2023-08-22

TCL Wins Three Prestigious 2023-2024 EISA Awards, Including EISA Home Theatre Mini LED TV

Outstanding accolades solidify TCL's position at the forefront of innovative display technology. PARIS, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a world's top two TV brand and top one 98-inch TV brand, today announces exceptional honors obtained at the EISA Awards. Recognized as Europe's foremost authority on audio-visual innovation, the Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has awarded TCL three distinguished awards, recognizing TCL's dedication to pushing the boundaries of display technology. For its breakthr...
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2023-08-22

Altos Radar raises $3.5m to accelerate the development and commercialization of 4D imaging radars

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley-based automotive radar startup, Altos Radar, has raised $3.5 million in seed round funding that will fast-track the commercialization of 4D imaging radars in driver-assisted and autonomous vehicles. The funding, led by Hesai Technology CEO David (Yifan) Li, ZhenFund and Monad Ventures, will be used to mass-produce and market Altos Radar's new high-performance 4D imaging RADAR Altos V1, which demonstrates revolutionary perception capabilities at a fraction of the cost of its competito...
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2023-08-22

Vishay Shrinks Down VCSEL-based Reflective Optical Sensor

Vishay's new optical sensor packs a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a silicon phototransistor in a 1.85 mm x 1.2 mm x 0.6 mm package. Showing that big advancements can come in small packages, Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new reflective optical sensor for a slew of applications. The new sensor builds on Vishay’s existing optoelectronics portfolio to offer designers a new option with critical performance and size improvements over previous generations. The VCNT2030 offers a performance boost over previous generations in a smaller de...
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2023-08-21

Acer Predator X32Q FS: New 4K gaming monitor debuts with 1,152 Mini LED local dimming zones and 1,200 nits peak brightness

Acer has started selling the Predator X32Q FS in China. Equipped with a 32-inch IPS panel, the Predator X32Q FS has a 4K resolution, a 150 Hz refresh rate and 1,152 Mini LED local dimming zones, among other features. The Predator X32Q FS builds on last year's Predator X32 FP. (Image source: Acer) Acer has started selling the Predator X32Q FS in China, a newer alternative to the Predator X32 FP that the company introduced last year during CES 2022. As its name suggests, the Predator X32Q FS has a 32-inch display, which remains an...
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2023-08-21

LG Unveils New ‘Magnit’ Micro LED Screen - Complete With Luxury Bang & Olufsen Speakers

While we’re used to finding ultra-expensive luxury speakers, amps and so on in the hi-fi world, the TV world is typically relatively mainstream with the range of options it offers. Or it was until Micro LED technology came along. These exciting new displays have been a dazzling but frankly both impractical and unaffordable staple of technology shows for years now - but recent evidence suggests that it’s finally trying to break out into the consumer marketplace. A few weeks back I reported on the launch of the C Seed N1: A mindblowing outdoor Micro LED displa...
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2023-08-18

Imec integrates thin-film pinned photodiode into superior short-wave-infrared imaging sensors

Results published in Nature Electronics unlock the potential of thin-film sensors in infrared imaging LEUVEN (Belgium), 14 August, 2023—Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents the successful integration of a pinned photodiode structure in thin-film image sensors. With the addition of a pinned-photogate and a transfer gate, the superior absorption qualities of thin-film imagers -beyond one µm wavelength- can finally be exploited, unlocking the potential of sensing light beyond the visible in a cost-effi...
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2023-08-18

Leyard’s 162” LED video wall saves costs for EPC provider

The 4K display, which was installed at Global E&C’s Challenge Centre by PCL Live, is saving the engineering, procurement and construction provider thousands of pounds in electricity costs. PCL Live has installed a 162” 4K LED Leyard Europe display at engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) provider Global E&C’s Challenge Centre. The AV company, which is based in north-east Scotland, opted to replace the existing LCD wall with an interactive, direct-view, all-in-one display with touchscreen functionality. The ...
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2023-08-18

