{"id":13181,"date":"2024-10-30T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d22ryn5zdhpjm8.cloudfront.net\/news\/scivax-in-collaboration-with-shin-etsu-chemical-achieves-mass-production-of-the-worlds-smallest-light-source-device-for-3d-sensors-amtelus\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:59:29","slug":"scivax-in-collaboration-with-shin-etsu-chemical-achieves-mass-production-of-the-worlds-smallest-light-source-device-for-3d-sensors-amtelus","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.scivax.com\/en\/news\/scivax-in-collaboration-with-shin-etsu-chemical-achieves-mass-production-of-the-worlds-smallest-light-source-device-for-3d-sensors-amtelus\/","title":{"rendered":"SCIVAX, in collaboration with Shin-Etsu Chemical, achieves mass production of the world\u2019s smallest light-source device for 3D sensors, \u201cAmtelus\u00ae\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">October 30, 2024<\/p>\n<p>SCIVAX Corporation (Head Office: Kawasaki; President: Satoru Tanaka; hereinafter \u201cSCIVAX\u201d) and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saito; hereinafter \u201cShin-Etsu Chemical\u201d) have developed a technology that enables mass production of the light-source device for 3D sensors, \u201cAmtelus\u00ae.\u201d Shipments of evaluation samples of \u201cAmtelus\u00ae\u201d will begin in November 2024, and Shin-Etsu Chemical will handle product sales.<\/p>\n<p>To date, SCIVAX has sold the optical lens Platanus\u00ae, which uniformly diffuses and irradiates light, for light-source devices used in 3D sensors for a variety of applications, including automotive, contributing to improved sensor performance. Meanwhile, in recent years, the use of 3D sensing technology has expanded and higher integration and functionality have been required; however, with conventional cavity structures, it has been difficult to reduce the mounting area, making this one of the major challenges.<\/p>\n<p>To address this challenge, Shin-Etsu Chemical developed a dicing-capable, high-hardness material that achieves both optical properties and sealing properties to protect the device. By using this material, SCIVAX successfully developed \u201cAmtelus\u00ae,\u201d the world\u2019s smallest light-source device incorporating the functions of the optical lens Platanus\u00ae. This device has a mounting area of 1 mm2 or less, which is 1\/10 that of conventional products, and its thickness is also less than half, achieving a significant reduction in size compared with conventional devices.<\/p>\n<p>The main features of \u201cAmtelus\u00ae\u201d are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Smallest size<br \/>By minimizing the mounting area of the light-emitting device, it can also be applied to AR glasses, smartphones, and other products where installation was previously difficult. In addition, using multiple \u201cAmtelus\u00ae\u201d units enables more precise sensing.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Emission flexibility<br \/>The optical lens Platanus\u00ae, which offers a high degree of design freedom and can realize a wide variety of irradiation fields, enables wide-area irradiation of 140 degrees or more and high-aspect-ratio irradiation (120 degrees x 30 degrees), among others. By leveraging this technology, it is possible to design \u201cAmtelus\u00ae\u201d with various irradiation fields to meet customer requirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Low cost<br \/>By applying a nanoimprint process with high mass-productivity to lens manufacturing and using a resin package in which the light source and lens are integrally molded, it offers a significant cost advantage over conventional products.<\/p>\n<p>Shin-Etsu Chemical and SCIVAX are looking ahead to expanding this technology into a wide range of fields, including applications in next-generation life sciences such as vital sensors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact for inquiries regarding this matter<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1em; margin: 1.5em 0;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\">Contact for inquiries regarding this matter<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.2em 0;\">SCIVAX Corporation, Optical Device Business Division<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.2em 0;\">TEL: 044-599-5051\u3000FAX: 044-599-5052<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scivax.com\/contact\/\">CONTACT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shinetsu.co.jp\/jp\/inquiry\/?d=shinetsu&#038;t=shinetsu\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.2em 0;\">Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Public Relations Department, Koishikawa<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.2em 0;\">Tel: 03-6812-2340\u3000FAX: 03-6812-2341<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shinetsu.co.jp\/jp\/inquiry\/?d=shinetsu&#038;t=shinetsu\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-top: 0.5em;\">CONTACT<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13183,"template":"","news_category":[66],"class_list":["post-13181","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-pressrelease"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SCIVAX, in collaboration with Shin-Etsu Chemical,\u2026 | SCIVAX<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 30, 2024 SCIVAX Corporation (Head Office: Kawasaki; President: Satoru Tanaka; hereinafter \u201cSCIVAX\u201d) and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 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