Prism builds on long-standing contract to help develop low energy lighting

Prism builds on long-standing contract to help develop low energy lighting

Article Type: Industry news From: Circuit World, Volume 35, Issue 3

St Ives (Cambridgeshire) based Prism Electronics Limited has won a contract that will help to create the next generation of high brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs) – highly energy-efficient lighting that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions when used in place of conventional lighting.

Prism – a contract electronics manufacturing services provider – is to supply a range of printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies to a Cambridge-based supplier of manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor industry.

The new supply agreement builds on a long-standing contract under which Prism already manufacturers a number of PCBs for the company and provides spares for several of its long-established systems. The sub-assemblies being provided by Prism are components of metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) reactors used in the volume manufacture of high brightness LEDs.

Prism has secured the additional business because it has consistently offered flexible and cost-effective manufacturing services to its customer's exact specification and was able to demonstrate a long-term approach to business development. The market for high brightness LEDs is still in its infancy and Prism is continuing to help technology companies in research and development projects in support of changing market requirements.