This week at SPIE AR-VR-MR at Photonics West, MICLEDI Microdisplays, a leading technology company in the field of microLED (µLED) displays for high def, ultra-compact displays, will be on hand to demonstrate its portfolio of R, G and B GaN µLEDs. These demonstrations will highlight excellent color performance in blue, green and red across the full range of drive currents for many different types of appliances demanding ultra-compact display modules. At the show, MICLEDI will also display red AlInGaP performance results from initial ...

ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, announces that Alexander Everke will step down as CEO of ams OSRAM after seven successful years at the helm of the company. He will be succeeded by Aldo Kamper whom the Supervisory Board of ams OSRAM has today appointed as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO. Aldo Kamper has been CEO of Leoni AG, Nuremberg, a global player in energy and data management solutions for the automotive industry, since 2018. Prior, Aldo Kamper spent over 15 years in different management positions with ...

Cree LED Exhibiting with Marktech Optoelectronics at Photonics West Visit Cree LED at booth 239 during #SPIE Photonics West along with Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc., Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. Our LED chip products will be featured, and staff will be on hand to meet customers and answer questions. Photonics West details and registration: https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west LED Chips Cree LED offers a diverse portfolio of InGaN-based LED chips to meet a wide variety of requirements for blue,...

The HDBaseT Alliance, Pro AV's largest interoperable ecosystem, has announced its official plans for Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2023. The packed lineup of in-booth attractions will feature exhibits and live demonstrations presented by HDBaseT Alliance members across leading industry verticals, the largest ever assembled collection of HDBaseT Spec 3.0-supported devices, innovative proofs of concept from Valens Semiconductor (NYSE: VLN), an exclusive thought leadership interview series, and an "installer skills challenge" complete with a ch...

High-performance, hermetically sealed packages ideal for sensing applications Silanna UV is pleased to announce the release of two new products in its SF1 235nm and SN3 255nm series of UV-C LEDs: the SF1-3T9B5L1 and the SN3-5T9B5L1. Silanna UV's new UV-C LEDs feature the Transistor Outline (TO-can) package format, which consists of a header and a cap that together form a hermetically sealed package. This innovative design protects sensitive semiconductor components within the package. The header supplies power to the encapsulated components, wh...

Meta has recently announced a partnership extension with the National Basketball Association (NBA), allowing its Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets to broadcast NBA games in VR. Notably, Meta offers official NBA jerseys for avatars, allowing users to represent their favorite team in the metaverse. Starting this year, users can probably watch NBA games in VR through the Horizon Worlds and Xtadium. The Xtadium is a sports app for the Quest headset and enables users to hold private watch parties in the virtual world. As the tech giant reveals, users will be able ...

METZ Display, a sub-brand of Skyworth that specialized in the interactive all-in-one display has announced its newly released H series will debut at the ISE show from 31st Jan to 3rd Feb 2023 (booth: #2T500). As the first overseas exhibition that METZ going to participate in, ISE is the world's leading AV and systems integration show. Apart from the digital signage, METZ will unveil its education & business solutions via the newest H series. Powered by Android 11, METZ H series easily connect to external devices so users can use the software ...

Jabil announces joint effort with ams OSRAM and Artilux on a SWIR 3D camera for both indoor and outdoor applications Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL), a leading manufacturing solutions provider, today announced that its renowned optical design center in Jena, Germany, is currently demonstrating a prototype of a next-generation 3D camera with the ability to seamlessly operate in both indoor and outdoor environments up to a range of 20 meters. Jabil, ams OSRAM and Artilux combined their proprietary technologies in 3D sensing architecture design, semiconductor laser...

According to Tianyancha.com, a China-based business information platform, automaker NIO’s patent “AR glasses and systems and approaches to displaying vehicle information for the glasses” has been granted. The patent comprises three AR glasses components, namely the camera, processing module, and display lens. The camera captures the plane positions of at least some of the multiple optical emitters installed in a vehicle in real time. The processing module offers AR images including those related to vehicle information. The glasses also come with a lens re...

Nichia Corporation and Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) announce the launch of the industry’s first fully integrated micro-LED (hereinafter µPLS light engine) light engine for high-definition (HD) adaptive driving beam applications. Automotive LED lighting technology has developed rapidly in recent years as a means for vehicle manufacturers to enhance driving comfort and road safety. In this regard, matrix LED technology for adaptive driving beam has become an important headlight feature for selective road illumination. T...

