Flomerics Acquires MicReD
Apr. 29, 2005
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 29 -- Flomerics, a thermal anaysis software developer, announced today...
Fabrinet Acquiring JDS China Operations
Apr. 28, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 -- Fabrinet, an engineering and electromechanical manufacturing services...
Superlens Opens Nano-Doors
Apr. 28, 2005
BERKELEY, April 28 -- A superlens that can overcome a limitation that has constrained the...
Optifab Returns to Rochester
Apr. 27, 2005
SEATTLE, Wash., April 27 -- A record 185 exhibitors, including 53 from New York, and approximately...
Avanex to Operate in Thailand
Apr. 27, 2005
FREMONT, Calif., April 27 -- Avanex Corp. announced this week it is restructuring its operations in...
X-Rays Shine Light on HID Lamps
Apr. 25, 2005
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 25 -- An x-ray technique developed by physicists at the National Institute...
Value-Centered Approach Urged for MEMS-Based Component Vendors
Apr. 22, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 22 -- The slow rate of innovation in the recovering telecommunications...
JDS Uniphase to Cut 850 Jobs
Apr. 21, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 21 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. said it will reduce manufacturing positions by...
Spitzer Telescope Sees Signs of Alien Belt
Apr. 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- NASA said its Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted what may be the dusty...
'Overpowered' Laser Pointer Sales Prompt FDA Probe
Apr. 21, 2005
PITTSFIELD, Mass., April 21 -- The FDA is zeroing in on "overpowered" laser pointers amid concerns...
Motorola to Supply Verizon FTTP Networks
Apr. 20, 2005
NEW YORK and SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 20 -- Verizon announced today it has awarded Motorola a...
SIA: Moore's Law Still Going Strong
Apr. 20, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 20 -- Despite some obstacles, Moore’s law can remain in effect for another...
SIA: Moore's Law Still Going Strong
Apr. 20, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 20 -- Despite some obstacles, Moore’s law can remain in effect for another...
Aculight Develops Fiber-Pumped OPO
Apr. 19, 2005
BOTHELL, Wash., April 19 -- Aculight Corp., a manufacturer of laser technologies for industrial and...
Flir Awarded $13 M for UAV Sensors
Apr. 19, 2005
PORTLAND, Ore., April 19 --Flir Systems Inc. announced today it has received a contract worth...
'Innovator's' Author to Speak at Vision
Apr. 19, 2005
TAUNTON, Mass., April 19 -- Author Clayton M. Christensen will discuss factors behind the nascent...
MEF Extols Carrier Ethernet Benefits
Apr. 19, 2005
IRVINE, Calif., April 19 -- Business connectivity at tens of Gb/s and broadcast-quality video on...
Osram Delivers Prototype
Apr. 15, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15 -- Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. announced today it has reached the...
Portable High-Resolution NMR Sensor Unveiled at Berkeley
Apr. 15, 2005
BERKELEY, Calif., April 15 -- Homeland security experts may soon be getting a valuable new tool for...
ECI Acquires Chinese Optical Business
Apr. 15, 2005
PETAH TIKVA, Israel, April 15 -- ECI Telecom announced it has signed a definitive agreement to...
Finisar to Acquire I-Tech
Apr. 15, 2005
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 15 -- Finisar Corp., a provider of fiber optic subsystems and network test...
IPG Installs First 17-kW Fiber Laser
Apr. 13, 2005
BREMEN, Germany, April 13 -- IPG Laser GmbH installed what it says is the world's first 17-W fiber...
Corning Delivers Mirror Blanks
Apr. 13, 2005
CORNING, N.Y., April 13 --Corning Inc. announced today the delivery of a 1.8-meter ULE (ultralow...
NanoOpto Raises Additional $1 Million
Apr. 12, 2005
SOMERSET, N.J., April 12 -- NanoOpto Corp., a developer of nanofabrication technology and design...
Edmund Optics Launches 2nd China Facility in Shenzhen
Apr. 12, 2005
BARRINGTON, N.J., April 12 -- Edmund Optics announced this week the opening of a second Chinese...
Exar Buys Infineon Optical Networking Unit
Apr. 8, 2005
FREMONT, Calif., April 8 -- Exar Corp., a Fremont, Calif., developer of analog and mixed-signal...
Council to Promote Asia Broadband Access
Apr. 8, 2005
SINGAPORE, April 8 -- A group of telecom, networking, infrastructure and communications companies...
BTI Photonic Systems Secures $2.5M
Apr. 8, 2005
OTTAWA, April 8 -- BTI Photonic Systems Inc., a provider of metro edge systems that deliver new...
Altair, Bateman Form Joint Venture
Apr. 8, 2005
RENO, Nev., April 8 -- Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., a Reno, Nev., maker of ceramic nanomaterial...
ITT Goggle Contract Worth $560M
Apr. 8, 2005
ROANOKE, Va., April 8 -- ITT Industries Night Vision, a Roanoke, Va., subsidiary of ITT Industries...
3 Awarded Agilent Europhysics Prize
Apr. 7, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 7 -- The European Physical Society (EPS) has awarded the 2005 Agilent...
UMass Acquires UV Laser System
Apr. 7, 2005
FALL RIVER, Mass., April 7 -- The Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC) of the...
Defense Show Attendance Surpassed
Apr. 7, 2005
SEATTLE, April 7 -- Attendance at the 2005 SPIE Defense & Security Symposium, held March 28-April 1...
OptoSigma Celebrates 10 Years
Apr. 7, 2005
SANTA ANA, Calif., April 7 -- In conjunction with its tenth anniversay, OptoSigma said it is...
Defense Symposium Attendance Surpassed
Apr. 7, 2005
SEATTLE, April 7 -- Attendance at the 2005 SPIE Defense & Security Symposium, held March 28-April 1...
Dalsa Gets Parcel-Sorting Contracts
Apr. 6, 2005
WATERLOO, Ontario, April 6 -- Dalsa Corp. announced it has received contracts to supply...
TFS to Sell Display Assets
Apr. 5, 2005
TEMPE, Ariz., April 5 -- Three-Five Systems Inc. (TFS) announced it has signed a definitive...
Fluorescence Reveals Salt in Fingerprints
Apr. 4, 2005
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 4 -- University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National...
UA Optical Center Honors Innovators
Apr. 4, 2005
TUCSON, Ariz., April 4 -- Michael Descour and James Wyant were honored at the second annual...
Bookham Amends Nortel Agreement
Apr. 4, 2005
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4 -- Bookham Inc., a provider of optical components, modules and...
NY Universities Awarded Tech Grants
Apr. 4, 2005
ALBANY, April 4 -- Seven New York universities will receive more than $2.7 million in awards...
Laser Technique Detects Tumors Earlier
Apr. 1, 2005
LOS ANGELES, April 1 -- A fast new laser technique has provided laboratory demonstrations of...