The United States supports solid-state lighting to promote LED in line with the energy star

The United States Department of energy third investment solid-state lighting plan, encourage industry companies, institutions to apply for LED and OLED product development projects, and plans to set up 3 to 5 awards, a total of $3 million 750 thousand. In addition, DOE is prepared to invest $300 thousand to create SSL technology information network, providing a platform for members to publish, access to SSL related news network platform. Project application deadline is September 5, 2006. On LED, DOE the focus on the structure of the chip, design, with a view to achieve 81% of the external quantum efficiency in 2015. Include the LED packaging and packaging technology applicants to submit a proposal, will focus on the emerging field of electrical contacts, cooling, packaging materials and heat design; and for OLED, the proposal should focus on improving the light and lighting control and OLED application package etc..

Executive Kyle Pitsor lighting industry alliance next generation said, in the past few months, we have worked together to draw up a Energy Star specifications for LED products. There is a very natural synergy between energy star standards and standards development. The next generation of lighting industry alliance concluded that DOE will also contribute to the development of "Energy Star" standard "test method standards". At the same time, DOE lighting industry alliance cooperation with the next generation of the drafting of the "white LED energy star standards" will be launched this month, and three months after the audit, public comment, on October formally issued by SSL products really high quality and energy saving to help consumers identify the market. Due to the recent emerging applications, this standard can only be used for a few years, and with the development of the market and product improvement.