Showcasing the excitement of its smart connected lifestyle large screen Mini LED QLED TV collection, latest display technology and full category offerings     HONG KONG, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, one of the dominant players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics brand, returns to IFA 2022 in Berlin in September, the first major offline edition of the global trade fair for consumers and home electronics since 2019. TCL will be showcasing a collection of world-first exhibits, includin...

  Form, Function, and Versatility of Philips LED work lights shine   Frankfurt, Germany – June 21, 2022 – The Philips Xperion 6000 work lights have won two coveted international design awards for 2022. The Red Dot award recognizes products that demonstrate outstanding design and the Red Dot jurors praised the Xperion 6000’s versatility and ability to create a pleasant working environment. Concept, form, function, and differentiation are the areas in which the Philips work lights scored highest for the iF Design Award...

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has developed the world’s first flexible tactile sensor that enables high-precision measurement over a wide area using a matrix of LTPS TFTs (lowtemperature polysilicon thin-film transistors). Highly accurate tactile measurement is required for the development of a number of new technologies and products, as well as for advanced sports and medical research. JDI’s flexible tactile sensor is suitable for a wide range of applications, such as measuring the grip strength of a robot grasping an object or the pressure distribution on the sole...

In response to strong customer demand, Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has further developed its breakthrough transparent Rælclear display technology and expects to begin mass production of a new 20.8-inch Rælclear display with 2X brightness in the fall of 2023. With the world’s highest display transparency, Rælclear is a revolutionary display technology with glass-like transparency and sharp and vivid images fully visible from both the display’s front and back. Rælclear’s name was born from its unique two-way transparency: starting from t...

July 12, 2022 Luxury TV brand C SEED introduces Next Level TV in three sizes: The C SEED N1 165, 137 and 103 inch TV reshapes interior design and transforms the media experience, combining cutting edge technology with avant-garde style in a giant folding screen of striking sculptural quality. Photo credit: C Seed It is a minimalist sculpture, a kinetic work of art: Initially invisible, the N1 suddenly it grows huge, rising up, unfolding its 4K MicroLED screen and settling on a metal base of timeless elegance. Indeed, the C SEED N1 T...

Disinfects ATM Keyboard, Touchscreen and Credit Card Reader Between Uses MOUNT VERNON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied UV, Inc. (NasdaqCM: AUVI) (“Applied UV” or the “Company”), a pathogen elimination 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, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary SteriLumen has been...

On June 30, Leyard held a Micro LED product launch event, during which it unveiled the latest Black Diamond product line engineered with the company’s revolutionary technologies. As the Micro LED market is expanding rapidly, Leyard, instead of following the price war trend, has developed a lineup comprising comprehensive indoor fine-pitch configurations from P0.4 to P1.8. Li Jun, Chairman of Leyard Overcoming Itself, Leyard Presents the Best of Micro LED Products In the product launch, Li Jun, chairman of Leyard, indicated that Micro LED ...

Shanghai, China, July 01, 2022 - Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited (JBD), a leading microLED display manufacturer, has announced the development of its single chip native color monolithic polychrome (RGB) microLED displays, developed for augmented reality (AR) glasses applications. The display has a 5 μm color pixel pitch and a corresponding 2.5 μm monochrome R, G & B sub-pixel pitch. The display size is 0.22” diagonal with a qHD resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. The company is currently mass producing its flagship 0.13” 4 μm&...

AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TWSE: 2409) today announced its unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$20.69 billion for June 2022(1), down by 5.8% month-over-month and decreased by 39.0% year-over-year. Consolidated revenues in the second quarter of 2022 were NT$62.88 billion, down by 22.9% quarter-over-quarter and decreased by 34.3% year-over-year.   The total panel area shipment reached around 1.59 million square meters in June 2022, down by 9.7% month-over-month. In the second quarter of 2022, the total panel area shipme...

Innolux Corporation (3481 TT) announced unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$ 19.3 billion for June 2022 2022-07-08 Innolux Corporation (“INX”) today announced its June 2022 unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$ 19.3 billion, an increase of 7.1% MoM and a decrease of 38.8% YoY, respectively. During June 2022, INX shipped 11.19 million units of large-sized products, an increase of 5.7% MoM. Shipments for small and medium-sized products were 30.39 million units, an increase of 11.1% MoM. In 2Q...

