2015-12-18

Hot Picks of the Week Dec. 14-18

There has been a lot of activity going on in the UV LED market in the last two weeks, Japanese media Nikkei reports have pointed out UV LED manufacturer Nikkiso is collaborating with Formosa Plastics Group to build the world’s largest UV LED factory in Taiwan. Dow Chemical and DuPont’s equal merge last week, implies advantages in LED material and UV LED development, but could also raise the bar considerably for other material manufacturers to break through their comprehensive patent networks. Apple is once again under the spotlight, following a Bloomberg report that revealed the company has set up a secret lab in Taiwan to work on iPad or iPhone display technology.
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A jointly developed demonstrator from ams OSRAM and DP Patterning points to where automotive lighting networks are heading: single-layer flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) instead of complex multilayer designs — and, in the structur... READ MORE

ams OSRAM, a global leader in lighting and sensing innovation, announced that its next-generation HDR flicker detection sensor has been integrated into the newly released Honor Magic 8 flagship series. Featuring ultra-high sensitivity, precisi... READ MORE