CES 2009: Luminus Expands PhlatLight LEDs with Launch of PT-121 Chipset

Luminus Devices, Inc., today announced the introduction of the PhlatLight® LED PT-121 chipset, designed specifically for next-generation, lamp-free data projectors. The PT-121 delivers high brightness levels, enhanced color and long-term performance and reliability for data projectors.

The PT-121 chipset is enhanced when used in conjunction with Texas Instruments’ digital light processing technology (DLP®). Each PT-121 chipset is comprised of a red, green and blue LED, and is best-suited for data projectors using micro-displays ranging from 0.65”- 1”. Like other PhlatLight LED products, the PT-121 offers instant start up with no warm up and cool down period required by today’s conventional mercury lamp technologies. The PT-121 also includes a wide color gamut that exceeds NTSC standards and surpasses 60,000 hours of lifetime, eliminating the need to replace the projector light source.

“Texas Instruments and Luminus have a long-standing collaborative relationship that fosters innovation,” said Lars Yoder, Vice President, DLP® Front Projection Products at Texas Instruments. “The integration of our individual expertise in DLP chip technology and PhlatLight LEDs results in expanding the global market with unmatched levels of picture quality and product reliability of DLP projectors.”

“The PT-121 is built for next-generation, lamp-free data projectors providing a high brightness, mercury-free technology, not available in traditional lamp technologies,” said Udi Meirav, President and CEO, Luminus Devices. “The PhlatLight LED PT-121 chipset is part of a broader family of industry-leading ‘green’ technologies from Luminus Devices that enables original equipment manufacturers to deliver extremely high levels of brightness and clarity with virtually zero lamp replacement over the lifetime of the projector.”

When combined, the red, green and blue chips produce more than 2,000 white lumens at 8,000 color temperature in time sequential pulsed mode. There is also 100 percent uniform surface emission for high collection efficiency and low optical losses. In addition, the monolithic emission area per color allow for single-lens collection and simplified optics.

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.

DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments.

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