2024-05-24

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT 3D SENSING

Coherent is a leading provider of advanced illumination solutions for 3D sensing applications. The world is three dimensional. That statement is so obvious that most of us never question how we perceive it. But, in fact, each of our eyes captures a flat image – just like a camera. And it’s only in our brains that the magic of forming a 3D perception from those two flat images occurs. Today, we increasingly ask digital systems to interact with the 3D world – whether it’s to interpret gestural controls, perform facial recognition, or automatically pilot...
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2024-05-24

Smartkem debuts first microLED display demo at Display Week 2024

Smartkem, a company that makes semiconductor polymer transistors, has just debuted its first demo of a microLED display using its proprietary OTFT materials at Display Week 2024 in San Jose. Evident from the exhibitors at Display Week 2024 is that they recognise the inherent advantages and inevitability of microLED display mass adoption – high durability, extremely strong brightness, a de-coupled production process and high aperture ratio – all of which Smartkem’s OTFT technology can deliver at a much lower cost due to its low temperature processin...
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2024-05-23

With Solid Foundation in Mini LED Display Solutions, Saultech Strives to Transition to Advanced Packaging Using Diversified Strategy

When Saultech was founded in 2010, it quickly gained recognition in the industry with its LED mapping sorters. Today, the film-on-board (FOB) solution for direct-view Mini LED displays has become one of the company’s three main focuses for future development. The originally promising hybrid bonding faced delays due to technical issues in the front- and back-end processes. Nevertheless, the company has promptly reallocated resources flexibly to TC bond and micro bonding technologies, along with fan-out mass transfer pick-and-place, marking a new breakthrough for Sau...
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2024-05-23

FORVIA HELLA Strengthens Collaboration with Shanghai Government

Lippstadt, 25 April 2024. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA ("FORVIA HELLA") today presented its full financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 (1 January to 31 March 2024). Adjusted for currency effects, sales improved by 2.2 percent to €2.0 billion (previous year: €2.0 billion); reported sales growth was 0.6 percent. In the same period, global vehicle production fell by 0.8 percent. At €111 million, operating income in the first quarter of 2024 was at the previous year's level (previous year: €111 million), while the ...
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2024-05-23

Settlement of KSF Patent Infringement Lawsuit With Trading Company Selling US Bridgelux LED Products

On May 17, 2023, Nichia Corporation (“Nichia”) and CoreStaff Co., Ltd. (“CoreStaff”) settled the patent infringement lawsuit pending before the Tokyo District Court (Case No. Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 70062) based on Nichia’s Japanese Patent No. 4974310, relating to KSF (PFS) phosphors, in which Nichia had sought an injunction against patent infringement and damages. Out of respect for Nichia's intellectual property rights and other considerations, CoreStaff, promptly and without proceeding with the lawsuit, discontinued handling ...
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2024-05-23

Lumotive and Hokuyo Announce Commercial Release of World’s First 3D Lidar Sensor With True Solid-State Beam Steering

New sensor leverages Lumotive’s cutting-edge optical beamforming technology to revolutionize industrial automation and service robotics Seattle, WA, May 22, 2024 — Lumotive, a pioneer in optical semiconductor technology, and Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd., a global leader in sensors and automation, today announced the commercial release of the YLM-10LX 3D lidar sensor. This groundbreaking product, powered by Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) optical beamforming technology, represents a major leap forward in applying solid-state, progr...
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2024-05-22

Sony’s new BRAVIA Mini LED TV has the brightest display ever and focuses on residence theater

Sony Unveils New BRAVIA Series with Cutting-Edge Technology Sony has launched a brand new line of BRAVIA TVs, reshaping the house leisure expertise with revolutionary options that promise to convey the cinema expertise proper into your front room. The BRAVIA sequence contains 4 TV fashions, with the BRAVIA 9 positioned because the flagship product. The new BRAVIA TVs are designed to offer enhanced image high quality and sound, delivering an immersive viewing expertise like by no means earlier than. With options similar to Mini LED e...
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2024-05-22

Millenium BCP Annual Meeting

Europalco manages large displays with Christie's 3DLP projectors, Spyder X80 image processors, and Pandoras Box Servers Photos courtesy of Europalco LISBON, Portugal – Portugal’s event provider Europalco has once again leveraged Christie® integrated solutions to redefine the standards of corporate event production with a spectacular synchronized multi-projection display for the annual meeting of Millennium BCP, Portugal’s largest private bank, held at Lisbon’s Carlos Lopes Pavilion. DCE Loving Brands agency organized...
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2024-05-22

