Product category: Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
News Release from: Philips Lumileds Lighting | Subject: Luxeon Flash LED technology
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 29 May 2006
LEDs provide flash performance for handsets
Working with image sensor manufacturers and handset manufacturers, Philips Lumileds has demonstrated Luxeon flash performance that exceeds any phone-based Xenon flash performance.
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Working with image sensor manufacturers and handset manufacturers, Philips Lumileds has demonstrated Luxeon Flash performance that exceeds any phone-based xenon flash performance. With light output of 1.0 lux-s at 3m, compared with 0.67 lux-s for a xenon solution, Luxeon Flash LED technology delivers the necessary light for high quality imaging. Philips Lumileds flash technology will help move cellphone camera image capture capabilities closer to those of digital still cameras.
Functional LED flash technology first introduced by Lumileds in 2004 continues to improve as the company makes technology advances.
'We continue to work with carriers and handset manufacturers and image sensor providers on the next generation of cellphone imaging devices', said Julian Carey, Product Manager.
'With Luxeon Flash LEDs, illumination of 30 lux or better at 2m and beyond is already enabling superior image capture capability for users'.
'The extremely small size and low voltage requirements compared with xenon solutions make Luxeon Flash an easier and more efficient solution and maximises overall performance and battery life of the camera phone'.
Luxeon Flash LEDs combine the industry's highest light output with patented technology that delivers uniform white light from the flash device.
'With Luxeon Flash, it's possible to deliver images that have consistent colour resolution across the entire image', said Carey.
'Other white LEDs introduce colour variation that lowers image quality'.
'As the image sensors get better, this variance will be more noticeable' Lumileds' Luxeon Flash LEDs are available as a surface mount LED or as a module with a lens to simplify engineering.
Built in ESD protection and Lumileds' proprietary phosphor coating technology ensure the quality and consistency of the light, which is critical for superior imaging.
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