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• April 2024: Goodix Technology released a new smart amplifier for mobile audio designs. The TFA9865's new device utilizes an exclusive, completely digital design and sophisticated production methods to enhance audio quality. Aimed at setting new standards in the audio industry, the TFA9865 audio amplifier boasts compact dimensions of only 2.2x2.2mm², delivering improved power efficiency, increased sound volume, and reduced noise levels.
• May 2024: Sony Electronics Inc. announced that it is the official consumer headphones and wireless speakers partner for the Sueños Music Festival, following the release of its ULT POWER SOUND series, a range of speakers and headphones aimed at delivering strong bass and an immersive music experience. The series includes three Bluetooth speakers, ULT TOWER 10, ULT FIELD 7, ULT FIELD 1, and the wireless noise-canceling headphone ULT WEAR, all designed to provide deep bass and superior sound quality.

• May 2024 - Solotech announced a strategic collaboration with ROE Visual, purchasing over 5000 sq. meters of LED tiles, including 4,500 sq. meters of identical Carbon LED tiles, the largest single-batch of LED tiles ever recorded. This marks a monumental milestone for both companies: LED manufacturer ROE Visual secures its most extensive ROE CB5 Mark II order to date, while Solotech becomes an LED video rental provider.
• April 2024 - AVI Systems, the audio-visual and unified collaboration system integrator, unveiled its latest addition, the Velocity Logistics Center (VLC), in Flower Mound, Texas. This move marks a significant expansion of AVI's Velocity brand.

•  October 2023: GoPro, has recently launched  Go PRO HERO 12 Black . If an compact waterproof action camera that can click photos or record videos without compromising on quality and works in extreme conditions, and availed on popular e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flip cart Reliance Digital, Croma, and other authorised sellers. Here are some details about the GoPro camera models along with their discounted prices.
• May 2024: Insta360 has announce a partnership with Motovan, this exciting collaboration will make Insta360 action cameras more accessible than ever to Canadian riders, adventurers, and outdoor enthusiasts Action cameras and powersports go hand in hand and will allow our dealers to capitalize on this very popular segment while helping Insta 360 with its continuous growth.

• May 2024 - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has introduced a new high-speed optocoupler, the VOIH72A, capable of transmitting data at 25 MBd. It includes a CMOS logic interface for digital input and output to make integration into digital systems easier. Created for use in industrial settings, this product provides a minimal 6 ns maximum pulse width distortion and requires only 2 mA of supply current. It can operate at voltages ranging from 2.7V to 5.5V and temperatures up to +110°C. The optocoupler includes CMOS logic for its digital input and output, allowing for a high-speed data rate of 25 MBd. 
• September 2024 - Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a fresh lineup of signal isolation semiconductors called opto-emulators(ISOM8710 and ISOM8110). These devices are created to improve signal integrity, lower power usage, and prolong the lifespan of high-voltage industrial and automotive applications. TI's opto-emulators are designed to work seamlessly with the widely used optocouplers in the field, allowing for smooth integration into current designs and leveraging TI's unique silicon dioxide (SiO2)-based isolation technology. This technology is designed to overcome the issues of aging effects linked to LEDs, which are frequently used in optocouplers.

• May 2024: StreamVue, one of the players in IPTV and digital signage solutions, announced an exclusive distribution partnership with DigiBox, one of the premier UK distributors of market-leading technologies for the broadcast, video, and ProAV industries. This alliance focussed on the UK for StreamVue and planned an expansion into digital signage and IPTV for Digibox. It offers easy-to-use and cost-effective IPTV and digital signage systems suitable for various uses, such as single-site offices, pubs, clubs, and hotels with large-scale venues, stadiums, and multi-site live broadcast and control.
• January 2024: Signagelab, a digital signage solutions provider and professional services company, acquired the Czech software firm signageOS, significantly enhancing its capacity for tailored implementations and integrations of its core products. This move bolsters signageOS's Expert Services division, enabling it to undertake specialized projects on its hardware-agnostic device management platform, CloudControl, its developer platform, DevSpace, and its pre-configured HTML5 playback engine, ProPlayer.

