Optoelectronics Report articles from May 2003

Optoelectronics Report archives from May 2003

Avanex building a components empire.(Optical components)
May 15, 2003... FREMONT, CA -- Taking advantage of the "fire sale" mindset of many optical components companies these days, Avanex has scored two key acquisitions that will turn the firm into a major player in the optical networking industry. Avanex is...

OITDA survey projects 9% growth for 2003.
May 15, 2003... TOKYO, JAPAN -- As is the case in much of the rest of the world, the optoelectronics industry in Japan is suffering from one of the largest downturns in its history. According to the 2002 Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development...

Meeting postponed. (News Briefs).(NEPCON West 2003 and two other events are postponed)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... NEPCON West 2003, scheduled for October 28-29 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center (San Jose, CA), has been postponed indefinitely. Also postponed for 2003 are two events that had been co-located with NEPOON, Assembly West and Fiberoptic...

Another merger. (News Briefs).(Tellabs will acquire privately held Vivace Networks)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... Tellabs (Naperville, IL) plans to acquire privately held Vivace Networks (San Jose, CA), a four-year-old developer of multiservice IP edge switches, for $135 million in cash and employee stock options. The move brings two complementary new...

Nanocrystals open window for all-optical communication.(Motorola demonstrated 4-megabit electronic silicon nanocrystal memory device)
May 15, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Last month, as Motorola (Austin, TX) was announcing a successful demonstration of the first 4-megabit electronic silicon nanocrystal memory device, researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) and...

Manufacturing pact. (News Briefs).(Texas Prototypes partners with 3SAE Technologies to supply advanced optical manufacturing equipment for its new photonics lab )(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... Texas Prototypes (Richardson, TX) is partnering with 3SAE Technologies (Nashville, TN) to supply advanced optical manufacturing equipment for its new photonics lab in Richardson. Texas Prototypes specializes in circuit-card assemblies and...

Naanotech funding. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... The U.S. House of Representatives voted to provide $2.36 billion over three years to fund research in nanotechnology. Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, who sponsored the bill, said that the U.S. government needs to increase...

SARS detection. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... Coreco Imaging (Montreal, Quebec), a developer of high-performance machine-vision products, and Cantronic Systems (Vancouver, British Columbia) have jointly developed and deployed thermal-imaging systems for use in the fight against SARS...

Technology buy. (News Briefs).(Pandatel buys product and technology of ENT 100 Optical Service Unit from Native Networks)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... Pandatel (Hamburg, Germany) has acquired the product and technology of the ENT 100 Optical Service Unit from Native Networks, a vendor of metro Ethernet solutions and technology for optical access networks. Pandatel will integrate the product...

Quantum dots pave way for optical chips.(University of Toronto develops hybrid plastic embedded with quantum dots )
May 15, 2003... TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA--Researchers from the University of Toronto have developed a hybrid plastic embedded with quantum dots that can produce coherent light in the 1.3-[micro]m to 1.6-[micro]m range. They believe that their work could help...

Correction.
May 15, 2003... In "LEDs plus photovoltaics equals new markets" (OER, May 1, 2003, p. 5), it was inadvertently stated that photovoltaics convert electricity into light and LEDs convert light into electricity. As we all know, the opposite is true. OER regrets...

OLED advance. (News Brief).(AU Optronics' LED display uses Universal Display Corp's phosphorescent OLED technology )(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... AU Optronics (Taipei, Taiwan) has fabricated a low-power consumption, full-color active-matrix organic LED display combining its proprietary amorphous silicon (a-Si), thin-film transistor (TFT) backplane technology with the phosphorescent...

Manufacturing partners. (News Brief).(Xanoptix and Tyco Electronics enter into manufacturing services agreement )(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... Xanoptix (Merrimack, NH), a developer of high-speed optical-connection products for next-generation data links, and Tyco Electronics (Harrisburg, PA), a leading passive electronic-components manufacturer and developer of active fiberoptic...

Medical conference. (News Briefs).(Joint International Laser Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 21-23, 2003)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to May 31, 2003, for the Joint International Laser Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 21-23, 2003. Organizers expect this conference to impact medical care throughout the...

