2025-07-28

[News] Non-FMM OLED: A Battle among China, Japan, and Korea

As per Korean media The Elec, LG Display (LGD) is planning to evaluate non-FMM panel technology, which eliminates the need for Fine Metal Mask (FMM) by adopting semiconductor photolithography processes to produce OLED panels. Unlike conventional FMM methods, this technology deposits organic materials first and then patterns the OLED using photolithographic equipment. It’s reported that due to lower production costs in Guangzhou, currently, most of LGD’s TV OLED panels are manufactured there. However, utilization of the large-size T...
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2025-07-25

[News] FIFA Quality Programme announces Signify as a FIFA Preferred Provider for Floodlights

Signify, the world leader in lighting has been selected as Preferred Provider for floodlights by the global governing body of association football, FIFA. This means that Signify’s floodlights meet the highest quality FIFA standards and Signify is a trusted and recommended provider within the football industry. As a FIFA Preferred Provider for Floodlights (FPP), Signify meets rigorous product, production and system infrastructure performance requirements. Signify will also work with the FIFA Quality Programme to drive research and development in sport...
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2025-07-25

[News] Valeo Achieves 4.5% Operating Margin and 252 Million Euros Free Cash Flow in H1 2025, Meeting Profitability and Cash Generation Targets

In first-half 2025, Valeo’s results are in line with the trajectory it set out, with improved profitability and cash generation thanks to the rigorous management of its activities. In particular, this involves strict price management, measures to reduce its costs and investments and a repositioning toward new contracts with better margins: Sales of 10,660 million euros, down 1.4% on a like-for-like basis Gross margin at 19.6% of sales (up 1.1 percentage points on first-half 2024) EBITDA margin at 13.8% of sales (up 1.4 percentage points on first-half 2024) O...
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2025-07-25

[News] Kinglight Showcases Innovative LED Solutions at InfoComm Asia 2025 in Bangkok

On July 23, the annual InfoComm Asia 2025—a premier event for the professional audiovisual and integrated systems industry in Asia—opened grandly at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Following its successful debut at the event last year, Kinglight, a leading name in the LED packaging industry, returned to the Southeast Asian stage with a comprehensive lineup of cutting-edge LED display components. Kinglight booth at InfoComm Asia 2025 In recent years, Kinglight has actively expanded its global presence, frequentl...
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2025-07-25

[News] LG Display Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

LG Display recorded KRW 5.587 trillion in revenues and KRW 116 billion in operating loss in the second quarter of 2025. The company’s first half results were KRW 11.652 trillion in revenues and KRW 82.6 billion in operating loss, a 3% decrease in revenues but a KRW 480.5 billion operating loss improvement compared with the previous year’s first-half results (KRW 11.961 trillion in revenues and KRW 563.1 billion in operating loss). LG Display is continuing its trajectory toward a full-year performance turnaround, driven by the advancement of its O...
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2025-07-24

[News] InnovizSMART Integrates NVIDIA Jetson Orin for Advanced Edge Computing

Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: INVZ) (the "Company" or "Innoviz"), a leading Tier-1 direct supplier of high-performance, automotive grade LiDAR sensors and perception software, announced today that its new InnovizSMART Long-Range LiDAR is now compatible with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin platform, enabling seamless integration. By leveraging NVIDIA accelerated computing and edge computing functionalities, customers utilizing Innoviz's LiDAR solutions for smart applications are expected to experience significant improvemen...
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2025-07-24

[News] Alibaba Reportedly to Unveil First Self-Developed AI Glasses This Week, Entering China’s Tech Showdown

Xiaomi may have kicked things off with its first AI glasses in late June, but another Chinese tech giant is gearing up to enter the fray. According to 36Kr, Alibaba is set to unveil its first self-developed AI glasses this week—reportedly featuring a dual-chip setup powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 and China’s Bestechnic BES2800. While the new device will likely includes standard AI glasses features like voice assistant, music, calls, real-time translation, and meeting transcription, the report suggests that what sets Alibaba’s product...
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2025-07-23

[News] Kinneta Introduces AR and VR Workouts for Fitness Machines

July 21, 2025 – Kinneta, a New York City-based XR fitness app developer, has recently introduced two new demo experiences that transform cardio fitness machine exercises into immersive XR experiences. Debuted last month at AWE USA, the company showcased a gamified workout for XREAL’s augmented reality (AR) glasses that allows exercise bike users to go through competitive full-body mobility rhythm-based challenges. While exercising on a Wattbike, users align their cadence with the beat of a song in order to receive powerups in-game.   Kinnet...
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2025-07-23

