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Headline News
16 March 2010
PLACE-it project targets light, flat and flexible LED-based products
Foil, elastic and fabric substrate technologies to be co-developed for heterogeneous integration.
16 March 2010
ITC rules in favor of Avago in parallel fiber optics case
Initial determination finds patent infringement by Emcore.
15 March 2010
LED chip-maker Tekcore raising capital to fund MOCVD purchases
MOCVD reactors to be boosted from 27 to 37–38 by mid-2010.
15 March 2010
Increased UV power from diamond LEDs enables E. coli sterilization
Deep UV 235nm-wavelength output boosted 10-fold to 0.3mW.
15 March 2010
RFMD makes first PV cells using high-volume 6” GaAs equipment
High-volume production in RFMD’s fabs targeted for 2012.
Other News and Products
16 March 2010
Seoul Semiconductor LEDs light up 1000 street lamps in Valencia
16 March 2010
Avago introduces SMT high brightness round and oval LED Lamps for electronic signs
16 March 2010
First Solar becomes associated partner of Desertec Industrial Initiative
16 March 2010
New shares from Aixtron stock option program to be traded under separate ISIN
15 March 2010
Lumileds adds ultra-compact LUXEON c for appliance, portable and personal lighting
15 March 2010
Luminus licenses Forepi to make small-chip PhlatLight-based LEDs
15 March 2010
Harsh-environment fiber-optic component market $615m in 2009
15 March 2010
Orange launches OptoLock-enabled fiber-optic home installations
15 March 2010
Intense adds ultra-compact, high-brightness 600W Mini stacked array laser
15 March 2010
Edwards' new Zenith range incorporates iXH vacuum pump and Atlas family of gas abatement solutions
15 March 2010
First Solar sells 30MW New Mexico PV project to Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy
Features
27 February 2010
SEI explains polarization clues to optimal GaN green laser stripes
Semi-polar [1014] direction preferred over [1210] for lower threshold current and longer wavelength.
27 February 2010
Producing more light than heat from quantum cascade lasers
QCL wall-plug efficiencies have been boosted from 35% to 40–50%.
27 February 2010
Dielectrics at the III-V logic starting gate
Focus shifts from demonstrating the benefits of high mobility and integration with silicon substrates to developing the gate stack.
5 February 2010
LayTec GmbH company profile
LayTec provides in-situ optical metrology systems for thin-film processes. The tools are used in a range of thin-film applications, such as compound semiconductors, photovoltaic, oxide and organic deposition.
Recruitment
2 March 2010
Sales Engineer
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