Crystal IS announces merger with Asahi Kasei

Green Island, NY – January 11, 2012 –Crystal IS Inc. announced its merger with Asahi Kasei.  As a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, the merger will enable Crystal IS to accelerate commercialization of its UVC LEDs leveraging Asahi Kasei’s strength’s in product engineering and manufacturing excellence. The effective date of the merger was December 28, 2011. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. 

“We are delighted to welcome Crystal IS into the Asahi Kasei family,” commented Mr. Masafumi Nakao, General Manager of Asahi Kasei’s Advanced Devices and Sensor Systems Development Center and responsible for this agreement.  “Asahi Kasei Group is committed to bringing to the global marketplace a family of products that contribute to life and living for people around the world.  The advances in solid state UVC technology accomplished by Crystal IS will allow for clean and safe disinfection to be introduced into water, air and surface applications in multiple markets”. 

The company will organize around its respective strengths, with R&D fundamentals and entrepreneurial business development managed from Crystal IS, and product engineering and manufacturing excellence being led by Asahi Kasei.  

 

“This is a major milestone for our company,” commented Dr. Steven Berger, CEO and President of Crystal IS.  “Our record LED performance in development has brought interest from global customers and we are eager to create a high-quality product to meet their needs.  We recognize Asahi Kasei Group’s strength as a successful developer and manufacturer of compound semiconductor devices and are confident that their support will ensure a timely and quality launch of our UVC LED business in the global marketplace.” 

Crystal IS has been working in a development mode for over ten years, with a history of early support from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, as well as continued support over the years from both regional and US government.  Venture funding in 2004 and 2006 from ARCH Venture Partners, Lux Capital, the Credit Suisse/New York State Common Retirement Fund and Harris & Harris Group, helped the company scale its development, and recent collaborative and strategic support from Asahi Kasei Group and San’an Optoelectronics Company Ltd propelled the company to its current operation.  

 

“I am pleased that this ground-breaking technology platform is moving forward into the next phase of growth,” said Leo Schowalter, co-founder and CTO at Crystal IS.  “I couldn’t be more proud of the scientists here in Green Island, New York for their commitment to success.  We are pleased to be part of a growing high-tech area focused on advanced materials, life science, cleantech and energy. We are confident that we will continue our tradition of innovation and excellence, while also accelerating global business growth with our new owner”.  

 

Crystal IS will continue to be based in New York State. 

About Crystal IS

Crystal IS, Inc. is the market leader in the development of ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UVC LEDs) on aluminum nitride substrates for the cost-effective production of long lasting, energy efficient devices. Visit www.crystal-is.com for more information.

About Asahi Kasei Group

Asahi Kasei Group is one of Japan’s largest diversified industrial enterprise groups. Its electronics business includes Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp., whose distinctive compound semiconductor products enjoy world-leading market shares.

ElectroniCast - LED Linear Tube Lamp Market Forecast (January 2012)

ElectroniCast Consultants                                

LED Linear Tube Lamp Global Market Forecast and Analysis (2011-2021)

Publish Date:             January 25, 2012

Text Pages:                646

Also Included:             Excel Worksheets/Data Tables and PowerPoint Slides

Fee:                             $4,200

Contact:                      stephen_montgomery@electronicastconsultants.com 

According to ElectroniCast, worldwide use of LED-based linear tube lamps is forecast for explosive growth, driven by the eventual desire to replace fluorescent tube lights…

Market Research -- ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market research consultancy, today announced the release of a new 10-year market forecast of the global use of light emitting diode (LED) linear tube lamps, which are used in new construction as a replacement for fluorescent linear lamps (tubes).  One major problem with fluorescent tubes is mercury is used, which is extremely toxic if the lamp breaks, especially harmful to the brains of both fetuses and children.

The ElectroniCast report provides an independent examination and analysis of the changing market dynamics for two major types of LED-based linear tube lamps, segmented by length (less than 4 feet and 4 feet or longer), each of diameter classification (“T” standard) and by technology:

·        DIP LED-based linear tube lamps

o       T5, T8, T12 and T10/Other

·        SMD LED-based linear tube lamps

o       T5, T8, T12 and T10/Other

The market forecast data are presented for LED linear lamps, segmented by the following functions:

·        Consumption Value (US$, million)

·        Quantity (number/units)

·        Average Selling Prices (ASP $, each)

The market data are segmented into the following geographic regions, plus a Global summary:

·        America (North America, Central and South America)

·        EMEA (Europe, Middle Eastern countries, plus Africa)

·        APAC (Asia Pacific)

The global market is segmented into the following major application categories:

·        Government

o       Interior and Exterior General Lighting

o       Display and Signage

·        Commercial/Industrial

o       Interior and Exterior General Lighting

o       Display and Signage

·        Vehicles: Mass-Transit and Other Vehicle

·        Residential and Non-Specific (Other) Consumer

10-Year Global Market Forecast     General Lighting provides the main illumination of an area.  In this study, ElectroniCast provides the market forecast (2011-2021) and analysis of the LED component used for general lighting applications, including interior and exterior decorative and functional lighting for residential, commercial/industrial and government areas. For the purposes of this study, ElectroniCast includes Directional Lighting, Supplementary Lighting and Architectural Lighting in the General Lighting category.  

 

Compared to incandescent lighting, LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) delivers visible light with reduced heat. In addition, its solid-state nature provides for greater resistance to shock, vibration, and wear, thereby significantly increasing its lifespan, which also translates to lower maintenance/labor expenses.

The worldwide use of LED linear tube lamps is forecast increase at a dramatic average annual growth rate of 75 percent (2011-2016), before speeding-up the pace from 2016-2021.  The use of SSL (solid-state lighting) LED linear tube lamps in the Government controlled general lighting (interior and exterior) lighting applications is currently the market leader; however, the commercial/ industrial lighting category is forecast for even faster growth and will eventually take the leadership role.  All of the selected end-user groups (applications) are forecast for very strong growth rates (2011-2021).

