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    Light on the “lats” helps to illuminate these cyclists from behind and from the side. (Photo credit: Images courtesy of Isadore.)
    Specialty SSL

    Osram LEDs illuminate cycling shirts and jackets

    Mark Halper
    Oct. 22, 2020
    Slovakian premium apparel maker Isadore is weaving them into washable garments for high visibility. But they probably won’t be seen in the bargain basement.
    Photo credit: Image courtesy of MSI.
    Specialty SSL

    MSI delivers Creator 17 notebook PC with mini LED display

    Maury Wright
    April 8, 2020
    The Creator 17 is the first notebook PC to meet DisplayHDR 1000 standards, besting the performance of other LCD-based screens and OLED-based screens.
    The new Synios P2720 CR Series packaged LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors are designed to deliver improved brightness in a compact footprint for automotive rear lamps and fog lamps. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram Opto Semiconductors.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Packaged LED news: Osram Opto, Plessey, Everlight, and Seoul

    Maury Wright
    March 11, 2020
    Osram Opto has used phosphor-converted red in an LED for automotive rear-facing applications while we have UV-C news and also a development in micro LED technology.
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    LEDs & SSL Design

    2020 outlook is fair to partly cloudy, but opportunities lurk (MAGAZINE)

    Feb. 25, 2020
    MAURY WRIGHT analyzes the latest forecasts and activity that indicate moderate prospects in the LED and SSL industry for 2020.
    FIG. 1. Samsung’s The Wall micro-LED TV again gets “oohs and ahhs,” but the company is selling few of the pricey units. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Samsung.)
    Specialty SSL

    Mini-LED displays approach market, while micro waits in the wings (MAGAZINE)

    Jan. 29, 2020
    Will 2020 be the year when we see mini- and micro-LED technology breach the commercial market? MAURY WRIGHT went to CES looking for an answer but drew a bust card despite compelling...
    German merger and acquisition law grants control of cash to the acquirer only if it picks up at least 75% of the target company’s stock. At 59.3%, ams governs Osram, but doesn’t control the cash. (Photo credit: Image by Helmut Jungclaus via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

    AMS’ acquisition of just-enough Osram shares leaves it needing more for true control

    Mark Halper
    Dec. 10, 2019
    At 59.3%, the Austrian sensor maker gained governance of Osram, but it did not gain control of the cash. No wonder ams is trying to buy more. It also faces a rankled Osram workforce...