LEDs Magazine News & Insights - May 1st, 2024
 
 
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May 1, 2024

In this week’s News & Insights, our Mark Halper has been busy recording the quarterly financial updates released by ams Osram and Signify. Overall, although both organizations have admitted some struggles, there are signs that the horticultural business – both components and systems – will be on an upswing later this year.

Meanwhile, electronics distributor Mouser Electronics is on the subject side of a project story, in which Sinclair Digital’s chief business officer Luis Suau and networking/telecom industry writer Betsy Conroy detail how a Power over Ethernet lighting system came together to fit out a new facility addition at Mouser’s Dallas-Fort Worth area campus. The project integrates fault-managed DC power distribution and PoE network architecture for robust centralized control and improved energy efficiency at the busy warehouse.

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Optical/photonics solutions manufacturer also minimizes micro LED activities in Germany, focusing production for internal use, not the general market. Meanwhile, overall first-quarter results decline but automotive is strong.
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