Bridgelux is trying to put LEDs wherever it can.
The company last year came out with LED arrays — essentially groups of LEDs that can share common components to reduce overall costs for the general lighting market. This year, the company has come up with refined versions of those arrays for specific markets.
Molex and Bridgelux Partner to Create Industry’s Most Cost Competitive, Interchangeable and Upgradeable Solid State Lighting Solution
Livermore, CA and Lisle, IL – March 24, 2010 – Bridgelux and Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA) today introduced the first LED lighting solution designed and priced to drive rapid, mass market adoption of LED lighting technology. The new Helieon™ Sustainable Light Module combines industry-leading solid state lighting technology from Bridgelux with innovative, easy-to-use interconnect technology from Molex, delivering to interior and exterior luminaire manufacturers effortless installation, interchangeability and upgradeability. At a volume price point at less than $20 per unit* and a lifespan of more than 10 years**, Helieon is one of the industry’s highest quality, most cost-effective solid state lighting solutions, and it will change the way LED lighting solutions are used. Helieon also helps lighting manufacturers reduce energy costs and environmental waste for a sustainably designed lighting environment.
“Helieon will quickly debunk the myth that solid state lighting isn’t ready for mass adoption,” said William Watkins, CEO of Bridgelux. “Providing high quality light and an easy and familiar installation experience at a price point to enable mass adoption, Helieon delivers on the promise of solid state lighting. With Helieon, solid state lighting is poised to displace conventional incandescent, fluorescent and other technologies in many high-volume general lighting applications, creating a $100 billion market opportunity. Together, Bridgelux and Molex are creating a new, massive market segment for solid state lighting.”
Bridgelux, Molex Collaborate for Innovation
Bridgelux and Molex, both leaders in their respective industries, joined forces to create a best-in-class and price disruptive solid state light module comprised of completely recyclable components. Helieon combines LED Array products from Bridgelux with Molex interconnect technology to create a socketed plug-and-play solution that can be easily integrated into a wide variety of luminaires. The separable source and socket system emulates a traditional bulb and socket, allowing manufacturers to deliver a variety of lighting effects from a single luminaire design. Initial product offerings include between 500 and 1,500 lumens in 3000K warm white or 4100K neutral white, combined with precision optics to deliver narrow, medium or wide flood beam angles. The product’s simple, adaptable design, high performance and competitive price point give lamp and luminaire manufacturers unprecedented flexibility and opportunities in design and marketing.
The Bridgelux Arrays used in the Helieon Sustainable Light Module deliver between 500 and 1,500 operational lumens (performance comparable to or greater than 40 to 75 Watt incandescent bulbs) in a compact high flux density light source. These integrated solutions deliver high quality light without pixilation, closely replicating the beam quality of traditional light sources. Patented Bridgelux technology enables an industry-leading thermal resistance with exceptional brightness and color uniformity. Helieon combines the Bridgelux LED Array with a precision beam control optic to further simplify the design process for the luminaire manufacturer and enable high quality lighting.
The Molex interconnect technology provides a remarkably easy and familiar installation experience, simplifying the design effort and allowing luminaire designers, commercial endusers and consumers to upgrade, interchange, and replace modules, altering and controlling their environment as desired. Leading the industry in defining and driving an interconnect standard, the Molex patented design can adapt to a wide range of fixture configurations.
“Helieon represents the commitment of Bridgelux and Molex to break the LED lighting mold by developing and building products designed to meet specific lighting applications and market needs,” said Mike Picini, vice president of solid state lighting, Molex Incorporated. “The availability of high quality, plug-and-play, flexible, and cost-effective solid state lighting solutions such as Helieon, delivers on the promise to simplify and enable LED integration for OEM fixture makers and critical players in the transformation of the lighting industry.”
Product Availability
Helieon will be available for production shipments in May. The product carries a three year warranty and provides the efficacy to enable luminaires to meet Energy Star, Title 24, Part Land other global regulatory standards. Helieon is RoHS compliant, and the companies are in the process of securing UL recognition to further simplify the design and customer acceptance process. For more information, please visit www.helieon.com and visit us at the Light + Building tradeshow in Frankfurt, Germany April 11-17; Hall 4.2 Stand J61, and Hall 4.0 Stand E36.
