Luminus’ LED chipsets power Acer, Delta and Chi Lin projectors

The PT-121 chipset is enhanced when used in conjunction with Texas Instruments' digital light processing technology (DLP®). Each PT-121 chipset is comprised of a red, green and blue LED, and is best-suited for data projectors using micro-displays ranging from 0.65"- 1". Like other PhlatLight LED products, the PT-121 offers instant start up with no warm up and cool down period required by today's conventional mercury lamp technologies. The PT-121 also includes a wide color gamut that exceeds NTSC standards and surpasses 60,000 hours of lifetime, eliminating the need to replace the projector light source.

"Texas Instruments and Luminus have a long-standing collaborative relationship that fosters innovation," said Lars Yoder, Vice President, DLP® Front Projection Products at Texas Instruments. "The integration of our individual expertise in DLP chip technology and PhlatLight LEDs results in expanding the global market with unmatched levels of picture quality and product reliability of DLP projectors."

"The PT-121 is built for next-generation, lamp-free data projectors providing a high brightness, mercury-free technology, not available in traditional lamp technologies," said Udi Meirav, President and CEO, Luminus Devices. "The PhlatLight LED PT-121 chipset is part of a broader family of industry-leading 'green' technologies from Luminus Devices that enables original equipment manufacturers to deliver extremely high levels of brightness and clarity with virtually zero lamp replacement over the lifetime of the projector."

When combined, the red, green and blue chips produce more than 2,000 white lumens at 8,000 color temperature in time sequential pulsed mode. There is also 100 percent uniform surface emission for high collection efficiency and low optical losses. In addition, the monolithic emission area per color allow for single-lens collection and simplified optics.

• Another of Luminus' LED chipsets, the PT-120 is the solid state light source inside the Delta Electronics, Inc., HT-8000 -- the industry's first full HD LED-based digital light processing (DLP®) projector for the consumer market. The new projectors will be available in Q1 2009.

The new projector combines Luminus' PhlatLight LEDs, Delta's advanced optical engine technology, and Texas Instruments' advanced DLP capability. In addition to having the highest levels of brightness, unmatched color and reliability, the combination of technologies in the HT-8000 provides one of Delta's customers Vivitek USA with a full HD home theater projector H6080FD that simply has to be seen to be believed.

"This new brightness breakthrough allows us to create lamp-free projectors delivering dramatically improved picture quality and superior reliability," said Jeff Fu, Director for Projection Display at Delta's Display Solutions Business Unit. "With this product, we believe the era of the HD LED home theater projector has arrived. PhlatLight LEDs will continue to be a key component of our DLP product line."

Designed to be eco-friendly, PhlatLight LEDs are mercury-free and throughout the lifetime of a projector should never need replacement. The solid-state light source used in the HT-8000 is the PhlatLight LED PT-120 chipset, comprised of a red, green and blue LED, delivering high brightness, superior color and long-term performance and reliability.

"Cooperation between Luminus, Delta and Texas Instruments has delivered the most stable and reliable performance for Delta's HT-8000, with an image so bright it has never been experienced in the past," said Matt Mazzuchi, General Manager, Projection Display Business Group, Luminus Devices. "Today, traditional lamp technologies are becoming obsolete and PhlatLight LEDs are synonymous with the innovative, next-generation technologies driving the rapid growth of the projector industry."

• Chi Lin Technology, a leading ODM/OEM manufacturer is bringing a new home theater projector to market based on the company's PhlatLight® LED PT-120 high-performance chipset.

The new home theater projector combines PhlatLight LEDs and Texas Instruments' digital light processing (DLP®) technology to offer an expanded color gamut, incredible color and brightness stability and best-in-class reliability for home theater customers. The PhlatLight LED PT-120 chipset is designed specifically for home theater projectors and contains a red, green and blue LED and offers instant start up without the warm-up and cool-down period required by today's conventional mercury lamp technologies. The new projector is built with an environmentally responsible design and the light source is expected to never need replacement.

"The home theater projector from Chi Lin offers consumers a wonderful viewing experience as the brightness, color gamut and overall reliability is unmatched," said Matt Mazzuchi, General Manager, Projection Display Business Group, Luminus Devices. "The new LED projector is a culmination of dedicated work by Chi Lin designers, utilizing next-generation technologies such as PhlatLight LEDs in combination with DLP in an environmentally conscious design that made this best-in-class projector a reality."

"Luminus continues to set even higher standards for brightness and color performance in LEDs and our new DLP home theater projector gives consumers a home theater viewing experience that no one else offers," said Alex Wang, Senior Product Manager, Chi Lin Technology. "There are many components built into a home theater projector that improve performance and reliability for consumers, but none more important than PhlatLight LEDs."

• Meanwhile, Luminus' PhlatLight® LED PT-39 chipset is powering the new Acer K10, an easy-to-carry and lightweight pocket projector. PhlatLight LEDs offer high levels of brightness and performance not available today in pocket projectors using traditional lamp technologies.

The PhlatLight LED PT-39 chipset is designed specifically for projection systems that use micro-displays ranging from 0.4" to 0.55" with individual red, green and blue LEDs and work in conjunction with Texas Instruments' digital light processing technology. The combined technologies enable PhlatLight LEDs to work more efficiently in the Acer K10, making the projector an ideal mobile companion for instant projection anywhere.

"PhlatLight LEDs are ideally suited for the new, compact Acer pocket projector because they are the brightest and most reliable light source giving business road warriors and video game enthusiasts vibrant and vivid images," said Matt Mazzuchi, General Manager, Projection Display Business Group, Luminus Devices. "Eco-friendly PhlatLight LEDs are far superior to traditional lamp technologies because they never need to be replaced throughout the lifetime of the pocket projector."

"The K10 is Acer's first projector that utilizes revolutionary PhlatLight LED technology, and emits high brightness of up to 100 ANSI lumens for clear and detailed images," said Victor Chien, Director, Digital Display Business Unit, Acer Inc. "As part of Acer's continued drive to offer greener and more environmentally friendly products, LED lamp technology is free from hazardous substances such as mercury or halogen gases and consumes less power than traditional lamps."

Delta's HT-8000 home theater projector will be on display at CES, January 8-11, in both Luminus' and Delta's suites at the Las Vegas Hilton. Luminus will be in Suite #4118 and Delta Electronics' Suite #1365. Luminus will also be demonstrating the new Chi Lin home theater projector. To schedule a meeting with a Luminus spokesperson at CES, or for more information contact Bill Keeler or Nicole Slein of Schwartz Communications at (781) 684-0770 or luminus@schwartz-pr.com.

About Chi Lin Technology

Chi Lin Technology was founded in 1964, a subsidiary of the Chi-Mei Group. As a leading ODM/OEM manufacturer Chi Lin Technology has been playing an important role of managing color performance in plastic raw materials for over 40 years. In 2000, Chi Lin entered the Display industry via Flat Panel Display material, LCD Flat Panel Display systems and Projection Display. Chilin is uniquely position because of its vertical integrated scope and strength in component supply chain management. Chi Lin offers "one stop shop" service to companies seeking superior value and performance.

About Luminus Devices

Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures high performance solid state light sources - PhlatLight® LEDs - for a variety of lighting applications. Its headquarters and primary manufacturing facilities are located in Billerica, Massachusetts, U.S.A. For more information, visit www.luminus.com.