Luminus Devices

Luminus Devices, a pioneer in advanced lighting technology, announces the launch of its patented SFT-12R and SFT-25R Round LED Technologies, setting new benchmarks in optical performance for directional lighting applications.

The groundbreaking SFT series features a patented LED emitter with round light emitting surfaces (LES) in a flat top package, delivering unprecedented optical efficiency that requires up to 2.5 times less fixture flux compared to conventional LED solutions. This technological advancement translates to significant reductions in power consumption while maintaining superior illumination quality. "Our patented round LED emitter design represents a fundamental shift in LED technology," said Yves Bertic, Senior Business Line Director at Luminus. "The SFT-12R and SFT-25R are designed to be incredibly effective at directing light precisely where it's needed, dramatically reducing glare, and improving safety in outdoor environments."

Key Technological Breakthroughs:

• Innovative flat top package enables optimal proximity between optics and LED
• Advanced phosphor-on-chip technology ensures superior color uniformity across radiation angles
• Vertical chip architecture maximizes the Candela/Lumen K-Factor for enhanced precision
• Small LED emitter design with high current capabilities delivers exceptional lumen density
• Round LES distributes light more evenly, reducing hotspots and shadows resulting in a more uniform illumination

The technology demonstrates particular excellence in demanding applications such as stadium lighting, street illumination, and stage/studio environments, where precise beam control and color consistency are crucial.

Target applications include:

• Stadium and sports lighting
• Street and roadway illumination
• Stage and studio lighting
• Off-road and portable lighting solutions
• Professional work lighting

For more information about the SFT-12R and SFT-25R and other cutting-edge lighting solutions, please visit www.luminus.com/products/white or stop by booth #1118 at LEDucation March 18-19 in New York City. This product line is now available through Luminus’ authorized distributors.

Luminus Devices has announced the release of its Generation 2 Warm Dimming COB (Chip on Board) LED modules, engineered to deliver an unparalleled lighting experience that mimics the warm, inviting glow of traditional incandescent and halogen sources while offering the efficiency and reliability of LED technology.

The new Generation 2 CDM series is available in three sizes – CDM-6, CDM-9, and CDM-14 – corresponding to Light Emitting Surface (LES) diameters of 6mm, 9mm, and 14mm respectively. Each module delivers exceptional flux density, with the CDM-14 producing up to 2768 lumens while maintaining impressive efficacy up to 125 lm/W at 3000K with a minimum 90 CRI. The Luminus dim-to-warm products operate with standard, single channel drivers and standard, common dimming switches. "Our Generation 2 Warm Dimming modules represent a significant advancement in LED technology," said Kenan Chen, Director of Product Marketing at Luminus. "By combining our proprietary IC circuit with advanced color engineering, we've created a solution that delivers the aesthetic qualities designers and consumers love about traditional lighting with all the benefits of state-of-the-art LEDs."

The Generation 2 CDM series features a seamless dynamic color temperature shift, transitioning from 3000K to 1800K or 2700K to 1800K as they dim, creating inviting atmospheres perfect for hospitality, residential, and retail environments. Each module includes:

• Proprietary IC circuit technology for smooth, flicker-free dimming at all levels
• Compatible with standard drivers and dimmer switches
• Superior beam uniformity with 10° narrow spot optics
• Hot tested at 85°C operating conditions
• Robust package design with L90 >36K hour rating
• DLC Premium
• Two dimming curve options: halogen-like (DWZ1) or linear-style (DWZ2)

Luminus is uniquely positioned as the only LED supplier offering a choice of dimming curves and color temperature ranges, providing lighting designers with unprecedented flexibility for diverse applications. Additionally, Luminus offers an ecosystem of verified compatible optics and holder combinations. This ecosystem produces exceptional color and brightness uniformity, simplifies assembly, and includes verified compatible dimmable drivers.

The CDM-6 and CDM-9 modules are available immediately through Luminus’ authorized distributors, with CDM-14 DWZ2 option scheduled for release in the second half of 2025. For more information about Luminus' Generation 2 Warm Dimming COB LED modules and other lighting solutions, visit www.luminus.com/products/dynamic-cob/warmdimming or stop by booth #1118 at LEDucation March 18-19 in New York City.

