MCC Wins Infringement Litigation in China Concerning Red Phosphor Patents
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) of Tokyo, Japan reported that on October 30, in the company’s first patent litigation against Yantai Shield Advanced Materials, it obtained a judgment recognizing the company’s infringement of its patent for red phosphor in China. This litigation involves the basic patent for red phosphor called CASN, …
ALLOS and Veeco Report on GaN-on-Silicon Micro LED Fabrication Progress
Veeco Instruments Inc. and ALLOS Semiconductors GmbH reported the completion of another phase of their collaborative effort to provide GaN-on-Silicon epiwafer technology for micro LED production. In the most recent phase of the effort, the companies demonstrated the reproducibility of ALLOS’ 200 mm GaN-on-Si epiwafer technology using Veeco’s Propel® MOCVD …
Pioneer to Supply 3D-LiDAR Sensor for MooVita Autonomous Shuttle Bus Trial
Pioneer Corporation of Tokyo Japan reported that it and MooVita Pte Ltd of Singapore will begin a trial of an autonomous shuttle bus equipped with Pioneer’s 3D-LiDAR sensor. The MooVita autonomous shuttle trial will be within the facility area of Ngee Ann Polytechnic, a higher education institution in Singapore. MooVita …
Epistar Merges Four Investment Holding Company Subsidiaries
Taiwan LED manufacturer, Epistar, reports that the company has chosen to merge four wholly-owned offshore subsidiaries to streamline group structure. Specifically, Epistar announced that it is merging four off-shore investment holding companies, Epistar JV Holding (BVI) Co., Ltd., UEC Investment Ltd., HUGA Holding (BVI) Limited, and Bee Rich Corporation. Epistar …
Danish Researchers Demonstrate Test Use of UV Light to Treat In Vitro Bacterial Biofilms
A group of Danish researchers tested the use of UV light to reduce the amount of antibiotic needed for the eradication of in vitro biofilms. The researchers point out that the problem of antibiotic resistance has lead doctors to seek alternatives to antibiotics for treatment. One such treatment that the …