Another major consumer category for the use of LED linear tube lamps is the vehicle category, which includes both commercial (private) and government controlled bus, trains, subways airplanes, shipping and other vehicles.

The use of LED linear tube lamps is being marketed for use inside taxi light box (taxi roof light box, taxi top light box, taxi roof signs). Note: we count the taxi lighting in the display/signage category (we count displays and signage in vehicles in the display/signage category and not the vehicle category).

The residential category includes MDUs (multiple dwelling units) as well as single family units; therefore lighting in large apartment complexes in parking areas, stairways and elevators are counted along with the under-the-cabinet lighting found in a growing number of residences. This category is forecast for the fastest annual growth during the 2016 to 2021 time span, as linear lamps finally begin to show-up in the consumer (retail) market channel.

According to ElectroniCast Consultants, the automatic assembly and test manufacturing process for the surface mounted device (SMD) light emitting diode linear tube lamps allows for mass-production capability.  In addition, over the next few years, the average selling prices of the LED linear tube lamps will be driven lower, as a result of production efficiencies, yield-number improvements (aided by quality controls), competition (both market competition and technological competition), marketing/sales distribution improvements, and other factors.

LED linear tube lamps provide a good example of using component-level LEDs bulbs with a higher lumen/Watt (lm/W) in a set-sized package.  Over the next 10-years, it will become apparent that it will take less LEDs per lamp to provide more brightness, at a lower average selling price per lamp.

During the forecast period (2011-2021), as the volume of use of the component-level bulbs increase, as the competition intensifies, as the consumer awareness increases, as the automatic test and assembly (the manufacturing processes) of the piece-parts and higher-level components improves, the road will be paved for lower price LEDs with a higher lumen/W rating to be use in the LED linear tube lamp. Therefore, by the year 2021, less packaged LEDs will be required (at a lower average selling price per LED) to produce a LED linear tube lamp. 

DuPont gets $920K state grant for prototype organic LED plant

The state of Delaware (USA) is investing almost $1 million in DuPont Co.'s efforts to improve the manufacturing of components for lighter, more energy- efficient flat-screen televisions and displays.

The Council on Development Finance on Monday approved DuPont's application for a $920,000 grant from the Delaware Strategic Fund to help the company develop a small prototype manufacturing facility in Newark for organic light-emitting diodes.


DuPont is investing $30 million of its own funds to install equipment at its Stine-Haskell Research Center off Elkton Road in Newark, the state reported.


The project will add 35 full-time jobs, including nine professional workers and 26 engineers and skilled laborers, said Alan Levin, state economic development director.


OLED technology -- a newer form of LEDs -- allows for thinner, lighter, more energy-efficient flat-screen displays. OLEDs naturally illuminate when powered by an electric current. That's different from liquid crystal displays, which dominate the flat-screen television market currently. Those screens require backlighting, which in turn needs more electricity.


OLED technology is already in use in smartphones like Samsung's Galaxy S, but DuPont has been working to use the technology on a larger scale, including 55-inch televisions.
The technology allows for displays that deliver vivid color, higher contrast, faster response and a wider viewing angle than traditional liquid crystal displays, said John Richard, global business director of DuPont Displays.





But cost remains a major barrier for creating larger displays, he said.
"The DuPont OLED process technology is expected to enable large- format displays to be produced at a price point that is within reach for the mass consumer market," Richard said.
DuPont may spread out its operations at a number of locations, Levin's office reported. Under the agreement, DuPont is required to maintain the jobs for five years, or the money can be "clawed back."
Although there's no promise that DuPont would build a larger OLED component factory in Delaware later on, making this investment now will put the state in good position to compete for that factory should it come to pass, Levin said.

If this venture is successful, "Delaware and DuPont will reap big rewards down the road," Levin said. DuPont would not comment on longer-range plans.
Paul Gagnon isn't so sure Delaware would be competitive for a production facility.
Most of the manufacturing facilities for display screen components are in Japan, Taiwan, China and South Korea, said Gagnon, director of North America TV research for NPD DisplaySearch, a market research company.



DuPont probably is building the intellectual property that will be used to develop a manufacturing facility somewhere outside the United States.
OLED technology is viewed as a comer. During the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month, Samsung and LG unveiled the first large OLED television sets, Gagnon noted.
They are expected to be expensive -- up to $6,000 apiece, he said. But work like what DuPont is doing could help drive the price down, he said.



DuPont has a licensing agreement with an unidentified Asian company to produce parts for OLED screens. Gagnon said many people in the industry believe that's probably Samsung.
This is DuPont's third award from the state economic development council in the last five years. Pioneer Hi-Bred, DuPont's seed development unit, was awarded a $1.5 million grant last year to build a research and development center.


And E.I. DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions was awarded a $240,000 grant in 2010 to renovate an existing building and buy machinery.


Neither grant has been paid out, as each project has been working to meet its milestones, Levin's office reports.

Contact Aaron Nathans at 324-2786 or anathans@delawareonline.com.

ElectroniCast Market Research: DIP-Type LED Linear Tube Lamps (Less than 1200mm in length)

                       

The global consumption of DIP-type LED linear tube lamps less than (<) 1200mm (120cm) in length, which are used in new construction, retrofitting and replacement applications for fluorescent linear tube lamps, amounted to $0.86 million in 2011, up from $0.61 million in 2010. 

The American region currently holds the lead in relative market share; however, towards the middle of the forecast period, the Asia Pacific region (APAC) is expected to grab the leadership position.  The Europe, Middle East and African (EMEA) region is forecast with an annual growth rate of 24.4 percent (2011-2016) and 88 percent per year (2016-2021) in this particular product category.

In terms of volume (quantity: number of lamp units) and the average selling price (ASP) for each LED linear tube lamp, the APAC region, especially China, tends to currently favor the DIP LED version and tends to pay less (price) per unit, based on domestic production and high quantity purchase orders.

