At the Clean Energy Ministerial conference in San Francisco, the company pledges sales of 2 billion LED bulbs by 2020.
Philips Lighting IPO: Stock rises slightly one week in
The long-awaited spinout of Philips Lighting occurred by IPO on May 27, 2016 on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange with pricing in the middle of the projected share range, and shares rose moderately through one week of trading despite some pundits predicting a fall in the market.
Washington County, Md., selects Evoqua system for wastewater treatment
System saves Washington County, Md., $16 Million in wastewater facility upgrade costs.
Xylem awarded contract with City of Caldwell, Idaho
The system will help remove total suspended solids (TSS) and particulate associated phosphorus from the wastewater.
Toshiba launches chip load switch ICs
Toshiba has launched three single-chip load switch ICs, the TCK106AF, TCK107AF and TCK108AF. Integrating high performance chips in an industry-standard SOT-25 package, Toshiba’s new ICs combine on-resistance ratings down to just 63mΩ and low typical quiescent currents of 110nA with low loss, low standby current and high performance switching characteristics. Fabricated using a Toshiba CMOS …
Intel For Trump . . . . .Or Maybe Not
An intriguing apercu into the mentality of Intel’s CEO is revealed by the New York Times – he’s a Trump guy. Apparently Krzanich planned to hold a fund raising event for Trump’s campaign at his house in Atherton in Silicon Valley tonight. An Intel PR said the event would involve a “full exchange of views” …
Fable: The Mayor Hits Town
The co-founder of Silicon Valley’s two most important chip companies made a memorable appearance at the welcome meeting for the new recruits to his first Valley job. He drove to Palo Alto from Salt Lake City, in the rain, in a car described as “a piece of crap” which had a disfunctional windscreen wiper. He …
3D printing makes mock-ups in minutes
Cornell University has created a 3D printing process that can create a mock-up of a design in 10 minutes. The combination of a modified commercial printer and some clever software, is makes a physical wire-frame model of the article which is strong enough to be handled. It is an improved version of a system called …
Industrial semiconductor market grew in 2015
2015 industrial semiconductor revenues rose, but by less than 1%, says IHS. The market was worth $41.9 billion. In 2014, the market grew 11.5% and in 2013 it grew 9.8% in 2013. While the gradual acceleration in the US economy continued to lift industrial equipment demand in 2015. Broad-based growth in industrial electronics gained momentum …
Elektra Awards 2016: Deadline extended
Due to popular demand, the entry deadline for the Elektra Awards 2016 has been extended by two weeks. You now have until Friday 17 June to enter.