2021-10-04

Ultrathin Quantum Dot LED That Can Be Folded Freely As Paper

The new device can be folded into complex 3D structures such as butterflies, airplanes, and pyramids Quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED), which employs quantum dots as a light-emitting material, has attracted significant attention as a promising alternative for next-generation display technologies, owing to its outstanding electroluminescence properties. Since it does not require any bulky components such as backlight units, QLED displays can potentially be manufactured into an ultrathin form factor. A joint research team led by KIM Dae-Hyeong (Professor at Seoul N...
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2021-10-04

TrendForce Announces 10 Tech Industry Trends for 2022

Sep. 16, 2021 ---- In this press release, TrendForce details 10 major trends that are expected to take place across various segments in the tech industry, as follows: Micro/Mini LED display development will revolve around active matrix solutions A substantial number of technical bottlenecks in Micro LED development will still persist in 2022. While Micro LED manufacturing costs are expected to remain sky-high due to these bottlenecks, companies have not shown decreased willingness to participate in all segments of the Micro LED supply chain. On the contrary, the...
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2021-10-01

Applied UV Announces Laboratory Results Confirm SteriLumen's Airocide(R) Kills SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 Virus)

MOUNT VERNON, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 30, 2021 / Applied UV, Inc. (NasdaqCM:AUVI) ("Applied UV" or the "Company"), an infection control technology company that applies the power of narrow-range ultraviolet light ("UVC") for surface areas and catalytic bioconversion technology for air purification to destroy pathogens safely, thoroughly, and automatically, today announced testing results from an independent third-party laboratory confirming that the SteriLumen's Airocide® HD Air Purification Syste...
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2021-10-01

Apple Won A Patent That Could One-Day Replace A Vehicle's Sun Visor With A Next-Gen Solution That Blocks Blinding Light From A Driver's Eyes

  Another week and another Project Titan related granted patent was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for Apple relating to their medium to long term research into developing an Electric vehicle known as Project Titan. This latest patent win covers a next-gen system designed to block blinding sunlight or nearby vehicle lights from distracting a driver. This next-gen safety feature will darken areas of a vehicle's windows and mirrors to block blinding light and could one-day replace the traditional yet archaic sun visor system.   Apple not...
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2021-10-01

Apple Has Won A Patent For Flexible Interactive Materials That Provide Haptics For Wearable Devices, Clothing, Macbooks & More

Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a patent that relates to using various materials for providing input and output for an electronic device. More specifically, the present disclosure is directed to using piezoelectric material or electroactive polymers for receiving input and providing haptic output for wearable devices such as VR gloves, straps, watch bands, body suit or other clothing and electronic devices like glasses, an HMD, iPhone, rings, a MacBook and more.   Many traditional user input devices, such as keyboards, h...
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2021-10-01

Top Outdoor Gear China A-Share Company Pays 260M Yuan to Enter the Mini/Micro LED Industry

Mini/Micro LED has again become a target for corporations seeking diversification. On the evening of September 21, Pathfinder (TOREAD)—a Chinese outdoor product company—announced that it will, along with Jiaxing Yuanyang Equity Investment and Xiamen Xiyi Equity Investment, acquire an 80% stake in Beijing Xinneng Electronic Technology. The acquisition will cost 346 million yuan ($53.6 million), a price determined through negotiations between stakeholders based on the estimated value of Beijing Xinneng’s equity on May 31, 2021. Specifical...
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2021-09-30

AUO Cooperates with CHIMEI Museum as Its A.R.T. Display Technology Offers an Alternative for Artwork Reproduction

By cooperating with art institutions, AUO has made the use of advanced display technologies possible in various scenarios. The panel giant announced its partnership with CHIMEI Museum, where the company applied its Advanced Reflectionless Technology (A.R.T.) to the museum gift shop. Visitors can then have novel visual experiences created through the combination of advanced display technology with art. Additionally, A.R.T. enables some of CHIMEI’s essential collections to be reproduced at AUO’s headquarter hall, transforming its work space into a...
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2021-09-30

Samsung’s Latest Virtual Experience Serves Up Cutting-Edge Solutions for the Food and Beverage Sector

