Volvo Cars has invested in the optical and imaging technology start-up Spectralics through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. The investment gives Volvo Cars access to promising technology at an early stage of development that could contribute to making cars safer and revolutionise in-car user experience.   Coming from a background in aerospace technology development, Israel-based Spectralics creates state-of-the-art imaging and optical infrastructure spanning materials, hardware and software, enabling a wide variety of advance...

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 19-21, one of the world's leading, most influential professional events-LDI 2021 was taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center. As a leader in the global audiovisual industry, AOTO showcased a full line of upgraded technologies and integrated solutions, which include XR film and television solutions, Mini LED displays, and newly released rental products in booth 1841. XR immersive virtual studio XR immersive virtual studio The most eye-catching feature of the booth is the XR immersiv...

INMO was established in 2020. Its founder Yang Longsheng used to be the general manager of the wearable division of Coolpad Group. The team has more than 50 employees now, and the R&D personnel account for 70%. The core employees are all from Huawei, Xiaomi and other mobile phone manufacturers that have created many wearable products with shipments in the tens of millions units. Picture: wearing an INMO AIR glasses INMO Air——the first mass-produced consumer-grade AR smart glasses According to the introduction of INMO's co-founde...

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Israeli startup TriEye, developer of the world's first mass-market Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensor, wins the CES 2022 Innovation Awards with their novel technology, the TriEye SEDAR. This prestigious award is judged by a panel of industrial designers, independent engineers, and members of the tech media, the award honors outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge electronic products. TriEye was announced as the winner during CES Unveiled New York, which provides an exclusive on what...

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shenzhen Raythink Technology Co. Ltd, a world-leading ARHUD solution provider for the automotive and transportation industry, has been named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree for their AR HUD Pro in the category of Vehicle Intelligence & Transportation. Raythink's innovative AR HUD Pro projects vital information from the vehicle's dashboard, ADAS, DMS, navigation, and infotainment system directly onto the windshield in full naked eye AR, reducing distracted driving and enhancin...

Between 2020 and 2021, Mini LED backlight products have sprung up in consumer markets. Who has released Mini LED backlight products? What are their specifications? How much do they cost? In the tables below, LEDinside has collected and summarized information on Mini LED products that are currently available. *The information in the above tables is incomplete; please refer to the actual sales prices. According to TrendForce’s research, as Apple has launched new MacBook Pro products for the high-end markets, the shipment of notebooks with Mini L...

Major IC design company Novatek has made progress in wearable and automotive product sectors after receiving automotive solution orders from BMW for the electric vehicle (EV) i4 released by mid-year. Moreover, the company has allegedly become a supplier of Meta’s VR headsets. Novatek’s overall revenue is expected to reach nearly US$5 billion for 2021. Novatek has recently built a new building at the Tai Yuen Hi-Tech Industrial Park in Taiwan. During the inauguration ceremony, Mayor of Hsinchu City Lin Chih-chien was present and welcomed by the com...

The concept of metaverse has recently gone viral among news such as Facebook going Meta and Microsoft announcing a plan to launch a software tool for metaverse in the coming months, which has largely contributed to the rapid development of AR/VR/mixed reality (MR) technologies. Currently, numerous consumer electronics and related companies worldwide have entered the AR/VR/MR market and unveiled their prototypes, including Vuzix, TCL, Xiaomi, Varjo, Pimax, Huynew Technology and EM3, while Apple will also allegedly announce its first MR headset next year. Dis...

This year, Nantong became the first city in Jiangsu, China, to follow the government’s “open competition” policy by announcing winners of 11 core technology projects. Currently, all of the projects have been released, including the “Fabrication of Micro LED chips for high resolution and full-color displays” project proposed by Luohuaxin Display Technology Development (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. On the morning of November 12, Luohuaxin signed a partnership with Nanjing University and the Nantong Science and Technology Bureau to kick off a 3-y...

Fast Company’s new recognition program highlights technology breakthroughs that will define the future of their industries Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, today announced it has been named to Fast Company’s inaugural Next Big Things in Tech list, honoring the technology breakthroughs that promise to shape the future of their industries—from healthcare to agriculture to artificial intelligence and more. The final award list—which inclu...

