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Samsung LED, Sumitomo Chemical Form JV to Manufacture LED Sapphire Substrates

Samsung LED, headquartered in Suwon, Korea, signs joint venture agreement with Sumitomo Chemical, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, to develop, manufacture, and sell LED sapphire substrates.

By Andy Choi 31 Mar 2011

Emprise Services to Launch Energy Saving Lighting Solution

Emprise Services, a support services company, has entered into a partnership to launch an energy efficient lighting solution with Inductec Lighting, a manufacturer of induction lighting products.

By Andy Choi 31 Mar 2011

Eglin Air Force Base Saves Energy Costs with EverLast Lighting

Energy-efficient lighting solutions manufacturer, EverLast Lighting, has announced that the U.S. Air Force has chosen its induction streetlight fixtures for the Eglin Air Force Base located in Valparaiso, Florida.

By Andy Choi 31 Mar 2011

Elbit to Provide Joint Terminal Attack Controller Laser Target Designator to US Marines Corps

Elbit Systems of America, a company that provides high performance system solutions and products for the defense, commercial aviation, medical instrumentation and homeland security markets, has been awarded a $9.6 million contract to provide the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Laser Target Designator (JTAC LTD) to the United States Marine Corps System Command in Virginia.

By Andy Choi 31 Mar 2011

Carl Zeiss Meditec’s MEL 80 Excimer Laser Receives FDA Approval

Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leading global medical technology supplier, has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) premarket approval for its MEL 80 Excimer Laser for treatment of hyperopia. The FDA had previously approved the laser for treatment of astigmatism and myopia.

By Andy Choi 31 Mar 2011

NEC Display Solutions Offers High Brightness Digital Cinema Projectors

NEC Display Solutions of America declared that the NC3240S 4K DLP Digital Cinema Projectors in 4 and 7 kW versions are now available in the market.

By Andy Choi 30 Mar 2011

Molex Introduces QMD LC Optical Connector

Molex, an interconnect solutions provider covering various market segments, has launched its Quick Mate Duplex (QMD) LC Optical Connector to provide a highly reliable means of mating the LC connector to the Small Form-factor Pluggable transceiver.

From Molex Fiber Optics 30 Mar 2011

Fuji Xerox Launches DocuPrint C205 Laser Printers

The DocuPrint C205 series of laser printers launched by Fuji Xerox are specifically designed for the SME market.

By Andy Choi 30 Mar 2011

GlobeNet Completes 200 Gbps Upgrade of Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System

GlobeNet, a company that offers sophisticated submarine fiber optic cable systems, has completed the upgrade of its submarine cable system, taking its whole lit capacity to 560 Gbps.

By Andy Choi 30 Mar 2011

Toshiba Unveils Mobile LCD Monitor with USB Technology

Toshiba America Information Systems has introduced a 14” USB-powered Mobile LCD Monitor that can be used as an external display with any Windows-based PC or laptop.

From Toshiba America, Inc. 30 Mar 2011

Acer Implements Cypress’ Touchscreen Solution in Liquid MT Smartphone

Cypress Semiconductor declared that Acer will use its proprietary TrueTouch touchscreen solution for the Acer Liquid MT smartphone. Acer’s ICONIA tablet that was launched recently also uses TrueTouch controllers.

From Infineon Technologies AG 30 Mar 2011

Canon Launches High-Brightness Multimedia LCD Projectors

Canon U.S.A. has launched five high-performance multimedia LCD projectors that render long lamp and filter life. Small-business owners, sales representatives and educators stand to benefit by using these LCD projectors.

From Canon U.S.A., Inc. 30 Mar 2011

LED Alternative for Fluorescent Lamps

American Lighting, an innovative manufacturer and distributor of lighting technologies for residential, commercial and specialty markets, today announced the LED T8 Lamp, a new indoor longer-life LED lamp that replaces existing, two or four foot fluorescent lamps.

29 Mar 2011

Zenalux Licenses Optical Spectral Analysis Algorithm from WARF

A patented spectral analysis algorithm, developed by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), has been licensed by Zenalux Biomedical to measure the visible light spectroscopy in biological tissue.

By Andy Choi 28 Mar 2011