2025-07-15
Gastrointestinal cancers remain among the most common forms of cancer. While endoscopy has become a cornerstone of cancer screening and diagnosis over the past two decades, the procedure still misses approximately 8 to 11 percent of tumors, due to visibility limitations. Now, researchers have developed a prototype imaging system that could significantly improve doctors' ability to detect cancerous tissue during endoscopic procedures.
The new approach, reported in the Journal of Medical Imaging, combines light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with hyperspectral imaging technology to...
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2025-07-10
Industrial boiler manufacturer MIURA CO., LTD. (Tokyo Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tsuyoshi Yoneda; hereinafter referred to as “MIURA”) began sales of mercury-free UV-LED water sterilization equipment using UV-LEDs developed by NICHIA CORPORATION (Head Office: Anan City, Tokushima, President & CEO: Hiroyoshi Ogawa; hereinafter referred to as “NICHIA”) in August 2024, and has received numerous orders from customers across various industries in the cosmetics, chemical, machi...
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2024-03-29
According to TrendForce’s report “2024 Deep UV LED Market Trend and Product Analysis", the UV LED market value is expected to reach USD 309 million in 2028, thanks to application expansion to fields such as curing, medical, disinfection/purification, photocatalytic air purification, and tanning/horticultural lighting/food preservation. Seoul Viosys continued to generate the highest UV LED revenue between 2019 and 2023 in consecutive, securing its top position. Furthermore, ams OSRAM saw an increase in revenue from UV-C LED business ...
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2023-03-30
According to TrendForce’s 2023 Deep UV LED Market Trend and Product Analysis, the pandemic woes in China affected both supply chains and new project investments across the UV-A LED sector in 2022, where the market demand for PCB exposure machines and LCD lamination equipment—related to consumer electronics—dropped dramatically. In the UV-C LED sector, most home appliance manufacturers delayed product development plans due to weak consumer spending, indicating their lower willingness to introduce UV-C LED products. Further, UV LED...
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2022-04-25
According to TrendForce latest report “2022 Deep UV LED Application Market and Branding Strategies,” as vaccination coverage increases with noticeable UV-C LED price slumps, TrendForce has revised down the UV LED market value to USD 317 million in 2021 (+2.3% YoY). In the long run, air and large surface sterilization will remain the major sectors for which leading home appliance brands strive. Additionally, UV-C LED will likely be applied to OEM automobile air conditioners, flowing water sterilization, manufacturing industry facilities, a...
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2021-04-29
According to TrendForce latest report “2021 Deep UV LED Application Market and Branding Strategies,” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, brand manufacturers significantly raise awareness of sterilization and purification. Meanwhile, the optical power of UV-C LED continues improving. Based on TrendForce analysis, brand manufacturers from China, Europe, Korea and Japan have applied UV-C LED to their new home appliances. Besides, UV-C LED is also likely to be implemented in automotive air-conditioning, flowing water sterilization, manufacturing...
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2017-08-01
AIXTRON SE, a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced today that globally leading Chinese optoelectronics manufacturer San’an has successfully completed the qualification of AIXTRON’s novel Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) process chamber designed for the production of Deep Ultra Violet (DUV) LEDs.
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