07/31/06 - MONTREAL, CANADA, Future Lighting Solutions, a division of Future Electronics, announced today the industry’s first LED Lighting Resource Centers (LRCs) for customers developing LUXEON® LED based applications. Each LRC has two principal laboratories. First, there is a LUXEON® Retrofit Lab, for proof of concept development, and technology validation in applications. And second, a Light Measurement Lab for product measurement. Utilizing the resources at each center, customers will minimize application development cycles and deliver products to market more quickly. The LRCs are located in Montreal, Canada (serving the Americas and Europe) and Shenzhen, China (serving Asia/Pac and Japan).

“The new LRCs provide expertise in every area of power LED engineering required fordeveloping LUXEON® based applications,” said Jamie Singerman, Corporate VicePresident Worldwide. “For those lighting companies that want to enter the market but don’t have the optical, thermal, power, systems and LED engineering knowledge inhouse, the LRC can be of extraordinary value by reducing development costs and allowing companies to enter the LED lighting market more quickly.”

The LRCs provide five key services for customers developing lighting solutions:

• LUXEON® proof of concept application development

• Custom electronics application development

• Optical design and simulation

• Secondary optics evaluation and characterization

• High-power LED characterization

The LRCs are accessible to qualified Future Lighting Solutions customers to assist in enabling them to use LUXEON® LED technology in their applications. Patrick Durand, Future Lighting Solutions’ Worldwide Technical Applications Engineer, explains “The Lighting Resource Centers provide an unprecedented level of technical service and support to enable LUXEON® technology for our customers. Customers are able to come to us for a range of services that will help them design LUXEON® into their applications successfully – and it is all from one source; Future Lighting Solutions. A number of our customers have already taken advantage of the services.”

The LRCs are the latest innovation by Future Lighting Solutions to enable and accelerate the LED lighting market. The Certified Solutions Program and technical training programs for LUXEON®-based applications have successfully enabled many customers to bring new and innovative products to the specification and consumer markets. Jamie Singerman comments “This is a significant investment by Future Lighting Solutions. It clearly demonstrates the commitment we have to enabling customers in their quest for better and simpler lighting solutions. It also demonstrates the faith we have in LUXEON® technology to maintain its position as the clear leader in the industry”.

Customers can request more information by contacting their local Future Electronics branch. Contact details can be found at www.lumiledsfuture.com.

About Future Lighting Solutions
A division of Future Electronics – the 3rd largest Electronic Components Distributor in the world., Future Lighting Solutions (FLS) is dedicated to the LED lighting industry. With more than 6 years of power LED experience, FLS is the pioneer in delivering the most comprehensive worldwide LED lighting solutions support structure in the industry.
The company offers customers LED Lighting knowledge, resources, programs, partners, solutions and logistics support, focused on enabling the adoption of LUXEON®-based solid state lighting technology.
Future Lighting Solutions innovative approach is built around its team of world class LED Lighting experts, its highly specialized and experienced partners, and its exclusive Worldwide relationship with Philips Lumileds Lighting; Making LED lighting solutions simple™.