Avago // ambient light sensor

…the announcement of the APDS-9007 designed to follow the humaneye spectral response curve and covers a wide range of brightness *3 – 70′000Lux*. this makes, for a low price of $0.45 in moderate volumes, the sensor packed in a minature chipLED ambient lighting suitable for automatic outdoor lighting operated by the sunlight.

avago was formed in 2005 by the private equitys Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Silver Lake Partners after buying out the semiconductor division of agilent, the semiconductor spinoff of HP! now the buyers sit on the board, own over 2000 patents and provide the best on-time delivery industry, the equipment manufacturers. we dont see ‘em really public but they are almost with us, since releasing its first IrDA transceiver in 1994, avago *agilent/HP* shipped more than 500mio units…

have an eye on another article, i guess there will be soon a spinoff or just a buy of an own lighting company, specialized in intelligent, energysaving solid state lighting all over the living rooms…

toyoda with the zumtobel group in neck, partners with avagos patents could be i big knowledge, creating the best lightsources and applications ever dreamed about. they just have to ask me for ideas, when do dont have…