New high-power horticulture LED from ams OSRAM achieves industry-leading energy efficiency

The OSCONIQ® P 3737 high-power LED achieves industry-leading wall plug efficiency of 83.2 % in Hyper Red, enabling unique output levels and cost savings Vegetable, flower, and other growers benefit from a stable photon flux thanks to the Q90 lifetime of 102,000 hours From June 11 to 13, ams OSRAM will present the latest highlight products from its horticultural lighting portfolio at GreenTech Amsterdam 2024 Premstaetten, Austria, and Munich, Germany (May 21, 2024) -- Energy-efficient LED solutions are important levers that greenhouse opera...
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2024-05-22

Real Energy-saving Ice Screens! Ledman LEDMIN COB Pioneers a New Realm of Energy Efficient Visualization

In recent years, China has accorded high priority to its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality strategic goals, vigorously promoting the development of green and low-carbon technologies, enhancing energy efficiency, thereby driving society towards more sustainable production and consumption patterns. Achieving peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality aligns with the adoption of new development concepts, the construction of a new development pattern, and the pursuit of high-quality development. To actively respond to China's carbon peaking and carbon neutrality strategic goals, ...
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2024-05-21

TCL Electronics introduces the latest QD-Mini LED TV and smart home appliances in Istanbul

The gathering brought together industry leaders, media representatives, top influencers TCL MEABG launch event in Istanbul, Turkey. Image Credit: TCL Dubai: TCL Electronics (1070.HK), the world's second-largest TV brand and the leading brand in 98-inch TVs, revealed its latest product line-up tailored for the Middle East and Africa market at an exclusive launch event in Istanbul, Turkey, according to a company release. During the event, TCL emphasized its strong partnership with Arsenal Football Club as the Official Regional Consumer E...
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2024-05-21

Mojo Vision Unveils High-Density MicroLED Display Technology at Display Week 2024

At Display Week 2024, Mojo Vision demonstrated a monolithic red, green, and blue (RGB) panel featuring a 4µm pixel pitch and a reported density of 6350 pixels per inch (ppi). Is this the significant milestone in teh commercialization of high-performance MicroLED displays that the company claims? Mojo Vision’s team delivered a paper to make their case. The company’s approach emphasizes the integration of high-performance Quantum Dots (QDs) and Micro-Lens-Array (MLA) technology to overcome current limitations and enhance display performance. S...
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2024-05-21

Fluence Drives Improved Yields with Cannabis Cultivator Clade9

In the first grow cycle since installing Fluence’s RAPTR LED light fixtures, California-based specialty grower Clade9 experienced 70% higher yields while maintaining product quality AUSTIN, Texas & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (May 15, 2024) — Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced today results from its successful partnership with California cannabis cultivator Clade9. In the first grow cycle under Fluence LEDs, Clade9 experienced a yie...
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2024-05-21

Daktronics Media Player for LCD Digital Signage Expands Capabilities

New Four-Output Media Player Leverages Venus Control Suite for UHD Multi-Screen Signage BROOKINGS, S.D. – May 20, 2024 – Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, is launching new technology to enable content to span multiple LCDs. The new DMP-8124 four-output media player is the company’s most advanced digital signage media player, outputting up to four channels in full high definition (FHD) or ultra high definition (UHD). It is compatible with Venus Control Suite, the cloud-based software used for Dak...
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2024-05-20

AUO Wins the “Best MicroLED-Based Technology” and “Best Automotive Display” Award at SID Display Week 2024

