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OASYS Selected by United States Army for Thermal Weapon Sight Remote Viewer Program

OASYS Technology, a leading electro-optical solutions provider, and eMagin Corporation (OTC:EMAN), a leader in OLED technology, announced that OASYS has been selected by the United States Army to provide 20,000 units of the Remote Eyepiece Display-Imager (RED-I) head mounted display system for the Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) Remote Viewer program. The RED-I system is equipped with eMagin OLED-XL™ microdisplays.

11 Nov 2008

Innovative New Microscopy Tool Combines High-Res Digital Imaging with Laser-Cutting Capabilities

SUSS MicroTec Test Systems, the premier supplier of wafer-level test solutions for semiconductor devices, today announced the iVista(TM) LC High-Resolution Digital Microscope. Its introduction is timed to meet the increasing need in failure-analysis labs for an advanced microscopy tool capable of delivering high-resolution digital images in conjunction with laser-cutting capabilities.

11 Nov 2008

Donation Helps Kick Start a New Core Microscopy Facility

Nikon Instruments Inc. has provided an in-kind donation of microscopy equipment to help Clemson University's College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences biological sciences department start a new core microscopy facility. The facility will be the first of its kind in the Southeast, equipped with one of the most technologically advanced system Nikon Instruments Inc. has installed anywhere in the United States.

11 Nov 2008

OSRAM Launches Two New MultiLEDs for Different LED Video Displays

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is launching two new MultiLEDs for different LED video displays. The new MultiLED in the jet black package has been developed specially for high-resolution displays. As the blackest LED currently on the market it provides excellent contrast and impressive depth of color.

11 Nov 2008

Twice as Bright as Their Predecessors

The new generation of Ceramos and Oslux LED flash products from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors are twice as bright as their predecessors. They now meet even the high brightness requirements imposed by the higher resolutions that can be achieved by modern digital cameras.

11 Nov 2008

OSTAR Headlamp LED with New Brightness Data and Accurate Cut-Off-Line

With its integrated shutter the new OSTAR Headlamp LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors simplified optical systems. They emit clearly defined light with high efficiency without the need for further external shutters. The high-power LED is now equipped with one, two, three, four or five chips and can be used for all imaginable headlamp designs.

11 Nov 2008

Megapixel Resolution Critical for Wide Field of View Vision Applications

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI) , a leading independent supplier of CMOS image sensors, today introduced the first megapixel CMOS image sensor designed specifically for advanced automotive vision and sensing systems, the OV9710 in QFP package.

11 Nov 2008

Low-Profile Surface-Mount LED Package Provides Ultra-Low Thermal Resistance and Easy Installation

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the addition of new 3-Watt high power Cool-White (ASMT-Mx20) and Warm-White (ASMT-Mx22) low-profile LEDs to its Moonstone(TM) family.

11 Nov 2008

Uncooled Pump Improves Dollar-per-Watt Ratio for Small and Mid-Range Pulsed Fiber Laser Systems

Alfalight, Inc., a leading supplier of highly efficient high-power diode lasers, announced today the availability of the AM6-976E series of 976 nm, 10 W uncooled pump laser diodes for industrial fiber laser applications.

11 Nov 2008

Making Solar-Generated Electricity Cost-Competitive with Fossil-Fuel Generated Energy

Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI) is working with solar industry innovators to help develop next-generation products that will enable solar-generated electricity to be cost-competitive with energy from fossil fuel-burning power plants, the company announced today at CPP Expo (Booth E-9414).

10 Nov 2008

New LED Driver and Color Loop Controller Delivers Breakthrough Color Management

Microsemi Corporation a leading manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, today announced the first public demonstration of its breakthrough color management solution for RGB LED backlighting of LCD displays, at Electronica 2008, Hall A4.525, in Munich.

10 Nov 2008

Researchers Outline Several Interesting Associations Between Sleep Disorders and Eye Disease

If a good night's sleep helps the brain and body perform better, it's a good guess that sleep problems can cause more than just fatigue. Numerous studies have shown a connection between sleep disorders and medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and metabolic disorders, including the risk of obesity and diabetes mellitus.

10 Nov 2008

Sandhouse Design Selects IRphotonics' Infrared Fiber for Novel Fiber-Based Spectrometer

IRphotonics, a leading provider of infrared fiber and materials, is pleased to announce that the iGuideTM infrared fiber has been selected as the delivery fiber for the low attenuation infrared fiber in the SIR 3400 recently released by Sandhouse Design.

10 Nov 2008

Link Between Gene and Cause of Blindness

Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness in people over the age of 60 and a trans-Atlantic study may have found the culprit behind this problem. Researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK and the University of Iowa in the US believe the Serping 1 gene is responsible for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

10 Nov 2008

Device Debuts as the World's Best-Performing Integrated Light/Proximity Sensor

Intersil Corporation, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today announced the release of the ISL29015 Ambient and Infrared Light to Digital Converter with IR LED Driver.

10 Nov 2008