Nichia Corporation

On March 6th and 7th, Nichia will exhibit at the Water Quality Convention & Exposition (WQA) in Orlando Florida. WQA is one of the most respected shows on water quality for residential and commercial applications. The focus of this show is to bring together the world's best water treatment professionals and manufacturers to share cutting edge technology and best practices geared toward moving the water quality industry ever forward.

Nichia plans to exhibit its industry leading UV-C LED technology, ideal for water disinfection applications including residential, commercial, and agricultural water treatment. In addition, Nichia will introduce the advantages and benefits of transitioning from mercury lamps to LED technology including a realization of a mercury-free society.

Event Date & Time:
2024 March 6th 11:00am – 5:00pm
2024 March 7th 9:00am – 2:00pm

Venue:
The Orange County Convention Center

Nichia Booth:
662

Products on display:
High Power UV LED

For registration and details:

2024 WQA Convention & Exposition – Be The Catalyst!

convention.wqa.org

For more information about products, refer to Nichia's website.

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From March 3rd to March 8th, Nichia will exhibit at Light + Building 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. Light + Building, Europe's premier international trade fair, showcases a comprehensive range of lighting trends, featuring the newest innovations in lighting, electrification, digitalization of home and building services, and integrated security technologies.

Nichia will display several groundbreaking products, including the Nichia Light Cluster™ Type L and a new Cube Direct Mountable Chip which introduces a novel feature of efficient horizontal light distribution. Both solutions provide an unrivaled soft, low-glare quality of light and enable luminaire manufacturers to significantly reduce the thickness and weight of lighting fixture designs.

Other highlights include the H6 Series LEDs which delivers the industry's highest joint-boost in color quality and efficacy and HPS color LEDs, true alternative to high-pressure sodium lamps (HPS) contributing to the realization of a sustainable society. Visitors can also attend presentations on technology trends from industry partners and Nichia's technical experts.

Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is launching a full-color RGB SMD LED with a lens (Part no. NSSM237B) aimed at contributing to a more environmentally friendly society.

The NSSM237B is an innovative full-color RGB SMD LED with a lens designed for outdoor large-scale displays, realized by combining technologies of through-hole LEDs and SMD full-color LEDs that Nichia has cultivated over many years. With the use of lens and packaging technologies, it features light distribution characteristics that suppress light in the upward direction of the display while dispersing light downward. This has successfully reduced the waste of light energy.

The NSSM237B can achieve high brightness, low power consumption, and contributes to the reduction of light pollution, which were difficult with previous SMD LEDs, as well as miniaturization and weight reduction, which were challenging with through-hole LEDs. In addition, it is possible to create environmentally-friendly advertisements that not only use less energy, but also reduces waste by reusing enclosures when installing displays.

Traditionally, through-hole and SMD LEDs have been used for outdoor displays, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. However, through the technology Nichia has cultivated over many years, Nichia has successfully combined these advantages. The lens of the NSSM237B is designed in such a way that each bubble is optimized for each RGB die to ensure excellent color matching even when viewing the display from below.

By adopting the NSSM237B, which boasts overwhelming brightness, power consumption is reduced by approximately 55% compared to conventional SMDs.

With its optimized downward distribution, it minimizes the impact on the night sky. Nichia's expertise in light control technology contributes to creating environmentally-friendly advertisements that support the Dark Sky initiative.

NSSM237B enables a weight reduction of 85% and can almost halve the weight of the display compared to three through-hole LEDs (1 pixel). Additionally, it allows for thinning of the display like SMD.

Nichia continues to develop products that are useful to society.

Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is pleased to announce that the Nichia Light Cluster™ Type L received an award from the 2023 LpS Digital Innovation Awards in the LED modules category for Product Awards.

The LpS Digital Innovation Awards are presented annually by LED Professional, the world's leading LED magazine based in Europe, to the most outstanding LED products and solutions in the categories of "Product", "Sustainability", "Scientific Paper" and "Achievement". The award-winning Nichia Light Cluster™ Type L is a lighting LED module featuring ultra-wide light distribution, developed by combining technology and expertise in LEDs and optical systems that Nichia has cultivated over many years. This feature enables thin and lightweight fixtures which have not been seen before and realizes a comfortable lighting space that envelops the entire environment with soft light.

These distinctive characteristics were highly considered by the judges as they will bring new possibilities to the design of lighting fixtures. Also, for the first time this year, the jury utilized AI to evaluate entries, and the Nichia Light Cluster™ Type L was awarded the AI Prize in addition to a Product Award.

