Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) of Japan, will launch the innovative E-Core(TM) LED product line to extend the North American lighting market.

The E-Core(TM) line along with E-Core(TM) prototype technologies for the global market, which include the lighting industry's brightest LED products, are being unveiled at LIGHTFAIR(R) International, May 12-14 in Las Vegas at booth number 1075.

Toshiba's exhibit demonstrates its commitment to promoting advances in next-generation lighting, and to leading the way in establishing LEDs as energy-efficient, cost-saving lighting that address the needs of energy management solutions.

The E-Core(TM) product line for North America will feature an extensive lamp line and a high-efficiency LED downlight fixture line. The lamp line, which includes six reflector lamps in three colors and two A19 bulbs in two colors, features high brightness and energy efficiency in compact designs. The downlight line includes six models available in four colors, in which the brightest model reaches a luminous flux of 1250 lumens.

Alongside these ready-to-market products, Toshiba will demonstrate unsurpassed LED performance achieved by its wide ranging capabilities.

Technology prototypes to be exhibited include:

-- LED bulbs with an industry leading 1690 lumens performance and a 260deg lighting angle
-- GX53 Self Contained Round Units with a total luminous flux of 2000 lumens, which have the flexibility to easily switch LED units and achieve superior brightness levels from high ceilings
-- Surface-mount ceiling lights that integrate a high-efficiency LED and a power circuit that produces 120 lm/W, surpassing the efficiency of fluorescent lights
-- LED flood lights that can light up tall buildings and bridges with the same central luminosity as metal halide lamps.

Toshiba chose TIC, Toshiba's infrastructure business arm in the United States, to distribute LED lighting to North America in an effort to leverage TIC's infrastructure systems business to provide comprehensive energy management solutions. TIC's product lines include: SCiB(TM) rechargeable batteries, smart grid solutions, photovoltaic systems, transportation systems, premium efficiency motors, and more. TIC furthers its efforts to provide energy management solutions with its LED lighting business, which meets the emerging demands of the commercial, industrial and residential markets.

Toshiba LED lighting products offer a number of advantages over traditional incandescent or fluorescent lighting, including a longer product life. An E-Core(TM) LED light operates for no less than 40,000 hours, which reduces power consumption and CO2 emissions by as much as 85 percent (LED A19 lamp 5.6 W compared to incandescent bulb 40 W). Additionally, Toshiba products contain no toxic mercury substances such as those found in compact fluorescent bulbs.

E-Core products offer the following features:

-- high-energy efficiencies,
-- long life and high reliability (no less than 40,000 hour lifespan),
-- high-color rendering (Ra over 80),
-- three-year limited warranty,
-- mercury free,
-- low UV/IR radiation, and
-- conforms to UL standards.

TIC further plans to offer a broad spectrum of indoor and outdoor LED lighting including brighter performance lamps, track lighting, and surface-mount lighting, which are being showcased at LIGHTFAIR(R) International.