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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2023-03-13

ViewSonic Expands its Lineup of Commercial Display Solutions with New Series of All-in-One LED Displays

The New ViewSonic DirectView LED Displays Provide More Choices for AV Installers, Including Easy Device Management Features and Durability for High-Impact Messaging BREA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, announced today the launch of its new line of Direct View LED displays as it continues to expand its lineup of commercial display solutions. The new series provides ProAV installers and dealers with expanded choices for immersive, big screen messaging that delivers impact. The new...
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2023-03-13

Final victory of Nichia against Everlight in German enforcement proceeding

On February 8, 2023, the Düsseldorf Court of Appeal (docket number I-15 W 3/23) confirmed the first instance enforcement decision of the Düsseldorf District Court in favor of Nichia Corporation (“Nichia“) and dismissed the appeal raised by Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. and its German subsidiary Everlight Electronics Europe GmbH (both “Everlight”). This decision is final and cannot be appealed anymore by Everlight. The decision is of major importance in relation to Nichia's damage compensatio...
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2023-03-08

CONEXPO 2023: HELLA presents new lighting solutions for construction machinery and mining vehicles

Introducing the New C240 LED combination headlamp from HELLA with exceptional design for heavy-duty applications Smart lighting solutions increase operator safety, health and productivity All-round talent: Second generation of the RokLUME 280N work light with six illumination variants Lippstadt, 2 March 2023. Lighting and electronics expert HELLA, operating under the FORVIA umbrella, will present several innovative new products at CONEXPO. The world's leading construction and mining machinery trade fair will take place in Las Vega...
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2023-03-08

Avicena partners with ams OSRAM to enable high-volume future production of ultra-low energy chip-to-chip interconnects

San Diego, CA — March 6, 2023 — AvicenaTech Corp., a privately held company in Sunnyvale, CA, has partnered with ams OSRAM to develop high-volume manufacturing of GaN microLED arrays for its industry-leading LightBundle™ communication architecture. The need for next generation computing power is here, driven by strong AI/ML and HPC application demand – for products like ChatGPT, DALL-E, autonomous vehicle training, and many others. Attempts to scale current architectures are running headlong into physical limits leading to slow...
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2023-03-06

Future Hyundais May Have an LED Display Inside Their Grilles

South Korean automaker Hyundai may be working on adding an LED display into the grille of one of its upcoming vehicles. The leak comes from a thread on a Texas Instruments forum first spotted by a Reddit user. The thread was posted by an individual who identified Hyundai as the end customer for a particular project: a full-color LED matrix display meant to be used on the front grille of a vehicle. The leak should come as little surprise given that Hyundai has already shown its interest to build both an in-grille intelligent lighting system and LED display. While it...
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2023-03-06

Pier59 Studios Debuts Virtual Production LED MegaWall At NYFW Opening

NEW YORK -- Opening in February 2023, Pier59 Studios’ Virtual Production will usher in a new era of groundbreaking video production capability while offering unsurpassed creative flexibility. Leveraging recent advances in LED displays, Pier59 Studios has constructed the world’s largest and most advanced Virtual Production stage for fashion and advertising. This disruptive technology utilizes real-time computer-generated imagery (CGI) to create digital environments and special effects that are captured simultaneously with live-action props and actors...
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2023-03-03

“Red, Green, Blue into one”... Lumens developed ‘RGB one-chip’ monolithic micro-LED

Implemented on a single epitaxial wafer Reducing the transfer process by one-third Reducing costs and increasing productivity Targeting the promotion of commercialization the TV/XR market A technology that can dramatically increase the utilization and productivity of micro light emitting diode (LED) has been developed in Korea. It is gaining much attention on whether the popularization of micro-LED will be accelerated, which has been making slow progress due to technical difficulties. Lumens announced on the 24th that they have developed a Monolithic...
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2023-03-03

LG Display to Pump up Efforts to Win More Automotive Display Orders

LG Display has begun to upgrade its business structure by focusing on displays for vehicles. According to Hi Investment & Securities on Feb. 22, LG Display's vehicle display sales are expected to more than double from 1.6 trillion won in 2022 to 3.5 trillion won in 2025. Its automotive display order intake in 2022 is estimated at more than 4 trillion won, an increase of about 40 percent from 2021. In particular, the proportion of organic light emitting diode (OLED) orders in its total orders increased from 30 percent in 2021 to 45 percent in 2022. This is...
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2023-03-02

Absen advances with the future of MicroLED

SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroLED is the technology set to take LED display into the future. Smaller and more robust than traditional LED, MicroLED confers exponential advancements and improvements to LED display. As an innovation leader, well respected for its extensive R&D commitment, Absen has actively developed IMD and COB technologies since 2016 and recently launched its new MicroLED KLCOB series globally. Absen's industry product director, Christian Czimny has an extensive understanding of the LED ...
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2023-03-02

Lumentum 200G PAM4 EMLs Honored by 2023 Lightwave Innovation Reviews

First-to-Market Laser Transmitters for Next-Generation Data Center Applications Receive Another Industry Win SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumentum Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum"), a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products, announced today that its 200G PAM4 externally-modulated lasers (EMLs) were recognized by the 2023 Lightwave Innovation Reviews. An esteemed and experienced panel of judges from the optical communications community recognized Lumentum as a high-scoring honoree. I...
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2023-03-01

MicroLED Innovator Opens New State-of-the-Art Facility

Hsinchu, Monday 20th February 2023: Porotech, the global leader in microLED and Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology, celebrated the opening of its new facility in Hsinchu. Porotech developed its new trademarked technology, DynamicPixelTuning® (DPT®), for microLEDs, using its proprietary PoroGaN material, which enables a single microLED chip to produce any visible colour from a single pixel, including a brilliant white light. This development is a game-changer for the display industry at large. By removing the need for red-green-blue (RGB...
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2023-02-24

