Lumileds Expands Luxeon Product Line with Luxeon Emitters; Light Sources Can Be Deployed in Any Configuration for Complete Design Flexibility
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Nov. 26, 2001--New Option Added to Star, Ring and Other Arrays Currently Available
Lumileds Lighting is expanding its Luxeon(TM) family of ultra-compact light sources based on high-powered Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) by adding individual Luxeon emitters to the various mounted configurations already on the market. This extension of the Luxeon line gives product designers the option to use Luxeon arrays pre-mounted in linear, star, ring or flood patterns, or to create custom Luxeon-based lighting designs arranged in any way that suits the size and shape of their specific application.
Luxeon emitters are available in high-volume production suitable reels, as well as 50-unit evaluation kits, in the same colors as Luxeon arrays, including white, green, blue, royal blue, cyan, red, red-orange and amber. Each evaluation kit includes 50 unmounted emitters and a design guide to assist developers in circuit design and heat management. The kits and reels are available from Future Electronics (1-800/FUTURE1), a distributor of Luxeon products.
"We have wanted to use Lumileds' technology to create the lighting for the logs that come in our fireplaces," said Rene Geerts of Rena electronics, a manufacturer of fireplaces and other electronic systems based in the Netherlands. "Physical, thermal, and vibration constraints of the application as well as the high luminous output and instant on/dimming functionality required made Luxeon an excellent solution. With the ability to purchase the unmounted emitters, create our own boards, and fully integrate Luxeon Emitters into our total system design, we can now take advantage of Luxeon. Integration of the Luxeon Emitter reduced the need for additional cable assemblies and connectors and dramatically cut our assembly time, resulting in an increase in profitability of our product."
Lumileds' Luxeon technology combines the lifetime and reliability advantages of LEDs with the brightness of conventional lighting. Luxeon Power Light Sources offer a dramatically smaller footprint, an operating life of up to 100,000 hours, and lower power consumption than incandescent, halogen or fluorescent bulbs. These capabilities and the unprecedented brightness of Luxeon Power Light Sources open the door to new and improved lighting applications.
"Since we introduced our Luxeon product family, we have seen a strong demand for individual Luxeon emitters from customers who wanted the size, energy and brightness benefits of Luxeon but were unable to use our standard configurations," said Lumileds' Jason Posselt, Luxeon Product Manager. "This expansion of our product line will make Luxeon power light sources available to a much broader range of customers and applications."
About Lumileds Lighting
Lumileds Lighting is the world's leading manufacturer of high-power LEDs and a pioneer in the use of solid state lighting solutions for everyday purposes including automotive lighting, traffic signaling, signage, LCD backlighting and general lighting. The company's patented Luxeon Power Light Sources are the first to combine the brightness of conventional lighting with the small footprint, long life and other advantages of LEDs. The company also supplies core LED material and LED packaging, manufacturing billions of LEDs annually, and ranks as the producer of the world's brightest red, amber, blue, green and white LEDs. A joint venture between Agilent Technologies and Philips Lighting, Lumileds is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in the Netherlands and Malaysia and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, visit www.lumileds.com.