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Issue 15 July/August 2007

Switched-mode power Photonic lattice LEDs are a LEDdynamics lamps replace
converters drive LEDs. p9 new class of emitter. p20 fluorescent tubes p26 Editor: Tim Whitaker
[email protected]
NEWS & ANALYSIS 2 Tel. +44 (0)117 941 5478
Philips to buy Color Kinetics in $791 million deal
More news: Sumitomo Chemical to buy CDT…Toronto is second LED City…UK Sales Manager: Joanna Hook
government funds SSL…Power LEDs reach 100 lumens in production…Osram reports [email protected]
record lab results for red and green chips…and more. Tel. +44 (0)117 941 5378
DRIVERS 9 US Sales: Mary Donnelly
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Several different power converter topologies can be employed, depending on the Tel. +1 603 891 9398
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CONFERENCES 13
EuroLED 2007 show in photos Design: Kajal Patel
DISPLAYS 14 Production: Joanne Kelly
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LCD screens with LED backlights were shown on almost every exhibit stand at the recent Group Publishing Director:
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Stewart Hough.
POWER LEDs 20
Photonic Lattice LEDs are new class of light-emitting device
Using photonic lattice technology it is possible to build large-area chips that enable ultra-
high power sources for projection and other applications, writes Robert Karlicek of Luminus
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China SSL 27 JK Components IBC Optronic Laboratories RPC Photonics 6 Stewart Hough (top),
Citizen Electronics IFC LedEngin 28 6, IBC RS Components 18 Color Kinetics (lower
Edison Opto 23 Lighthouse Electronics OSRAM GmbH 9 Sasco Holz IBC
)R½W25 IBC OSRAM Opto 12 Seoul Semiconductor 3 left), Daktronics
Feasa 28 LSI Graphic Solutions 17 Palomar Technologies IBC Supertex 10 (lower right)
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LEDS M A G A Z I N E NEWS & ANALYSIS
L I GHTI N G Philips group in New Jersey has been around for less than 2 years
Philips to buy Color Kinetics and has made some progress in architectural and other lighting
markets. But these projects have not used Philips LED luminaires,
in $791 million deal and instead Philips has partnered with smaller suppliers and inte-
By Tim Whitaker grators such as LED Effects. Govi Rao, former general manager
RIWKH3KLOLSVJURXSKDVMRLQHG/('(IIHFWVDV&(2DIWHUWKH
Philips is to further strengthen its solid-state lighting portfolio with Sacramento, CA-based company was acquired by a private equity
the acquisition of Color Kinetics, the Boston, MA-based innovator ¿UPVHHledsmagazine.com/news/4/6/26).
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of LED lighting systems and technologies. The Netherlands-based 2QHUHDVRQWKDW3KLOLSVJDYHIRUQRWXVLQJLWVRZQOXPLQDLUHVLV
lighting giant has offered to acquire all of CK’s outstanding shares the time taken to redesign “European” luminaires for the North
for $34 each, with the total of $791 m (EUR 592 m) to be paid in cash American market and to gain the necessary UL listing.
upon completion. CK’s enterprise value is EUR 516 m.
Color Kinetics’ sales increased at a compound annual growth rate The patent issue
of 31% in 2001-2006, reaching $65 m in 2006. In addition to its prod- Another issue is patents; there is a widely-held belief in the industry
uct sales, CK has a fast-growing licensing income stream that adds that CK’s strong patent portfolio prevented Philips from launching
VLJQL¿FDQWO\WRLWVYDOXHVD\V3KLOLSV color-changing LED luminaires into the US market. The deal will
Upon close of the transaction, expected in the second half of 2007, remove this barrier and open up the US market to Philips.
the merged entity will operate under the not-too-catchy name of CK’s patents have caused controversy and consternation in the
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions. Philips’ industry, and have the subject of various court
DQG&.¶V/('¿[WXUHVDQG&.¶V2(0PRGXOHV “This acquisition uniquely cases. Some players looked forward to the day
will be ultimately co-branded Philips/Color when Philips would use its own IP portfolio and
Kinetics. positions Philips as a major years of expertise to challenge CK head-on,
The merged entity will be headquartered in player in the fast-growing SSL possibly in court. Now the goalposts have been
the new CK facility in Burlington, MA and this business with technology, shifted, and the patent dispute between CK and
site will become Philips’ leading global R&D TIR Systems will also quietly disappear. The
FHQWHURILQQRYDWLRQIRUDOO/('EDVHG¿[WXUH expertise and intellectual outcome of this case would have been extremely
luminaire product lines. property in all parts of the interesting, since we all wanted to know what
CK has a broad technological portfolio cover- value chain of integrated the real deal is with CK’s core patents (Prior art
ing important patents relating to intelligence RUQRW"2EYLRXVRUQRW"
and control technology for LED lighting, with
LED-based lighting solutions” Backed by Philips, the CK portfolio takes
more than 70 patents issued to date. CK also has Theo van Deursen, CEO, on a whole new dimension. Everyone wants to
in excess of 15,000 professional installations Philips Lighting know how Philips will use this IP. The status quo
worldwide. position is for Philips CK to seek further licens-
ing agreements with larger players. Among the
A good deal all round more extreme theories are that Philips CK might
For Philips, the deal provides a further boost license more aggressively, perhaps seeking to
for its already strong position in the solid-state
“[This is] our biggest and most H[FOXGH/('¿[WXUHPDNHUVXQOHVVWKH\ZRUN
lighting market. In 2005, Philips secured full VLJQLÀFDQWVWHSWRZDUGV with Lumileds as their LED supplier. At the
ownership of Lumileds, the leading manufac- putting our core technology other extreme, Philips could relax its licensing
turer of power LEDs (see ledsmagazine.com/ position and allow CK’s IP portfolio to be used
and IP at the heart of every
news/2/8/16/1). It also recently acquired TIR
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Systems, providing Philips with a strong line future application of intelligent industry as a whole.
of fully-integrated solid-state lighting modules LED lighting” Whatever the outcome, the SSL industry is at
used to deliver integrated lighting products to Bill Sims, an early stage in its development, and there are
fixture manufacturers (ledsmagazine.com/ plenty of opportunities for a multitude of players
news/4/3/13).
_______
President & CEO, to compete in a wide range of different applica-
Philips says that the deal will position it as a Color Kinetics tions. The general illumination market is still
leader in SSL luminaires, establishing a strong wide open, and Philips will have to continue to
presence in all aspects of the SSL value chain. work hard to become the major player in this
CK says that the acquisition by Philips will dra- area – even with CK on board.
matically fortify the combined company’s reach • Philips reported that sales in its Lighting busi-
and efforts to make its technology the de facto ness increased by 6% to EUR 1.464 billion in
platform for intelligent LED lighting world- Q2 2007 – see ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/20
wide. for more details.
Among many benefits of the deal, Philips
gains an established US-based LED fixture Coming soon
supplier. Philips’ own North American Solid 2QRXUZHEVLWHLQ$XJXVWUHDGWKHRSLQLRQVRI
State Lighting Luminaires business will be Jed Dorsheimer of Canaccord Adams on the
“merged” with CK in Burlington, MA. The CK lighting at the Hard Rock Biloxi Philips CK deal.