CONTACT:  For more information on the complete LED Linear Tube Lamp Market Forecast report, please e-mail me at:

stephen_montgomery@electronicastconsultants.com

Research Program on Flexible OLED Displays

Eindhoven (NL) and Leuven (BE) - January 17, 2012 - Holst Centre and imec launch a new research program on next-generation flexible OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays. It builds on their proven technology track record and solid base of existing research partners in related fields such as Organic and Oxide Transistors and Flexible OLED Lighting. The primary objective of the new program is to develop an economically scalable route to high-volume manufacturing of flexible active-matrix OLED displays. The shared program will bring together partners from across the value chain to tackle challenges such as high resolution, low power consumption, large area, outdoor readability, flexibility and light weight.
Today, state-of-the-art OLED displays are small and mobile and used in applications such as smart phones and tablet PCs. They are characterized by a strong contrast compared to conventional LCDs due to the fact that OLED pixels emit only when activated, achieving a more intense black. Moreover, OLEDs have a faster response time, eliminating image lag. OLEDs can also consume less power, depending on the usage profile, while providing better contrast and viewing angle than conventional LCDs. OLEDs are also much simpler in design and contain less components compared to LCDs, enabling substantial process cost reductions.

The ambition of the new program is work towards flexible, high-resolution OLED displays. The program will tackle the individual challenges towards the next-generation of OLED displays: a mechanically flexible encapsulation film and TFT backplane; and printed, high-efficiency OLEDs. New materials and processes that allow for cheaper production, better quality, lower power, more robustness and more flexibility will be developed. Moreover, the design of the drivers, pixel circuits and TFT backplane matrix will be reconsidered as increasing display area influences the amount of pixels-per-inch or the refresh rates. Finally the program scope includes the development of new manufacturing equipment such as fine patterning equipment for backplanes and tools for integrated roll-to-roll manufacturing.

Gerwin Gelinck (Holst Centre), Program Manager of the OLED Display Program: ”Holst Centre and its partners continuously look for new application domains for the generic flexible electronic technologies that have been developed. This ensures our research stays tangible, application-oriented and relevant for industry and society. Flexible displays represent an enormous economic and technical opportunity for flat panel manufacturers and its supply chain. As such they are seen as an attractive landing place for many new technologies. Flexible displays are therefore becoming a top priority research effort for many companies worldwide, including many of our current industrial partners.”

Paul Heremans (imec), Program Manager of the OLED Display Program: “With this program in mind, we already have been working more and more towards integrating separate building blocks and have realized OLED displays using both organic and metal oxide TFT backplanes. Thin, plastic substrates were used, and the displays were fully encapsulated using our state-of-the-art barrier technology. Part of this was done with other research institutes in a European project called FLAME, but we could really pull this off because of intense collaboration with some of our industrial partners. We will demonstrate some of these display prototypes in 2012.”


About imec
Imec performs world-leading research in nanoelectronics. Imec leverages its scientific knowledge with the innovative power of its global partnerships in ICT, healthcare and energy. Imec delivers industry-relevant technology solutions. In a unique high-tech environment, its international top talent is committed to providing the building blocks for a better life in a sustainable society. Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and has offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, US, China, India and Japan. Its staff of about 1,900 people includes more than 500 industrial residents and guest researchers. In 2010, imec's revenue (P&L) was 285 million euro. Further information on imec can be found at www.imec.be.

Imec is a registered trademark for the activities of IMEC International (a legal entity set up under Belgian law as a "stichting van openbaar nut”), imec Belgium (IMEC vzw supported by the Flemish Government), imec the Netherlands (Stichting IMEC Nederland, part of Holst Centre which is supported by the Dutch Government), imec Taiwan (IMEC Taiwan Co.) and imec China (IMEC Microelectronics (Shangai) Co. Ltd.) and imec India (Imec India Private Limited).

About Holst Centre Holst Centre is an independent open-innovation R&D centre that develops generic technologies for Wireless Autonomous Sensor Technologies and for Flexible Electronics. A key feature of Holst Centre is its partnership model with industry and academia around shared roadmaps and programs. It is this kind of cross-fertilization that enables Holst Centre to tune its scientific strategy to industrial needs.

Holst Centre was set up in 2005 by imec (Flanders, Belgium) and TNO (The Netherlands) with support from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Government of Flanders. It is named after Gilles Holst, a Dutch pioneer in Research and Development and first director of Philips Research.

Located on High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Holst Centre benefits from the state-of-the-art on-site facilities. Holst Centre has over 170 employees from 28 nationalities and a commitment from over 30 industrial partners.
More information: www.holstcentre.com

Demand for ‘High Brightness’ LEDs to grow six-fold in next decade

Worldwide consumption of packaged “High Brightness” LEDs will increase by a factor of six over the coming decade, reaching $70 billion in 2021, says ElectroniCast...


Click on the Link below to read the article by Matthew Peach, a contributing editor to Optics.org

http://optics.org/indepth/3/1/3

New GE Lighting Dimming Controller Helps Light Streets for Less

Controller Brings Patented, Stand-Out Dimming Capabilities to LED and HID Fixtures

Faced with shrinking budgets, cities and states across the nation are being challenged to curb costs. A new GE Lighting system is helping meet this charge with a dimming system that reduces electricity costs for outdoor lighting.

The newly patented GE Lighting controller (U.S. Patent 8,038,481) brings dimming capabilities to LED and HID outdoor fixtures, enabling end users to control when light fixtures turn on and off and the light output of the fixture. The controller can dim the output of LED fixtures from 10 percent to 90 percent. The controller also is compatible with HID systems, allowing the light output of the fixtures to be reduced by 50 percent during low-traffic times.

The GE Lighting controller attaches to a fixture with a patented turn and lock receptacle that is fully compatible with current photocells. Two additional connections within the receptacle pass the dimming control signals from the controller to the dimming LED driver or ballast in the lighting fixture. 