Luminus Devices, a pioneer in advanced lighting technology, is excited to introduce its newest innovation, the High CRI SFT-40 High Power Warm White LEDs, engineered to elevate the standard in precision lighting, efficiency, and color accuracy. This latest product is designed for professionals seeking highperformance lighting solutions with superior color rendering, especially for applications where light quality is paramount.

Unparalleled Performance for Critical Applications​

The SFT-40 High Power Warm White LEDs offer a combination of advanced features, making them the perfect fit for a range of demanding lighting environments, including:

• Stadium lighting, torch lights and architectural lighting
• Indoor directional lighting such as track lights, spotlights, task lighting, and wall washers
• Rechargeable high CRI warm white lanterns for home use
• Surgical lighting, where accurate color rendering, especially for reds (high R9 values), is essential
• Broadcast, stage, and studio lighting, combining high quality of light with narrow beam spot optical systems

Key Features and Benefits:​

• High Color Rendering Index (CRI > 95) with exceptional R9 (R9 > 50) values, providing superior red color rendering that ensures illuminated spaces, furnishings, and even people and food appear in true-to-life colors.
• Warm White Color Temperatures (2700K and 3000K) designed to enhance eye comfort, reduce eye strain, and improve overall well-being with minimal blue light, promoting better sleep and eye health.
• High Flux (400 lumens at 1.5A/90 CRI/50 R9/Tj=85°C) from a single LED with over 100 lm/W efficacy, delivering powerful lighting output while maintaining a compact and aesthetically appealing fixture design.
• High Power (900+ lumens at 4A / 13W), ideal for small optics and fixtures where performance and precision matter.
• Flat Top LED Package, offering higher optical shaping efficiency, resulting in up to 50% more beam intensity in narrow angles, making it perfect for high-performance directional lighting in small form factor applications where single digit degree viewing angles are required.

Revolutionary Technology for Enhanced Lighting Experiences​

The SFT-40 utilizes vertical chip technology for high lumen density and small emitting angles, enabling superior beam control and long beam distances. Its phosphor-on-chip technology ensures uniform color distribution across radiation angles, delivering homogeneous and consistent light in any setting. "We are thrilled to launch the SFT-40 LED series, a product designed to provide precision, efficiency, and exceptional color quality," said Yves Bertic, Senior Business Line Director at Luminus Devices. "With its advanced features, the SFT-40 is ideal for professionals who need high-performing lighting solutions that demand accurate, warm white light." For more information about the SFT-40 High Power Warm White LEDs, please visit www.luminus.com/products/white or contact our sales team at sales@luminus.com.

Luminus Devices, a pioneering leader in lighting technology, is proud to announce the launch of its latest innovation, the MP-5050-240E and the MP-5050-810E, delivering efficacy of 233 lumens per watt at 4000K*. These new mid-power LEDs exceed the standards in outdoor and industrial lighting applications, offering incredible levels of performance and efficacy.

These two new product families meet the stringent requirements of DLC Premium, ensuring top-tier energy efficiency and sustainability. With an impressive L90 rating of over 36,000 hours, this product promises long-lasting performance and reliability for years of worry-free operation, providing safety and excellent visibility to users.

Key Features and Benefits:

• Unmatched Efficacy: Delivers an industry-leading 233 lm/w at 4000K*, setting a high standard for efficiency in lighting technology
• DLC Premium Capability over a Wide Operating Range: Meets the highest standards of energy efficiency and performance, contributing to significant energy savings
• Exceptional Longevity: L90 ≥ 36,000 hours at high temperature and high current, ensuring consistent and long-term illumination
• Superior Thermal Management: Low thermal resistance design enables superior thermal dissipation, enhancing overall efficiency and performance
• Versatile Applications: Ideal for a wide range of outdoor and industrial luminaire applications including streetlights, area lights, parking lights, post-top lights, floodlights, stadium lights, tunnel lights, and high-bay lights
• Enhanced Compatibility: Available in 6V (240E) and 24V (810E) options, providing flexibility and compatibility with economical high-performance drivers
• Uniform Light Distribution: Square LES design offers uniform light distribution, optimizing the optical design process for more controlled and directed light beams
• Color Uniformity: Available in 3-step and 5-step MacAdam ellipse binning, guaranteeing superior color uniformity for consistent and high-quality illumination

Kenan Chen, Senior Product Marketing Manager, notes, “the 5050 package has emerged as the workhorse in many high lumen applications, and Luminus’ customers are already adopting these latest new 240E and 810E products to stay a step ahead of their competitors in major streetlight projects and industrial High Bays.”

