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Micrel Launches New Series of Low Noise Electroluminescent Lamp Drivers

Micrel, Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched the MIC4833/4, a new series of 220Vpp low noise electroluminescent lamp (EL) drivers designed to drive two panels of up to 4 square inches each.

15 Oct 2008

AU Optronics to Exhibit TFT-LCDs and Green Panels at eMex 2008

AU Optronics Corp. will exhibit a wide array of TFT-LCDs and full line products for different applications at eMEX 2008 (Electronic Manufacturer Exposition China), scheduled to be held from Oct. 16 to Oct. 19 at the Suzhou International Exhibition Center, China.

15 Oct 2008

Commercial Organic Solar Cells with Efficiencies of Over 10 Percent

IMEC's associated laboratory IMOMEC, located on the campus of the Hasselt University, developed a method to stabilize the nanomorphology of organic solar cells resulting in a lifetime improvement of at least a factor 10.

14 Oct 2008

Demonstration Helps Companies and Lighting Designers Explore and Understand LED Solutions

Lighting leaders from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and OSRAM SYLVANIA's LED Systems business units, together with the California Lighting and Technology Center (CLTC) at UC Davis, California, unveiled an interactive LED demonstration wall that offers a tangible look at current and emerging LED lighting products and system solutions.

14 Oct 2008

SMART Modular Technologies Announces New TouchScape Line of Open Frame Displays

SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc., a leading independent manufacturer of memory modules, solid-state drives, embedded computing subsystems, and TFT-LCD display products today announced its new TouchScape line of open frame displays, which take advantage of the latest TFT LCDs, touch screens, and display interfaces.

14 Oct 2008

Laser-Based Gas Analyzers That Lower Operating Costs for Refinery and Chemical Plants

SpectraSensors, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of precision optical laser-based gas analyzers that enable the petrochemical industry to get cleaner, better fuels to market faster, has announced the general availability of three new products designed specifically to improve process efficiency in refineries and chemical plants.

14 Oct 2008

Carmanah Technologies to Supply Illinois Lottery with LED Edge-Lit Light Panels

Carmanah Technologies Corporation has received an order, valued at approximately $415,000 USD, to supply the Illinois Lottery with LED edge-lit EvenLit(TM) light panels. The bright contemporary light panels will be installed at retail outlets throughout the state to help identify lottery retailers and promote Illinois Lottery games.

14 Oct 2008

Terahertz Version Adds New Potential to Unique Invention

A terahertz version of the single-pixel camera developed by Rice University researchers could lead to breakthrough technologies in security, telecom, signal processing and medicine.

14 Oct 2008

SEMI Announces Strategic Photovoltaic Partnership with SolarTech

SEMI PV Group, the global industry association serving the PV/solar manufacturing supply chain, and SolarTech, an initiative of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, a consortium of leaders in the solar industry, committed to reducing the barriers to Solar -- today announced a collaboration agreement that is expected to benefit the entire US PV manufacturing supply chain from equipment and materials suppliers to cell/module makers to installers of PV systems, city governments and utilities.

14 Oct 2008

SemiLEDs Orders Multiple Lithography Systems from Ultratech

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced it received a multiple-system order from U.S.-based SemiLEDs Corp. A leading supplier of high-brightness, laser-emitting diodes (HBLEDs), SemiLEDs will use Ultratech's Star 100 lithography tools for its white light, HBLED, high-power, UVC LED and other advanced lighting applications at its manufacturing facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

14 Oct 2008

Future Lighting Solutions to Present Seminar at LED Japan/Strategies in Light

Future Lighting Solutions announced today that it will be presenting a seminar titled "Overcoming Solid-State Lighting Challenges Today" at the upcoming LED Japan/Strategies in Light conference in Tokyo. The session will be at 3 pm on Thursday, October 16, at the TEPIA Exhibition Hall.

14 Oct 2008

World's First Red Laser Diode Enables Transmission of Images from Electronic Devices

Opnext, Inc., a global leader in state-of-the-art laser technology, today announced the availability of the HL6387TG laser diode for use in miniature display applications. This new laser diode expands Opnext's addressable market by accelerating the company's entry into the miniature display market.

14 Oct 2008

Researchers to Develop Solid-State Laser Design Based on Synthetic Diamond

Researchers at the Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, have started work on a 3.5 year project to develop a novel solid-state laser design incorporating CVD (chemical vapour deposition) diamond manufactured by Element Six Ltd. Element Six leads the world in the field of CVD diamond synthesis and its application.

14 Oct 2008

AOptix Technologies Awarded the 2008 Frost + Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation

AOptix Technologies, Inc., a leading edge developer of advanced biometric iris recognition systems, has been awarded the 2008 Frost + Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in the field of non-invasive biometrics. "Improvements in security require far superior and convenient biometric recognition. Through its innovative concept, AOptix Technologies has introduced the ability to automatically find and then accurately identify a subject's iris within seconds at a 2 meter stand-off distance," explained Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Deepa Rangarajan.

14 Oct 2008

Making Outdoor Advertising more Versatile and Easier to Install

A new lightweight LED screen developed by UQ Business School's Enterprize business plan competition finalist, LAADtech, proposes to make outdoor advertising more versatile and easier to install.

13 Oct 2008