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June 2001

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Adept Technology to Acquire Chad Industries SAN JOSE, Calif., June 29 -- Adept Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of flexible automation for the telecommunications, fiber optic and semiconductor industries, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held CHAD Industries Inc., located in Orange, California, in exchange for a combination of equity and cash to be paid out over three years. Completion of the...

Alidian Networks Lays Off 25 Percent of Staff SAN JOSE, Calif., June 29 -- Alidian Networks, developer of optical networking equipment for metropolitan-area networks, reduced its work force by 55 people, or approximately 25 percent, earlier this...

Alcatel Trimming Manufacturing Facilities PARIS, June 29 -- Alcatel plans to sell most of its manufacturing plants worldwide by the end of 2002. Chairman Serge Tchuruk said the company planned to hold on to roughly a dozen of its factories....

TyCom Investing $90 Million in Iberian Network MADRID, June 29 -- US undersea fiber optic cable provider TyCom Ltd. plans to invest $90 million over the next 12 months in order to develop a broadband network in Spain and Portugal. The company...

360networks Files For Reorganization in Canada and The US Vancouver, June 29 -- 360networks announced today that the company and several of its operating subsidiaries have filed for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in the...

Emergent Ends Merger Talks with Trimedyne NEW YORK, June 29 -- Emergent Group Inc. said that merger talks with laser maker Trimedyne, Inc. have been terminated. "Although we regret that acceptable terms were not reached in our proposed...

Applied Biosystems/MDS-SCIEX and Cohesive Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance FOSTER CITY, Calif., June 29 -- Applied Biosystems Group, an Applera Corp. business, and Cohesive Technologies announced a strategic alliance through the Applied Biosystems/MDS-SCIEX joint venture....

Pentagon Billions Targets Laser Research WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Defense Department intends to invest billions of dollars into research on high-energy lasers, microwave systems and other advanced technologies. The work is designed to...

Uniroyal Names Miller to Head Optoelectronics Unit SARASOTA, Fla., June 28 -- Uniroyal Technology Corp. has named David C. Miller, as president of its Optoelectronics business segment. Uniroyal Optoelectronics manufactures high brightness light...

Intune Announces Technical Advisory Board DUBLIN, Ireland, June 28 -- Intune Technologies, the Dublin-based developer of tunable laser control products, has announced the formation of its Technical Advisory Board. The board comprises leading...

CyOptics 40 Gb/s Modulator Achieves Highest Bandwidth Among Commercial Devices WALTHAM Mass., June 28 -- CyOptics Inc., a developer of 10 and 40 Gb/s active optical components, announced that its 40 Gb/s Electro-Absorption Modulators (EAMs), which are based on indium phosphide,...

360networks Reduces Workforce by 800 Worldwide Vancouver, June 28 -- As part of its efforts to reduce operating expenses and conserve capital, 360networks, an optical network services provider, announced it is reducing its global workforce by...

Ciena to Supply Network Gear to Beijing IDN LINTHICUM, Md., June 27 -- Ciena Corp. has agreed to provide optical networking equipment to Beijing IDN, a joint venture working to develop China's information industry. Terms of the deal were not...

Trikon Announces Shipment of Plasma Etchers to Korea NEWPORT, England, June 27 -- Trikon Technologies Inc., a maker of semiconductor production equipment, announced shipment of three Omega plasma etchers to the Iljin Corp. to be used for the...

Saab Wins Laser Rangefinder Order from Thales STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 27 -- Saab Avionics, a high-technology company that focuses on defense, aviation and space operations, has received an order for its Eye-safe Laser Rangefinder from Thales...

Zolo Technologies Completes Acquisition of Hyperfine LOUISVILLE, Colo., June 27 -- Zolo Technologies Inc., a developer and manufacturer of optical networking subsystems, announced that it has completed its acquisition of optical gratings manufacturer...

DigiLens Lands an Additional $14.5 Million in Capital Funding SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 27 -- DigiLens Inc., a developer of active optical components for the telecommunications industry, announced the closing of a credit facility of $14.5 million from European...