Realization of side wiring with 10㎛ ultra-fine laser Solved problems of separation process of the glass substrate. Shorten 3D pattern printing process to 50 to 5 minutes <Laser apps' self-developed microLED side wiring laser equipment> A small and medium-sized company has developed a core process technology for the next-generation microLED display that will succeed the organic light emitting diode (OLED). It is an ultra-fine laser technology necessary to implement wiring on the side of a thin glass substrate, and is expected to increase the yield of micro ...

Five memory products successfully achieved carbon reduction certification, with automotive LED packages joining Samsung’s list of products to receive carbon footprint verification, setting the benchmark for future carbon reduction Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that five of its memory products achieved global recognition for successfully reducing its carbon emission, while 20 additional memory products received carbon footprint certification. Samsung’s automotive LED packages also had their carbon footprint v...

Brillian Displays Ideal for Superhigh-Brightness Full-color Pilot HMD Applications WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - Kopin® Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading provider of high-resolution microdisplays for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), today announced it has recently started production deliveries of its new superhigh-brightness, full-color Brillian Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) for the Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) System for the US Army's helicopter pilots. Kopin's patented Br...

Smart power supply application is getting more tractions while being driven by the demand of emerging applications such as smart lighting and smart fast charging products etc. This new trend ushering new opportunities for power supply manufacturers to innovate and to breakthrough while facing the new wave of competition as well as opportunities. Recently, LEDinside, the Optoelectronics Research Division of TrendForce Consulting Group, has an honour to interview, Mr. Hung Kwong Yee , Chairman of Ten Pao Group Holdings Ltd., to share his 40 years of research & d...

  ANSAN, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 092190), an affiliate of Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (“SETi”) and a subsidiary of Seoul Semiconductor, announced that, in September 2021, the Judicial Court of Paris, France ordered a search and seizure against a multi-national electric retailer and its suppliers for distributing UV LED sterilizers suspected of infringing Seoul Viosys’ patents. Seoul Viosys had filed a patent infringement complaint with the French court. Under th...

New multi-function 1D and 2D addressable VCSEL arrays suit advanced long-range LiDAR applications Lumentum, a maker of VCSEL arrays for 3D sensing and LiDAR applications, has expanded its multi-junction VCSEL-based offerings to include new, breakthrough high-performance 1D and 2D addressable arrays for advanced automotive, consumer, and industrial LiDAR and 3D sensing applications. VCSEL arrays have become the preferred laser illumination source for short-range 3D sensing applications such as biometric security and world-facing LiDAR in con...

Nov. 16, 2021 ---- By leveraging advantages such as lifelike interaction and virtual simulation, the metaverse will enable the growth of various applications ranging from virtual meetings, digital modeling and analysis, to virtual communities, gaming, and content creation, in the infancy of its development. According to TrendForce’s latest investigations, constructing the metaverse, which is more complex than the existing internet world, requires more powerful data processing cores, networking environments capable of transferring enormous data, and user-side AR/VR devices with...

Recently, VR company EM3 (Beijing Yilian Technology Co., Ltd.) announced a prototype of ultra-slim VR glasses with the code name ETHER, which is only 6.8mm thick and weighs no more than 35g. The prototype, adopting split design, is powered by a Micro OLED monitor and features full-color display, 2.5k single-eye resolution, 90° field of view (FOV), and inter-pupillary distance adjustment. Reportedly, the prototype’s upcoming iteration version is likely to provide an FOV of up to 110° with unchanged size. Image source: PAIXIN.com The...

Munich, Germany – 15 November 2021 – For modern switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) and battery-powered applications there is a clear trend towards higher efficiency and improved reliability. Supporting this trend, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) introduces the OptiMOS™ 6 100 V with a new power MOSFET technology. The new technology is specifically optimized for high switching frequency applications such as telecom and solar, where losses are associated with charges (switching) and on-state resistance (conducti...

