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There’e a lot of hubbub inside Osram HQ these days. Among the noise: The company could be restructuring its Lightelligence IoT initiative. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram.)

Osram hopes Bluetooth enlivens wireless, as Lightelligence comes under review

In Europe, commercial users have resisted Zigbee. Meanwhile, in the bigger IoT picture, changes could be afoot in Munich.

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Strategies in Light 2020 expands scope on the value of SSL

In partnership with Synapse Wireless, Cree Lighting will offer new connectivity options in several of its LED luminaires, including this IG Series for parking areas. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Cree, Sapphire Awards product finalist, 2016.)

Cree Lighting taps Synapse wireless tech for outdoor area and industrial SSL

This transceiver in the center of a headrest receives the infrared Li-Fi signal and wires it to a video screen mounted just below it on the seatback. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Signify.)

Signify wants to outfit buses with Li-Fi

NJZ's New Archer™ Explosion-proof LED Linear, Atex / IECEx Zone 1 & 21

NJZ's New Archer™ Explosion-proof LED Linear, Atex / IECEx Zone 1 & 21

Air France will be serving games and Li-Fi aboard an A321 on Wednesday. The Li-Fi will come from Oledcomm on this occasion. Watch for inroads by Signify. (Image credit: Rendering courtesy of Signify.)

Li-Fi set for takeoff on Air France flight

It’s a one-off, but it could help set the stage for a significant niche market. Meanwhile, general commercial use remains slow going, although Signify is now up to 100 pilots.

Business has picked up recently for ams, which supplies sensors to smartphone makers including to Apple for the iPhone 11. (Photo credit: Image by aixklusiv via Pixabay; used under Pixabay free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)

AMS pushes on, making a more lenient offer for Osram

The Austrian sensor company launches an altogether new bid that lowers its minimum ownership stake to 55%, while keeping its price steady.

A study by Soraa researchers showed that participants who viewed white light from several LED sources had very different perceptions of variances in color compared to a reference source. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Soraa Inc.)

Optical Society publishes study on the perception of white LED light

Age combined with variance in short-wavelength energy in white SSL result in varying perception of phosphor-converted LED white-light sources.

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Apple shuns microLED for OLED in the new Watch 5 Series (MAGAZINE)

Many people thought the Apple Watch 5 would mark the mainstream debut of microLED technology, but MARTIN SHIH of Strategies Unlimited explains why and how Apple engineers utilized OLED technology instead.

Research realizes innovation in fabricating reflective coatings for high-power UV optics (MAGAZINE)

A consortium of optics researchers describes a new method for fabricating ultraviolet optics that leverages a metallic intermediate layer on a plastic-coated aluminum reflector to increase stable lifetime operation under high-power UV LED irradiation.

FIG. 1. Four Cordish Companies Live! restaurants have LED-based, direct-view video displays, including this 100-ft diagonal installation in Arlington, TX, that deliver surreal image quality called high dynamic range (HDR) that is due to fast pixel on-off transitions and exceptional contrast ratio. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of The Cordish Companies.)

Stunning LED displays with equally stunning prices have bright future (MAGAZINE)

As LED technology marches toward mini and then micro dimensions, we will see increased usage of self-emissive LED video displays indoors, writes MAURY WRIGHT. Already the technology is compelling, but the price remains extremely high.

FIG. 1. Smart cities like Chicago are enabled by LED-based smart outdoor lighting that connects with centralized software, external sensors, data collection nodes, and other devices supported by multiple networking standards on each layer of the network. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of CDOT/Metro Strategies, Inc. and Kyle Duff.)

Outdoor lighting standards illuminate the road to smart cities (MAGAZINE)

DAN EVANS details technology and communications standards that have evolved to connect devices and lighting in smart-city networks, along with emerging standards that will support next-generation use cases.

Our SSL industry seems afraid of its own shadow (MAGAZINE)

MAURY WRIGHT observes some harsh truths about maintaining a healthy market and leveraging SSL business opportunities.

LEDs Magazine launches first ever salary survey

LED and SSL sector participants are asked to complete the survey and respondents will get a detailed copy of the results.

Photo credit: Image courtesy of Lumileds.

Packaged LED news: Lumileds adds COB, Everlight targets auto, and Bridgelux

A narrow-band red phosphor yields excellent efficacy in a Lumileds COB LED while Everlight adds infrared and RGB LEDs for automotive applications and Bridgelux ships Thrive.

SSL business news: Eaton/Cooper and Telensa, DOE, and Tridonic in Beijing

Eaton and Telensa are joining forces to supply connected smart-city lighting systems while Eaton also plans to return to its former Cooper name later this year.

Midnight has come and gone in Austria and Germany, and Osram has not changed hands. (Photo credit: Image by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)

AMS falls short in bid to acquire Osram, for now

It might take a few days to learn the final result. And a fresh offer could still be possible, as rival suitor Bain continues to show interest.

The bidding for Osram goes on, but an Oct. 1 deadline approaches. (Photo credit: Image by succo from Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.)

AMS volleys back in Osram takeover bid, raising its offer

Two days after private equity firm Bain gears up a possible higher bid, the Austrian sensor company takes action and issues an Oct. 1 deadline to shareholders.