2022-09-16

UVTON Signs DUV LED Deal With SETi

UVTON, a Columbia-based Deep UV LED-based device and solutions provider, has announced sales of DUV LEDs with peak emission wavelength shorter than 365nm. The company signed an agreement with the pioneer of this technology, Columbia-based Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi). SETi is a subsidiary of Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.. Under the terms of the agreement UVTON is granted an exclusive rights as a supplier of TO-packaged DUV LEDs in the United States. “This is the first step in expanding UVTON business opportunities in D...
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2021-10-08

LITEON files complaint against Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) LITEON safeguards and protects the intellectual property rights and interests of its clients

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, October 8, 2021 – Lite-On Technology Corporation (“LITEON”) has filed a patent infringement suit against Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (“SETi”) September 17, 2021, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, asserting infringement of LITEON’s UV LED patents and demanding a judgment that SETi has infringed and seeking an injunction and an award of damages. The claims relate to the UV LED package, LED chip, and epitaxial layer growth. LITEON ...
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2021-08-05

SETi’s Violeds Technology Solution to Support Delta Variant Spreading Prevention

Columbia S.C. – Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) and Seoul Viosys (KOSDAQ: 092190), the leading global providers of UV LED technology and subsidiaries of Seoul Semiconductor, announced surface disinfection test results: Violeds solution fully disinfected the Covid-19 delta variant by 99.3% in one second and 99.9999% in five seconds, at the online press conference held on August 4, 2021. In addition, in the SETi and Seoul Viosys’ own experiment, Violeds not only removed fine dust, but also disinfected 90% of viruses in the air in 5-...
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2021-06-08

Violeds Technology Applied to Natural Vitamin D Generation Technology, Indoor Livestock Production

ANSAN, South Korea – Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (“SETi”) and Seoul Viosys (KOSDAQ: 092190), the leading global providers of UV LED technology, announced that SETi and FarrPro have developed and tested ‘Violeds’ technology to modern pig farrowing facilities to supplement piglet vitamin D3 synthesis. Seoul Viosys and SETi have researched and mass-produced Violeds for the past 20 years. FarrPro, Inc. is a U.S. based manufacturer of precision livestock farming solutions for the animal production sector.   ...
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2020-05-27

Seoul Viosys’ Violeds Technology Applied in Portable Air Purifiers to Reduce Risk of COVID-19 Infection

Seoul Viosys and SETi have reported a wide range of applications with its Violeds technology, which was claimed to achieve 99.9% sterilization of coronavirus. After the collaboration with automotive component supplier and home appliance makers to apply the technology for car interior disinfection and laundry tank cleaning, the two company announced the launch of portable air purifier with Violeds under the brand “VAC.” SETi and Seoul Viosys are going to release Violeds technology adopted portable air purifiers to reduce the risk of infection from different pat...
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2020-04-06

Seoul Viosys and SETi’s Violeds Technology Proves 99.9% Sterilization of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 30 Seconds

Seoul Viosys and Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) announced that that they have succeed in achieving 99.9% sterilization of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 30 seconds. Tests were conducted with the research group of Korea University by using a compound semiconductor Violeds technology that is being mass-produced. As COVID-19 spread throughout the world, SETi and Seoul Viosys devoted resources to show how Violeds technology can directly sterilize the virus. The goal has always been to provide technology for a cleaner world, and this includes minimizing the...
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2019-12-05

SETi Obtains Permanent Injunction against UV LED Companies Bolb and Q-Egg

UV LED product developer Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) announced that it successfully obtained a permanent injunction in a patent infringement lawsuit against Bolb and Quantum Egg (Q-Egg). SETi filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Bolb and Q-Egg in the U.S. District Court in California in September 2018, accusing the two companies of selling UV LED sterilizing devices that infringe six LED patents of SETi. The asserted patents in this litigation cover fundamental UV LED technology, encompassing UV LED sterilizer structu...
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2019-03-14

SETi and Seoul Viosys to Showcase UV LED Innovations at BIG IDEAS for UV+EB Technology

Sensor Electronics Technology, Inc, (SETi) and Seoul Viosys announced their participation at the BIG IDEAS for UV+EB Technology conference and exhibition taking place on March 19 – 20, 2019 in Redondo Beach, California, USA. The company will exhibit its innovated UV LED advances including a full spectrum of UV LED from 225nm to 405nm that covers a wide range of applications from horticulture lighting to disinfecting. BIG IDEAS is an event focus on the global space for UV+EB technology including 3D printing, additive manufactu...
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2016-04-27

