In 2026, the OSRAM brand celebrates 120 years of technological leadership — built on innovation and strong intellectual property. Following World Intellectual Property (IP) Day on April 26, Dr. Dieter Boss, Vice President IP at ams OSRAM, explains how patents and trademarks help to protect innovation, prevent counterfeits, and safeguard the long‑term value of the OSRAM brand in lighting and sensing technologies. What does World IP Day mean for a technology company like ams OSRAM? Dieter Boss: This year, more than ever, World IP Day i...

Ennostar Inc. today held its investor conference and announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2026. Consolidated revenues in the first quarter of 2026 were NT$5.25 billion, up by 0.7% quarter-over-quarter and down by 6.9% year-over-year. Net loss attributable to equity holders of the parent company for the first quarter of 2026 was NT$0.15 billion, with a basic EPS of -NT$0.20. In the first quarter, the global economy maintained moderate expansion. Compared with the same period last year, when tariff-driven inventory stocking supported growth, m...

ams OSRAM sells CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor Inc. for EUR 40m in cash, further concentrating its growth investments into AI Photonics and AR smart glasses ​​​​​​​“With the divestment of our CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) business to indie, we are further sharpening our profile as the leader in Digital Photonics. While CIS represents a strong technology platform, our strategic priority is to concentrate investments on those AI driven segments that offer the most promising growth prospects and where we clearly differentiate -...

A proposed acquisition of a Dutch technology firm by Chinese LED chipmakers has collapsed following opposition from U.S. authorities. According to South China Morning Post, China’s leading LED chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics and its Malaysian partner have withdrawn their US$239 million all-cash offer to acquire Lumileds Holding after facing U.S. regulatory resistance. As the report notes, Shanghai-listed Sanan Optoelectronics said in a filing that despite multiple rounds of discussions, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CF...

Touch Taiwan 2026 focuses on three main topics: Micro LED optical communications, Micro LED interactive / transparent displays, and Mini LED-backlight displays. Ennostar Ennostar is proactively implementing its dual value-added engine strategy, driving progress in scenario-based and solution-based developments. To strengthen its competitive edge in the optical semiconductor industry, “3+1” high value-added applications are highlighted, including automotive LED, advanced displays, smart sensing, and optical communications. Ennostar is accelerating its ...

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 046890), a leading global opto-semiconductor company, announced that it has officially been granted the “High-Tech Enterprise” certification in Vietnam. This certification marks formal recognition of the company’s technological capabilities, including ownership of 15,000 independent patents, as well as its competitive position in the optoelectronics industry. This milestone underscores the growing presence of global technology corporations in Vietnam and reflects the country’s increasingly attractive investment e...

According to TrendForce’s latest “Gold+ Member Report: Global LED Market Demand and Supply Database and LED Industry Quarterly Update,” memory price hikes are expected to further dampen shipments of consumer electronics in 2026, suppressing global consumer demand. Nonetheless, momentum from Micro/Mini LEDs, UV/IR LEDs, automotive lighting and displays, and agricultural lighting applications is set to drive growth in the LED industry in 2026. Overall, the LED market is slated to reach USD 12.176 billion in 2026. 1. Micro LED...

Shulin Dist., New Taipei City– February 3, 2026– Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Everlight”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lumileds Holding B.V. and Lumileds, LLC (hereinafter “Lumileds”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on February 2, 2026. The defendants are LED electronic component manufacturers. Everlight alleges that Lumileds has infringed upon its US flip-chip patent, US Patent No. 7,554,126, and that the infringing products are specific automotive LED products sold by Lumileds. 

According to TrendForce’s latest report “Gold+ Member: Global LED Market Demand and Supply Database and LED Industry Quarterly Update”, in 2025, due to the impact of increased tariffs imposed by the United States, rising business costs have led to higher product prices, suppressing global consumer demand. However, sectors such as the Micro/Mini LED, automotive LED, horticultural lighting, and UV / IR LED markets continue to grow. Overall, the LED market value is estimated to reach USD 13.003 billion in 2025. TrendForce has ...