For optimal energy savings, the controller is fully compatible with GE’s Evolve™ LED Cobrahead luminaires, which feature advanced LED optical systems for improved horizontal and vertical uniformity, reduced glare and improved lighting control.

Named Best in Class by the U.S. Department of Energy in the Next Generation Luminaires™ Design Competition, the Evolve LED Cobrahead can yield up to a 50-percent reduction in system energy compared with standard HID systems for some roadway applications. Additionally, this reliable system can offer more than 11 years of service life to significantly reduce maintenance frequency and expense, based on a 50,000-hour rated life (four times the recommended service life of an HID fixture) and 12 hours of operation per day.

When the controller is paired with LED systems, such as the Evolve LED Cobrahead, end users will see an additional 7.5 percent in energy savings.

For more information, visit www.gelightingcontrols.com .

About GE Appliances & Lighting
GE Appliances & Lighting spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliances, lighting, systems and services for commercial, industrial and residential use. Technology innovation and the company's ecomagination (SM) initiative enable GE Appliances & Lighting to aggressively bring to market products and solutions that help customers meet pressing environmental challenges. General Electric (NYSE: GE), imagination at work, sells products under the Monogram®, Profile™, Café™, GE®, Hotpoint®, Reveal® and Energy Smart® consumer brands, and Tetra®, Vio™ and Immersion® commercial brands. For more information, consumers may visit www.ge.com .

ProPhotonix Extends Its Machine Vision Solutions with InViso Micro

ProPhotonix Limited, (London Stock Exchange - AIM: PPIX and PPIR, OTC: STKR.PK), a designer and manufacturer of LED light engines and laser diodes modules as well as a distributor of premium vendors’ laser diodes is pleased to announce the launch of InViso™ Micro, an extension to its highly successful InViso laser diode module product line.

Machine Vision systems enable the inspection of products throughout the manufacturing process and allow manufacturers to ensure that their products conform to the exact specifications to which they were initially designed.

InViso combines a flat form factor with a “no tools required” external focus to produce an extremely uniform laser line. Its unique form factor provides instant alignment and expedites integration while ensuring a high-degree of repeatability. InViso Micro incorporates all the existing InViso features while delivering fine line widths down to16 µm at 120 mm working distance. Both InViso models are available in a range of wavelengths and power levels up to 100mW. InViso and InViso Micro were designed and developed at the Company’s R&D center in Cork, Ireland.

Commenting on the InViso Micro launch, Mark W. Blodgett, Chairman and CEO of ProPhotonix, said: “InViso Micro was a direct result of our close working relationship with our customers. They are facing new and stringent requirements for their applications and we are giving them the technology solutions they need to gain better performance, easier integration, and more flexibility.”

Blodgett continued, “We are committed to maintaining and broadening our reputation as innovative solution providers in the machine vision industry. InViso Micro is a step in that direction and will allow us to expand sales to the automated inspection market.”

The Company will showcase InViso Micro in Booth 1201 at Photonics West in San Francisco, January 24 – January 26 2012.

About ProPhotonix

ProPhotonix Limited, headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire, is an independent designer and manufacturer of diode-based laser modules and LED systems for industry leading OEMs and medical equipment companies. In addition, the Company distributes premium diodes for Opnext, QSI, Ondax, Sanyo and Sony. The Company serves a wide range of markets including the machine vision, industrial inspection, defense, sensors, and medical markets. ProPhotonix has offices and subsidiaries in the U.S., Ireland, and Europe. For more information about ProPhotonix and its innovative products, visit the Company's web site at www.prophotonix.com.

ElectroniCast: INDIA - LED Lighting Market Forecast

ElectroniCast Consultants, a leading market research consultancy serving the photonics industry, provides a 5-year market forecast of the consumption of light emitting diode (LED) lamps in solid-state lighting (SSL) General Lighting applications in India. 

According to ElectroniCast, the consumption value of LED lamps, which are used in stationary (non-vehicle) lighting is forecast to reach $390.53 million in 2015.  The consumption value will increase with extremely strong rising quantity growth partially offset by declining average prices.

“The Indian government is providing incentives to the country’s emerging energy-efficiency industry, including LED lighting. Also, the government is reducing excise duty and thereby eventually making LED a cost cost-effective lighting option,” said Stephen Montgomery, president of International Business.

The ElectroniCast market forecast of consumption is presented for five major lamp-type categories.  The lamp categories, in turn, may have multiple sub-categories, which are determined by lamp luminous flux and/or the physical size of the lamp. The market forecast is also segmented by three major End-User categories: Government; Commercial/Industrial; and Residential/Non-Specific

The Commercial/ Industrial group is especially strong in the General Service lamps and PAR lamps; however, MR compatible lamps are forecast to begin replacing halogen-based MR lamps in many retail-type settings (displays and ceiling lighting), thus MR compatible lamps are forecast with an average annual growth rate of 74.5 percent in the Commercial/ Industrial application.  The Commercial/ Industrial group’s use of streetlight type of flood/exterior lighting used in parking lots, campus and landscaping is forecast to maintain a consumption value, especially with the lamp’s high average selling price compared to other-types of lamps.

Residential is forecast with relative strong use in the General Service lamp types; however MR compatible are also forecast with a strong market share, used in modern ceiling lighting and fixtures.  Government-controlled Street Lighting is forecast to dominate the Government user segment in terms of consumption value. Overall, the LED-based Linear (tube) lamp category, which offers an alternative to the standard fluorescent tube lamps, is forecast to remain relatively minor, at least near-term.

This market forecast report is available immediately from ElectroniCast Consultants (fee $4,200). 

Contact: stephen_montgomery@electronicastconsultants.com 

Small-Footprint Auto-Focus Auxiliary Flash LEDs

Devices Provide Small Package Size and High-Performance Auto-Focus in the Dark

SAN JOSE, Calif., and SINGAPORE,  January 18, 2012
Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced two series of compact LEDs that reduce space requirements for designing auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality into digital cameras. The new ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 devices are available in one of the market’s thinnest, smallest-footprint packages for LEDs with the brightness needed for auto-focus functionality in dark settings.

