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Tekes Funds Joint Project on Optical Measurement in Finland

Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, Tekes is funding so far the biggest joint project on optical measurement in Finland. The research parties are Valmet Automation, VTT and Tampere University of Technology with several small and medium size companies.

18 Jan 2016

USPTO Grants Universal Display US Patent for New Family of Phosphorescent Emitters

Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its Universal PHOLED® technology and materials, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Universal Display its 2,000th patent, U.S. Patent No. 9,231,218 (the '218 Patent) for a new family of “Phosphorescent Emitters”.

18 Jan 2016

Credo Unveils New Chip Solution for Next-Generation Optical Networking Applications

Credo Semiconductor, a global innovation leader in Serializer-Deserializer (SerDes) technology, today announced it is entering the chip market with a sub 1 Watt multiplexer (MUX)/retimer device that leverages the company's unique SerDes architecture and low-cost analog technology to enable 100G optical modules with 50G per lambda throughput. The Credo® CMX12550 MUX, sampling now, supports four bidirectional lanes running at 25Gbps with NRZ signaling and 2 bidirectional lanes running at 50Gbps with PAM-4 signaling.

13 Jan 2016

Innovative Phononic Filter Holds Potential to Better Detect Radar and Communications Frequencies

A unique filtering technology that combines light and sound waves on a single chip is expected to better detect radar and communications frequencies.

13 Jan 2016

Panasonic Announces New Telephoto Lens for LUMIX G Range Cameras at CES 2016

Panasonic announced today at CES 2016 a new telephoto lens for its LUMIX G range of Micro Four Thirds System cameras – the LEICA DG VARIO-ELMAR 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 ASPH. Telephoto-Zoom (H-RS100400) with Power Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.).

7 Jan 2016

HumanEyes Technologies Creates Breakthrough Portable 360° 3D Vuze Camera

HumanEyes Technologies, a leader in photographic 3D, animated content and lenticular graphic arts has unveiled VUZE, the world's first consumer, portable 3600 3D VR camera and dedicated software studio that is set to bring immersive content creation to the masses.

6 Jan 2016

NETGEAR to Highlight Award-Winning 1080p HD Arlo Security Camera Family at CES 2016

NETGEAR®, Inc., a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, is now shipping its new Arlo™ Q 1080p HD Security Camera with Audio (VMC3040) to stores and other retail channels.

6 Jan 2016

Heptagon to Demonstrate TARO Time-of-Flight 3DRanger Smart Camera at CES 2016

Heptagon introduces TARO, a Time-of-Flight (ToF) 3DRanger™ Smart Camera for fast, 3D depth sensing applications up to several meters. TARO is an industry-first complete solution that combines a 3D ToF Camera, on-board algorithms and software, greatly simplifying development of standalone products or integration into existing customer systems.

5 Jan 2016

CES 2016: ACTIVEON Displays Solar-Charging 4K Action Camera

ACTIVEON makes it easier to capture life’s remarkable moments with the new SOLAR X action camera that offers 4K performance and a unique solar-charging solution. The ACTIVEON SOLAR X joins the lineup of ACTIVEON cameras on display this week at the company’s CES 2016 display (Central Plaza 107).

5 Jan 2016

Himax Wafer Level Optics Laser Diode Collimator with DOE Integrated Into Laser Projectors

Himax Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced its Wafer Level Optics laser diode collimator with integrated Diffractive Optical Element has been integrated into laser projectors for next-generation applications.

5 Jan 2016