NCSWE13A-V1 (Ra≥90, R9≥80) has been added to Nichia’s Direct Mountable Chip Series portfolio, a high luminous flux density chip scale LED. Its higher CRI improves the appearance of illuminated objects and is ideal for downlight and spotlight applications.

To learn more about the product, visit Nichia Corporation’s website: https://led-ld.nichia.co.jp/jp/product/led_product_data.html?type=NCSWE13A-V1

Nichia's new UV-B and UV-A LEDs, scheduled for release in 2024, deliver the highest power conversion efficiency and radiation flux in the industry for LEDs with peak wavelengths of 308nm and 330nm, respectively (according to Nichia's research). These new LEDs feature the same 3.5mm x 3.5mm packages as Nichia's highly acclaimed 434 Series UV-C LED, currently in mass production. Nichia has successfully developed a UV LED portfolio where all wavelength ranges are available in the same size, enabling the creation of fixtures that combine various wavelengths and allowing for high-density installations.

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Tokushima, Japan - 6 December 2023: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, is scheduled to launch two new UV LEDs in March 2024: UV-B LED with a peak wavelength of 308nm and UV-A LED with a peak wavelength of 330nm.

The spectrum of high-pressure mercury lamps, which are commonly used as the light source for ultraviolet irradiation devices, includes peak emissions at 280nm, 365nm, and 405nm, as well as around 308nm and 330nm. With UV LEDs at 280nm, 365nm, and 405nm already in mass production, Nichia has now chosen to add to its UV LED portfolio with the development of 308nm and 330nm LEDs. With this broad product portfolio, Nichia believes that it will be able to successfully meet the replacement of high-pressure mercury lamps in most of applications.

Nichia's new UV-B and UV-A LEDs, scheduled for release in 2024, deliver the highest power conversion efficiency and radiation flux in the industry for LEDs with peak wavelengths of 308nm and 330nm, respectively (according to Nichia's research). These new LEDs feature the same 3.5mm x 3.5mm packages as Nichia's highly acclaimed 434 Series UV-C LED, currently in mass production. Nichia has successfully developed a UV LED portfolio where all wavelength ranges are available in the same size, enabling the creation of fixtures that combine various wavelengths and allowing for high-density installations.

In addition to being an alternative technology to mercury lamps, the UV emission from the 308nm UV-B LED is also considered to be effective in vitamin D production and in the control of plant diseases and insect pests. Nichia expects that this technology will be applied in these medical and agricultural fields in the future.

Product samples of discrete LEDs or LEDs mounted on boards to expedite design efforts are already available and can be requested through Nichia's sales representatives or the Contact Form via Nichia's website.

Nichia promises to continue developing UV LEDs with improved performance to contribute to the realization of a mercury-free society and carbon neutrality and to help solve social issues including improvement of food self-sufficiency.

Nichia Corporation has started in-house production of a high-power red laser diode (LD) chip and will sell laser packaged products including this high-power red LD chip beginning in spring of 2024.

Highlights:

• By enabling in-house production of laser diode chips for all three primary colors (RGB), a variety of customer requests can now be met.
• Accelerates the development and commercialization of higher efficiency and higher output products to expand into various applications.
• Upfront investments secure production capacity to meet strong demand.

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Tokushima, Japan – Nichia, the world's largest GaN-based LED/LD manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, has started in-house production of a high-power red laser diode (LD) chip and will sell laser packaged products including this high-power red LD chip beginning in spring of 2024.

Background:
Compared to those using conventional lamps or LED light sources, laser projectors with the three primary colors of Red, Green, and Blue have the advantage of a much wider color reproduction range, as well as the ability to achieve high brightness while maintaining compact size and high efficiency. In recent years, the demand for such projectors has been rapidly increasing, not only for high-luminance movie theater projectors, but also ones for individual consumers such as laser TVs1 and small smart projectors.

LDs play an important role in determining the specifications of projectors, and Nichia has been required to flexibly respond to various customer requests for the performance of each RGB color LD. Nichia had been manufacturing blue and green LD chips in-house; however, the red LD chips had been procured from outside suppliers. Therefore, the quality, cost, and supply of red LD chips were dependent on suppliers, and the challenge was how to meet the various needs of customers.

Details:
Nichia started development of watt-class high-power red LD chips and succeeded in producing them in-house. Furthermore, Nichia has aggressively made upfront investments in mass production facilities and secured production capacity to meet the strong demand for RGB LDs. In addition to blue and green LD chips, which are Nichia's strong technologies, this in-house production will enable Nichia to manufacture all three primary color LD chips, allowing Nichia to flexibly consider and respond to various requests from customers.

