Universal Display Awarded U.S. DOE SBIR Phase I Contract to Use Optical Enhancement to Increase White Phosphorescent OLED Efficacy
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Author: SSLDesign News Staff

June 23, 2010... Universal Display Corporation of Ewing, New Jersey USA reports that the Company has been awarded a $99,927 SBIR Phase I contract from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Universal Display says that under this program, it intends to demonstrate a white phosphorescent OLED lighting panel that meets Energy Star criteria using an optical enhancement technique which improves outcoupling efficiency while preserving the thin, elegant form factor of the white OLED lighting panel. The company has developed high-efficiency UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology.

During the program, titled “Novel Optical Enhancement for Thin Phosphorescent OLED Lighting Panels,” Universal Display will employ a novel, thin, outcoupling technique that performs as well as thicker treatments, such as macro-extractors or outcoupling blocks which increase the amount of light that is emitted as useful light. The resulting white PHOLED lighting panel will both maintain its thin and light form factor and may improve panel efficacy by over 25 percent. In doing so the PHOLED panel would demonstrate significant advancement towards meeting the Energy Star Category B criteria for solid state lighting.

“As energy efficiency and eco-friendliness continue to influence consumer purchasing patterns, white OLED lighting panels are moving toward commercial reality as a leading potential solution for power-efficient and environmentally-benign solid state lighting,” said Steven V. Abramson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Display. “Through ongoing support of the U.S. Department of Energy, we will focus on demonstrating the Energy Star performance criteria in a commercially-desirable product format. Designing a panel that offers excellent energy efficiency in a thin, attractive form factor is essential for broad market appeal.”

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