May 28 2008
Luminus Devices has announced that it will be adding white LEDs to its PhlatLight® LED lineup. These white LEDs join a portfolio of new illumination products that Luminus is unveiling at LIGHTFAIR International this week in Las Vegas.
Like other products in the PhlatLight family, Luminus’ white LEDs feature large chip sizes, photonic lattice technology for maximum light extraction and advanced PhlatLight packaging to provide exceptionally good thermal performance for high power operation. The PhlatLight CBT-90 uses a single 9 mm2 chip that can produce more than 1,600 lumens.
“All of our PhlatLight products are intended to replace lamps and enable LED illumination in applications that conventional LEDs have not been able to address satisfactorily,” said Alexei Erchak, founder and chief technology officer, Luminus Devices. “Our white LEDs are ideal for architectural, entertainment, industrial and general lighting applications that require particularly high brightness.”
Luminus’ white PhlatLight LED lineup will include products in cool, neutral and warm color temperatures and various chip sizes. The PhlatLight CBM-360 provides a total 36 square millimeter emitting area and can generate more than 4,000 lumens from a single device.
“PhlatLight white LEDs have a very wide dynamic range and can be operated for either maximum brightness or maximum efficacy,” added Erchak. “For maximum brightness, PhlatLight devices can be operated at current densities that exceed 2 A/mm2. For maximum efficacy, PhlatLight white LEDs can be operated at more moderate current densities, at up to 80 lumens per watt.”
The first white LEDs to be launched are the PhlatLight CBT-90 and the CBM-360 with cool white color (6000oK), which will begin sampling in Q3 2008. Additional products with different chip sizes, package configurations and color temperatures will follow shortly thereafter.