According to TrendForce’s latest report “Gold+ Member: Global LED Market Demand and Supply Database and LED Industry Quarterly Update”, the market value of LEDs shrunk to USD 12.608 billion in 2023 due to multiple negative factors such as sluggish end-market demand, slow inventory depletion for LEDs, and fierce price wars. Entering 2024, the market demand for automotive lighting and displays, lighting (i.e., general, architectural, and agricultural lighting), LED video walls, UV/IR LEDs are likely to recover gradually. Additionally...

According to TrendForce’s latest report “Gold+ Member: Global LED Industry Data Base and LED Player Movement Quarterly Update”, soaring raw material costs and high inflation caused by the Russia–Ukraine war and pandemic woes in China have slashed consumer market demand and increased end product inventories. Therefore, TrendForce analyzes that the LED market value shrunk to USD 14.214 billion in 2022 (-19% YoY). Except for the 40% growth rate of the Mini LED backlight market, general lighting, architectural lighting, agricultural l...

July 6, 2022 ---- According to TrendForce's latest "2022 Global Automotive LED Product Trend and Regional Market Analysis " report, although demand in the car market will decline in 2022 due to the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war and China's pandemic resurgence, gains made in the penetration rate of LED headlights coupled with the development of advanced technologies such as intelligent headlights, logo lamps, and intelligent ambient lights will sustain a backstop for market demand in automotive lighting in 2022. At the same time, the soaring cost o...

According to TrendForce’s latest report “Gold+ Member: Global LED Industry Data Base and LED Player Movement Quarterly Update”, economic activities have returned in all aspects as the COVID-19 pandemic began slowing down in 2021, boosting the global LED market scale to USD 17.65 billion (+15.4% YoY), a growth rate that beats expectations. Looking to the future, market value of Mini LED backlights and video walls will continue going up, along with increased automotive LED penetration, rising demand for high-end lighting, and expanded v...

Bolstered by the green, sustainable trend, sales and market share of electric vehicles (EVs) continue to rise. Automobile manufacturers are racing to develop and produce new energy vehicles, which boost the demand for automotive LEDs.    While the general automotive world saw LED headlight penetration exceeded 60% in 2021, the penetration surpassed 90% in the new energy vehicle category, according to survey conducted by TrendForce. As the automobile market recovers with increasing shipment and LED illumination penetration grows, TrendForce estimated the autom...

According to TrendForce, “2020-2021 Global Automotive LED Product Trend and Regional Market Analysis,” automotive LED market demand steadily increase by advanced technologies, such as intelligent headlamp, central tunnel taillights, HDR automotive display, ambient light, etc. TrendForce analyze automotive LED market development by five directions, including automotive lighting and display product trend, automotive lamp player revenue and development strategies, LED player revenue performance and product price, in order to provide readers with a comprehe...

Brightness improved by 63%. Applicable to the front/rear of an automobile. 0.2mm thick optical film is used to produce a customized lighting module. Target the global market with "the automotive light source solution service." SEOUL, South Korea, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Innotek (CEO Cheol-dong Jeong) announced on the 20th that it had developed 'Nexlide-E,' an automotive lighting module that produces bright and uniform light. This automotive lighting module is made of three parts. An LED package, which is a light source...

According to TrendForce latest report Gold+ Member: Global LED Industry Data Base and LED Player Movement Quarterly Update, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be eased in 2021. Automotive LED, video wall and lighting market demand is expected to recover, and demand for Mini LEDs will take off as well. In addition, horticultural lighting and UV LED market demand will consistently grow quickly. According to TrendForce, the LED market value in 2021 is expected to increase to 16.531 billion. TrendFoce summarized seven major applications. Me...

According to the latest report by LEDinside, the research division of TrendForce, “2020 Global Automotive LED Product Trend and Regional Market Analysis,” automotive LED market demand steadily increase by advanced technologies, such as intelligent headlamp, central tunnel taillights, HDR automotive display, ambient light, etc. TrendForce analyze automotive LED market development by five directions, including automotive lighting and display product trend, automotive lamp player revenue and development strategies, LED player revenue performance and pro...

