Lacroix Electronics has moved into the Top 10 European electronics subcontractors, according to Reed Electronics Research. The French manufacturer specialises in electronics subcontracting for the industrial, home automation, health, automobile, civil avionics and defence sectors. Its turnover in 2015 was €280m including intra-group sales. This represented a 21.7% increase on the previous year. Lacroix Electronics …
Gadget Watch: HTC 10 smartphone snaps dual OIS
The HTC 10 – HTC has announced its own new flagship smartphone, supporting optical image stabilisation (OIS) in both cameras
Five tablets that might just run MPLAB-X and DesignSpark
Oh my word, I have become obsessed. I have been trying to buy a lightweight PC for two things: A little home project involving microcontroller programming and 3D printing – so MPLAB-X and DesignSpark Mechanical. Going to shows and conferences for my day job – where USB sticks full of data are common. For various …
FTDI USB 2.0 Chips Support 480Mbit/s.
To provide engineers with a greater breadth of IO options and also address demands to conserve board real estate, FTDI has announced new versions of its highly popular FT2232H and FT4232H devices. These configurable USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (supporting 480Mbit/s operation) ICs are now available in 56-pin VQFN packages, which complement the 64-pin LQFP package format. …
Top 10 PCT Applicants 2015
Thanks to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for this one – the top ten companies for PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) patents: Huawei 3,898 Qualcomm 2,442 ZTE 2155 Samsung 1,683 Mitsubishi Electric 1,593 Ericsson 1481 LG 1457 Sony 1381 Philips 1378 HP 1310
LED business news: Philips and iGuzzini; Acuity, Cree, Plessey and more
In this LED business round-up, Philips announced iGuzzini as a licensee in the EnabLED SSL intellectual property program while Plessey has partnered with PhytoLux in horticultural lighting and LED sector financial results cross the board.
Military water project awarded to CDM Constructors
Contract is for the repair of a water distribution system at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans.
Plessey LEDs help plants grow
Plessey will manufacture and sell the PhytoLux horticultural lighting product line to deliver LED plant growth lighting solutions for the global market. “Steve and the team at PhytoLux have built an impressive record of innovation and proof of concept with the researchers and industrial growers in the UK,” says Plessey CEO Michael Le Goff, “the …
Google and IBM servers to reduce data centre power
Google and IBM are leading a group of 200 companies have started a number of projects to address the challenges of processing and storing big data in the world’s data centres. Under the banner of the OpenPOWER Foundation, Google is developing a new server as part of the Open Compute Project. The OpenPOWER Foundation supports …
Plessey deal will use LED lights for growing plants
Plessey believes it is time to grow plants under artificial LED lighting. The UK-based LED lighting technology company has signed a license agreement to manufacture and sell horticultural lighting systems developed by PhytoLux. Plessey has also taken on the operational, technical and commercial activities of PhytoLux and said it wants to provide LED plant growth …