First Commercial GaN MOCVD System in Poland an AIX 200RF-S AACHEN, Germany, June 26 -- The Polish III-V community is now facing new targets in the field of III-Nitrides R&D. The Institute of Electronic Materials Technology (ITME), in Warszawa, Poland, has...

Cielo Announces First VCSEL-Based 1310-nm Parallel Array Modules BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 26 -- Cielo Communications, a provider of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology and integrated optical subsystems, announced the availability of the...

Polaris Networks Enters Metro Core Market SAN JOSE, Calif., June 26 -- Polaris Networks, a developer of optical transport switches, announced its entry into the optical metro core market with its new transport-switch architecture. The...

PacketLight Networks and Flextronics Sign Strategic Manufacturing Agreement KFAR-SABA, Israel, June 26 -- PacketLight Networks, a developer of advanced optical service transport systems, announced the signing of a strategic manufacturing agreement with Flextronics. Under the...

Adept Technology Receives Repeat Order from Solid State Measurements for Integrated Platforms SAN JOSE, Calif., June 26 -- Adept Technology Inc., a manufacturer of flexible automation for the semiconductor, wireless communications and fiber optic industries, announced it has received a repeat...

Greenwoods Expands Fiber Capabilities LONDON, June 25 -- Greenwoods Communications, a provider of turnkey solutions and services to telecom network operators, is expanding its fiber facility in Birmingham. The facility was designed for...

C-COR.net Wins Malaysian Contract STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 25 -- C-COR.net said that it was part of a successful consortium bid to develop a broadband network in Indonesia for Pt. Indosat Mega Media (IMM). During the first phase of...

Optelecom Wins Two Major Orders GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 25 -- Optelecom Inc. has received contracts for services performed by its Electro-Optic Systems Group and for high-speed RGB technology developed for the Federal Aviation...

Agere Introduces 16-Channel Amplifier IC for MEMS-Based Optical Networking Applications ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 25 -- Agere Systems, a provider of communications semiconductors, announced the industry's first 16-channel high-voltage amplifier chip for use in all-optical switches that are...

Micronic, ASML Join Forces on Tools for Lithography TABY, Sweden, June 22 -- Micronic Laser Systems AB and ASML Holding NV announced that they have reached an agreement in principle to enter into a strategic alliance to enhance their positions as...

Unisys and EyeTicket Announce Marketing Alliance McLEAN, Virginia, June 22 -- EyeTicket Corp. and Unisys Corp. jointly announced a new strategic marketing alliance under which Unisys will offer the EyeTicket passenger processing system to its...

UCLA, MIT Pick Virtek Microarray for Industrial Applications WATERLOO, Ontario, June 22 -- Virtek Vision International Inc. said that the Chemical Engineering Departments at both the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Massachusetts Institute...

Multiplex Introduces the First 10 Gb/s 1310-nm SEML SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., June 22 -- Multiplex Inc., the vertically integrated manufacturer of high-end optoelectronic components and subsystems, has introduced the MTX310EW; the first commercially...

Global Crossing Completes Worldwide Network HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 22 -- Global Crossing Ltd. has completed construction of its high-speed, fiber optic network linking 27 countries in Europe, the Americas and Asia. The company completed the...

Former Corning CEO Named Chairman CORNING, N.Y., June 22 -- James R. Houghton, who retired in 1996 after 13 years as Corning Inc.'s CEO, has been named the company's new chairman. Houghton, 65, whose great-great-grandfather founded...

Burleigh Launches DWDM Passive Component Analyzer VICTOR, N.Y., June 21 -- Burleigh Instruments Inc. announced the launch of the PCA-8000 Passive Component Analyzer for real-time characterization of DWDM passive components. The new Passive...

Adept Technology Selected to Provide Fiber Assembly Solution SAN JOSE, Calif., June 21 -- Adept Technology Inc., a manufacturer of flexible automation for the telecommunications, fiber optic and semiconductor industries, announced that it has signed a $700,000...

