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New High-Brightness LED Driver From National Semiconductor

National Semiconductor Corporation today introduced the industry's first common-anode, current-mode, high-brightness light-emitting diode (LED) driver with pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming. The LM3433, a member of National's PowerWise(R) energy-efficient product family, drives high-power, high-brightness LEDs in backlighting, projector and solid-state lighting applications.

24 Oct 2007

10mm Thick LCD TV by Samsung

In what looks set to become the next battleground for one-upmanship between the major LCD TV manufacturers, Samsung has previewed a screen which is just 10mm thick at this week¡¦s FPD International show Japan.

24 Oct 2007

Online Design Environment Helps Engineers Select and Design With High-Brightness LED

National Semiconductor Corporation today introduced its light-emitting diode (LED) WEBENCH(R) online design environment that helps engineers select from and design with more than 200 high-brightness LEDs in minutes.

24 Oct 2007

Sumitomo Chemical Announced Expansion for LCP Production

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. has announced that it will expand neat resin production capacity for its liquid crystal polymer (LCP below), Sumikasuper LCP, from an annual 7,000 tons to 9,200 tons and will also build a new facility in China for the production of LCP compounds.

23 Oct 2007

Latest Series of Laser Direct Imaging Equipment Release by Coherent

Coherent Inc. has released its latest series of laser direct imaging equipment suitable for PCB direct imaging, semiconductor inspection, bioinstrumentation, FPD production and materials processing. The Paladin Advanced, the company’s new flagship in its Paladin series, is the next generation of the previous Paladin 8W model and brings a significant reduction in cost-of-ownership, with no compromise in performance, longevity and reliability.

22 Oct 2007

Sunic System to Develop Thin Film Encapsulation in Joint Venture

Sunic System, a major producer of vacuum deposition equipment for OLED and Novaled, a leading provider of doping technology and materials for organic electronics announce a joint development. Both partners will work together to build up the next generation of Thin Film Encapsulation (TFE) tools, technologies and materials.

21 Oct 2007

Cree Hoping to Spread Word About LED Technology with New Partner

A new partnership with Duke Energy has Cree hoping to spread the word about its light-emitting diode technology.

18 Oct 2007

Dow Corning Introduces New Encapsulants to Increase Brightness for the Fast Growing LED market

Dow Corning Corp. today introduced three new two-part high refractive index (HRI) silicone encapsulants to serve the fast-growing light-emitting diode (LED) market.

17 Oct 2007

OLED Specialist teamed with ArcelorMittal to Develop Top-Emitting OLEDs on Flexible Substrates

Organic light emitting diode (OLED) specialist Novaled AG (Dresden, Germany) has teamed with ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel maker, on a project to develop top-emitting OLEDs on flexible substrates for signage and lighting at the steel group's research centre in Liege, Belgium.

17 Oct 2007

A Transistor Containing Quantum Dots Counts Individual Photons

NIST researchers have designed and demonstrated a transistor containing quantum dots that can count individual photons. The semiconductor device could be integrated easily into electronics for applications such as quantum key distribution (QKD) for 'unbreakable' encryption using single photons

17 Oct 2007

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