Signify launches new Philips StoreFlow retail lighting, Interact Retail hybrid lighting controls, and range of luminaires made from waste materials

The revolutionary new Philips StoreFlow for shopping aisles is the first ever retail luminaire with a housing made of more than 68% bio-based plastics, with proprietary optics that cast the light exactly where it's needed, and the latest LED engine with the highest efficacy Presenting the first hybrid lighting control system for wired and wireless controllable LED luminaires that allows stores to switch to a dimmable lighting concept more easily than ever before and capture unparalleled energy savings Introducing a range of luminaires made from waste materials, red...
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2023-02-24

Mercedes-Benz shares details of new OS, doubles down on Luminar’s lidar technology

Mercedes-Benz announced multiple newsworthy innovations during its Operating System Strategy Update in Sunnyvale, California earlier today. The German automaker announced it is building its own proprietary operating system called MB.OS which will offer features like navigation and maps from Google. Additionally, Mercedes announced it is expanding upon a previous partnership with lidar specialist Luminar in a new multi-billion dollar deal to integrate the tech by mid-decade. First things first. Earlier today, Mercedes-Benz announced plans to develop its own operati...
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2023-02-24

LED Lighting Systems Increase Crop and Revenue Growth in Horticulture While Cutting Costs

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA), energy costs are the third most considerable expense for most growers in today’s agriculture and horticulture sectors. Lighting for greenhouses is a significant contributor to those energy costs. Luckily, today’s technology advancements in LED systems are improving energy efficiency and in turn cost savings, while also creating bigger yields per plant and producing more marketable crops. Research in several horticulture markets shows significant savings when using LED lighting systems. One company o...
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2023-02-24

MIT stacks LEDs vertically for high-resolution digital screens

Vertical multicolored micro-LED allows smaller pixels and higher pixel density. Upright position: vertical pixels A project at MIT has developed a possible new route to sharper defect-free displays, by stacking the light emitting diodes into vertical multicolored pixels. Although the size of conventional LED pixels has been consistently reduced over recent years, they are reaching a point where the small size can affect their performance, according to MIT. This is particularly true for displays designed to sit close to the viewer's eyes, such as those in aug...
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2023-02-24

Kulicke & Soffa Expanding Competencies and Market Presence

Successful Acquisition of Advanced Jet Automation Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) ("Kulicke & Soffa", "K&S", "we" or the "Company") announced today that it has acquired Advanced Jet Automation Co., Ltd. ("AJA"), including the material business and assets formerly owned by its affiliate, Samurai Spirit Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of high-precision micro-dispensing equipment and solutions in Taiwan. T...
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2023-02-23

ams OSRAM’s OSLON® cutting edge technology in horticulture lighting is used by Revolution Microelectronics to light up GreenCare Collective’s new futuristic facility

Using OSRAM’s OSLON® Square platform and OSLON® SSL LEDs, Revolution Microelectronics has created a state-of-the-art lighting system, Avici. Avici, based on the OSLON® Square platform powers GreenCare Collective’s 9,200 sqm facility in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA. Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (20 February 2023) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, today announced a horticulture lighting collaboration using the OSLON® Square platform and OSLON® ...
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2023-02-23

Cree LED’s Three New High-Brightness LEDs Improve Large-Format Video Displays

Cree LED’s new High Brightness LEDs are optimized for large-format, high-resolution video screen applications. (Photo: Business Wire) February 08, 2023 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree LED, Inc. (“Cree LED”), an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH), today announces the availability of three surface mount diode (SMD) LEDs optimized for large-format, high-resolution video screen applications. These new LEDs provide enhanced performance for all types of large-format displays req...
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2023-02-23

JBD has made a major breakthrough in R&D technology, helping Smart Glasses lead the consumer market

As the world's leading micro-display manufacturer, JBD has built complete lines for MicroLED micro-display development by possessing independent IC design, MOCVD epi growth, hybrid-integration technology, packaging, testing, driver design and optical modules. With tremendous technology investment, JBD continues to innovate and rapidly grow into a benchmark enterprise in the rising display industry. Red MicroLED renews the brightness record with 750K nits! AlGaInP is the most mature semiconductor material for red LEDs. It is widely adopted in commerc...
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2023-02-22

Sansi Showing Cutting-edge Display Technology with Strong Lineup of Products at ISE2023

From January 31th to February 3rd, 2023, the much-anticipated 2023 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE2023) was held in Barcelona, Spain. As an industry-renowned manufacturer amd provider of LED display products and system solutions, Shanghai Sansi participated in ISE2023 with latest scientific and technological achievements, and together with more than 1,000 LED display industry colleagues from all over the world, jointly demonstrated the world's cutting-edge display technology. Sansi showcased products such as VEII COB fine-pitch (P0.9) display, intelli...
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2023-02-22

Seoul Viosys Showcases the World’s First One-Chip Micro-LED Display Technology at ISE 2023 in Barcelona, Spain

ANSAN, South Korea – Seoul Viosys (“SVC”) (KOSDAQ: 092190), a globally recognized optical semiconductor element manufacturer, will attend ‘Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2023,’ the biggest display expo in Europe, held in Barcelona, Spain on January 31, 2023, in order to exhibit micro-LED displays based on the world’s best WICOP Pixel technology. Seoul Viosys has succeeded in improving the brightness of micro-LED displays to 4,000 nits via WICOP Pixel technology. This is deemed to be the highest level in ...
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