Luminus Devices, a leading provider of innovative solid-state lighting solutions, is proud to announce the addition of the SFT-03X Red-Green-Blue (RGB) LED chipset to its projection product portfolio enabling extremely compact yet bright projection engines for embedded consumer and industrial applications.

Featuring a light emission size of only 0.345mm2 , the SFT-03X chipset is optimized for operation with small micro displays including Texas Instruments (TI) 0.16” DLPTM Digital Micro-Display (DMD) and sized to enable a projection engine with an extended depth of focus, allowing for a change to the projection distance without requiring manual adjustment. Comprising of individual Red-Amber, Converted Green and Blue LED emitters with high color saturation, the SFT-03X chipset helps create images and videos with vibrant colors that increase the perception of brightness to the human eye.

Thanks to an advanced compact package of only 3.0 mm x 3.0 mm per emitter and Luminus’ high intensity projection chip technology, the SFM/SFT-03X LEDs achieves a market-leading combination of performance and efficiency delivering up to 50 lm typical brightness at 3-watt electrical power in an unprecedented 2 cm3 (cubic centimeter) form factor in a 2-channel configuration—all without requiring active cooling fans. For applications demanding even higher brightness levels, the chipset can scale up to 100 lm typical at higher input power with four active LED channels.

This miniature and cost-effective engine can easily be embedded in a variety of consumer and industrial host devices and deliver a projected image ranging from 12” to 20” depending on ambient lighting conditions. As such, the technology delivers a large display experience to the user without the large and bulky form factor of flat-panel displays such as LCD screens.

A countless list of consumer applications includes battery-powered companion projectors for smart phones, augmented reality wearable displays, Homepods, smart home controllers, lighting track fixtures, bulb projectors, white goods such as refrigerators and washing machines where the projector delivers information signage, entertainment content or advanced lighting effects.

In industrial applications, screen less displays are not subject to damage and can be used for industrial signage, retail displays and factory automation applications. The SFT-03X chipset is available immediately and may be purchased from most of Luminus’ authorized distribution partners.

Luminus Devices is proud to announce the expansion of its Gen 2 CCT tunable chipon-board portfolio with the introduction of the CTM-18 and CTM-22. Both new COBs feature the same 6500K to 2700K color combination of the earlier released CTM-6, CTM-9 and CTM-14, along with two additional CCT ranges: 4000K to 1800K and high melanopic 5000K Salud™ to 2200K. The Luminus Gen 2 CCT tunable COBs are now available in three CCT ranges and five sizes, with light emitting surface (LES) diameters of 6, 9, 14, 18, and 22mm. Each of these provides industry-leading efficacy (lumens/Watt) and flux density, enabling customers to drive at higher currents to enable longer throws and more “punch” in their spot lights.

These innovative Gen 2 COBs boast two independent channels, offering warm and cool white with over 90 CRI. Engineered with a multi-stripe design, they ensure excellent color mixing and high flux density, perfect for directional lighting applications. With the ability to achieve system beam angles ranging from 10 to 40 degrees using standard secondary optics, customers can enjoy uniform color output and exceptional light quality. The three available CCT range options, coupled with consistent white light <3 SDCM, makes these COBs ideal for a wide range of applications, including commercial, residential, offices, human-centric lighting, museums, healthcare, retail stores, hospitality venues, and circadian lighting setups.

Customers benefit from a wide array of optics, holders, and connectors compatible with the industry-standard footprints commonly used for two-channel COBs.

David Davito, Senior Director of Global Product Marketing, Illumination at Luminus, emphasizes “the industry-leading efficacy and flux density of these Gen 2 products are meeting the growing demand for tunable CCTs to provide healthy lighting environments with adaptable tones. The quality of light is equally impressive, as these COBs enable the creation of narrow beams with smoother color mixing, providing a seamless dynamic directional lighting solution.”

