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LG Innotek creates hybrid plastic lenses for autonomous driving

ibility in vehicle design, according to
the company.
A company spokesperson said: "The
high-performance lenses are 20 per-
cent to 30 percent thinner than all-
glass products. As they get thinner,
they have the advantage of increased
freedom in interior and exterior de-
signs, The higher level of self-driving,
the more sensing the devices will be
used. So, it is important to reduce
the size of the parts."
The company said it increased the
performance of its new lenses to
match all-glass lens thanks to its tech-
G Innotek said it has success- the lens, while other lenses use only nology that maintains consistent per-
Lfully developed new types hybrid glass to prevent structural deforma- formance regardless of temperature.
plastic lenses for autonomous driv- tion due to alteration in temperature LG Innotek expects the company
ing that they claim have reduced size or external force. will command an edge in the In-cabin
and thickness while increasing price In particular, the company believes camera lens market.
competitiveness compared to exist- it is the first in the industry to apply
ing products in the market. plastic materials to ADAS lenses re- said LG Innotek CTO Kang Min-seok

The company said it developed new garding high resolution. The compa- said: "We expect LG Innotek's high-
performance hybrid lens, which has
lenses for its driver monitoring sys- ny was able to decrease the size and overcome the limitations of plastic
tem (DMS) and advanced driver as- price of the lenses by using plastic. with innovative technologies, to cre-
sistance system (ADAS). What dis- Given that cameras are increasingly ate a huge wave in the market.”
tinguishes them is that the company being used inside the car, the new
cross-applied plastic and glass inside lenses will give carmakers more flex-

SEKISUI CHEMICAL Develops Transparent and Flexible Radio Wave
Reflection Film for 5G Communications

5G communications by combining age useful for 5G and 6G communi-
SEKISUI's distinguished film and op- cations.
tical adhesive technologies with the 1. Background of the development
metamaterial technology of Meta
Materials Inc. headquartered in Can- In 5G and 6G radio wave communi-
ada. cations, higher frequency ranges than
conventional LTE (4G) services are
SEKISUI verified the radio wave en- used: Sub-6 (3.6 GHz or higher) and
vironment of the film with collabo- millimeter (24 GHz or higher) wave
ration from DOCOMO Innovations, ranges. Millimeter waves feature a
EKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. is Inc. headquartered in the U.S. and
Spleased to announce that its High confirmed that the product, having high transmission capacity but have
strong directivity; when reaching a
Performance Plastics Company has unprecedentedly high transparency
developed a transparent and flexible and radio wave diffusion characteris- shielding object such as a building,
type of radio wave reflection film for tics, provides wide frequency cover- they attenuate, deteriorating com-
munications quality. Installing a base

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