About Molex Incorporated
Molex Incorporated is a 71-year-old global manufacturer of electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnection systems. Based in Lisle, Illinois, USA, the company operates 41 manufacturing locations in 17 countries. The Molex website is www.molex.com.
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions that will transform the global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Silicon Valley, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down costs of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies with integrated, solid state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets. With more than 250 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com
*Pricing for standard lumen output product in quantities of 20K+ units
**Product has an average lumen maintenance of 50,000 hours. 10-year lifespan based on 12-hours of use per day /365 days per year
Award From El Dorado Ventures Recognizes Bridgelux’s Leadership in the Development and Manufacture Of Innovative and Energy-Efficient Solid-State Lighting Solutions
MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–El Dorado Ventures has awarded the 2010 Bourne Technology Award to Bridgelux, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative, energy-efficient solid-state lighting solutions.
The Bourne Technology Award is presented annually by El Dorado Ventures to recognize companies that develop and deploy unique technology with demonstrated customer impact. The award is named for Steve Bourne, Chief Technology Officer of El Dorado Ventures, who is internationally known for his work on the UNIX system while at Bell Laboratories, where he designed the popular UNIX command language known as the “Bourne Shell.”
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the global lighting industry. The company delivers compact, energy efficient integrated LED based lighting solutions, reducing the design complexity and solution cost for their lamp and luminaire customers. Bridgelux’s LED Array portfolio delivers high quality lighting with performance ranging from 240 to 4500 lumens, enabling the replacement of many high-volume conventional light sources such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps for interior and exterior lighting applications. Bridgelux LED arrays contain proprietary technology at the EPI, chip and packaging level, enabling the industry’s lowest thermal resistance with excellent color control and consistency in an easy to use plug and play product.
In his award presentation to Bridgelux, Bourne noted that the company had pioneered significant innovations in the chip layer, wiring patterns and packaging that drive down the cost and improve the energy efficiency of LED lighting systems. With more than 275 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry.
“We thank Steve Bourne and El Dorado Ventures for their support of the development of Bridgelux’s industry-leading technology,” said William Watkins, CEO of Bridgelux. “It means a great deal to the Bridgelux R&D team to receive this recognition and validation.”
“Bridgelux has made significant technical advances,” said Bourne. “They have brought to market innovative lighting solutions using leading-edge technology to reduce energy consumption while improving lighting quality.”
About El Dorado Ventures
El Dorado Ventures (EDV) is a leading entrepreneur-focused, early-stage venture capital firm with over two decades of success. Entrepreneurs see EDV as a trusted investment partner who shares their vision and helps them succeed by providing ongoing strategic guidance and access to a wealth of industry contacts. With $750 million in capital under management, the firm invests in disruptive technologies and business models in emerging and high-growth markets, across a broad range of sectors including software, technology-enabled services, communications and emerging technology. El Dorado’s early-stage investments have included Compellent Technologies, Cyras Systems, EarthLink, Efficient Networks, Novellus and NuSpeed Internet Systems. Numerous EDV portfolio companies have gone public or been acquired by major technology companies including AT&T, Ciena, Cisco Systems, nVidia, Siemens, Texas Instruments and Yahoo. For more information, please visit www.eldorado.com.
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions that will transform the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, CA, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 275 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com.
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Recognition Simplifies UL Certification for Bridgelux Customers, Accelerating Introduction of New LED Lighting Products
Livermore, Calif., June 15, 2010 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions today announced that the company has earned Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Recognition for its entire portfolio of LED Array light sources, which includes the LS, ES and award-winning RS products. This certification will accelerate the introduction of new LED lighting products by making it possible to obtain UL Listed status for new lamps and luminaires built with Bridgelux’s Arrays without requiring a full in-system LED component evaluation.