IQE reaches key milestones with IQDN-VCSEL™ technology for long wavelength VCSELs on 150 mm GaAs substrates IQE has achieved key power and reliability milestones for its IQDN-VCSEL™ technology for advanced sensing applications at longer wavelengths on 150 mm GaAs substrates IQE's customers benefit as they can use the same equipment and processes that were developed for shorter wavelengths to achieve longer wavelengths IQE is currently engaged in customer-funded development programmes with key Tier 1 customers to optimise th...

biOrb EARTH is a fully automatic Vivarium that includes the latest SunLike LED technology from Seoul Semiconductor (Photo: Business Wire)   MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ 046890), a leading global innovator of LED technology, announced that its SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs, which implement light that closely matches the spectrum of sunlight, has been adopted by biOrb for its innovative new Vivariums.   “The light closest to the sun for human well-being&rdq...

·       OLED technology from Continental is making its way into high-volume production vehicles worldwide with an order value of around €1 billion ·       The integrated multi-display solution underlines Continental’s profound expertise in human-machine interaction ·       Aesthetically appealing user experience thanks to the brilliant black tone, impressive color space and slim design Pioneer in the digital evolution of the cockpit: Continental rece...

For third-quarter 2021, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €130.8m. This is up 93% on €67.7m in Q2/2021 and more than doubling from €64.1m a year ago due to the high number of systems delivered. Revenue for the first three quarters of the year was up by 54% from €161.1m in 2020 to €248.1m in 2021 (with 82% coming from equipment sales and 18% from after-sales service & spare parts). Growth is being driven by applications including the manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) power elec...

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed a photoresist to reduce Korea's reliance on Japanese products. The Electronics and TelecommuThe Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed a photoresist to reduce Korea's reliance on Japanese products.nications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Nov. 9 that it has developed a photoresist that is capable of reaching a pixel size of 3 micrometers or smaller even at a process temperature of 100 degrees Celsius or less and succeeded in ap...

Road-legal Philips Ultinon Pro6000 LED range extension in Germany   Suresnes, France – Lumileds today advances automotive lighting and improves road safety with the launch of the first road-legal H4-LED in Germany, from its Philips Ultinon Pro6000 LED retrofit range. This is a range extension to the H7-LED that was approved in Germany in May 2021. The new Philips Ultinon Pro6000 H4-LED bulb delivers up to 230% brighter light[1], and its plug-and play-design allows DIY’ers and mechanics to install it on their own.   ...

For third-quarter 2021, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA, revenue was $150.2m, up 3% on $146.3m last quarter and 34% on $112.1m a year ago (and towards the top end of the $135-155m guidance range), driven by record sales in its Semiconductor segment – due to shipments of laser annealing and EUV mask blank systems – and strong Data Storage segment revenue. Semiconductor (Front-End and Back-End, as well as EUV Mask Blank systems and Advanced Packaging) contributed a record $76m (51% of revenu...

In the third quarter, record sales of KRW 340.3 billion, net income increased by 54% QoQ, and cumulative growth rate of 145% achieved Sales guidance of 310 ~ 330 billion won presented for the fourth quarter, and annual sales · expected to grow by 13% to exceed 1.3 trillion won ANSAN, South Korea – Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Seoul”) (KOSDAQ 046890), a leading global compound semiconductor provider, recorded sales (consolidated) of KRW 340.3 billion, operating profit of KRW 24 billion, and net profit of KRW 28....

However, company warns of demanding supply chain environment and market imbalances.   “Tightness in chip supply; imbalances in supply chains, particularly in automotive.”   ams Osram, a developer of diverse optical solutions, has this week reported its third quarter (Q3) group financial results. “Despite continuing supply chain imbalances, our automotive business was strong while our consumer business contributed attractively in line with expectations,” commented CEO Alexander Everke.   “We continue to move ahead in re-al...

SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2021 /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, today announced a dramatic performance enhancement in the process throughput of its recently shipped mini and micro LED platform - LUMINEX™. With the latest software upgrade, the LUMINEX™ raises the advanced display technology and applications to a new lev...

Sundiode Inc of Campbell, CA, USA, a Silicon Valley-based company developing micro-LED technologies for display applications including augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), has demonstrated a full-color micro-display, consisting of a stacked 3-color (RGB) micro-LED pixel array driven with an active-matrix silicon CMOS backplane. Following the announcement in late April of a stacked-RGB micro-LED pixel technology patented by Sundiode and developed in collaboration with KOPTI (Korea Photonics Technology Institute), a micro-display using ...