2023-02-15

Nichia Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against CoreStaff for Selling Bridgelux LEDs that Use KSF Phosphor Technology

On February 13, 2023, Nichia Corporation (“Nichia”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court, seeking damages and to enjoin trading company CoreStaff Co., Ltd., from selling products from the F90 family of LEDs made by U.S.-based Bridgelux, Inc. The asserted patent in the lawsuit, Japanese Patent No. 4974310, as well as related patents owned by Nichia in the U.S., Germany, and China, relates to LEDs incorporating KSF (PFS) phosphors. KSF phosphors enable efficient and reliable LEDs that deliver excellent light ...
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2023-02-14

Glamox to light Hertfordshire’s first carbon neutral school with connected LED lighting

School’s smart LED lighting will reduce electricity consumption by 80-90 percent compared with conventional lighting New construction could be a blueprint for future carbon neutral schools helping the UK to achieve net zero by 2050 Basingstoke, United Kingdom, 14 February 2023 – Glamox Luxonic, part of Glamox AS (GLX), a leading lighting company, will provide energy-efficient indoor and outdoor connected LED lighting for Buntingford First School, the first carbon neutral school in Hertfordshire, England. Glamox Luxonic was awarded the contract b...
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2023-02-14

Kyoto Semiconductor Announces Two UV Sensors for Deep UV Sensing Applications

GaN type UV sensors "KPDU086SU27-H11Q and KPDU086SU31-H11Q" achieve high sensitivity to UV-B and UV-C deep ultraviolet ray TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyoto Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (President and CEO Yoshihisa Shinya, Head office: Fushimi-ku, Kyoto city), a leading optical device solution manufacturer with world-class technologies and Japanese quality, has announced two products of GaN*1 UV sensor; "KPDU086SU27-H11Q and KPDU086SU31-H11Q". The UV sensors "KPDU086SU27-H11Q&q...
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2023-02-14

Commercial laser sales boost Lumentum

US firm’s business remains dominated by communications and sensing, but ultrafast and fiber lasers are in demand. VCSEL array meets beam-steering chip California-headquartered Lumentum has posted quarterly revenues of $506 million, thanks partly to a strong rise in sales of fiber and ultrafast lasers for industrial applications. The San Jose firm’s business remains dominated by applications in optical communications and 3D sensing, but at $57.2 million, the commercial lasers division's revenues were up 16 per cent year-on-year and at a long-term high. ...
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2023-02-14

Philips RacingVision GT200 is 2023 Auto Express Best Buy!

Multi award-winning flagship bulb is winner for 2023 in Auto Express’ Bulb mega test Suresnes, France – January 2023 – Philips RacingVision GT200 – the top-of-the-line halogen performance bulb in the Philips automotive lighting range – has taken top honors in Auto Express’ bulb mega-test for 2023. Up to 200% brighter lights for a safe drive! This is just the latest accolade for the bar-raising Philips RacingVision GT200 halogen bulb has received since its introduction in the Autumn of 2020. The Philips RacingVision ...
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2023-02-14

Sharp/NEC at ISE 2023: Experience a ‘lasting vision’

Munich January 31, 2023 – Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe is presenting a unique selection of the latest display technologies at ISE 2023 in Barcelona this week on stand E600 in Hall 3. At the world’s largest and most important exhibition for AV and systems integration providers, Sharp/NEC will showcase the greater choice and wider expertise that comes from two leading brands under one umbrella. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience how Sharp/NEC brings its “lasting vision” to life, with long-life durability and high quality th...
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2023-02-14

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

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 requiring superior image quality and reliability. These SMDs are ideal for stadium signs, airport displays, command center displays and full-color roadway signs. First, the CV94A-FGC 3-in-1 red-green-blue (R...
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2023-02-14