[News] Lumus Expands Partnership with Quanta to Scale Mass Manufacturability of Reflective Waveguide-Based Optical Engines for AR Glasses

NESS ZIONA, Israel, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumus, the pioneering developer of reflective (geometric) waveguide technology for augmented reality (AR) eyewear, today announced an expanded partnership with Quanta Computer Inc., a global technology manufacturing leader, and long-time Lumus supply chain partner for its optical engines. The collaboration strengthens Lumus' supply chain infrastructure and affirms the company's readiness to deliver mass-manufactured waveguide-based optical engines to support the growing AR market. As part of the expansion,...
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2025-07-22

[News] FORVIA HELLA Develops Intelligent Headlamp for NIO’s New Brand ONVO L90

International automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA has, in close collaboration with ONVO, a sub-brand of China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer NIO, launched a digitalized, intelligent headlamp for its brand-new SUV model L90. The headlamp achieves significant improvement in performance, design, and personalized functionality, while offering significant advantages in light weight and cost efficiency. It delivers highly customized, upgradable interactive experiences for end-users, reshaping the value of vehicle lighting in intelligent mobility scenario...
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2025-07-22

[News] Samsung Display’s Foldable OLED Panel Proves Exceptional Durability with 500,000-Fold Test

Samsung Display announced today that its latest foldable OLED panel remained fully functional after a 500,000-fold durability test, once again proving the exceptional durability of its foldable OLED technology. The panel was tested and verified by the global testing, inspection, and certification company Bureau Veritas. Samsung Display raised its internal durability testing standard from 200,000 to 500,000 folds, which is 2.5 times its previous benchmark, underscoring its confidence in the panel’s long-term resilience. The panel is used in the recently launched S...
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2025-07-22

[News] LEDVANCE Receives FSC Certification in Europe

LEDVANCE, one of the world’s leading general lighting companies, has received the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification in Europe, underlining its commitment to responsible sourcing and sustainable packaging. The certification ensures that the materials used in LEDVANCE’s products and packaging are sourced from responsibly managed forests that deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits. The FSC label (FSC license code (FSC-C211284)) will start to appear on eligible LEDVANCE product packaging across Euro...
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2025-07-22

[News] Samsung Launches 2025 Neo QLED Mini LED TVs Powered by Samsung Vision AI

Samsung South Africa announced the availability of its 2025 Samsung 8K and 4K Neo QLED Mini LED series at an event held at Samsung DQX in Fourways, Johannesburg on Wednesday, 16 July 2025. This new line-up offers stunning visuals and immersive sound and is the first to feature Samsung Vision AI[1] with smarter, adaptive features that reimagine what Samsung TVs can do. Samsung Vision AI pairs AI-enhanced picture and sound for maximised performance with personalised experiences designed to help you engage more deeply with your content and enjoy a viewing...
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2025-07-22

[News] Samsung Display Rumored to Add New IT Sales Team for G8.6 OLED Business

Korean media outlet The Elec reported that Samsung Display underwent a restructuring on July 1, during which it added an IT Sales Team to its IT Business Division. Previously, the division only consisted of an IT Technology Team and a Development Team. The report mentioned that the establishment of the IT Sales Team appears to be part of Samsung Display’s broader preparations to fully launch its IT OLED business. While Apple’s first OLED iPad, released last year, saw underwhelming sales, the company still plans to gradually roll out ...
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2025-07-22

[News] Saphlux Launches T3 Series Full-Color MLED Microdisplay to Power the Next-Gen AR Devices

Saphlux officially announced the launch of its new T3 Series 0.13-inch monolithic full-color MicroLED microdisplay today, a major step forward in enhancing content richness and information efficiency for next-generation augmented reality (AR) glasses. The T3-0.13" microdisplay leverages Saphlux’s proprietary NPQD® (Nanopore Quantum Dot) technology to achieve highly integrated RGB pixels on a single blue-light wafer via quantum dot color conversion. Featuring high luminous efficiency, compact size, and superior reliability, the T3 display is designed ...
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2025-07-22

