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Molex and Bridgelux Partner to Create LED Light Module

By Patrick Curran | March 24, 2010

Livermore, CA and Lisle, IL –  Bridgelux and Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA) introduce 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(tm)-Sustainable-Light-Module

“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 end-users 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.

Molex Incorporated
www.molex.com

Bridgelux
www.bridgelux.com

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