[Courtesy of LG Innotek]
LG Innotek has developed a new UV-C LED product that can emit strong sterilization ultraviolet light for more than 10,000 hours. It is used in sterilizing and hardening devices with its ability to destroy bacterial DNA and cause chemical reactions with special materials.
It is the world's first 100mW (mill watts) UV-C LED, the company said in a statement. LG Innotek, an affiliate of LG Group, produces core components for LED, mobile, automotive, display, semiconductor and IoT.
UV-C LED, also called Deep UV, is a product that emits ultraviolet light with short wavelengths ranging between 200 and 280 nanometers (nm). Compared to conventional UV-C LEDs mostly used for portable sterilizers or small household appliances, LG Innotek said it can expand its UV-C LED application field with its new product, which can rapidly sterilize flowing water and even air.
"It can be used in a wide array of household appliances from water purifiers and air purifiers to air conditioning systems for buildings and automobiles as well as water treatment devices," the company said in a statement.
LG Innotek forecast strong demand for 100mW UV-C LEDs performance and as the UV LED market is expected to more than triple to 526 million US dollars by 2020 from $166 million last year.
"We will continue to widen the technological gap with our competitors and introduce innovative products that our customers desire to stay as the leader of the market," an LG Innotek official was quoted as saying.
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Lim Chang-won
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