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LED tech maker to expand in INW, abroad next year
Having developed light-emitting diodes smaller than the eyes of ants, Coeur d'Alene-based Rohinni LLC is poised for monumental growth in 2018, CEO Matthew Gerber says.
The tech engineering startup is anticipating to generate more sales both here and in its overseas operations.
Founded in May of 2013 by Andy Huska and Cody Peterson, the ambitious startup is a maker of a new type of light-emitting diode technology, the microscopic lights most notably used to illuminate the screens of consumer devices that include desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and cellular devices.
For the first time in its brief history, Rohinni will generate revenue this year and expects to generate even more in 2018, Gerber says, although he declines to reveal revenue figures. He says Rohinni has raised a total of $15 million in startup capital since it was founded.
At the beginning of the year, Rohinni reached an agreement with Taiwanbased KoJa Cayman Co. to manufacture that company's backlight displays for its keyboards. KoJa manufactures membrane touch switches that serve as components for its notebook computer keyboards.
Rohinni's backlight displays are 60 percent thinner than what's customary for the industry and have the ability to give off between 70 percent and 90 percent more light, he says.
Gerber says Rohinni also is currently in negotiations with an unidentified company he describes as a top seller of global automotive parts. That company, he says, is looking at Rohinni's LED technology for...