Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
March 10/11, 2015
OLED Coalition

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OLED Coalition
Alliance of for-profit U.S. corporations formed to accelerate U.S. Solid State
Lighting (SSL) development and commercialization through government-industry partnership. Membership open to any private, for-profit firm substantially active in solid state lighting research, development, infrastructure, and manufacturing in the
U.S.
• 3M
• Acuity Brands Lighting
• CAO Lighting
• Corning, Inc.
• Cree Inc.
• EYE Lighting
• GE Lighting Solutions
• OSRAM SYLVANIA
• Philips Lighting Solutions
• Universal Display Corp.

OLED Coalition
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A group of U.S. companies and advocates of OLED technology joined together to be the recognized voice for the OLED General Lighting Industry in the U.S.
– Promote the industry to the government, public and the lighting community
– Provide consolidated industry inputs on standards, as appropriate
 3M
 Acuity Brands Lighting
 Corning
 EMD, an affiliate of Merck
KGaA
 Kaneka
 Kateeva
 Kurt Lesker
 Mustang Vacuum Systems
 OLED Association
 OLEDWorks
 OSRAM Sylvania
 Philips
 PPG
 Trovato Manfuacturing
 UDC

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OLED Coalition
Next Generation Lighting Initiative
Sec. 912 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 directed DOE launch NGLI to support R&D, demonstration and commercial applications, and select an industry partner organization. The National Academy of Sciences periodically reviews the DOE program.
Areas of Work of the Program:
• Research & Development
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Core technology
• Product development
• Manufacturing
• Standards Development
• Coordination with industry organizations

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• Fundamentally different from conventional technologies
• Directional
• Compact size
• Long operating life
• Controllability
• Energy Efficient
• Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
• Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)
OLED Coalition

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OLED Coalition
OLEDs are solid-state devices composed of thin films of organic materials that create light with the application of electricity.
OLEDs are being used for electronic displays and are now emerging as a solution for architectural lighting in buildings.
Cathode
Emissive layer
Emission of Light
Conductive layer
Anode
1 - 2 mm thick

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OLED Coalition
Program highly regarded by industry
Significant results in a relatively short period of time
Reviewed by NSF with high accolades
Reason:
 Well coordinated and fully integrated
 Singular objective – advance market adoption of SSL technologies
 Time sensitive
 Trusted by all stakeholders
This is a model DOE should be using for technology advancement.

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OLED Coalition
 Rapid technical progress being made, supported by industry-DOE partnership
 U.S. manufacturing with support of international supply chains
 SSL products on the U.S. market

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OLED Coalition
 Efficacy using today’s techniques leveling off
 Significant technology headroom remains
 Need for breakthroughs vs. incremental improvements
 Bring down cost to manufacture (materials & processes)
 Capital investments: plant, equipment
 Bring down first-cost to the consumer
 International Competition (China $ 1 billion annually, several others $100 million annually)

OLED Coalition
Difference between projected and potential energy savings remains large
(~2 quads or 130 TWh annually or ~ 11.9 million homes); clearly, there is still much to be done.
Similar energy savings whether OLED or LED

OLED Coalition
DOE has decided to reallocate R&D support for FY2016 which jeopardizes the program and U.S. SSL leadership
DOE Changes Include:
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Moved MSSLC to Building Technologies
 Moved IEA International Support to Regulatory Program
 Moved PNNL Test Equipment to Regulatory Program
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DOE Management has directed that deployment type activities within SSL cease by end of FY15
 Include L Prize money in expenses

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OLED Coalition
 SSL is still a rapidly changing technology, and is not ready for standard “deployment programs.”
 We need the high technical content of the current DOE SSL efforts to help identify technical issues our industry can solve.
 Moving programs out of SSL program will harm their effectiveness, and slow market adoption.
 The President’s request is a cut to the program

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OLED Coalition
 The SSL R&D Program is to receive $40 million in 2016, and all funds are to be spent by the SSL R&D Program, with no credit for funds spent by other BTO programs that include lighting activities.
 The L Prize funding will be designated as ‘No Year Funding’ and will come from other BTO funds