The ASMT-Fx70 LEDs are available in a tiny, environmentally-friendly 3.6 (L) by 3.2 (W) by 3.4 (H) mm surface-mount package that helps meet market demand for thinner digital cameras. The LEDs use a clear, non-diffused lens to provide high luminous intensity within a narrow radiation pattern, providing smooth, consistent optical performance for precise auto-focus functionality. The ASMT-FJ70 devices are orange and the ASMT-FG70 devices are the industry’s first green auxiliary flash LEDs in this size range.

“Digital cameras continue to shrink in size while growing in functionality and capacity, and our new auxiliary flash LEDs address this challenge by allowing designers to pack in greater functionality per square inch of the camera,” said Francis Khor, director of marketing for the optoelectronics products at Avago. “The Avago ASMT-Fx70 LEDs provide the best of both worlds, as they offer a small design footprint without sacrificing auto-flash performance.”

The ASMT-FJ70 devices use Aluminum Indium Gallium Phosphate (AlInGaP) material technology and feature a 12 degree viewing angle, while the ASMT-FG70 devices use Indium Gallium Nitride (InGaN) material technology and provide a 14 degree viewing angle. Both technologies have very high luminous efficiency, producing high light output over a wide range of drive currents. The narrow viewing angles deliver the long distance illumination and narrow beam pattern required for auto-focus auxiliary flash functionality.

Additional ASMT-FJ70 and ASMT-FG70 Features
• Lead (Pb)-free and RoHS 6 compliant package
• Shipped in tape and reel to facilitate pick and place manufacturing
• Operating temperature range of -40° to +85° C

U.S. Pricing and Availability
The orange ASMT-FJ70 LEDs are priced at $0.45 each in minimum quantities of 10,000 pieces, and the green ASMT-FG70 LEDs are priced at $0.60 each in minimum quantities of 10,000 pieces. Samples and production quantities are available now through the Avago direct sales channel and via worldwide distribution partners.

  
About Avago Technologies
Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. By leveraging its core competencies in III-V compound and silicon semiconductor design and processing, the company provides an extensive range of analog, mixed signal and optoelectronics components and subsystems to approximately 40,000 end customers. Backed by strong customer service support, the company's products serve four diverse end markets: wireless communications, wired infrastructure, industrial and automotive electronics, and consumer and computing peripherals. Avago has a global employee presence and heritage of technical innovation dating back nearly 50 years to its Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available on the Web at www.avagotech.com.

Follow Avago on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Avagotech and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Avagotech.

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ElectroniCast: HB-LEDs in Signage and Professional Displays

HB-LEDs in Signage and Professional Displays            According to a new market research report by Electronicast, the worldwide consumption value of HB-LEDs used in Signage and Professional Displays is forecast to increase at an average annual growth rate of 22.1 percent (2011-2016) and then increase at an impressive 31.4 percent per year (2016-2021). 

Only LEDs that fall in the HB-LED category (LEDs with 30lm/W or higher) are counted in this forecast.

Examples of HB-LEDs in Signage and Professional Displays include:

·        Interior/retail/food display case/window signage and display lighting

·        Roadway signage/billboards/traffic signs/displays

·        Airports/train/mass-transit stationary (non vehicle) message/advertising

·        Channel-lettering/light-box

·        Sport-Score Board/Jumbo-size Video Stadium/Arena Displays

·        LCD TV/monitors used exclusively for professional display

·        Other/Miscellaneous Professional signage/display

Note: The use of LEDs in vehicle-based displays and signage, such as signs on taxis, buses, trains, planes and similar are counted in the vehicle application. Also, consumer-level LED-based TVs and desktop monitors are not counted in the Signage and Professional Display application category.

For Order Information/more detail, contact me at:

stephen_montgomery@electronicastconsultants.com

ElectroniCast: LED Used in Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS)

 

NVIS Compatible Lighting for Non-Civilian Applications            E-mail me for more information about the ElectroniCast forecast of global market consumption of packaged light emitting diodes (LEDs), also known as component-level bulbs, used in Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) compatible lighting for non-civilian use, such as military, law enforcement, emergency medical services and related applications.

A night vision device (NVD) comprises of an Infrared (IR) image intensifier tube in a rigid casing, commonly used by military forces and other non-civilian sectors; however, night vision technology has become more widely available for civilian use, for example, EVS, or enhanced vision systems are finding their way into private aircraft and vehicles. Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 0.7 and 300 micrometers, which equates to a frequency range between approximately 1 and 430 terahertz (THz).

Night vision goggles (NVG) combined with magnification lenses constitutes night vision binoculars. Other types include monocular night vision devices with only one eyepiece, which may be mounted to firearms as night sights. NVG and EVS technologies are becoming standard operating products on helicopter operations to improve safety. Light emitting diodes used in Night Vision Imaging Systems must provide an environment that will not have near infrared (NIR) noise, which would interfere with the nighttime sensitivity of the NVGs.  It is important to note that night vision compatibility (NVC) is only achieved when the design of the lighting equipment allows for proper use with and without the NVIS, at night or during the day.

In this study report, we provide a detailed market forecast for LEDs that have night vision compatibility in relationship to night vision imaging systems (NVIS)

NVIS are passive systems, which have a very high sensitivity to radiation in the approximate region of 600nm to 930nm (orange to near infrared). The NVIS work by converting photons from the outside night scene onto a micro-displayed visible image. The NVIS will amplify the nighttime scene approximately 2000 times. To protect the image intensifier assembly, the systems are equipped with an automatic gain control (AGC), which will aperture down the NVIS when exposed to bright lights in the region of approximately 600nm to 930nm. If displays or light sources are not NVIS compatible, the automatic gain control will activate and the NVIS will become proportionally less sensitive to nighttime objects outside of the cockpit.

