Optoelectronics Report articles from June 2006

Optoelectronics Report archives from June 2006

Display conference showcases industry growth.(advance in technology applications)(organic light-emitting diodes )
June 15, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Reflecting the growth of the display industry and the expansion of the technology into ever more consumer and industrial applications, the annual conference of the Society for Information Display (SID) keeps getting...

Microarray scanners eye expanding market.
June 15, 2006... LOS ANGELES, CA -- According to ongoing research from Strategic Directions International, the market for microarray technology reached nearly $1 billion in 2005 and looks to be on the rise again in 2006. While the majority of this market is...

China presence.(DuPont Displays beguns a second production line in China)(Brief article)
June 15, 2006... China presence: DuPont Displays (Torrance, CA) has begun construction on a second production line for liquid crystal display (LCD) direct bonding in Shenzhen, China. The new line comes in response to increased demand for direct-bonded...

In-house coating.
June 15, 2006... In-house coating: G-S Plastic Optics (Rochester, NY) has completed its most recent plant expansion through the establishment of an in-house coating facility. The company integrated a precision optical coating system, built by Vacuum Process...

Fuel enrichment garners GE contract.
June 15, 2006... WILMINGTON, NC -- A closely guarded technology developed in Australia for separation of isotopes by laser excitation (SILEX) appears to have cleared enough of the technological, economic, and political hurdles in the field of nuclear fuel...

Five firms win DOE funds for lighting.
June 15, 2006... WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Department of Energy will provide $7 million for solid-state lighting product development to five U.S. companies: Color Kinetics, Eastman Kodak, General Electric Global Research, Osram Sylvania Development, and SRI...

Organic semiconductors gain financial ground.
June 15, 2006... NEW YORK, NY -- Advance Nanotech, in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) at the University of Cambridge, UK, has developed novel composites comprised of organic polymers and nanostructured materials...

Acquisition.(ADVA Optical Networking acquires Movaz Networks Inc.)(Brief article)
June 15, 2006... Acquisition: ADVA Optical Networking (Chicago, IL) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Movaz Networks (Atlanta, GA), a provider of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment, for US$6 million. The Movaz RAYTM product line is a...

LGB contract.
June 15, 2006... LGB contract: Raytheon (Tucson, AZ) has been awarded the majority share of U.S. Air Force competitive contracts for Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) components for fiscal year 2006. The $33.8 million in contracts calls for Raytheon to...

IR weapons.(infrared)(infrared detectors's integration in thermal infrared weapon)(Brief article)
June 15, 2006... IR weapons: Sofradir (Grenoble, France), a developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors, will deliver 200 of its long-wave infrared detectors (Mercury LWIR) for integration in thermal infrared weapon sights by an undisclosed...

NIMs research.(negative index materials)(Brief article)
June 15, 2006... NIMs research: Kent State University (Kent, OH) researchers are leading a team of scientists from eight institutions, who have been awarded a $5.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative from the Air Force Office of...

Optoelectronics report 40.
June 15, 2006... Optoelectronics Report 40 52-week Company Ticker May 31 June 13 Low High ADC Telecom ADCT 17.92 16.38 16.38 27.90 Agere...

Board of directors.
June 15, 2006... Board of directors: Edmund Optics (Barrington, NJ) has elected retired Lt. General Malcolm Ross O'Neill has been elected to the board of directors of Edmund Optics (Barrington, NJ). O'Neill brings an extensive technical and military...

Defense photonics.
June 15, 2006... Defense photonics: The Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the University of Adelaide will jointly establish a center of expertise to boost defense research into photonics technologies and attract students to the...

Mobile merger.
June 15, 2006... Mobile merger: Royal Philips Electronics (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) has completed the merger of Philips Mobile Display Systems with Toppoly Optoelectronics Corporation of Taiwan to form a mobile display company. The new company will go by...

Medical merger.
June 15, 2006... Medical merger: American Medical Systems (Minneapolis, MN) will pay $715 million for Laserscope (San Jose, CA), a provider of laser systems for the treatment of obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and for aesthetic applications....

CLEO/QELS delivers the right mix.
June 1, 2006... LONG BEACH, CA -- From quantum physics and nanophotonics to homeland security, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fiber lasers, the 2006 CLEO/QELS conference offered a well-balanced mix of the "state of the art" in lasers and...

LIA and FMA take over automotive laser workshop.
June 1, 2006... ORLANDO, FL -- The Laser Institute of America (LIA) and the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA; Rockford, IL) have purchased the Automotive Laser Application Workshop (ALAW) from founder Frank DiPietro. A former General Motors...

