Luminus, Inc.
US photonics LED manufacturer since 2002 — UVA + UVC + visible LED families, Sanan subsidiary since 2013.
About the company
Luminus, Inc. is a US LED manufacturer for specialty applications, founded 2002 with HQ in Sunnyvale (Silicon Valley). Owned since 2013 by Lightera Corporation (US subsidiary of Sanan Optoelectronics, China — the world largest LED-chip manufacturer). UV activity: UVA LEDs (SST-08H, SBT-10X), UVC LEDs (XFM-5050 LED series, breaking the 10-cent-per-mW barrier), plus visible high-power LEDs. Also SiC + GaN power semiconductors (through Sanan group synergies). Focus: compact high-power UV sources for curing, disinfection and spectroscopy.
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Industry story · Lifecycle
- 01.01.2002 Founding
Luminus Devices founded (2002)
Luminus Devices was founded in 2002 in Massachusetts (later Sunnyvale CA) as high-power LED specialist. Later added UV-LED line (UVA + UVC).
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- 12.06.2013 Acquisition
Acquired by Sanan Optoelectronics (2013)
Luminus Devices was acquired on 2013-06-12 by Lightera Corporation, US affiliate of Sanan Optoelectronics (China). Operates since as independent business unit within Sanan group. Since 2024 also distributes Sanan SiC + GaN power semiconductors in Americas.
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