LED manufacturer Lumileds and low-temperature RPCVD innovator BluGlass will collaborate to create enhanced LEDs for certain applications.
Lumileds develops, manufactures and distributes LEDs and automotive lighting products, while BluGlass is an Australian innovator commercialising a semiconductor technology called Remote Plasma Chemical Vapour Deposition (RPCVD), which allows the production of more efficient semiconductor devices at lower cost.
The exclusive collaboration agreement between the two companies will see them working together to explore the potential use of BluGlass’ low temperature RPCVD technology for specific LED applications.
The collaboration will continue for six to twelve months, where BluGlass will provide exclusive access to the RPCVD technology to Lumileds, for the specific field of use stipulated in the agreement.
BluGlass will still be able to enter into other agreements pertaining to the RPCVD
equipment development, manufacturing or sale, with the only restriction being the use of RPCVD in LEDs.
BluGlass RPCVD technology allows the growth of semiconductor materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) and indium gallium nitride (InGaN), crucial to the production of high efficiency devices such as next generation lighting technology LEDs with advanced performance and low cost potential.
The RPCVD technology, because of its low temperature and highly flexible nature, offers many potential benefits over existing technologies including higher efficiency, lower cost, substrate flexibility including GaN on silicon and greater scalability.