[News] OLEDs Light the Way to Faster Longer-Distance Wireless Communication

In the race to develop faster and more flexible wireless communication technologies, researchers are turning to an unexpected source: the same organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) found in smartphone screens and TVs. A recent study from scientists at the University of St Andrews and the University of Cambridge, published in Advanced Photonics, shows that OLEDs can be engineered to transmit data at record-breaking speeds over surprisingly long distances—potentially transforming how we connect devices in the future. Visible light communication (VLC), sometim...
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2025-07-21

[News] Daktronics Delivers Centerhung Experience to SM Mall of Asia Arena’s the Cube

Daktronics has partnered with SM Mall of Asia Arena to manufacture and install an LED display system at The Cube in Pasay City, Philippines. The installation took place early in 2025 and includes a six-display centerhung configuration installed inside the arena. Centerhung Display Details At the center of it all, four video displays and tour ring displays form the six-display system that hangs above the court. Each of the four video displays measures 4 meters high by 8 meters wide and each are capable of variable content zoning allowing them to show one large ima...
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2025-07-21

[News] Scientists Develop Deep-Blue LEDs Expected to Greatly Enhance General Lighting

A Rutgers-led team of scientists has developed an eco-friendly, very stable, ultra-bright material and used it to generate deep-blue light (emission at ~450 nm) in a light-emitting diode (LED), an energy-efficient device at the heart of all major lighting systems. The new copper-iodide hybrid emitter materials are expected to contribute to the advancement of blue LED technologies because of their excellent qualities, according to the scientists who pioneered the discovery. The process that produces the material is described in the science journal Nature. “Deep-blue ...
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2025-07-18

[News] Garmin Introduces Its Largest TXi Touchscreen Flight Display Yet

Garmin today announced the new 12.1-inch display size in the TXi™ family of flight displays for piston, turboprop, and jet aircraft. The new display joins the existing 10.6-inch, 7-inch portrait and 7-inch landscape TXi flight displays. This additional display size increases the already versatile lineup of TXi upgrade possibilities, which deliver advanced PFD/MFD/EIS capabilities and provide an all Garmin retrofit path for hundreds of aircraft models. The 12.1-inch touchscreen provides a 33% larger active display area while the thin bezel design keeps the over...
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2025-07-18

[News] Vishay Intertechnology RGB LED in PLCC-6 Package Provides Independent Control of Red, Green, and Blue Chips for Wide Color Range

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new tricolor LED that provides luminous intensity to 2800 mcd at 20 mA for interior automotive lighting, RGB displays, and backlighting. Featuring separate anode and cathode connections for the red, green, and blue LED chips inside its compact 3.5 mm by 2.8 mm by 1.4 mm PLCC-6 surface-mount package, the Automotive Grade VLMRGB6122.. enables individual control of each chip, making it possible to realize every color within the color room defined by the gamut triangle area inside the CIE 1931 colo...
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2025-07-18

[News] Combating Multidrug-Resistant Organisms with UV Light

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a major challenge in everyday medical practice, as they often cannot be treated with antibiotics. According to the Robert Koch Institute, there are 400,000 to 600,000 infections with hospital germs in Germany every year – around 10,000 to 20,000 people die from them. Alternative treatment options are therefore needed. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH), which emit light in the far-ultraviolet (UV) spectral range, are opening up new opportunities. The far-UVC wavelength range below ...
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2025-07-18

[News] South Korean to Spend USD 350M on Next-Gen iLED Display Tech

As per Yonhap, on July 15, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced a plan to invest 484 billion KRW (approximately USD 350 million) by 2032 to develop iLED (Inorganic Light-Emitting Diode) display technology, which includes Micro LED, QD LED, and nano LED. The South Korean government stated that while the country currently holds a leading position in the OLED market, it still lags behind in the iLED sector, with LED epi-wafers, chips, and materials heavily reliant on imports. This investment aims to cultivate ...
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2025-07-17

[News] Sparsh CCTV, Innoviz Technologies, and Cron AI Partner to Offer a Security and Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Solution Across India

Sparsh CCTV, one of India's leading manufacturers of smart cameras and integrated surveillance solutions with multiple government and enterprise clients in India, Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a global automotive leader in LiDAR solutions, and Cron AI, a leading deep learning 3D perception provider, announced today they are collaborating to offer an integrated LiDAR-camera-vision perception platform, purpose-built for large-scale deployment across transport, perimeter security, railways, and critical infrastructure. The announcement comes at a time when India...
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2025-07-17

