SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 15, 2010 — Coherent Inc. announced Monday that it has now shipped over 1000 of its Paladin series of quasi-CW, high-power ultraviolet lasers.

Currently available with a choice of 2, 4, 8, 10 or 16 watts of output power at a wavelength of 355 nm. The lasers are suitable for printed circuit board (PCB), semiconductor, solar cell and flat panel display (FPD) industry applications.

Coherent Inc. provides laser-based solutions to the commercial and scientific research markets.

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