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May 13, 2008
Luminus' PhlatLight BLU Wins SID's 2008 Display Component of the Year Award
By Anuradha Shukla TMCnet Contributing Editor
Luminus Devices’ PhlatLight LED back light unit (BLU) has won the 2008 Display Component of the Year Gold Award from the Society of Information Display (SID). Luminus also won the 2007 Silver Award from SID for PhlatLight LEDs used in projection applications.
Luminus Devices develops and manufactures high performance solid state light sources for a variety of illumination applications, including high definition TVs, video projectors, avionics displays, and lighting systems.
Apple iPhone (News - Alert) and the Sony OLED TV are the other two recipients of the SID gold awards this year. .
Luminus Devices’ PhlatLight 46" BLU is illuminated with eight light modules, each containing a single red, green and blue PhlatLight LED. Because the LEDs illuminate the BLU from the edges, not the back, it enables thinner designs. The company explains that the BLU enabled by PhlatLight technology has been created as a result of an intensive collaboration between Luminus Devices and Global Lighting Technology, which specialized in MicroLens light guides for backlighting and other applications.
Langevin added that their company considers GLT a full partner in the product. Recently, both companies engaged Jabil Corp as a design and manufacturing partner for integrating this technology and taking it to market.
Dick McCartney, SID's DYA Chair said that they are delighted to award Luminus Devices' PhlatLight technology with the Gold honor for the 2008 Display Component of the Year.
McCartney emphasized that the Display of the Year Awards is hands down, the most prestigious accolade commending the chief influential technologies across the global display community. He added that the high caliber of products and technologies nominated this year has certainly made the decision process tough on their Awards Committee, but among the significant number of nominations received from around the world, Luminus Devices' PhlatLight technology stood out for the second year in a row.
“On behalf of SID, we would like to truly commend Luminus Devices' ongoing commitment to innovation and to shaping the future of today's display arena,” he added.
Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet, covering call centers, CRM and information technology. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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