Samsung Electronics has announced that registration is now open for the third installment of its Virtual Experience series, following the success of its recent broadcast-focused VX showcase. The event will highlight displays that have been designed for quick service restaurants (QSRs) and Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs).   From fast-food outlets to cafés, Samsung, a leader in the digital signage market for over a decade, will take its audience on a virtual tour of a QSR or SMB environment to demonstrate how its portfolio of displays enables busines...
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2021-09-29

FBH To Show New Diode Laser And UV LED

FBH to present latest technology at Berlin-based Photonics Days trom October 4th to 7th The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibnis-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH) will participate in Photonics Days conference and exhibition trom October 4 - 7, 2021 in Berlin-Adlershof. The four-day conference brings together experts from photonics, optics, microsystems technology, and quantum technology. Scientists from the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut will present the latest results on high-power diode lasers, UV LEDs including the corresponding irradiation s...
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2021-09-29

KAUST Produces Full Colour μLEDs

Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed micrometer-scale light emitting diodes (μLEDs) that can efficiently emit light across the entire visible-light spectrum. Image credit: KAUST The team at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) describes μLEDs as the ‘ideal building block’ for next-generation microLED displays for head-mounted monitors, mobile phones and televisions due to their brightness, quick response and reduced energy consumption.    Just as with conventional LED displays, μLEDs prod...
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2021-09-29

MetroSpec Technology® Partners with Nichia for Light Source Implementation of H6 Series Emitter with TriGain® Technology

ST. PAUL, MN, September 27, 2021 – MetroSpec Technology is proud to announce its partnership with Nichia for light source implementation of the H6 series emitter with TriGain® Technology in architectural and other general lighting applications. MetroSpec uses its FlexRad® technology to create a variety of cuttable, bendable, labor saving light source designs using the Nichia H6 emitters.   TriGain® Technology potassium fluorosilicate (PFS) phosphor formulation used in the Nichia H6 emitters can meet “priority leve...
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2021-09-29

Top Engineering Develops Micro LED Inspection Equipment To Improve Production Yield

Top Engineering has developed an inspection equipment that can improve the production yield of micro light emitting diode (LED) displays. It is an equipment that can prevent the production of bad pixels by screening the defective chips before transferring the micro LED chip to the panel. It is expected to reduce the cost and time of the micro LED pixel repair process, which solves difficulty of mass production. By Staff Reporter Dong-jun Kwon (djkwon@etnews.com), Korea IT News Top Engineering announced on the 13th that it has developed a test equipment 'TN...
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2021-09-29

Another Partnership between Giant Tech Companies: TCL and Xiaomi Co-Establish a Joint Lab

On August 9, TCL and Xiaomi officially signed a partnership to build a joint laboratory, and they are set to hold its inauguration ceremony on September 29 in Wuhan. The joint lab will center on research projects of semiconductor display technologies, with the results being shared between the two businesses. Reportedly, such an alliance between the two Chinese tech giants will help enhance TCL’s brand awareness and market share, while providing Xiaomi with advanced technologies to improve display performance and user experience of its smartphones. Therefore, a win-wi...
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2021-09-28

Showa Denko to Supply SiC Epitaxial Wafers to Toshiba

TOKYO, Sept 28, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) concluded a long-term supply contract with Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba), a Japanese electronic device manufacturer providing highly efficient SiC-power-semiconductor based power devices for the global market, to supply SiC epitaxial wafers for power semiconductors (SiC epi-wafers) for two and a half years with an optional extension clause. Toshiba has been developing and commercializing various kinds of SiC-based power devices including inverters f...
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2021-09-28

SKYWORTH Gets "Closer to Reality" with New Line-up of 4K TVs and Gaming Monitor at 2021 Autumn Product Launch

SKYWORTH S82 is an exceptional 4K OLED TV bringing a new level of high color accuracy and a slimmer and sleeker look SKYWORTH Q72 is a breakthrough 4K SmartMiniLED TV delivering enhanced screen brightness, better picture contrast and a flicker-free experience BEIJING, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKYWORTH, a leading global television brand, today launched three new TV models and a new gaming monitor at its annual Autumn Product Launch event. Under the theme of "Closer to Reality&qu...
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2021-09-28

