LED joint venture Lexedis launched in Paris

Lexedis Lighting GmbH, the LED lighting company formed in May 2005 as a joint venture between Tridonic Atco and Toyoda Gosei, was officially launched in mid-December at the new showpiece Toyota showroom in Paris, France, according to LEDs Magazine.

Tridonic Atco, a supplier of lighting components and LED lighting solutions based in Austria, is a subsidiary company of the Zumtobel Group, a leading lighting manufacturer.

Toyoda Gosei is a pioneer in InGaN LED technology and one of the foremost suppliers of high-brightness LED chips. Japan-based Toyoda Gosei, which also supplies automotive parts, is a subsidiary of the Toyota Group.

Lexedis, based in Jennersdorf, Austria, is now the competence centre for both parent companies in the field of solid-state light engines. The company has inherited a strong intellectual property arsenal in light conversion, chip architecture, packaging design and numerous other innovations.

Lexedis will concentrate on high-power emitters, and will use inorganic packaging materials and glass optics, as well as developing new phosphor materials and methods of application. For more information on this topic go to www.ledsmagazine.com.