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Sumitomo Chemical to buy light engines to Aluci, for integration into high-end mobile lumi-
naire systems (ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/24). The deals are part
OLED developer CDT RI(Q¿V¶WKUHHSURQJHGVDOHVVWUDWHJ\VD\V&(26KDXQ2[HQKDP
2QHVWUDQGLVWRPRYH(Q¿V¶SURGXFWVLQWRFDWDORJXHGLVWULEXWLRQ
Sumitomo Chemical has agreed to pay around $285 million to channels, another is to establish connections with luminaire mak-
acquire Cambridge Display Technologies (CDT), a leading devel- ers, and the company will also seek to develop R&D relationships
RSHURISRO\PHU2/('PDWHULDOVDQGGLVSOD\VEDVHGLQ&DPEULGJH ZLWKOLJKWLQJPDQXIDFWXUHUVDVSRWHQWLDOOLFHQVHHVRI(Q¿V¶WHFKQRO-
UK. Sumitomo Chemical says that the deal will enable it to step RJ\2[HQKDPVD\VWKDW(Q¿VZLOOLQLWLDOO\WDUJHWWKHDUFKLWHFWXUDO
XSLWVHIIRUWVRQWKHHDUO\FRPPHUFLDOL]DWLRQRI32/('GLVSOD\V entertainment and retail lighting markets. The company builds LED
SDUWLFXODUO\ODUJHVFUHHQKLJKGH¿QLWLRQ79VZLWKDYLHZWRWKH arrays and light engines using a fabless model, and has no plans to
possibility of alliances with display manufacturers. become a luminaire manufacturer.
• More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/8/1
2WKHUQHZVLWHPVRQRXU2/('VFKDQQHOwww.ledsmagazine. A RCHITECTURE/D ISP LA YS
com/oleds) include the following:
LEDs light up Grand Lisboa
OLED lighting focus for Osram Opto
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SDVVLYHPDWUL[GLVSOD\VDQGIRFXVRQ2/('OLJKWLQJSURGXFWVV

UK OLED project initiated

The UK government is providing funding for a project to develop
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high-volume manufacturing.

