2023-03-29

Groundbreaking year for lighting innovation sees Signify climb European Patent Office worldwide rankings

Record year for submissions puts Signify in the top 10 European-headquartered companies, remaining #1 in the lighting industry and at #22 worldwide. Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, continued to extend its industry-leading IP portfolio with a record year for submissions in 2022, placing in the top 10 European-headquartered companies, first in the lighting industry, and climbing to 22nd worldwide in the European Patent Office (EPO) rankings. “Our innovations benefit the environment and society with...
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2023-03-28

Apple patent filing for under-display biometrics capture system published

Separate lawsuits allege IP violations by major grocery chain, bank A new method for capturing face, fingerprint and iris biometrics from under the display of an electronic device is the subject of a patent application from Apple newly published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The published patent application, spotted by Patently Apple, describes the use of infrared sensors, possibly quantum film infrared sensors, to capture various user biometrics, and possible hand gestures. Quantum film is a kind of thin semiconductor film, made up of colloidal quantum do...
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2023-03-28

LG Display Borrows from LG Electronics to increase OLED Competitiveness

On March 27, LG Display announced that it would borrow 1 trillion won (US$771 million) from LG Electronics to sharpen its OLED business competitiveness and preemptively secure operating funds. The borrowing period is three years, from March 30 2023 to March 30, 2026. Its interest rate is 6.06 percent per annum. It is a borrowing payable in one year with a two-year grace period. As of the end of 2022, LG Display’s cash and cash equivalents amounted to 1.8246 trillion won (US$1.4064 billion). Nevertheless, it received the preemptive loan in order to boost ...
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2023-03-28

SAMSUNG AND KAIST PARTNER ON MICROLED FOR VR AND WEARABLES

Samsung closed a new partnership to advance in the micro LED market with advantages over competitors. From the studies carried out at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology), there seems to be a way to manufacture small ultra-high resolution micro LED screens that generate less heat and do not suffer efficiency degradation. KAIST would contribute to this by changing the epitaxial structure of micro LEDs. This would help solve the main problem linked to wearables and augmented and virtual reality glasses, which is the degradation of effici...
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2023-03-28

With Dealership to Launch 1100 COB Production Lines, Shenzhen MTC Aspires to Become World’s Biggest COB Panel Maker

Focusing on COB Display Panels, MTC Develops Mini/Micro LED Markets in Three WaysConsidering the enormous potential of COB packages for fine-pitch and ultra-fine pitch applications, MTC Display plans to secure more shares in the Mini/Micro LED display market in three steps: 1) penetrating the P1.0-P2.0 face-up market, 2) expanding to the market of P1.0 microdisplays and those with higher density, and 3) covering high-end Micro LED TVs with a pixel pitch of P0.5 and smaller.
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2023-03-27

ABSEN LAUNCH EVENT – MARCH 21 2023

Hisense has introduced the TV E8K line of advanced TVs in China in China. Despite the name, the devices use 4K resolution panels, but not simple, but Mini LED. The series is represented by two models – with screens with a diagonal of 85 and 100 inches. In the first, respectively, 1296 backlight zones, in the second – 1620. Peak brightness in both cases reaches 1600 cd / sq.m., 95% of the DCI-P3 color space is also covered. The hardware platform is based on SoC MT9653 with a quad-core processor. The younger model has 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB...
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2023-03-27

NEWS85 inches, 4K, 144Hz and Mini LED panel for $1900. Presented TVs Hisense TV E8K

Hisense has introduced the TV E8K line of advanced TVs in China in China. Despite the name, the devices use 4K resolution panels, but not simple, but Mini LED. The series is represented by two models – with screens with a diagonal of 85 and 100 inches. In the first, respectively, 1296 backlight zones, in the second – 1620. Peak brightness in both cases reaches 1600 cd / sq.m., 95% of the DCI-P3 color space is also covered. The hardware platform is based on SoC MT9653 with a quad-core processor. The younger model has 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB...
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2023-03-27

