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Major Technology Advancements in BiCMOS Platform to Enable New Optoelectronics Applications

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in "More than Moore" technologies, today announced five new options for its 0.6 micrometer BiCMOS technology platform, two of which deliver first-of-a-kind capabilities for the emerging and rapidly expanding optoelectronics market.

18 Feb 2009

SSL2101 Enable LEDs to Operate and Dim With Existing Infrastructure to Further Improve Energy Efficiency

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the launch of the SSL2101 - the world's first integrated dimmable mains LED driver. The NXP SSL2101 is a small form factor Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) controller IC specifically designed to drive LED devices and provide dimming capabilities to further improve the energy efficiency of LED lighting.

17 Feb 2009

MicroOLED Setting Milestone for 3D Mobile Video and Gaming

MicroOLED, a recognized leader in the development of efficient organic light emitting diode) technologies (OLED), today announced the release of a new high-definition multimedia interface allowing its high-resolution microdisplays to connect to the Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) OMAP™ platform.

17 Feb 2009

Tonghui Electronics Enters LED Market with AIXTRON MOCVD Tools

AIXTRON AG announced today a triple order for MOCVD tools from Tonghui Electronics Corp., a new startup and China based manufacturer of LEDs. The order is for a AIX 2800G4 HT IC Planetary Reactor system, AIXTRON's flagship reactor for large-scale manufacturing of LEDs and other advanced devices, and two AIX 2600G3 IC systems.

17 Feb 2009

NTU Signs Letter of Intent with Carl Zeiss

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Carl Zeiss SMT, a global leader in innovative lithography optics, optical and particle-beam based analysis and measuring systems. The LOI formalizes a strategic partnership and collaboration which is set to open up new opportunities in nanomaterials and materials science research.

17 Feb 2009

Palomar Technologies to Exhibit at 2009 Strategies in Light Exhibition and Conference

Palomar Technologies announced today it will return to exhibit at the 2009 Strategies in Light Exhibition and Conference to be held February 18 - 20, 2009 in Santa Clara, California.

12 Feb 2009

Improved Sensor Technology Could Keep Tabs on Terrorists by Remote Control

Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology are designing a new kind of optical sensor to fly in unmanned air vehicles, or surveillance drones, tracking suspects on foot or traveling in vehicles identified as a threat.

12 Feb 2009

Company Unveils Plans to Proliferate Single-Frame Super-Resolution Technology

NEC Electronics today introduced a new application-specific standard product (ASSP) to address the dramatic divergence between yesterday's image resolution and the high resolution of today's audio-visual (AV) display systems. Based on the company's unique single-frame super-resolution technology, the small, low-power ASSP (part number uPD9245GJ) reduces the blurring that occurs when low-resolution images are expanded and displayed in high-resolution.

4 Feb 2009

Virage Logic Selected as Sharp Corporation’s Trusted IP Partner for Latest CMOS Image Sensor System-on-Chip

Virage Logic (NASDAQ: VIRL), the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, today announced that Sharp Corporation, the industry leader in CMOS image sensor (CIS) applications targeting high-end cell phone designs, has selected Virage Logic's Area, Speed and Power (ASAP) Memory IP architecture to be optimized for its latest CMOS image sensor devices.

4 Feb 2009

ORCA Series Offers Higher Power Efficiency and Greater Luminous Intensity

Bivar, a leading provider of optoelectronics and assembly hardware, today announced the launch of the ORCA series of Super Flux LEDs. A pioneer in LED indication, Bivar's new ORCA product family is an expansion of its high power LEDs designed for use on standard printed circuit boards (PCBs).

2 Feb 2009

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