2023-12-26

NIO Day 2023 Held in Xi'an, Smart Electric Executive Flagship ET9 Unveiled

Xi'an, China, December 23 - NIO Day, an annual gathering of NIO and its users, was successfully held in Xi'an with the theme of "A New Journey" this year. Over 2,000 NIO users participated comprehensively in preparation for NIO Day, including event planning, stage performances, and hospitalities, and more than 10,000 users were present at Xi'an Olympic Sports Center Stadium for the event. At NIO Day 2023, NIO ET9, a smart electric executive flagship, officially made its debut. Smart EVs have reached the pinnacle of technologi...
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2023-12-25

Nissan Combats Solstice Night with LED Headlight Technology

The shaded notch in Nissan's LED headlight pattern avoids dazzling oncoming drivers. NISSAN The darkest day of the year is just a little brighter this year thanks to improved headlight technology that has been released for U.S. drivers. Nissan points out that the company now has LED headlight technology available for every model in its lineup, and that these lights put more light where it needs to be than ever before. Just as importantly, precise control of the light means that engineers can avoid letting light go where it can dazzle oncoming drivers. LEDs ar...
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2023-12-12

INNOVATION TO INSPIRE, A WONDEROUS FUTURE | Tianma 2023 Global Innovation Conference, Seven Innovative Achievements Unveiled

XIAMEN, China, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 27th, Tianma Innovation Conference (TIC) 2023 was held in Xiamen with the theme of INNOVATION TO INSPIRE, A WONDEROUS FUTURE. Seven Innovative Achievements Highlighted Seven Innovative Achievements Seven Innovative Achievements In this era of technological innovation, Tianma, as always, understands the rhythm of the times and adheres to the underlying model of "scenario application" + "technological innovation" to achieve Tianma's fou...
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2023-11-30

Hyundai Mobis Develops World's First Vehicle QL Display: Pinnacle of Display Quality!

Hyundai Mobis' vehicle QL display is the world's first Hyundai Mobis (KRX 012330) is poised to secure new orders for premium vehicle displays, characterized by large screens, high definition, and slim design, using a fusion of innovative technologies targeting global automakers. The company plans to capture the next-generation vehicle display market with high-specification performance and competitive pricing. Hyundai Mobis has announced the world’s first development of a QL Display (Quantum Dot and Local Dimming Display) for vehicles on 30th. The QL...
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2023-11-21

AUO is Driving the Future of Smart Mobility at CES 2024

Company to Showcase Inventive In-Vehicle Display Technology and Solutions – the Smart Cockpit 2024, including the CES 2024 Innovation Awards “Best of Innovation” Honoree, Micro LED Display Technology and other Advanced Mobility Displays AUO – one of the world’s largest providers of advanced display technology and solutions – will be “Driving the Future of Smart Mobility” at CES 2024, West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center (Booth 5667) from January 9-12, 2024. In the rising smart mobilit...
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2023-11-20

AUO Kunshan Gen 6 LTPS Fab Phase 2 Production Commences, Aiming to Accelerate Production in Advanced Value-Added Products and Smart Mobility Applications

AUO Corporation (“AUO” or the “Company”) today announced its Phase 2 production launch of the sixth-generation (Gen 6) LTPS (Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon) LCD (Liquid Crystal Panel) fab in Kunshan, with a monthly total production capacity exceeding over 40,000 glass substrates, providing the Company additional operational and growth momentum. In 2016, AUO Kunshan Fab Phase 1 was the first completed and operational Gen 6 LTPS fab in China, reaching its full capacity in 2017. In response to the rapid development of high...
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2023-11-10

Brightness boost in automotive forward lighting as ams OSRAM launches third generation of OSLON® Submount PL LEDs

New OSLON® Submount PL LEDs support direct mounting to heatsink to provide system cost savings in standard low- or high-beam headlamps. Available in two sizes of light emitting area, giving the choice to optimize for efficacy or to achieve the ideal balance between luminance and efficacy. Supplied in a standard submount footprint, the OSLON® Submount PL is a drop-in replacement for less bright competing products. Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (November 9, 2023) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in intelligent se...
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2023-11-01

Lumileds Adds LED Pod Lights to Philips Ultinon Drive 5000 Series of Off-Road Auxiliary Lighting

