May 04, 2022-Rick Osterloh Senior Vice President, Devices & Services Today we’re announcing that Google has acquired Raxium, an innovator in single panel MicroLED display technologies. The team at Raxium has spent five years creating miniaturized, cost-effective and energy efficient high-resolution displays that have laid the foundation for future display technologies. Raxium’s technical expertise in this area will play a key role as we continue to invest in our hardware efforts. Raxium is based in Fremont, California and will join Google’s D...

•       Plastic Omnium’s strategic roadmap execution gathers pace with new lighting activity o Plastic Omnium to acquire Varroc Lighting Systems (VLS), a key Tier 1 automotive lighting supplier with sales of c.€0.8bn in 2021, for an enterprise value of €600m paid for in cash  o   Creation of a new strategic lighting division in 2022 with revenue of c. €1bn[1], combining AMLS (ams OSRAM Automotive Lighting Systems) and VLS  •       Plastic Omnium...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CreeLED, Inc. (“Cree LED”), a SMART Global Holdings company (Nasdaq: SGH), announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York against Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. (“Star”). The lawsuit asserts that Star has infringed Cree LED’s rights in four United States patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,884,510; 9,048,396; 9,865,780; and D718,258) by selling a DLITE product that incorporates ...

Receives Multiple Orders for its Latest Advanced Display System - LUMINEX™ Accelerating adoption of next-generation displays with the unique Laser-Enabled Advanced Placement (LEAP) technology embedded in LUMINEX SINGAPORE, May 4, 2022 /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, announced today that the Company r...

Associate Professor Guy German, left, and Distinguished Professor Kaiming Ye, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, have new research that offers provable standards for ultraviolet disinfection. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.   When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in early 2020, ultraviolet radiation became one of the go-to methods for preventing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, along with facemasks, hand sanitizer and social distancing.   The problem: There was little research showing what UV dosage kills the virus. What wavel...

Ad hoc Announcement pursuant to Art. 53 Listing Rules of SIX Swiss Exchange First quarter revenues of EUR 1.25 billion and adjusted EBIT margin of 10.1%, above the midpoint of the guidance range Continuing to deliver portfolio re-alignment with announced sale of automotive lighting systems business established after dissolution of OSRAM Continental joint venture and closing of disposal of horticultural lighting systems business Fluence, on track for further planned disposals Recent Capital Markets Day confirmed revenue growth trajectory based on a m...

  THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire – SPYR Technologies (“SPYR”), a technology company whose subsidiary, Applied Magix, Inc., develops and resells Apple® ecosystem compatible products in the growing multibillion-dollar smart home and connected car markets, investigates adding to its regular slate of HomeKit smart home products with the MagixLux LED lighting line of HomeKit smart LED lighting products.   “The items that we mostly take for grante...

Herzogenrath, Germany, May 5, 2022 - AIXTRON SE (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6), a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, starts the year with continued strong demand from all addressed end markets. Year-on-year, first quarter 2022 order intake as well as revenues, gross profit and net income all increased, partially significantly. Based on this development and in view of the positive business outlook, the Executive Board confirms the growth guidance for the full year 2022. Order intake at a high level with demand from all...

SILICON VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nanosys, the industry innovator and leading supplier of quantum dot and microLED technologies for advanced displays, today received the 2022 Display Industry Awards Display Component of the Year award for its xQDEF™ Diffuser Plate quantum dot technology from the Society for Information Display (SID).   xQDEF™ Diffuser Plate on top of an array of blue MiniLEDs inside a Quantum Dot MiniLED TV. (Photo: Business Wire)   Nanosys QDEF™ quantum dot...

The long-awaited fully tuneable colour on a single pixel achieves a new industry milestone Cambridge, UK, on 4 May, 2022 – Porotech, a pioneer in micro-LED and GaN-based semiconductor material technology, will be unveiling DynamicPixelTuning™ on its PoroGaN® microdisplay platform at the Display Week event in California next week. The breakthrough makes it possible to create full-colour or tuneable-colour displays using identical pixels from a single wafer – achieving colour uniformity, while eliminating complex fabrication processes. The in...

