No war, no joy, lighting industry, patent disputes, endless

No war, no joy. Recently, the LED industry seems to be busy again. Ford and Audi, known as the "light factory", and the United Kingdom and Taiwan are "higher", which has set off for graphene LED lighting. South Korean companies are not idle, and Seoul's Viosys, the world's top UV LED solution provider, sued the US UV application product manufacturer Salon Supply Store for infringing its related patents.

Ford develops three lighting technology and can be used with the "light factory" Audi wrist

From halogen headlights, xenon headlights, to current LED headlights and laser headlights, the history of automotive lighting is also a testament to the advancement of human technology.

Ford promoted the application of advanced functions including car headlight technology and driverless driving through technological advancement. By the end of 2015, Ford had submitted nearly 6,000 patent applications.

According to Netcom, Bill Coughlin, CEO of Ford Global Technology, said: "The company's previous innovation centers are mainly in Michigan and Europe, but now the entire enterprise is more creative." There are three patented technologies for lighting, and these new technologies will also be “higher” with Audi, which is known as the “light factory”.

First, anti-glare high beam technology

The anti-glare high-beam technology was jointly developed by Ford's global team. It can sense the front and rear lights of other vehicles (including bicycles) within 800 meters through the camera on the windshield, and then adjust the headlight angle to avoid causing the driver. Dazzling. This technology will be used in conjunction with adaptive LED headlights and automatic high beam systems that adjust the high beam angle and intensity based on driving speed, ambient light, steering angle, front vehicle distance and wiper status. In addition, Ford is also improving lighting technology to better identify traffic signs such as turning, parking, and passing.

Second, puddle light technology

In order to better protect people's travel safety, car safety technology is also the focus of manufacturers' research and development. In the research and development of lighting technology at night, Ford has made great efforts in laser headlights, LED headlights, turning automatic turn signals, etc., and has recently developed a rather peculiar "puddle light". At night, puddle lights at the exterior mirrors of the vehicle project light onto the ground to illuminate the road around the car, preventing drivers and passengers from getting into puddles or other potential hazards when getting off.

Third, infrared camera headlight technology

An infrared camera mounted on the air intake grille monitors and tracks pedestrians or animals in front, up to 8 people. The new headlight technology can project two spotlights on the road ahead, clearly showing the road ahead and reducing the incidence of accidents. At the same time, obstacles in front of the infrared camera on the front grille are simultaneously displayed on the infotainment system display and marked with red or blue. In addition to detecting obstacles in front, Ford's new headlight technology can be used to predict the potential danger ahead of the terrain in front of the road. The headlights automatically adjust the direction during cornering, greatly reducing the potential danger of blind spots during cornering. This new technology can improve the driver's driving safety at night to a certain extent.

As the "Light Factory", the Audi brand has always been at the leading level in the development of automotive lighting technology. In 1992, it was the first to carry Xenon headlights with BMW. In 2003, the same brands as BMW and Toyota first introduced the most advanced lighting technology at the time to the flagship sedan A8. Audi was also the first to open LED daytime trips. The brand of the light configuration of the lights. Taking the infrared camera headlight night vision technology as an example, the same function was also available in the laser headlight technology of the Audi Sportquattro laser light concept car that was unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show last year.

UK and Taiwan for graphene LED lighting trusses

Another interesting thing is that, according to the Electronic Times, the UK and Taiwan have set off for graphene LED lighting.

A patented technology that was hailed as the first commercial use of graphene a year ago has a dispute over intellectual property rights. According to media reports, the National Institute of Graphene Research (NGI) researchers are worried that the research results will fall into the hands of foreign companies, especially after the Taiwan company BGT Materials decided to strike.

Britain is worried about the results of the research

According to the IEEE Spectrum quoted TheSunday Times, BGT's product portfolio does have some products based on graphene technology, and NGI researchers' concerns are not unfounded. The most striking focus of BGT is LED lighting, which is generally considered to be the first major breakthrough for NGI in graphene application technology.

Surprisingly, the company did not deny that the Sunday Times asked BGT if it had the relevant technology. In fact, BGT CEO Lai Zhongping claimed that the company invented the graphene LED bulb and controlled all key patents. Lai is also proud of his joint venture with the University of Manchester.

