Luminus intros HB SBT-90 LED for entertainment, display, medical and automotive apps

LAS VEGAS, USA: Luminus Devices Inc., developer and manufacturer of high light output PhlatLight® LEDs, has introduced the SBT-90 PhlatLight LED, the industry’s brightest, high power, surface-mount (SMT) package.

This breakthrough product is ideally suited for entertainment, display, medical and automotive applications that require an LED package that emits directly into air instead of having an integrated dome lens.

“With the introduction of the SBT-90, Luminus strengthens its leadership position in high brightness LEDs,” said Chuck DeMilo, director of global product marketing for lighting, Luminus Devices.

“The SBT-90 contains a single 9mm2 chip, so the optical brightness can’t be matched by tiled arrays of traditional 1-Watt LEDs. The ability to deliver more lumens through their optical architectures in a compact and highly integrated form factor becomes a game changer for our customers as new opportunities emerge to apply LEDs to demanding applications.”

The SBT-90 generates more than 1,800 lumens (6500K, 70+CRI) from a small 10mm x 11mm package footprint. Utilizing high thermal conductivity ceramic packaging, the SBT-90 features an extremely low thermal resistance of 0.64°C/W. The device has a nominal input power of 10W, but can be operated continuously at drive conditions up to 35W.

Due to its low profile window and direct chip-to-air emission, the SBT-90 is optimized for coupling to proximity optics and optical light engines, thereby maximizing optical throughput while maintaining long life and high reliability. Typical applications for the SBT-90 include entertainment wash lighting, edge-lit displays, projection systems, fiber coupled medical lighting and automotive forward lighting.

Available in an SMT package, the SBT-90 integrates seamlessly with standard SMT manufacturing processes and equipment. PhlatLight LEDs are mercury-free, highly reliable and provide a lifetime of 60,000 hours with lumen maintenance of greater than 70 percent. The SBT-90 is available for sampling now with volume shipments beginning in the third quarter.