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Ceravision Ltd, the company behind the ultra energy efficient Continuum 2.4 bulb system, has selected Sanmina-SCI as its worldwide manufacturing partner.

The Continuum 2.4 bulb was unveiled as the lead technical paper at the LS-11 lighting industry conference in Shanghai in May 2007. The Continuum 2.4 bulb is a revolutionary high quality, high-energy efficiency lighting system which uses microwave technology.

"Since we launched the Continuum 2.4 system in May 2007, we have been overwhelmed by the response we have had from the lighting industry. The Continuum 2.4 addresses a global need for high light quality and enhanced energy efficiency, with an almost limitless range of applications," said Tim Reynolds, CEO of Ceravision. "With a number of OEM customers evaluating our design and more keen to do so, we realised that we needed a world-class manufacturing partner we could rely on to supply products to some of the most demanding customers in the industry."

"Sanmina-SCI understands the potential of the Continuum 2.4," said Dennis Young, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Marketing for Sanmina-SCI. "We are looking forward to manufacturing the key components of Ceravision's innovative technology in Europe. This technology dramatically improves the power efficiency of RF lighting systems, enabling the design of more power-efficient, smaller, lighter and more cost-effective illumination solutions. Sanmina-SCI's advanced production technology and quality systems have met the demanding requirements that Ceravision expects their manufacturing partner to provide and we are excited about the opportunity."

The Continuum 2.4 lamp system is the first in a range of innovative lighting solutions that will be available for use by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across an extensive range of applications including UV lighting, fibre-optic lighting, architectural lighting, front-projection and digital signage.

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About Continuum 2.4

Continuum™ 2.4 is the first commercially viable bulb system powered by microwaves. Patented internationally, it uses new techniques to focus RF power into a small quartz or ceramic bulb. The RF power source can be either solid state or magnetron. Continuum™ 2.4 uses the patented R-EFF™ system for efficiently transmitting and controlling the microwave power.

• Continuum™ 2.4 is ultra energy efficient and environmentally friendly
• Continuum™ 2.4 is long life – it contains no electrodes so nothing to break, nothing to degrade
• Continuum™ 2.4 is easy to make - using conventional components and techniques
• Continuum™ 2.4 is high brightness
• Continuum™ 2.4 has superb color - and can be tailored for almost any application

About Ceravision

Ceravision Ltd is the inventor of Continuum™ 2.4 and R-EFF™ and the holder of all the related intellectual property, patented world-wide. A research and licensing company, Ceravision is based in Bletchley Park, UK.

Ceravision is backed by a number of large investors including Saad Investments and ASA Consultants.

Ceravision is bringing a major new lighting technology to market which gives long life, excellent stable spectrum, energy efficiency, environmental friendliness, low cost, high brightness and small size.