Sanan Semiconductor, an emerging leader in wide bandgap power semiconductor materials, components, and foundry services has announced Luminus Devices as their exclusive sales channel in the Americas. This was a natural choice as both companies are subsidiaries of Sanan Optoelectronics, the compound semiconductor innovator and the world’s largest LED chip manufacturer. The timing is ideal for this partnership as customers in a wide range of power-related industries have suffered in recent years from long lead times, especially for Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers, Schottky diodes, and MOSFETs. Sanan, having recently completed construction of a US$2B “Megafab” in Changsha, China, is now equipped to provide customers with products and foundry services with aggressive lead times, as low as 8 weeks for most products. The capacity of this Megafab also positions Sanan as the largest vertically integrated SiC manufacturer in China, and the 3 rd largest in the world. Sanan plans to focus on foundry services to support already established semiconductor companies who need a secure supply of SiC substrates, epi wafers or bare die. In parallel, Sanan offers turnkey solutions of SiC Schottky diodes and SiC MOSFETs to support emerging customers in renewable energy and diverse applications such as industrial power supplies, wind power, energy storage, motor driving, data centers, HVAC, electric vehicle (EV) charging, photovoltaics, and other high power scenarios where the advantages of SiC provide essential robustness, value and efficiency.

Tony Chiang, CEO of Hunan Sanan Semiconductor, comments, "We are excited to leverage the well established Luminus sales team in the Americas, including their regional manufacturers reps and distributors to deliver our wide bandgap technology and products to customers who have been suffering from limited allocation and long lead times in recent years."

The Sanan Semiconductor SiC Megafab takes vertical integration to a whole new level. It starts with the production of raw powders and turns those into SiC boules, which are sliced into wafers, on which epitaxy is grown, then chips are produced and finally at the end of the line is packaging and test. To give you a sense of the massive scale of this factory campus, a window tour of the Megafab is an amazing 1.6 kilometer-long journey. Sanan is already breaking ground on a mirror image of the Megafab next door which will more than double the capacity by early 2025. All of this is separate from the $3.2B SiC joint venture Sanan announced with ST Microelectronics earlier this year in Chongqing, China.

Mark Pugh, CEO of Luminus Devices, adds, “Since we became part of the Sanan family 10 years ago, our worldwide customers have benefitted from the massive scale and advanced technology of our parent company. Now customers in the Americas will enjoy local service, rapid delivery, and technical support from Luminus as we expand into the high growth SiC and GaN power semiconductor materials, foundry, and components markets.”

We're thrilled to unveil our groundbreaking Gen2 XBT-3535 series. Our Gen2 XBT-3535 series offers an array of UV wavelengths, including 265 nm, 275 nm, 285 nm, 308 nm, and 340 nm. Luminus now stands as a leader with one of the most comprehensive UV LED portfolios!

In the UVC range, the 265 nm wavelength is perfect for air, water, and surface disinfection! Introducing UVB options at 285 nm for horticulture and analytical instruments, and 308 nm for phototherapy and horticulture. The 340 nm variant caters to medical and analytical applications, boasting a powerful 90 mW output at 500 mA!

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Sunnyvale, CA -- Luminus Devices, a pioneer in advanced illumination solutions, proudly announces the official launch of its Gen2 XBT-3535 series, a groundbreaking addition to its extensive UV LED portfolio. Boasting multiple wavelength options, including 265 nm, 275 nm, 285 nm, 308 nm, and 340 nm, this release solidifies Luminus as a leader with one of the most comprehensive portfolios in the industry.

The Gen2 XBT-3535 series seamlessly complements Luminus's existing UVA and near-UV portfolio, which includes 365 nm, 385 nm, 395 nm, 405 nm, and 415 nm. In a significant expansion into the UVC wavelength range, the XBT3535 series is now available in 265 nm, alongside the previously offered 275 nm, specifically tailored for air, water, and surface disinfection applications. A lower power, cost-effective “Mini” version is also available in 275 nm with a power output of 20 mW at 150 mA. Murali Kumar, Business Line Director at Luminus comments, “What sets the 265 nm wavelength apart is its remarkable 56% improvement in disinfection efficiency compared to 280 nm, surpassing even the 22% increase achieved with 275 nm. Delivering an impressive output power of more than 60 mW at 500 mA, the XBT-3535 series outperforms its Gen 1, 275 nm predecessor, in both disinfection performance and cost-effectiveness ($/mW).”

