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[News] Nichia will Exhibit at IES Street and Area Lighting Conference 2026 in Phoenix, AZ

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:24:17 +0800

From November 9th to 10th, Nichia will exhibit at the IES Street and Area Lighting Conference (SALC) in Phoenix, AZ, USA. The IES Street and Area Lighting Conference is the premier event that brings together a broad spectrum of attendees that are all passionate about improving outdoor lighting. Every year, attendees come from across the country and internationally representing utilities, municipalities, DOTs, consulting and engineering firms, research firms, manufacturing firms and educational institutions. Nichia plans to exhibit the newest upgrades to th...

[News] Innoviz Sees Strong Counter-UAS Demand at AUSA 2026, Reinforcing the Fit of Innoviz Perciz for U.S. Defense and Homeland Security Markets

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:13:13 +0800

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms for autonomous driving, defense and homeland security, industrial, and smart infrastructure applications, today shared highlights from its attendance at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, held October 12-14, 2026, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Over three days, Innoviz executives met with CTOs and senior leaders of leading defense companies, system integrators, and dozens of p...

[News] Samsung Electronics Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:03:56 +0800

Samsung Electronics today reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026. The Company posted KRW 195.3 trillion in consolidated revenue, another all-time quarterly high, representing a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase of 14%. Operating profit reached KRW 107.4 trillion, making Samsung Electronics the world’s first tech company to exceed KRW 100 trillion in quarterly operating profit. The Device Solutions (DS) Division posted a QoQ sales increase of 15%, with the Memory Business setting an all-time high for quarterly revenue and...

[News] Apple Debuts First Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro; TSMC, Foxconn, Samsung in Supply Chain Spotlight

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:26:04 +0800

Apple has unveiled a series of new products, including an OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro, an M6 MacBook Pro, an M6 iMac, and an OLED iPad mini, according to MacRumors. The OLED MacBook Pro marks the most significant upgrade, becoming Apple‘s first Mac with an OLED touchscreen. As noted by Commercial Times, the launches could create fresh opportunities for Taiwan’s Mac supply chain, with institutional investors expecting the new lineup to drive high-end replacement demand and potentially boost fourth-quarter orders and shipments for Taiwan...

[News] Oxford Analysis Links Circular Approaches to Business Benefits in 74% of Real-World Lighting Projects Studied

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:39:18 +0800

Signify, the world leader in lighting, today published an analysis of real-world lighting projects ahead of COP31 in Antalya. The analysis was conducted by the University of Oxford’s Circular Economy and Sustainability Lab and Academics for Circular Economy e.V., with support from Signify. Researchers analyzed 50 real-world lighting projects that applied circular approaches, and 37 projects reported capital, maintenance, or financing benefits. The findings show that the next phase of the energy transition must go beyond energy savings to preserve resources, inf...

[News] Signify Reports Third Quarter Results Highlighting Progress on Strategy Execution with Sequential Strengthening of Profitability

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:08:10 +0800

Signify, the world leader in lighting, today announced the company’s third quarter results of 2026. "Our third-quarter results show that we are making progress in executing our strategy to build a more focused, better performing Signify. Despite continuing market weakness, we sequentially strengthened our profitability, reflecting disciplined pricing and strong cost management. In our Harvest portfolio, our turnaround plans are on track, with OEM and Genlyte delivering improved profitability. We are following through on our portfolio choices in the Build portfoli...

[News] A New Museum Exhibition Shows The Evolution of Interactive Wearable Technology

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:03:46 +0800

Interactive extended reality technology is everywhere in popular culture today, so it would be natural to assume it emerged in the last decade or so. But while AI glasses and virtual and augmented reality headsets have only recently become mass-market commercial products, the DNA of natural, personal, and seamless computing hardware dates back to the 1960s. That rich and exciting heritage is now on display at the Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, Calif. Meta is proud to be a founding sponsor, along with Google and Applied Materials, of CHM’s Ex...

[News] Marvell Eyes Lumentum Acquisition in What Could Be One of the 10 Largest Tech and Telecom Deals Ever

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 02:33:12 +0800

Marvell is reportedly considering acquiring Lumentum to expand its product portfolio. Talks between the two Northern California-based companies highlight a wave of mergers and acquisitions fueled by the AI boom, as investors bet on the technology’s enormous growth potential. Lumentum currently has a market capitalization of approximately US$83 billion, compared with Marvell’s US$221 billion. Lumentum produces optical communication lasers and optical transceiver modules, positioning it as a strategically important player in the AI boom. Its growing importanc...

[News] BMW Patents a Door Handle with an Integrated MicroLED Display and a Fingerprint Sensor

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:22:35 +0800

BMW has filed a patent application in Germany (DE102025114033A1) for a glass-covered car door handle with an integrated microLED display and a fingerprint sensor. In BMW's design, a thin microLED film sits behind transparent glass or plastic, so nothing protrudes from the car's bodywork. The display could show the car's lock status (one graphic when locked, another when unlocked), the BMW logo or animated light effects. Sensors would detect an approaching hand or a touch, and wake the display only when needed. The fingerprint sensor would allow an auth...

[News] UIUC Achieves Record Modulation Bandwidth of 2.75 GHz for GaN Blue Micro-LEDs

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:43:41 +0800

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has achieved a record modulation bandwidth of 2.75GHz in a gallium nitride (GaN) blue micro-LED (Abdelghany Abouelnagga et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters (21 October 2026); doi: 10.1109/LED.2026.3745737). The work provides a systematic scaling roadmap for the micro-emitters, showing how they can replace conventional electrical copper links to break energy and bandwidth bottlenecks in data centers and next-generation AI computing. As the demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing s...