According to the latest report from LEDinside, a division of the market research firm TrendForce, 2018 Chinese Automotive Lighting Market Report- Passenger Car and Logistics Car Market Analysis, the quantity and market share of local car manufacturers in China have increased since 2017. The sales volume of domestic brands has grown annually as well. The product price levels from local car manufacturers have gradually approached to medium range. Although the license plate lottery measure reduced purchasing willingness, yet, as per capita income grew, car penetration will experience significant growth. Chinese conventional passenger car shipment volume in 2017 has reached 23.8 million units, and is expected to reach 25.5 million units in 2018.

Osram, the global No. 1 in automotive car lighting, will unveil its latest high-tech automotive applications at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Jan. 5-8, 2017. “Osram’s car lighting technologies are designed to offer drivers smart and stylish design options, but most importantly, to significantly enhance road safety,” said Olaf Berlien, CEO of OSRAM Licht AG. “Laser-based car lighting is much brighter and enables a doubled high-beam range. The improved down-road visibility and clarity for the drivers increases safety for all on the road.” The fatality rate of night-time travel is up to four times that of day-time travel. A glare-free full-beam is another of Osram’s solutions to enhance visibility.

To highlight the impressive styling of the new 2017 IS, Lexus today unveiled a custom vehicle wrapped in 41,999 programmable LEDs that turn the car into a screen capable of broadcasting dynamic graphics and videos. The car, which is designed to send a bold signal, is featured in UK chart-topping artist Dua Lipa’s new music video for her hit song “Be the One.” The first-of-its-kind collaboration pairs Dua Lipa’s powerful vocals with an ethereal storyline, featuring the vehicle as a character and visual anchor in a story that also casts actor Ansel Elgort (“Divergent”; “The Fault in Our Stars”) as Dua's former love.

Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Panasonic is in talks with Austrian headlight maker ZKW Group, a Bloomberg report quoted person familiar with the matter saying.

Technavio analysts forecast the global automotive adaptive front lighting system market to grow at a CAGR of almost 13% during the forecast period, according to their latest report.

Allegro MicroSystems introduces a new automotive, AEC-Q100 qualified single IC switching regulator that provides constant-current output to drive high-power LEDs. Allegro’s A6217 integrates a high-side N-channel DMOS switch for DC-to-DC step- down (buck) conversion. A true average current is output using a cycle-by-cycle, controlled on-time method. This new LED driver is targeted at the automotive lighting market and includes the following key applications: daytime running lights, front and rear fog lights, turn/stop lights, map lights, and dimmable interior lights. 

High-tech features, refined driving dynamics and attractive design produce long list of award wins in Europe** Advanced technology includes Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Alert, IntelliLux LED Matrix headlamps, Apple CarPlay® and Android® Auto and rear view camera Holden Astra available from  AU $21,990 and on sale from December 2016

Jiangxi Luye Auto Lighting launched the first automotive lighting LED module plant in Nanchang Optical Valley in China, reported Xinhua.

At the Electronica exhibition, Inova Semiconductors has unveiled a new digital LED concept for automotive applications with the first LED product to be available from Dominant Opto Technologies in 1Q2017. This will be the first product developed under the umbrella of ISELED, an open alliance formed to provide a full ecosystem for the new digital LED right from its very inception.

At the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi of America will debut its first US production laser light on the 2017 Audi R8 V10 plus exclusive edition. The R8 exclusive edition utilizes full LED headlights, which are now supplemented by a laser high beam module in each headlight.

Martin Moss, the automotive marketing manager at Texas Instruments shares in this blog post how to create a 24W power supply for automotive LED lighting systems.

Optronics International, a leading manufacturer and supplier of heavy-duty LED vehicle lighting, announced that it will display its most advanced Opti-Brite LED Headlamps for the first time in booth 3328 at the 2016 AAPEX Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Optronics’ new LED headlamps feature advanced retroflective LED technology engineered to emit a wider, brighter beam for increased visibility and safety, and an eye-catching LED conspicuity array that enhances the lamp’s style and appearance.