P R OG R A MS
Toronto is second LED City
After a new LED lighting scheme was unveiled for the CN Tower
(www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/6/29), Toronto announced a city-
wide initiative to install LED lighting throughout its infrastructure.
7KH³/('&LW\´SURJUDPZDVLQLWLDWHGLQ)HEUXDU\E\FLW\RI¿FLDOVLQ
Raleigh, North Carolina, and local LED maker Cree (ledsmagazine.
_________
com/news/4/2/2). The initiative fosters collaboration among munici-
SDOLWLHVDVWKH\GHSOR\HQHUJ\HI¿FLHQWOLJKWLQJWRGHOLYHUFRVWVDYLQJV The Grand Lisboa Hotel in Macau, China, has installed an intelligent
DQGHQYLURQPHQWDOEHQH¿WV$VDSDUWRIWKHSURJUDP7RURQWRZLOO lighting system, using LED technology from Daktronics, that com-
evaluate, deploy and promote the use of LEDs across multiple light- bines outdoor lighting effects with the ability to create and display
ing applications. Citizens should notice LEDs appearing throughout custom text messages, graphics, animations, and video images. The
parks, parking garages and in architectural lighting over the coming 56-m high egg-shaped base of the building, with an area of 10,600
PRQWKV,QIDFW7RURQWRDOUHDG\KRVWVDQXPEHURIKLJKSUR¿OH/(' sq.m, is lit with over 59,000 ProPixel LED lighting elements.
installations, including LED streetlights at Exhibition Place (leds-
___ • More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/12
magazine.com/features/4/4/5), the Harbinger color-changing instal-
__________________ • Architectural lighting: ledsmagazine.com/Architecture
lation (ledsmagazine.com/news/4/6/31), and of course the CN Tower.
2WKHUFXUUHQWDQGSODQQHG/('SURMHFWVLQFOXGHVRODUSRZHUHG P ROGRA M S
LED lights in a park, and LED lighting in a public parking garage.
• More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/9 UK government funds SSL
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is also funding several other SSL projects:
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• NoveLELS: Enfis is leading a consortium to develop efficient
(Q¿VWKH8.EDVHGVXSSOLHURILQWHOOLJHQWKLJKSRZHU/('DUUD\V LED-based sources and establish a UK-based capability for LED
and smart light engines, has announced several deals, including dis- chip and array production. More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/
tribution agreements with Mobicon in Asia and Roithner Laser in news/4/7/30
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Europe, as well as an integration and distribution deal with Pacer
International (ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/7(Q¿VKDVDOVRVLJQHG
___________________ • LEDs on 6-inch silicon wafers: This £3 million program seeks to
an R&D product integration agreement with Aluci, an award win- develop a low-cost route to LEDs. More details: www.ledsmagazine.
ning Belgian architectural and ambiance luminaire designer and com/news/4/6/3

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 NEWS & ANALYSIS
P OW ER LED s
Power LEDs reach 100
lumens in full production
Leading LED manufacturers continue to increase the performance
of commercially available LEDs, and both Cree and Lumileds have
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of 100 lm at 350 mA. A report that Nichia would soon begin mass
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LEDs, and the target start date for production is the end of 2007.
The most comprehensive line
of LED test solutions! Cree XLamps in volume at 100 lumens
NIST-traceable spectroradiometers, precision Cree announced volume availability of its XLamp XR-E LEDs with
DPLQLPXPOXPLQRXVÀX[RIOXPHQVDWP$7KH³4´ELQ
inteJUDWLQJVSKHUHVIRUVSHFWUDOÁX[JRQLRPHWHUV
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SUHFLVLRQFXUUHQWVRXUFHVGHYLFHKROGHUVIRUDYDULHW\ director of business development, said that the company has not
RI/('VLQFOXGLQJWHPSHUDWXUHFRQWUROOHGV\VWHPV introduced a new chip, package or phosphor platform. “This is the
DQGPRUHLQDFRPSOHWHWHVWLQJVROXWLRQ VDPH;/DPSZHKDYHEHHQVKLSSLQJVLQFHODVW2FWREHUEXWZHKDYH
moved down the learning curve,” he said. Asked to clarify the mean-
ing of volume availability, McClear said this means a standard order
code, standard lead times, available on the web, and any customer
Optronic Laboratories, Inc. can order in excess of one million units a year.
4632 36th Street, Orlando, FL 32811 USA • More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/6/37
Tel: +1 (407) 422-3171 Email: [email protected]
Lumileds employs TFFC technology
Fax: +1 (407) 648-5412 Website: www.olinet.com
Philips Lumileds announced that Luxeon Rebel cool-white LEDs
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available “for immediate delivery” via Future Lighting Solutions.
Individual minimum 90 lumen (min 90) and min 100 parts can be
purchased at a price of $4.95 or $6.60, respectively. The price is about
30% lower when purchasing reels of 250 devices.
Each of these Luxeon Rebel LEDs incorporates the company’s Thin
Film Flip Chip (TFFC) technology, a new chip design that allows
light output to be maximized.
Lumileds also has a new phosphor technology, Lumiramic, that
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75% or more. The technology, in which a phosphor plate sits on top
Your first choice for of a TFFC chip, is expected to be seen in products in early 2008.
• TFFC technology: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/16
solid state lighting • 100-lumen Rebel: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/15
• Lumiramic: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/8/4