Continental AG Digital Tire Solutions and Automotive Lighting at CONEXPO

Continental AG displayed its connected solution for tire maintenance and management, as well as a line of solid-state LED lighting products for construction work vehicles and trucks at CONEXPO. Continental AG reinforced its focus on providing digital and connected solutions for work vehicles and the off-highway automotive industry at CONEXPO in Las Vegas, Nevada. During a press conference at the event, the company presented several robust products for construction vehicles.   ContiConnect 2.0 Advanced ContiConnect 2.0 Advanced is a seamless ti...
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2023-03-27

PENN 2’S Cantilever LED Display Begins Testing At Two Penn Plaza In Midtown, Manhattan

PENN 2 revamped design by MdeAS Architects. Rendering by DBOX for Vornado Realty Trust. Modernization work is shaping up on PENN 2, a 31-story commercial building at Two Penn Plaza in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by MdeAS Architects and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, the project involves the replacement of the 412-foot-tall tower’s aging midcentury façade with a lighter glass curtain wall and the full gut renovation of its 1.61 million square feet of office space, as well as the construction of new pocketed corner terraces and a multist...
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2023-03-25

PRAZEN To Present Innovative AR Solution at AWE 2023

SEOUL, South Korea, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PRAZEN (CEO/Heekyung Kim), a Korean startup specialized in optics for augmented reality (AR) products will present unique new AR glasses and an AR projector at AWE 2023 (May 31 -June 2, Santa Clara, California, USA). PRAZEN To Present Innovative AR Solution at AWE 2023 The AR glasses of Prazen has a peculiar optical layout of "Direct Projection", unlike the other previously announced AR glasses. PRAZEN's AR optical module shows much higher light effic...
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2023-03-25

Indoor growers fight pests and diseases with LED lighting

Horticultural lighting in indoor growing facilities and nighttime treatment with specific wavelengths on outdoor crops are under review for effectiveness in reducing pests and diseases that impact yields and profits. New research suggests that indoor growers and greenhouse operators use lighting in order to increase the effectiveness of fighting pests as part of an Integrated Pest Management program. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach to managing pests that combines methods and strategies, including physical, biological, and chemical processes. IPM cre...
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2023-03-25

Cariitti Oy prepares to launch two new durable sauna lighting solutions

Cariitti Oy prepares to launch two new durable sauna lighting solutions The new LED lighting product will be the first of two new Cariitti Oy products launched in May Credit: Caritti Oy This May, Finnish spa and wellness engineering company Cariitti Oy will launch Sauna Ultra Ambient, a new type of LED strip designed specifically for saunas. “We created Sauna Ultra Ambient to offer a reliable and durable LED lighting solution for saunas,” explained Peter Ruokonen, CEO and owner of Cariitti Oy. “The new lighting system wi...
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2023-03-25

Air Force chooses Princeton Infrared to develop shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensors for hyperspectral imaging

SWIR hyperspectral imaging can be used for applications such as mine detection, agricultural crop health monitoring, humanitarian aid, and logistics. ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. Air Force researchers needed a company to develop extended-wavelength shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensors for hyperspectral imaging aboard unmanned aircraft. They found their solution from Princeton Infrared Technologies Inc. in Monmouth Junction, N.J. Officials of the Air Force work project office called AFWERX in Arlington, Va., has announced a $749,961 small business...
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2023-03-24

New Ultraviolet Lighting from TCP Kills Germs, Recirculates Fresh Air

TCP announced its first line of LED lighting that reduces the amount of active microbes in the indoor air while it illuminates.   Technical Consumer Products, Inc. (TCP), a leader in innovation for commercial and residential LED lighting, is excited to announce its first line of LED lighting that reduces the amount of active microbes in the indoor air while it illuminates. How Innovative PurEssentials Line Addresses Marketplace Demands The timing is perfect as the COVID era of spending more time at home has increased consumer demand for homes tha...
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2023-03-24

Cree LED Delivers Industry-Leading High-Power LED Efficacy with New J Series 5050C E Class LEDs

ree LED announces new J Series 5050C E Class LEDs offering breakthrough light output, high efficacy, and long lifetimes for directional lighting applications. (Graphic: Business Wire) DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree LED, an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH), announced today the release of its J Series® 5050C E Class LEDs with the industry’s highest efficacy for high power LEDs: 228 lumens per watt (LPW) typical at 4000K, 70 CRI and 1W. The new J Series LEDs deliver up to three times the light output of compet...
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2023-03-24

Veira Group to manufacture India’s first 75″ Mini LED Google TV with Nano cell technology.