AIXTRON’s planetary technology sets the ground for the next generation of high-resolution Micro LED displays and lasers AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6) launches the first fully automated AsP platform to the market. The new system G10-AsP addresses the growing demands in the fields of Micro LED and laser devices. As first system in the industry, the G10-AsP enables a robust high-volume production which is linked to very high and complex requirements. “Micro LEDs will revolutionize the world of displays as t...

Full year 20221 Signify's installed base of connected light points increased from 96 million at YE 21 to 114 million at YE 22 Sales of EUR 7,514 million; nominal sales increase of 9.5% and CSG of 1.2% LED-based sales represented 83% of total sales (FY 21: 83%) Adj. EBITA margin of 10.1% (FY 21: 11.6%) Net income of EUR 532 million (FY 21: EUR 407 million) Free cash flow of EUR 445 million (FY 21: EUR 614 million) Net debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.3x (YE 21: 1.4x) Fourth quarter 2022 Sales of EUR ...

Lighting LEDs for senior citizens_Natural and clear white color visibility improves the joy in life due to better sight What is the Clear White color LED? As of 2022, the number of senior citizens aged 65 and over accounts for about 30% of the population in Japan, and this ratio has been increasing every year. This so-called "aging society" is also progressing in other parts of the world, especially in developed countries, and is becoming a global issue. Nichia has been engaged in product development with a desire to enable the growing aging population to hav...

Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a leader in semiconductor lasers, today announced the introduction of its 905 nm triple-junction edge-emitting semiconductor lasers for light detection and ranging (LiDAR) in industrial applications. Range-finding devices embedded in binoculars and increasingly in autonomous robots that accomplish complex tasks, such as handling, sorting, mapping, and navigating, are accelerating the demand for LiDAR-based depth sensing using components that perform efficiently and reliably, even in the most extreme environments. The new 905 nm semiconductor...

On January 11, the foreign media reported that Apple will likely adopt Micro LED panels for highly priced Apple Watches next year, thereby bolstering morale among the long-term depressed panel industry. Taiwanese businesses from the top three Micro LED groups hold that the news will help expand the Micro LED market scale with increased popularity, which is favorable for the entire industry. As Bloomberg reported, Apple is planning to introduce the customized self-developed 2.1" Micro LED panel to its advanced Apple Watch Ultra model in late 2024. The exis...

ABSEN is showcasing its innovative LED solutions in Hall 3, booth N300, highlighting its high-quality solutions designed for different applications covering both Rental and Fixed Installs including: Virtual Production, DOOH, Corporate Projects, Retail Settings, Gaming and more… Absen, one of the world's leading LED display brands, will be showcasing solutions from its wide range of innovative LED solutions at ISE 2023, Hall 3, booth N300. This comprehensive booth will be supplemented by an additional feature in the new Content Production &am...

LEADING ELECTRONICS BRAND AND THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM UP FOR LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP TCL®, one of the world’s best-selling consumer electronics brands and leading technology companies, today announced it has been named the Official TV Partner of the NFL. The multi-year partnership is a significant move for TCL, a company that continues to dominate the television space as one of the top TV brands in North America. Building upon the 2023 momentum which was spurred by a succ...

LITEON enhances its leadership position in the Optoelectronic Semiconductors Technology and Industry involving components and electronic devices such as lasers, laser diodes, LEDs, etc. through the partnership with ITRI. In addition, LITEON has improved its research with ITRI to refine its patent portfolio across the industry chain. LITEON has also partaken in IP Bank, demonstrating its strength in intellectual property rights. May Chiu, General Counsel at LITEON, is the one who facilitated this IPR partnership. Highly experienced i...

Leading global electronics brand, Hisense, has recently announced the launch of the U80H Mini-LED ULED 8K TV in South Africa. The U80H TV delivers never-before-seen depth and detail, with 33 million pixels – 4 times more than a standard 4K TV. The next-generation smart TV also comes with a number of innovative features, combing to create a truly immersive entertainment experience. The U80H TV comes with an 8K AI Upscaler capable of upscaling picture performance to achieve exceptionally high-quality picture standards with accurate details. Inst...

Between January 31st and February 2nd, Nichia will exhibit at Photonics West 2023 in San Francisco, CA. Photonics West is the largest international conference and exhibition of optical technology in North America. Leaders from academia, industry, and government will gather to discuss the latest research in areas such as biomedical optics, biophotonics, industrial lasers, optoelectronics, microfabrication, MOEMS-MEMS, displays, and quantum technologies. Nichia will introduce high-power laser diodes with a wide range of wavelengths from ultraviolet to green, which c...

