Luminus Devices, Inc., has showcased its CBT-90 white LED which is available with guaranteed minimum CRI of 90 and typical CRI of 93 at Light + Building, April 15-20 at Messe Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. The product has a typical R9 value of 85, allowing it to beautifully render deeply saturated reds.

"CBT-90 with high CRI takes our customers to the next performance level," said Chuck DeMilo, Global Director of Product Marketing for Luminus. "Physicians can now accurately render deep red colors of tissue and blood during endoscopic surgery. Entertainment lighting fixtures will make flesh tones look warmer and more vibrant during theatrical productions. Retail display lighting designers emphasize high CRI, as it makes merchandise look more attractive and increases sales. Our customers are very excited about this development."

Luminus recently increased the lumen output of the CBT-90 by 25%. The product is fully qualified at input currents up to 1.5A/mm2, delivering thousands of lumens with unparalleled brightness. The CBT-90 LED, manufactured and sold by Luminus since 2009, has been designed into volume lighting products by the world's leading companies. Typical applications include medical, automotive, machine vision and entertainment lighting where Luminus' Big Chip LED(TM) technology has displaced traditional lighting technologies including xenon, metal halide and halogen.