SOITEC : SOITEC LIGHTING UNVEILS T8 LED TUBE PRODUCT FAMILY FOR NORTH AMERICAN MARKET THAT REDUCES ENERGY COSTS BY 60 PERCENT OR MORE
SOITECÂ LIGHTING UNVEILS T8 LED TUBE PRODUCT FAMILY FOR NORTH AMERICAN MARKET
THAT REDUCES ENERGY COSTSÂ BY 60 PERCENT OR MORE
New highly efficient LED tube achieves payback in less than two years by
featuring 50,000-hour lifespan with illuminating power above 110Â lumens per watt
Bernin (Grenoble), France, and Tempe, Arizona, January 27, Â 2014Â - Soitec
Lighting, a division of Soitec (Euronext) serving the commercial, industrial and
institutional sectors by selling efficient LED lighting solutions, has unveiled
its new T8 LED tube product family for the North American market. This line of
solid-state replacement products for fluorescent T8 tubes compliments Soitec's
existing European tube series. With illuminating power above 110 lumens per watt
in neutral white (4,000 degrees K), resulting in energy savings of more than 60
percent compared to fluorescent tubes, Soitec's LED tube is a highly efficient
LED lighting solution. In addition, it has a lifespan of 50,000 hours - more
than four times longer than the fluorescent tubes that it is designed to
replace. This long-life solution reduces maintenance costs and, together with
its high energy efficiency, offers a return on investment (ROI) of less than two
years in typical applications.
"Soitec's lighting products use state-of-the-art LED and optical technologies
that produce special illumination capabilities while also enabling low-cost
production and installation," said Scott Kern, general manager of the Soitec
Lighting Division. "These advantages have played a role in our recent commercial
wins, which have led us to accelerate demonstrations of our lamp technology at
public locations in Europe and the U.S."
The new LED tube family from Soitec features a diffuser to produce glare-free,
high-quality light with a beam spread of either 120 or 170 degrees, depending
upon the product configuration. The system has a color rendering index (CRI) in
excess of 80 and is available in color temperatures of 3,000, 4,000 and 6,000
degrees K. It uses a standard G13 connection and is available in the standard
lengths of 600 mm (2 ft), 1,200 mm (4 ft) and 1,500 mm (5 ft), making it fully
compatible with existing fluorescent tube holders. The tube's performance and
physical design make it a desirable replacement solution for use in public
places including underground garages, retail stores, warehouses, industrial
sites, equipment rooms, offices, corridors and meeting rooms.
Soitec tubes contain neither mercury nor lead, and comply with all Restriction
of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives. They are UL/DLC certified for the
U.S. market as well as CE certified and CEM compliant for Europe. DLC
certification may qualify the product for an energy-saving subsidy program from
utility companies in the U.S. or Canada.
In Europe, Soitec tube solutions have already generated market acceptance, as
demonstrated by a high-volume order from Paris Métro (the RATP). Installed
throughout mass-transit stations in Paris since April 2013, Soitec's LED tubes
are now running 24 hours per day and, according to RATP, reducing energy
consumption by 67 percent. An additional installation in the Netherlands
occurred recently with the municipality of Arnhem selecting Soitec's LED tubes
for lighting a public parking garage.
About Soitec Lighting: The Soitec Lighting Division is focused on delivering
high-quality, high-performance, economically sensible LED lighting solutions for
the commercial and industrial lighting marketplaces. Leveraging the expertise of
our sister divisions Soitec Electronics and Soitec Solar, we strive to deliver
high-volume advanced materials solutions that enable LED efficacy advances to
achieve innovative lighting solutions over aggressive payback periods. We also
bring experience in both energy generation and management, making us a key
player in driving the emerging "green economy."
For more information, visit: http://lighting.soitec.com
About Soitec: Soitec is an international manufacturing company, a world leader
in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials at the
frontier of the most exciting energy and electronic challenges. Soitec's
products include substrates for microelectronics (most notably SOI: Silicon-on-
Insulator) and concentrator photovoltaic systems (CPV). The company's core
technologies are Smart Cut(TM), Smart Stacking(TM) and Concentrix(TM), as well
as expertise in epitaxy. Applications include consumer and mobile electronics,
microelectronics-driven IT, telecommunications, automotive electronics, lighting
products and large-scale solar power plants. Soitec has manufacturing plants and
R&D centers in France, Singapore, Germany and the United States. For more
information, visit: www.soitec.com.
International Media Contacts  Investor Relations
(trade press) Olivier Brice
Camille Darnaud-Dufour +33 (0)4 76 92 93 80
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camille.darnaud-dufour@soitec.com olivier.brice@soitec.com
(business press)
Marylen Schmidt
+33 (0) 4 76 92 87 83
marylen.schmidt@soitec.com
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SOITEC Tube Announcement Press Release in PDF:
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