Bridgelux Inc
High-efficiency LED chips and lighting components with advanced color rendering
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- LIVERMORE, CA
- Latest Form D
- $40.9M, Mar 2012
- Total capital
- $134M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $134M
- 5 Form D · last Mar 2012
- 175 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 24
- 16 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#7 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$40.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$14.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$20.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$34.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$23.3M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#7 · top 3%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Bill WatkinsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- George de UriosteDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Heng LiuExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Marc van den BergDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark SwobodaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Neil BostockExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Nelson ChanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter MoranDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Scott IrwinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy D. LesterExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William D. WatkinsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 24 granted of 40- New patentLight-emitting Device Array With Individual CellsUSPTOUS 12,772,908
- New patentColor Liquid Crystal Displays and Display BacklightsUSPTOUS 12,748,253
- GrantedColor-temperature-tunable Lighting DevicesUSPTOUS 12,745,677
Show all 40 patent records
- Light-emitting Device Array With Individual CellsOct 20, 2026 · US 12,772,908Granted
- Color Liquid Crystal Displays and Display BacklightsSep 29, 2026 · US 12,748,253Granted
- Color-temperature-tunable Lighting DevicesSep 22, 2026 · US 12,745,677Granted
- Solid-state Grow-lights For Plant CultivationJul 7, 2026 · US 12,674,559Granted
- High Luminous Efficacy Phosphor Converted White LedsApr 7, 2026 · US 12,595,409Granted
- Full Spectrum White Light Emitting DevicesMar 10, 2026 · US 12,575,459Granted
- Light Emitting Device Comprising A Light Scattering Material LayerFeb 12, 2026 · Application 19276747Pending
- White Light Emitting Devices with Enhanced Color QualityFeb 5, 2026 · Application 19290950Pending
- Light Emitting Device Comprising A Light Scattering Material LayerJan 22, 2026 · Application 19276753Pending
- Red Flip Chip Light Emitting Diode, Package, And Method Of Making The SameOct 9, 2025 · Application 19045519Pending
- Phosphor-Converted Red LEDs and Color-Tunable Multi-LED Lighting DevicesSep 11, 2025 · Application 19220785Pending
- Color-Temperature-Tunable Light Emitting DevicesSep 11, 2025 · Application 19219601Pending
- Led Array PackageSep 2, 2025 · US 12,408,499Granted
- Phosphor-Converted Red LEDs and Color-Tunable Multi-LED Packaged Light Emitting DevicesAug 7, 2025 · Application 19092835Pending
- Led Array PackageAug 5, 2025 · US 12,382,759Granted
- Full Spectrum White Light Emitting DevicesJul 29, 2025 · US 12,372,210Granted
- An LED-filament comprising a light scattering material layerJul 22, 2025 · US 12,366,334Granted
- Light Emitting Device Including Multiple Photoluminescence MaterialsJul 15, 2025 · US 12,364,071Granted
- Light Emitting Diode Constructions And Methods For Making The SameJul 10, 2025 · Application 18952832Pending
- Packaged White Light Emitting Device Comprising Photoluminescence Layered StructureJun 5, 2025 · Application 19044607Pending
- White Light Emitting Device With Diffusing LayerMay 29, 2025 · Application 19038591Pending
- Phosphor-Converted Red LEDs and Color-Tunable Multi-LED Packaged Light Emitting DevicesApr 8, 2025 · US 12,272,772Granted
- Red Flip Chip Light Emitting Diode, Package, And Method Of Making The SameFeb 4, 2025 · US 12,218,110Granted
- White Light Emitting Device with Diffusing LayerJan 28, 2025 · US 12,211,961Granted
- Methods Of Making Light-emitting Assemblies Comprising An Array Of Light-emitting Diodes Having An Optimized Lens ConfigurationJan 16, 2025 · Application 18747218Pending
- Chip-on-board Design With Color MixingJan 7, 2025 · US 12,191,286Granted
- High Color Rendering White Light Emitting Devices and High Color Rendering Photoluminescence CompositionsNov 28, 2024 · Application 18440658Pending
- Light Emitting Diode Constructions And Methods For Making The SameNov 19, 2024 · US 12,148,868Granted
- Side Light Led Troffer TubeNov 12, 2024 · US 12,140,289Granted
- Phosphor-Converted Red LEDs and Color-Tunable Multi-LED Lighting DevicesOct 31, 2024 · Application 18508158Pending
- Phosphor-Converted Red LEDs and Color-Tunable Multi-LED Packaged Light Emitting DevicesOct 3, 2024 · Application 18741715Pending
- Leds With Efficient Electrode StructuresSep 3, 2024 · US 12,080,832Granted
- Automotive LED Light Source with Glass Lens Over a Glass Converter Plate Containing PhosphorAug 6, 2024 · US 12,055,276Granted
- Optics For Chip-on-board Road And Area LightingJul 2, 2024 · US 12,025,304Granted
- Methods Of Making Light-emitting Assemblies Comprising An Array Of Light-emitting Diodes Having An Optimized Lens ConfigurationJun 18, 2024 · US 12,015,016Granted
- Die Emitting White LightMay 14, 2024 · US 11,984,542Granted
- Light-emitting Device Array With Individual CellsApr 25, 2024 · Application 18494724Pending
- Solid-state Grow-lights For Plant CultivationApr 9, 2024 · US 11,953,195Granted
- Led-based Replacement For Fluorescent Light SourceMar 7, 2024 · Application 18506069Pending
- Method of Manufacturing a White Light Emitting Device Comprising Multiple Photoluminescence MaterialsMar 5, 2024 · US 11,923,484Granted
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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