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Mellanox Technologies Strengthens Optical Interconnect Portfolio Through IPtronics Acquisition

Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd., a leading supplier of end-to-end interconnect solutions for servers and storage systems, today announced that it completed the acquisition of privately held IPtronics A/S, a leader in optical interconnect component design for digital communications, at a total cash purchase price of $47.5 million, subject to certain working capital and other adjustments.

2 Jul 2013

New Report Analyzes Trends and Markets for Metal Oxide TFT Backplanes for Displays

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Metal Oxide TFT Backplanes for Displays 2013-2018: Analysis, Trends, Markets" report to their offering.

2 Jul 2013

New Report Sheds Light on Global Market for Optical Amplifiers

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Optical Amplifiers: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.

1 Jul 2013

Sysmex Announces Distribution Agreement Renewal for Medica’s EasyCell assistant Hematology Imaging System

Sysmex America Inc., the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Sysmex Corporation, has announced they have renewed their agreement with Medica Corporation to distribute Medica’s EasyCell® assistant for digital cell image analysis in hematology laboratories.

1 Jul 2013

Bionic Eye Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System to be Offered at UH Eye Institute

University Hospitals (UH) Eye Institute will be one of the first medical centers in the United States to offer the Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System (“Argus II”).

29 Jun 2013

Launch of Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Spacecraft Will Enable Better Observation of the Sun

Scientists will soon be able to observe the sun like never before, thanks to the successful launch of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft and science instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for NASA. The IRIS spacecraft was launched at 7:27 pm PDT. IRIS ground stations received telemetry and verified the health of the spacecraft at 8:25 pm PDT.

29 Jun 2013

Avago Acquires InP Optical Chip Technology Company, CyOptics

Avago Technologies Limited, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced it has completed its acquisition of CyOptics, Inc., a leader in Indium Phosphide (InP) optical chip and component technologies for the data communications and telecommunications markets, for aggregate consideration of approximately $400 million in cash.

29 Jun 2013

New Report on Global Optical Amplifiers Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Optical Amplifiers: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.

29 Jun 2013

Zecotek and Intellectual Ventures Enter Joint Collaboration Agreement

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that it has entered into a joint collaboration agreement with Intellectual Ventures (IV®) of Bellevue, Washington.

From Zecotek Photonics 29 Jun 2013

New TriMarkPublications Report on Medical Imaging Markets

TriMarkPublications.com cites in its newly published "Medical Imaging Markets" report that the global medical imaging market will spike to over $35 billion by 2019.

28 Jun 2013

Promising New Method to Boost Fiber Optic Data Rates

In an increasingly data-driven world where everything from cell phones to cities are getting “smarter,” demand for Internet data traffic capacity continues to soar. But it will become harder and harder to meet that demand unless new approaches emerge to dramatically increase the bandwidth, or amount of data per second that can be transmitted across the network’s communications channels.

28 Jun 2013

New Sample of an 350mW LED Product Available by Plessey

Plessey today announced that samples of a 350mW LED product (p/n PLB010350) are now available. These entry level lighting products are manufactured on Plessey's 6-inch MAGICTM (Manufactured on GaN I/C) line at its...

28 Jun 2013

New Report Analyzes Metal Oxide TFT Backplanes for Display Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Metal Oxide TFT Backplanes for Displays 2013-2018: Analysis, Trends, Markets

28 Jun 2013

Slim, Telescopic Contact Lens for Patients with Macular Degeneration

Contact lenses correct many people’s eyesight but do nothing to improve the blurry vision of those suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness among older adults in the western world. That’s because simply correcting the eye’s focus cannot restore the central vision lost from a retina damaged by AMD.

From Optical Society Of America 28 Jun 2013

Cree Extends LMR2 Family of LED Modules for Residential Lighting Applications

Cree, Inc. announces commercial availability of the 750-lumen LMR2 LED Module — delivering lighting manufacturers an integrated platform to help speed time to market and lower initial cost for LED lighting in residential markets. The breakthrough LMR2 LED module combines light source, driver, optics and primary thermal management in a single, compact system, simplifying retrofit and new installation.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 28 Jun 2013