Solid State   The market demands for light emitting diodes (LED) in night vision compatibility (NVC) devices are driven by the following: technological advances, size, weight, and durability in harsh environment (such as military/warfare), lower maintenance and ecological/energy-saving concerns. The term "solid state" refers to the fact that light in an LED is emitted from a solid object, that do not contain moving parts or parts that can break, rupture, shatter, leak or contaminate the environment —a block of semiconductor—rather than from a vacuum or gas tube, as is the case in traditional incandescent light bulbs and fluorescent lamps.

MIL-STD-3009 Interface Standard               The Department of Defense (United States) published the MIL-STD-3009 Standard for lighting, aircraft, night vision imaging system compatibility, which specifies the interface and performance requirements for aircraft lighting and display equipment that is intended to be used along with NVIS. This specification defines aircraft interior lighting standards for sources such as cockpit displays and caution / warning lights, for both day and nighttime operating conditions. NVIS filters designed for avionic applications must incorporate NIR attenuation properties, chromaticity, contrast for daylight readability and often EMI/RFI shielding. The MIL-STD-3009 superseded MIL-L-85762A on February 2, 2001. This standard also includes provisions for white light sources and for “leaky green” requirements.

The Use of Filters: NVIS Radiance Properties (NR)                The light emitting diodes in a display heavily influence its color, contrast, and NVIS radiance (NR) properties. White, green, and red light emitting diodes with certain spectral emission can be adjusted with filters to produce displays that comply with various NVIS color coordinates and NVIS Radiance (NR) specifications described in MIL-STD-3009. Meeting both color and Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) Radiance limits can be challenging. Each application is unique and always involves certain constraints, such as space limitations or production methods, that may require a specific approach in order meet compliance. 

Filters are ideal for many commercial and military applications, including crew-station displays for aircraft and ground vehicles, as well as portable display systems in personal digital assistants (PDA), palmtops, laptops, etc. Plastic Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) filters are the ideal method for making virtually any light source compatible with NVIS, NVG, NVD, or any other night-vision apparatus. Plastic filters are extremely durable. Where all-glass filters might fracture, lightweight plastic material survives the most demanding real-world environments.

No Filters Needed: Backlighting Display Using LEDs            United States Patent 7525611 (published in 2009; Assignee: Astronautics Corporation of America) provides for a system and method of backlighting a display using LEDs is night vision viewing compatible and requires no filters. The backlight includes an array of LEDs and a controller configured to selectively illuminate the LEDs in the array. The array of LEDs includes orange LEDs that are illuminated during a night vision-viewing mode and may include red LEDs that are illuminated in a non-night vision-viewing mode.

Quantitative Analysis             LEDs face the challenge of creating definitive positions in the NVIS illumination market, as competing lighting solutions (technologies) are readily available and accepted. While this does not limit the potential success of LEDs, it does create some challenges.  This report provides an independent examination and analysis of the changing market dynamics for LEDs used in selected end-use applications. The LED market forecast data are segmented by the following functions:

·        Consumption Value (US$, million)

·        Quantity (number/units)

·        Average Selling Prices (ASP $, each)

The consumption value is determined by multiplying the number of units by the average selling price. The average selling prices are based on the price of the component-level LED bulbs at the initial factory level.  The consumption values are based on the end-user application and the end-user region.

Regional Segmentation          The market data are segmented into the following geographic regions, plus a Global summary:

• America
• United States of America
• The Rest of the American Region (ROA)
• EMEA (Europe, Middle Eastern countries, plus Africa)

·        APAC (Asia Pacific)

LED Level Quantified in the ElectroniCast Study          A Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a solid-state semiconductor device that converts electrical energy directly into light. On its most basic level, the semiconductor is comprised of two regions. The p-region contains positive electrical charges while the n-region contains negative electrical charges. When voltage is applied and current begins to flow, the electrons move across the n region into the p region. The process of an electron moving through the p-n junction releases energy. The dispersion of this energy produces photons with visible wavelengths.  Below, are four levels (or “food chain”) of LEDs.  For the purposes of THIS ElectroniCast study, we quantify and provide a market forecast for “Level 2”

Level 1 - The chip or die

Level 2 - The LED component (component-level bulb)

Level 3 - LED array; may include optics, heat sink and/or power supply

Level 4 - LED luminaire       

Market Forecast and Analysis by Application              The Night Vision Imaging System LED market is segmented into the following application categories:

·        Military

o       Aircraft

§         Cockpit / Display Panel / Instrument Lighting

§         Other Interior Night Vision Compatible (NVC) Lighting

§         Exterior Aircraft NVC Lighting

o       Ships/Watercraft

§         Bridge Display Panel / Instrument Lighting

§         Other Interior Night Vision Compatible (NVC) Lighting

§         Exterior NVC Lighting

o       Ground Vehicle

§         Display Panel / Instrument Lighting

§         Other Interior Night Vision Compatible (NVC) Lighting

§         Exterior NVC Lighting

o       Ground Field Command / Man-Portable Devices / Other

§         Display Panel / Instrument Lighting

§         Other Interior Night Vision Compatible (NVC) Lighting

§         Exterior NVC Lighting

·        Law Enforcement / EMS / Emergency Services / Other Non-Civilian

o       Aircraft

§         Cockpit / Display Panel / Instrument Lighting

§         Other Interior Night Vision Compatible (NVC) Lighting

§         Exterior Aircraft NVC Lighting Aircraft

o       Ships/Watercraft

§         Bridge Display Panel / Instrument Lighting

§         Other Interior Night Vision Compatible (NVC) Lighting

§         Exterior NVC Lighting

o       Ground Vehicle

§         Display Panel / Instrument Lighting

§         Other Interior Night Vision Compatible (NVC) Lighting

§         Exterior NVC Lighting

o       Ground Field Command / Man-Portable Devices / Other

§         Display Panel / Instrument Lighting

§         Other Interior Night Vision Compatible (NVC) Lighting

§         Exterior NVC Lighting

Note: Manportable is defined by the US Department of Defense as devices that are capable of being carried by one man. Specifically, the term may be used to qualify: items designed to be carried as an integral part of individual, crew-served, or team equipment of the dismounted soldier in conjunction with assigned duties. Upper weight limit: approximately 14 kilograms (31 pounds). In land warfare, equipment, which one man can carry over long distance without serious degradation of the performance of normal duties.

