Cree Inc has received a federal grant of $2.3m to develop an optimized LED fixture design for its $3.04m project based on its Cree’s existing LED technology.
The design will provide warm-white light over a minimum lifetime of 50,000 hours, while reducing the cost of manufacturing.
KLA-Tencor has received a DoE grant of $3.99m to develop a measurement tool to help reduce variation in LED production quality thereby providing a white light with consistent color quality and brightness under its $7.98m development program.
k-Space Associates received a grant of $800,000 for a project to create an efficient manufacturing process by building on the company’s existing optical monitoring technology which will enable high-precision measurements of OLED layers during mass production.
The company said this development as part of its $1.2m project will serve as a platform for future large-scale OLED production facilities.
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the US government is partnering with the private industry to drive innovation and increase competiveness in manufacturing.
"The investments announced today will help expand lighting choices for consumers, reduce the nation’s energy use, and drive down costs for American lighting manufacturers and the families and businesses that buy their products," Chu added.
Selected and funded for two-year project, the firms will focus on reducing manufacturing costs while increasing efficiency of the solid state technologies – LEDs and OLEDs.