P A TENTS
Osram licenses LED patents
to Citizen, ending dispute
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with Citizen Electronics Co. Ltd, a rival LED manufacturer based
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 Clusters  Colour Engines 7KHDJUHHPHQWHQGVWKHSDWHQWGLVSXWHEHWZHHQ2VUDPDQG&LWL]HQ
that has been ongoing since 2005. Citizen has agreed to pay a royalty
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covering all output classes and all possible applications, including
08457 201201 displays, keypads and automobiles.
rswww.com/electronics • More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/23
• Patents Channel: www.ledsmagazine.com/Patents

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NEWS & ANALYSIS

AR C HI T E C TU RAL
Ledon and Lexedis
illuminate BMW museum

Ledon and Lexedis, the LED specialist subsidiaries of the Austria-

based Zumtobel Group, have been awarded a contract worth more
than EUR 1.5 million to supply an LED lighting scheme for the new
BMW museum in Munich, Germany. Ledon will supply 120 cm
long, dimmable LED modules to illuminate a series of glass façades.
The modules contain a total of 300,000 nanoXED emitters from
Lexedis. The building opens in spring 2008 and the luminaires are
to be supplied over the course of the next four months.
• More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/7/4

CH I P P E R F O RMANCE
Osram reports record
results for red, green chips
Osram Opto Semiconductors has reported record results in
the laboratory for green-emitting ThinGaN and red-emitting
AlGaInP large-area chips. The company expects the first LEDs
based on these chips to go into series production by the middle of
2008. Green-emitting (527 nm) chips measuring 1 mm 2 achieved
a luminous f lux in the laboratory in excess of 180 lumens at 1
A. When driven at 350 mA, the chip produced 100 lm and con-
sumed 1.4 W (equivalent to 72 lm/W). Under laboratory condi-
tions, a red-emitting AlGaInP chip with a wavelength of 615 nm
achieved more than 300 lm from an operating current of 2 A.
With a power consumption of 6 W, the efficiency was 52 lm/W.
• More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/6/36

WHI T E LE DS
Vio LED uses 405 nm chips
Lumination, GE’s LED business, has introduced its Vio high-power
white LED, which combines at “violet” 405 nm chip with a propri-
etary blend of phosphors. The 1.2- or 3.6-watt devices contain 1 or 3
chips respectively, and the phosphor material is applied to the hemi- _________________
spherical lens. Performance options are 70 CRI or 85 CRI, and color
temperatures of 3500K or 4500, with 3000K becoming available in
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binning of +/– 200 K for full distribution and +/– 100 K for sub–bins.
• More details: www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/6/14

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DRIVERS LEDS M A G A Z I N E
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class of light-emitting device
Using photonic lattice technology it is possible to build large-area chips that enable
ultra-high power sources for projection and other applications,
writes Robert Karlicek of Luminus Devices.

