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World's Largest 'Thermometer Camera'

The world's largest bolometer camera for submillimetre astronomy is now in service at the 12-m APEX telescope, located on the 5100m high Chajnantor plateau in the Chilean Andes. LABOCA was specifically designed for the study of extremely cold astronomical objects and, with its large field of view and very high sensitivity, will open new vistas in our knowledge of how stars form and how the first galaxies emerged from the Big Bang.

6 Aug 2007

JDSU Introduces New Color-Shifting Capability of High-Performance Pigment

JDSU has taken a color-generating cue from nature. The company, a leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation, today introduced ChromaFlair ColorShift Glitter, a new color-shifting flake that gives paints, coatings, plastics, textiles and packaging the ability to exhibit a wide range of hues when viewed from different angles.

30 Jul 2007

OSRAM Announces 2.7-inch Pictiva OLED Display

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors today announced the newest addition to its Pictiva TM line of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) graphic display products.

27 Jul 2007

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Showcases Infrared Golden DRAGON LED at Photonics West 2006

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc. today announced a groundbreaking addition to its Golden DRAGON™ family of high-performance, light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

27 Jul 2007

OSTAR LEDs Provide Considerable Increase in Luminous Efficacy

More than 30% gain - the new high-output OSTAR Lighting LED in the standard lens version provides a considerable increase in luminous efficacy.

27 Jul 2007

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Wins Patent Case Against Dominant Semiconductors

Osram Opto Semiconductors has won a patent action in the USA against Dominant Semiconductors Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian manufacturer of light emitting diodes (LEDs).

27 Jul 2007

OSRAM and Avago Technologies Sign Patent Cross-License Agreement for White LEDs and LED System Technology

Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH and Avago Technologies today announced that the companies have signed a limited patent cross-license agreement.

27 Jul 2007

Jörg Thäle Takes Over production at Os-ram Opto Semiconductors

At the start of this year Jörg Thäle (42) was appointed to the Managing Board of Os-ram Opto Semiconductors with responsibility for production.

27 Jul 2007

Peak Performance from Osram 30° LED

The new Power TopLEDs with lens are the brightest 30° LEDs in red and yellow yet. They produce 6300 mcd in super-red, 12000 mcd in amber and 6500 mcd in yellow. The blue and green LEDs in this series are especiall...

27 Jul 2007

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Wins 2006 Automotive News PACE Award

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors today announced that it was named a 2006 Automotive News PACE Award winner at a gala ceremony in Detroit, MI last night.

27 Jul 2007

World Record Efficiency for 808 nm Laser Bars

A new world record has been set by laser bars with a wavelength of 808 nm – 64% efficiency at an optical output of 120 W.

27 Jul 2007

Osram New Portal for LED Lighting Solutions

The Osram Internet platform “LED Light for you” provides a starting point and tips for the use of LEDs in general lighting.

27 Jul 2007

OSRAM Presents Ostar Lighting and Golden Dragon

Osram will be showcasing white LEDs for general lighting at the Light & Build-ing fair which takes place in Frankfurt from April 23 to 27, 2006.

27 Jul 2007

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Files Patent Infringement Against Kingbright

Based on its conviction that Kingbright is infringing fundamental patent rights, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has filed action against the Taiwanese LED manufacturer Kingbright Electronic Co., Taipei, LTD. at Dusseldorf Regional Court (Germany) and its German subsidiary Kingbright Europe GmbH.

27 Jul 2007

Osram New Product - Ambient Light Sensor

Osram Opto Semiconductors is the first semiconductor manufacturer to succeed in producing a sensor that precisely matches the sensitivity curve of the human eye.

27 Jul 2007