ANSAN, South Korea – Seoul Viosys (KOSDAQ: 092190), a global optical semiconductor company and a subsidiary of Seoul Semiconductor, took a stand on SL VIONICS (formerly Semicon Light), which completely denies Seoul Viosys' patent winning report and judgment, and disclosed the contents of the patent litigation complaint and judgment. Seoul Viosys submitted a complaint to the Florida court in the United States at the time of the lawsuit in 2021. In the complaint disclosed by the court, it is stated that SL VIONICS' products infringe...

Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has completed the acquisition of Fluence from ams OSRAM (SIX:AMS). The transaction strengthens our global Agriculture lighting growth platform and extends our position in the attractive North American horticultural lighting market.    “We’re excited to welcome the team from Fluence and to start working together to drive horticultural lighting innovation and create value for growers around the globe,” said Harsh C...

SHENZHEN, China, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In March, UAE's first fully integrated extended reality (xR) and virtual production (VP) studio, named Fractal Studio, opened its doors in Dubai. INFiLED, a Global Manufacturer of LED Displays, was chosen to provide the complete customized 24x5m stage, located in the center of the 650sqm facility. 24x5m giant LED display customized by INFiLED for Fractal Studio To meet Fractal Studio's requirements for the bespoke curved 120sqm structure, INFiLED customized 560 GXII cabin...

Record quarterly revenue of KRW 77.78 trillion, operating profit at KRW 14.12 trillion In second quarter, expects solid demand for servers and DX Division to focus on securing profitability amid macro uncertainties Samsung Electronics today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. The Company posted a record consolidated revenue for the third straight quarter of KRW 77.78 trillion and operating profit of KRW 14.12 trillion, a 51% increase from a year earlier. The DX (Device eXperience) Division posted the highest revenue ...

Signify reports first quarter sales of EUR 1.8 billion, CSG of 6.4% and an operational profitability of 10.5% First quarter 20221 Signify's installed base of connected light points increased from 96 million in Q4 21 to 100 million in Q1 22 Sales of EUR 1,788 million; nominal sales increase of 11.8% and CSG of 6.4% LED-based sales represented 84% of total sales (Q1 21: 82%) Adj. EBITA margin of 10.5% (Q1 21: 10.8%) Net income of EUR 87 million (Q1 21: EUR 60 million) Free cash flow of EUR -189 million (Q1 21: EUR 168 ...

<header div=""><header div=""><header div=""><section container="" div=""> MANCHESTER, England, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartKem, Inc. (OTCQB: SMTK), a company seeking to reshape the world of electronics with a revolutionary semiconductor platform that enables a new generation of displays, sensors and logic, will be presenting its unique technology at this year's Touch Taiwan conference on Thursday, April 28th 2022 at 2:00pm local time.   SmartKem's Technology Transfer Man...

TAIPEI, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Embrace the bright future for Micro-LED development Touch Taiwan 2022 is estimated to attract more than 30 thousand visitors this year. Based on the mature and stable technique in Micro LED development, the production and application of Micro LED have shown rapid growth in recent years. According to the latest market research, the application of Micro LED not only access into the high-end commercial markets and business usages but also has an influential impact on the future of Metaverse development. The estimat...

Debut launch of Innolux’s Large Floating Image Display, high-end VR displays, and high-end gaming monitors < Apr. 25, 2022, Miaoli > This year, Innolux Corporation will participate in one of the most highly anticipated annual events of the display industry, the 2022 Touch Taiwan Smart Display Exhibition, held from April 27 through 29 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Innolux will kick off the exhibition with large-format and ultra-narrow splicing TV Wall and, in addition to presenting its latest technologies and products, will unveil its cuttin...

Funding will accelerate InZiv's strategic growth objectives, as company harnesses innovative nanotechnology to make microLED displays such as AR smart-glasses more accessible to the consumer market   JERUSALEM, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InZiv, a leader in high-resolution inspection and repair of microLED, QLED, and OLED displays, today announced that it has raised $10M in a Series A1 round led by BlueRed Partners, a Singapore based venture capital fund. Co-investors include OurCrowd, a ...

With Micro-LED moving from Engineering to Production, a near-zero tolerance for bad pixel, ultra-small pitch probing, automatic electrical and optical measurement systems need to step up. With STAr’s enhanced Unicorn-LAIT II addresses these stricter testing requirements and with its unique parallel test architecture for electrical, driver functionality, RGB, optical testing capabilities.   STAr Unicorn-LAIT II Advanced Integrated Test System   Unicorn-LAIT II is an advanced high throughput LED test system, that caters fo...