Las Vegas, NV October 31, 2023– Lumileds, a leading lighting solutions company, has added to the Philips Ultinon Drive 5000 Series of LED auxiliary lighting with five new LED pod lights. The new lights include a 3” cube spotlight, a 3” driving light, and a 3” flood light, as well as a 4” round flood light and a 7” round light with a combination driving/flood beam pattern. All the new Ultinon Drive LED Pod Lights feature LED heat sinks, stainless steel brackets, and Lexan® light covers. Off-road ready Philips Ult...
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2023-10-31

Car makers to use intelligent ambient lighting to create new functions – and a new feeling – inside the cabin

Cars are becoming ever more intelligent devices. Equipped with multiple arrays of sensors, and featuring advanced processors and AI software that can ‘think’ like a driver, tomorrow’s car will manage driving and other operations in response to cues from its environment, while providing more choices of information, entertainment and communication to all the occupants. The increasing sophistication of a vehicle’s technology is prompting manufacturers to rethink the form and function of the cabin. Inside the vehicle, there is intelligence everywhere: in new, lar...
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2023-10-26

New addition to the LED retrofit lamps: ams OSRAM launches the OSRAM NIGHT BREAKER® H1-LED

ams OSRAM launches its first street-approved¹ LED retrofit lamp for H1 sockets. The OSRAM NIGHT BREAKER® H1-LED enables low-beam and highbeam headlights to be upgraded to state-of-the-art LED technology. This launch means that 19 more models from various manufacturers can benefit from the OSRAM NIGHT BREAKER® family. Premstätten, Austria and Munich, Germany (25 October 2023) – ams OSRAM, the market leader in automotive lighting, is expanding its renowned series of LED retrofit l...
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2023-10-25

Continental uses micro-LED tech for dynamic near-field projections to enhance safety

A large number of people are injured by cars turning and backing up; dynamic near-field projections with new micro-LED technology helps ensure greater safety near and around vehicles. Dynamic near-field projections at the rear of the vehicle improve safety for vulnerable road users Another application: Personalised welcome messages for greater convenience,   Continental has developed a new system for generating dynamic projections near a vehicle. A compact, powerful projection module based on micro-LEDs provides for increased safety in the immediate vicinity of a...
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2023-10-18

Marelli's h-Digi® microLED in VW series headlamps

   Germany/Reutlingen, 21 September 2023 Marelli’s new high-resolution “three-eye headlamps” for the top version of VW Touareg use the novel h-Digi® microLED platform module. The three-eye style desired by the customer was accomplished by interaction of three modules: h-Digi® microLED, a 16-segment matrix standard module and a bending light module. The h-Digi® microLED module by Marelli’s Automotive Lighting & Sensing division was just recently introduced to the press. This new module is based on ams OSRA...
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2023-10-12

Swedish car manufacturer relies on uniquely designed LED headlights from ZKW

Pixel LED light in the headlamp design winks between daytime running lights and high beams WIESELBURG, Austria, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wieselburg-based automotive lighting specialist equips the brand new Volvo EX90 electric SUV with high-quality LED headlights in unique design. The basis are digital HD light modules with over 1.3 million pixel resolution, which create a precisely controllable light image on the road. The high-tech light adapts dynamically to the traffic and precisely blends out other road users. The system thus contributes to h...
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2023-10-12

A bright outlook for the next road trip: OSRAM NIGHT BREAKER® H4-LED now also available for motorcycles

In mid-October, ams OSRAM will launch its first LED retrofit lamps for motorcycles They will be the company’s first street-approved LED retrofit lamps for motorcycles The NIGHT BREAKER® LED series is renowned for its outstanding brightness and reduced glare Premstätten, Österreich and Munich, Germany (11 October 2023) – ams OSRAM, the market leader in automotive lighting, is launching its first street-approved [1] LED retrofit lamps for motorcycles. Motorcyclists can now upgrade their old halogen lamps lega...
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2023-10-11

【ALE 2023】Highlights from 26 Exhibitors including ams OSRAM and Nationstar

Compared to other segments in the LED lighting industry, the automotive lighting market is much larger and has higher growth potential. Moreover, its low price sensitivity allows suppliers to realize greater profit growth opportunities. In recent years, driven by the call for energy conservation and carbon reduction, and the four new trends in the automotive industry, the value of automotive lighting has been further explored. Numerous domestic and foreign automotive lighting and automotive LED manufacturers have flocked to this sector. They have collectively contributed to the di...
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2023-10-11

Dominant double victory for Philips bulbs in the UK’s number one annual headlamp bulb test by Auto Express!

