LG Innotek aims to elevate its automotive lighting module business to a billion-dollar scale by leveraging its flagship 3D lighting module, ‘Nexlide’, which has demonstrated significant market success and innovation since its introduction in 2014.
LG Innotek has introduced a total of 9 Nexlide lineups to the market, including the latest model ‘Nexlide-M’, which entered mass production last year. Since it began mass production with ‘Nexlide-A’ in 2014, the product has been installed in 88 models across 9 automotive brands in S. Korea, North America, Europe, Japan, and China.
According to LG Innotek, Nexlide has recorded an average annual sales growth rate of 47% over the past decade. Last month, Nexlide has accumulated 146 orders.
Nexlide is made by attaching multiple light source packages and optical resin—a bendable material—onto a thin substrate, topped with an optical film that incorporates LG Innotek’s micro-optical pattern technology. Through acquiring more than 200 technological patents, LG Innotek has secured exclusive technology related to Nexlide.
Before Nexlide was developed, automakers had to use a surface light source (a uniformly luminous surface without thickness), which had to be implemented using parts like ‘inner lenses’ that evenly disperse light from a point light source.
LG Innotek explained that its patented technology has reduced the number of additional components required by more than 20%. As a result, modules can be made thinner, increasing space utilization and providing greater design flexibility in vehicle manufacturing.
In addition to minimizing module thickness, LG Innotek has also increased the brightness of vehicle lighting. The ‘Nexlide-M’ offers a brightness four times higher than previous products and is capable of emitting up to 500 candela (cd), meeting the global regulatory standards for daytime running lights (DRL).
LG Innotek also stated that using Nexlide can reduce power consumption because the high module brightness can achieve the necessary luminosity with less power. For electric vehicles, this can reduce the power consumption rate.