Coreco Imaging Wins Major Contract in Europe MONTREAL, Quebec, June 21 -- Coreco Imaging, a provider of machine vision products, announced that it has been awarded its largest contract to date by one of Europe's leading OEM suppliers of machine...

Elbit Wins Italian Contract for Laser-Guided Bombs HAIFA, Israel, June 21 -- Elbit Systems Ltd. said that the Italian Air Force has awarded it an $18 million contract to supply LIZARD laser-guided bombs for AMX aircraft. The contract calls for...

Two Win NY Academy of Sciences Award HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., June 21 -- The New York Academy of Sciences said that Jerome Swartz, chairman, chief scientist and co-founder of Symbol Technologies Inc., and Joshua Lederberg, Nobel Laureate and...

Trumph, Jenoptik Combine on High-Performance Diode Lasers MUNICH, Germany, June 21 -- The technology group Jenoptik AG and the Trumph Group have entered into a cooperative relationship in the high-performance diode laser sector, aimed at joint further...

Spectra-Physics Introduces High Stability, 244-nm Ion Laser MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 21 -- Spectra-Physics has announced the introduction of the iTRAIN-244 doubling option for their single frequency (model 2060) ion laser, to coincide with Laser 2001...

PerkinElmer Instruments Relocates Headquarters SHELTON, Conn., June 20 -- PerkinElmer Instruments, provider of analytical solutions and detection systems, announced the relocation of its headquarters to 710 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, Conn....

Spectra-Physics Lasers Drops Lasers from Name MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 20 -- Spectra-Physics has changed its corporate name from Spectra-Physics Lasers Inc. to Spectra-Physics Inc. The name change coincides with the 40th anniversary of...

Nichia Eyes Volume Production of Violet Laser Diodes TOKYO, June 20 -- Nichia Corp. said that its NLHV3000 series of high power violet laser diodes are moving into volume production. The NLHV3000 series laser diodes have a 405 nm peak wavelength and a...

EyeTicket Announces Congressional Request of $2.75 Million McLEAN, Virginia, June 20 -- EyeTicket Corp. announced that members of the US Senate and House of Representatives have requested $2.75 million in funding to complete installation of iris recognition...

Trellis Photonics Founder Wins Innovation Award in Communications COLUMBIA, Md., June 20 -- Optical-networking startup Trellis Photonics announced that Aharon Agranat, its co-founder and director, has won the Discover Magazine 2001 award for technological...

FiberCore Wins $23 Million European Contract CHARLTON, Mass., June 20 -- FiberCore Inc. has received a multi-year contract from a long-standing customer valued at approximately $23 million, a small portion of which is guaranteed under a take or...

RHK Optimistic About DSL Despite Recent Exit by Alcatel and 3Com June 20 -- Alcatel and 3Com both announced last week that they are exiting the consumer DSL modem market. Alcatel is divesting its DSL customer premise equipment (CPE) product line to Thompson...

Zolo Technologies Lands 32.5 Million in Second Round Financing June 19 -- Zolo Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of optical networking subsystems, announced that it has raised $32.5 million in its second round of financing. Despite the downturn in the...

Holocom Networks Teams-Up With Kimball International CHICAGO, Ill., June 19 -- Holocom Networks, a provider of patented 'final 300 feet to the desktop' communications infrastructure solutions, and Kimball International, a provider of high quality...

DaimlerChrysler Tests Active Night Vision Technology AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 19 -- DaimlerChrysler has unveiled a Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with the company's active night vision as a further test of the infrared system that is capable of...

Four Firms Join on XGA Engine for Rear Projection TEMPE, Ariz., June 19 -- Three-Five Systems Inc., Advanced Digital Optics (ADO), ColorLink and Cogent Light plan to develop an optics engine for use in monitors and televisions for incorporation into...

