Permlight Now Offering Philips-Advance Transformer SignPRO and Xitanium LED Drivers

Tustin, CA - April 2, 2003 - Permlight announced today that it has begun offering LED Drivers from Advance Transformer as part of its LED lighting systems. Advance is a Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation. Using Permlight’s patented and patent pending thermal management techniques and Advance Transformer’s diverse LED driver architectures and capabilities the two companies are jointly marketing and selling their LED lighting systems and drivers for use in channel letter and cabinet sign illumination. Advance markets its drivers under the signPROÔ and XitaniumÔ brands.

Permlight is now offering the 60-12D-ADV (60 Watt, 12 Vdc) and 12-12D-ADV (12Watt, 12Vdc) Class 2 line of signPRO LED Drivers for use with its entire line of LED lighting systems including Direct Light (DL, DL2, DL3, DSL), RailLight, and Edge Lighting systems.

“We are committed to actively promote and integrate Advance Transformer LED drivers with our LED lighting system technology,” commented Manuel Lynch, President and CEO of Permlight Products. “We welcome their technical expertise and experience in the general lighting and more specifically in LED applications– they are definitely the technology leader in drivers. We intend for all future product developments to exclusively revolve around Advance Transformer technology.”

In commenting on the joint marketing and development effort, Al Marble, Advance’s marketing manager for LED drivers, said “ Permlight is an established leader in LED channel letter systems and a progressive thought leader in many other areas of solid state lighting. They are successful today and will be hugely successful as LEDs penetrate deeper into the lighting market. Advance is thrilled to be associated with Permlight and wants to assist in and be part of their success.”

About Permlight

Permlight, a premier provider of energy efficient LED lighting solutions, designs and manufactures LED Lighting Systems and power supplies for indoor and outdoor applications. With its patented thermal management technology, the company provides products that are rated as the brightest and most cost effective systems in the industry.