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Microwaves Wirelessly Converted to Direct Current
DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 8, 2013 — A new device designed using manmade, inexpensive materials operates as a power harvester with efficiency similar to solar panels but can wirelessly convert microwave signals into direct current voltage capable of recharging a cell phone battery or other small electronic device. The metamaterial device operates on a similar principle to solar panels, which convert light energy into electrical current, but is more versatile in that it can be tuned to harvest the signal from other energy sourc...
Samsung Licenses Tech from Tessera
Jun 1, 2011 — The System LSI Div. of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has licensed from Tessera Technologies Inc. the OptiML zoom image enhancement solution for miniature cameras. The technology from Tessera, of San Jose, Calif., provides 3x zoom...
Samsung Licenses OptiML from Tessera
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 17, 2011 — Miniaturization technologies provider Tessera Technologies Inc., maker of the OptiML Zoom image enhancement solution for miniature cameras, announced that the System LSI Div. of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has licensed that technology. The...
IBM: We’ll Chat with Holograms in 2015
ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 3, 2011 — In the next five years, we will be able to interact with 3-D holograms of our friends in real time, batteries will "breathe" air to power our devices, commutes will be personalized, and you won’t need to be a scientist to save the planet....
Syndiant Opens Office in Hong Kong
DALLAS, Dec. 16, 2010 — Syndiant, a manufacturer of high-resolution microdisplays for pico projectors, is expanding its global reach to include offices in Hong Kong Science and Technology Park. “Syndiant’s expansion into the Hong Kong and South China...
Thermal Technology Launches Crystal Grower
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2010 — High temperature furnace systems and crystal growth equipment manufacturer Thermal Technology announced the commercial availability of its 90 kg Kyropoulos sapphire crystal grower. A 90 kg Kyropoulos sapphire crystal grown in Thermal...
Tessera Opens Office in Seoul
SAN JOSE, Calif. and SEOUL, South Korea — Confirming its commitment to the Korean market, Tessera Technologies Inc. announced it has opened a new office in Seoul to support its regional activities with OEMS and industry partners in the growing cell phone market. “The Republic of...
Diode-Pumped Solid-State UV Lasers Improve LED Sapphire Wafer Scribing
Oct 14, 2010 — The green movement, energy conservation efforts and global warming headlines have made the world aware of the need for more energy-efficient lighting alternatives. The range of applications for high-brightness LEDs continues to expand. Laser...
Tessera Licenses OptiML Focus to AzureWave
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 25, 2010 – Tessera Technologies Inc. announced it has licensed its OptiML Focus image enhancement solution to AzureWave Technologies Inc. of Taiwan. The solution, which provides automatic focus capabilities in camera-enabled devices to deliver...
LED backlight applications growing
TAIPEI, Taiwan – LED applications in consumer products including cell phones, automobiles, displays, lighting and signals totaled more than $4.8 billion in 2009, according to a market report by PIDA, the Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association, a...
Masters of Light Garner Nobel
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 6, 2009 -- Three “masters of light” considered the fathers of fiber optics and digital imaging were honored Tuesday with the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Charles K. Kao received half of the $1.4 million prize for his...
A screen for all places
JENA/DRESDEN, Germany – Cell phones and PDAs have become more than just communication devices – they also are multimedia entertainment tools. It no longer seems unusual to view photos and video clips through them, or even to watch entire television shows and movies....
Imaging: The big picture
Oct 2, 2009 — The image sensor market has enjoyed phenomenal growth in recent years. According to market analyst Tom Hausken of Strategies Unlimited in Mountain View, Calif., it reached $7.2 billion in 2008 after several years of strong double-digit growth. But...
Flat Screens Go Deep – and More
Sep 1, 2009 — The Duchess of Windsor was half right, at least as far as displays are concerned: They really never can be too thin, as evidenced by the rise of flat screens of all varieties and of displays that can be virtually anywhere. But as for being too rich,...
A New Breed of Tunable Lasers
Apr 30, 2009 — A new technology using liquid crystals in concert with a single, laser-based light source is spawning a new breed of low cost, reliable and extremely useful tunable lasers. Liquid crystal (LC) lasers offer unprecedented depths of color resolution...
Product reviews in the palm of your hand
TOKYO – With so many options to choose from, how do you pick the best digital camera? You could close your eyes and point, ask your friends for recommendations, or stand there in the store while the salesperson drones on and on. But how can you be sure your...
Flexi Detectors Sharpen Pics
MADISON, Wis., Jan. 14, 2008 – The photo distortion created by conventional photo lenses could be eliminated by new curved photodetectors made from extremely thin, flexible sheets of germanium, a light-sensitive material often used in high-end imaging sensors. University of...
Dow Corning Launches LED Overmolding Program
Sep 22, 2008 — Dow Corning Electronics' LED materials group in Midland, Mich., today announced it has launched a program to streamline the integration of LED production processes using its silicone materials. LED makers use a variety of overmolding processes --...
Sound Focuses Liquid Lens
TROY, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2008 -- A tiny new lens made of two water droplets can change focus when high frequency sounds cause the droplets to vibrate back and forth. Because it captures 250 pictures per second and requires considerably less energy to operate than competing methods,...
Inventor Mulls Widening Case
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2008 -- An inventor who holds the sole patent covering a method of producing LEDs and laser diodes widely used in consumer electronics is considering adding more companies to her patent infringement case in the US International Trade Court, her legal...
Transistor Inventor Dies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., May 8, 2008 -- Morgan Sparks, inventor of the first practical transistor and a former director of Sandia National Laboratories, has died. Sparks died on Saturday at his daughter's home in Fullerton, Calif., Sandia National Labs said in a statement. He was 91....
Nanowires Drive OLED Display
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 2, 2008 -- A new class of transparent transistors and circuits created from nanowires could one day be used in applications such as electronic paper, flexible color monitors and "head-up" displays in car windshields. Nanowires, tiny cylindrical structures...
A Camera with 12,616 Lenses
STANFORD, Calif., March 19, 2008 -- A digital camera is being developed with 12,616 microlenses -- each in effect a tiny camera -- that can take photos in a kind of super 3-D for potential use in facial recognition, biological imaging, and 3-D printing, among other applications....
SuperSTEM 2 Unveiled
WARRINGTON, England, Jan. 25, 2008 -- A scanning transmission electron microscope unveiled this week can sharply image an atom at 20 million times its actual size. The nanotechnology instrument could pave the way for pioneering medical research and the creation of smaller and more...
NXP Acquiring GloNav
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Dec. 21, 2007 -- NXP Semiconductors announced today it will acquire GloNav Inc., a US-based fabless semiconductor company that makes chips for global positioning systems (GPS) and other satellite navigation technologies, for as much as $110 million. Under terms...
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