2021-07-08

How UV-C Is Helping Dutch Theaters To Reopen With Peace Of Mind

Royal Theater Carré in Amsterdam and Theater De Ruchte in Someren are pioneering the use of Philips UV-C disinfection upper air luminaires in theaters The UV-C technology provides an additional layer of protection against infection on top of existing governmental guidelines UV-C disinfection upper air luminaires in test setup inactivated 99.99% of SARS-COV-2 in the air of a room within 10 minutes1   Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, is helping theater goers in th...
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2021-07-08

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Introduces E Series dvLED

Ideal for corporate, education and House of Worship, the E Series delivers a fine pitch dvLED wall at a cost-conscious price point   Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the projector and display market, June 30th announced the availability of its E Series to its dvLED portfolio. The E Series offers a wide array of available pixel pitches, from 1.2 mm to 1.8 mm, and is ideal for indoor installations in corporate, education and House of Worship environments for customers looking to upgrade current digital signage.   Photo Source:Sharp...
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2021-07-08

Seoul Semiconductor Records All-time High Second Quarter Revenue, Up by 25% YoY

ANSAN, South Korea (July 7, 2021) – Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Seoul”) (KOSDAQ 046890), a leading global compound semiconductor provider, announced today that it recorded all-time high consolidated revenue of KRW 335 billion in the second quarter, growing by 25% year-on-year. Overall sound growth continued again in the second quarter across all divisions including IT (Back Light Unit), LT (General Lighting), AM (Automotive). The AM division led the growth, increasing its revenue by nearly 50% year-on-year. Detailed earnings ...
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2021-07-07

Apple Is Seeking Suppliers to Fulfill Its Demand for Mini LED Displays

As reported by foreign media MacRumors on June 30, Apple Inc. is endeavoring to meet the Mini LED display demand for its recently unveiled 12.9-inch iPad Pro and the to-be-released MacBook Pro products, prompting the tech company to find new suppliers to relieve its burden. In addition to the existing Taiwanese supplier TSMT, the tech giant is seeking suppliers that are able to mount electronic components onto the Mini-LED display PCB of the said 12.9-inch iPad Pro and MacBook Pro. Image source: Apple Inc. Despite the fact that TSMT remains t...
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2021-07-07

NICHIA Introduces High-Power 1800K LED as Industry’s Only True Alternative to High Pressure Sodium Lamps

High power with Low CCT, the 219F LED series is an ideal mercury-free lamp replacement   Tokushima, Japan – 6 July 2021: NICHIA, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LEDs, announces its 219F series of high-power LEDs, uniquely positioned as a true alternative to High Pressure Sodium lamps (hereinafter abbreviated as HPS). Global efforts to phase-out the use of HPS continue to be met with a resistance to using white LED replacements. Due to this lack of a viable and sustainable al...
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2021-07-07

Taiwan Applied Crystal: High Power LD/LED Illuminous Application—Heat Resistant Phosphor

Application of high-end white light illumination: Laser headlights and laser projectors have been a trend in the use of high-end illumination over the past decade. Initially, white light was created by using blu-ray LD and Ce: YAG fluorescent ceramics (headlights) or by casting LD on a phosphor painted color-wheel plate (projector). As the laser power rises, the heat generated by the conversion of electro-optical efficiency increases the temperature and deteriorates the quantum conversion efficiency of the fluorescent material, which is known as thermal quenching, resulting in...
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2021-07-06

North American Carmaker Picks Visteon’s MicroZone Tech As OLED Alternative

By Autocar Pro News Desk , 29 Jun 2021- Visteon Corporation today announced a new business win with a North America OEM for its microZone display technology. The award is for a multi-display system that will be featured in multiple premium and performance vehicles expected to launch in 2024. The new business comes just one year after the technology’s public debut at CES in 2020. "Our new microZone solution offers a richer overall viewing experience that cannot be matched today by other technologies," said Qais Sharif, Visteon global vice-presiden...
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2021-07-06

