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LDK Solar Signs Indicative Term Sheet in Relation to its Polysilicon Business

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer of solar wafers, today signed an indicative term sheet with VMS Investment Group Ltd. and its affiliates, or the "Investors," pursuant to which the Investors have agreed to subscribe between $50 million to $80 million aggregate amount of redeemable and convertible preference shares of the Cayman Islands subsidiary, which is to be created to hold and operate LDK Solar's polysilicon business, valuing the entity at $1.30 billion to $1.65 billion.

18 Dec 2009

Energetiq to Release New Laser-Driven Light Source Products

Energetiq Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of specialized short-wavelength light products for use in advanced technology applications, will introduce three more light sources in its Laser-Driven Light Source (LDLS(TM)) product family

18 Dec 2009

Using Molecular Fluorescence Technology Chemist Captures Mitochondrial Movement in A Cell

University of Oregon-made technique is putting new light on machinery driving intracellular transport

18 Dec 2009

Smarthome Announces New Touchscreens Under Cortexa Brand

Smarthome announced today that it has expanded its Cortexa home automation product offering by launching the new 8.4" and 15" touchscreens.

18 Dec 2009

HD Camera on Jason Records First Video of Erupting Deep-Sea Volcano

Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano

18 Dec 2009

NASA's THEMIS Mission Cameras Help Make New Discovery on Northern Lights

A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA's THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the Northern Lights

18 Dec 2009

LEMO USA Uses Autodesk Inventor Software to Design Connectors for HDTV Cameras

Autodesk Inventor of the Month Awarded to LEMO Connectors, the Connection Standard for HDTV Cameras

18 Dec 2009

Diguang to Exhibit All of its LED Products at 2010 International CES Exhibition

Diguang International Development Co., Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: DGNG) ("Diguang" or "the Company") today announced that the Company will participate in the upcoming 2010 International CES Exhibition ("the Exhibition") from January 7-10, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

18 Dec 2009

New Jersey-Based Xtellus Acquired by Oclaro

Oclaro, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCLR) today announced it has acquired Xtellus, Inc. Terms of the transaction are described below, with additional details and related financial information provided in a footnote at the end of this release.

18 Dec 2009

JDSU Launches New Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Module for T-BERD/MTS-4000 Platform

JDSU today introduced a field-interchangeable, single-slot optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) module for the T-BERD/MTS-4000 platform. The module supports cost-effective deployment and support of metro and FTTx networks by combining OTDR, power meter and laser source capabilities in a single instrument.

18 Dec 2009

Trina Solar Reports Inauguration of Largest Rooftop Solar System in Europe

Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced the inauguration of the largest rooftop solar system in Europe with a capacity of 40MW.

18 Dec 2009

Deutsche Bank Completes Roof Mounted Solar PV system at its New Jersey Office

Deutsche Bank today announced the completion of a 250-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Piscataway, NJ, office. The roof-mounted array will offset a portion of the facility’s electricity consumption and reduce its carbon emissions by 143 metric tons annually, equivalent to 16,232 gallons of gasoline.

18 Dec 2009

Fairchild Semiconductor to Supply LED Driver Solutions to OSRAM

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance products that enable energy-efficiency, has been selected by one of the world’s largest lighting manufacturers, OSRAM®, to supp...

18 Dec 2009

Showa Denko K.K. Signs OLED Technology License Deal with Universal Display

Showa Denko K.K. (TSE: 4004), one of Japan’s leading producers of chemicals and industrial materials with individualized products for the sound growth of international society, and Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), an innovator behind today’s and tomorrow’s displays and lighting through its UniversalPHOLED™ phosphorescent OLED technology, today announced that the companies have signed an OLED Technology License Agreement. Under the agreement, Showa Denko will be able to integrate Universal Display’s proprietary UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent and other OLED technologies into Showa Denko’s white OLED lighting products fabricated by solution-processing methods.

18 Dec 2009

Kyocera Delivered 190,000 Solar Modules for Solar Plants in Spain

Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba)(NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that it has supplied roughly 190,000 solar modules, equivalent to approximately 40 megawatts (MW), for two newly completed large-scale solar power plants in Spain.

18 Dec 2009