Optoelectronics Report 40.(Stock prices )(Illustration)
May 15, 2003... Optoelectronics Report 40 52-week Company Ticker Apr. 28 May 13 Low High ADC Telecom ADCT 2.44 3.00 1.02 4.09...

Expanding. (News Briefs).(Institute of Semiconductor Chinese Academy of Science installs MOCVD reactor provided by Thomas Swan Scientific Equipment)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... The institute of Semiconductor Chinese Academy of Science (ISCAS; Beijing) has expanded its R&D capability by installing a MOCVD reactor provided by Thomas Swan Scientific Equipment (TSSE; Cambridge, England). The reactor will be utilized...

Space laser. (News Briefs).(Northrop Grumman Corp's Space Technology sector gets U.S. Air Force contract to develop Strategic Illuminator Laser )
May 15, 2003... Northrop Grumman Corporation's Space Technology sector (Redondo Beach, CA) has received a U.S. Air Force contract for the first phase of a three-year program to develop the Strategic Illuminator Laser (SILL), a 4-kW, solid-state, pulsed laser...

Eyes have it. (News Briefs).(Carl Zeiss Meditec AG sells dermatological and dental laser business units to Italian firms EL.EN and Quanta Systems)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... In an effort to maintain its focus on ophthalmology, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Jena, Germany) sold its dermatological and dental laser business units to the Italian firms EL.EN and Quanta Systems, effective May 1. Both parties have agreed not to...

Japanese distributor. (News Briefs).(Luxtron Corp names Pacific Western Systems Japan as distributor for temperature products in semiconductor and flat panel display industries)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... Luxtron Corporation (Santa Clara, CA), a provider of in-situ fiberoptic temperature solutions to the semiconductor and optoelectronics industries, has appointed Pacific Western Systems Japan as distributor for temperature products in the...

Marketing OLEDs. (News Briefs).(Osram Opto Semiconductors markets line of OLED products and technology under brand name Pictiva)(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... Osram Opto Semiconductors (San Jose, CA) is now marketing a line of OLED products and technology under the brand name Pictiva. Osram holds a license from Cambridge Display Technology to manufacture and sell polymer light emitting displays....

Coherent to take over Lambda Physik.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... SANTA CLARA, CA -- Coherent plans to buy the 40% of Lambda Physik AG (Gottingen, Germany) it doesn't already own in a deal valued at more than $52 million. Coherent will pay about $10 per share for the remaining 5.25 million Lambda shares....

SIOM digs deeper into manufacturing issues.(Strategies in Optoelectronics Manufacturing seminar)
May 1, 2003... SAN MATEO, CA -- Picking up where last year's conference left off, the second annual Strategies in Optoelectronics Manufacturing seminar (April 15-16, 2003) took a more focused look at automation, outsourcing, cost, yield, and other issues...

Industry mourns. (News Briefs).(Dean Hodges)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Industry veteran Dean Hodges, who worked for such companies as Spectra-Physics, Newport, Laser Power Optics, and Melles Griot in his 30-year career, died unexpectedly in mid-April. Hodges had a Ph.D. from Cornell University and began his...

Satellite pact. (News Briefs).(Boeing teams with Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. for satellite communications )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Boeing (St. Louis, MO) is teaming with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. to develop laser communications technologies that will improve the efficiency of satellite communications by a factor of 10 or more. The team combines the strengths of...

More optical-switch firms bow out.(Network Photonics and Transparent Photonics close)
May 1, 2003... BOULDER, CO and MILPITAS, CA -- Two more optical switching companies have met their fate, even as analysts continue to make projections of growth for this market segment in the coming year. Following in the footsteps of companies such as...

Aerosense lifts some spirits.
May 1, 2003... ORLANDO, FL -- Amidst general economic malaise, Aerosense 2003 managed to position itself at the intersection of interesting technologies and diverse but growing markets. The boom in security and military budgets helped draw a record 4200...

Done deal. (News Briefs).(GSI Lumonics acquires Lumenis Inc.'s Spectron Laser Systems)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Lumenis (Yokneam, Israel) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its industrial laser unit, Spectron Laser Systems (Rubgy, England), to GSI Lumonics (Billerica, MA) for $6.3 million in cash. The industrial business had net revenue of...