The term “power LED” usually describes one of two types of LED
assemblies: a conventional 1 mm 2 power chip in a power package,
or an array of chips (1 mm 2 or smaller) combined in one of several
different types of power packaging formats (semiconductor chip(s),
package, encapsulant and heat sink). While the performance of
power LED devices has improved dramatically over the past 10
years, the basic concepts haven’t changed too much over the past
forty years: one or more small LED semiconductor chips attached
to a metal packaging structure and covered by an encapsulant/lens
to help extract and shape the light output. Conventional power LEDs
have gradually evolved through incremental improvements in semi-
conductor and packaging materials and manufacturing processes. Figure 1. A green PT120 PhlatLight LED used in rear projection TVs.
Here we describe a new generation of ultra-high-power photonic
lattice LEDs, which operate at input powers as high as 100 W and
are orders of magnitude brighter than conventional power LEDs.
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inside the semiconductor chip into the application. Early on, LED spacing in a transparent dielectric controls the propagation of
innovators developed various light extraction processes including photons in the vicinity of the lattice. PhlatLight LEDs use a similar
chip shaping, roughening and encapsulation (which also serves to concept designed specifically for optimized light extraction.
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the PhlatLight LED uses nano-scale photonic lattice structures to with the more conventional LED fabrication processes to manufac-
extract light directly into air. The role of the photonic lattice in light ture PhlatLight LEDs. The photonic lattice enhances light extraction
extraction is related to how the crystal structure of a solid impacts and, if properly designed, can collimate light without the use of a
its electrical properties. lens. Photonic lattice technology is chip-size-independent so that
,QDFU\VWDOOLQHPDWHULDOPDGHIURPDODWWLFHRIDWRPVWKHPDWHUL- the brightness scales linearly with chip area.
DO¶VHOHFWULFDOSURSHUWLHVDUHLQÀXHQFHGE\WKHSHULRGLFYDULDWLRQLQ Luminus has developed a high volume, low cost photonic lattice
WKHHOHFWULF¿HOGFDXVHGE\WKHDWRPVLQWKHFU\VWDOVWUXFWXUH6LQFH processing capability and applied it to large chip manufacturing, and
the electrons that bind the atoms together will have a characteristic has also developed advanced power packaging designs to create the
wavelength on the order of the atomic spacing, diffraction effects PhlatLight LED product platform. The company is currently mass
play a role in determining the behavior of the electrons. producing red, green and blue PhlatLight devices.
,QDVLPLODUPDQQHUDSHULRGLFYDULDWLRQLQWKHUHIUDFWLYHLQGH[RI
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in that material if the wavelength of the photons and the periodic- Combined with other advanced LED and packaging technologies,
LW\RIWKHLQGH[YDULDWLRQDUHRIFRPSDUDEOHGLPHQVLRQVVHH¿JXUH the PhlatLight product platform focuses on the design and manu-
2). For visible LEDs, this dimension is on the order of hundreds of facturing of very large chips in air cavity power packages operating
nanometers, so nano-fabrication technologies need to be included from 20 to over 100 W. Typical PhlatLight LEDs contain a single

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large chip and can operate reliably at current densities of up to 2.5 A/