Light + Building awards Neozoon with Optisolis technology: The portable light integrates the Optisolis full-spectrum LED for light similar to daylight Munich, Germany – 11 July 2022: This year, Neozoon powered by Optisolis wins the Light + Building Design Plus Award in the “Exhibitors” category. Neozoon designed the mobile light according to the cradle-to-cradle principle and integrated NICHIA's Optisolis full-spectrum LEDs as the light source. The combination of design, technical excellence and sustainability convinced the jur...

As part of a renovation project, Swiss real estate company Wincasa had the Gundeli-Park car park lighting in Basel upgraded to the latest version of the TECTON continuous-row lighting system, saving almost 50 per cent of the previous power consumption.   A modern lighting concept makes car parks feel inviting and safe. The lighting should also make it easy for users to find their way around, while consuming as little power as possible. Zumtobel successfully combined these aspects on a renovation project in the Gundeli-Park car park in Basel. Sustainability was t...

E-Crossover relies on smart pixel LED headlights in unique design The new Volvo C40 relies on LED lighting technology from Wieselburg-based automotive specialist ZKW. The headlight of the all-electric electric crossover has a pixel module with 84 individually controllable LEDs. The high-tech light illuminates the road particularly efficiently, adapts dynamically to traffic and avoids dazzling other road users. A front camera and radar permanently scan the road, allowing up to five vehicles to be blanked simultaneously. The design of the high-quality pixel LED ligh...

From traditional broadcast facilities to virtual production studios, the latest generation of LED displays are providing new options for producers and integrators while helping broadcasters futureproof their studios for years to come. The rise of LED display technology has fully entered a new era as the broadcast sector emerges from the challenges of the past two years, with ever-more affordable LED screens finding new homes both in traditional studios and newer hybrid and virtual production facilities.   Compared to older LCD displays and gre...

The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut has fabricated micro light-emitting diodes in the UV spectral range. The tiny LEDs can be densely packed to form high-resolution arrays. Berlin, 11.07.2022 Researchers at the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) in Berlin have successfully produced the first prototypes of micro-LEDs that emit in the ultraviolet spectral range (UVB). The micro-LEDs with 310 nanometers (nm) emission wavelength feature a small size of the emitting area with diameters down to 1.5 micrometers (µm). This is hundreds to thousands of times smaller than ...

  According to the South Korean media outlet TheElec, Samsung and Japan-based Ulvac have entered into negotiation for the price of the Gen 8.5 OLED deposition equipment they are currently working on. Ulvac proposed a quote of 800 billion won per unit for the new machine, but Samsung wanted to halve the price to 400 billion won.   From Ulvac’s perspective, the price of Gen 8.5 vertical deposition equipment—which comes with full-cut substrates—should be 40%–60% higher than that of an existing deposition machine as developing and manu...

Few days ago, Walmart announced that it has reached an agreement to buy AR technology developer Memomi, aiming to fulfil its commitment to frictionless and omnichannel optical care. The acquisition is scheduled to be accomplished in the coming weeks, after which Memomi employees will join the Walmart Global Tech organization. Since 2019, Memomi has provided digital measurement services for all the Walmart and Sam’s Optical customers across 2,800+ Walmart Vision Centers and 500 Sam’s Clubs. The startup also supports the Optical ecommerce experience on Sam...

How to alleviate the increase in anxiety and negative emotions caused by confined and isolated conditions Emotion and anxiety levels of the multicolour lighting group and the control group on the first, fourth, and seventh days As missions for deep space exploration and space habitats are put on the agenda, astronauts need to withstand being tested by multiple stressors in confined and isolated conditions during such long flights, especially because in deep space exploration, problems such as signal delays make astronauts feel the anxiety of being far away from Earth and the psyc...

  Acuity Brands, Inc. announced the launch of Verjure, a professional-grade horticultural LED fixture series, for indoor applications. The Verjure Pro Series LED luminaires are designed to support all stages of plant growth from veg to flower. The Series is available in three different sizes and outputs to support versatility in growing, including indoor warehouse, greenhouse, and vertical racks. The Verjure Pro Series is designed to meet and exceed the output of traditional 1000W HPS grow lights while delivering up to 40% energy savings. Horticulture ...