[News] HKUST’s Next-Gen QRLEDs Transform Smartphone & TVs with Ultra-Bright and Color-Rich Displays

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have cracked a major challenge in display technology by inventing the world’s brightest and most energy efficient quantum rod LEDs (QRLEDs). These next-generation QRLEDs feature optimized deep green emission at the top of the color triangle, enabling displays with unprecedented color purity and a maximized color gamut. Boasting a longer lifespan and triple the brightness of previous models, these cutting-edge light sources deliver energy-efficient, ultra-vivid ...
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2025-07-17

[News] Lucid Adds Hands-Free Drive Assist and Hands-Free Lane Change Assist as Next Step in ADAS / AD Roadmap

Lucid Group, Inc., maker of the world's most advanced electric vehicles, today announced a major update to its DreamDrive® Pro suite of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to deliver Hands-Free Drive Assist and Hands-Free Lane Change Assist1 to its award-winning lineup of electric vehicles. These and other vehicle enhancements will be available as an over-the-air (OTA) update for Lucid Air owners, scheduled for July 30, and for Lucid Gravity owners later this year. This marks a significant enhancement to Lucid's DreamDrive Pro syste...
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2025-07-17

[News] VITURE Unveiled New Micro OLED XR Smart Glasses

As per IT Home, tech media outlet Android Central published a blog post on July 9 reporting that Beijing-based VITURE Inc. has unveiled its new Luma series of XR smart glasses. The lineup includes the Luma, Luma Pro, Luma Ultra, and the upcoming flagship model, Beast. The Luma, positioned as the entry-level model, is priced at USD 399. It features 1200P resolution, a 50° field of view, 1000 nits of brightness, and supports myopia adjustment up to -6.0D. Shipping is expected to begin in September. The Luma Pro, priced at USD 499, builds up...
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2025-07-15

[News] New LED-Based Imaging System Could Transform Cancer Detection in Endoscopy

Gastrointestinal cancers remain among the most common forms of cancer. While endoscopy has become a cornerstone of cancer screening and diagnosis over the past two decades, the procedure still misses approximately 8 to 11 percent of tumors, due to visibility limitations. Now, researchers have developed a prototype imaging system that could significantly improve doctors' ability to detect cancerous tissue during endoscopic procedures. The new approach, reported in the Journal of Medical Imaging, combines light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with hyperspectral imaging technology to...
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2025-07-15

[News] SolidVue and Lumotive Collaborate to Advance Next-Generation LiDAR Systems

SolidVue, a leader in SPAD sensor IC technology, announced a strategic collaboration with Lumotive, a US-based pioneer in programmable optical semiconductors, to develop next-generation LiDAR systems. The partnership brings together industry-leading technologies from both companies, aimed at transforming the future of 3D sensing. This collaboration will focus on developing a reference design that integrates SolidVue's high-performance dTOF SPAD array receiver with Lumotive's breakthrough Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beamforming chip. T...
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2025-07-15

[News] CREAL Closes $8.9M Investment Round Led by ZEISS to Advance Vision Care and AR

CREAL, the Swiss innovator behind revolutionary light field display technology, announces the final closing of an $8.9 million equity funding round, led by ZEISS, with participation from new and existing investors, including members of the UBS private investor network. This latest investment underscores the growing momentum around light field technology and its potential to elevate augmented reality (AR) and vision care to new heights. The funds will accelerate CREAL’s mission to deliver natural, comfortable, and healthy visual digital experiences by advancing...
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2025-07-15

[News] Valeo Unveils Next-Generation Vehicle Technology at IAA MOBILITY 2025

Valeo, the key technology partner to automakers and new mobility players worldwide, will be at IAA MOBILITY 2025 from September 8 to 12. At Booth B01 in Hall A1 of Munich Messe, Valeo will unveil its latest technologies designed to accelerate the development of a new generation of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), offering greater updatability, upgradability, and personalization. Valeo’s display will focus on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), innovative electrified vehicle solutions, smart lighting, and next-generation interior experiences. Val...
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ams OSRAM, a global leader in intelligent sensor and emitter technologies, has filed a patent infringement complaint in the United States against Spider Farmer, a manufacturer of indoor farming luminaires, and has also taken further action bas... READ MORE

Recently, the world’s largest monolithic LED virtual production volume—jointly developed by Absen and Versatile Media—made a high-profile debut, drawing widespread attention across the industry and beyond. As a global leader ... READ MORE