Optelecom Wins Singapore Transit Video Distribution Contract GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 19 -- Optelecom Inc. has been awarded an initial $1.3 million contract by Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd. for the design and supply of multiple video distribution...

Agere Systems Announces Industry's First Raman Pump Laser for Undersea Optical Networks ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Agere Systems, a provider of communications semiconductors, announced the industry's first undersea pump laser for Raman amplification in ultra-high-capacity submarine optical...

Sony Reduces Price of Machine Vision Video Cameras June 18 -- Sony Broadcast and Professional Co. has cut the cost of its XC-ES series of high-performance, black and white machine vision video cameras by 20 percent, the company announced. ...

PerkinElmer Announces Availability of Advanced Channel Photomultiplier Technology FREMONT, Calif., June 18 -- PerkinElmer, a lighting, imaging and telecom solutions company, has unveiled a simple solution for engineers who require the detection of the lowest light levels....

Cielo Announces Industry's First VCSEL-Based 1310-nm Parallel Array Modules BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 18 -- Cielo Communications, a provider of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology and integrated optical subsystems, announced the availability of the...

Emperative and Mentis Partner to Offer Software Suite for Broadband Providers WALTHAM, Mass., June 18 -- Emperative Inc., a leading provider of on-demand, network and service provisioning software, and Mentis Broadband Solutions, a software development company specializing in...

OIF Declares Supercomm Interoperability Demo a Success FREMONT, Calif., June 18 -- The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) announced that it has reached a milestone in its work to advance the standards and methods of building optical networks with the...

DWDM Filter Module Consumption Will Reach $3.8 Billion by 2010 SAN MATEO, Calif., June 18 -- According to a new study from ElectroniCast, the global market consumption of DWDM filter modules was $406 million in 2000. North American communication networks in 2000...

British Telecom Raises $3.2 Billion LONDON, June 15 -- British Telecommunications PLC has raised $3.2 billion by selling its British property portfolio. The sale of nearly 7000 properties to Telereal Holdings, a joint venture between...

Kestrel Solutions to Acquire TeON Optical Networks MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 15 -- Kestrel Solutions Inc. and TeON Optical Networks Inc. have signed a letter of intent for Kestrel to acquire TeON. Kestrel and TeON have been developing a common...

Russia Picks Corning Fiber for TransTeleCom Expansion CORNING, N.Y., June 15 -- Corning Inc. said that TransTeleCom has selected Corning LEAF fiber as the optical backbone for the next phase of its long-haul network. Corning will continue to supply LEAF...

360networks Will Not Make Scheduled Bond Interest Payment VANCOUVER, June 15 -- 360networks, a provider of network services to telecommunications and data-centric organizations, announced it will not make a $10.9 million interest payment due today on its...

Texas Instruments Demonstrates World’s First 2-lb Projectors DALLAS, June 15 -- Texas Instruments (TI) demonstrated an advance in projector technology at the Infocomm tradeshow (booth 20081). On public show for the first time were projectors weighing just 2...

HighWave and OptiMight Enter Long Term Partnership LANNION, France, June 15 -- HighWave Optical Technologies, a manufacture of telecommunications components and subsystems, and OptiMight Communications, a manufacturer of next-generation WDM systems...

Infineon, Canon Launch Lithography Project MUNICH, June 14 -- Infineon Technologies AG and Canon Inc. are launching a joint research project for the development of photolithography systems utilizing 157-nm technology via F2 laser...

Indium Corp. Announces Solder Paste Price Increase Clinton, N.Y., June 14 -- Indium Corp. of America, a developer of high-performance electronic assembly materials, has announced it will raise solder paste prices on June 30, 2001. The pricing plan...

Tellabs and TollBridge Team Up to Help Cable TV Operators Offer New Services LISLE, Ill., June 14 -- Tellabs and TollBridge Technologies are working together to help cable operators provide integrated voice, data and video services to their customers by using Internet...

