Lumileds Luxeon Rubix – Color LEDs Take Center Stage as the Lines Between Architectural and Entertainment Lighting Blur

San Jose, CA – The lighting industry continues to evolve as new lighting possibilities are enabled by LED technology. The demand for increased value and capability in fixtures is accelerating and consideration of the circular economy and sustainability are top of mind. Three current trends are clearly identifiable. First, deploying fixtures that can be white or have saturated colors. Second, the flexibility to use different colors or white in any ratio that cannot be achieved with RGBW. And third, the need to combine emitters under a single optic. LUXEON Rubix is engineered to enable these new fixture designs and capabilities.

Color LEDs Take Center Stage As The Lines Between Architectural and Entertainment Lighting Blur
LUXEON Rubix LED Emitters


Because LUXEON Rubix is so small (1.4mm x 1.4mm), it enables the smallest light emitting surface for discrete clusters and the smallest optic size to achieve tight beam angles, as low as 10 degrees. Multiple LUXEON Rubix can fit under a single optic, this results in improved optical mixing at the source, smaller sizes and reduced optical spacing.

With LUXEON Rubix, customers have a flexible platform they can use in multiple products across various markets while maintaining a common footprint and optical height regardless of the color or colors they are targeting.

To support luminaire manufacturer and end-customer objectives, Lumileds has released 6 additional LUXEON Rubix white LEDs with CCTs from 2200K to 6500K, CRIs of 70, 80, and 90, and minimum luminous flux of 140 to 220 lumens.

  Wavelength
or CCT
(nm or K)
CRI Typ.
Flux
(lm or mW)
Typ. lm/W
New 2200K 80 208 70
New 2700K 90 205 69
New 3000K 80 263 89
New 4000K 80 274 93
  5700K 60 440 93
New 6500K 70 315 106
New 6500K 80 280 95
Red 620-630   85  
PC Amber     250  
Lime     510  
Green 520-535   310  
Cyan 490-510   230  
Blue 465-485   112  
Royal Blue 440-455   1632  

“With Lumileds’ advances in LED design and phosphors, allowing for phosphor converted colors as well as direct colors, and with multi-channel drivers and controls gaining momentum, the lighting industry can finally incorporate both white and saturated colors in a luminaire,” said Noman Rangwala, Director of Product Marketing. “This creates additional value and creative lighting effects that simply weren’t possible with previous sources and we’re seeing adoption in a broad range of environments from buildings to entertainment venues, and even stadiums.”

LUXEON Rubix LED emitters are immediately available through Lumileds’ global distribution network. Datasheets and more information are available https://lumileds.com/products/color-leds/luxeon-rubix/.

About Lumileds

Lumileds is a global leader in OEM and aftermarket automotive lighting and accessories, camera flash for mobile devices, MicroLED, and light sources for general illumination, horticulture, and human-centric lighting. Our approximately 6,000 employees operate in over 30 countries and partner with our customers to deliver never before possible solutions for lighting, safety, and well-being. To learn more about our company and solution portfolios, please visit https://lumileds.com.

For further information, please contact:

Steve Landau

Director Marketing Communications

408-710-4090