Konica Minolta Starts Selling OLED Lighting Panel Sample Kit with World’s Highest-Level Efficacy
Unveiling New Brand “Symfos” for Next-Generation Lighting
Press Release
October 3, 2011
Tokyo (October 3, 2011) - Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Konica Minolta)
is pleased to announce that it has commercialized Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) lighting panels
with the world’s highest-level luminous efficacy using all phosphorescent emitters for the first
time in the world and starts selling sample kit from today.
Konica Minolta also announces that it has adopted “Symfos” as its new brand for
the next-generation lighting, including OLED lighting.
There are two types of mechanisms used for OLED emission:
fluorescence and phosphorescence. Phosphorescent emitters are theoretically
expected to be four times more efficient than the conventional fluorescent
emitters and are regarded as a key technology to achieve low power consumption.
By adopting proprietary blue phosphorescent materials, Konica Minolta has
accomplished to commercialize all-phosphorescent OLED product for the first time in the world.
On this Sample Kit sales start occasion, Konica Minolta is launching a new website
dedicated for OLED lighting with information such as sample kit specifications,
case studies, and online order-taking.
Konica Minolta OLED Lighting Website*：
http://www.konicaminolta.com/oled/
*Available from mid-October.
Contact：https://wwws.konicaminolta.net/neoqa/gl/about_research_oled/input.php
Konica Minolta is showcasing two demonstration models using the OLED lighting panels
in Smart Community Innovation 2011 Zone at CEATEC Japan 2011, the largest-class cutting-edge IT & electronics
comprehensive exhibition in Asia, to be held from October 4 to 8, 2011, at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, as follows:
1.Demonstration model “Sprout” at Smart Cottage Booth
in Smart Community “ZERO” Area (Booth Location：3B16)
2.Small-size demonstration model at NEDO
(New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)
Booth (Booth Location：2B12)
OLED lighting is attracting attention as the next generation lighting having
such unprecedented features as thin, light weight, and surface light source.
In addition, it features high energy efficacy, no scalding surface, and reduced
environmental footprint since it is mercury-free unlike fluorescent lightings.
Furthermore, OLED lighting technology is mild to eyes and friendly to people,
since it is flat light source and free of ultra-violet rays.
Konica Minolta considers OLED lighting as one of the most promising environmental
and energy conscious new businesses, where we can fully build on our own core technologies,
and will continue to aggressively drive research and development work and marketing activities.
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