Luminus Introduces High Brightness SBT-90 LED for Entertainment, Display, Medical and Automotive Applications
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May 14, 2010... New White SBT-90 PhlatLight LED Expands Company’s Surface-Mount LED Offerings

LIGHTFAIR International 2010
Booth No. 979
Las Vegas, Nevada USA--Luminus Devices, Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced the introduction of the SBT-90 PhlatLight LED, the industry’s brightest, high power, surface-mount (SMT) package. This breakthrough product is ideally suited for entertainment, display, medical and automotive applications that require an LED package that emits directly into air instead of having an integrated dome lens.

“With the introduction of the SBT-90, Luminus strengthens its leadership position in high brightness LEDs”
“With the introduction of the SBT-90, Luminus strengthens its leadership position in high brightness LEDs,” said Chuck DeMilo, director of global product marketing for lighting, Luminus Devices. “The SBT-90 contains a single 9mm2 chip, so the optical brightness can’t be matched by tiled arrays of traditional 1-Watt LEDs. The ability to deliver more lumens through their optical architectures in a compact and highly integrated form factor becomes a game changer for our customers as new opportunities emerge to apply LEDs to demanding applications.”

The SBT-90 generates more than 1,800 lumens (6500K, 70+CRI) from a small 10mm x 11mm package footprint. Utilizing high thermal conductivity ceramic packaging, the SBT-90 features an extremely low thermal resistance of 0.64°C/W. The device has a nominal input power of 10W, but can be operated continuously at drive conditions up to 35W. Due to its low profile window and direct chip-to-air emission, the SBT-90 is optimized for coupling to proximity optics and optical light engines, thereby maximizing optical throughput while maintaining long life and high reliability. Typical applications for the SBT-90 include entertainment wash lighting, edge-lit displays, projection systems, fiber coupled medical lighting and automotive forward lighting.

Available in an SMT package, the SBT-90 integrates seamlessly with standard SMT manufacturing processes and equipment. PhlatLight LEDs are mercury-free, highly reliable and provide a lifetime of 60,000 hours with lumen maintenance of greater than 70 percent. The SBT-90 is available for sampling now with volume shipments beginning in the 3rd quarter.

To learn more about the SBT-90, visit Luminus at LightFair International, May 12-14, in booth #979 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. To schedule a meeting with a Luminus spokesperson or for more information contact Bill Keeler or Nicole Slein of Schwartz Communications at (781) 684-0770 or luminus@schwartz-pr.com.

About Luminus Devices

Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures high performance solid-state light sources – PhlatLight® LEDs - for a variety of lighting applications. Its headquarters and primary manufacturing facilities are located in Billerica, Massachusetts, U.S.A. For more information, visit www.luminus.com

Note to editors: PhlatLight is a registered trademark of Luminus Devices.

Contacts
Luminus Media Contacts:
Schwartz Communications
Bill Keeler or Nicole Slein
781-684-0770

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