LED lighting companies, take note: The Internet of Things is prepared to disrupt the flow of business.
Lumileds customizes packaged and COB LEDs' SPD for fashion, food, and restaurant lighting
The new Luxeon Stylist Series of COB LEDs will include subset component lines with the CCT and spectral power distribution implemented specifically for different areas of a grocery store, for high-fashion retail, and for optimized ambience in restaurants.
Fresno fails to report water quality problems; reportedly violated state law
In 2004, residents began to see rusty water coming from their taps, but the city did not notify the state’s water quality agency until this year.
ARM joins Imec programme for sub-7nm processes
ARM has joined Imec’s INSITE programme which addresses the impact of circuit design and system-level architecture on power, performance, area and cost of nanotechnology chip process nodes from 7nm and beyond. “This strategic collaboration with ARM is extremely important for Imec,” says Imec CEO Luc van den Hove (pictured), “collaborating with ARM enables our partners …
Brexit uncertainties will hit worldwide GDP
The uncertainty caused by Brexit will negatively affect worldwide GDP, says IC Insights. ‘Since the U.K. is unlikely to officially be able to leave the European Union (EU) for a couple of years, the biggest negative effect on economic growth is the uncertainty of the entire situation,’ says IC Insights This will also affect the …
May semi sales up 0.4% on April
May chip sales were up 0.4% on April at $26.0 billion, says the SIA, but down 7.7% compared to the $28.1 billion of May 2015. Month-to-month sales into all regional markets held relatively steady, with China leading the way with 3.1% market growth, said the SIA. “The small uptick in global semiconductor sales in May …
Brexit: engineering sector mobilises for action
A group of organisations representing the engineering profession is to provide the government with advice on how the needs of all sectors that have a dependence on engineering are represented in upcoming Brexit negotiations. The aim is to ensure that the UK maintains its position as a centre of world class engineering research, remains embedded …
Professional downlighter gets Osram SMD led cluster
Spanish lighting manufacturer Alverlamp has teamed up Osram to develop two high-power downlights. Based on a cluster of six Duris S 10 leds, the downlights are intended for professional lighting applications, for example in offices or airports. Duris S 10s are die arrays in a surface mount package – and intended to compete with CoBs. …
IoT startups begin London bootcamp programme
Ten IoT startups have been selected to join the Startupbootcamp business accelerator which provides finance and office space in the London. The programme received 425 startup applications from 61 countries, and the 10 successful start-ups were selected last week following a three-day selection process that included expert workshops, pitches to programme partners such as Cisco, …
Qualcomm powers new quad-core Snapdragon for VR
Qualcomm Technologies has announced its latest smartphone processor, a higher performance follow-up to the Snapdragon 820 processor. The expectation is that the new Snapdragon 821 processor will have extra performance to support mobile virtual reality (VR) displays. The Snapdragon 821 is claimed to provide a 10% performance increase over the 820 with the Qualcomm Kryo quad-core …