mm 2 under pulsed operation (see Table 1). Current products feature
chip sizes ranging from ~4 mm 2 to 12 mm 2 and can be manufactured
in custom sizes and aspect ratios as required by the application.
An LED dissipating 100 W requires a packaging platform with
extremely low thermal impedance. The PT120 LED was designed
for RPTV applications and has a thermal impedance of <0.6 °C/W
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into air without an encapsulant eliminates many reliability problems
typically encountered in conventional power packages. Problems are
usually associated with thermal expansion mismatch and include
delamination and optical degradation of the encapsulant.
The chip and wire bonds are protected with a window on the air
cavity package. The chips themselves are quite stable in air, and the
window simply protects the chip and wire bonds from mechanical
damage. Like the PhlatLight chip, the PhlatLight package can be
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etc) while retaining excellent thermal performance and reliability. Figure 3. A demonstration of a 52-inch LCD backlighting unit
Since the PhlatLight platform is very unique when compared behind an active LCD panel. The unit uses only 10 RGB PhlatLight
to other power LEDs, extensive reliability testing was required to modules and is being developed in partnership with GLT.
convince costumers that the platform reliability met or exceeded
requirements for projection TV applications. Extensive testing has Additional applications are also under development, including a
been performed both under normal use and accelerated aging con- host of specialty lighting applications where very high brightness
ditions and has demonstrated PhlatLight lifetimes (to 50% lumen point sources are required These applications include machine
maintenance) in excess of 120,000 hours in typical projection appli- YLVLRQ¿EHUFRXSOHGOLJKWLQJV\VWHPVDQGVROLGVWDWHOLJKWLQJ,Q
FDWLRQVLQDFFRUGDQFHZLWK7HOFRUGLD*5&RUHVSHFL¿FDWLRQV addition to RGB LEDs for display applications, photonic lattice tech-
For projection applications, these levels of reliability are achieved nology has also been applied to other colors (cyan, amber) and UV
without hermetic packaging. /('GHYLFHV3KRWRQLFODWWLFHGHVLJQVRSWLPL]HGVSHFL¿FDOO\IRU
phosphor-converted white LEDs are also under development.
Drivers
PhlatLight LEDs have gained a hold in projection display products Single chip versus arrays
and other important applications such as LCD backlighting and The success of PhlatLight LEDs in projection applications speaks
solid state lighting are under development. Companies that manu- to the advantages of generating a concentrated light source with a
facture drivers for conventional power LEDs have been drawn to the large chip as opposed to using arrays of conventional power LEDs.
potential of PhlatLight LED applications and are developing LED ,QHWHQGXHOLPLWHGDSSOLFDWLRQVOLNHSURMHFWLRQGLVSOD\OLJKWHQJLQHV
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Proprietary versions of these drivers are already in use in projection sity point sources. Etendue limited applications include any lighting
products and will be available for all developers in the near future. DSSOLFDWLRQZKHUHOLJKWQHHGVWREHHI¿FLHQWO\IRFXVHGRQDVPDOO
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New and emerging applications aperture of a waveguide.
Projection TVs using PhlatLight LEDs from Samsung and NuVision Conventional power LEDs, for all of their recent performance
have been on the market for over a year and the performance and improvements, are still lumen-challenged in many lighting applica-
UHOLDELOLW\DGYDQWDJHVRYHUFRQYHQWLRQDO+,'ODPSVDUHZHOOHVWDE- WLRQV/XPHQGH¿FLHQF\LVXVXDOO\DGGUHVVHGE\GHVLJQLQJDUUD\VRI
lished. Other emerging applications include compact “pocket pro- lamps (or even chips on thermally enhanced circuit boards), where
jectors”, which require RGB LED chipsets that are smaller and lower the number of LEDs is increased to provide the required lumen level.
SRZHUWKDQWKRVHLQ5379V,QWKLVDSSOLFDWLRQVL]HGLFWDWHVWKHXVH This is a natural approach and has developed gradually along with
of a highly concentrated light source, and Luminus is mass produc- WKHQDWXUDOHYROXWLRQRIFRQYHQWLRQDOSRZHU/('V,QWKHDEVHQFHRI
LQJ3KODW/LJKW/('VVSHFL¿FDOO\GHVLJQHGIRUWKLVPDUNHW ultra high brightness LEDs, this is really the only option for system
Luminus, in partnership with Global Lighting Technologies designers working in solid-state lighting.
*/7KDVGHYHORSHGDQ/&'EDFNOLJKWLQJXQLW¿JXUHWKDWXVHV While arrays of lower power LEDs are well suited to some appli-
the very high brightness and collimating properties of the photonic cations, there are disadvantages associated with this approach,
ODWWLFHWRHI¿FLHQWO\FRXSOHDQ5*%3KODW/LJKWPRGXOHWRHGJHOLJKW including system complexity, the larger size of the light-generating
an optical waveguide plate. The waveguide uses GLT’s MicroLens™ area (though for some applications, this can be an advantage), and
technology to scatter light uniformly from the plate’s surface, creat- complex secondary optics designs to provide the desired light pat-
ing a bright, dimmable and color-controlled illumination source. tern. This last challenge is complicated by the wide variation in the
7KHSURWRW\SHLQFKLQ¿JXUHLVOLWZLWKRQO\5*%PRGXOHV SDFNDJHGHVLJQDQGRSWLFDOIDU¿HOGSDWWHUQVLQWKHZLGHYDULHW\RI
DFRQVLGHUDEOHV\VWHPVLPSOL¿FDWLRQZKHQFRPSDUHGWRRWKHU/(' power LEDs currently on the market.
backlighting approaches using thousands of RGB LEDs. From a system point of view, at least some part of an LED array

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Table 1. PhlatLight LEDs with typical operating parameters for projection applications.

PT39 PT120
Emitting area (mm2) 3.9 (2.09 x 1.87 mm) 12 (4.6 x 2.6 mm)
Color Red Green Blue Red Green Blue
Dominant wavelengthѤd (nm) 625 525 462 625 525 462
CW Operation
Drive current (A) 5.9 18
Forward voltage (V) 2.6 4.6 3.4 2.6 4.6 3.4
Luminous flux (lm) at Ѥd 290 625 120 875 2100 400
White flux (lm) at 8000K >900 >3000
Pulsed Operation
Reference duty cycle 25% 50% 25% 25% 50% 25%
Peak drive current (A) 9.8 30
Forward voltage (V) 3.0 5.1 5.0 3.0 5.1 5.0
Peak luminous flux (lm) at Ѥd 460 925 180 1500 3100 600
White flux (lm) at 8000K >625 >2000
Operating current densities (A/mm 2) are quite high compared to common power LEDs, and lumen output has been optimized
to deliver the maximum system-level lm/W. PhlatLight lm/W performance is comparable to state-of-the-art power LEDs when
operated at the same current density. Luminus also has an intermediate PT85 product.

