2022-02-16

With an Assist from Oculus Quest 2, 2022 AR/VR Device Shipments Revised Up to 14.19 Million Units, Says TrendForce

Feb. 16, 2022 ---- AR/VR device shipments revised up to 14.19 million units in 2022, with an annual growth rate of 43.9%, according to TrendForce research. Growth momentum will come from increased demand for remote interactivity stemming from the pandemic, as well as Oculus Quest 2’s price reduction strategy. Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Oculus Quest 2 are first in market share for AR and VR, respectively. According to TrendForce, the topic of the Metaverse has driven brands to actively plan for and stimulate product shipment performance. However, the AR/VR d...
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2022-02-16

Realising A High UV Efficiency On Sapphire

AlN templates with a face-to-face anneal enhance deep-UV LED efficiency The internal quantum efficiency of active regions that emit in the deep-UV can now be almost as high on AlN templates as they are on native bulk substrates, claims a team from Japan. By minimising light-quenching dislocations with a templates formed with sputtering and annealing, the team - a partnership between Yamaguchi University, the National Institute of Technology and Mie University - has fabricated multi-quantum-well heterostructures with an internal quantum efficiency of 90 percent. ...
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2022-02-16

TÜV Rheinland Awards Nreal the World's First Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution) and Flicker Free Certification for AR Glasses

SHANGHAI, Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 14, 2022, Nreal announced the launch of online and offline omni-channel sales for the new AR glasses product Nreal Air in Japan, which is also the first global release of Nreal Air. Prior to this, TÜV Rheinland Group ("TÜV Rheinland") issued Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution) and Flicker Free Certification for the Nreal Air, which is the world's first AR end-use product to receive this certification. Xu Chi (left), Founder and CEO of Nreal, and Frank Holzmann, ...
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2022-02-15

Samsung Kicks Off Game Day With the World’s Largest LED Videoboard Ever Built for Sports

Samsung Electronics recently unveiled the Infinity Screen by Samsung, a brand new, center-hung videoboard at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles, California, where the 56th US professional football championship will be held this month. The largest videoboard ever created for sports, the Infinity Screen will greet fans as they enter the stadium with its dual-sided, one-of-a-kind design and provide a state-of-the-art way to experience the Big Game. <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" framebord...
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2022-02-14

Leyard Started Making Profits in 2021, while Its Micro LED Business Grows as Expected

On January 27, Leyard reported its earnings results for 2021. The report revealed that the optoelectronic company is expected to turn losses into profits by generating 8.8 billion yuan in revenue, up 32% on a year earlier with a net profit of 560 to 720 million attributable to shareholders of the parent. Embracing the “Devotion to Display Technologies for Steady Growth” operations strategy throughout 2019-2021, Leyard has, despite the global pandemic impact on business expansion, achieved its goals thanks to the efforts of all employees. In 2021, Leyard’s re...
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2022-02-14

BOE and Inventronics to Report Impressive Earnings for 2021, as BOE’s Income Soars Fourfold

On January 20, BOE and Inventronics (Hangzhou) announced their estimated earnings results for 2021. Thanks to the industrial boom, BOE saw a big jump in revenue from the year before. Despite the gross margin hit in 2H21 caused by price fluctuations of raw materials, Inventronics still enjoyed a YoY increase in its net income. BOE: Earnings Hit Record High for 2021 BOE estimates its revenue for 2021 to be 215–220 billion yuan, 59%–62% up on a year earlier. The net income attributable to shareholders is likely to range between 25.7 billion and 26 b...
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2022-02-14

Seoul Viosys Files a Patent Lawsuit Seeking to Enjoin Sales of UV LED Products in Europe

ANSAN, South Korea – Seoul Viosys (KOSDAQ: 092190), a subsidiary of Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit with the Hague District Court in the Netherlands, seeking to enjoin UV LED products in European countries.    This litigation arose out of an earlier patent lawsuit filed by Seoul Viosys against FNAC Darty Group, a large European retailer, in France in September 2021. At that time, the Judicial Court of Paris ordered the search and seizure of evidence of suspected...
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2022-02-14

ams OSRAM delivers healthy full year and very solid fourth quarter results with profitability at midpoint of expectation range despite ongoing market imbalances and supply chain volatility