New Delhi, 23rd March 2023: Veira Group, India’s largest ODM for Smart TVs, has obtained the Mini LED TV Nano-cell technology to manufacture large Size 75″ Google TV screens for the Indian market and internal. The move marks yet another step forward in Veira’s journey to incorporate cutting-edge features and technologies into all its products, achieving numerous firsts in the Indian market. The innovation aims to create an intuitive TV experience that caters to the new Indian customer. The Smart TVs will be manufactured in its new expansi...
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2023-03-23

New OSLON® UV 3535 mid power products with design innovations and leading performance enrich ams OSRAM's UV-C LED portfolio

New design reduces optical losses and optimizes radiation characteristics delivering outstanding wall plug efficiency New open package design with reflector and no cover glass and lens Standard 3535 surface-mount footprint and compact size for easy integration into system designs 275 nm typical wavelength is ideal for surface, air and water treatment in industrial as well as consumer applications Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (21 March 2022) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, today introduced the OSLON® UV...
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2023-03-23

The First 3D Printed Film Studio Incorporates Smart LED Lighting

We have already seen on several occasions that 3D printing is very useful in the field of architecture and design as it allows the creation of unique and complex structures that are often difficult to build in other ways. In addition, it allows creators to open new paths and possibilities in creative design. This is the case with the creation of the first 3D printed film recording studio with intelligent LED lighting, designed by Philipp Aduatz, a creator and designer from Vienna. His processes combine traditional craft concepts and techniques with cutting-edge tools such as 3...
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2023-03-23

Quantum Dot Film Claims to Accelerate Plant, Agricultural Crop Growth

Green Science Alliance’s Hirohisa Iwabayashi and Dr. Ryohei Mori have developed quantum dot and quantum dot film that reprtedly can convert ultraviolet (UV) light, blue light with shorter wavelength, into red light. They have mainly applied CIS (CuInS2) / ZnS quantum dot for red light emitting film. This environmentally friendly quantum dot is mainly water based before coating on the film. Developed films can speed up plants and crops growth because this film emits more red light under the sun light, the company claims. This utilizes wavelength light for plant ...
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2023-03-23

NS Nanotech Opens Canadian Research Centre

New Montréal-based R&D centre will leverage exclusive licenses to nanoLED technology patents held by McGill University for next-generation displays McGill University is a global centre of excellence in nanotechnologies, and together we have the potential to disrupt massive emerging global markets for multicolor micro-LED displays”— Dr. Seth Coe-Sullivan, CEO, NS NanotechMONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, March 2, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- NS Nanotech announced the formation of NS Nanotech Canada in Montr&eac...
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2023-03-22

ClearWorld Announces Partnership With Valmont

NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearWorld, the leading industry provider of RetroFlex, a patented solar LED lighting and smart pole solution, is proud to announce its partnership with Valmont Industries, a global leader in infrastructure solutions. Valmont will offer ClearWorld smart solar solutions through the partnership. "ClearWorld's focus is to keep critical infrastructure and networks alive through power outages and natural disasters. ClearWorld is excited to partner with Valmont Industries to expand our infrastructure solutions ...
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2023-03-22

Jupiter launches flip chip COB microLED 21:9 display

The Zavus XP starts at 165″ in 0.7mm ultra-fine pitch and continues up to 281″, and has a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and 16-bit per colour internal processing. Jupiter Systems has launched the Zavus Xtreme Pixel (XP) Flip Chip COB MicroLED display.   The customisable, large, seamless display solution is the latest addition to the company’s 21:9 ultra-wide display offerings. Jupiter’s Zavus XP offers a customisable range of seamless displays with a 21:9 form factor starting at 165 inches in 0.7mm ultra-fine pitch and continui...
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2023-03-21

Absen launches new product MicroLED KLCOB series

Christian Czimny, Product Director at Absen MicroLED is the technology that will push LED displays into the future. Smaller and more robust than traditional LEDs, MicroLED brings exponential progress and improvement to the LED display field. A leader in innovation and respected for its extensive R&D efforts, Absen has been actively developing IMD and COB technologies since 2016 and recently launched the new MicroLED KLCOB series to the global market. Christian Czimny, Product Director at Absen, has extensive knowledge of the LED ma...
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2023-03-21