Product Showcase and Demonstration of Strength Shine, Simultaneously Earning the “Best Medium Booth Award” AUO announced today that, at SID (The Society for Information Display) Display Week 2024, it received unanimous recognition from attending experts, capturing three awards for its products and exhibition booth. In the ongoing deep cultivation and breakthroughs in forward-looking Micro LED technology applications, the company earned the “Best MicroLED-Based Technology Award” with its 60-inch High Transparency Micro LED D...
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2024-05-20

ams OSRAM enables groundbreaking advances with its sensing and illumination solutions showcased at the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2024 in Yokohama, Japan

ams OSRAM to present its latest sensing and illumination solutions for future automotive applications Presentation of the groundbreaking Open System Protocol (OSP) along with its first two OSP-capable products OSIRE® E3731i and AS1163 SAID; launch of a new cost effective, flexible communication ecosystem for automobiles Offerings from the EVIYOS® 2.0, SYNIOS® and OSIRE® ranges to feature in the demo line-up Tokyo, Japan (May 17, 2024) -- ams-OSRAM Japan Ltd. (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo) is the Japanese subs...
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2024-05-20

ams OSRAM plans to significantly expand production and chip technologies in Styria by 2030 as part of the European Chips Act

Planned investment in new generations of innovative microchips totalling EUR 588 Mio. by 2030 to meet growing demand for applications in medical technology, industry and consumer handhelds. Federal Minister of Labour and Economy Martin Kocher welcomes and supports the application for funding as part of the European Chips Act The requested funding of up to EUR 200 Mio. is part of important investments by ams OSRAM in Austria in the development and production of future generations of microchips “Made in Europe” In the midterm future, appro...
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2024-05-20

Lumileds to sell its Lamps and Accessories Business to First Brands Group

Lumileds will focus on its LED and MicroLED innovation and leadership in the automotive, general illumination, display, and flash markets San Jose, CA – May 17, 2024 – Lumileds, LLC, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers and solution providers for the global automotive, illumination, display, and flash markets and First Brands Group, LLC (“First Brands”), a global automotive parts manufacturer that serves the worldwide automotive aftermarket, have entered into an agreement for First Brands to acquire the Lamps and Accesso...
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2024-05-17

The Brook Casino renovates sportsbook with new video wall

The $1m screen runs the entire length of the sportsbook in New Hampshire. US.- The Brook Casino in New Hampshire has unveiled a new 4K screen at its race & sportsbook. The $1m video wall measures 144 feet wide by 9.5 feet high and runs the entire length of the sportsbook. The Brook’s CEO Andre Carrier said: “We are thrilled to unveil this fabulous new screen, solidifying The Brook as the premier sports viewing destination in New England. It underscores our commitment to making the fan experience so exceptional that if you can’t be at th...
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2024-05-17

LED Auto Rack Railcar Lighting by INPS

Enhancing Visibility in Autorack Railcars In the dimly lit confines of an Autorack railcar, small perforations offer the only glimmers of light, sourced from distant yard lights. These external lights often lack the intensity required for safe and efficient loading and unloading, posing challenges to workers navigating the narrow dimensions of railcars. Recognizing the need for improved visibility, INPS has introduced an innovative modular LED light system specifically designed for Autorack railcars. This system was engineered to enhance worker safety and streamline...
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2024-05-17

Porotech Selects ClassOne Solstice® Single-Wafer Platform for Development and Manufacture of GaN Products

Solstice’s proven plating capabilities to help advance GaN products for next-generation microLED microdisplays KALISPELL, Mont., May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ClassOne Technology, a leading global provider of advanced electroplating and wet processing tools for microelectronics manufacturing, and Porotech, a pioneer in gallium nitride (GaN)-based semiconductor technology and a global fabless microLED provider, today announced that Porotech has selected the ClassOne Solstice® single-wafer platform for the development and manufacture of...
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2024-05-17

Thailand: Gov-backed complex of vertical farm and greenhouses officially inaugurated

"Whilst we're in our first phase of the project, the team will be growing leafy greens year-round via a combination of a vertical farm and greenhouse complexes. Phase two will commence next year, so we can even improve those numbers reaching 620 tons of leafy greens per year and eventually dipping our toes into strawberries. Once the strawberry farm is set, we're projecting a yield of 12 tons per year," says Krisana Tamvimol, Founder and CEO of Distar Fresh. Mae Mo district has officially opened its green initiative project that includes a vertical farm faci...
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2024-05-16

Mojo Vision Demonstrating Micro-LED Advancements at Display Week

Single panel RGB at 6350 pixels per inch developed for AI-powered smartglasses SARATOGA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mojo Vision, the high-performance micro-LED company, today announced significant display technology advancements at SID Display Week, in San Jose, CA. The company will demonstrate a monolithic red, green and blue (RGB) panel with 4µm pixel pitch, representing a density of 6350 pixels per inch (ppi). The company is also demonstrating a technology enhancement that substantially improves brightness and reduces power consumption b...
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2024-05-16

