Japan-based electronics giant TDK have made an investment from a USD $50m fund into SLD Laser, a company started by blue/white LED inventor Dr. Shuji Nakamura to develop GaN materials and commercialise laser-based light sources. TDK Ventures commented that “SLD Laser fulfills [our] mission targeting innovation in materials science, energy/power and related areas typically underrepresented…
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Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.