Nichia to supply lasers to disk rivals
Nichia Corp, will begin sampling 405-nm laser diodes for next-generation optical disk recorders in late November and launch volume production next spring. Denying reports that...
Nichia-Sony cross license agreement on Blue-Violet Laser diode related patents for optical disc
Nichia and Sony have come to an agreement on the cross license of Blue-Violet Laser Diode (hereafter Blue-Violet LD) related patents for optical disc use...
Nichia Corporation got The Nikkei BP Technology Prize
Nikkei Business Publication Inc. announced Nichia Corporation was given The Nikkei BP Technology Prize of Electronics Field for their new High Power Ultra-Violet LED. This...
Nichia and Sony announce joint development & technology alliance for production of Blue-Violet Laser diodes
Nichia Corporation (hereafter "Nichia") and Sony Corporation (hereafter "Sony") have reached a basic agreement whereby they will jointly develop blue-violet laser diodes, in mass-production level,...
Cree, Nichia reach patent cross license agreement
Cree Inc and Nichia Corp announced that they have entered into a patent cross license agreement and settlement of litigation between the companies concerning gallium...
NICHIA announces development of Ultraviolet (365 nm) 100 mW LED
NICHIA have recently succeeded in developing high-output ultraviolet LED of 365 nm wavelength. LED (light-emitting diode) is a product that enables the semiconductor chip itself...
Court rules that Nichia, not inventor, owns blue LED patent
The key patent for gallium nitride-based blue LEDs and laser diodes belongs to Nichia Corp., the Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday (Sept. 19), rejecting a...
Researcher sues Nichia over blue LED patent rights
Shuji Nakamura, the renowned developer of blue LEDs and violet lasers, has filed suit against his former employer, Nichia Corp., claiming that he holds rights...
Rohm files lawsuit against Nichia in Japan
"...Rohm filed a lawsuit on July 2 in the Kyoto District Court against Nichia for the alleged infringement of its patent on GaN blue LED...
Nichia moves into volume production of Violet Laser diodes
"...Nichia Corporation announced today that its NLHV3000 series of high power violet laser diodes are moving into volume production. The NLHV3000 series laser diodes have...