We are excited to announce that effective July 1, 2022, Lighting Specialists has been acquired by Mercer Zimmerman. Since 1928, Lighting Specialists has focused on representing the leading lighting and controls manufacturers in Nebraska. Now we’re joining forces to accomplish a bigger vision – one that we think we can better achieve together. We’d like to extend a special thanks to all the customers and industry partners. Lighting Specialists has built an exceptional team within their agency. While they will now be working under the Mercer Zimmerman na...

There has been big news in the Mini/Micro LED sector this week, such as Leyard’s announcement of its Black Diamond Micro LED technology and relevant products, a Micro LED TV costing less than RMB500,000 for first time ever, along with new progress made by Ennostar, Australis, Jingce as well as JBD’s achievement in mass producing red Micro LED chips. Continue reading for more details: [Major Events] ★Market Value of Micro LEDs for AR Smart Glasses Displays to Reach US$41 Million by 2026, Says TrendForce As TrendF...

Jade Bird Display (JBD), a Shanghai-based Micro LED microdisplay maker, has recently made a technical breakthrough by mass producing a red Micro LED microdisplay featuring 50 nits of brightness. Photo of a red LED Producing a red Micro LED with high brightness has long been a challenge in the display industry, which is also a critical turning point for the microdisplay sector. JBD overcame the current efficiency limit by developing a 0.13" red light microdisplay with 500,000 nits of brightness, shattering previous records. The company’s high-pe...

The combined company will be named Coherent and will trade under the ticker symbol COHR on the Nasdaq stock market on a date soon to be announced.   PITTSBURGH and SANTA CLARA, CALIF., July 1, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – II‐VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI) today successfully completed the acquisition of Coherent, Inc. (Nasdaq: COHR), forming a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers.   Under the terms of the merger agreement, each share of Coherent common stock was converted into the righ...

Investment Will Accelerate Development of Revolutionary Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) Technology to Make Virtual Reality Practically Indistinguishable from the Real World LEUVEN, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Swave Photonics, an innovator in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) technology to bring the metaverse to life, today announced a €7 million seed round. The investment will be used to fund the commercialization of truly realistic, immersive 3D HXR gigapixel technology for a wide range of emerging applications. The demand for eX...

Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (1 July 2022) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, announces the closing of the sale of the AMLS (Automotive Lighting Systems) business to Plastic Omnium (Euronext: POM). ams OSRAM will continue to be a key supplier of automotive LED and optical components to Plastic Omnium.   AMLS was established on 1 October 2021 following the dissolution of the OSRAM Continental joint venture. AMLS combines lighting technology with electronics and software to develop...

BeyondSemi® Co., a semiconductor company located in Hangzhou China, announced a news that will shock the world in July 2022. This Chinese company has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of solar blind deep ultraviolet device, by lifting the output power of 45 mil*45 mil UVC chip to a new world record of 210 mW. This high-power UV device can reach an output UV power of 209.59 mW at the wavelength of 271 nm under the input current of 500 mA, independently tested by authoritative third-party testing agency (See attachment). This new UVC chip can impro...

by Scott Stein June 28, 2022 2:00 p.m. PT     I've brought a tiny, chip-studded, display-enabled contact lens made up to my eye, but I never was actually able to wear it. But by the end of 2022, I might get a chance. Mojo Vision's smart contact lenses, which have been in development for years, are finally being worn internally, starting with the company's CEO Drew Perkins.   Perkins, who I spoke to over Zoom, has only worn the lens for an hour at a time so far. He likens the first tests to a baby learning to walk: &q...

SGH to acquire Stratus Technologies; will expand the company's offerings across Edge, Core, Cloud. (Graphic: Business Wire)   MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (“SGH” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SGH) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC, to acquire Stratus Technologies (“Stratus”), a global leader in simplified, protected, and autonomous computing solutions in the data...

2nd Vehicle Display System Development Order WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kopin® Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading provider of high-resolution microdisplays and sub-systems for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) for use in defense, enterprise and consumer applications, today announced it was awarded a contract to develop a new in-vehicle display imaging system for a U.S. prime defense contractor. This is the second in-vehicle defense development program awarded to Kopin and reflects Kopin’s recent...

UV LED disinfection technology continues to expand into new markets, with higher flows and more robust systems. AquiSense Technologies, the world leader in ultraviolet (UV) LED water disinfection systems, is happy to announce it has developed the PearlAqua Tera™, the first North American UV LED disinfection system designed for municipal and industrial markets. The first installation of the Tera is at the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which is well known for innovative solutions for water treatment. The installation began Q1 2022 with more orders...