JDS Uniphase Shuffles Management OTTAWA, June 14 -- JDS Uniphase Corp. has altered its management team in a bid to sharpen its focus on operations. The company said that Greg Dougherty, 41, would take over as chief operating officer...

Managed Layer 2 Switch with Gigabit Ports Announced by MiLAN Technology SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 13 -- MiLAN Technology, a division of Digi International, announced the availability of the MIL-S3570, a managed Layer 2 switch providing twenty-four 10/100 Mb/s ports with...

EXFO Europe Moves to Expanded Facilities PARIS, June 13 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. announced that its subsidiary, EXFO Europe, has moved to new facilities in Meudon la Foret, a suburb of Paris, to accelerate business...

Anadigics to Cut Work Force WARREN, N.J., June 13 -- Anadigics Inc. a maker of circuits and chips used in wireless and broadband communications systems, said it will fire about 65 employees, or 10 percent of its work force, and...

Coherent Names Ambroseo Chief Operating Officer SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 13 -- Coherent Inc. has named John Ambroseo, president of the Coherent Photonics Group, to the position of chief operating officer of Coherent Inc. Bernard Couillaud,...

Infinite Wins Air Force CRADA for Scalable GCSEL WARWICK, RI, June 13 -- Infinite Group Inc. said that a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) was signed between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate...

Presstek Repositions Lasertel Subsidiary HUDSON, NH, June 13 -- Presstek Inc. plans to streamline its Lasertel operations in order to focus in the short term on laser diodes supplied to Presstek as well as on opportunities that match the...

First Half of 2001 a Bright One for Displaytech SAN JOSE, Calif., June 12 -- Displaytech Inc., designer and manufacturer of ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) microdisplays, announced that it has experienced unparalleled successes in the...

David Kemp Joins ARO as Eastern Regional Sales Manager BOULDER, Colo., June 12 -- David Kemp has joined Alpine Research Optics (ARO) as Eastern Regional Sales Manager. In his new position, Kemp will manage sales and customer support for ARO east of the...

RVSI Acuity CiMatrix Introduces New Machine Vision System for the Factory Floor Newstream, June 12 -- RVSI Acuity CiMatrix announced Visionscape Express, a compact, standalone machine vision system designed to simplify vision on the factory floor. This latest member of the...

PMC-Sierra Unveils Industry's Highest Performance MIPS Multiprocessor Architecture Newstream, June 12 -- PMC-Sierra introduced the architecture for the RM9000x2 integrated multiprocessor, the company's next-generation high-performance MIPS processor designed for the communications...

Marvell and Finisar Team Up to Offer Complete Flexibility in Media Selection SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- Finisar Corp., a provider of Gigabit fiber optic solutions for high-speed data networks, and Marvell, a developer of extreme broadband communications solutions, announced that...

HD supplies 4- & 8-Channel CWDM Module to target Metro Area Network SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 12 -- HD FiberSystems, a manufacturer of fiber optics components and integrated optical modules, announced its 4- and 8-channel coarse wavelength division multiplexer (CWDM)...

Lucent Technologies and Foundry Networks Join Forces ATLANTA, June 11 -- Lucent Technologies and Foundry Networks are joining forces to accelerate the development of Optical Ethernet Metropolitan Area Networks for service providers by combining Lucent...

FDA Approves Laser Module For Paradigm Medical SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 11 -- Paradigm Medical Industries Inc. said that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a second laser module for the company's Photon Laser System...

Corning Cuts Back Fiber Expansion Plans CORNING, N.Y., June 11 -- Corning Inc. is delaying the construction schedule of its previously announced Oklahoma City, Okla., optical fiber manufacturing facility. In addition, Corning is slowing...

Opton Laser, LMG Ink European AO Distribution Pact NORCROSS, Ga., June 8 -- Light Management Group Inc. has signed a letter of intent with French laser technology distributor Opton Laser International (OLI). LMG will provide its acousto-optic...

FDA Backs Palomar's Permanent Hair Reduction Laser System BURLINGTON, Mass., June 8 -- Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell and market the Palomar SLP1000 (super long-pulse) diode...