UV LED Mosquitoe Trap from SETi and Seoul Viosys Hits the Market

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) and Seoul Viosys announce the availability of the violeds™ MOSCLEAN, a new mosquito trap that captures more than 10 times as many mosquitos than conventional traps on the market today. The MOSCLEAN attracts mosquitos by using ultra violet LEDs that emit light in a targeted range. Independent research studies proved the MOSCLEAN mosquito trap to be highly effective on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos, both of which have been recently linked to transferring the Zika virus. The MOSCLEAN is now available for purchase for $34.95 on www.amazon.com.
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2016-01-08

SETi Extends Fresh Produce Shelf Life in China with UV LED Tech

U.S. UV LED manufacturer, Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.(SETi), is selling deep UV LEDs to the Chinese market to extend the life of fresh product on store shelves, reported Fresh Plaza recently.
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2015-09-10

Seoul Viosys and SETi Partner Up in UV LED Decontamination in Space

World leading UV LED solution company, Seoul Viosys(CEO Jaejo Kim, www.seoulvisys.com) and leading U.S. based short-wavelength UV LED pioneer and manufacturer Sensor Electronics Technology Inc (CEO Emmanuel Lakios, www.s-et.com) signed an agreement for joint-commercialize and expand related sales of the Violeds technology which was reported used by NASA aboard the International Space Station.
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2015-08-03

[Update] Seoul Viosys Acquisition of SETi Approved by U.S. DOD

Seoul Semiconductor affiliate’s acquisition proposal of Sensor Electronic Technology (SETi) has been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense, according to a report by The Korea Times.
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2013-08-22

SETi Shipped the First SMD UVTOP LEDs from Its New High-Volume Manufacturing Line

UV LED maker Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) of Columbia, SC, USA has completed product qualification and shipped the first SMD-packaged UVTOP devices from its new high-volume manufacturing line. The milestone is the result of the first phase of SETi’s growth, begun in October 2011 with a $20m investment into a new dedicated volume production facility and an expansion of its Advanced Technology Center. The first LEDs delivered from the new line were UVC LEDs operating at 275nm for disinfection applications, giving customers access ...
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2013-06-03

SETi and the USDA Document UV LEDs Extending Shelf life of Fresh Produce

Sensor Electronic Technology Inc reports that LEDs in the UVB spectral band can double the shelf life of refrigerated produce after a study based on strawberries that was conducted with the USDA. Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) has announced the results of a three-year research program, conducted with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), that prove ultraviolet (UV) LED lighting is an effective technique in extending the shelf life of produce. Strawberries in a refrigerator that were continuously lit with LEDs in the 280–315-nm U...
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2012-08-15

SETi Receives ONR’s Contract to Purify Water with AlGaN LEDs

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) has won $1.6 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop a self-contained portable water purification system for warfighters. The program aims to develop a portable unit that can provide a small team of warfighters with a self-sustainable source of potable water from any fresh water source. And SETi's UV LED technology for water quality monitoring and disinfection is incorporated into the system. Lately, stand-alone UV LED water disinfection efficacy has already been demonstrated at SETi...
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2012-04-25

SETi Makes Breakthroughs on UV-C LED Efficiencies

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc (SETi) has made a breakthrough on efficiencies of ultraviolet light (UV) LEDs operating in the germicidal UV-C range. Generally, the UV-C range peaks at around 254nm although the latest LEDs developed by SETi have been designed to emit at 278nm. Under the DARPA Compact Mid-Ultraviolet Technology (CMUVT) program and performed in collaboration with Army Research Laboratories (ARL), the firm's latest devices have an external quantum efficiency of 11% with a corresponding wall-plug efficiency of 8%. This l...
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2011-11-18

UV LED Maker SETi Partners with Psoria‐Shield

Columbia based UV LED maker Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) has developed a strategic partnership with Psoria‐Shield Inc, the manufacturer of the world’s first deep-UV LED powered phototherapy system. Under the partnership,Psoria‐Shield’s flagship device, the Psoria‐Light, is the first phototherapy treatment product to be launched with SETi’s UVClean lamps. SETi’s UVClean LED array technology has been incorporated into the Psoria‐Light’s patent‐pending emitter, which enables a compact handset to deliv...
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2011-07-08

SETI Makes a Milestone on the Lifetime of 280nm UV LEDs

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) has made a milestone to overcome the short lifetime of 280nm UVLEDs with of over 10,000 hours on its UVTOP275 LEDs. The lifetime demonstration has been performed on a statistically valid group of LEDs from several batches which are representative of UVTOP275 products; the LEDs were packaged in TO-39 metal-glass packages with flat windows and emit at a wavelength of 280nm ±5nm at an average power of 0.8mW after burn-in. Lifetime analysis was performed to SETi standard procedure; driven with a current...
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

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