2021-10-20

Annual Shipment of Airpods Expected to Reach 85 Million Sets, with Component Suppliers Epistar, DOWA, II-VI/Finisar Set to Benefit, Says TrendForce

Oct. 20, 2021 ---- Apple’s latest AirPods 3 still feature an optical in-ear detection mechanism, according to TrendForce’s 2021 Infrared Sensing Market Trend - 3D Sensing, LiDAR, SWIR LED report. Through the integration of PPG (photoplethysmography) technology, the AirPods 3 contain an improved in-ear detection mechanism based on skin-detect sensors that are equipped with four SWIR (short-wave infrared) LED chips that have two different wavelengths, as well as two InGaAs photodiodes. Industry insiders indicate that the AirPods 3’s s...
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2017-12-13

Apple awards VCSEL Manufacturer Finisar $390 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund

Apple today announced the latest award from its $1 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Finisar, a manufacturer of optical communications components, will receive $390 million as part of Apple’s commitment to support innovation and job creation by American manufacturers.
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Samsung Electronics Singapore demonstrated its ongoing commitment to the future of virtual production in Southeast Asia and Oceania with a showcase of The Wall for Virtual Production (IVC series) in Singapore. Developed in collaboration with A... READ MORE

ams OSRAM, in cooperation with Marelli, has partnered with the Chinese EV manufacturer NIO to integrate ams OSRAM’s advanced EVIYOS™ HD25 intelligent multi-pixel LED solution used in Marelli's h-Digi® microLED modules into ... READ MORE