Ad hoc Announcement pursuant to Art. 53 Listing Rules of SIX Swiss Exchange ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ams OSRAM delivers healthy full year and very solid fourth quarter results with profitability at midpoint of expectation range despite ongoing market imbalances and supply chain volatility Fourth quarter revenues of USD 1,410 million / EUR 1,229 million and adjusted EBIT margin of 9.6% show profitability at the midpoint of the guidance range Delivering portfolio r...
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2022-02-10

Quanergy Systems Announces Closing of Business Combination

Quanergy begins trading on the NYSE under Ticker “QNGY” tomorrow, February 9, 2022 Transaction Proceeds and Committed Funding of $175 Million Position Company for Continued Growth February 8, 2022 – Sunnyvale, Calif. – Quanergy Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, today announced the closing of its previously announced business combination with CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp. (“CCAC”) (NYS...
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2022-02-09

Lumileds Adds New Cyan LED

Rubix Cyan LED enables 96-98 CRI for colour driven entertainment, stage, and studio applications Lumileds has added cyan, its eighth colour, to the Luxeon Rubix high-power LED family enabling multi-colour driven systems to produce very high CRI white light that is so important in entertainment lighting. Adding the cyan LED fills a significant wavelength gap between blue and green in a system and accounts for the significant increase in CRI. “We love the finesse cyan contributes to skin tone rendering and the increased gamut and spectral tunability in the...
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2022-02-09

ICS Announces 894.6nm Single Mode VCSELs

Narrow linewidth VCSELs with high mode stability and low temperature tuning coefficient for portable applications Manchester-based Integrated Compound Semiconductors (ICS) has announced the launch of a VCSEL specifically designed for atomic clock and quantum magnetometer applications. VCS894.6-DP is a planar device, with single longitudinal mode emission at 894.6nm, the wavelength corresponding to the D1 transition line of Cs atoms. The device offers high mode stability, with side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of 25dB and narrow spectral linewidth of 40M...
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2022-02-09

ams Osram Reveals Next Generation Projected Lighting

Semi-dynamic light projection technology will open up new creative possibilities to car makers Projected light is the latest optical effect to be used to brand a car's interaction with the driver and passengers. Tiny assemblies of LEDs and micro-lenses embedded in the wing mirror, door sills and elsewhere project light patterns on to the road or pavement, producing effects such as the ‘welcome light carpet' - the car's optical ‘hello' to the driver when the wireless key fob comes into range. Ams Osram has recently revealed that it is now developing ...
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2022-02-08

Samsung to begin production of MicroLED TV with lowered price tag in May

Firm to offer new models at 40% lowered price Image: Samsung Samsung is planning to begin production of new MicroLED TVs in May with lowered price tags, TheElec has learned. The company’s first 110-inch MicroLED launched last year had a price tag of 170 million won. But Samsung is planning to lower this by around 40% to 100 million won for its new 89-inch and 101-inch models that will go into production in May, sources said. The models were displayed during CES 2022 earlier this year __ the company is also planning to launch an 114-inch model at ...
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2022-02-08

Unilumin supports the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 4, 2022, the whole world watched the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing Winter Olympics. This grand event provided a stunning visual feast that combined digital technology and beautiful creative designs. It was not only technologically advanced, but dynamic, aesthetically pleasing, and experiential. This was also an opportunity to showcase some of China's newest technology innovations to the world. The Ground Display System in the National Stadium (also known as the Bird’s Nest) At the beautiful O...
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2022-02-08

Stroke PAE Realizes Fast, Accurate Mini LED Transfer that Outperforms Conventional Die Bonding Framework

Despite the expectation of increased Mini LED penetration following Apple’s launch of its new iPad Pro, the production of such diode is still faced with several challenges. As we all know, transferring a tremendous amount of chips (a required step for Mini LED manufacturing, also known as mass transfer) using existing technologies and equipment is far too costly and time-consuming. As such, equipment providers have been striving for mass transfer solutions, making them crucial in the commercialization of Mini LEDs. Stroke PAE, for example, performs Mini LED...
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2022-02-08

Development of “Upward-lighting Multicolor LEDs”: small, high brightness LED packages that have an improved color mixing property