CONTACT me at:  stephen_montgomery@electronicastconsultants.com

Albemarle Introduces Electronic Materials Business Unit

BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) has officially announced the formation of its Electronic Materials business unit.  This new business unit, which is a subgroup of Albemarle's newly renamed Performance Catalyst Solutions (PCS) division, provides electronic-grade metal organics to the rapidly expanding Light Emitting Diode (LED), compound semiconductor, and solar panel markets. "As a producer of metal organics for over half a century, Albemarle has built a solid reputation on chemical expertise and experience," said Amy Motto, vice president of Albemarle's PCS division.  "With the launch of our Electronic Materials business unit, Albemarle will bring the same high level of quality and competence to the LED and solar markets. " Albemarle's Electronic Materials business has already begun selling commercial quantities of ultra high purity trimethyl gallium (TMG) and triethylgallium (TEG) under its new PureGrowth™ brand name.  The portfolio will be expanded to include ultra high purity trimethylaluminum (TMA) by early 2012 and trimethyl indium (TMI) by mid 2012.  These products are used in metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), a process used to manufacture chips for LED backlighting in displays and light bulbs. The Electronic Materials business is built upon Albemarle's strong foundation of existing competencies in the electronics industry.  In addition to the PureGrowth portfolio, Albemarle is currently selling diethyl zinc (DEZ) to the solar panel industry and will expand its offerings to include dimethyl zinc (DMZ) in the near future. "By expanding into the electronic-grade metal organic arena, Albemarle will be able to provide a robust portfolio of complementary products and services used throughout the electronics industry," said Jenny Hebert, global product manager for Electronic Materials. "Albemarle will also benefit from a number of R&D and distribution synergies shared by its various business units." About Performance Catalyst Solutions In November 2011, Albemarle's Polyolefin and Chemical Catalyst division, a segment of its Catalyst global business unit, was officially renamed Performance Catalyst Solutions to reinforce the division's transition from supplying components, such as organometallics, to delivering high performance catalyst solutions through a finished catalyst product portfolio.  The division is comprised of three business units: Polymer Catalysts, Chemical Catalyst, and Electronic Materials.  Collectively, these businesses provide performance-based products and services that are used in the plastics, agricultural, and electronics industries. About Albemarle Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals for consumer electronics, petroleum refining, utilities, packaging, construction, automotive/transportation, pharmaceuticals, crop protection, food-safety and custom chemistry services. The Company is committed to global sustainability and is advancing its eco-practices and solutions in its three business segments, Polymer Solutions, Catalysts and Fine Chemistry. Corporate Responsibility Magazine selected Albemarle to its prestigious "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 2010 and 2011.  Albemarle employs approximately 4,000 people and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. Albemarle regularly posts information to www.albemarle.com, including notification of events, news, financial performance, investor presentations and webcasts, Regulation G reconciliations, SEC filings, and other information regarding the Company, its businesses and the markets they serve. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Albemarle Corporation's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. SOURCE Albemarle Corporation Media Contact: Ashley Mendoza, +1-225-388-7137, Ashley.Mendoza@albemarle.com, or Investor Relations Contact: Lorin Crenshaw, +1-225-388-7322, Lorin.Crenshaw@albemarle.com

OLED lighting for Use as a Transparent Car Roof

OLED lighting concept for car roofs is a solar-powered light source, transparent when switched off

Ludwigshafen and Eindhoven, January 19, 2012 – BASF and Philips have achieved a practical breakthrough in the development of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology that allows it to be integrated in car roofs. The OLEDs are transparent when switched off, allowing for a clear view outside the vehicle, yet providing light only within the vehicle when switched on. This OLED lighting concept for car roofs is the result of a longstanding cooperation between BASF and Philips in the research and development of OLED modules.

In addition to offering completely new design possibilities, the transparent OLED lighting concept also allows new approaches to automotive engineering. The transparent OLED sandwich structure can be combined with equally transparent solar cells .

“This combination allows the driver to enjoy a unique open-space feeling while it generates electricity during the day and pleasantly suffuses the interior with the warm light of the transparent, highly efficient OLEDs at night,” said Dr. Felix Görth, head of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes and Organic Photovoltaics at BASF Future Business GmbH.

Dr. Dietrich Bertram, General Manager of OLED Lighting at Philips, added:“This project provides impressive evidence of new possibilities with OLEDs, and illustrates the potential of Philips’ Lumiblade OLED technology to help create innovative lighting applications that enhance people’s lives.”

BASF and Philips have cooperated closely since 2006 within the OLED 2015 initiative of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).BASF develops organo-chemical materials such as dyes that are used in the development and manufacturing of OLEDs by Philips. Working together, the two partners put the innovative transparent OLED lighting technology into practice on a car roof.

OLED – a lighting revolution
OLED technology offers the advantage of high energy efficiency, in addition to creative flexibility and new options for designers. OLED light sources are just 1.8 millimeters thin and can be transparent. The entire surface of an OLED illuminates with diffused light, making it a very soft light source that produces less harsh shadows compared to point light sources.

BMBF’s OLED 2015 initiative
The joint “TOPAS 2012” project was launched in January 2010, marking the second phase of the BMBF’s OLED 2015 initiative. “TOPAS” refers to “thousand lumen organic phosphorescent devices for applications in lighting systems.” In this project, the consortium partners (which include BASF and Philips) will focus on developing innovative materials and component architectures as well as new production machines for lighting solutions with highly efficient organic light-emitting diodes.