Wolverhampton City Council Upgrades Urban Traffic Control Centre Video Wall

Wolverhampton City Council’s urban traffic control centre (UTC) has been fitted with the latest in video wall display and controller technology thanks to a collaboration involving SWARCO, Intech Solutions and Ultimate Visual Solutions (UVS). Based on their previous work for the city council, Intech Solutions were asked to provide a new video wall solution for the UTC, which needed to incorporate the latest technology and provide new functionality to allow multiple data sources, in addition to CCTV images, to be displayed alongside each other. Due...
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2023-08-18

Saphlux Unveils Revolutionary Full-Color NPQD® Micro-Display for AR/VR Headsets

SAN DIEGO--Saphlux today demonstrated an industry leading 0.39” full-color micro-LED display (T1-0.39 RGB) that will enable virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) manufacturers to create true outdoor-compatible brightness and high-resolution display systems with color rich image quality (Figure 1). Figure 1: Prototype T1-0.39 NPQD® RGB Light Engine “Light engines offering wide ranges of brightness, contrast, and color i.e., high dynamic range (HDR) within the power, thermal, and form-factor constraints is the biggest challen...
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2023-08-17

Apple Is Secretly Designing & Testing Its Owned Manufactured Screens

Apple is testing Micro LED displays near its California headquarters Apple is covertly working on a self-manufactured display for its devices at a small manufacturing unit near its California headquarter. This is the first time when iPhone maker is designing the screens, the company is producing a small number of displays for the testing purpose. According to the reports revealed by anonymous people, Apple is putting a lot of money on the development of Micro LED screens, the tech giant working hard to come up with the next generations screens. The project was kicked...
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2023-08-17

Apple Will Make All Carmakers Drool Over MicroLED Displays

The debut of Apple's first car later this decade is expected to be a turning point in the automotive industry, as the technology company would turn from friend to foe for traditional carmakers. Its technology could fuel a new revolution in the auto world, as carmakers will likely follow in its footsteps and adopt similar ideas in their future models. One could be microLED technology, with new research published by TrendForce suggesting that displays based on this concept would become widely adopted in the automotive industry in the second half of the decade. Apple...
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2023-08-17

Signify opens new factory for light sources and luminaires in China, its biggest in the world

Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced the opening of its biggest LED lighting manufacturing site in the world in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China. The new factory of Signify's joint venture company Zhejiang Klite Lighting Holdings Co., Ltd (“Klite”) will manufacture high-quality branded LED lighting products, including for the Philips brand, for China and the global market. Fully operational by the end of this year with 192 production lines, the 200,000-square meter facili...
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2023-08-16

Google AR Glasses with Micro LED Still A Possibility

Recent developments surrounding Google's next-gen AR wearable device have been one thrilling roller coaster ride. It was reported that Google canceled its plans to launch a pair of smart glasses under Project Iris. However, a new job listing suggested the company may still have interest in developing its augmented reality glasses, which will even come equipped with an advanced micro-LED panel. At the end of June, Business Insider cited insider sources that Google performed a significant restructuring of its AR roadmap, which involved abandoning the successor to G...
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2023-08-16

Philips Ultinon Drive 5100 series gain new powerful LED lights: High-performant UD5101R driving light and UD5104L light bar

Suresnes, France – August 1st, 2023 – The latest innovative additions to the Philips Ultinon Drive 5100 series of LED auxiliary lights are designed to bring more intense and broader illumination for great visibility. These new lamps combine powerful brightness with a rugged design and are 100% road-legal in Europe. Precision engineered by leading automotive lighting supplier Lumileds, the Philips Ultinon Drive 5100 series provides enhanced brightness for cars and trucks on and off-road. Philips UD5101R: drivers can spot hazards up to 552 meters away! T...
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2023-08-16

Absen and Yealink Join Forces to Offer Enhanced Video Conferencing Solutions

Absen, the global leading LED display solutions and service provider with 22 years professional experience, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Yealink, a provider of unified communication and collaboration solutions specializing in video conferencing, voice communications, and collaboration. Absen and Yealink are collaborating on conference equipment. Absen and Yealink will jointly develop solution in conference scenario globally. This joint solution combines Yealink's leading Microsoft Teams Room solution with Absen's professional LED smart screen develo...
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2023-08-15

