Osram of Munich, Germany, unveiled its plans for OLEDs in automotive applications ahead of the Frankfurt International Motor Show. The Motor Show is being held from September 12 to September 22.“We have essentially achieved road suitability for our OLEDs this year and will be offering initial special equipment based on …
Organic LEDs (OLEDs)
Tridonic of Zumtobel Group Acquires LEDon OLED; Renames It Tridonic Dresden
The Zumtobel Group signed an agreement to acquire all the shares from its partners in the joint venture LEDON OLED Lighting GmbH & Co KG. The Zumtobel Group set up this company jointly with the Fraunhofer research organization and a number of Fraunhofer employees in 2009. The former joint venture …
OLYMP Project Aims to Make More Efficient and Less Costly OLEDs
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Education and Research is supporting an association of companies in the OLYMP project. The project acronym OLYMP stands for Organic Light emitting sYstems based on energy and cost-efficient Materials and Processes. Osram is a major contributor to the project. The project’s goal is to improve the …
IDTechEx Research Predicts OLED Lighting will Likely Remain a Small Niche Market
IDTechEx Research, predicts that OLED lighting will probably remain a small niche market over the next ten years. IDTechEx Research says in its “most likely” scenario that OLED lighting will become a $1.3 billion market in 2023 - equating to 1.3% of the market size of LED lighting at that …
Four SBIR Grants Awarded for OLED Technology (FY13 Release 2 Phase I)
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has announced four Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants targeting advances in OLED lighting technology. The FY13 Release 2 Phase I awards will explore the technical merit or feasibility of an innovative concept or technology. The amounts of the funding awards were …
Verbatim to unveil efficiency breakthroughs in OLED and high brightness GaN LEDs at Euroluce
Verbatim announced that it will unveil advances in the efficiency and brightness of OLEDs and gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs at Euroluce 2013. Verbatim LEDs employing gallium nitride technology from Mitsubishi Chemical will be on view. Visitors to the Verbatim stand will also be able to see the latest series of …
Tridonic OLEDs Achieve over 50 lm/W
At the beginning of the new year, Tridonic began selling OLED modules for professional lighting. The OLEDs, which are available in series, come from the company’s OLEDmodule LUREON REP product range. For the first time, these OLEDs achieves a luminous flux of more than 100 lumens, at dimensions of 99 mm x 99 mm. In addition, …
Osram Demonstrates OLED Design Possibilities in Luminaire and Plans OLED Product Production in 2014
Osram presented a luminaire in the form of the Rollercoaster design featuring transparent OLEDs. Osram says that the luminaire’s ‘luminous glass panels’, which are OLEDS, are intended for series-production beginning in 2014. The company says that OLEDs will be the first choice in the future for transparent light designs. The …
Novaled Files Registration Statement for $200 Million Initial Public Offering
Novaled AG based in Dresden, Germany announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs). Novaled develops and produces technologies and materials that enhance the performance of OLEDs …
Osram Launches Pilot Production of OLEDs; Introduces Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor/Emitter
On August 30, Osram launched a pilot production line for OLEDs in Regensburg, Germany. Osram claims that the plant is the first of its kind worldwide because of the quality criteria and the scope of its capabilities. Osram has also introduced a combined ambient light sensor and proximity sensor for …