Kulicke & Soffa Accelerates Advanced Display Adoption

Ships Next-Generation Mini & Micro LED Solution - LUMINEX™ SINGAPORE, Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) ("Kulicke & Soffa", "K&S" or the "Company"), a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly equipment, today announced it has shipped its next-generation mini and micro LED platform – LUMINEX™ – to a leading LED manufacturer. K&S shipped its latest, next-gener...
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2021-09-28

Largest 4K Video Wall in Gaming Industry, Powered by ZeeVee, SDVoE™ and Semtech BlueRiver® Technology, Draws Bettors Into Westgate Resort and Casino

Semtech and ZeeVee upgrade the SuperBook® at the Westgate Resort & Casino Las Vegas (Graphic: Business Wire)   September 23, 2021 08:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time   CAMARILLO, Calif. & LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced its collaboration with ZeeVee, a global manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology for Pro AV and IT mar...
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2021-09-28

BOE’s Production Lines in Kunming Achieve Mass Production of 8/12-inch Micro LEDs

On its investor interaction platform, BOE announced that the company, as VR/AR applications start to thrive, has entered mass production of 8/12-inch Micro OLEDs at its plant in Kunming of Yunnan Province. Currently, the production capacity of such OLED products is able to meet the overall market demand. Reportedly, BOE signed a partnership agreement with Yunnan OLiGHTEK Opto-Electronic Technology, Dianzhong Industrial Development Group and Kopin (Shenzhen) in 2017. The partnership totaled an investment of 1.15 billion yuan ($178 million) in a pr...
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2021-09-28

New option of Lighting Control system for Small and Medium-scale Plant Cultivation Factories

  At present, the food we produce can basically meet the needs of the global population, but nearly 800 million people are still in hungry and 2.4 billion people are undernourished. It is estimated that the global population will reach 9.8 billion by 2050, and the food demand will be 70% higher than nowadays. This requires almost doubling food production in developing countries. One way to increase grain production is to develop modern agriculture, including the popularization and use of new technologies such as commercial greenhouses, indoor farms and vertical ...
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2021-09-27

E Walk Retail

Sensory Interactive, a Washington, DC based real estate advisor that integrates technology and real estate to deliver untapped value, successfully designed, implemented, and launched an immersive branded experience at Tishman’s E Walk Retail complex on New York’s 42nd Street. As part of a larger effort to redevelop E Walk, Sensory Interactive developed a master plan for digital signage across the complex’s exterior façade. E Walk’s previous displays featured several static billboards, as well as a large corner, LED display that featu...
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2021-09-27

TV Brands Release Flagship Products With Mini-LED Backlight

2021 is shaping up to be the year of the mini-LED TV. Huawei and TCLboth have launched high-end mini-LED backlight TVs recently. Do you know the advantages of mini-LED backlights? Let’s take a close look! mini-LED backlight local dimming technology upgrades the overall performance of LCD TVs so that they could achieve high picture quality and high contrast ratios. It could be said that mini-LED TVs are comparable to OLED TVs. Moreover, the stability and lifetime of mini-LED backlight TVs are much better than OLED TVs. Thus, lots of...
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2021-09-23

eMagin Corporation Finalizes $33.6 Million U.S. Department of Defense Contract

Capital Plan and Deliverables Finalized Around Defense Production Act Title III Investment to Enhance Manufacturing Throughput and Yield   eMagin to Expand Its U.S.-based Workforce by 10%   HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y., Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eMagin Corporation (NYSE American: EMAN), a leader in the development, design and manufacture of Active Matrix OLED microdisplays used in military and commercial AR/VR devices, and other near-eye imaging products, today announced it has finalized the det...
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2021-09-23

NICHIA Unveils High Radiant Flux Density UV-C LED

The new NCSU434B can be deployed to fight the spread of various bacteria and viruses, including the new coronavirus Tokushima, Japan — 21 September 2021: NICHIA, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has launched a high radiant flux density UV-C LED that can help target the inactivation and sterilization of various bacteria and viruses, including the new coronavirus.   The 280nm NCSU434B LED has the industry’s highest power conversion efficiency for a 3.5mm x 3.5mm LED, ...
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2021-09-22

