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HELIOS Consortium Meets CMOS Photonics Project Goals

Leti, coordinator of the pan-European consortium HELIOS, today announced that the 19 partners have met or exceeded their phase-one goals for the large-scale CMOS photonics project.

13 Jan 2010

QIAGEN Acquires Germany-Based Mmanufacturer of Optical Measurement Devices

QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it has acquired ESE GmbH, a privately held developer and manufacturer of UV and fluorescence optical measurement devices. ESE is based in Stockach, Germany. The transaction is valued at up to US$19 million in cash.

12 Jan 2010

Rudolph to Supply NSX and WaferScanner Inspection Systems to STATS ChipPAC

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC), a worldwide leader in process characterization solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, announced today that it has received multiple orders for its NSX® and WaferScanner™ Inspection Systems from STATS ChipPAC Ltd.

12 Jan 2010

Tessera Crosses One Million Milestone in Delivery of OptiML VGA Lenses

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRA) today announced that it has shipped more than one million OptiML™ single-element VGA lenses via its Product Launch Services. The company introduced these services in September 2008 to provide licensees and their customers with early access to its wafer-level optics technology while licensees ramp up their high-volume manufacturing.

12 Jan 2010

GigOptix Introduces Flip Chip Version for HXT/R4 Parallel PMDs

GigOptix, Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX), today announces the availability of the flip chip version for all members of the HXT/R4 family of parallel PMDs.

12 Jan 2010

Applied Energetics Secures US Marine Contract to Provide Operational Support for Deployed Systems

Applied Energetics, Inc., (Nasdaq: AERG) today announced it has been awarded a $10.4 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps.

11 Jan 2010

NIST Grants Stimulus to University of Maryland for Advanced Quantum Science Lab

The University of Maryland has been awarded $10.3 million in stimulus funds by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to build an advanced quantum science lab.

11 Jan 2010

Lambda Photometrics Announces New BW Tek Compact CCD Array Spectrometer

ECONIC – The new low cost compact CCD spectrometer

11 Jan 2010

Advanced Photonix's Picometrix to Develop Terahertz QC System for Air Force

Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) (NYSE Amex: API) announced today that its subsidiary, Picometrix, LLC has entered into a Phase II SBIR contract from the Air Force to develop a prototype terahertz quality control system.

11 Jan 2010

CVI Melles Griot Names MDE Optics as Sales Representative in Israel

CVI Melles Griot has entered into an agreement with MDE Optics Ltd. to be the exclusive CVI Melles Griot sales representative in Israel. MDE Optics Ltd. is managed by Eran Dvir, General Manager. Dvir, previously VP Marketing of Gal-Shvav Group, has over twenty-two years of experience in the Israeli marketplace specializing in R&D, manufacturing, and business development activities in the semiconductor equipment, machine vision, automated inspection, and military/aerospace markets.

11 Jan 2010