Agilent and Lumileds Develop New Line of LEDs

Agilent Technologies Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) and Lumileds Lighting announced an agreement to collaborate on a new series of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The mid-power range devices will target the automotive, mobile phone and lighting markets, and complement the high-power Luxeon devices offered by Lumileds and the lower-power devices from Agilent.

Lumileds will provide high-brightness LED chips and technology; Agilent will contribute design, development and system integration expertise, including its patented manufacturing techniques. The first products from the collaboration are expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2004. They will be sold by Agilent, distributed by Future Electronics and use LED chips from Lumileds.