Philips RacingVision GT200 is the Halogen H4 Best Buy Philips X-tremeVision gen2 is the top HID Xenon Contender London, UK – October 10th, 2023 – Following on from Philips RacingVision GT200 scooping Headlamp of the Year and H7 Best Buy honors in the previous Auto Express product mega test and awards, Lumileds is proud to announce that in the latest edition of the Auto Express Headlamp Bulb tests – which, this year cover both H4 Halogen bulbs and D3S HiD Xenon headlamp bulbs – Philips bulbs have won the coveted “B...
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2023-09-28

【Exclusive Interview】Brightek Focuses on Optical Sensing for Information Transmission and Communication to Create Immersive Experiences

Specializing in automotive applications, Brightek has recently begun focusing on optical sensing for message transmission and communication to create immersive experiences, offering value-added integration services to customers. TrendForce was honored to interview Mr. Chih Hung Tseng, general manager at Brightek, during ALE 2023 (Shanghai International Auto Lamp Exhibition). During the interview, Tseng shared the company’s latest progress in optical sensing applications targeted at the automotive market. Brightek has been striving to integrate its in-vehicle am...
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2023-09-27

IS32FL3749, 24x4 Matrix Mini-LED Driver IC for LCD Backlight

33MHz Serial Bus with 16-bit PWM Dithering and 8-bit Current Adjust for Accurate Local Dimming MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lumissil Microsystems, a division of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (ISSI), announces the release of the IS32FL3749, its latest matrix driver IC for controlling arrays of mini-LEDs. It is targeted at the automotive LCD backlight market that utilizes white mini-LED arrays for large ultra-high contrast Central Information Displays (CID). The IS32FL3749 is an automotiv...
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2023-09-26

”Light out of nowhere”: New ALIYOS™ LED-on-foil technology from ams OSRAM creates unprecedented effects in automotive lighting

ALIYOS™ technology pushes boundaries of multi-segmented area lighting and enables customization of light emission patterns Characteristics such as transparency, thinness, 2.5D bendability and freedom to create new lighting effects enable customers to differentiate their lighting solutions Legal requirements for the luminous intensity of rear combination lamp (RCL) functions are met with the ALIYOS™ technology ALIYOS™ LED-on-foil technology enables creation of customized, multi-segment lights in new configurations such as three-dimen...
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2023-09-22

Ready for the New Era of Electric Vehicle Macroblock Exhibits at the 2023 Shanghai International Auto Lamp Exhibition

(September 21, 2023) Macroblock heads to the 2023 Shanghai International Auto Lamp Exhibition from 9/21 to 9/22. The theme of this year’s booth is “Ready for the New Era of Electric Vehicle”; this time the company brings visitors a series of exhibits related to automotive lighting and automotive display. Macroblock is optimistic about the future of the electric vehicle market. Therefore, we hope to interact with various partners and industry leaders through this event and come out with more creative collisions. Macroblock divides the booth into 3 parts, n...
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2023-09-20

INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR ACQUIRES EXALOS AG

Expands indie’s ADAS and User Experience Portfolio with Breakthrough Near Infrared and Visible Superluminescent LED (SLED) as well as Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) Products Accelerates Design-in Opportunities with Premier Tier One and Automotive OEMs Expected to be Financially Neutral to 2H 2023 and Accretive in 2024 ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- indie Semiconductor (Nasdaq: INDI), an Autotech solutions innovator, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement and comple...
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2023-09-19

NIO Launches the All-New EC6, a Smart Electric Coupe SUV, in China

Shanghai, September 15 - NIO officially launched the All-New EC6, a smart electric coupe SUV, in China. The All-New EC6, born on the NT2.0 platform, comes with all-round upgrades including innovative family design language, ultimate performance and leading intelligence to deliver beyond-expectation mobility experience to families and individuals who would like more inspirations in their life. 4,849 mm long, 1,995 mm wide, and 1,697 mm high with a wheelbase of 2,915 mm, the All-New EC6 comes with the iconic coupe fastback, expressive silhouette, smooth and stre...
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2023-09-08

New DOMINANT LEDs L-Spice 60°

DOMINANT Opto Technologies will officially launch a new LED with Lens – L-Spice. This uniquely designed Lens LED stands out in terms of robustness, offering a narrow beam with a 60° viewing angle and high brightness. These enhanced capabilities of L-Spice would enable more trendy rear or tail lamp designs. It will be a leap in the Automotive Rear Combination Lamp market. This series offers 2 different power levels (0.2W & 0.5W) at 3 different colors (Amber, Yellow, Super Red) to cover the full Rear Combination Lamp applications.  ...
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2023-09-07

