April 23, 2012 – Marketwire — Luminus Devices Inc. unveiled its round light emitting diode (LED) architecture, meeting the circular aperture designs of many optical devices.
The round LED increases system-level efficiency up to 30%. A single LED can replace a 250W conventional lamp. The LEDs can be used for entertainment, medical, retail, machine vision, and other lighting designs.
In fiber-coupled designs, the fiber and optic are round, but “the LED has always been square,” said Chuck DeMilo, global director of product marketing, Lighting Business Group, Luminus. This optical mismatch is resolved with round LEDs, which Luminus says required significant investments in R&D and operational infrastructure.
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The company’s first round LED product will be commercially available in Q3 2012.
Luminus Devices develops and manufactures LED technologies and solutions for the global illumination market. Headquarters and wafer fab manufacturing facilities are located near Boston, MA. For more information, visit www.luminus.com