“Underwriters Laboratories is very pleased that Bridgelux chose to work with us for the certification of their LED Arrays,” said Doug Lockard, UL Lighting Business Manager. “Solid-state light sources are a critical new technology that is rapidly transforming the lighting industry. UL’s Component Certification program helps to reduce the cost of end-product certification and speed the time to market for lamp and luminaire manufacturers by eliminating redundant testing of commercially available LED light sources. This program allows lighting manufacturers to identify products that are pre-approved to comply with safety requirements in finished lighting systems, accelerating the UL Listing process.”
Bridgelux offers the industry’s widest range of solid-state light sources, delivering 240 to 4500 “hot” lumens across a broad range of color temperatures. This expansive portfolio of UL-recognized arrays provides Bridgelux customers with wide-ranging options as they develop high quality replacement lamps and luminaires for a market rapidly transitioning to energy efficient lighting.
“A significant number of LED lamp and luminaire manufacturers are seeking UL Listing in order to successfully sell their products into the U.S. market,” said Jason Posselt, Bridgelux vice president of marketing. “By using Bridgelux Arrays, our customers can confidently design and manufacture with independent direction and support from UL and dramatically shorten the approval cycle.”
The Bridgelux ES, LS, and RS Arrays can now be found in UL’s Online Certifications Directory. These arrays are compliant with UL 8750, the standard for safety of light emitting diode (LED) equipment for use in lighting products. More information can be found on the UL Lighting Standards webpage.
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 275 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com
New Portfolio Additions Deliver High Efficacy 4100K Color Temperature
For Interior and Exterior Applications
Livermore, Calif., June 23, 2010 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced the commercial availability of its ES and award-winning RS LED Array products in a neutral white color temperature (4100K). The new Arrays extend Bridgelux’s industry leading light output performance, superior color quality and high efficacy across the white color spectrum, driving the increasingly rapid transformation of high volume outdoor area and commercial lighting applications.
Neutral white is the latest addition to Bridgelux’s highly efficient ES Array Series offering light output options of 400, 800 and 1200 operational lumens. These new products deliver an increase of more than 40% in energy efficiency over previous neutral white product generations while dramatically reducing the price per lumen. The neutral white RS Array delivers 3400 operational lumens, complementing the existing RS Array product line which offers 3100 lumens in warm white and 4500 lumens in cool white.
Bridgelux continues to provide the industry with the widest LED Array performance ranges from 240 to 4500 “hot” or operational lumens, displacing incandescent, halogen, CFL and HID light sources in a variety of applications. This broad portfolio of products provides Bridgelux customers with wide-ranging options as they develop high quality replacement lamps and luminaires for a market rapidly transitioning to energy efficient lighting.
“Bridgelux is delivering a broad range of design options with efficacies that enable the development of lighting products that meet both market demands and global regulatory requirements,” said Jason Posselt, Bridgelux vice president of Marketing. “Our expanding portfolio reflects Bridgelux’s core strength – the ability to reduce design complexity and product development risk for our customers while aggressively driving down the cost of solid state lighting.”
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 275 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com
SUNNYVALE, CALIF., July 29, 2010 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions today announced the addition of Karl Chicca as the company’s chief operating officer. To his role as COO, Mr. Chicca brings extensive experience in building and scaling multinational Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations in the semiconductor and storage industries. Mr. Chicca will be responsible for Bridgelux’s global Manufacturing, Materials, Supply Chain, Logistics, Product and Process Engineering, and Supplier and Customer Quality operations.
“Karl brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Bridgelux at a time of significant growth,” said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux CEO. As we continue to scale our operations to meet the growing demands of the rapidly transforming lighting industry, Karl’s successful track record of building and leading world-class operations and teams will be instrumental to our success.”
