Phoseon Technology Teams with Spectra to Exploit Solid State UV Curing in the UV Ink Jet Market

Phoseon Technology announced today that they had entered into a technology evaluation and development agreement with Spectra to exploit solid state UV light sources for the industrial printing market.The purpose of this agreement is to provide a framework for the both parties to proceed in their mutual course of analysis and due diligence, with the goal of assessing market viability and forging a continued relationship in the form of a supply agreement.

Beaverton, OR (PRWEB) February 28, 2005 -- Phoseon Technology announced today that they had entered into a technology evaluation and development agreement with Spectra to exploit solid state UV light sources for the industrial printing market.

Based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Spectra is a leading developer and manufacturer of drop-on-demand (DOD) piezoelectric (PZT) ink jet heads for the printing of inks and deposition of fluids and materials, with a dominant position in the UV ink jet market.

The agreement allows both parties to explore the possibility of providing Phoseons patented solid state UV Light source technology to the UV ink jet market for curing in many potential forms, including: free-standing curing modules, bundled/coupled/co-packaged combinations of curing modules and PZT print heads, and fully integrated designs of PZT jets and curing modules.

The purpose of this agreement is to provide a framework for the both parties to proceed in their mutual course of analysis and due diligence, with the goal of assessing market viability and forging a continued relationship in the form of a supply agreement.

About Phoseon Technology Inc.

Phoseon Technology provides innovative optical solutions to production problems in inspection, curing, lithography and cleaning. At the core of our development lies a patent pending technology for efficient, flexible, scalable, high intensity light sources based on semiconductor technologies. Phoseons portfolio of products include the RX series of high performance solid state UV sources, the MX series of infrared inspection and measurement systems for silicon based structures, and the FX series of fluorescent inspection systems for organic materials. Phoseon is a privately held corporation founded in 2002.

For further information, please contact:    

Tom Molamphy

Phoseon Technology                

14974 NW Greenbrier Parkway            

Beaverton, OR 97006                 

USA                        

Phone:    (503) 439-6446                

Fax:    (503) 439-6408