In recent years, applications for illumination in game devices, keyboards for personal computers and amusement devices have been expanding. The number of devices that contain a lens and light guide to create a complicated lighting expression has increased. With this background, smaller, high-brightness LEDs are required, and good color mixing properties when more than two dies are lighted simultaneously, is an important factor so as not to damage the design and functionality of the device. Through our unique packaging technology based on high-density packaging, we have realized a high color mixing property which conventional packages were unable to achieve. Downsizing and high-brightness are also achieved enabling customers to use a wide variety of expressions they require.Enabling the use of a wide variety of expressions related to products Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd (Head Office: Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture. President: Sekiguchi Kanetaka) has developed upward-lighting multicolor LEDs in the “CL-V501 Series,” that have realized a better color mixing property as well as being small and high in brightness. Shipment of samples is expected to start from October 2021, and shipment of mass production is expected to start from January 2022. Background for development Multicolor LEDs have three dies of R...
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2022-02-07

SmartKem and Nanosys Enter into Joint Development Agreement

Purpose to bring low-cost manufacturing of flexible microLED and nanoLED displays to market SILICON VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartKem, Inc. (OTCQB: SMTK), a company seeking to reshape the world of electronics with a revolutionary new organic semiconductor platform that enables a new generation of displays, and Nanosys, Inc., the leader in developing and delivering quantum dot and microLED technology, announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement to work together on a new generation of low-cost solution...
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2022-02-07

Cepton selects ams OSRAM’s 905 nm lasers to fulfill large-scale contract for LiDAR solutions in ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles

• ams OSRAM’s 905 nm edge-emitting lasers combine high optical output power with low-power consumption for LiDAR systems • Cepton has partnered with ams OSRAM since its founding in 2016 to develop LiDAR solutions for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure and robotic vehicles • Cepton uses ams OSRAM’s high-performance, automotive qualified infrared lasers that provide improved beam quality, extremely compact dimensions and low cost   Cepton’s automotive-grade LiDAR...
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2022-01-28

Signify reports full-year sales of EUR 6.9 billion, operational profitability of 11.6% and a free cash flow of EUR 614 million

Fourth quarter 20211 Sales of EUR 2,008 million; comparable sales growth of 4.5% Order book increase of 67% in Q4 21 vs. Q4 20 Adj. EBITA margin of 13.2% (Q4 20: 13.4%) Net income of EUR 170 million (Q4 20: EUR 137 million) Free cash flow of EUR 257 million (Q4 20: EUR 332 million) Repayment of EUR 350 million of debt, as committed   Full year 2021 Signify's installed base of connected light points increased from 77 million at YE 20 to 96 million at YE 21 Sales of EUR 6,860 million; comparable s...
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2022-01-28

TRUMPF and Metalenz present next generation products for illumination with stable polarization

High-technology company TRUMPF and optics innovator Metalenz showcased live demonstration of illumination for smartphone applications at Photonics West // Consumer electronic devices need less than half components for illumination applications // VCSEL with stable polarization leads to 100 percent efficiency Source: TRUMPF Ulm, January 25, 2022 – TRUMPF Photonic Components, a global leader in VCSEL and photodiode solutions, presented at Photonics West a live showcase on VCSEL with controlled polarization for illumination appl...
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2022-01-28

Fluence Announces Strawberry Research Results, Revealing Higher Yields and Better Plant Quality Under Broad-Spectrum Lighting Strategies

  AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced results from its year-long strawberry research in collaboration with Delphy Improvement Centre (Delphy), an independent institute and expert in food and flowers located in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. Together, Fluence and Delphy studied how Fluence’s LED lighting solutions impact strawberry production in greenhouses.   As grocers push produce...
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2022-01-27

iQIYI Produces Test Films via Virtual Production, Leveraging Digital Assets in Content Strategy

BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI, an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, announced that it has completed the production of two 4K test films this week in its self-built virtual production studio. The productions used scenes from the communities of Buliangjing, the fictional location where the mystery in iQIYI's hit drama Luoyang starts. The test films also mark a major step in iQIYI's realizing its vision of incorporating digital assets in the production of its series, films, animations, games, VR, commercial lic...
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2022-01-27

Lumileds Adds Cyan to LUXEON Rubix LED Family

LED maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA has added cyan, its eighth color, to the LUXEON Rubix high-power LED family, enabling multi-color driven systems to produce very high-CRI (color rendering index) white light (important for entertainment lighting). Adding the cyan LED fills a significant wavelength gap between blue and green in a system and accounts for the significant increase in CRI.   “We love the finesse cyan contributes to skin tone rendering and the increased gamut and spectral tunability in the blue-green area,” comments...
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2022-01-26