Memscap Establishes Finnish Subsidiary For Active Optical Components GRENOBLE, France, June 8 -- Memscap, S.A, a provider of MEMS-based products for the fiber optic and wireless communications markets, announced the establishment of Memscap Oy, a wholly-owned...

Zolo Technologies Co-Founder Receives Award from International Engineering Consortium LOUISVILLE, Colo., June 8 -- Zolo Technologies Inc., a developer and manufacturer of optical networking subsystems, announced that Dr. Tingye Li, co-founder of Zolo Technologies and chairman of its...

Railroad Settles Suit over Fiber Access PITTSBURGH, June 8 -- A subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Corp. has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with landowners along its railroad system that will allow the company to install fiber optic...

Lucent Offers 10,000 Voluntary Retirements TRENTON, N.J., June 8 -- Lucent Technologies Inc. has offered voluntary retirement buyouts to more than 10,000 US-based employees in an effort to accelerate restructuring of the struggling...

Optinel Ships Optical Filters to Manufacturers ELKRIDGE, Md., June 7 -- Optinel Systems, an intelligent optical systems and subsystems company, announced shipments of its advanced optical filters to top tier manufacturers of optical networking...

Velocita Selects Cisco for Broadband Network RESTON, Va., June 7 -- Velocita Corp. has selected Cisco Systems Inc. to provide the optical and IP equipment to power Velocita's nationwide network. "Velocita is pleased and excited to select...

NEC, Tellium Plan Simplified Optical Network HERNDON, Va., June 7 -- NEC America Public Networks Group and Tellium have decided to team-up to develop integrated optical systems that will simplify optical networks with fewer networking...

SISA and SEMI North America Merge SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 -- Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) announced a definitive agreement to merge the programs, operations and staff of the Semiconductor Industry...

IPG Photonics Withdraws IPO STURBRIDGE, Mass., June 7 -- IPG Photonics Corp., provider of lasers to telecommunications companies, withdrew its planned initial public offering of 8.2 million common shares, citing unfavorable...

Displaytech Unveils Industry's First Color Microdisplay Made for Camcorders SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 -- Displaytech Inc., providers of ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) microdisplays, and its Japanese manufacturing partner Miyota Co. Ltd., have announced plans to develop...

Procomp Orders Several New Systems from Aixtron HSIN CHE, Taiwan, June 7 -- Procomp, a leading supplier of p-HEMTs and HBTs, has decided to ramp up capacity by purchasing several more AIX 2600G3 systems. The orders are slated for delivery sometime...

SEMI Reports Decline in Silicon Wafer Shipments SAN JOSE, Calif., June 6 -- Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) said that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments declined by 14 percent during the first quarter of 2001 when...

Global Opticom Releases Programmable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 6 -- Global Opticom has unveiled a programmable optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM). The programmable OADM combines thin-film dense wavelength division multiplexing and...

IMMI Starts Production of its First ASIC-Integrated MEMS Optical Product MONROVIA, Calif., June 6 -- With proceeds from its recent round of equity financing ($45 Million), Integrated Micromachines Inc. (IMMI) has completed renovation and moved into its permanent location...

RSoft Announces Navy Contract While at Supercomm ATLANTA, June 6 -- RSoft announced, at Supercomm 2001 in Atlanta, Ga., that it was awarded a two-year, $750,000 Navy Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to develop advanced...

Iphotonics Opens New Facility for Fiber Optics Assembly GLEN BURNIE, Md., June 6 -- Susan L. Trumbule, president and CEO of Iphotonics Inc., presided over official opening ceremonies for the 66,000 square foot fiber optic assembly plant recently completed...

ADC and Infrared Communications Send Digitized RF over Free-Space Optics MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 6 -- ADC and Infrared Communications Systems Inc. have successfully completed a laboratory trial demonstrating that digitized radio frequency (RF) signals can be transported...

