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Smart Camera Checks Product Markings for Verification and Traceability

The BOA IDR auto identification camera, now available from STEMMER IMAGING, is a fully integrated smart camera with ID software that allows comprehensive checking of product markings.

15 Jun 2011

Pittcon Offering Discounted Rates for Exhibitors Until July 15

The Pittcon Exposition Committee is now accepting booth space reservations for Pittcon 2012, which will be held March 11-15, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The discounted rate of $2,150 for a standard 10' x 10' space will be available to all exhibitors up to July 15, 2011.

From Pittcon 15 Jun 2011

Tellabs Nano Optical Transport System selected for Expanding UK Fiber Optic Network

Fiber optic networking services provider, Vtesse, has selected Tellabs 7100 Nano Optical Transport System (OTS) for expanding its private national network in the UK.

From Tellabs 15 Jun 2011

Ekinops to Unveil Routing and Switching Solutions at Optical Networking Expo

Designer of optical devices, Ekinops has unveiled a range of Layer 3, 2, and 1 Ethernet routing and switching solutions that extends from the edge of the network to the core.

From Ekinops SAS 15 Jun 2011

Micrel Releases WLED Drivers for LED Lighting Products

Micrel, a manufacturer of IC solutions, has released a pair of linear WLED drivers for general purpose LED lighting, landscape, and architectural products. The MIC4802 and MIC4801 WLED drivers drive one LED up to 800 and 600mA, respectively.

By Andy Choi 15 Jun 2011

Veeco Obtains Funding for Solid-State Lighting Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $4 million for Veeco Instruments, in order to support solid-state lighting projects.

From Veeco 15 Jun 2011

GigOptix Develops Mach-Zehnder Modulator using TFPS Technology

Provider of electronic and electro-optic components, GigOptix has started sampling a thin film polymer on silicon Mach-Zehnder Modulator (MZM) that is utilized for differential quadrature phase shift keying modulation.

By Andy Choi 15 Jun 2011

Formosa Epitaxy Order TurboDisc MaxBright MOCVD Systems from Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and its Chinese affiliate, Jiangsu Canyang Corporation, have placed a multi-unit order for Veeco's recently released TurboDisc(R) MaxBright(TM) Multi-Reactor MOCVD System for production of high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB LEDs).

From Veeco 14 Jun 2011

Bayer Uses Its Own Technology to Light Walkways at Vienna Office

The potential cost and energy savings alone make LED’s (light-emitting diodes) a smarter choice than other lighting technologies for interior and exterior lighting applications. Bayer MaterialScience recognized this trend early on and has supported it by developing special grades of its transparent polycarbonate Makrolon®.

14 Jun 2011

Organic LED Chandelier Receives Innovation Awards

Leading the industry with technological innovation and the latest Organic LED advancements, WAC Lighting has received two Product Innovation Awards from Architectural SSL Magazine, for Sôl™, its Organic LED Chandelier.

14 Jun 2011

Schreder Unveils Outdoor Lighting Solutions in Aluminum Housing

John Camp, General Manager of Schreder Lighting announced the launch of Piano, a series of outdoor architectural lighting solutions. The Piano lighting solutions come in an aluminum housing that optimizes the cooling of electronic ballasts and LEDs.

By Andy Choi 14 Jun 2011

Exclara Develops LED Driver Solutions Using High-Voltage Drive Technology

Exclara has developed the HVX series of LED driver solutions using the high-voltage drive technology. The LED drivers enhance four vital performance needs, namely low EMI, dimmer support, power factor correction, and high efficiency.

By Andy Choi 14 Jun 2011

Kyma and veeco Partner to Develop Next Generation LEDs

Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of crystalline nitride semiconductor materials, is pleased to announce that it is teamed with Veeco Instruments in a next generation light emitting diode (LED) manufacturing equipment development project which was recently awarded $4 million in funding from the US Department of Energy.

From Veeco 14 Jun 2011

X-Ray Free Electron Laser Sets New Record

RIKEN and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) have successfully produced a first beam of X-ray laser light with a wavelength of 1.2 Angstroms. This light was created using SACLA, a cutting-edge X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) facility unveiled by RIKEN in February 2011 in Harima, Japan. SACLA (SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free electron LAser) opens a window into the structure of atoms and molecules at a level of detail never seen before.

14 Jun 2011

Veeco Secure $4m in Funding to Develop Solid-State Lighting Projects

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today announced that it has been awarded $4 million in R&D Matching Funds by the U.S. Department of Energy to support high-efficiency solid state lighting projects.

From Veeco 14 Jun 2011