• December 2023: Luminus announced the official launch of its Gen2 XBT-3535 series, an addition to its extensive UV-C LED portfolio. This release ensures that Luminus is a prominent player with one of the most comprehensive portfolios in the industry. It offers multiple wavelength options, including 265 nm, 275 nm, 285 nm, 308 nm, and 340 nm.
• November 2023: Crystal IS Inc. announced that Amway chose its UVC LED technology for its eSpring home water treatment system. With a unique combination of UV LEDs and eSpring e3 carbon filter, the new eSpring water purifier is 99.9999% effective at killing bacteria, viruses up to 99.99%, and cysts up to 99.9%. The use of UV C LEDs also makes the new eSpring water purifier a more environmentally friendly product, as the new device consumes 25% less energy during active use compared to the previous model.

• January 2024 - Class 5 Photonics introduced its laser technology that bridges the technological gaps, offering unprecedented precision and productivity with shortest pulses below 100 fs, wavelength tunability from ultraviolet to mid-infrared, and power scalability towards the kilowatt range—attributes that are key for the next generation of micromachining. As per the company, optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) and white-light generation (WLG) power its White Dwarf OPCPA product lines, and nonlinear spectral broadening is the motor of its new Black Dwarf high-power laser system.
• November 2023 - IPG Photonics Corporation and Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, a manufacturer of arc welding products, announced a strategic partnership to promote laser solutions for handheld welding applications further. Both companies bring unique expertise to develop specific solutions to address customer challenges, and together, they will further advance and bring to market products that are easy to learn and operate while offering unmatched benefits.

• November 2023 - Ams OSRAM AG added Red, True Green, and Blue colors to its OSTAR Projection Compact family of low-profile, ultra-high brightness LEDs, which enables manufacturers of machine vision systems or stage lighting fixtures to create more powerful and slimmer products. The OSTAR Projection Compact LEDs can be packed very closely together in high-power luminaire designs because of their excellent thermal dissipation and small, flat packages. The thermal resistance is just 1.4 K/W, while the 4040 package has 4.0 mm x 4.0 mm x 0.75 mm dimensions. 
• September 2023 - IPG Photonics Corporation announced the launch of a New Dual-Beam Laser with the Highest Single-Mode Core Power at The Battery Show in Novi, Michigan. It offers unprecedented speed and productivity improvements for battery welding, with spatter-free welding speeding up to 2X faster than possible with lower core powers. 

• April 2024 - At the 2024 China Automation Industry Annual Conference, ABB's Sensi+ natural gas analyzer clinched the prestigious title of "Most Competitive Innovation Product." This accolade highlighted Sensi+'s technological innovation, exceptional performance, and user-friendly approach to operations and maintenance. ABB's Sensi+ was awarded for standing out as a sensor by streamlining the measurement of natural gas quality. It achieves this by offering continuous and simultaneous monitoring of impurities like hydrogen sulfide, water, and carbon dioxide – all through a single device.
• April 2024 - Metrohm Process Analytics debuted its inaugural XRF spectrometer, the 2060 XRF Process Analyzer, focusing on Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) technology. This analyzer has been tailored for liquid process control, offering reliable online X-ray fluorescence analysis. Capable of scrutinizing elements spanning from magnesium to uranium, the 2060 XRF Process Analyzer stands as Metrohm's newest addition, boasting continuous data collection and round-the-clock operation. Moreover, its advanced programming bolsters plant safety with innovative features.

• October 2022 - Fujifilm announced a partnership with Adobe to produce a new mirrorless digital camera firmware, "FUJIFILM X-H2S" (X-H2S), in spring 2023, which would deliver the world's first native Camera to Cloud (C2C) connectivity for mirrorless digital cameras, driven by Frame.io. At the same time, the firmware for the "FT-XH" file transmitters will also be launched.
• September 2022 - Canon U.S.A., Inc., a significant provider of digital imaging solutions, announced the addition of a suite of products to its cinema and broadcast offerings in response to user demand. Canon's latest 8K CINE-SERVO lens for a wide range of productions is the CINE-SERVO 15-120mm T2.95-3.95 EF/PL (CN8x15 IAS S); the EU-V3, a modular expansion unit for the EOS C500 Mark II and EOS C300 Mark III cameras; a Cinema EOS firmware update; and the DP-V2730i, a 27-inch 4K professional reference display that may seamlessly fit into workflows of broadcasters and filmmakers.
• September 2022 - FUJIFILM North America Corporation announced the release of the new FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R WR (XF56mmF1.2 R WR) weather-resistant, mid-telephoto prime lens, the latest in a line of interchangeable lenses designed for the FUJIFILM X Series of mirrorless digital cameras. The FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R WR is the successor to the popular FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R lens and now boasts considerable improvements from that earlier model in minimum focusing distance, image-resolving capability, and gorgeous rendering of out-of-focus background.