Apr 15 2009
Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I), a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, is pleased to announce that the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland, has placed initial purchase orders for Zecotek's proprietary MAPD-3N Micro-pixel Avalanche Photo Diodes.
Not only does Zecotek's MAPD-3Ns feature important radiation hardness, its unique, large micro-pixel density of 15,000 per mm2 provides the high linearity required in a hadronic detector such as the CMS Hadron Calorimeter. The selection of the MAPD-3N follows several months of trials and testing of the devices which are slated for a key element of the CMS particle detector. CERN is working with several of Zecotek photo detector configurations including single MAPDs and standard and customized arrays. The order will be delivered through Zecotek Imaging Systems Pte. Ltd., Zecotek's Singapore based wholly owned subsidiary, and manufactured under contract by MIMOS and Omega Semiconductor.
"We are very pleased that CMS team of CERN considers our MAPD as a critical enabling solution for use in their experiment," said Dr. A.F. Zerrouk, Chairman, President, and CEO of Zecotek. "CERN is one of the world's leading centres for scientific research, and their selection of our MAPDs for CMS, one of the largest ever experiments in fundamental physics, is a very welcomed endorsement for our technological solutions. We look forward to a long term relationship to support this monumental scientific quest."