Solid State Supplies has reached a franchise distribution agreement for the U.K. with Luminus Devices Inc., a global manufacturer of LEDs headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Luminus develops and markets solid-state lighting to enable application migration from conventional lamp technologies to longer-lived, more energy-efficient LED illumination. It offers a range of LEDs for general lighting markets, as well as high-output specialty lighting for performance-driven markets such as consumer displays, entertainment lighting and medical applications. "Solid-state lighting is a major opportunity and is becoming an increasingly important part of our business," said John Macmichael, managing director of Solid State Supplies. "These highly versatile light source products and technologies from Luminus are a significant addition to our portfolio, and will enable us to address an increased number of important applications." Solid State Supplies' products are focused on two main areas: embedded processing and connectivity (wired and wireless), and power semiconductors and modules. The company serves electronic equipment designers and manufacturers in military and aerospace, industrial, and medical electronic equipment markets.