At a glance
| Booth | I3000 |
| Country | GB |
| Website | www.coolled.com |
Company profile
CoolLED Ltd develops precision LED illumination for demanding applications that include semiconductor optical inspection and metrology. Its core LED technology has been developed for demanding life-science applications for more than 20 years and is also applied to semiconductor inspection and metrology systems. The company designs and manufactures LED Illumination Systems for researchers and clinicians and has specialised in fluorescence microscopy since introducing the first commercially available LED Illumination System in 2006. CoolLED Ltd describes LED microscope illumination as more stable, longer lasting, and more energy efficient than traditional mercury-based illuminators, with safety and environmental advantages as well. For inspection and measurement, its LED technology provides high irradiance, stability, and lifetime together with precise control of intensity, wavelength, and uniformity. CoolLED Ltd links these illumination characteristics with faster, more reliable, and more robust inspection and measurement as fabs pursue higher utilisation, throughput, and yield. The company has a long history of OEM partnerships, and its dedicated engineering team works with partners to understand requirements and collaborate on optical design. That OEM development process moves from concept to prototype and production, while the broader OEM offering is described as using proven technology to address application-specific needs. CoolLED Ltd also offers customised microscopy illumination configurations for manufacturers that need bright, stable, and controllable illumination. Its custom-development offering includes streamlined development using proven off-the-shelf technology, professional support, a warranty, and a try-before-you-buy option. The company reports reliable delivery of more than 99% on time and provides support from the start through the lifetime of the product. Technical support resources include app notes, videos, research papers, imaging software information, optical-filter information, white papers, image galleries, interviews, FAQs, and other resource-library material. CoolLED Ltd presents sustainability as part of its LED approach, noting that LED illumination systems use less power and have longer lifetimes than toxic mercury-based microscope illuminators. The pE-300 Series carries an ACT label certification, and CoolLED Ltd positions the series for laboratories seeking to reduce environmental impact.
Exhibits
The Amora Platform LED Illumination Systems are offered for wafer and materials inspection, spanning applications from sub-µm defect mapping to high-speed machine vision. The Amora Series is CoolLED Ltd's OEM LED illumination platform for demanding optical instruments in which stability, spectral purity, and fast switching are important. CoolLED Ltd's broader LED illumination range covers fluorescence and transmitted-illumination applications and allows users to select a desired light-delivery method. The listed product range includes pE-100, pT-100, the pE-300 Series, pE-300lite, pE-300white, pE-300ultra, pE-300opto, pE-340fura, the pE-400 Series, pE-400, pE-400max, the pE-800 Series, pE-800, pE-800fura, pE-4000, and pE-10. Accessories, adaptors, OEM Illumination, and OEM Multiplexing are also part of the listed offering. A 10-channel multiplex imaging solution developed with a customer combined several technologies and extended into the near-infrared for spatial-biology work. A University of Aberdeen microscopy and histology facility reported that moving from mercury-based lighting to LED technology improved consistency, performance, and sustainability while supporting safer and more efficient working practices. A University of Sussex user described pE-400max as compact, bright, and quiet, while an RMIT University user reported easy installation and operation, strong adjustable illumination, no warm-up or cool-down, and reduced maintenance from long LED lifetime and no bulb replacement. The pE-400 Series includes a Cy5 635 nm LED, and a customer also reported improved YFP excitation. An academic user described pE-800fura as powerful and suitable for multipurpose applications. A University of York imaging and cytometry facility reported that pE-300white reduced time spent changing bulbs and downtime, while controllable intensity allowed users to set minimum light levels to reduce phototoxic damage and specimen bleaching. Nanolive selected a CoolLED light source for live-cell imaging because it needed efficient and easy-to-use fluorescence illumination with a bright, robust signal that was also gentle on cell samples. A University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf user employed pE-300ultra as an easy-to-install, triggerable, intensity-modulated light source with short latencies between triggered light pulses and flexibility across wavelengths for complex experimental protocols. A University of Texas Medical Branch laboratory reported that pE-300white can switch fluorescence on and off instantly, adjust intensity precisely without shutters, and provide clean, bright, stable illumination across the spectrum while using energy efficiently. A Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry imaging facility reported simple microscope integration for pE-300white and stated that its system had not required maintenance or alignment, with a simple and intuitive user interface. At the University of Exeter, pE-4000 has been used for optogenetic experiments with in-vitro slices, including simultaneous use of multiple wavelengths with two different opsins on patch-clamp rigs. CoolLED Ltd also supports fluorescence-microscopy applications through optical filters, imaging software, technical resources, and product guidance across its illumination systems.
Capabilities and products
- precision LED illumination
- LED illumination for semiconductor optical inspection and metrology
- OEM LED illumination platform
- wafer/material inspection illumination for sub-µm defect mapping
- LED illumination for fluorescence microscopy