Samsung To Showcase End-to-End Automotive Solutions at IAA MOBILITY 2023

Samsung Electronics to exhibit semiconductor solutions tailored for nearly every automotive function; Samsung Display to feature enhanced safety and innovative features of OLED displays; Samsung SDI to present next-generation EV battery products Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display and Samsung SDI today jointly announced their collaborative presence at the highly anticipated IAA MOBILITY1 2023 event, scheduled for Sept. 5-10 in Munich, Germany. In a united effort, the three Samsung affiliates will showcase a holistic range of automotive solutions set...
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2023-09-05

Envisics closes $100M to advance AR heads-up display tech in cars

Envisics, a U.K.-based holographics company building in-car technology that projects navigation, safety alerts and other data onto the inside of a windscreen, has closed a $100 million Series C round. The company announced the round’s first $50 million tranche in March, which brought Envisics up to a $500 million valuation. Envisics didn’t share an updated valuation with the closing of its Series C, but the startup did bring on new investors like M&G Investments. The previous $50 million round was led by Hyundai Mobis, with participation from InMot...
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2023-08-31

Nichia will exhibit at ISAL 2023 in Darmstadt, Germany

From September 25th to 27th Nichia will exhibit at the 15th International Symposium of Automotive Lighting (ISAL 2023) in Darmstadt, Germany. ISAL 2023 is one of Europe's most influential scientific conventions for automotive lighting. The event enables hundreds of industry leaders and experts to highlight new advances in electronics engineering to improve road safety and address developing transport standards and regulations. Taking center stage will be Nichia's µPLS, a pioneering light engine solution which integrates pixelated micro light emitting ...
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2023-08-28

LG Display boosts ties with Mercedes-Benz in vehicle screens

The German automotive giant's chairman attends a meeting in Seoul with LG Display executives Jeong Ho-young, LG Display President and CEO (from left), Ola Kallenius, chairman of the management board at Mercedes-Benz Group AG, and Kwon Bong-seok, Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of LG Corp. South Korea's LG Display Co. has reinforced its auto display cooperation with German automotive giant Mercedes-Benz, raising prospects that the former's premium OLED panels will be installed in the latter's vehicles. LG Dis...
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2023-08-25

Samsung Display, MINI Showcase Automotive OLED at Gamescom 2023

MINI Incubator is featuring Samsung Display’s round OLED at Gamescom 2023 in this photo provided by the display maker. SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co., the display arm of Samsung Electronics Co., on Thursday unveiled its new line of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) designed for automotive applications in collaboration with MINI, the popular small car brand that operates under the BMW Group. The development was showcased at Gamescom 2023 in Cologne, Germany, The event is scheduled to take place until Sun...
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2023-08-24

Ready to camp: ams OSRAM Automotive celebrates its debut at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf

ams OSRAM Automotive is exhibiting for the first time at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf where it will be presenting its wide range of vehicle accessories for campervans and motorhomes From 26 August to 3 September 2023, visitors to the fair can try out and purchase current products from the camping range at stand A75 in Hall 13 ams OSRAM is making it easier to see and be seen on camping adventures with products such as its NIGHT BREAKER® LED family and the new LED inspection lights as well as improving safety with maintenance equipmen...
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2023-08-22

ISELED ALLIANCE ADDS THREE NEW MEMBERS: AUTOCHIPS, ZHIXIN SEMICONDUCTOR AND HEBATRONIC

Munich, 21 August 2023 – We are pleased to announce that three more manufacturers of microcontrollers and Arduino-compatible LED driver and development boards have joined the industry alliance: AutoChips, Zhixin Semiconductor and Hebatronic. As a result, the open industry alliance now has more than fifty members, covering the entire automotive lighting value chain. “We are pleased that the ISELED Alliance network continues to grow with the addition of three new members,” says Robert Kraus, CEO of Inova Semiconductors and Chairman of the I...
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New XLamp XFL LEDs are fully specified and optimized for flashlights and other portable lighting applications  Cree LED has just launched the new XLamp® XFL LED family, comprised of three LEDs designed for maximum performance in flash... READ MORE

New XLamp® Horticulture LEDs reduce height between lighting and plants to provide more uniform lighting and lower costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high effica... READ MORE