StockerYale Wins Specialty Fiber Contract SALEM, N.H., June 6 -- StockerYale Inc. has received its first contract to develop a custom specialty optical fiber from one of the top three optical equipment suppliers in the world. Danny Wong,...

MiLAN Announces Managed Layer 2 Switch with Gigabit Ports Sunnyvale, Calif., June 5 -- MiLAN Technology, a division of Digi International, announced availability of the MIL-S3570, a managed Layer 2 switch providing twenty-four 10/100-Mb/s ports with two...

Flag Telecom Wins Italian License LONDON, June 5 -- FLAG Telecom said that its affiliate, Flag Telecom Servizi Italia SpA, has been granted a license to establish and operate a nationwide telecommunications network in Italy. The...

TeraBurst, Atoga Demonstrate Interoperability SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 5 -- TeraBurst Networks Inc., a developer of carrier-grade optical core switching systems, said that it has demonstrated interoperability between its Optical Management System...

Alcatel to Cut US Jobs, Facilities DALLAS, June 5 -- Alcatel said it would cut 5.6 percent of its US work force and close three US facilities. The company said the job cuts, totaling about 900, and the plant closures are expected to...

Mitsubishi Electric Unveils New LCD Module (Newstream) June 5 -- The Electronic Device Group of Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA Inc. introduced a new fast response 15-inch thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) module,...

LMG Inc. Enters into Agreement with Boeing NORCROSS, Ga., June 5 -- Light Management Group Inc. (LMG), developer of new applications in optical and light technologies, announced that it has entered into an agreement with The Boeing Company to...

Oplink Communications to Acquire Aurora Photonics SAN JOSE, Calif., June 5 -- Oplink Communications Inc., an independent designer and manufacturer of passive optical components and integrated optical subsystems, announced a definitive agreement to...

Solectron Extends Reach into Optical Equipment Market MILPITAS, Calif., June 4 -- Solectron Corp., a contract electronics manufacturer, announced that it would take over an optical equipment plant from Cisco Systems Inc. The agreement says that...

Lambda Physik Creates Lithography Training Center FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 4 -- Lambda Physik recently opened a new lithography laser training center at its US operations facility located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The center was established in...

BroadLight's First Year of Operation Deemed a Success Ramat-Gan, Israel, June 4 -- BroadLight Inc., a dynamic semiconductor company, announced a successful first year of operations, marked by major progress and technological breakthroughs in achieving...

Alcatel Closing Underwater Cable Plant PORTLAND, Ore., June 4 -- Alcatel said it would close its Portland underwater cable manufacturing plant this year and lay off 480 employees. According to an Alcatel spokesperson, about 100 have been...

Telenor Completes Phase 2 Carrier Preselection LONDON, England, June 1 -- Telenor, Norway's largest telecommunications company, and Telcordia Technologies Inc. announced the successful completion of a project to bring carrier preselection and...

JDS, Oplink Settle Patent Suit OTTAWA, Canada, May 30 -- Fiber optic component supplier Oplink Communications Inc. has resolved its dispute with JDS Uniphase Corp. and agreed to dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit between the...

FiberCore Wins $55 Million in North American Contracts CHARLTON, Mass., June 1 -- FiberCore Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of optical fiber and preform for the telecommunication and data communications markets, has received contracts from several...

Applied Materials Acquiring Oramir SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1 -- Applied Materials Inc., a supplier of inspection solutions to the semiconductor industry, has signed an agreement to acquire Oramir Semiconductor Equipment Ltd., of...

CDT and Tokki Corp. Team-Up to Develop Manufacturing Techniques CAMBRIDGE, England, June 1 -- Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) has entered into a multimillion dollar joint development agreement with Tokki Corp. of Japan, a developer of engineering and...

10 Gigabit DatacomTransceiver Market Will Reach $9 Billion by 2010

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 1 -- According to a new market study from ElectroniCast, the use of 10 Gb/s datacom transceiver modules will increase from a modest start in 2001 with $157 million to more...

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