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Marktech Introduces Multi-Wavelength Emitters, Detectors, and LEDs for Wearables
Marktech Optoelectronics of Latham, New York, USA announced the introduction of multi-wavelength emitters, detectors, and LEDs for wearables. Marktech points out that its standard and custom emitters and detectors, in both multi-wavelength and hybrid designs with wavelengths in the UV, visible, infrared, and SWIR ranges, are frequently specified for consumer- …
Jingyuan Optoelectronics, an Epistar Subsidiary, Prevails in Patent Dispute Against Lowes and Sanan
Jingyuan Optoelectronics, an Epistar subsidiary, recently won a significant victory in patent litigation. In April 2017, the Epistar subsidiary, filed a patent complaint alleging that Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, and Sanan (Fujian Sanan Group Co., LTD.) infringed five of its LED patents including US Patents 6,346,771, 7,560,738, 8,492,780, 8,587,020, and …
Idemitsu Kosan Constructing OLED Material Production Facility in Chengdu, China
Tokyo-based firm Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. announced that to meet the increasing demand for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) materials in China, the company has decided to construct a manufacturing facility for OLED materials in Chengdu, China. In addition, Idemitsu Kosan plans to enhance its technical support for Chinese customers. Smartphones and …
AquiSense Working with EPA and Washington University on UV LED Disinfection
AquiSense Technologies announced that it signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Washington University and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to further advance the development of UV LED disinfection systems. As part of the CRADA partnership, AquiSense is collaborating with US EPA researchers at the National …
Lumileds Launches Luxeon SunPlus 2835 Line for Maximizing Crop Yield
Lumileds introduced the Luxeon SunPlus 2835 Line of LEDs. The new Luxeon SunPlus Line boasts high photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) and comes with the color options required to maximize plant growth rates and crop yield of a variety of plants and vegetables. The company says that the Line of LEDs …
Seoul Semiconductor Expands Patent Litigation Against Fry’s
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., reported that it expanded its patent infringement litigation against Fry’s Electronics, Inc., a big-box consumer electronics retailer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In its amended complaint, Seoul asserts that top brand televisions sold in Fry’s stores infringe 19 Seoul …
Nichia Launches Color-Temperature-Tunable COB LED Series
Adjusting light color and color temperatures is at the center of human-centric lighting designs that helps maintain natural biological rhythms. However, the designing color tuning with multiple LED packages on a board is complex and requires some ingenuity. Such a design makes it very difficult to create a color tunable …
LG Innotek Debuted “Nexlide-L” for Automotive Lighting
LG Innotek of Seoul South Korea, reported the development of the “Nexlide-L” line lighting module for automobiles. The module emits a bright and uniform light from its sharp line of merely 3mm in width. The company claims that the Nexlide-L features the thinnest width among automotive exterior lamps. The already …
Osram Launches Long-Life, Mid-Power Osconiq S3030
Osram Opto Semiconductors introduced the mid-power Osconiq S3030. The company says that it designed the new Osconiq S3030 to meet the demands of dynamic general lighting applications requiring long life and high performance. Also, Osram Opto Semiconductors created the new Osconiq S3030 for use in outdoor and industrial lighting. According …