Seoul Viosys Records All-time High Second Quarter Revenue

ANSAN, South Korea (July 6, 2021) – Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ 092190), a leading global compound semiconductor provider, announced today that it achieved a record high consolidated revenue of KRW 131.0 billion in the second quarter. The second quarter consolidated revenue increased by 27% year-on-year and by 7.5% quarter-on-quarter. Overall sound growth continued from the second generation technologies including WICOP, Violeds and general visible LED while WICOP leads revenue growth recording over 15% quarter-on-quarter. Seoul Viosys&rs...
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2021-07-05

Apple Reportedly Spending $200 Million to Improve Mini-LED Production for Upcoming 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro

Apple is taking a significant step to improve the production of mini-LED displays for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, by investing $200 million in purchasing new equipment for four brand new mini-LED assembly lines, according to a paywalled report from DigiTimes, seen by MacRumors.   According to the report, Apple will spend $200 million on procuring additional SMT or surface mounting-technology equipment to create four brand new assembly lines dedicated to mini-LED production for its upcoming MacBook Pros. ...
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2021-07-05

Signify Expands Smart City Offerings by Acquiring Telensa

Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, announces today that it acquiredTelensa Holdings Ltd, a UK-based expert in wireless monitoring and control systems for smart cities. With Telensa, Signify adds a narrow-band and TALQ-compliant solution to its feature-rich, open and secured systems. This will enable Signify to service a broader group of customers, by making smart city infrastructure affordable to cities utilizing the unlicensed radio space. Telensa will continue to sell its systems under its own brand ...
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2021-07-05

Illinois American Water Installs Ultraviolet Disinfection at Granite City Water Treatment Plant; Investment of about $6 million Supports Safe Drinking Water

GRANITE CITY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illinois American Water recently invested approximately $6 million to construct Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection at the Granite City water treatment plant. The new treatment technology supports safe drinking water to residents and businesses. As part of the project, three new UV reactors were installed and are capable of treating up to 15 million gallons of water a day.   “There is nothing more important than the quality of the product we deliver to our customers’ taps. This is why we continuously wo...
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2021-07-05

3D-Micromac Launches A New MicroLED LIFT Mass Transfer Tool

3D-Micromac announced a new microLED mass transfer tool, called microCETI. The company says its new technology can be used to transfer over 130 million microLEDs per hour. <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NjYhaYqIp74" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> MicroCETI is based on a laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) process that can support almost any microLED material and shape...
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2021-07-02

New TXP Series MicroLED Collaboration Displays

  Reutlingen (Germany), June 22, 2021 –   With its new TXP Series Huddle Walls, Leyard presents a new generation of large screens for applications in presentations, meetings, conferences and education. The all-in-one displays are available in screen sizes from 108 to 162 inches and in various resolution formats, with the high-end models featuring revolutionary MicroLED technology with pixel pitches of just 0.6 - 0.9 millimetres. All models offer a pre-installed Android system, which, in combination with the optional touch interface, creates an ...
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2021-07-02

Samsung’s 110” MICRO LED Picks up Award as the Best Display Product in Inavate’s 2021 Inavation Awards

The ground-breaking 110” MICRO LED picks up its second award following its success in the T3 awards earlier this month London, UK – June 24, 2021 – Samsung Electronics UK Ltd. has today announced that its 110” MICRO LED was awarded the Product of the Year in the 2021 Inavate Inavation Awards’ Display category.     Micro LED technology is the future of television, and Samsung is leading the way in making that future happen by delivering the experience in a traditional TV form, throug...
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2021-07-01

Mini LED and Other Production Lines to Be Established at Huaihua in Hunan, Totaling an Investment of RMB 2.5 Billion

As reported on 0745news.cn, on the morning of June 23, the 2021 Second Groundbreaking for Major Construction Projects and the Tunghsu Group Singing Ceremony was held at Huaihua, a city in Hunan Province, China. During the signing ceremony, the Huaihua government and Tunghsu Group signed an agreement on a two-phase project of establishing Hunan Optoelectronic New Material Industrial Park. Image source: 0745news.cn The industrial park project will be located at the Huaihua Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone with a total investment of RMB 2.5 billion (...
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2021-07-01

Longli Tech Makes an R&D Breakthrough of Mini LED Technology in VR Applications

On June 26, Shenzhen Longli Technology announced that the company’s Mini LED technology has made an R&D breakthrough in the VR field on its investor relations interactive platform. Currently, batches of VR products have been delivered. Reportedly, Longli Technology strived to further develop the existing display backlighting technology in 2020 by conducting several prospective studies, eventually achieving R&D breakthroughs involving the use of Mini LED backlights in vehicle- mount displays, tablets, notebooks (NBs), monitors, and TVs. Longli...
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2021-07-01