Mr. Chicca comes to Bridgelux with more than 25 years of extensive experience and a successful track record in global Operations. As a former senior vice president of Global Materials for Seagate Technology, the world’s leading manufacturer of hard disk drives and storage solutions, he was responsible for building Seagate’s strategic supplier partnership program and leading the company’s world-class supply chain efforts. As Seagate’s senior vice president and general manager for the Personal Computing Business Unit, he was responsible for 75% of the company’s unit shipments. Prior to joining Seagate, Mr. Chicca served as senior vice president of Operations at 3dfx Interactive where he helped to grow the company from initial corporate revenue shipments to revenues exceeding $125 Million per quarter. He also served as vice president of global Materials at Maxtor Corporation.
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions helping to transform the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 275 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com
Livermore, Calif., September 14, 2010 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions today announced the expansion of its portfolio of award- winning LED Arrays to include new high efficacy products that meet the price and performance demands of the $10 billion LED retrofit bulb market opportunity.
Featuring a broad product portfolio, industry leading light output performance, superior color quality and high efficacy across the white color spectrum, Bridgelux is now delivering high brightness, energy efficient light for both low and line (mains) voltage products to simplify system design and integration for lamp manufacturers.
The Bridgelux LS Array Series now includes options designed specifically for low voltage lighting. The new miniaturized LS arrays enable both diffuse and directional light sources for applications including landscape lighting, residential lighting, track lighting, MR16 lamps and other 12 volt retrofit light bulbs. Delivering between 240 and 360 lumens in warm and cool white, these products are ideal replacement options for low wattage halogen and incandescent lamps.
The Bridgelux ES Array Series has also been expanded to include new voltage options for both cool white and warm white to better enable the A-line and decorative lamp markets. The new ES arrays take advantage of existing electronic drivers to facilitate rapid new lamp and luminaire product introductions.
“As governments around the world rapidly move to eliminate inefficient incandescent lamps the demand is growing for LED replacement lamps that can deliver the quality of light required by consumers,” said Jason Posselt, Bridgelux vice president of marketing. “These new arrays deliver high quality light while simultaneously helping our customers reduce design complexity and product cost for this price sensitive market.”
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 300 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com
Bridgelux Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 Winner
Recognized for creating new opportunities in green technology
Livermore, Calif., October 12, 2010 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Silicon Valley Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Bridgelux was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.
Bridgelux and the GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 companies will be honored at AlwaysOn’s fourth annual GoingGreen Silicon Valley on October 12th, 2010, at the Presidio’s Golden Gate Club in San Francisco, CA.
This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities
“The GoingGreen Silicon Valley Top 100 winners have thrived during trying economic conditions through innovation and creativity,” said Weston McBride, greentech editor at AlwaysOn. “It is by their example that the next generation of clean technologies will transform the global economy with more robust systems primed for sustained growth.”
The GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 winners were selected from among thousands of domestic and international greentech technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and greentech industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2010 list.
This marks the second consecutive year for Bridgelux to be recognized as a GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 Winner in the Energy Management, Smart Grid and Energy Efficiency category. Bridgelux was selected for their business focus on creating LED technologies that are transforming the lighting industry with a commitment to supply sustainable, energy-efficient lighting to the masses.
A full list of all the AlwaysOn GoingGreen 100 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at:
http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2010-GoingGreen-Silicon-Valley-100
“We are honored to be recognized by AlwaysOn as a leading Silicon Valley company, as it validates our passion and commitment to drive innovation,” said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux CEO. “Transforming the lighting industry is exciting, but the fact that we are also positively impacting the environment truly makes our mission a win-win.”
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 300 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn’s preeminent executive event series includes the Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, Venture Summit East, GoingGreen Silicon Valley, and GoingGreen East. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.
Solid State Lighting Leader, Bridgelux, Introduces Industry’s First 5-Year Warranty on entire line of LED Products
World’s Most Reliable LED Arrays and Modules Now Feature Industry’s Best Warranty Protection
Livermore, Calif. – October 12, 2010 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today introduced a 5-year warranty, effective immediately, on all of the company’s integrated LED arrays and light sources sold worldwide. This unprecedented move boosts standard 1-year and 3-year warranties to deliver industry-leading 5-year warranty protection, emphatically demonstrating Bridgelux’s confidence in LED technology while providing customers the assurances needed to enable the $100 billion market opportunity for solid state lighting.
