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Major Technology Advancements in BiCMOS Platform to Enable New Optoelectronics Applications

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in "More than Moore" technologies, today announced five new options for its 0.6 micrometer BiCMOS technology platform, two of which deliver first-of-a-kind capabilities for the emerging and rapidly expanding optoelectronics market.

18 Feb 2009

Project Could Save the Vision of Millions

In the blink of an eye, people at risk of becoming blind can now be screened for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.

17 Feb 2009

Centurio C100 Offerring Outstanding Recording Speed of Over 100.000 Frames/s

Centurio C100 has a CMOS image sensor which offers a 1280 x 1024 resolution and an outstanding maximum recording speed of over 100.000 frames/s at reduced resolution. This camera is an ideal solution for all the high speed recording needs where very high frame rates and high image quality is needed.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 17 Feb 2009

Roller Coaster Ride Continues in LCD Panel and Equipment Sales

TFT-LCD equipment grew 30% in 2008 but will drop 41% in 2009, according to the report LCD Market: Technology Directions and Market Analysis, recently published by The Information Network a New Tripoli, PA-based market research company.

17 Feb 2009

IntertechPira Announces 10th Installment of Internationally Renowned LEDs Conference

IntertechPira is pleased to announce that the 10th installment of its internationally renowned LEDs conference series will be held October 20-22, 2009, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

17 Feb 2009

The Structure's Graded Depths Arrest Light at Multiple Locations and Different Frequencies

Light waves transmit data with much greater speed than do electrical signals, says Qiaoqiang Gan, a Ph.D. candidate at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. If they are guided with sufficient precision inside the tiny circuits of an electronic chip, they can bring about applications in spectroscopy, sensing and medical imaging.

17 Feb 2009

CST-90 Features Large Chip, High-Brightness, High-Efficiency Levels

Luminus Devices, Inc., today announced the CST-90 white PhlatLight® LED, the newest addition to the PhlatLight LED family of products developed for fixture manufacturers in the general lighting industry.

17 Feb 2009

SSL2101 Enable LEDs to Operate and Dim With Existing Infrastructure to Further Improve Energy Efficiency

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the launch of the SSL2101 - the world's first integrated dimmable mains LED driver. The NXP SSL2101 is a small form factor Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) controller IC specifically designed to drive LED devices and provide dimming capabilities to further improve the energy efficiency of LED lighting.

17 Feb 2009

Future Lighting Solutions Introduces Polymer Optic's 230 Color Mixer Reflector for LUXEON Rebel Power LEDs

Future Lighting Solutions today announced the availability of Polymer Optic's 230 Color Mixer Reflector for LUXEON® Rebel Power LEDs, the first off-the-shelf optic for solid-state lighting applications requiring uniform mixing of multiple LED light sources.

17 Feb 2009

MicroOLED Setting Milestone for 3D Mobile Video and Gaming

MicroOLED, a recognized leader in the development of efficient organic light emitting diode) technologies (OLED), today announced the release of a new high-definition multimedia interface allowing its high-resolution microdisplays to connect to the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) OMAP™ platform.

17 Feb 2009

OSRAM Introduces New Display Concept for Automotive Lamps

OSRAM's polePOSition concept for automotive lighting at the POS makes quite an impression with its new pack designs and innovative display system. Its consumer-friendly design and clear layout plus communicative icons provide information quickly and help boost retail sales. The new design also underlines the high quality of OSRAM's range.

17 Feb 2009

Tonghui Electronics Enters LED Market with AIXTRON MOCVD Tools

AIXTRON AG announced today a triple order for MOCVD tools from Tonghui Electronics Corp., a new startup and China based manufacturer of LEDs. The order is for a AIX 2800G4 HT IC Planetary Reactor system, AIXTRON's flagship reactor for large-scale manufacturing of LEDs and other advanced devices, and two AIX 2600G3 IC systems.

17 Feb 2009

NTU Signs Letter of Intent with Carl Zeiss

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Carl Zeiss SMT, a global leader in innovative lithography optics, optical and particle-beam based analysis and measuring systems. The LOI formalizes a strategic partnership and collaboration which is set to open up new opportunities in nanomaterials and materials science research.

17 Feb 2009

New Colour Index for BASF orange pigment

BASF researchers and application specialists have developed a new brilliant orange pigment that has been listed in the internationally recognized Colour Index (C.I.) as Pigment Orange 82. BASF will market the orange pigment under the tradename Sicopal® Orange L 2430 for coatings applications and Sicopal® Orange K 2430 for plastics applications.

16 Feb 2009

Shedding New Light on Solar Cells

The electric breakthrough of solar cells cannot be ascribed to the surface preparation as has now been demonstrated by physicists at the University of Leipzig and the company Q-Cells SE in Bitterfeld-Wolfen. Innovative methods deliver images of the phenomena in previously unachieved spatial resolution.

16 Feb 2009