News: LEDs
7 March 2024
Linköping micro-LED spin-off Polar Light Technologies appoints CEO
Polar Light Technologies (PLT) — which stems from research by founder professor Per-Olof Holtz and his team at Sweden’s Linköping University — has appointed Oskar Fajerson as CEO to lead it through the final stages of research and into commercialization of its micro-LED technology.
Picture: New CEO Oskar Fajerson.
After recently making several advancements, Polar Light Technologies is increasing its efforts to finalize research and go to market. Whereas existing LED manufacturing technology results in an uneven surface with many defects and poor efficiency, Polar Light Technologies says that it has developed a way to fabricate micro-LEDs in small pyramids using controlled crystal growth, atomic layer by atomic layer. The result is claimed to be unmatched pixel size, brightness and energy efficiency.
“Polar Light Technologies is a world-leading company developing the next generation of micro-LEDs,” comments Fajerson.
“Oskar has the right background to take PLT onwards to product launch,” believes outgoing CEO Peter Nilsson. Fajerson has a background in product management, sales and marketing and a degree in material physics from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. His previous experience includes senior positions at a wide range of high-tech companies during their growth phases, including eye-tracking company Tobii.
