Hong Kong and China. The company’s mission is to
provide quality and value-added service to their customers and to become their
customers' first priority supplier.
About
Luminus Devices
Luminus
Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures high performance solid-state light
sources – PhlatLight LEDs – for the general illumination-lighting, projection
display, and UV curing market segments. Holder of extensive intellectual
property and over 150 issued and pending worldwide patents for big chip LED
technology, Luminus Devices headquarters is located in Billerica,
MA with domestic manufacturing also in Billerica and Woburn, MA, and global manufacturing in Taiwan and Thailand.PhlatLight is a registered trademark of
Luminus Devices.
PhlatLight is a registered trademark of
Luminus Devices.
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