Unilumin Group Attended ISE 2023 with Its Metasight Products and Solutions

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- From January 31st to February 3rd, Unilumin Group, a Chinese famous LED enterprise, attended ISE 2023. With the theme "Metasight Ecology, Enlightening the Future", Unilumin brought UMicro, commercial complex solutions, XR Workshop and other Metasight products and solutions to global clients. UMicro Series Unilumin released UMicro worldwide in ISE exhibition. The smallest pitching can reach 0.4 mm. It's reported that the newly released UMicro series applied EBL+ multi-...
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2023-02-14

Displaying a Brighter Future: Samsung’s Innovative Signage Solutions Wow at ISE 2023

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the largest AV systems integration show in the world, returned to Barcelona for 2023. The conference drew a lot of attention as it showcased innovations from top industry companies, including Samsung Electronics. As a leader in the signage industry, Samsung showed off its latest advancements in signage technology, built to attract the attention of viewers with crisp and easy-to-use display solutions. In case you missed the event, take a look at some of the highlights from Samsung’s showcase at ISE 2023 below. The guiding p...
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2023-02-09

Fluence Selected as LED Technology Partner by Major Cannabis Cultivators in Growing Portuguese Market

Portuguese growers have leveraged Fluence’s industry-leading technology to achieve better yields and a more efficient cultivation process AUSTIN, Texas & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, is supporting widespread expansion of pharmaceutical-grade medical cannabis cultivation operations in Portugal. Portugal’s cannabis laws are among the most progressive in the world, and its established licensing syste...
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2023-02-09

Unilumin, Megapixel VR and Userful Certify Advanced AV and LED Solutions for the Enterprise

New technology partner certification provides high-quality, dependable solutions for enterprise business operations SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Userful Corporation, the leading Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider in the Enterprise AV-over-IP market, and Unilumin a world-class LED solution provider of high-quality LED display and lighting products alongside Megapixel VR have certified the integration of their advanced AV technologies. This validation enables enterprise customers to modernize AV and LED deployments for control ...
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2023-02-09

LG Showcases Its Latest Display Solutions Under The Theme Of “Life, Be Bloomed” At ISE 2023

LG Electronics (LG) is presenting its cutting-edge digital signage solutions at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2023, that is being held in Barcelona, Spain and started on January 31st and will continue until February 3rd. The company’s full range of display solutions – including Micro LED displays, Transparent OLED Signage, and LED displays – is exhibited across a number of digitalized spaces demonstrating use cases and applications for different industries, including retail, corporate, education and hospitality. Adopting the theme of L...
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2023-02-09

Samsung Electronics Showcases a New Era of Digital Signage at ISE 2023

Samsung’s latest technologies demonstrate its commitment for a more sustainable future, on display to visitors at the world's leading AV and systems integration exhibition in Barcelona Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is showcasing the future of digital signage at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2023 in Barcelona, with new technologies and eco-conscious efforts guided by the company’s new environmental goals. “We are committed to minimising our environmental impact as part of our journey toward a more circular economy,” said Hoon Chung, Execu...
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2023-02-09

Shin-Etsu Chemical has developed new process technologies, transfer parts and other equipment for Micro LED displays

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh) has developed new process technologies that can be applied for the manufacturing of Micro LED displays. The size of a Micro LED chip is not visible to the naked eye, with the length of one side being less than 50 μm (micrometers). For example, in order to manufacture one 4K display that has 4 times the resolution of a conventional high-definition screen, it is necessary to precisely array about 24.90 million chips. In order to implement improveme...
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2023-02-08

2023 TrendForce Next Generation Display Industry Seminar

In 2022, the recurrence of COVID-19 disrupted the normal operation of society and economy. However, next generation display industry still maintained solid growth, continuously breaking through technical barriers. This year, manufacturers vigorously tapped display market potential and explored new development paths. With years of strenuous efforts, they started to bear fruit with Mini/Micro LED technology growing further mature and expanding its footprint in more application fields. Doubtlessly, Mini/Micro LED again fell under the spotlight. As Mini LED cost co...
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2023-02-07

AIXTRON and ams OSRAM announce qualification of AIXTRON G5+ C and G10-AsP systems on 200mm wafers for Micro LED application