is made from a string of LEDs electrically connected in series, so if cations. Luminus’ photonic lattice technology, large chip process-
one LED fails open (the typical mode for sudden LED failure), the ing expertise, and high performance thermal packaging offer both
entire LED string fails. The resulting loss in brightness can be miti- brightness and reliability improvements over conventional power
gated to some degree by adding additional LEDs (redundancy) or by LEDs, and give lighting designers new options to consider when
adding additional bypass components to each individual LED (chip developing solid-state lighting applications that require compact,
or lamp). In either event, this adds cost and complexity to the array reliable and ultra high-brightness LEDs.
solution. This problem is readily witnessed by examining arrays
XVHGLQ/('WUDI¿FVLJQDOVZKHUHIDLOXUHVRIH[WHQGHG/('VHJ- About the author
PHQWVLQWKH/('³EXOE´DUHDOOWRRFRPPRQ,QWKHFDVHRIWUDI¿F Robert Karlicek is chief scientist of Luminus Devices, Inc., which
signals, the redundancy provided by the array still permits the signal develops and manufactures high performance solid-state light
to perform its function. In other applications, such as direct LED-lit VRXUFHVFXVWRPL]HGIRUDYDULHW\RIDSSOLFDWLRQVLQFOXGLQJKLJKGH¿-
LCD BLUs and many lighting applications, this problem can result nition TVs, video projectors, avionics displays, and lighting systems.
in a system failure. As a world-renowned authority in LED technology, Karlicek has
authored more than 40 publications and 23 patents and is frequently
Summary an invited speaker at industry conferences, including Strategies in
PhlatLight LEDs represent a new class of solid-state light sources Light. Email: [email protected], website: www.luminus.com
and have begun to displace HID lamps in display and other appli- and www.phlatlight.com.

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LEDS M A G A Z I N E INTERVIEW

Christopher Ruud of Beta Lighting

LEDs Magazine: When did you decide to available models producing either Type III or
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Christopher Ruud: We’ve been tracking DSSURDFKHDFK/('SURGXFHVWKHUHTXLUHGGLV-
LED technology for a number of years, but at tribution pattern.
the Strategies in Light conference in February
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from around 25 lm/W to 40 lm/W. Since prod- 2XU/('OLJKWLQJ¿[WXUHVFRQWDLQVDQXPEHU
uct development takes around 12-18 months, we of Light Bars, each fitted with 20 LEDs with
decided to start work, in anticipation of having LQGLYLGXDO1DQR2SWLFV%HWZHHQDQG/LJKW
access to LEDs at around the 70 lm/W mark in Bars are used, with different mounting heights
early 2007. At Lightfair 2007, we launched a new depending on the application.
brand, Beta LED, and a corresponding range of The performance of LEDs is improving all
RXWGRRU/('OLJKWLQJ¿[WXUHV the time, but lighting designers need to specify
today what will be in use in 18 months’ time.
:KDWZHUH\RXU¿UVWH[SHULHQFHVZLWK/('V" If a total light output of 14,000 lumen is speci-
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devices at present, and lend themselves to out- because the light from each LED in the array is
door applications. Thermal challenges tend to be :MGI4VIWMHIRXSJ RYHUODLGDQGPL[HGRQWKHLOOXPLQDWHGVXUIDFH
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larly effective where it can lead to reduced or zero maintenance in Links
applications such as street lighting, tunnels and parking structures.
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+RZKDYH\RXDGGUHVVHGWKHRSWLFDOLVVXHV" Kramer Lighting, based in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, USA and is
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LEDdynamics creates direct LED

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CERAMTEC INTEGRATED SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES LTD

CeramCool®: Ceramic heat-sink provides 210W iDrive™ 1000 powers latest 1A LEDs
innovative thermal management IST have released a new 210 watt 3 channel LED
driver which incorporates their patented Pulse
It’s new, simple and extremely reliable. It offers an innovative
Amplitude Modulation drive technology and
solution for thermally sensitive components and circuits thanks to
ColourCool™, a thermal management system to
its excellent stability and thermal conductivity characteristics and
ensure optimum LED output. The user LED display
its compact form. CeramCool® is the ideal heat-sink for high-power
interface allows for selection of different forward
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current settings, independently on all three channels between 500-
ability to handle even the highest peaks in performance. For more
1000mA. The 1000 also offers an increased forward voltage range up
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to 55V per channel. Additional features include a master/slave option,
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Superbeam TOPLED 850nm and 940nm IR LEDS LedEngin LED products break records in
Epitex Inc, an IR LED technology leader, is happy to introduce its new high- lumen output and extreme reliability.
powered Superbeam LEDs to its comprehensive line of IR wavelengths
LedEngin develops and manufactures industry leading high-power
offerings. Epitex provides two models with different lens types that offer
LED components. Its patent pending unique technologies in thermal
viewing angles from 14 degrees to 24 degrees. Mounted on a Copper
management, stress management and light extraction deliver LED
heatsink, the Superbeam can be operated at currents up to 4A (pulsed) and
components with industry leading performance. Typical production
600mA (Continuous) for optimal power. The new Superbeam LED is ideal
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for IR illumination applications requiring high power. Other IR and Vis
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wavelengths are available.
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Marubeni America Corporation East Coast USA
3945 Freedom Circle, Suite 1000 Kenneth Nikaido
Santa Clara, CA 95054 Tel: 1 212-450-0382
LedEngin, Inc.
Tel: +1 408-330-0650 Ext.330 Email: [email protected] 7HO
West Coast USA: Europe )D[
Kumiko Quanrud Chiharu Shiroki (PDLOLQIR#OHGHQJLQFRP
Tel: +1 408-330 0650 Tel: +32 2-343 3545
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OCEAN OPTICS FEASA

