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“The University, and its Institute of Photonics, have been extremely supportive throughout the process of setting up mLED. Excellent technology has been developed at the Institute, which is recognised as the world leader in microLEDs, and the University’s Department of Research and Knowledge Exchange Services has been hugely helpful in enabling us to realise our ambitions so far.”
The technology has been developed at Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics by a research team led by Professor Martin Dawson, the Institute’s Director of Research, Associate Director Dr Erdan Gu and Research Technologist Dr Gareth Valentine, all of whom will act as consultants to mLED.
Major funding to create this opportunity was also obtained by the University from the Scottish Enterprise Proof of Concept Fund and from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Dr Bonar was initially contracted by the University as Chief Executive Designate through the Technology Talent Initiative, partially funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
Simon Andrews, Business Development Manager at the Institute of Photonics, said: “We have had great pleasure in supporting Jim Bonar in the creation of mLED. He has a wealth of experience in photonics start-ups and we believe the company has the potential to be a market leader in the photonics sector, which offers exciting research and business opportunities worldwide.
“The Institute recognised some time ago that microLEDs were a very promising area of technology and considerable research investment was made by public sources while we continued to develop the equipment. Research in new areas will carry on and we look forward to working with mLED in bringing this advancing technology to rapidly- expanding marketplaces.”
The spin-out of mLED follows the recent launch of SU2P, a Strathclyde-led partnership between academic institutions in Scotland and California, capitalising on the academic and commercial strengths of the photonics sector. SU2P is funded by EPSRC, through the RCUK Science Bridges
awards, the Scottish Funding Council and Scottish Enterprise.
Strathclyde was recently rated as one of the UK’s top 10 universities to work with by the business community. The University has formed more than 50 spin-out companies.
Digi-Key & Bridgelux join forces for LED distribution
The agreement gives Digi-Key’s customers ready access to Bridgelux’s entire portfolio of LED array products, including the recently introduced neutral white color temperature (4100K) LED arrays
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation and Bridgelux, a developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies have entered into an agreement in which Digi-Key will distribute Bridgelux products to customers worldwide.
Bridgelux claims it offers one of the industry’s widest ranges of solid-state light sources, delivering 240 to 4500 “hot” lumens across a broad range of color temperatures. This expansive portfolio of UL-recognized arrays provides designers with wide-ranging options as they develop high quality replacement lamps and luminaires for a market rapidly transitioning to energy efficient lighting.
Bridgelux products are now available for purchase on Digi-Key’s global websites and will be featured in future print and online catalogs.
“We are very pleased to announce this distribution agreement with Bridgelux,” said Dave Doherty, Digi- Key’s VP of semiconductor product. “The demands of an emerging customer base vary greatly between discrete HBLEDs, arrays to fully turn-key solutions. The Bridgelux relationship is keeping with Digi- Key’s commitment to provide its customers with the latest and most innovative range of products.”
“Digi-Key’s exceptionally broad range of products and its world-class customer service have made it an industry leader. We are proud to partner with Digi-Key and look forward to working with them to serve our customers,” said Dave Barnby, Bridgelux VP of worldwide sales. “We are impressed with Digi-Key’s Lighting Solutions Technology Zone
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