Samsung Display: LEDoS will replace OLEDoS in future AR/VR headsets

Samsung Display believes that LEDoS (or micro-LED) will replace OLEDoS (or micro-OLED) in future AR headsets. LG Display agrees but sees a bright future for OLEDoS in VR headsets. Next year's launch of the Apple Vision Pro is expected to kickstart OLEDoS production, meaning OLED displays produced on silicon wafers – like microchips – for very high pixel density, which is why they are also referred to as micro-OLED. At the Deep Tech Forum hosted by Korean TheElec in July, LG Display said that OLEDoS is most l...
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2023-08-15

Galaxy S24 Ultra is getting an upgraded OLED display

Now that Samsung is done launching all its high-end phones for this year, it's time to move on to the next significant upgrade. The Galaxy S24 series is expected to go official in February 2024, and some of its features have leaked already. A new rumor claims that the Galaxy S24 Ultra is getting an upgraded display and an improved camera. Galaxy S24 Ultra could have an improved OLED screen According to reliable tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce), the Galaxy S24 Ultra will feature an upgraded display. While the tipster didn't reveal the exact upgrade,...
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2023-08-14

A 'Media Tree' grows in Smart City Coimbatore, model roads garner huge footfall

The eye-catching structure has been raised at the Thomas Park junction as part of a Smart City project to develop model roads, senior officials here said. COIMBATORE: A nearly 11-m high metallic steel tower topped with a curved LED screen -- dubbed as 'Media Tree' -- has been erected in the city's posh Race Course Road area to disseminate public information and double up as an entertainment platform. The eye-catching structure has been raised at the Thomas Park junction as part of a Smart City project to develop model roads, senior officials h...
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2023-08-14

Innovusion, LiDAR Supplier for NIO, Prepares for Potential IPO in the United States

Innovusion, the LiDAR supplier for electric vehicle manufacturer NIO, is making plans for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has disclosed that Innovusion is considering listing up to 21,382,252 ordinary shares on the Nasdaq exchange. This move comes as the CSRC continues to exercise increased oversight on Chinese companies’ US listings following incidents like the Luckin Coffee financial scandal and Didi’s listing disaster. Founded in 2016, Innovusion has a stro...
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2023-08-11

LED lighting supports Australia’s net-zero ambitions

Connected LEDs can offer significant energy-efficiency benefits In several ways, Australia is at the coalface of the climate crisis. Australia’s coal industry plays an outsized role in the economy, employing 46,000 people and generating over 50% of the country’s electricity. The country is now dealing with the effects of this fossil fuel. Australia’s average temperature has increased by over 1.47°C since 1910, and extreme weather events—including wildfires, flooding, and drought—have all increased in recent decades. On the positive side...
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2023-08-11

COHERENT ACHIEVES MILESTONE OF SHIPPING MORE THAN 200 BILLION VCSEL EMITTERS FOR SENSING

  PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in optical sensing, today announced that it has shipped more than 200 billion vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser (VCSEL) emitters to date for sensing. “In 2013, we began working on two-dimensional VCSEL arrays for 3D sensing in smart phones,” said Dr. Giovanni Barbarossa, Coherent Chief Strategy Officer and President, Materials Segment. “We scaled our production capabilities from 3-inch to 6-...
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2023-08-11

Gillette Stadium to Feature Largest Outdoor End Zone Display in Professional Football from Daktronics

The new curved, HDR-capable display will enhance in-stadium experiences for all Gillette Stadium fans including those attending New England Revolution and New England Patriots games                                                                                                                   ...
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2023-08-11

LG Enhances Its ‘All-in-One’ Lineup With New Micro LED Display for Productivity

New LG MAGNIT All-in-One Features Sleek Design With a Premium Micro LED Screen, Built-in Speaker and Embedded Controller SEOUL, Aug. 10, 2023 — LG Electronics (LG) announces the launch of its new Micro LED signage solution, the LG MAGNIT All-in-One (model LAAA). Ideal for corporate meeting rooms, the impressive 136-inch model combines a premium screen featuring LG’s advanced Micro LED technology and a 1.56-millimeter pixel pitch with a built-in controller and speaker. Along with outstanding picture quality, LG ...
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2023-08-10

Marelli launches h-Digi® microLED, the next level of digital front-lighting aimed at a wider range of vehicles

