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News Release from: Philips Lumileds Lighting | Subject: Red, red-orange and amber LEDs
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 April 2005
Red, red-orange and amber LEDs break
records
Red, red-orange and amber LEDs that pump out record-breaking typical lumens per package of 110 for amber, 140 for red and 190 for red-orange represent a technology 'quantum leap'.
Lumileds Lighting has announced a quantum leap in LED technology with new red, red-orange and amber LEDs that pump out record-breaking typical lumens per package of 110 for Amber, 140 for Red and 190 for Red-Orange, tripling the industry benchmark previously set by the company's Luxeon family of solid-state light sources and quadrupling the performance of other LEDs Available immediately, the new Luxeon III emitters reduce the cost of semiconductor-based lighting per lumen, and simultaneously save space, by reducing the number of emitters required to produce a given light output
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Oct 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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In the automotive market, the new Luxeon III Emitters will enable a single LED to power stop lamps, rear combination lamps and rear fog lamps.
This will significantly lower lighting system costs by allowing simpler optic design, less expensive packaging, and a modular implementation system across models and brands.
It will also reduce space requirements and provide new styling options ranging from uniform illuminance to spoke and swirl designs.
The red, red-orange and amber Luxeon III Emitters will also be useful for power signaling for traffic, airfield and marine navigation systems; strobe and warning lights for municipal and construction vehicles; marker lights for aircraft exteriors; architectural lighting, particularly in pools and spas; and machine vision systems used for quality assurance in manufacturing.
"Our new Luxeon III products mark another milestone in ongoing technology improvements that are making LEDs the emerging light source of choice for a wide variety of products," said Jason Posselt, Director of Product Marketing for Lumileds Lighting.
"We have had the brightest power AlInGaP LEDs on the market ever since we introduced our Luxeon line and we have now exceeded our own benchmarks by a factor of three, broadening our lead over other suppliers as well as expanding the applications for LED lighting across multiple vertical markets." The new red, red-orange and amber Luxeon III emitters are available in both Lambertian and side-emitting configurations from Lumileds Future Electronics.
Luxeon III Emitters are also available in white, green, cyan, blue and royal blue.
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, camera flash, LCD displays and televisions, portable lighting, projection 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.
Lumileds also supplies core LED material and LED packaging, and manufactures billions of LEDs annually.
Lumileds Lighting is a joint venture between Agilent Technologies and Philips Lighting.
The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA, with operations in the Netherlands, Japan and Malaysia and sales offices throughout the world.
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