August 15, 2006WHO: Dr. Alexei Erchak, founder and chief technology officer of Luminus Devices, will be participating in the panel session, “Rear Projection TVs – Can New Advances Accelerate Growth,” discussing how the arrival of solid state light sources will impact the outlook for microdisplay-based rear projection TVs. His presentation will provide an overview of high-brightness LED technology and address how solid state lighting technology can invigorate the rear projection TV market. He will also provide an update on advancements in Luminus’ revolutionary PhlatLight™ (Photonic Lattice light) technology, a new cost-effective, high-performance solid state light source with extremely high power and brightness for illuminating state-of-the-art, high-definition televisions and displays. Erchak will be joined by representatives from Mitsubishi, Novalux, Samsung Electronics, Texas Instruments and Syntax-Brillain.
WHAT: The 4th Annual DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2006: The Future of Television is hosted by DisplaySearch (www.displaysearchhdtv.com), the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting and part of The NPD Group. The event aims to provide a forum for exchanging information on important trends, challenges and opportunities facing TV panel and imager manufacturers, TV display electronics producers, TV OEMs and brands, TV makers, retailers and distributors, set top box manufacturers, DVD and DVD player manufacturers, TV and cable networks, satellite and cable providers, movie and cinema, and HD content providers.
WHERE: The DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2006 will be held at The Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
WHEN: “The Future of Television” event will take place August 15-16, 2006. Erchak’s session, “PhlatLight: The Future of Rear Projection TVs” will be held on Wednesday, August 16th between 1:45 and 4:00 p.m.
About Luminus Devices
Luminus Devices, Inc., headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, develops and manufactures high performance solid state light emitting devices and systems. Its PhlatLight (Photonic Lattice) technology, developed by Luminus Devices based on research done at MIT, is the only solid state light source powerful enough to illuminate large screen projection televisions. With PhlatLight chipsets in commercial production, Luminus is leading the industry in designing this new, powerful light source for a variety of applications, including microdisplay projection TVs and other advanced, high-definition displays. Several leading television and consumer electronics vendors are currently selling TVs with PhlatLight products. For more information, visit www.luminus.com.
For more information, contact:
Bree Clidence or Jill Colna
SVM Public Relations
760-940-9025 or 401-490-9700
bree.clidence@svmpr.com or jill.colna@svmpr.com
Note to editors: PhlatLight is a trademark of Luminus Devices.
