April 4, 2005—Lumileds Lighting has announced a new generation of 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, according to the company. This triples the industry benchmark previously set by the company’s Luxeon family of solid-state light sources and quadruples the performance of other LEDs, the company says.
The new Luxeon III emitters reduce the cost of semiconductor-based lighting per lumen, and save space, by reducing the number of emitters required to produce a given light output. They also pave the way for development of new LED-based products requiring brighter illumination and/or simpler lighting system design in red and related colors. Applications range from rear automotive lighting to aviation, manufacturing and arcade entertainment, the company says. 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.
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. For more information, visit the company Web site.
