This year, we saw Intel, IBM, LG and others jump into the solar market, following a path blazed by Applied Materials two years ago.
Cisco, Freescale and several startups like GainSpan are busy porting wireless chips and equipment originally designed for consumer electronics and computers into smart meters and energy efficient appliances. WiMax, the wireless broadband protocol, is coming to connect homes and utilities.
What will the computer world colonize next? Probably lighting.
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Green Tech Startup Weathers Downturn By Sticking To Its Business Plan And Seeking New Money
Bridgelux may be more fortunate than many Silicon Valley startups.
The Sunnyvale maker of LED chips for the commercial lighting market has a substantial sum of money in the bank after raising $30 million in March. It also has products in the market, announcing in June volume shipments of its latest NLX-5 energy-saving diode.
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