AOC Unveils Its Mini-LED-Backlit Monitor Featuring 576 Local Dimming Zones

AOC has recently unveiled its new monitor, the AG274QXM AOC, on its official website. Certified by VESA DisplayHDR™ 1000, the monitor features full-array direct-lit Mini LED backlights and 576 local diming zones, which makes blacks appear deeper and whites brighter, thereby presenting lifelike visual effects. Image source: AOC The AG274QXM AOC boasts color gamut of 100% sRGB, 99% Adobe RGB, 98% DCI-P3 and color accuracy of Delta-E <2. With a maximum refresh rate of 170Hz, the monitor offers excellent gaming and movie-watc...
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2021-07-01

LG QNED MiniLED TV Makes U.S. Debut; Sets New Standard For LCD Picture Quality

Features Exclusive Quantum Dot NanoCell Color Technology for Authentic Color Reproduction and Maximum Viewer Immersion ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA announced pricing and availability of its newest and most premium LCD TV lineup of QNED MiniLED TVs. Thanks to LG's state-of-the-art Quantum Dot NanoCell Color and MiniLED backlight technologies, the 2021 TVs deliver a stunning viewing experience with brilliantly bright colors and a higher contrast ratio for ...
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2021-06-30

Unilumin Became China's First DCI-certified LED Company

SHENZHEN, China, June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently Unilumin's latest Cinema Screen passed the tests of the Research Institute of DMC, Keio University, a DCI authorized agency, and officially became a DCI-certified product. Unilumin has thus become China's first DCI-certified LED display enterprise and gained full access to the opportunities of the cinema LED display market.   What's the internationally accredited DCI certification?   DCI is an organization of Digital Cinema Sys...
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2021-06-30

New Planar CarbonLight VX Series Optimized for On-Camera Virtual Production

New Planar CarbonLight VX Series is optimized for on-camera performance, for virtual production and broadcast environments (Photo: Business Wire)   PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, today introduced the Planar® CarbonLight™ VX Series, a line of LED display solutions optimized to meet the needs of the exploding virtual production (VP) and extended reality (XR) markets. Featuring a lightweight, patented carbon fiber construction, the Planar CarbonLight VX Serie...
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2021-06-30

Global 10% of Car and 20% of TV Display Use WICOP ‘Permanent Injunction against 13 Brands Infringing WICOP Patents’

ANSAN, South Korea – Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ 046890), a leading global innovator of LED products and technology, announced that the New Jersey District Court issued a consent judgment and permanent injunction for infringement of twelve Seoul Semiconductor patents against 13 automotive lighting brand LED products being sold through automotive parts’ distribution channels.   WICOP is a revolutionary patented technology that is compactly designed with easy lens attachment without wire bonding or packaging, thus delivering high...
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2021-06-30

“Sharp Eye” For Robots – ams OSRAM Expands Its 3D Sensing Portfolio

Belago1.1 Dot Projector combines VCSEL chip, optics and robust package. Component enables the creation of high-resolution maps of the environment to help robots avoid collisions with people or obstacles. Belago1.1 extends ams OSRAM’s comprehensive portfolio for all three 3D sensing methods.  Premstaetten, Austria (29th June, 2021) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, expands its 3D Sensing portfolio with the Belago1.1 Dot Projector. While it will take some time before autonomous vehicles become mainst...
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2021-06-30

Nitride Semiconductors Has Entered into Settlement and License Agreement Relating to UV-LED Patent Infringement Lawsuit in USA

Nitride Semiconductors Co., Ltd. (“Nitride”), a pioneer of ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED) technology, has filed complaints against Digi-Key Corporation, a global electrical components distributor, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, asserting infringement of Nitride’s UV-LED patent. In the complaints, Nitride is asserting that UV-LED products being supplied by various LED companies - such as American Opto Plus LED Corp., Crystal IS Inc., Kingbright Electronic Co., Ltd., Luminus Device, and ...
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2021-06-29