Simple LED measurement LED Analyser – USB Version
Following the worldwide success of the original Feasa Analyser, Feasa have
Measure relative irradiance – including color temperature and now released a USB Version which is a stand alone functional test unit with
color rendering index – of radiant sources and absolute irradiance USB Interface. The patented Feasa LED Analyser allows fast and automatic
of LEDs with modular optical-sensing tools from Ocean Optics. testing for both color and brightness (intensity) of LEDs.
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EHFRQ¿JXUHGWRPHDVXUHDEVROXWHRUUHODWLYHLUUDGLDQFHRI - Low Cost
/('VÀDWSDQHOGLVSOD\VDQGRWKHUUDGLDQWVRXUFHVIRU/('VLQ - Test up to 20 LED Simultaneously
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- Software Included
other tools for convenient measurement. - Accurate & Repeatable measurements
- Easy to use
Tel: +1 727-733-2447 - Models available for different LED Intensities
Fax: +1 727-733-3962 - Full Technical support provided
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.oceanoptics.com/applications/ Contact Feasa: Tel:+353 61 330333 Email: [email protected]
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SASCOHOLZ OPTRONIC LABORATORIES

Infineon BCR400 Series linear drivers LED Test & Measurement System
Optronic Laboratories’ high-speed, CCD-based spectroradiometer,
LEDs operating with constant current supply are sensitive to voltage the OL 770-LED, can be customized to any LED measurement
variations and need current overdrive protection. So there is a need to application. It provides fast, accurate results without compromising
control LEDs safely, but keeping the costs as low as possible. quality, consistency, and precision. A wide range of accessories are
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7KH,Q¿QHRQ%&56HULHVRIOLQHDUGULYHUVGHOLYHUVLQDYHU\VPDOO current sources, and a variety of LED holders, including temperature
SDFNDJH6&DQHI¿FLHQWDQGORZFRVWVROXWLRQWRGULYH/('VLQ controlled systems. The OL 770 is part of the most comprehensive
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GE LUMINATION LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRONICS

New, Vio™ High Power White LED Lighthouse Electronics launches industry leading
LED lamps
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OLJKWWKDWVKLIWVOHVVWKDQ.RYHUKRXUV lamps. Featuring 3 x high power LEDs these compact lamps deliver high light output
whilst maintaining excellent thermal stability.
Featuring:
• High Light Output – 320 lumens (Cold White), 239 lumens (Warm White)
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• LED Options – Cree XRE, Seoul P4, Luxeon K2
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:HEZZZOHGFRPYLR Tel: +44 (0)1604 711139 Email: [email protected]
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Fax: +44 (0)1604 720290 Web: www.le-lighting.com

PALOMAR MICROELECTRONICS JK COMPONENTS

LED Light Engine Assembly Edison Opto launches 5 Watt & E26/27 LED Lamp

Palomar Microelectronics (a division of Palomar Technologies) These LED lamps are built around Edison Innovative EdiPower emitter.
provides High-Value-Added process development, prototyping, Combined with the proprietary optics design, these lamps yield unrivalled
assembly services and test including: eutectic and epoxy direct OXPLQRXVÀX[RXWSXW7KHQHFHVVDU\FLUFXLWU\LVLQWHJUDWHGLQVLGHWKHODPS
chip attach, advanced wire bonding, gold ball bumping, wedge making installation fast and easy. Simply replace your traditional incandescent
emulation, and precision component placement for High Power or halogen lamp.
LEDs as well as MEMS devices, microwave and RF components, Features:
optoelectronics, MCMs and hybrids. • 8OWUDKLJKOXPLQRXVÀX[RXWSXW
• No UV or IR Emissions
“Palomar Technologies – lowering the cost of precision.” • 8QLTXHKRXVLQJGHVLJQIRUH[FHOOHQWWKHUPDOSHUIRUPDQFH
• Replace Incandescent / Halogen lamps directly

www.palomartechnologies.com
Tel: +1 760-931-3600 Tel: +44 (0) 1892 826050 Email: [email protected]
Fax: +1 760-931-5191 )D[Web: www.jkcomponents.co.uk

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