In the UVB range, the XBT-3535 series introduces two options: 285 nm and 308 nm. The 285 nm variant, designed for horticulture and analytical instruments, boasts a performance exceeding 85 mW at 500 mA. On the other hand, the 308 nm variant, available in the "Mini" version, offers a cost-effective solution for phototherapy and, horticulture, delivering a power output of more than 30 mW at 150 mA.

Catering to medical and analytical applications, the XBT-3535 at 340 nm stands out with a powerful 90 mW output at 500 mA. Currently, the 265 nm, 275 nm, and 285 nm wavelengths are in production and available, with orders now also being accepted for the 308 nm and 340 nm variants, slated for production in Q1, 2024.

With the Gen2 XBT-3535 series, Luminus continues to lead the industry, providing cutting-edge solutions that redefine the boundaries of performance and versatility. For more information, please visit www.luminus.com or contact sales@luminus.com.

Sunnyvale, CA -- Luminus Devices, a pioneer in advanced lighting technology, is thrilled to announce the immediate availability of the SST-12, a groundbreaking high-power white LED featuring a patented round emitter. This innovation sets a new standard in directional lighting by significantly enhancing the quality and brightness of beam spots. Compared to square-shaped emitters, the SST-12's round emitter offers remarkable advantages. Its compatibility with typically round-shaped optics results in superior brightness and color uniformity within beam spots. Moreover, it provides a tighter beam angle and longer beam distance, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of directional lighting applications.

The SST-12 LEDs are specially designed for directional lighting applications, catering to both portable lights and architectural directional lighting needs. Notably, the high Color Rendering Index (CRI) version, SST-12-WxH, boasts a CRI of greater than 95. With a typical efficacy of 116 lumens per watt at 0.35A Tj 85°C (3000K), the SST-12-WxH LED stands out as the premier choice for interior directional light fixtures such as spotlights, track lights, task lights, wall washers, and more.

SST-12 LEDs At-A-Glance

• Patented round emitter delivers better beam spot uniformity than square emitters
• Round emitter enables high intensity and longer beam distance than square emitters
• Phosphor-on-chip technology delivers superior beam spot color uniformity
• High CRI options (CRI>95) suitable for DLC Standard interior directional lighting fixtures

In a statement, Yves Bertic, Senior Business Line Director at Luminus, remarked, "As the SST white LEDs have been very popular in directional lighting applications across multiple markets, we continue optimizing our SST LED sources to not only enhance the optical performance but also deliver the superior quality of light for the end customers." The launch of the SST-12 marks a significant milestone in Luminus Devices' commitment to innovation, and it reinforces the company's position as a leader in the lighting industry.” For more information about the SST-12 and other cutting-edge lighting solutions from Luminus Devices, please visit www.luminus.com/products/white. This product line is now available through Luminus’ authorized distributors.

Luminus Devices recently announced the launch and immediate availability of their Generation 6 COBs with industry leading efficacy exceeding 150 lumens per Watt (lm/W) at 3000K, 90 CRI, with the highest reaching over 184 lm/W at Tj=85°C. Dave Davito, COB Product Line Director at Luminus, highlights “The Luminus team again moves to the front of the competitive pack with the best lumen performance available in the market place. Luminus products don’t distort measurement conditions to achieve these results, but rather deliver this performance at industry standard operating conditions. In addition, the selection of colors and power ranges make these products the best among a large range of competitors.”

The use of traditional nitride phosphors in the Gen 6 COBs delivers high reliability and an expanded operating range as well as chromaticity stability over temperature, current, and time. These COBs are ideal for lighting applications including retail, hospitality, residential, commercial, museum, high and low bay lighting, and more.

Special color options, such as Sensus™ below the black body curve for whitening warm color temperatures, AccuWhiteTM color rendering to 97 CRI typical, and hospitality color points are all available. With Light Emitting Surface (LES) sizes that range from 4mm to 32mm available in a full range of color temperatures and CRIs, these COBs can be used effectively for both indoor and outdoor applications. LM-80 testing confirmed the parts are capable of achieving Design Lights Consortium (DLC) premium lumen maintenance requiring greater than 90% lumen maintenance for over 36,000 hours of operation.

This product line is now available through Luminus’ authorized distributors with only a six-week lead time and volume available immediately.

For a full list of features, applications and benefits visit www.luminus.com/products/cobarrays/standard-gen6. Or, to determine the best product, for the ideal solution, visit https://calculator.luminus.com/.