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FPD/PCB NEWS`September 27


U.S. Patent Granted to Mitsubishi Chemical, NIMS, Nichia, and Citizen Electronics for LEDs Using Nitride-type Red Phosphor

Mitsubishi Chemical (MCC) announced that an LED-related patent shared by MCC, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Nichia, and Citizen Electronics has been granted in the U.S. The patent (U.S. patent No.10072207) relates to the LEDs using a nitride-type red phosphor.

MCC, NIMS, Nichia, and Citizen in 2015 concluded a cross-licensing agreement forthe red phosphor, which is broadly used in LED applications. Among the patents targeted by the cross-licensing agreement, the U.S. patent, the basic patent for the red phosphor is shared by the four companies, and now another basic patent related to LEDs using this type of red phosphor has been granted in the U.S.

FPD/PCB NEWS`September 11


TEL Announces Acquisition of Plant Site in Taiwa-cho, Miyagi Prefecture
Tokyo Electron (TEL) announced the signing of an agreement to acquire a plant construction site that Miyagi Prefecture, and Taiwa-cho in Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi Prefecture, have been preparing to develop into an industrial park. TEL will aquire site of approximate 111,000m2 at March 2021.