OCTOBER 14--Expanding the scope of its visible LED business into the fast-growing solid-state-lighting marketplace, OPTEK Technology (Carrollton, TX) has signed a joint research-and-development, manufacturing, and marketing agreement with Lednium, an Australian-based LED technology company. This strategic alliance combines the strengths of both companies to create a significant presence in the emerging solid-state lighting industry. "This partnership is an ideal building block for many value-added and customer-specific lighting assemblies for our automotive and industrial assemblies programs," said Richard Saffa, vice president of OPTEK's Visible LED Business Unit.
OPTEK established a visible-LED business unit earlier this year and currently offers a product line that includes industry-standard high-brightness and high-power LEDs. Through a focused research initiative, Lednium developed a three-dimensional LED die platform for both white and monochrome LEDs, as well as end-product LED assemblies for applications ranging from architectural lighting to automotive aftermarket assemblies for tractor-trailer exterior taillights and clearance lights.
Under terms of the agreement, OPTEK will develop a series of solid-state-lighting products using the Lednium packaging technology. Designated the OPTEK Lednium Series, the new product line will include single-chip "cup" packaged discrete LED lighting units, as well as multichip geodesic dome-shaped 10-W LED assemblies. Available colors will include white, blue, green, amber, and red, along with color combinations such as RGB.
OPTEK and Lednium plan to jointly develop other wavelength technologies to be packaged for various markets, from medical applications to surveillance and security equipment. Applications for the OPTEK Lednium Series include architectural lighting, automotive, aviation, display, entertainment, gaming and vending machines, marine, military, signs and signals, variable message signs, and general illumination.
For more information about the OPTEK Lednium Series products, contact OPTEK Technology at 972-323-2200, e-mail at [email protected], or on the Web at www.optekinc.com.