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News Release from: Catalyst Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 March 2005
Alliance targets solid-state
illumination
Catalyst Semiconductor and Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions are to promote each others' products in the systems they offer to global solid-state illumination customers.
Catalyst Semiconductor and Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions (TAOS) have signed a nonexclusive agreement to jointly promote each others' products in the systems solutions they offer to their global solid-state illumination (SSI) customers Catalyst Semiconductor, founded in 1985, designs and manufactures a growing family of dedicated circuits for LED backlights, LCD displays and automotive/aircraft interior lighting
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The state-of-the-art TSL2561 light-to-digital convertor helps simplify ambient light sensing implementation in applications ranging from display panel products such as LCD monitors, flat-panel televisions and cellphones as well as digital cameras, street light control, security lighting, sunlight harvesting and machine vision.
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In 2002, TAOS was the first company to offer an ambient light sensor with a bus output, eliminating up to four external components normally required for output signal conditioning.
"Catalyst will incorporate the impressive performance of the TAOS TSL2561 light-to-digital convertor into its future application notes, evaluation boards and reference designs", said Barry Wiley, Catalyst Vice President, Mixed Signal and Analog Marketing.
"In this way, Catalyst engineers can provide more complete cost-effective solutions in a variety of SSI applications".
"Working closely with TAOS engineering and marketing personnel helps ensure that Catalyst will continue to be knowledgeable regarding the ongoing development of light sensing technology".
"Further, TAOS and Catalyst share a major distribution channel, Future Electronics, which facilitates their co-operation at the customer interface".
"We are looking forward to this opportunity to work with Catalyst to jointly promote our products into the very exciting solid-state illumination market", said Carlo Strippoli, TAOS Vice President of Marketing and Sales.
"Catalyst has aggressively entered into this market by developing an impressive portfolio of products that play synergistically with our TSL2561 light-to-digital convertor as well as other devices in our intelligent opto-sensor product lines".
"Moreover, in 2003, TAOS identified four specific markets - automotive, consumer, industrial and medical - as offering the best growth potential for optoelectronic sensor solutions".
"We believe this joint promotional agreement will help TAOS realise the fulfillment of this long-term strategy much more quickly".
SSI was originally intended for use in indicator lights only.
However, recent advances in light emitting diode (LED) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology is enabling SSI to replace conventional lighting in traffic lights, mobile phones, digital still cameras, LCD backlights, signage and other niche applications.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) projects that the use of SSI technology will help decrease energy consumption for lighting by 29% by 2025.
The DOE also projects that SSI market revenues will be as much as $10 billion within the same time period.
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