Signify publishes its first-ever Climate Action Report, illustrating our progress in taking climate action across our entire value chain   Remained carbon neutral in all our operations, a status we achieved in September 2020, using 100% renewable electricity On track to double the pace of the Paris Agreement 1.5°C scenario1 Generated between 61% and 64% Climate action revenues, on track with our 72% target for 2025   Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has publis...

The breakthrough of making native InGaN-based R/G/B on a single material and tool chain accelerates microLED’s commercialization.    Cambridge, UK, April 26, 2022 – Porotech, a pioneer in microLED and GaN-based semiconductor technology, is showcasing the world's first set of native indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-based Red, Green and Blue microLED displays at 1920 x 1080 resolution with at least 2 million nits of brightness (≥ 2M nits) at Touch Taiwanevent.     Porotech is the first in the industry to demo...

<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ph5z2Wv-xN0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>   HSINCHU, TAIWAN (PRWEB) APRIL 21, 2022 The trends of electric vehicles and smart cars are drastically altering vehicle architecture, manufacturing models and supplier ecosystem. In response to such trends, AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) continues to dedicate in the research and design of high...

LUXEON HL2Z delivers high flux density and luminance for applications from Automotive Auxiliary Lamps to Stadium, Street Lights, and Torches MAKO SPORT FIELD LIGHTING WITH LUXEON HL2Z. San Jose, CA – April 19, 2022 – Lumileds has introduced LUXEON HL2Z, an un-domed, CSP, single-sided, high-power LED that significantly reduces system costs while delivering high flux density, high luminance, and precise beam control. It delivers more than 315 lumens and more than 160 lumens per Watt from a compact 2.3m...

Led by Cycle Capital, round includes strategic investor TDK Ventures, and Vitro Monday, April 18, 2022 - VueReal, a leader in micro printing technology, announced today the closing of a 14.4 million USD oversubscribed Series B round of financing led by Cycle Capital. The funding will enable VueReal to expand its customer base, scale up its team and enhance its current facility. Cycle Capital, an impact investor and leading cleantech venture capital investment platform, is joined by strategic investors TDK, world leader in electronic solutions for the smart soc...

Suzhou/China, April 8th, 2022 - Enkris Semiconductor, an expert and pure epi-foundry of GaN wafers, releases its disruptive Full Color GaN® RGB series of products with wafer size up to 300mm for Micro-display industry.   GaN-on-Si LEDs show advantages over those grown on other substrates for Micro-LED technology in terms of larger wafer size (200mm–300mm) and better surface quality. Furthermore,  taking advantage of state of the art Si processing in 200mm/300mm FABs,  high performance arrays of tiny(5 µm2) Micro-LED pixels ...

Issues final rule fulfilling Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mandate ahead of schedule The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a final rule today allowing automakers to install adaptive driving beam headlights on new vehicles. This satisfies a requirement in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law more than a year and a half ahead of schedule. This final rule will improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists by making them more visible at night, and will help prevent crashes by better illuminating animals and object...

The 3D LiDAR and VMS integration delivers advanced insights and analytics for physical security applications in the government, retail, and gaming industries Sunnyvale, CA/ American Fork, UT – April 20, 2022 — Quanergy Systems, Inc., (NYSE:  QNGY) a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions, today announced a technology integration with Mirasys, one of the leading suppliers of open platform Video Management Systems (VMS). The integration of Quanergy’s platform with Mirasys’ d...

AUO partners with Brogent to create a flight simulator and provides immersive entertainment experience   AUO will take part in Touch Taiwan 2022 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from April 27 to 29. With “New Future with Infinite Horizon” being the theme, AUO combines advanced ALED display technologies and outstanding software/hardware integration capabilities to create an extremely simulated smart virtual studio and a flight simulator. AUO teams up with ecosystem partner, Renovatio Pictures and Brogent Technologies Inc., to ove...

ANSAN, South Korea--Seoul Viosys (“SVC”) (KOSDAQ: 092190), a subsidiary of Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., announced that the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a permanent injunction against Namsung America, Inc. (“Namsung”).  Namsung sold home electronics incorporating UV LEDs manufactured and supplied by SL Vionics Co., Ltd. (previously known as Semicon Light).     Prior to the lawsuit, Namsung ignored repeated notices of patent infringement from SVC. ...