Seminar Archive - 2012
February 22, 2012 6-7 p.m.
Speaker: J. Norman Bardsley, President, Bardsley Consulting
Title: Technology Transfer from Displays to Lighting
Abstract: The pace of technology development in the lighting industry has accelerated ten-fold. Over 90% of the products on view at leading lighting fairs are based on LED lights. But most of the products that have emerged so far are more energy efficient replacements of traditional technology with similar form and function. The opportunities to change the way lighting is used include:
o Large area lighting sources - thin, flexible, transparento Smart lighting - wireless digital controls
o Color control - multiple primaries with separate drive circuits
o Broadband communications
o Evolving lifestyles
Similar issues have been addressed in the display industry and there are clear opportunities for technology transfer. For example, the battle between LED-LCDs and OLEDs in large TVs may be replayed in lighting. In reverse, the rapid gains in the efficiency of LED and OLED sources for lighting applications may result in lower power consumption and longer battery life for displays.
Speaker Biography: Norman Bardsley is a consultant to industry, government and academia on flat-panel displays and solid-state lighting, with special focus on organic and printed electronics. Norman received an M.A. in mathematics from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Manchester in England. He began his U.S. career as Professor of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh, leading a research group in atomic, molecular and plasma physics. He joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1987, where he became Strategic Business Development Manager in the Information Technology Division. While at Livermore he helped to design large-area etching equipment for FPD manufacturing and commissioned the development of the 9 megapixel LCD monitor (Big Bertha) from IBM. Between 1996 and 2005, he served as Director of Roadmaps and Standards at the US Display Consortium (USDC) and worked as Director of Display Technology for DisplaySearch between 2003 and 2006. Norman’s current activities are focused upon diffuse lighting based on solid-state technology, using either OLEDs or wave-guides lit by LEDs. Since 2008 he has served as a technical advisor to the Solid State Lighting Program of the US Department of Energy. He is a co-author of their R&D and Manufacturing Roadmaps, which are updated annually. Norman is also committed to sustainable economic development in rural communities in Africa and so is eager to see the development of off-grid systems for power generation, lighting and communication
Norman Bardsley is a consultant to industry, government and academia on flat-panel displays and solid-state lighting, with special focus on organic and printed electronics. Norman received an M.A. in mathematics from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Manchester in England. He began his U.S. career as Professor of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh, leading a research group in atomic, molecular and plasma physics. He joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1987, where he became Strategic Business Development Manager in the Information Technology Division. While at Livermore he helped to design large-area etching equipment for FPD manufacturing and commissioned the development of the 9 megapixel LCD monitor (Big Bertha) from IBM. Between 1996 and 2005, he served as Director of Roadmaps and Standards at the US Display Consortium (USDC) and worked as Director of Display Technology for DisplaySearch between 2003 and 2006.Click here to access J. Norman Bardsley's slides.