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First Solar
German OLED research
increases project secures new member
development with
A NEW national R&D project has recently technology. Other project deliverables will
acquisition
been started in Germany focusing on the be application studies and demonstrator
development of OLED displays and lighting devices for specific applications such as
applications. AIXTRON will participate in automotive or architectural lighting and
FIRST SOLAR has completed the this 14.7 million Euro project together with backlights for large displays.
acquisition of a portion of Edison Mission ten other partners with the target to
Group’s (EMG) solar project development strengthen Germany’s leading position in “We are very happy to participate in this
pipeline. The utility-scale solar projects are the fast growing OLED market. project”, says Prof. Michael Heuken, Vice
located in California and the Southwest President R&D at AIXTRON. “OLEDs and
and manufacture solar modules thatemploy Funded by the German Federal Ministry of its application for special lighting and
a thin layer of cadmium telluride Education and Research (BMBF) for a total signage purposes is one of our strategic
semiconductor material to convert sunlight period of three years, So-Light (Special research targets. The So-Light project
into electricity. organic Light) will focus on specific OLED partners share the vision that OLEDs will
applications, such as special lighting play an important role to provide
“Acquiring the EMG development pipeline systems and displays. The technological environmentally friendly light sources
extends First Solar’s leadership in the U.S. focus will be on novel materials (transport combined with novel design opportunities.”
utility market,” said Lisa Bodensteiner, First materials, triplet emitter, redox dopants and
Solar vice president of business matrix materials), improved optical systems AIXTRONs partners in the So-Light project
development for North America. “It builds and on process technologies for small are Novaled AG Dresden, Sensient Imaging
on our strategy to cultivate robust and molecule based OLEDs. Technologies GmbH, Westfälische Wilhelms
predictable module demand in utility-scale University of Münster, Fraunhofer IPMS
applications.” As part of the latter element, AIXTRON will Dresden, Symboled GmbH, Fresnel Optics
take the lead in this area through the GmbH, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co, Siteco
The acquisition complements and optimization of its proprietary OVPD Beleuchtungstechnik GmbH, AEG-MIS
diversifies First Solar’s existing portfolio of (Organic Vapor Phase Deposition) mbH and the University of Paderborn.
utility-scale thin film photovoltaic solar
projects. First Solar’s existing projects are
largely sited on public land, range to 550
megawatts (MW) in size, and are mostly
Samsung Partners With Luminus Devices
under contract with utilities. The EMG
projects that First Solar is acquiring are LUMINUS DEVICES has announced that manage stocks of replacement lamps and
sited largely on private land, range from 20 its PhlatLight LED PT-120 is the light source disposal of used lamps.
to 150MW, and are not yet contracted in Samsung’s new XGA (1024 x 768 pixels)
with utilities. LED data projector. It is the projection “Samsung’s new LED data projector is a
display industry’s first LED-powered data great illustration of how Luminus works in
projector. Today, PhlatLight LEDs are the close partnership with its customers to
solid-state light source of choice across all create a new multi-million unit market for
projection technologies, including 3LCD, PhlatLight LEDs and demonstrates that our
DLP and LCOS. unique large chip technology is a great fit
for mainstream data projectors,” said Keith
The new Samsung LED data projector T.S. Ward, CEO, Luminus Devices. “In
marks a milestone in the industry by today’s challenging economic landscape,
validating that LEDs will start replacing the marketplace is asking for affordable,
First Solar and EMG have worked conventional arc lamps in mainstream front long-lasting, lower total cost of ownership
together since 2008 on the EMG projects, projectors used in business, education and projectors in the business and education
with First Solar providing engineering, commercial applications. This market is markets. Luminus and Samsung are fulfilling
procurement and construction services forecasted by market research company this demand while also creating new value
while EMG was responsible for land Pacific Media Associates, Inc., to be in for our customers with next-generation
acquisition and permitting. First Solar will excess of 6 million units in 2010. technology advancements such as amazing
handle all development for these projects. color depth and instant start and restart
LEDs are a compelling light source for front functionality.”
“First Solar is a good partner and the projectors since their high reliability
obvious purchaser of our interest in these eliminates the need for expensive lamp “Leveraging PhlatLight LEDs, Samsung’s
projects which we have jointly developed,” replacement, which typically ranges from new front data projector expands our line of
said Gerry Loughman, senior vice $250 to $400 including parts and labor. LED projectors for business and education
president of Development for EMG. This drives down the total cost of ownership markets,” said Jeong-Ho Nho, vice president
and reduces the administrative burden to of the visual display division, Samsung.
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www.compoundsemiconductor.net January/February 2010
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