September 20, 2006—Competitive Technologies Inc. has signed an exclusive, worldwide service and representation agreement with Illumitex, LLC, to license optical technology for the light emitting diode (LED) industry. The technology is a fundamental and enabling primary optical device that significantly improves the effectiveness of High Brightness LEDs (HBLEDs).
An LED is a semiconductor device that produces narrow-spectrum light when a current is applied. The advantages of LEDs over traditional light sources are that they have an extremely long life span and they do not generate significant heat. Illumitex’s patent-pending LED optics technology increases brightness and efficiency of HBLEDs through its unique optical properties and packaging design. This technology has a number of potential applications across a variety of sectors, including flat panel televisions, portable electronic devices, and digital projectors.
“Most of the previous LED research focus has been on the primary diode and electronics while this technology is focused on enhancing the performance of existing HBLEDs. This late stage optical technology can be implemented quickly by manufacturers of HBLED semiconductor chips. The unique and proprietary design uniformly doubles the intensity of the device without increasing power consumption, size, or manufacturing costs,” comments Joseph Ausikaitis, Senior Business Development Executive for Competitive Technologies.
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