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Universal Display Corp. Awarded Two New Department of Energy SBIR Contracts for Lighting Applications
October 10, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Ewing, N.J. — Universal Display Corp. has been awarded two, $100,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate techniques to improve OLED power efficiencies, a critical performance attribute for the general lighting industry.
Universal Display and its research partners at Princeton University and the University of Southern California are developing several novel approaches for highly efficient white light using the company's phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) technology. In addition to the use of this PHOLED technology, better light extraction and lower voltages are required to achieve the power efficiency targets of the general lighting market. These two DOE SBIR Programs will allow Universal Display to focus on demonstrating advances in both of these areas.
In the first DOE SBIR Program, entitled "Novel Light Extraction Enhancements for Organic Light Emitting Device (OLED) Lighting," Universal Display and its partners will demonstrate the feasibility of using specialized designs, such as lens arrays, on an OLED device to enhance the amount of generated light that is captured from the device as useful light.
In the second DOE SBIR Program, entitled "Novel Lower-Voltage OLEDs for Higher-Efficiency Lighting," Universal Display and its partners will focus on demonstrating new conductivity enhancement techniques as a means to lower the operating voltage of an OLED device to further improve the overall device power efficiency.
The Federal SBIR Program is designed to stimulate technological innovation in the small business sector and typically consists of three phases. During the first phase, the scientific, technical and commercial merit and feasibility of a novel idea are demonstrated. If successful, a subsequent Phase II Program may be awarded that is typically $500,000 to $750,000 over a 24-month period to pursue further research and the development of a well-defined prototype. In a final Phase III Program, the demonstrated prototype is developed typically without government funding into a viable product for sale in the military and/or private sector.
Universal Display Corp. is a world leader in developing and commercializing innovative organic light emitting device (OLED) technologies and materials for use in the electronic flat panel display and other markets. For more information, visit www.universaldisplay.com.