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IOP Announces 2009 Award Winners

Successful business applications such as drug screening technologies, flat-panel displays and solar-cell designs are amongst the achievements in physics recognised by the Institute of Physics' (IOP) 2009 awards, announced today (Wednesday, 1 July), along with leading research in a wide range of fields from astronomy to optical physics, and excellence in engaging the general public with physics.

1 Jul 2009

LEDs Go Greener, Save Power With Flexible, Efficient ICs

Micrel Inc., (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today rolled out the MIC3230/31/32, a new family of dedicated high brightness LED drivers.

30 Jun 2009

World's Fastest Single Port Re-Configurable Linear Image Sensors

Panavision Imaging LLC, a pioneering innovator and developer of high performance CMOS image sensors, and Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. (Nasdaq:TSEM) (TASE:TSEM), a leading global specialty foundry, today announced production of Panavision’s family of DLIS-2K re-configurable line scan CMOS image sensors.

30 Jun 2009

Innovative Technology Shatters The Barriers of Modern Light Microscopy

Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technische Universität München are using a combination of light and ultrasound to visualize fluorescent proteins that are seated several centimeters deep into living tissue.

30 Jun 2009

Nova Measuring Instruments Announces The Launch Of Matmaker

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) provider of leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, today announced the launching of MatMaker(TM), a Product-Driven Materials Characterization package which revolutionizes one of the most critical elements of Optical CD measurement.

30 Jun 2009

Ultra-Thin Material That Absorbs All The Incident Light.

It appears to be a paradox: ultra-thin material that absorbs all the incident light. Nonetheless, it does exist. Two Leiden researchers report on their research in 'Applied Physics Letters'. The article is among the Top 20 of the most downloaded articles of this reputable journal in May.

30 Jun 2009

New Competitively Priced LED Features Small Footprint, Robust Package Design, High Flux Output, and Extended Operating Life

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced one of the industry's smallest high-brightness 3-Watt LEDs for use in a wide range of solid-state lighting applications.

30 Jun 2009

Diodes Incorporated Introduces Three New LED Drivers

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq:DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, has introduced a family of three new LED drivers that provide a cost-effective and small form factor solution for small LCD screens used across a wide range of portable consumer electronics, such as portable media players, personal navigation devices and digital photo frames.

30 Jun 2009

New LED Driver Delivers High Accuracy for LCD TVs and Monitors

Supertex (NASDAQ: SUPX), a recognized leader in high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), today introduced the HV9985, a three channel LED driver IC designed to provide high LED current accuracy through closed loop control of the output current.

30 Jun 2009

One Of the Most Important Researchers Behind Breakthrough of LCD Screens Receivea Honorary Doctorate

Hiroyoshi Fukuro, manager of the Nissan research centre and maybe one of the most important researchers behind the breakthrough of LCD screens, will receive a honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

30 Jun 2009

Proprietary UL-Wet-Listed Platform Reducing Streetlight Energy Consumption 65 Percent

Orion Energy Systems' (Nasdaq:OESX) UL-wet-listed fluorescent outdoor technology has been selected to be part of an evaluation process conducted by the city of Pittsburgh "to understand (the) potential effect on energy usage and maintenance costs, and to determine total cost of ownership," according to the city.

30 Jun 2009

Freescale Introduces MC34845 LED Driver With High-Speed Pulse Width Modulation Capability

Enabling slimmer laptops with brighter screens and extended battery life, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are rapidly replacing cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) as the dominant backlighting technology for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) used in notebook PCs and industrial and medical displays.

30 Jun 2009

$2.2 Million To Support Their Ongoing Vision Research

A group of scientists working in Indiana University's School of Optometry and the Department of Biology will share more than $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to support their ongoing vision research.

29 Jun 2009

Albeo Technologies Retrofits Parking Garage With C-series LED Light Fixtures

Albeo Technologies, a leading LED lighting manufacturer, announces the retrofit of the Renaissance on Turtle Creek (Dallas, TX) parking garage with Albeo's award winning C-Series solid-state light fixtures. Albeo's C-Series LED fixtures replaced 175 Watt HID fixtures, providing a long-term sustainable lighting solution.

29 Jun 2009

DOMINANT Introduces New High Intensity White DomiLED

DOMINANT introduces a new high intensity white DomiLED, the DDW-KJG. This product family also includes a High Color Rendering Index (CRI) version, the DDW-KJC. With an operating current of only 20mA, these LED feature a luminous intensity of 2200mcd (typical) for DDW-KJG and 2000mcd (typical) for DDW-KJC and fulfill the stringent requirements of the automotive industry.

29 Jun 2009