New NanoMarkets Report Projects Smart Lighting Chips Markets to

Reach Over $1.0 Biion !" #01$

Based on the broad acceptance of the Internet-of-Things (IoT), of which smart lighting
is a part, NanoMarkets has considerably upgraded its long-term forecasts for smart
lighting compared with a preious report we issued in !"#$%
%en &en' (irginia )*+ne #,' #01,- -- The market for LED drivers, MCUs, sensors and
other chips used in smart lighting will grow from around $! million in "#$% to $$&#' (illion in
"#$)& This is according to a new report from industr* anal*st firm +anoMarkets titled, &The
Markets for 'mart (ighting )riers, *ontrollers and 'ensor *hips - !"#+%& ,ased on the
(road acceptance of the -nternet-of-Things .-oT/, of which smart lighting is a part,
+anoMarkets has considera(l* upgraded its long-term forecasts for smart lighting compared
with a previous report we issued in "#$0&
1or more details a(out the report2 http233www&nanomarkets&net3market4reports3report3the-
markets-for-smart-lighting-drivers-controllers-and-sensor-chips-"#$%&
The firm recentl* issued two separate reports on smart lighting markets in a two volume
series& 5ee http233www&nanomarkets&net3market4reports3report3smart-lighting-markets-"#$%-
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&!o+t the report.
The report, 6The Markets for 5mart Lighting Drivers, Controllers and 5ensor Chips - "#$%,6
provides insight into the market opportunities availa(le to the semiconductor industr* as the
result of the current (oom in smart lighting, which itself is part of the transition to an -oT&
5mart lighting provides users high levels of energ* efficienc*, color tuning .mood
enhancement/ capa(ilities and3or visi(le light communications&
The report contains detailed eight-*ear market pro7ections of seven ma7or smart lighting chip
t*pes in (oth revenue and volume terms& 8dditional (reakouts are provided (* .$/ the part of
the lighting s*stem in which the chips are used and ."/ the technolog* generation of the
s*stem itself and .0/ the t*pe of (uilding, vehicle or location in which the smart lighting
s*stems will (e used&
1irms mentioned in the report include2 8cuit* ,rands, 89M, 8tmel, ,roadcom, California
Eastern La(s, Casio, Cavet, C*press 5emiconductor, Daintree +etworks, Digi, Dresden
elektronik, Eastfield, Eas*lite, Echofle:, Energ* 8utomation 5*stems, En;cean, 1ifth Light,
1le:i<anel, 1reescale, Leviton, -,5E+, -nfineon, -ntel, Leedarson, Li(ellium, Lumenergi,
Lumetric, Lutron, Lu:im, Marvell, Masco, Microchip Technolog*, M= Electric, MM, 9esearch,
+ivis, +><, ;LEDC;MM, ;mnio, ;sram, <anasonic, <hilips, 9adiocrafts, 9adios -nc&,
9enesas, 91 Monolithics, 5chneider Electric, 5ena, 5harp, 5iemens, 5ilicon La(s,
5TMicroelectronics, 5upreme 8rchitecture, 5*lvania, Telegesis, Te:as -nstruments, Universal
Lighting, and ?onoff&
/rom the report.
The LED lighting market is e:pected to e:pand rapidl* and much of the ne:t-generation of
LED lighting (eing deplo*ed will (e 6smart&6 @e are seeing a growing interest in smart lighting
(* the chipmakers as part of their refocusing on -nternet-of-Things opportunities& +ew t*pes
of intelligent LED drivers with em(edded sensors and MCUs are e:pected to emerge as a
result& 5ales of LED drivers for smart lighting s*stems are e:pected to reach $'"' million (*
"#$)&
Despite such growth, LED driver chips for energ* efficient lighting will commoditiAe Buickl*& -t
will (ecome increasingl* hard to make the case for smart lighting on 7ust efficienc* grounds
an*more& 8s a result, +anoMarkets (elieves that chipmakers will then turn their attention to
color-tuna(le lighting for improved mood, health and 7o( performance& Cere there is still
considera(le opportunit* to designing innovative chips ena(ling cool-to-warm ad7ustment and
the a(ilit* to c*cle through a range of colors& Chips consumed (* color tuning smart lighting
s*stems will reach almost $"# million (* "#$)& 1uture light tuning chips for lighting s*stems
will also (e (uilt around a new generation of LED microarra*s&
5tandards development for smart lighting-related wireless networking has accelerated in the
past *ear& -mportant new developments in this area include the evolution of ,luetooth Low
Energ* .,LE/ to control lighting using D9 codes and the emergence of a Eoogle protocol for
smart lighting networking that incorporates -pv& Meanwhile, ?ig,ee light (ul(s getting
cheaper thanks to recent 6smart lamp6 introductions from EE and possi(l* others& ,* "#$),
the revenues generated (* smart lighting sensors are e:pected to e:ceed $""# million&
&!o+t NanoMarkets.
+anoMarkets tracks and anal*Aes emerging market opportunities in solid-state lighting,
energ*, electronics and other markets created (* developments in advanced materials& The
firm is a recogniAed leader in industr* anal*sis and forecasts of this kind and has (een
covering the smart lighting space for more than four *ears&
Fisit http233www&nanomarkets&net for a full listing of +anoMarketsG reports and other services&
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