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QD Technology May Help Light the Future

by Tom Allen

Advances at Oregon State University in manufacturing technology for “quantum dots” may soon lead to a new generation of LED lighting that produces a more user-friendly white light, while using less toxic materials and …

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OSU Produces Cheap, Non-Toxic QDs

by Tom Allen

Advances in quantum dot (QD) manufacturing, by Oregon State University, may lead to a new generation of LED lighting. Researchers on the project say that the light produced could be a soft white, and …

GE Lighting Licenses PFS Phosphor Technology

by Tom Allen

Everlight Electronics and Lextar Electronics have obtained licensing rights from GE Lighting, for the use of PFS-based phosphor. The phosphor boosts the richness of the red colour in LED backlights. The companies will begin …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Philips Wins “Li-Fi” Project

by Bob Raikes

In its quarterly financials, Philips mentioned a project that it had undertaken in Q2 with Carrefour in Lille, France. Carrefour, a major French supermarket, has installed 2.5 kilometre (800 linear units) of LED light …

Daktronics Delivers LED Video Displays For Estadio BBVA Bancomer

by Bob Raikes

Two LED displays of 8.41m x 19.02m are for the stadium of C.F. Monterrey, Mexico. Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, in conjunction with Mexican partner Pantallas Publitronics, was called on to provide two …

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Estadio Bancomer Prepares for Season With Daktronics

by Tom Allen

Daktronics has supplied two new LED displays to the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, in Monterrey, Mexico. The units, each measuring 8.41m x 19.02m, were installed for home team C.F. Monterrey’s first football match of the …

Nichia Starts to Enforce in Germany Further Newly-Granted YAG Patent Against Everlight

by Bob Raikes

A further new white LED patent which covers, among others, YAG phosphors has been granted by the European Patent Office in favor of Nichia Corporation (“Nichia”), namely EP 2 276 080. MUNICH, July 27, …

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Nichia/Everlight Dispute Ongoing

by Tom Allen

Patent disputes between Japan’s Nichia and Taiwan’s Everlight Electronics have been on-going since 2012. The two companies have been pursuing litigation against one another over LED patents. Everlight won a victory in late 2014 …

Royal Caribbean International Installs Daktronics Displays on Robots

by Helen Vince

Royal Caribbean International partnered with Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, in conjunction with Robotic Arts and ABB, to implement a never-been-done-before visual experience for their new Quantum Class cruise ships. Anthem of the …

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Arch Develops LED Map for Train Museum

by Bob Raikes

Arch of Belgium has developed a custom 70m² discrete custom LED display for the new Brussels Train Museum (Schaerbeek) which is due to open in September. The display is 6cm thick and shows a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Museums & Exhibitions| Vol 22 - Issue 30

MDM Vol 22 No 30 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Apple has introduced a new iPod Touch with a 4″ Retina (1136 x 640) display. It’s based on an A8 64 bit chip (said to be six times faster) and also includes a GPU …

Tags:Head Up Displays HUDs| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Adlib Invests in Absen’s LED Panels

by Tom Allen

Absen has agreed to supply 250 LED displays to Adlib, a major UK rental house. Adlib has taken on Absen’s A3 Pro panels after seeing them at PSCo’s (Absen’s UK distributor) showroom in Reading.

Tags:Absen| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 22 - Issue 28