Lidar, or light detection and ranging, is a remote sensing method leveraged for measuring the distance of an object. According to the American Geoscience Institute, a lidar makes use of a pulsed laser to calculate an object’s variable distances. These light pulses generate accurate 3D information when the information from the lidar systems is put together. A lidar sensor depicts numerous advantages, such as a better range, accuracy, field-of-view, positioning, night-time performance, and weather conditioning, over other sensor systems. However, lidars face operational limitations while detecting signs and differentiating between obstacles. Owing to this fact, lidars are used in sensor fusion-based systems, i.e. the combination of lidars, cameras and ultrasonic sensors, among others, is used for the precise autonomous operations. Furthermore, lidar manufacturers are working on the development of lidars with higher resolution to improve the performance of the lidar based vision systems. The lidars can be classified on the basis of technology

Vital signs provide critical information about a patient’s health to identify acute medical problems, an indication of chronic disease state, and to understand how the body copes with physiological stress. The normal ranges of the four major vital signs (body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and breathing rate) vary with age, gender, weight, as well as the overall health of the person. As vital signs can easily be monitored at home, it can assist individuals in early diagnosis of various medical conditions. This will make them undergo the required medical treatment on time without any further delay. The global vital signs monitoring devices market is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period, owing to an increase in the importance of vital signs monitoring devices in home care settings and improved reimbursement scenario in developed countries. In addition, an increase in the geriatric population and a rise in the prevalence of cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension and other pre-existing health conditions, including COPD, sleep apnea, and infectious diseases, are fueling the demand for vital signs monitoring devices across the globe. Moreover, an increase in the use of vital signs monitoring devices for fitness monitoring and a rise in ambulatory surgery centers across various countries, which use vital signs monitoring devices routinely, fosters the market growth.

The following standards and guidelines play a vital role in the design, adoption, and operation of data center cooling solutions and other related infrastructure. › Uptime Institute: The Uptime Institute is involved in certifying the data center property based on its design, development, operations, and reliable and redundant capabilities. It certifies data centers based on Tier I to Tier IV levels. Uptime certifies new facilities and existing ones. This certification is gaining importance among data center service operators. Irrespective of the certification, facilities operating N+1 redundant infrastructure are called Tier II/Tier III

阿斯麦 （ASMLSML.O）于 1月 20 日发布 2020 年第 四季度 及全年 财报，  20Q4及全年营收42.5亿/139.8亿欧元，毛利率52.0%/48.6%，均超预期。20Q4 EUV光刻机出货量减少，ArFi光刻机出货量大幅增长。21Q1营收预计39亿~41亿欧元，毛利率维持在50%~51%。

周末1.23 日美国国际贸易委员会（ITU）发起针对立讯精密337 调查，起源于去年12 月18 日安费诺对ITC 提出调查申请，指控立讯精密专利侵权；我们认为消费电子不必悲观，重点提示3 个机会点：1.在A 客户份额有提升的零部件供应商；2.切入A 客户组装布局垂直一体化的供应商；3.布局汽车电子的厂商。

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硅料供需持续偏紧，预计2021 年硅料价格将会持续维持在高位；硅料行业扩产缓慢，新增产能短期难成有效供给；硅料价格上行，硅料企业盈利能力有效改善。