This compact, efficient, and affordable, high-resolution projection module is based on ams OSRAM’s EVIYOS® 2.0 light source, with around 20,000 pixels per lamp. It is already in series production Marelli, together with ams OSRAM launches a ground-breaking innovation in automotive front lighting, introducing the h-Digi® microLED module, which is now in series production. This digital lighting solution, based on a new type of intelligent multipixel LED, enables fully adaptive, dynamic headlight operation and image projection, while being an afforda...
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2023-08-10

INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR AND SILC TECHNOLOGIES FORM STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER WORLD-CLASS FMCW LIDAR SOLUTION

FMCW LiDAR platform integrates indie’s SuryaTM SoC and SiLC’s EyeonicTM Vision Sensor, enabling the industry’s most compact and highest performance coherent vision system Collaboration delivers 10x performance, power and cost advantages over existing implementations Single solution for silicon photonics optical engine and LiDAR system signal processing ALISO VIEJO, Calif. & MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- indie Semiconductor (Nasdaq: INDI), an Autotech solutions innovator, and SiLC ...
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2023-08-10

Railergy selects Aeva to enable autonomous train technology

European freight carrier to deploy FMCW 4D lidar sensors to replace its conventional 3D lidar system. A train using Railergy's solution powered by Aeva's Aeries II 4D lidar. Aeva, a developer of sensing and perception systems, today announced that Railergy, an Augsburg, Germany-based supplier of railway automation solutions, has selected Aeva’s Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D lidar technology to enable sensing for its automatic train operation solution. Aeva’s Aeries II sensors provide critical velocity data and sensing...
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2023-08-10

Ares Panther Evo offers purists retro style, pop-up headlights

More than an updated DeTomaso Pantera, the company's latest evolution of its ProgettoUno hides a little Huracan under its skin 2024 Ares Panther Evo PHOTO BY ARES MODENA Italian coachbuilder Ares Modena early August unveiled its latest creation, the Ares Panther Evo. The supercar boasts retro-inspired styling, complete with pop-up headlights and wedge-shaped angles that will trigger nostalgia among enthusiasts. It is an evolution of the company’s Panther ProgettoUno, first unveiled in June 2019; and its Project Panther of 2017 before ...
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2023-08-10

Inspired by You, Created for You: Samsung Unveils the Latest Era of Galaxy Innovation

t this year’s Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung revealed exciting new additions to the Galaxy family, including the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5, the Galaxy Watch6 series and the Galaxy Tab S9 series. Taking place for the first time in Seoul, South Korea, the event captivated both domestic and international media and consumers worldwide. The city of Seoul is recognized as a global leader in progress, fusing tradition and modernity to serve as the ideal backdrop for Samsung’s latest lineup. “When technology seamlessly adapts to the world around us, it allo...
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2023-08-09

Amp up your gaming rig: Hisense’s 2023 144Hz mini-LED Google TVs from $600 lows ($500 off)

We are now tracking some solid price drops not he new 2023 model Hisense Class U7 mini-LED Smart 4K Google TVs. Joining the smaller models, Amazon is now offering the 75-inch down at $999.99 shipped. Regularly $1,500 and now matched at Best Buy, you’re looking at a nice $500 price drop on one of the brand’s latest models. Today’s deal also delivers a new Amazon all-time low to sit alongside the best prices yet on the smaller models (found below). This mini-LED smart Google TV delivers direct access to your streaming services alongside Filmmaker...
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2023-08-09

Kulicke & Soffa Collaborates with TSMT

To Accelerate Advanced Display Adoption in High-Volume Markets SINGAPORE, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) ("Kulicke & Soffa", "K&S", "we" or the "Company") announced its collaboration with TSMT (Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp), a worldwide leading LCD SMT (Surface Mount Technology) solutions provider, to advance mini LED backlight and direct emissive displays for high-volume adoption. Mini LED technology in displays is a...
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For most of history, humans used flames to generate light. Eventually, they discovered that a super-heated metal element in a light bulb could produce useful illumination, only for this technology to be superseded by the LED. One common featur... READ MORE

Violumas, provider of high-power UV LED solutions and inventor of 3-PAD LED technology, is proud to launch the release of new 275nm and 265nm LEDs in mid-power, high-power, and high-density packages. The radiant flux of the new 275nm and 265nm... READ MORE