LG Chemical Company develops ultra-efficient lamps flat OLED technology

Company Develops LG Chemical, a branch of the group, "LG" and the largest chemical company in South Korea, lamps flat ultra-efficient technology "Old" OLED advantage of being able to provide the same performance provided by lamps operating technique LED currently available in the market.

The lamps offer "Old" new, which is expected to be launched in the month of November next, the efficiency of about 100 lumens / watt and are able to work for 40,000 hours.

For comparison, fluorescent lamps provide the current efficiency of 100 lumens / watt and operate for 20,000 hours, while the lights "LED" flat same efficiency and duration of 50,000 hours. This does not exceed the efficiency of lamps "Old" the current flat 60 lumens / watt.

However it comes at a price of 10 times higher than lights "LED", through a representative company "LG Chemical" expressed the hope that reduced the cost of lamps "Old" New fivefold during the ongoing development processes.

The company plans to "LG Chemical" marketing headlights flat new markets in North America and Europe. This Korean company has partnered with about 50 companies for the production of light bulbs, including the American company "Akiota to Whiting" Acuity Lighting.

The company is looking forward "LG Chemical" to the use of lamps "Old" new flat in the automotive sector promising, where it can be used in these lamps are initially headlights and taillights.