Herzogenrath, Germany, Premstaetten, Austria, Munich, Germany, February 7, 2023 – AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA), a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry and ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, announced today that ams OSRAM has qualified AIXTRON AIX G5+ C and G10-AsP MOCVD systems on 200mm wafers for a Micro LED application. The MOCVD systems AIX G5+ C and the new G10-AsP from AIXTRON SE offer AIXTRON planetary technology which is...
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2023-02-07

Pilot Photonics announces availability of world's fastest switching low linewidth, widely tunable laser

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilot Photonics today announced the availability of a new widely tunable laser module. It is the only commercially available tunable laser that offers the elusive combination of nanosecond switching and narrow linewidth solving a long running challenge in the industry. Widely tunable semiconductor lasers can typically offer narrow linewidth, or fast tuning, but not both. In optical fiber sensing systems, electronically tunable lasers have traditionally been used for their fast tunability over a wide tuning range which is ach...
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2023-02-07

ISE 2023 sets new records in Barcelona

The 2023 edition of the world’s leading audiovisual and systems integration exhibition surpassed all expectations as it delivered record visitor numbers, stimulating new content and appearances from visiting royalty and political dignitaries at the Fira Gran Via Barcelona!  BARCELONA, 3 FEBRUARY 2023: ISE 2023 delivered in style for the global AV and systems integration industry and the city of Barcelona (31 January-3 February 2023). Returning to its normal Jan/Feb timeslot in the AV calendar, ISE 2023 had 58,107 unique attendees from 155 co...
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2023-02-03

Epson Adds 4K Enhancement to Compact and Versatile 5,200 and 7,000 Lumen PowerLite L Series Laser Projectors

New Solutions Surpass HD Video Resolution to Provide Brilliant Color and Stunning Clarity for Complete Content Immersion and Better Visibility BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (ISE 2023, Epson Stand 3J100) -- The need for higher resolution displays is on the rise – virtual meetings are incorporating more content on a single screen, classrooms are requiring larger displays which increased pixel sizes for closer viewers, and there is a growing interest in up-close immersive experiences. Epson, the number-one selling projector bran...
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2023-02-03

Epson to Bring Big, Bold Displays to ISE 2023 in Barcelona

Epson to Launch New Projectors and Visual Solutions for Professional Displays, Education, Business, Retail, Museums, and Live Events BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (ISE 2023, Epson Stand 3J100) -- Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide,1 will be showcasing its latest projection solutions at ISE in Barcelona from Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2023. At its booth (Stand 3J100 in Hall 3), Epson will provide memorable experiences for show visitors while revealing its latest compact, efficient and lightweight 3LCD laser proj...
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2023-02-03

ZeeVee Extends Line of AV Signal Distribution Products for All Applications 'From Huddle Rooms to the Largest Pro AV Integration Projects' at ISE 2023

New Gear for Smaller AVoIP Deployments and Seamless SDVoE Connectivity for Presentations Take Center Stage at Booth 5D250 BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ZeeVee unveils its latest AV signal distribution solutions that further extends the industry's widest range of products for virtually any application at ISE 2023 (January 31 – February 3), booth 5D250. Under the theme "From huddle rooms to the largest pro AV integration projects," the company is highlighting its new ZyPerUHD60 AVoIP encoders a...
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2023-02-03

Unilumin Group launched brand-new LAMPRO at ISE 2023

SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 31st, at ISE 2023, the world's largest and the most professional audio-visual exhibition, Unilumin, a Chinese famous LED enterprise, displayed the latest products and integrated solutions. Unilumin Group held the press conference in the exhibition to announce that the brand LAMPRO, a subsidiary of Unilumin Group, was renewed from LAMP. It's reported that this brand renewal is aimed for better positioning of LAMPRO. According to the representatives of Unilumin Group, the &qu...
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2023-02-01

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

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 the category of one-chip-based ...
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2023-02-01