Nichia will start selling LD packages utilizing its in-house manufactured red LD chips beginning in spring of 2024. In addition, the red LD chips used in existing products will be gradually replaced with internally produced chips, rather than those procured from external suppliers. Nichia's QuaLas™ RGB is an example of an LD product with multiple RGB LD chips densely mounted in one small package. It will be one of Nichia's main products with in-house red LD chips. QuaLas™'s optical output power in each RGB color is 8.3W for blue (wavelength: typ. 465nm), 4.8W for green (wavelength: typ. 525nm), and 10.0W for red (wavelength: typ. 643nm), suggesting a suitable combination for providing a good white balance for the display. (Figures 1 and 2)

To address the increasing market demand and advancements in performance for laser projectors, as well as explore further application possibilities, Nichia will accelerate the development and commercialization of red LD products with improved efficiency and output power by implementing in-house manufacturing.

Nichia Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of the mid-power 757 Series to the portfolio of HPS color LEDs developed as a true LED alternative to high-pressure sodium lamps (“HPS”).

HPS color LEDs maintain the nostalgic atmosphere of the landscape with the same emission color of 1800K as HPS while enjoying the many advantages of LEDs, including greatly improved color rendering index, mercury-free, long lifetime, and instantaneous on/off. By adding the 757 Series of LEDs to the HPS color LEDs’ portfolio, customer options can be expanded and thus accelerate the transition from HPS to LED and contributes to a realization of a mercury-free society and carbon neutrality.

Nichia will make every effort to have 1800K/R70 recognized as a standardized white color, so that it can be widely used as an alternative technology to HPS and contribute to the realization of a mercury-free society and carbon neutrality.

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Tokushima, Japan – Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, announces the addition of the mid-power 757 Series (Part Number: NF2W757H-V2F1, NF2W757GR-V4) to the portfolio of HPS color LEDs developed as a true LED alternative to high-pressure sodium lamps (“HPS”).

HPS color LEDs maintain the nostalgic atmosphere of the landscape with the same emission color of 1800K as HPS while enjoying the many advantages of LEDs, including greatly improved color rendering index, mercury-free, long lifetime, and instantaneous on/off. Through these key features, it has been highly acclaimed as an innovative and a unique product. Nichia has already launched NVSW219F-V2, NVSW519A-V1 as high-power packages along with Direct Mountable Chip. By adding the 757 Series of LEDs to the HPS color LEDs' portfolio, customer options can be expanded and thus accelerate the transition from HPS to LED and contributes to a realization of a mercury-free society and carbon neutrality.

Nichia continues to develop products that are useful to society.

Nichia is gearing up to present its cutting-edge automotive lighting solutions at the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting, held at Darmstadium in Darmstadt, Germany, from September 25th to 27th.

This year holds special significance for us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nichia's invention of the world's first high-brightness blue LED.

At our exhibition booth #2, we'll be showcasing three remarkable products:

• The revolutionary µPLS™ (Micro PLS) light engine, designed for high-definition adaptive driving beams, offering exceptional brightness, pixel density, and versatile connectivity for seamless integration into modern automobile designs.
• Near Field Projection light solution, providing unparalleled design flexibility through transmissive lenses and a compact chip-scale package, delivering over 400 lux from a compact light-emitting surface (LES) at a distance of 1.2m.
• Thin Design Headlight, featuring an elegant 15mm lens height design, ensuring the necessary luminous flux for low, high, and adaptive beams while maintaining high optical efficiency.

Connect with us if you plan to attend ISAL 2023. Simply respond to this post or reach out via message to schedule a meeting with one of our automotive lighting experts.

From September 25th to 27th Nichia will exhibit at the 15th International Symposium of Automotive Lighting (ISAL 2023) in Darmstadt, Germany. ISAL 2023 is one of Europe's most influential scientific conventions for automotive lighting. The event enables hundreds of industry leaders and experts to highlight new advances in electronics engineering to improve road safety and address developing transport standards and regulations.

Taking center stage will be Nichia's µPLS, a pioneering light engine solution which integrates pixelated micro light emitting diodes (μLEDs) ideal for high-definition (HD) adaptive driving beam applications. The technology delivers the brightness, high pixel density with individual pixel control, and flexible connectivity required to enable it to be smoothly integrated into a modern electrical/electronic (E/E) car architecture. Additionally, Nichia has been invited to deliver a technical poster presentation which will provide a deeper dive into the µPLS.