Test platform. (News Briefs).(JDS Uniphase to use National Instruments LabVIEW software )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... JDS Uniphase (Ottawa, Ontario and San Jose, CA) has selected the LabVIEW graphical development software package from National Instruments (Austin, TX) for its MAP fiberoptic instrumentation platform. According to the companies, MAP and...

New VP. (News Briefs).(II-VI Inc. appoints Robert Ireland)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... II-VI Inc. (Saxonburg, PA) has appointed Robert Ireland as vice president of sales and marketing for its infrared optics business. Ireland has more than 14 years' experience in the optics and photonics industry, most recently with Corning.

MEMS foundry. (News Briefs).(Olympus Partnership Development Group expands Microelectromechanical systems production)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Olympus Partnership Development Group (San Jose, CA) is expanding its MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) foundry services and its MEMS chip products. Olympus designs, performs rapid prototyping, manufactures, and packages MEMS for optical...

Meeting postponed. (News Briefs).(Intertech Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Due to ongoing concerns about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Intertech Corporation (Portland, ME) has decided to postpone its OLEDs ASIA 2003 conference. The conference, which was scheduled for June 16-18, 2003 in Shanghai, has...

High-brightness LEDs light up O/E market.(optoelectronics)
May 1, 2003... MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- No pun intended, but one of the few bright spots these days in the optoelectronics market is high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB LEDs). Since the introduction a decade ago of new LED materials that enabled the...

LEDs plus photovoltaics equals new markets.(National Renewal Energy Laboratory hosts solid-state lighting conference)
May 1, 2003... DENVER, CO -- As solid-state lighting--a close relative of photovoltaics--begins to whittle away at the power demands of established metropolitan lighting systems, it is also creating smaller market pathways for solar power. A conference held...

Nasdaq delisting: FiberCore. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... FiberCore (Charlton, MA), a manufacturer and supplier of optical fiber and preform for the telecommunication and data communications markets, has been delisted from the Nasdaq Smallcap Market. As of mid-April, the company had not yet filed...

Patent protection. (News Briefs).(CIENA Corp. v. Corvis Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A jury for U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware issued a verdict in favor of Ciena (Linthicum, MD) in its litigation against Corvis Corporation for patent infringement. The jury found that Corvis' CorWave system infringes Ciena's...

Laser tracker. (News Briefs).(Leica Geosystems Metrology Division wins Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America contract)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems (Norcross, GA) was awarded a contract from Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America for the LTD800 laser tracking system. Toyota will utilize the laser tracking system for high-precision inspection...

Updated facility. (News Briefs).(Newport Corp. Systems Test & Metrology Lab opens)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Newport Corporation (Irvine, CA) has opened its newly enhanced Systems Test & Metrology Lab at the company's headquarters for research and development in Irvine. The lab is designed to measure the performance of Newport Corporation's motion...

More cutbacks. (News Briefs).(Infineon Technologies AG)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) plans to cut as many as 900 jobs over the next few months as it tries to lower costs amid continuing weakness in the semiconductor market. Infineon, which employs more than 31,000 people, posted its...

Optoelectronics report 40.(Illustration)
May 1, 2003... Optoelectronics Report 40 52-week Company Ticker Apr. 11 Apr. 28 Low High ADC Telecom ADCT 2.26 2.44 1.02 ...

Nasdaq delisting: Electro Scientific Industries. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Electro Scientific Industries (Portland, OR) received a Nasdaq Staff Determination on April 22 indicating that, because the company has not filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 1, 2003, it is not in compliance...

Financial scoreboard. (News Briefs).(New Focus, Coherent, Agere Systems)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... New Focus (San Jose, CA) reported revenues of $6.1 million for the first quarter of 2003 (ended March 30), compared to revenues of $10.1 million for the same quarter in 2002. Net loss for the quarter was $5.1 million, or $0.08/share, compared...

Newport invests in flip-chip firm.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... IRVINE, CA--Newport Corporation has invested $3.5 million to acquire 19.9% of NEXX Systems (Wilmington, MA), a developer and manufacturer of flip-chip processing equipment for back-end semiconductor manufacturing. Newport acquired a...