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EV Group Scales Up Nanoimprint Lithography for Display Manufacturing

New EVG®7200 LA SmartNIL™ system brings high-resolution and low cost-of-ownership advantages to high-end displays, photonics, optics and biotechnology applications

From EV Group 14 Mar 2016

Samsung Introduces New Color Quality Improvements for Small LES COB Packages

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced component solutions, today introduced new color quality improvements for its small LES (light-emitting surface) chip-on-board (COB) package LC series: LC010, LC020 and LC040. The improvements are based on “Vivid” color technology that has been optimized for high color quality LED lighting, especially for use in premium commercial lighting applications.

14 Mar 2016

Lumenis Expands Urology Portfolio with Launch of Pulse 30H Laser System

Lumenis Ltd., the world’s largest energy-based medical device company for surgical, aesthetic and ophthalmic applications, announced the launch of Lumenis Pulse 30H, the new addition to Lumenis’ comprehensive Urology portfolio, at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress, taking place March 11-15, 2016 in Munich.

14 Mar 2016

OFC 2016 to Feature Latest Vishay Electro-Films Solutions

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that it will be showcasing its latest industry-leading Vishay Electro-Films (EFI) solutions at the 2016 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2016), taking place March 20-24 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. In booth 2712, products on display will include a wide range of Vishay EFI custom submounts, custom substrates with sidewall patterning, high-performance RF capacitors, and wire-bondable devices.

14 Mar 2016

ADVA Optical Networking Announces Successful Verification of Key Products in EANTC Interoperability Tests

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) has verified the interoperability of key products in its demarcation and synchronization portfolio. The NETCONF/YANG and the OpenFlow interface of the ADVA FSP 150 Carrier Ethernet demarcation technology were proven in a multi-vendor interoperability showcase.

14 Mar 2016

ESFRI Route Map 2016 Includes European Solar Telescope Project

Today, March 10th, an official announcement was made about the updating of the ESFRI (Forum for a European Strategy in Research Inrastructures) route map at a meeting in Amsterdam. This route map includes the EST (European Solar Telescope) project, together with five other projects (ACTRIS, DANUBIUS-RI, E-RIHS, EMPHASIS Y KM3NeT 2.0) and two others which are considered to be emblematic (CERN LHC Y ESRF EBS).

14 Mar 2016

Soraa Launches Flicker Free MR16, at Light + Building Frankfurt Fair

Nobel Laureate Prof. Shuji Nakamura will join Soraa, the company he co-founded and world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, to reveal true advancements in lighting technology at Light + Building, March 13-18 at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre, Germany.

14 Mar 2016

NASA Selects Ball Aerospace to Deliver Concept Study for WFIRST Observatory

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been selected by NASA to deliver a concept study for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) Wide Field Instrument (WFI), the agency's next major astrophysics project to follow the 2018 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.

14 Mar 2016

OFS to Showcase New TrueLase Active and Passive Optical Fibers at LWPC 2016

OFS, a leading designer, manufacturer, and supplier of innovative fiber optic products will showcase its new TrueLase 10/130 Active and Passive LMA Double-Clad Optical Fibers at the Laser World of Photonics China exhibition in Shanghai, China from 15 through 17 March 2016.

14 Mar 2016

Lunera Lighting Launches LightStream Lighting as a Service

Lunera® Lighting, Inc., a leader in lighting innovations accelerating the transformation to advanced LED technology, is pleased to introduce LightStream™ Lighting as a Service (LaaS). Available now, LightStream is a turnkey service that allows building owners and operators to upgrade their commercial lighting infrastructure to LED with zero capital expense (CapEx).

11 Mar 2016

Synopsys Introduces Latest Version of RSoft Photonic Component Design Suite

Synopsys, Inc. today announced the latest release of its RSoft™ Photonic Component Design Suite, the company's industry-leading software for the design of photonic devices and components used in optical communications, optoelectronics and semiconductor manufacturing.

11 Mar 2016

Urban Solar Receives UL Safety Approval for LED Transit Lighting System

Urban Solar's solar powered LED transit lighting system has been given the nod of approval by the global independent safety giant UL.

11 Mar 2016

Major Asian Foundry Places Follow-on Order for Ultratech’s Laser Spike Anneal System

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography, laser-processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs), as well as atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, today announced that it has received a follow-on order from one of the largest foundries in Asia for its LSA101 laser spike anneal system.

11 Mar 2016

Molex’ Nano-Pitch I/O 80-Circuit Interconnect System for SAS and PCI Express Applications

At DesignCon 2016, Molex, LLC introduced the Nano-Pitch I/O™ 80-Circuit Interconnect System, which offers the highest port density (number of high-speed differential lanes) and speed (25 Gbps per lane) in the smallest package available. A multi-protocol pinout concept enables compatibility with all known SAS, SATA and PCIe protocols and provides enhanced signal integrity in an extremely compact form factor. The connector is ideal for SAS and PCI Express applications, including storage-to-controller, server-to-server, server-to-switch, switch-to-switch, and mobile/enterprise.

11 Mar 2016

Light Stimulates Switching Speed in Transistor Laser

Light and electrons interact in a complex dance within fiber optic devices. A new study by University of Illinois engineers found that in the transistor laser, a device for next-generation high-speed computing, the light and electrons spur one another on to faster switching speeds than any devices available.

11 Mar 2016