Date: 02/07/2010

GE Lighting and Rambus get together to promote LED lighting solutions

GE lighting and Rambus have signed a broad licensing agreement for the use of Rambus' lighting innovations, including its product reference designs and manufacturing process know-how. The initial focus will be on creating a flat panel LED lighting system for architectural and commercial lighting for global markets. According to the International Energy Agency, approximately 19 percent of electricity consumed globally is used for lighting.

Michael B. Petras, Jr., president and CEO of GE Lighting, says, "One of our objectives as a lighting innovator is to quickly launch leading-edge products that can accelerate the adoption of quality LED lighting solutions around the world in commercial and residential settings. We want to provide customers with more unique LED innovations, and this agreement helps us get there faster."

Commenting on the agreement with GE Lighting, Jeff Parker, SVP & President of Lighting and Display Technology at Rambus, says, "As an acknowledged leader in solutions for a full range of lighting products, GE is an excellent fit with Rambus. Working together, we will create a new generation of advanced LED-based lighting products with unique form factors that are cost-competitive and energy efficient."

Rambus' suite of lighting solutions is based on innovations such as LED edge-lit optical designs, MicroLens light distribution features, and high-volume, low-cost light guide panel and multi-function film manufacturing technologies. These innovations allow manufacturers to harness all the benefits of LEDs in affordable general lighting products, using fewer LEDs.