Nichia continues to demonstrate its commitment to UV-C LED technology with mass production of the high output 280nm NCSU434C.   Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, began mass production in December of another new high radiant flux UV-C LED suitable for industrial water and air applications.  Helping inactivate and sterilize various bacteria, Nichia's NCSU434C cuts through any marketing gimmicks to provide uncompromised performance and lifetime that can truly enable U...

The Spanish manufacturer will demonstrate a complete virtual production environment alongside Mo-Sys at its booth in Hall 6 The company will also have a collateral presence in the new Content Production and Distribution Zone with a VP XR Theatre by Alfalite & Brainstorm Alfalite’s LED screens will also be on display on a number of partner booths, including AVIXA, TV3, Novastar and nsign.tv Alfalite, the only European manufacturer of LED screens, will be present at ISE 2023 (booth 6H310) with its Alfalite VP XR® solutio...

Lumary, a leading smart living solution and intelligent home product provider, debuted the Lumary Smart RGBAI Recessed Light with Gradient Auxiliary Night Light, the world's first up-and-down recessed light developed with RGBAI technology. With the launch, the company hopes to introduce a new era of ambient lighting and smart living. The latest smart recessed light, with ample light coverage, offers four modes of Main Light mode, Auxiliary Light mode, RGB atmosphere mode, and RGBAI colorful mode. It's supported by up-and-down lighting, adjustabl...

Exterior Adjustable Accents, Pendant and Surface Mounts Complete Rook Indoor/Outdoor Lighting Family Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today that it has added adjustable accents, pendant mount and surface mount to its Rook X family of LED exterior architectural luminaires, giving architects and lighting designers a complete set of options to extend their interior allure outdoors with ease. Perfect for commercial, hospitality, institutional and high-end retail applications, Amerlux's Rook X adjustable accents, pendan...

2nd Gen 2D waveguide technology debuting at CES 2023 paves the way for smaller, feature-packed AR glasses with Rx compatibility. Z-Lens retains all of the performance advantages of the original Maximus 2D architecture while shrinking the projector module by more than 50%. Lumus, the pioneering developer of reflective waveguide technology for augmented reality (AR) eyewear, today announced the introduction of its 2nd generation Z-Lens 2D waveguide architecture that builds upon 2D Maximus to enable the development of smaller, lighter AR eyeglasses with high-re...

HARMAN adds vital sign sensing and radar-based child presence detection for safer and smarter mobility experiences HARMAN, an automotive technology company and subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on designing consumer experiences at automotive grade, today announced new features for HARMAN Ready Care, the industry’s first closed-loop interior sensing and tailored interventions product that measures a driver’s eye activity, cognitive load and vital signs to determine the level of focus and attention on the road ahead. Using neuroscie...

The dispute between Luo Yonghao—the founder of Chinese mobile device maker Smartisan—and one of his company’s investors has attracted much public attention, for which the entrepreneur only gave a brief reply without disclosing any news about starting a new business or developing new products.   That being said, Luo had previously announced a plan to develop AR/VR products and claimed that they would be the next-gen smartphone platform. Coincidently, Apple has been developing AR/VR products, which CEO Tim Cook also said will replace iPhones in ...

Before becoming a leader in the sustainability arena, Brightcore Energy President, Mike Richter, had an illustrious career in professional ice hockey, including a prolific 15-year stint with the New York Rangers, where he was a three-time National Hockey League (NHL®) All-Star, a Stanley Cup® champion, and an Olympic medalist. His passion for ice hockey began while playing in community rinks in his hometown of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Those rinks were modest, with outdated lighting and old equipment. Richter noticed early on that the facilities weren&rsqu...

TCL, a leading consumer electronics brand and one of the dominant players in the global TV industry has been recognized by the ADG for its technological achievements for contributions to advances display technologies during CES 2023. Among the distinctive titles, the Display Technology Innovation Gold Award goes to TCL 4K Mini LED TV C845 and the Eye Protection Innovation of the Year Award to TCL NXTPAPER 12 Pro. Selected by a jury of global experts and influential media, the awards were presented as part of the 2022-2023 Global Top Br...

Compact Mira050 offers high sensitivity to light in the visible and NIR spectrum Industry leading power consumption and high sensitivity requires less illumination to help extend battery run-time Designed to bring power savings at high-quantum efficiency for smart glasses, VR headsets and other fast-growing consumer electronics applications​​​​ Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (6 January 2023) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, today extended its Mira family of pipelined, high-sensitivity, global shutter CMOS...