Non-UK companies hold a majority stake in a company derived from NGI, giving them the right to claim ownership of the technology developed by NGI, allowing the UK government to allocate £50 million for a four-year commitment to invest in graphene research. The decision was questioned.

After NGI has invested £38 million in the UK government and £23 million in the European Regional Development Fund, everything should not be developed in this way. In the past, the United Kingdom was under-invested in nanotechnology, which led to the arrival of the United States, Japan, Germany and other countries. The purpose of these investments should be to avoid repeating the mistakes of the United Kingdom.

The key to reversing everything will be graphene. When two Russian scholars, AndreGeim and Konstantin Novoselov, created graphene at the University of Manchester in 2004, the UK self-identified ownership of graphene technology and began a series of plans to turn the UK into a graphene center.

However, from the current point of view, the British government's investment in graphene research will result in the same technology developed by the United Kingdom as nanotechnology, and the related applications of technology will be completed in other countries.

The new R&D building is empty

The SundayTimes reported that 250 researchers at Manchester University in the UK are reluctant to move into the new National Institute of Graphene Research (NGI), which can accommodate 120 researchers, for fear of technology flowing into the hands of Taiwanese company BGT. . However, NGI has issued a statement refuting the relevant report.

According to the Times, a researcher said that researchers are reluctant to move into NGI, so NGI is currently empty. According to an interview with an NGI visitor by Electronics Weekly, the building has indeed gone to the building.

In response, NGI has issued a statement saying that the University of Manchester has thoroughly investigated the contents of the Sunday Times report, but did not find any evidence that BGT (Bluestone Global Tech Materials) has obtained the results of the confidential research program; there is no evidence to confirm the university. There are not enough safeguards to protect their intellectual property rights. The University of Manchester also refutes the false claims that researchers have resisted NGI.

NGI said that the hospital currently has about 40 partners, and BGT is only one of them. NGI emphasizes that the way the company handles intellectual property rights and its patent strategy is quite sound, and it is designed to bring NIG's leading global graphene research opportunities to the best interests of the country. Cooperation with international manufacturers is only a way to achieve this. .

Seoul Viosys sues a US company for infringing its UVLED patent

Recently, the industry is very concerned about UV LEDs, so Zhiku Jun will share another piece of information about UV LED patents today.

Seoul Viosys filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Florida State Court, including UV technology and application products such as EPI, FAB, packaging, and systems;

Seoul Viosys is the world's first UV company, and has been developing and mass producing UV-emitting semiconductors for more than 15 years;

The UV-related patents of Viosys in Seoul are even used in the US Space Station project.

Seoul Viosys (promotion is the world's top UVLED solution provider, also the world's leading LED manufacturer Seoul Semiconductor subsidiary) announced on March 23, the US UV application product manufacturer Salon Supply Store infringed its UV LED related patents, has been on Zhou Xiangmei filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Florida.

The related patents infringed by Salon SupplyStore (hereinafter referred to as Salon) involve UV LED manufacturing processes and applications, including EPI technology, FAB technology, component packaging technology and curing technology. The US Salon company sells related infringing products through large online shopping platforms such as Amazon and eBay, and has made huge profits.

On March 18, Seoul Viosys filed a patent application to the US federal court in Florida to stop the sale and distribution of related UV applications and patent infringement verification. Seoul's Viosys is building a broad patent portfolio, from UV LED components to various applications, and plans to aggressively pursue companies that infringe on their intellectual property rights from this lawsuit and actively protect those patented products.

YeojinYoon, vice president of the Viosys UV R&D Center in Seoul, said the lawsuit is only the beginning and will continue to take strong legal action against peer companies and UV finished product manufacturers that have confirmed the infringement. (Companies who study this field should pay attention to it!)

Seoul's Viosys seems to be a show-off company. YeojinYoon also said that it has been working on the development of violeds technology for more than 15 years, not only to make profits, but more importantly to provide a healthy and clean environment for human beings. Seoul Viosys will reduce costs through mass production, supply violeds technology to the world, and strive to create a better life for human beings.

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