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Panel IV: Solid-State Lighting Roundtable
Pages 79-88

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... Mr. McFadden said that the current STEP initiative, under the leadership of Gordon Moore, had examined partnerships of different areas, sizes, scopes, and effects.
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... This amount is still an ample pool, and it will continue to be fed by those for whom venture capital is part of their allocation model: wealthy individuals, university endowment funds, and pension funds. A Partnership Between Venture Capital and Industry A key point, said Mr.
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From page 81...
... The Example of Capstone Turbine An example of the companies Sevin Rosen has invested in is Capstone Turbine. Eight years ago this company was the risky but promising idea of a group of former rocket engineers who wanted to develop a new microturbine technology for distributed power generation and other uses.
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... DARPA and the National Science Foundation had played major roles in providing a vision for the U.S. communications industry, which thrived under government guidance; the U.S.
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From page 83...
... A Totally New Industry He emphasized that the mission of OIDA is not to replace the light bulb; rather, it is to replace conventional lighting with a totally new industry and a new way of understanding lighting. He compared this change to the transitions from vacuum tubes to semiconductors and from cathode ray tubes to flat panel displays used in portable computers.
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... Progress Toward a White-Light Market The LED industry the United States does exist, with monochromatic applications. The most active markets at present include exit signs, stoplights, and brake lights.2 Another segment includes active matrix OLED displays.
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... In closing, Dr. Bergh reminded his audience that solid-state lighting is only part of the larger industry of optoelectronics, which includes optical communication, display, storage, solar cells, and lighting.
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... , universities, and some industries. The partnership developed further into a consortium involving primarily Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, and ATT Lucent, with help from the Advanced Technology Program.
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... The next stage is commercialization. Now that the basic technology is developed and companies have chosen EUV lithography to etch the next generation of chips, the subsequent challenges are how to build the appropriate infrastructure and accelerate the training.
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