About BASF Future Business GmbH
BASF Future Business GmbH, a 100 percent subsidiary of BASF SE, was founded in April 2001. It aims to open up business areas with above-average growth rates that lie outside BASF’s current activities. The company focuses on chemistry-based new materials, technologies and system solutions. BASF Future Business GmbH commissions research from BASF’s R&D units and cooperates with startup companies, industrial partners, universities and potential customers. Further activities include acquisition of direct stakes, initiation of joint ventures and provision of venture capital via the subsidiary BASF Venture Capital GmbH. Further information on BASF Future Business is available on the Internet at www.basf-fb.de.

About BASF
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success, social responsibility and environmental protection. Through science and innovation we enable our customers in almost all industries to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve the quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF posted sales of about €63.9 billion in 2010 and had approximately 109,000 employees as of the end of 2010. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com or in the Social Media Newsroom at newsroom.basf.com .

About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity.” Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs over 120,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 22.3 billion in 2010, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.

License Agreement: OLED Lighting

Yamagata, Japan and Ewing, New Jersey, January 09, 2012 – Lumiotec Inc., founded by
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Rohm Co., Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., and Mitsui &
Co., Ltd. in 2008 to develop, manufacture and sell OLED lighting panels, and Universal
Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with
its UniversalPHOLED technology and materials, today announced that the companies have
entered into an OLED technology license agreement. Under the new agreement, Lumiotec
will be licensed to integrate Universal Display’s proprietary UniversalPHOLED
phosphorescent and other OLED technologies and materials into OLED lighting products.
“We are pleased to be ready for world’s first mass production of high-efficiency OLED
lighting panels through collaboration with Universal Display,” said Hisao Shigenaga,
President of Lumiotec. “This is a major breakthrough in the OLED lighting industry. We
hope to further strengthen our partnership with Universal Display and have a strong position
as a leading player of the next-generation lighting.”
“We are pleased to enter into this arrangement with Lumiotec, the world’s first company
established to be exclusively dedicated to the manufacture and sale of OLED lighting
panels,” said Steven V. Abramson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal
Display. “It is a very positive sign for the emerging OLED lighting industry to have
Lumiotec, with industry-leading founders like Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Rohm, Toppan
Printing and Mitsui & Co., committed to making and selling high-performance OLED
lighting products. Universal Display looks forward to continuing to work with Lumiotec to
accelerate their efforts in bringing energy-efficient OLED lighting products to the market
using our high-efficiency phosphorescent OLED technology and materials.”
Under the license agreement, Universal Display grants Lumiotec license rights under various
patents and associated know-how owned or controlled by Universal Display for Lumiotec to
manufacture and sell certain OLED products for lighting applications. Lumiotec will pay
Universal Display license fees and running royalties on its sales of these licensed products
under the agreement. The term of the agreement runs through December 31, 2015. Universal
Display separately agreed to sell to Lumiotec certain OLED materials for use by Lumiotec in
manufacturing OLED products as authorized under the agreement.
Combining Lumiotec’s multi-photon emission device technology with UniversalPHOLED
technology and materials, Lumiotec will establish mass production capability of high
luminance, long lifetime, and high-efficiency OLED lighting panels. Lumiotec will start to
deliver in February 2012 mainly 145 x 145 mm square sized, warm white color, and 40 lm/W
OLED lighting sample panels and in April mass production models. Lumiotec also continues
to develop natural white color, high-efficient OLED lighting panels, aiming at the release in
the same year.
OLED lighting has the potential to lower global energy demands and lessen the
environmental impacts associated with lighting. It has been estimated that by 2016, OLEDs
could generate well over $20 billion in worldwide savings of electricity costs and could save
over nine million metric tons of carbon emissions from the U.S. alone. Recent advances in
OLED lighting, including those made by Universal Display, now allow OLEDs to meet a
variety of niche lighting performance targets and to demonstrate the potential for OLEDs to
achieve general lighting targets established by the U.S. Department of Energy. Universal
Display’s phosphorescent OLED technology and materials have demonstrated a four-to-one
power advantage over other OLED technologies, resulting in record energy-efficient OLEDs.
In addition, OLED lighting may enable a range of exciting new product concepts with
innovative form factors, transparency and flexibility.
For more information on Lumiotec, please visit www.lumiotec.com.
For more information on how Universal Display is changing the face of the display and
lighting industries with its UniversalPHOLED®, white OLED and flexible OLED
technologies, please visit the company at www.universaldisplay.com.
About Lumiotec
Lumiotec was jointly established in May 2008 as the world’s first company exclusively
dedicated to organic light emitting device (OLED) lighting panels, with the task of assessing
the panel’s commercial viability. The companies that invested in Lumiotec include
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., ROHM Co., Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. and Mitsui &
Co., Ltd. Following the development of a new device structure that enables simultaneous
achievement of high luminance and long lifetime – two features that in the past were
considered performance trade-offs – Lumiotec established a mass-production line of OLED
panels for lighting applications at its facility in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.
Thanks to this high-speed, large-scale production system (in-line deposition equipment with
linear evaporation source for large substrates), the materials utilization efficiency has been
significantly enhanced. The company began shipments of its mass-produced OLED lighting
panels in January 2011. To learn more about Lumiotec, please visit www.lumiotec.com.
About Universal Display Corporation
Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: PANL) is a leader in developing and delivering
state-of-the-art, organic light emitting device (OLED) technologies, materials and services to
the display and lighting industries. Founded in 1994, the company currently owns or has
exclusive, co-exclusive or sole license rights with respect to more than 1,200 issued and
pending patents worldwide. Universal Display licenses its proprietary technologies,
including its breakthrough high-efficiency UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED
technology, that can enable the development of low power and eco-friendly displays and
white lighting. The company also develops and offers high-quality, state-of-the-art
UniversalPHOLED materials that are recognized as key ingredients in the fabrication of
OLEDs with peak performance. In addition, Universal Display delivers innovative and
customized solutions to its clients and partners through technology transfer, collaborative
technology development and on-site training. To learn more about Universal Display, please
visit www.universaldisplay.com.
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trademarks of Universal Display Corporation. All other company, brand or product names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks.
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