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Nichia Corporation in Anan. The company that put the blue LED into practical use, it makes phosphors.
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Nichia Corporation (日亜化学工業株式会社, Nichia Kagaku Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese chemical engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Anan, Japan with global subsidiaries. It specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of phosphors, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes, battery materials, and calcium chloride. 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics recipient Shuji Nakamura did research while working at Nichia on gallium nitride light-emitting diodes, leading to the invention of blue LEDs. In the field of phosphors, Nichia Corporation has 50% of the Japanese market and 25% of the world market. Nichia designs, manufactures, and markets LEDs for display, LCD backlighting, automotive and general lighting applications with the many different LEDs across the entire visible spectrum. Nichia's invention and development of white LEDs have spanned several accomplishments throughout the history of the company.
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Field：LED, phosphors
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