News Briefs (March 17, 2006)
Mar 17, 2006 — Luxtera Inc. of Carlsbad, Calif., a fabless semiconductor company, has named Edward P. Holtaway as its new senior vice president of operations, effective immediately. The company said Holtaway, a 26-year industry veteran, will oversee Luxtera's high-volume production of integrated CMOS photonics chips used in optical communications. Holtaway formerly served in numerous positions at Cymer. . . . Thales, an international electronics company serving the aerospace, security and defense markets, has...