U.S. partners.
June 1, 2006... U.S. partners: Corelase Oy (Tampere, Finland), a manufacturer of high-power fiber laser products for materials processing, has partnered with Ergolase (Santa Clara, CA) to expand its presence in the United States. Ergolase is a start-up...

Machine vision.
June 1, 2006... Machine vision: Cognex Corporation (Natick, MA), a supplier of machine vision sensors and systems, has acquired AssistWare Technology (Gibsonia, PA), a privately held developer of Lane Departure Warning (LDW) systems for the heavy truck...

DuPont makes strategic investment in ANDevices.
June 1, 2006... WILMINGTON, MA -- Integrated optical components provider DuPont Photonics Technologies has made a strategic investment in ANDevices (Fremont, CA), a supplier of planar lightwave circuit (PLC) devices. "Our collaboration, enhanced by the...

PhAST keeps sharp focus on applications.
June 1, 2006... LONG BEACH, CA -- True to form, the PhAST sessions at the 2006 CLEO/QELS conference offered a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in key application areas for lasers and optoelectronics. Designed to give attendees concise previews...

Optics acquisition.
June 1, 2006... Optics acquisition: Barr Associates (Westford, MA) signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Optical Coating Corporation (OCC; Natick, MA). The acquisition is meant to solidify Barr's position as the largest independent...

High-power diodes.
June 1, 2006... High-power diodes: Quintessence Photonics (Sylmar, CA) Corporation, a subsidiary of QPC Lasers, received a subcontract for the development of high power, high brightness semiconductor lasers as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects...

IC merger.(optical I/O business purchase)(integrated circuit)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... IC merger: Zarlink Semiconductor (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) has purchased the optical I/O business of Primarion (Phoenix, AZ), a supplier of digital power conversion ICs (integrated circuits), for US$7 million in cash. The purchase includes...

Korean presence.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Korean presence: To better serve its customers in rapidly developing Korean high-technology industries, Edmund Optics (Barrington, NJ) has opened its newest division in Seoul, Korea and introduced a Korean-language version of the Edmund...

LED backlights for TVs coming faster than anticipated.
June 1, 2006... NORWALK, CT -- Conventional wisdom sees LED-based backlights not making significant inroads into large screen LCDTVs until 2009 or so. But based on indepth analyses done by Insight Media, it now looks as though LED backlights will be adopted...

Nanosphere raises $57 million, aims for diagnostics.
June 1, 2006... NORTHBROOK, IL -- Molecular diagnostic tests are the essential tools needed to closely match a more careful diagnosis at an early stage with new drugs that are designed to precisely target disease in carefully identified patient groups. That...

Universal displays.
June 1, 2006... Universal displays: Universal Display Corporation (Ewing, NJ) was awarded a $1.275 million contract extension from the U.S. Army Communication Electronics Research and Development Engineering Center. The extension will leverage the Company's...

Fiber laser design.
June 1, 2006... Fiber laser design: RSoft Design Group (Ossining, NY), a leader in photonics design automation software, and Liekki Corporation, a supplier of highly doped optical fibers, announced the upcoming release of a new module for RSoft's OptSim...

E/O surveillance.
June 1, 2006... E/O surveillance: Northrop Grumman (Rolling Meadows, IL) announced that flight testing is under way for the new Electro-Optical Surveillance and Detection System intended for the U.K. Ministry of Defence's NIMROD MRA-4 aircraft. NIMROD MRA-4...

Series A.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Series A: Nistica (Bridgewater, NJ), a new optical subsystems developer in the telecommunications market, has received Series A funding from PA Early Stage, Technology Venture Partners and other investors. The company has developed a new...

Application lab.
June 1, 2006... Application lab: IMRA America (Ann Arbor, MI) signed an agreement with Lehrstuhl fur Lasertechnik (LLT) RWTH University Aachen / Fraunhofer Institut fur Lasertechnik (Aachen, Germany) for the creation of a Premier Application Laboratory...

Optoelectronics report 40.
June 1, 2006... Optoelectronics Report 40 52-week Company Ticker May 12 May 31 Low High ADC Telecom ADCT 22.58 17.92 16.95 27.90 Agere...

Solar cells.
June 1, 2006... Solar cells: In mid-May, Troy Hammond, VP of Products at Plextronics (Pittsburgh, PA), spoke to the U.S. Congress' Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality on the topic of "Unlocking America's Energy Resources: Next Generation." Specifically,...

Laser displays.
June 1, 2006... Laser displays: Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids, IA) acquired the visual simulation business of Evans & Sutherland (Salt Lake City, UT) for $71.5 million cash. The deal includes simulation facilities in Salt Lake City, Orlando, and the United...