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Lambda Photometrics Announces New BW Tek Compact CCD Array Spectrometer

ECONIC – The new low cost compact CCD spectrometer

11 Jan 2010

Advanced Photonix's Picometrix to Develop Terahertz QC System for Air Force

Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) (NYSE Amex: API) announced today that its subsidiary, Picometrix, LLC has entered into a Phase II SBIR contract from the Air Force to develop a prototype terahertz quality control system.

11 Jan 2010

CVI Melles Griot Names MDE Optics as Sales Representative in Israel

CVI Melles Griot has entered into an agreement with MDE Optics Ltd. to be the exclusive CVI Melles Griot sales representative in Israel. MDE Optics Ltd. is managed by Eran Dvir, General Manager. Dvir, previously VP Marketing of Gal-Shvav Group, has over twenty-two years of experience in the Israeli marketplace specializing in R&D, manufacturing, and business development activities in the semiconductor equipment, machine vision, automated inspection, and military/aerospace markets.

11 Jan 2010

University of Southampton Receives Government Grant to Boost Research on Photonics

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today announced government investment of £70 million in a series of state-of-the-art manufacturing research centres across the UK, one of the first of which is to be at the University of Southampton.

9 Jan 2010

KMG Secures Worldwide Licensee for Kodak Optical Blank Media Products

KMG Digital announced today that Eastman Kodak Company has designated KMG as the exclusive worldwide licensee for Kodak branded optical blank media products and media accessories. Under this agreement, KMG will market Kodak branded products including recordable optical blank CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs and media accessories.

8 Jan 2010

Market Research Report on Optical Communications Industry in China

China's government policies in areas of broadband and optical communications segments, coupled with the establishment of the Optical Access (FTTx) Industry Alliance at year-end 2008, have accelerated the completion of China's last-mile optical fiber network deployment. With the massive deployment of 3G base stations and optical fiber infrastructure, the Chinese optical communications industry has grown rapidly.

8 Jan 2010

Toshiba Rolls Out New Models in Blu-Ray Players

Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ("Toshiba"), a market leader in home entertainment products, expands its range of Blu-ray players with the introduction of three new players, the BDX2500, BDX2700 and the BDX3000. The BDX3000 will feature Blu-ray 3D(TM) capability for added entertainment.

7 Jan 2010

Panasonic 3D Plasma TV and 3D Blu-Ray Disc Player Receive CES Innovation Awards

Continuing its tradition of producing innovative technology products that enhance the consumer's entertainment experience, Panasonic is proud to announce that its cutting edge 3D Plasma television, and 3D Blu-ray Disc player were awarded 2010 Innovations awards by the Consumer Electronics association. The innovative Full HD 3D products will be showcased at the 2010 CES convention, held in Las Vegas, January 7-10.

7 Jan 2010

Yaskawa Selects Avago's R<sup>2</sup>Coupler Isolation Products for Mazda Premacy Hybrid Vehicle

Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced that Yaskawa Electric Corporation has selected two of its latest R2Coupler™ isolation products for use in the futuristic Mazda Premacy hydrogen/gas powered hybrid vehicle.

7 Jan 2010