Category Archives: LED
Researchers at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have succeeded in manufacturing high-performance prototypes of blue and white LEDs, in which the light-emitting gallium-nitride layers are grown on silicon wafers with a diameter of 150 millimeters. The silicon replaces the sapphire commonly used until now without a loss in quality. Already in the pilot stage, the new LED chips are to be tested under practical conditions, meaning that the first LEDs on silicon from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors could hit the market in just two years.
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Sony has developed the next-generation self-emitting display, Crystal LED Display. Sony will present a Full HD, 55-inch prototype model at the ’2012 International CES. Sony Crystal LED Display is the industry’s first 55-inch Full HD self-emitting display using LEDs as the light source. Compared to existing LCD displays, the 55-inch prototype exhibited at CES is boasting approximately 3.5 times higher contrast in light environment, approximately 1.4 times wider color gamut, and approximately 10 times faster video image response time (all values based on current Sony models).The Crystal LED Display is a self-emitting display that uses Sony’s unique methods to mount ultrafine LEDs in each of the Red-Green-Blue (RGB) colors, equivalent to the number of pixels (approximately six-million LEDs for Full HD).
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LG will present the future of TV technology at the CES in Las Vegas with the unveiling of the world’s largest OLED TV with a display size of 55 inches. What sets LG’s TV picture apart from other OLED TVs is 4-Color Pixels and Color Refiner which work together to generate natural and accurate colors that are sharp and consistent. The 4-Color Pixels feature allows for more accurate color depiction by using a set of four colors (red, green blue and white) in comparison to the RGB setup used by other OLED TV manufacturers. Color Refiner ensures consistency in colors from a wider viewing angle via an LG algorithm which improves and refines hues and tones. This is in contrast to other OLED TVs which often exhibit drastic changes in hues from different viewing angles and abnormal color gamut.
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Toshiba today held a lighting ceremony to celebrate the illumination of the exterior of the Louvre, the world’s most popular art museum, with Toshiba’s new LED lighting. From now on, the Pyramid, the three pyramidions and the Colbert pavilion of the Louvre will be suffused with the soft glow of the lighting every evening and night.The lighting ceremony was held at the Louvre this evening, with the participation of Mr. Norio Sasaki, the President of Toshiba, and Mr. Henri Loyrette, the Director of the Louvre Museum in the presence of 450 invited guests from across Europe.
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Toshiba will collaborate with TDK in creating a huge Christmas scene on their LED displays on One Times Square building in New York’s Times Square. The collaboration will feature a digital image of a 40-meter high festive Christmas tree almost 120 meters above the streets below. Long known as The Crossroads of the World,Times Square is famous for the neon and electric signs that adorn its buildings. Toshiba’s two LED signboards in a prime location on One Times Square have been used to promote the Toshiba brand and products since 2007.
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Sharp has delivered 57 units of 108-inch commercial LCD monitors, the world’s largest in screen size, to be installed in meeting rooms of the Qatar National Convention Centre, one of the world’s most sophisticated convention and exhibition centers. The Sharp LB-1085 commercial LCD monitor has so far been used as a display in cinema lobbies and event venues, and has been highly rated for its outstanding features; including the ability to display crisp, clear images even in brightly lit locations and for its large screen that measures approximately 238.2 (H) × 134.0 (V) cm.
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Osram is fitting outdoor facilities of the McDonald’s restaurant chain in Germany with modern and energy-efficient LED lighting. Across Germany, over 300 LED floodlights have been installed already on 25 McDonald’s parking lots and traffic routes. The lighting concept is based on a holistic approach which combines architectural, safety-related and atmospheric aspects. Thanks to their service life of 50,000 hours, the durable LED floodlights also ensure economic efficiency. Each of the Osram LED floodlights which are minimizing both glare and scattered light on the parking lots of McDonald‘s contains a powerful LED module with 84 OSRAM Golden Dragon Oval Plus LEDs.
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Kyocera announced the launch of a new 8.4-inch Super Wide Viewing Angle SVGA LCD module. Utilizing the latest display technology, Kyocera’s new 8.4-inch LCD features SVGA resolution, an integrated LED driver circuit, long-life LED backlighting with low power consumption, up to 70,000 hours of operating time, and a viewing angle of 170 degrees, which covers the needs of medical- and industrial-use applications. The specially-designed LED backlighting provides lower power consumption by using the latest technology for LED chips and light guides. In addition, the LVDS interface guarantees easy and simple operability.
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