Factory Automation Made Easier: ams OSRAM Launches Space-saving Surface-mount Edge-emitting Laser Diode That Features Narrow 110 µm Aperture

SPL S1L90H_3 laser’s narrow emission width produces better performance and eases optical integration in long-distance LiDAR applications High peak and average power output ratings differentiate SPL S1L90H_3 from competing small, surface-mount laser products Optimized for short-pulsed LiDAR applications such as drones, robots as well as in building and factory automation equipment PREMSTAETTEN, Austria & MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, has extended its...
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2023-03-20

Pump up the volume: Australia reveals world’s biggest virtual production studio

Australia has become home to the world’s largest virtual production filmmaking facility, with the unveiling today of a 40-foot (12.19-metre) high, 6000-screen facility that its builder claims is double the size of its nearest rival. “It comfortably breaks the current Guinness World Record,” says Gary Marshall, vice-president of virtual production for NantStudios, which has built and will manage the facility at Docklands Studios Melbourne. “It’s twice as big. It’s the world’s largest stage for virtual production that exists.” &...
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2023-03-20

Veeco Acquires Epiluvac AB to Accelerate Penetration Into High Growth Silicon Carbide Epitaxy Equipment Market

PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Feb. 01, 2023 — Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today announced that on January 31, 2023, it acquired Epiluvac AB, a privately held manufacturer of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) epitaxy systems that enable advanced silicon carbide (SiC) applications in the electric vehicle market. Epiluvac, based in Sweden, was founded in 2013 by a highly experienced team in SiC. Epiluvac’s technology platform combined with Veeco’s global go-to-market capabilities create a significant long-term growth driver for Veeco. Th...
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2023-03-20

AIXTRON SE: Efficient Power Electronics drives success

Second highest order intake in company history / Continued strong demand for GaN and SiC power electronics / Double-digit growth for 2023 / High EU taxonomy aligned figures further increased Herzogenrath, Germany, February 28, 2023 – AIXTRON SE (FWB: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6) continued to grow in 2022 fiscal year, and met the growth guidance for the full year 2022 in all areas. This was driven by the ongoing strong demand for efficient gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) based power electronics, particularly for ecologically su...
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2023-03-14

Advances in microLEDs for automotive apps

LEDs are a popular choice in the automotive industry for functional and aesthetic purposes. There are several demands that need to be addressed, such as size, light output, thermal management, efficiency, and long-term performance. European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) organized a conference on microLEDs for automotive apps today. Jeremy Picot-Clemente, Technology Manager for Optics and Green Photonics, EPIC, welcomed the audience. Paul-Henri Matha, Technical Leader, Volvo, Sweden, presented on microLEDs for automotive lighting: stakes for c...
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2023-03-14

SK Hynix shows off digital transformation in Korea locations

Including Daktronics video walls, the installations feature digital artwork for moodsetting. Courtesy of Daktronics. SK Hynix, a semiconductor manufacturer based in Seoul, South Korea, has rolled out a digital signage transformation in partnership with Daktronics and Kinoton Korea Incorporated, according to a press release. "We spent more than one year seeking highly durable, reliable video wall displays with a creation of natural colors, and all of us are quite sure that Daktronics' narrow pixel video wall displays are the right choice for high profile l...
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2023-03-14

COB technology development of major LED display companies

COB technology is considered to be the next generation of Outdoor led display packaging technology, and it has made a qualitative leap in terms of performance and pitch. Although COB technology has strong technical advantages, due to cost issues, COB products are currently only oriented to the mid-to-high-end commercial display market, and have not reached a high market penetration rate. Going back a few years, the market share of COB is even Less than 10%. From the relevant research and development of some enterprises in COB technology, it can be seen that the flip-ch...
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New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interest... READ MORE
Cree LED delivers superior brightness, light quality and efficiency for portable applications. Our XLamp® LEDs are ideally suited for torch, flashlight, tactical flashlight, head lamp, bike light, weapon light and lantern portable applicat... READ MORE