Daktronics Placing Wrap-Around LED Wall in Beijing

Provided by Daktronics Daktronics, a video display, LED screen and scoreboard manufacturer, along with Beijing Yuan Xin Real Estate Development, plans to install three transparent, freeform LED displays at a shopping mall in Beijing, according to a company press release. The displays will be on the sides of Yuanyang Mall at Beijing Sino-Ocean Ledi Port and two displays will connect at the corner of the building to catch people's attention when it opens in 2022. "Beijing Sino-Ocean Ledi Port is located in the center of the high-end business dist...
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2021-09-22

AUO Partners with MSI to Introduce AmLED Technology in New Flagship Laptop Creator Z16 Hiroshi Fujiwara Limited Edition

Advanced display technology meets ultimate aesthetics to unveil the next-generation creator style AUO has long dedicated itself to the development of advanced display technologies and pioneered to develop the mini LED technology years ago. Today, AUO proudly presents the introduction of its AmLED (Adaptive mini LED) display technology for MSI Creator Z16 Hiroshi Fujiwara Limited Edition, a collaboration between MSI and the world-famous designer Hiroshi Fujiwara. With its 16:10 Golden Ratio display, this laptop utilizes AUO proprietary AmLED’...
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2021-09-16

Here Are All of the Biggest Announcements From Apple’s September Keynote Event

Including the all-new Watch Series 7 and the highly-anticipated iPhone 13. Source: Apple Apple dropped several new products and released information on major updates to its existing devices at its Keynote event on Tuesday. The annual event began at 10 a.m. PT and included new iterations of the iPhone, iPad and Watch. A recording of the livestream is available to view on apple.com. Here are all of the biggest announcements from Tuesday’s major tech conference: 1. Apple is releasing the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro with the most advanced camera system e...
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2021-09-16

LG Releases Its 8K 325-Inch DVLED Extreme Cinema 32:9 Display for Home Use

LG heads into the world of super-luxury residential homes with the release of its Direct-View LED technology for consumer use. The LG DVLED Extreme Home Cinema is different from typical LED televisions where they are actually LCD TVs with LED backlighting. A Direct View LED display creates the images directly by the LED for higher contrast, brightness, color gamut, and better viewing angles. Ranging from two million to 33 million diodes, depending on resolution, this 8K wall-sized television can be configured in 16:9 aspect sizes from 81-inches to 3...
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2021-09-16

Xiaomi unveils Xiaomi Smart Glasses

A Smart Wearable Device Concept Integrating Intelligent Functions into Eyewear Beijing, CHINA, September 14th 2021 – Global technology leader, Xiaomi today announced Xiaomi Smart Glasses – a brand new smart wearable device. Xiaomi Smart Glasses is capable of combining imaging system and sensors into a subtle, ordinary glasses design through MicroLED optical waveguide technology. Weighing a mere 51g, Xiaomi Smart Glasses is able to display messages and notifications, make calls, navigate, capture photos, and translate text right before your eyes. ...
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2021-09-16

Top Engineering Develops Micro LED Inspection Equipment To Improve Production Yield

Top Engineering has developed an inspection equipment that can improve the production yield of micro light emitting diode (LED) displays. It is an equipment that can prevent the production of bad pixels by screening the defective chips before transferring the micro LED chip to the panel. It is expected to reduce the cost and time of the micro LED pixel repair process, which solves difficulty of mass production.     Top Enginee...
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2021-09-15

Tokyo's Asahi Kasei Corporation Backs Ann Arbor-Based JustLight pbc with UV Investment

JustLight raises over $2M of seed funding to bring light to health care and hygiene. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Asahi Kasei Corporation has committed its support in JustLight with another round of investment. This comes after JustLight was awarded funding in January from Asahi Kasei's UV Accelerator, a project that strives to attract new partnerships from countries around the globe to help create a safer world. JustLight, a public benefit corporation, believes its light will fundamentally improve our health care system. Founder P...
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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

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interest... READ MORE