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M-Com crea un LED que capta la energía del sol e iluminaTechnology wins a prize in Photonics Festival Taiwan 2010
M-Com creates a LED that captures the energy of the Sun and illuminates
July 16, 2010
Photonics Festival Taiwan 2010, international fair held from 9 to 11 June in Taipei, capital of Taiwan, granted a total of ten awards to recognize the best and latest initiatives on Photonics. Interempresas had the opportunity to talk with the Taiwanese company Millennium Communication (
M-com), awarded for his solar LED, which illuminates with the energy of the Sun that he same captures.
Larry, CEO of M-Com with Laih Lih-Wen, director-general of the same show to Interempresas award received by its solar LED.
This year, Photonics Festival wanted to reward the best works in Photonics technology. Thus, in the tenth third edition of the Outstanding Photonics Product Awards, the jury awarded a total ten Awards at the following companies: Himax Display, Alvis Technologies, Chimei Innolux, visor Technologies, Kwo Ger Technology, Sun Well Solar, Epistar, Arima Lasers, Elan Microelectronics and Millennium Communication (M-Com).
The solar LED from M-Com is notable for "high efficiency and brightness, its small size, simple structure and its wide variety of applications and products"
Interempresas had the opportunity to speak with Millennium Communication (M-Com), company honored for its solar LED, one of the latest and most outstanding creations of the signature. "We are very proud to receive this award." "For us is a boost to continue working and researching in the development of new and better products", said Larry, CEO of the company, after an awards ceremony presided over by Vincent Siew, Vice President of Taiwan.
M-Com solar LEDs can be used as mobile phone chargers.
The main features of the solar LED developed by the company include "high efficiency and brightness, its small size, simple structure and its wide variety of applications and products", explained Larry. The company solar LEDs are products that combine solar cells of high efficiency of GaAs (gallium arsenide) III-V compounds with substrates LED lamp shape or surface mount (SMD) component. Thus, the LED illuminates with energy which he captures the Sun.
Research as a priority
Millennium Communication (M-Com) is a 100% company Taiwanese formed in January 2001 and dedicated to the manufacture of semiconductor photoelectric components such as lasers of vertical cavity and surface emission, with a wavelength between 1,060 and 780 nanometers; LED of resonant cavity, and high efficiency gallium arsenide solar cells. The company, which is also responsible for Assembly and testing of radio frequency devices; addresses areas such as the of the infrared light, laser mice, solar cells, communication of optical fiber or high speed USB data transmission.
"M-Com employs 125 people, 20 of whom work in the r & d Department to create new products and improve existing benefits", explains Larry. "For us is essential, therefore, almost 30% of our turnover is spent to research", it added.
A 150 km/h... and powered by solar energy
M-Com booth was one of the most visited in the living room, thanks to the Apollo VI.
M-Com in the Photonics Festival 2010 stand also featured an attractive irresistible to those approaching there. The company presented the new Apollo, in its sixth version, a car powered by solar cells of high efficiency gallium arsenide (GaAs) developed by the company itself. The vehicle, created by the National University of applied sciences of Kaohsiung (KUAS) is capable of travelling at a speed Independientes km/h, with a 30% conversion efficiency. The Apollo VI weighs 130 kilograms and measured 4.7 m long, 1.8 wide and 1 meter in height.
High efficiency of M-Com GaAs solar cells ensure a 30% conversion efficiency.
