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Researchers Produce Chip to Produce Photons for Optical Computing

In the age of high-speed computing, the photon is king. However, producing the finely tuned particles of light is a complex and time-consuming process, until now.

1 May 2012

Vistec Provides Variable Shaped Beam Lithography System to ITME

Institute of Electronic Materials Technology (ITME) based in Warsaw has bought the SB251, a variable shaped beam system from Vistec Electron Beam, a provider of electron-beam lithography systems.

30 Apr 2012

Carl Zeiss to Provide AIMS EUV Tools to Two SEMATECH EMI Partnership Members

In accordance with their slot assignments, two member companies of the SEMATECH EMI Partnership comprising TSMC, Samsung Electronics, Intel and GLOBALFOUNDRIES have placed orders to buy AIMS EUV tool, an actinic aerial image metrology solution from Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Metrology Systems (SMS) Division.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 27 Apr 2012

Capella Selected as Partner for Ambient Light Sensors for Windows 8

Capella Microsystems has been selected as a co-engineering partner for Windows 8 for Ambient Light Sensors (ALS). ALS finds use in many applications including computers, tablets, smartphones and televisions.

26 Apr 2012

Optical Measurements on Lightwave Logic's Perkinamine Indigo to Continue

Lightwave Logic, a technology company recently declared that the University of Arizona will continue to carry out further tests to verify and confirm the former results presented at Photon-X and the University of Colorado.

25 Apr 2012

NAPANIL Project Presents Final Results at Photonics Europe

A European project titled Nanopatterning, Production and Applications based on Nanoimprinting Lithography (NAPANIL) has delivered presentations on its final results at Photonics Europe held from April 16 to 18, 2012 in Brussels.

23 Apr 2012

U.S. Army Chooses L-3 Integrated Optical Systems for Sniper Scope Technology Development

L-3 Integrated Optical Systems recently declared that the U.S. Army has selected the company for Integrated Ballistic Reticle System (IBRS) development program. Designed to function as a sniper, the IBRS is a validated marksman sight for broad ranges.

18 Apr 2012

New Software Platform for Integrated Photonics

Ghent University and imec have reported an open source software release of IPKISS. It is a modular yet generic software framework, a platform that supports the parametric design of photonic integrated components and circuits.

18 Apr 2012

National Institute of Health Selects FiberLight for Fiber Optic Connectivity Project

FiberLight, a supplier of high performance, mission critical fiber optic networks, recently declared that it has received a delivery contract from the National Institute of Health. In this project, FiberLight will provide Ethernet services from Bethesda to their remote data center, as an end to end optical transport services.

From FiberLight, LLC 17 Apr 2012

Scientists Study Electronic Properties of Matter Using Optical Analogues

The advancement in information technology is based on the ability to manipulate electron flow utilizing engineering materials. However, most properties of matter are not yet clearly defined. Now, Zubin Jacob, an electrical engineering researcher at the University of Alberta, is working on understanding certain unusual electronic properties of matter utilizing optical analogues.

17 Apr 2012