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austriamicrosystems Introduces Ultra Small LED Driver with Error Detection for 8X8 Matrix Displays

austriamicrosystems (SWX:AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of analog ICs for communications, industrial, medical and automotive applications, expanded its comprehensive LED driver portfolio with the AS1116, an ultra small multiplexed LED driver. The AS1116 operates from a single 2.7V to 5.5V supply while requiring lowest supply current of 0.6mA during operation and 200nA in shutdown mode.

10 Mar 2009

National Taiwan University Orders AIXTRON MOCVD Tool for White LEDs

AIXTRON AG today announced that in the fourth quarter 2008 the National Taiwan University (NTU), based in Taipei City, Taiwan, ordered one Close Coupled Showerhead 3x2" wafer Research Platform MOCVD system. It will be used for research and development on GaN and related materials and devices and it will be delivered in the third quarter 2009.

10 Mar 2009

Optics Balzers Expands Global Presence

Optics Balzers (SWX:OERL) is forging ahead at a fast pace to expand its international sales network. The company, a leading global pioneer of customized optical components and assemblies, is redefining its market position.

9 Mar 2009

Breakthrough Procedure has Potential Applications in Medical Imaging and Biological Sensors

Chemists at the University of Connecticut have found a way to greatly increase the luminescence efficiency of single-walled carbon nanotubes, a discovery that could have significant applications in medical imaging and other areas.

6 Mar 2009

World's First Proven Ultrasound Holographic Imaging Allows Correction of Subsurface Defects

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, today joined with Northwestern University to announce successful demonstration of a unique ultrasound holography approach that enables scientists to view the tiniest of buried structures.

3 Mar 2009

Ability of Plants to Turn Sunlight into Energy has Been Successfully Mimicked by Scientists

The ability of plants to turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis has been successfully mimicked by scientists at the University of Southampton to produce a new generation of solar cells.

25 Feb 2009

Development Enable Cost-Effective Mass Production of TFTs on Flexible Substrates

Optomec announced today that its Aerosol Jet system has been used to fully print Carbon NanoTube (CNT) based Thin Film Transistors (TFT) with operating frequencies over 5 Gigahertz (GHz). The work was conducted in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts and Brewer Science, Inc.

24 Feb 2009

CAT4106 4-Channel LED Driver Includes On-Chip Diagnostics to Maximize Efficiency

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a leading global supplier of high-performance, energy-efficient, silicon solutions, has introduced the CAT4106 - a new 6-watt (W) LED driver with an integrated, high-power DC-DC boost converter and on-chip diagnostics to maximize efficiency in larger, general purpose LCD panel backlighting applications.

24 Feb 2009

Resolve Optics Fixed Focus Radiation Tolerant Lenses Provide High Image Resolution and Minimum Geometric Distortion

Resolve Optics Ltd., specialists in OEM lens design and manufacture, offers high performance fixed focus radiation tolerant lenses that range from 6mm to 25mm focal length with fields of view up to 108 degrees.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 24 Feb 2009

Lighting Up the Lives of the Elderly – Adaptively

Artificial light affects us in subtle ways. At its best, ambient lighting can relax, soothe or excite, but used poorly it can drain us of energy and disrupt sleep. What if lighting could adapt automatically to meet our individual needs?

19 Feb 2009

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