Garmin Collaborates with Vuzix to Develop Next Generation Nano-Imprinted Waveguide with microLED based Display Systems

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of smart glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a multi-phase development contract with Garmin for next generation nano-imprinted waveguide-based display system. Under the terms of the contract, Vuzix will develop and deliver in succession, waveguide based optical systems with full custom projection engines, and then ultimately pro...
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2024-05-16

Tianma showcasing wide range of new display products and prototype technologies at Display Week 2024

1.63" Full-color Active-matrix LTPS Micro-LED Display (People’s Choice Award Nominee) Tianma, a leading global manufacturer of flat panel displays, is exhibiting a wide variety of new display technologies and solutions at Display Week 2024, Booth #516, San Jose, California, May 14-16. SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tianma, a leading global manufacturer of flat panel displays, is exhibiting a wide variety of new display technologies and solutions at Display Week 2024, Booth #516, San Jose, California, May 14...
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2024-05-16

Q-Pixel Debuts the World’s Highest Resolution (6800 PPI) Color Display

Company Booth & Presentation at SID-Display World SILICON VALLEY AND LOS ANGELES, CA - May 15, 2024 - Los Angeles-based Q-Pixel Inc., a Silicon Catalyst Portfolio Company, has developed breakthrough microLED display technology, achieving the highest resolution, active-matrix color display in the world. Q-Pixel’s breakthrough display boasts a stunning 6800 pixels per inch (PPI), far surpassing current state-of-the-art displays. Remarkably, Q-Pixel has fabricated their display entirely using microLED pixels, a highly soug...
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2024-05-16

Producing 60 million ready-to-grow young plants in 45-acre greenhouses

Just south of London, Ontario, the relatively small and unassuming Highway 3 cuts east to west through flat cornfields and gently rolling wilderness. This beautiful countryside is speckled with farmsteads, while horses graze on bright green grasses that stretch to boreal forests on the horizon. When driving this highway, you may get the feeling you're in the middle of nowhere, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. When you zoom out, the rows of cornstalks and black spruce disappear, and the bigger picture takes shape. This is the middle of everywhere. Ontario ...
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2024-05-15

Ferme Gadbois turns to tech to grow strawberry year-round

Ferme Gadbois, established in the 1850s in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec, carries a long-standing tradition of agriculture, nurtured through six generations. The farm is an integral part of the community. In the 1940s, third-generation family members began selling their strawberries locally. The goal was to enhance direct consumer access while working with regional merchants. Since 1989, the focus has shifted mainly to strawberries, while embracing sustainable farming practices. Recently, the family-run farm set out to grow strawberries year-round. It was a project pla...
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2024-05-15

Christie showcases smart tech at Integrate Middle East 2024

Seamless visual displays and smart technologies combine for unforgettable experiences DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Christie®, a pioneer in end-to-end ProAV solutions, will demonstrate how its smart technologies help partners deliver unforgettable experiences at Integrate Middle East, May 21-23 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arab Emirates. At stand #AR-I20, Christie will present its comprehensive range of visual solutions, including LED video walls, 3DLP® RGB pure laser projectors, 1DLP® laser projectors, and powerful con...
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2024-05-15

Absen Unveils Groundbreaking Commercial LED Products at InfoComm 2024

Absen’s commercial LED and Micro LED solutions, combining stunning visual and unparalleled performance, take center stage at InfoComm 2024 Orlando, FL – May 13, 2024 – Absen the internationally acclaimed innovator in LED display technology, announces the Absenicon X Series and KLCOB V2 Series, two cutting-edge Micro LED solutions, and the Acclaim Series, AW Series and NX Series, three commercial LED displays, which will debut at InfoComm 2024. “Absen is ushering a new era of visual displays with the debut of two Mic...
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Violumas, provider of high-power UV LED solutions and inventor of 3-PAD LED technology, is proud to launch the release of new 275nm and 265nm LEDs in mid-power, high-power, and high-density packages. The radiant flux of the new 275nm and 265nm... READ MORE

DURHAM, NC – November 12, 2024 –– Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand (Nasdaq: PENG), today announced the launch of its new CV28D LEDs with FusionBeam™ Technology, a groundbreaking advancement for the LED signage market... READ MORE