“We are offering a 5-year warranty because we stand proudly behind the quality of Bridgelux products as well as the broader capabilities and benefits of solid state lighting overall,” said Bill Watkins, Bridgelux chief executive officer. “This warranty is a win-win all around. It addresses our customers’ needs, supports the entire industry by accelerating market penetration, and helps deliver LED technology’s energy savings and environmental benefits more quickly to the end customer.”
The 5-year warranty covers not only the Bridgelux LED Array product families, offering the industry’s widest performance range from 240 to 4500 operational lumens, but also the award winning Helieon sustainable light module, co developed, marketed and sold by Bridgelux and Molex.
“The success of our customers is critical to the success of Bridgelux,” said Jason Posselt, vice president of marketing for Bridgelux. “The lighting market is demanding 3 to 5 year warranties on solid state lighting products. The 5-year warranty protection on light sources provided by Bridgelux will make it easier for our customers, lamp and luminaire manufacturers, to meet market requirements for their products. Further, it also allows our partners to minimize the cost and time they spend on warranty related issues while improving their ability to win new business opportunities.”
“To innovate and expand our business we must use the latest LED lighting technology,” said Chuck Campagna, chief executive officer of Amerlux. “With LED technology evolving at a pace faster than typical lighting design cycles, we are faced with a challenge to ensure that we bring high quality products to market while still using leading edge technology. The 5-year warranty provided by Bridgelux allows us to confidently deliver one of the industry’s most advanced solid state lighting solutions at a pace that addresses both Amerlux business requirements and lighting industry demands.”
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the$40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for light-emitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 300 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com
NEW BRIDGELUX PRE-WIRED LED ARRAYS FURTHER SIMPLIFY DESIGN INTEGRATION, ACCELERATE TIME TO MARKET FOR LUMINAIRE MANUFACTURERS
Livermore, Calif. – December 01, 2010 – Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, is further simplifying the LED light source integration process for luminaire manufacturers with the introduction of new wiring options for its rectangular ES and RS Array Series’ solid state light sources. This option further enhances the plug and play simplicity delivered by these arrays, helping to facilitate quick design cycles and ease system-level integration challenges for Bridgelux customers.
The new wiring option provides two wires soldered to the electrical contact pads on the LED Arrays. This wiring option may be ordered with all Bridgelux rectangular ES and RS Array Series, which deliver between 800 to 4500 operational lumens in all available color temperatures. Providing pre-wired Arrays simplifies the electrical integration of the light source into the lamp or luminaire, enabling Bridgelux customers to use interconnection methods common to the lighting industry and avoid introducing soldering processes in their factories.
“Our primary focus at Bridgelux is to make LED technology easy to use for our general lighting customers,” said Mick Wilcox, Bridgelux product manager. “Providing this wiring option eliminates manufacturing process steps, and reduces product development risks and overall system costs. Our customers can bring new energy-efficient, high quality lighting products to market faster to meet the rapidly increasing market demand for solid state lighting.”
About Bridgelux
Bridgelux is a leading developer and manufacturer of technologies and solutions transforming the $40 billion global lighting industry into a $100 billion market opportunity. Based in Livermore, California, Bridgelux is a pioneer in solid-state lighting (SSL), expanding the market for lightemitting diode (LED) technologies by driving down the cost of LED lighting systems. Bridgelux’s patented light source technology replaces traditional technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and high intensity discharge lighting) with integrated, solid-state lighting solutions that enable lamp and luminaire manufacturers to provide high performance and energy-efficient white light for the rapidly growing interior and exterior lighting markets, including street lights, commercial lighting and consumer applications. With more than 350 patent applications filed or granted worldwide, Bridgelux is the only vertically integrated LED manufacturer and developer of solid-state light sources that designs its solutions specifically for the lighting industry. For more information about the company, please visit www.bridgelux.com