Category: LED lighting
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Marktech has expanded its COTS and custom photodetector and LED capabilities with transfer-moulded packaging technology. The platform targets defence and aerospace sensing, targeting, and optical alignment systems requiring compact, rugged, and repeatable optoelectronic packages.
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Legrand UK & Ireland has opened a 43,000 sq ft electronics manufacturing facility in Cramlington, supporting CP Electronics lighting controls and Legrand Care production.
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Stackpole has introduced RVCU high-voltage chip resistors with low voltage coefficient of resistance for precision divider, sensing, measurement, LED lighting, medical, and test applications.
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Melexis has introduced an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated 1A DC/DC converter for compact automotive lighting modules.
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ams OSRAM has introduced infrared LEDs for vehicle cabins. The OSLON Black IR:6 C-Series targets driver monitoring, occupant detection, and child presence sensing while reducing visible red glow at 940nm.
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TactoTek has signed Suzhou Rixian Optical Technology as an IMSE licensee, adding local rapid-prototyping capability for automotive smart surface development in China.
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Valeo and Infineon are collaborating on a laser beam-scanning ground projection module that uses 2D MEMS mirror technology for vehicle-to-everything communication, road-safety signalling, and exterior lighting personalisation.
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UK lighting faces rising WEEE scrutiny as marketplace data deepens. Fresh reporting is sharpening the scale of non-compliance across online lighting sales, increasing pressure on registration, traceability, classification, and end-of-life obligations.
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LurexX is licensing IMSE to model and validate in-mold lighting. The partnership adds optical simulation and measurement to TactoTek’s smart-surface ecosystem, supporting dynamic surface illumination and light lines within ultra-thin moulded structures.
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Dymax will demo UV curing workflows at APEX EXPO 2026. The booth programme centres on PCB-level adhesives, coatings, and maskants, pairing automated dispensing with UV/LED curing demonstrations aimed at reliability challenges including outgassing, component stability, and environmental protection.