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O2Micro Introduces New LED Driver Controllers

O2Micro® International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM), a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today extended the Company's Free Dimming™ technology and lighting product portfolio with the introduction of the OZ8024 and OZ8024R LED Driver Controllers.

18 Oct 2012

3M Unveils Two New Families of Optical Components at Cable-Tec Expo

SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Booth #1441 – Today, 3M introduced two new families of optical components designed to help cable operators increase capacity while containing costs. The new Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexers from 3M feature one of the smallest, thinnest form factors available on the market. The Planar Light Circuit (PLC) Optical Splitters integrate with a broad range of architectures and platforms.

18 Oct 2012

Three Models of Orion Energy Systems LED Fixture Secure DLC Qualification

Three models of Orion Energy Systems’ LED fixture were recently added to the DesignLights™ Consortium Qualified Products List after third-party testing resulted in a 96.57 lumens per watt rating for Orion’s LED high bay fixture.

18 Oct 2012

ZTE Introduces First-of-its-Kind TWDM-PON Prototype

ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunication equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has unveiled the world’s first time and wavelength division multiplex passive optical network (TWDM-PON) prototype at Broadband World Forum 2012 (BBWF) in Amsterdam.

18 Oct 2012

Broadcom’s GPON Product Series Now Integrated with Residential Gateway Software

Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced its GPON product portfolio with complete residential gateway software, now available for recently acquired Broadlight GPON system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions.

17 Oct 2012

One-Box Optical Test Solution from Digital Lightwave Supports 40/100G Technology

Digital Lightwave, a provider of optical test equipment and technologies for the telecom industry, today announced the support for advanced 40/100G testing on the already globally deployed NIC platform.

From VeEX Inc. 17 Oct 2012

ADVA 100G Metro Solution Transports Data Over 600KM of Corning LEAF Optical Fiber

ADVA Optical Networking SE / ADVA Optical Networking and Corning Achieve 100G Direct Detection Across Record Distance. Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

17 Oct 2012

Epson Releases New Perfection Photo Scanners

Epson America , today introduced two new additions to its award-winning line of Epson® Perfection® scanners – the Epson Perfection V37 and Epson Perfection V370 Photo scanners.

17 Oct 2012

Interoute Deploys Infinera DTN Platform for Higher Bandwidth Efficiency

Infinera, a leading provider of Digital Optical Networks, and Interoute, owner of Europe's largest cloud services platform, today announced Interoute's 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) services using the Infinera DTN.

From Infinera 17 Oct 2012

New Research May Lead to Smaller, Lighter and Cheaper Communication Devices

Light might one day be used to cool the materials through which it passes, instead of heating them, thanks to a breakthrough by engineers at Lehigh and Johns Hopkins Universities.

17 Oct 2012

Maxim Integrated Unveils Laser Driver/Limiting Amplifier Combo Chip

Maxim Integrated Products, introduces the MAX3711 laser driver/limiting amplifier combo chip with both automatic power control (APC) and extinction ratio control (ERC).

17 Oct 2012

ST Rolls Out Fault-Management Chip for Safety-Oriented LED Signage and Lighting

LED lights for critical applications such as vehicle lights, streetlamps and emergency lights are even more dependable and long-lasting thanks to a new fault-management chip from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.

17 Oct 2012

Newport Corporation Acquire The Products And Technology Of Vistek

Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in lasers and photonics solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light, announced today that it has acquired the products and technology of Vistek, a Tempe, Arizona-based manufacturer of advanced vibration isolation solutions.

From Newport Corporation 16 Oct 2012

Bruker Launches 3D Optical Microscope System with Vibration Tolerant Design

Bruker announced the launch today of the ContourGT-I 3D Optical Microscope to enhance R&D productivity and maximize manufacturing throughput for industrial applications.

16 Oct 2012

Fairchild Semiconductor Develops Smart Gate Driver Optocoupler for High-Power Applications

High-power industrial applications such as solar power inverters, motor drives and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) demand a gate driver optocoupler with high performance and critical protection features.

16 Oct 2012