Macroblock Creates the Reality with Comprehensive LED Display IC Upgrade at ISE 2023

ISE 2023 is taking place from January 31 to February 3 in Barcelona. Macroblock is excited to return to the exhibition at booth 5H-240 after pandemic with its comprehensive LED display driver ICs upgrade under the theme of “Creating the Reality”, bringing more potential of LED displays in virtual production, outdoor commercial and advanced display applications. Fig. 1 Macroblock brings total upgrade of LED display driver ICs at the booth. Using LED displays (or LED walls) for virtual production has gained so much momentum in film industry the...
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2023-02-01

MICLEDI Microdisplays Highlights Best-in-Class microLEDs for Ultra-Compact Displays at SPIE AR-VR-MR Exhibition

This week at SPIE AR-VR-MR at Photonics West, MICLEDI Microdisplays, a leading technology company in the field of microLED (µLED) displays for high def, ultra-compact displays, will be on hand to demonstrate its portfolio of R, G and B GaN µLEDs. These demonstrations will highlight excellent color performance in blue, green and red across the full range of drive currents for many different types of appliances demanding ultra-compact display modules. At the show, MICLEDI will also display red AlInGaP performance results from initial ...
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2023-01-31

Alexander Everke hands over ams OSRAM CEO position to Aldo Kamper

ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, announces that Alexander Everke will step down as CEO of ams OSRAM after seven successful years at the helm of the company. He will be succeeded by Aldo Kamper whom the Supervisory Board of ams OSRAM has today appointed as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO. Aldo Kamper has been CEO of Leoni AG, Nuremberg, a global player in energy and data management solutions for the automotive industry, since 2018. Prior, Aldo Kamper spent over 15 years in different management positions with ...
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2023-01-31

Cree LED to Exhibit with Marktech Opto at Photonics West, Booth 239

Cree LED Exhibiting with Marktech Optoelectronics at Photonics West Visit Cree LED at booth 239 during #SPIE Photonics West along with Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc., Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. Our LED chip products will be featured, and staff will be on hand to meet customers and answer questions. Photonics West details and registration: https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west LED Chips Cree LED offers a diverse portfolio of InGaN-based LED chips to meet a wide variety of requirements for blue,...
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2023-01-31

The HDBaseT Alliance Heads to ISE 2023 Bigger and More Uncompressed than Ever

The HDBaseT Alliance, Pro AV's largest interoperable ecosystem, has announced its official plans for Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2023. The packed lineup of in-booth attractions will feature exhibits and live demonstrations presented by HDBaseT Alliance members across leading industry verticals, the largest ever assembled collection of HDBaseT Spec 3.0-supported devices, innovative proofs of concept from Valens Semiconductor (NYSE: VLN), an exclusive thought leadership interview series, and an "installer skills challenge" complete with a ch...
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2023-01-31

Silanna UV Introduces TO-Can Package Format for 235nm and 255nm UV-C LEDs

High-performance, hermetically sealed packages ideal for sensing applications Silanna UV is pleased to announce the release of two new products in its SF1 235nm and SN3 255nm series of UV-C LEDs: the SF1-3T9B5L1 and the SN3-5T9B5L1. Silanna UV's new UV-C LEDs feature the Transistor Outline (TO-can) package format, which consists of a header and a cap that together form a hermetically sealed package. This innovative design protects sensitive semiconductor components within the package. The header supplies power to the encapsulated components, wh...
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2023-01-30

Meta and NBA Announce Partnership Extension to Bring more NBA Live Streams in VR

Meta has recently announced a partnership extension with the National Basketball Association (NBA), allowing its Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets to broadcast NBA games in VR. Notably, Meta offers official NBA jerseys for avatars, allowing users to represent their favorite team in the metaverse. Starting this year, users can probably watch NBA games in VR through the Horizon Worlds and Xtadium. The Xtadium is a sports app for the Quest headset and enables users to hold private watch parties in the virtual world. As the tech giant reveals, users will be able ...
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