2026-03-10

[Exclusive Interview] Silanna's 235nm Far UV-C LEDs Stop Viruses in Seconds

Silanna, established in 2006, develops far UV-C LEDs using MBE equipment and proprietary epitaxy technology. According to Prof. Gabriele Messina's research at the University of Siena, the company's far UV-C LEDs can effectively inactivate multiple H5N1 avian influenza virus strains within seconds. TrendForce was honored to conduct an exclusive interview with Jimmy Weng, the Director of Sales & Marketing from Silanna and Prof. Gabriele Messina from the University of Siena to discuss these impressive findings. Jimmy Weng, the Director of...
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2023-11-07

Head to page 50 of the latest Compound Semiconductor Magazine Volume 29 Issue 7 to see their review of Silanna’s Applied Physics Letters SPSL paper!

https://data.angel.digital/pdf/Compound_Semiconductor_Issue_7_2023.pdf MBE for far-UV LEDs 150 mm sapphire substrates are a promising platform for high-volume production of far-UVC LEDs via MBE WHILE MOCVD is the most common growth method for producing far-UV LEDs, MBE also enables high-volume, high-yield production of these devices, says Silanna UV. This Australian outfit has made more than 10,000 functional devices from a 150 mm GaN-based epiwafer, produced on a sapphire substrate using a Veeco GEN200 MBE tool. Following pac...
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2023-01-31

Silanna UV Introduces TO-Can Package Format for 235nm and 255nm UV-C LEDs

High-performance, hermetically sealed packages ideal for sensing applications Silanna UV is pleased to announce the release of two new products in its SF1 235nm and SN3 255nm series of UV-C LEDs: the SF1-3T9B5L1 and the SN3-5T9B5L1. Silanna UV's new UV-C LEDs feature the Transistor Outline (TO-can) package format, which consists of a header and a cap that together form a hermetically sealed package. This innovative design protects sensitive semiconductor components within the package. The header supplies power to the encapsulated components, wh...
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microLEDs: from headlamps to the data center When we think about the evolution of AI technology, developments in machine learning and large language models come readily to mind, as do the latest graphics processing units (GPUs), high-bandwidth... READ MORE

The question of what makes a building "smart" has been debated in the industry for years. ams OSRAM provided a clear answer at Light + Building 2026: it is light — not as illumination, but as a sensory nervous system. It percei... READ MORE