A Review on Top 9 Ag-Tech Businesses Globally 2021

With hopes of revolutionizing agriculture, the plant factory sector has recently thrived. An increasing number of its vegetable products have entered the consumer market. However, several problems facing plant factories, such as high costs, poor crop quality and a low level of smartification, have remained unsolved. The initial construction of plant factories is too costly to be overlooked. To illustrate, the cost of a 5,000–10,000 m2 commercialized plant factory, including interior design and equipment and facility installation, ranges between 8,000 and 10,000 yuan ($1,577) pe...
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2022-01-26

Siklu and Signify Announce Agreement to Integrate Gigabit-Speed Wireless Connectivity into Lighting Infrastructure

The two companies have agreed to cooperate in innovation, development, and commercialization of pervasive multi-gigabit wireless connectivity for digital cities PETACH TIKVA, Israel and EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Siklu, a global leader in millimeter wave (mmWave) solutions for Digital City, Gigabit Wireless Access (GWA), and Mobile x-Haul, and Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced a strategic partnership agreement to add Siklu's MultiHaul™ TG multi-gigabit wireless con...
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2022-01-26

Ushio Ships 675 nm & 690 nm High-power, Multi-mode Laser Diode Samples

Uptake of the new 1.2 W red lasers is expected in life science fields, such as skin treatment and photo-immunotherapy Oude Meer, the Netherlands (January 2022) – Ushio Inc. (Head Office: Tokyo, President & CEO: Koji Naito, subsequently referred to as "Ushio") is pleased to announce that it has commenced sample shipments of its new HL67203HD and HL69203HD multi-mode laser diodes (LDs). The LDs present improvements to output power (1.2 W) and efficiency (40% and 41%, respectively) over the conventional 675 nm and 690 nm red laser light sou...
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2022-01-25

ams OSRAM Vegalas™ RGB Laser Module Prototype Demonstrates A 0.7cm³ Light Engine for Smart Glasses That Fits In Standard Consumer Fashion Frames

• New Vegalas™ surface-mount module halves the size of projection light engine in smart augmented reality/mixed reality glasses • Resulting space savings of this key optical component enables design of smart glasses to look and feel as normal spectacles or sunglasses • ams OSRAM’s innovation in packaging of RGB SMT laser unit enables the development of the next wave of consumer wearable devices With the help of augmented reality glasses, helpful information about the user's surroundings can be projected directly into the user's field of...
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2022-01-25

Spotlights for Accent Lighting: How to Choose the Best One for Your Customers

With the continuous improvement of living standards in recent years, consumer requirements for residential lighting are becoming more sophisticated. In addition to meeting the basic demand for brightness, people also want a pleasant, aesthetic lighting environment. That’s why interior designers have started to use different types of lighting to enhance the room ambiance. This has also prompted LED traders to diversify their product portfolios with the ambient, task, and accent lighting. Accent lighting is commonly used to highlight objects or a specific area within a home; t...
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2022-01-24

JBD and tooz Enter Partnership for a New Generation of Smart Glasses with Prescription and Full Color Virtual Screens

Aalen, Germany & Shanghai, China     Under the newly formed collaboration, JBD and tooz are the first to achieve a new milestone in the development of smart glasses for end consumers by combining a curved waveguide including prescription with a color microLED display engine.   Jade Bird Display, a leading manufacturer in the development and mass-production of microLED displays, and tooz technologies, a start-up focused on the development of optics for data glasses, announced their strategic partnership to jointly develop a new generation of op...
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2022-01-24

Dawn of The Metaverse - Wearables with mini-LED Backlight to Bring Diverse Opportunities

As Facebook announced its new name “Meta” in October 2021, metaverse, a concept first appeared in science-fiction instantly became a keyword for the global tech world. Every tech giant has kicked off metaverse investments and research programs in hopes of developing ever-diverse applications and opportunities.   Viewed as the future of the internet, the metaverse is a virtual world parallel but connected to the real one. Using VR-enabled wearables, people gain access to the shared virtual space and engage one another in it. Online conferences, virtual exhibitio...
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Display devices have been used for many years as a means of HMI (Human Machine Interface) to connect humans and machines interactively, and their usage are still expanding. Automotive interiors are no exception to this trend, with an increasing ... READ MORE
About LiDAR Automotive industry trends In recent years, many vehicles have been launched with ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) as standard equipment. As the future evolves towards more automated driving, sensing around the vehicle i... READ MORE