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SEOUL, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

--Brightness improved by 63%. Applicable to the front/rear of an automobile.

--0.2mm thick optical film is used to produce a customized lighting module.

--Target the global market with "the automotive light source solution service."

LG Innotek (CEO Cheol-dong Jeong) announced on the 20th that it had developed

'Nexlide-E,' an automotive lighting module that produces bright and uniform

light.

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This automotive lighting module is made of three parts. An LED package, which

is a light source, is mounted on a thin substrate. Then, optical resin covers

the package and substrate for protection. Lastly, a thin optical film is

attached on top of the package to spread the light brightly and evenly. The

module can be used as taillights, stop lamps, and headlights.

The Nexlide is LG Innotek's automotive lighting service brand that has the

meaning of a next-generation light source. The name was produced by combining

the words 'Next,' 'Lighting,' and 'Device.' LG Innotek provides automotive

lighting module products as well as customized solutions such as optical device

design, lighting design proposal, and more with the Nexlide brand.

The Nexlide-E is 63% brighter than the previous product and produces more

uniform light. LG Innotek applied a high-performance and high-reliability

optical film to improve the lighting performance. The company's micropatterning

technique was used in the film to give a variety of lighting effects.

Due to its brightness, this lighting module can replace multiple automotive

lamps with different brightness standards into one module. This can improve

space efficiency and allow more design variations of a vehicle's lamps.

The maximum brightness of the Nexlide-E has been raised from 80 cd (candela,

the unit of brightness) to 130 cd, making it 63% brighter than the previous

product. This satisfies the brightness standard of taillights, turn signals,

and stop lamps.

The stop lamps have the most strict brightness standard. In Europe and North

America, they are required to be 110 cd or higher. This is because stop lamps

must be recognizable in any circumstances for driving safety.

The Nexlide-E is also power efficient, because the module is bright enough with

a small amount of electricity. This is particularly important for electric and

hydrogen vehicles in increasing their mileage range (corresponding to fuel

economy in conventional vehicles).

Also, car manufacturers can replace different lightings of a vehicle such as a

taillight and stop lamp into one lighting module using the Nexlide-E. The

product's high brightness makes this possible by satisfying the different

brightness levels of taillights, stop lamps and turn signals.

As the number of lighting modules used decreases, car manufacturers can design

slimmer and more compact lamps, and increase space efficiency by widening the

trunk and such.

The Nexlide-E also has the advantage in that it produces a uniformly bright

light. Even as a wide lamp, it produces smooth and uniform light without blind

spots or sudden breaks caused by lighting level drops.

To achieve such a bright and uniform light, LG Innotek developed a new optical

film for the Nexlide-E. An only 0.2mm thick film produced with the company's

unique micropatterning technique is attached to the automotive lighting module.

Different types of the optical film create various lighting effects.

The micropatterns can be changed according to the type of optical film to

increase brightness by collecting the beam, produce a surface light source by

diffusing the light or even produce a three-dimensional light shape.

With optical films, LG Innotek can produce customized lighting modules without

complex design changes or using additional components such as an inner lens.

LG Innotek will leverage the Nexlide-E to expand its share in the automotive

lighting module market.

To do so, the company has been active in promotions targeting global car makers

in the U.S., Japan, Europe and South Korea. The first vehicle equipped with the

Nexlide-E is expected to be mass-produced in the latter half of this year.

LG Innotek is also focusing on the development of next-generation lighting

products. The company is developing another type of optical film that further

raises the brightness and uniformity of the light. It is also developing the

Nexlide-C+, a 3D lighting module that produces 3D light shapes without any

devices such as a half-mirror that assists 3D effects within a lamp.

Insoo Ryu, VP, Head of the Automotive Components & Electronics Business

Division, said, "The Nexlide-E is an innovative product that satisfies the

customer needs for distinctive automotive lighting designs that give characters

to vehicles. With the Nexlide brand, LG Innotek will continue to deliver a safe

and enjoyable driving experience with the automotive light source solution

service."

Global Market Insights, a market research institute, predicts that the

automotive lighting market will grow from USD 32.6 billion in 2021 to USD 38.5

billion in 2026.

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About LG Innotek Co.,Ltd.

LG Innotek is a cutting-edge materials and components manufacturer and an

affiliate of the LG group. The company's business units include core components

for mobiles, automotive, display, semiconductors, and IoT. Furthermore, the

company has cooperated closely with the mobile devices, home appliances, and

automotive companies, producing camera modules, automotive electronic

components, wireless communication modules, and substrate materials.

LG Innotek is headquartered in Seoul, Korea and its sales subsidiaries are

located in Germany, USA, Mainland China, Japan, and Taiwan with production

subsidiaries in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mexico, and Poland. For more

information, please refer to the website: www.lginnotek.com

SOURCE:LG Innotek

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   Caption: An LG Innotek employee is holding the automotive lighting module Nexlide-E.

This product is 63% brighter than the previous product and produces uniform

light. It can be applied to the front/rear of an automobile.

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   Caption: An automotive lamp equipped with the Nexlide-E module.