TCL commercially announces NXTWEAR G smart glasses, multi-screen support for smartphones, new Family Watch and 5G CPE at MWC 2021

BARCELONA, June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a pioneer in display technology and affordable, premium smart experiences, is announcing several new products spanning multiple mobile product categories at Mobile World Congress 2021. At today's event, TCL unveiled availability for its NXTWEAR G Wearable Display Glasses, and launched its new cross-device multi-screen collaboration feature for select devices, in addition to TCL's ultra-fast LINKHUB 5G Outdoor CPE and MOVETIME Family Watch 2.   TCL...
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2021-06-29

Wooree E&L Secures Half of LED Supply to LG Display

Firm benefits from LG InnoTek’s exit from LED business Image: LG Display South Korean LED firm Wooree E&L has secured half the supply of LED module used by customer LG Display, TheElec has learned. People familiar with the matter said Wooree’s LED modules currently accounts for around 50% of those used by the South Korean display panel maker. LED modules are used as the backlighting unit in liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, notebooks and monitors. The modules are supplied to LG Display, which in turn supplies the...
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2021-06-28

CrazyCap Is the First UV LED Water Bottle to Be NSF/ANSI 55 Certified

Water Bottle Cap with Integrated Deep UV Light Receives International Certification Confirming Efficacy at the Highest Standards MIAMI, June 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After an extensive testing process, CrazyCap has been certified by NSF International, making it the first UV water bottle to receive the NSF/ANSI 55 certification for ultraviolet water treatment systems.   CrazyCap was NSF 55 certified through rigorous testing by the water safety industry experts at NSF International. This certification proves that the U...
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2021-06-28

Lab To Go: Miniaturized Sensors Are The Key To Personalized Health Monitoring

Personalized, self-determined and decentralized – the healthcare sector is changing, with digitalization as the prime mover. And miniaturized sensors are the key.   Life as a patient in ten years’ time will be significantly different from what it is today. Smartphones and wearables will be doing much more than just taking photos and sending messages. They will be helping us to stay healthy.   Whether through wearables, rapid digital testing or smartphones with extra functionality, digitalization is fundamentally changing the health sector. And with it hea...
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2021-06-28

An Overview of China’s Third-Generation Semiconductor Industry in a Global Context

Some of the advantages of third-generation semiconductors SiC and GaN include their ability to operate under high voltages, high temperatures (for SiC), and high frequencies(for GaN). Not only do these advantages allow manufacturers to significantly reduce the physical sizes of chips, but peripheral circuit designs can also be simplified as a result, thereby further reducing the sizes of modules, peripheral components, and cooling systems. That is why SiC and GaN have become important strategic focuses of the global semiconductor industry. As part of its ongoing goa...
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2021-06-25

The Mini/Micro LED Projects of San’an Optoelectronics in Hubei and Hunan Provinces, China: Latest Updates

In the booming development of new displays and the third-generation semiconductor industry, San’an Optoelectronics has received much attention in the industry regarding its Mini/Micro LED and third-generation semiconductor projects at Gedian and Changsha in Hubei Province and Hunan Province, respectively. Recently, the company has made progress on these two projects. San’an Hubei Project Is Officially Put into Operation San’an has spent RMB12 billion (US$1.85 billion) in total on its Hubei project, planning to build a research, development...
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2021-06-25

Demand for Mini LEDs and Relevant Components Boosts the Revenue of Taiwan-based HIWIN in June

With increasing orders and improved production, institutional investors estimate that HIWIN Mikrosystem (hereinafter “HIWIN) is likely to generate more revenue in June than in May. The company’s performance in Q2 is expected to further improve following Q1, hitting its three-year record. HIWIN also has an all-time high stock price since it went public in 2019. Further, the surging demand for semiconductors, PCBs, automation, and Mini LEDs makes institutional investors believe that HIWIN will see another revenue increase in Q3 compared w...
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New XLamp XFL LEDs are fully specified and optimized for flashlights and other portable lighting applications  Cree LED has just launched the new XLamp® XFL LED family, comprised of three LEDs designed for maximum performance in flash... READ MORE

New XLamp® Horticulture LEDs reduce height between lighting and plants to provide more uniform lighting and lower costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high effica... READ MORE