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Photonics.com - March 2001
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Semi Restates Year End 2000 Worldwide Equipment Market
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30 – Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), today reported a revised annual worldwide semiconductor equipment sales figure of $47.7 billion in 2000. This is a revision to the results in the "Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics" (SEMS) report and the trade association's press release that appeared in Photonics.com on March 2. The...
Gigahertz-Optik Goes International
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., March 30 – Gigahertz-Optik GmbH (GO), a German manufacturer of optical radiation metrology instrumentation and a PTB accredited optical radiation calibration laboratory, announced...
SCRAM Technologies Unveils New Projection Screen Technology
BOSTON, March 30 – A startup company named SCRAM Technologies Inc. announced the development of projection screen technology that it claims will enhance projector quality while lowering cost. The...
EDO to Supply Modules For Broadband Fiber Optic Networks
NEW YORK, March 30 – EDO Corp. has won a $3.5 million contract from a global fiber optic network operator for electronic modules for use in broadband fiber optic network systems. The units, the first...
Nortel Plans to Cut 5000 More Jobs
NEW YORK, March 30 – Shares of Nortel Networks fell sharply after it said it won't meet the reduced profit forecasts set just a month ago, and now plans to eliminate 5000 more jobs on top of the...
Valdor Fiber Optics Inks Major DWDM Agreement
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30 – Valdor Fiber Optics Inc. has signed a supply agreement with a major European manufacturer of optical networking solutions for metro users and service providers worldwide....
TyCom Picks Chorum's PolarWave Optical Slicer Filtering Technology
RICHARDSON, Texas, March 29 – Chorum Technologies Inc. has signed a multiyear supply agreement to provide its PolarWave Optical Slicer filters to TyCom Ltd., which will integrate the devices into its...
Japan Telecom, NTT Plan Korean Link
TOKYO, March 29 – Japan Telecom Co Ltd and NTT Communications Corp plan to jointly lay fiber optic cables between Japan and South Korea. Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. and Korea Telecom have also...
Kodak Forms Global Imaging Business
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 29 – Eastman Kodak Co. has formed Kodak Global Imaging (KGI), which will offer information derived from earth images to commercial customers such as telecommunications firms...
Motorola Labs Creates a New Display
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 29 – Researchers at Motorola Labs have demonstrated a new display mechanism, called Electrically Tunable Color (ETC) for color reflective liquid crystal displays (RLCD)....
TRW Wins GOES-R Weather System Study Contract
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., March 28 – TRW's weather systems business has been awarded a contract to study how to accommodate advanced sensors onto the next series of Geostationary Operational...
Sharp Slates $151 Million for New Chip Plant
TOKYO, March 28 – Sharp Corp. will spend $151.7 million to build a plant in Hiroshima to produce semiconductors including semiconductor laser diode chips. The plant will be built in Mihara,...
360networks and Universal Access Sign Network Services Agreement
CHICAGO, March 28 – Universal Access Inc., a provider of network infrastructure services, and 360networks, a provider of network services, announced an initial agreement enabling both companies to...
France Telecom Evaluating Atrica's Optical Ethernet Solution
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 28 – Atrica Inc. said that France Telecom is evaluating its Optical Ethernet solution in two tests that began in January of this year at France Telecom's R&D facilities in...
American Fiber Systems, Cable & Wireless Sign Dark Fiber Agreement
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 28 – American Fiber Systems Inc. (AFS) has been selected by Cable & Wireless to provide metropolitan dark fiber in several cities in the US. Under the terms of the agreement,...
Telcordia Technologies Spins Out Network Design Tools Inc.
MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 27 – Communications software and solutions provider Telcordia Technologies Inc. announced the spinout of technology into a new company, Network Design Tools Inc. (NDTI) in...
Marconi Extends Quality Program With TL 9000 Registrations
PITTSBURGH, March 27 – Marconi Communications, a provider of advanced communications solutions, announced that four of its North American facilities were among the first telecommunications equipment...
Nortel Networks Ranked #1 in Global Telecommunications Equipment Market for 2000
BOSTON, March 27 – Nortel Networks ascended to the top position in the global telecommunications equipment market in 2000 with year-over-year growth of 41.6 percent, according to research company...
Semiconductor Thin Film Deposition Equipment Market Up 80 percent in 2000
NEW TRIPOLI, Pa., March 27 – The market for equipment used to deposit thin films for semiconductor manufacturing grew 80 percent in 2000 to $7.1 billion, said the report "Thin Film Deposition,...
Intune Reduces Tunable Laser Calibration Time Even Further
DUBLIN, Ireland, March 27 – Midway through last year, Intune Technologies announced that it had reduced tunable laser calibration time from days to about one hour. Now they have slashed this time...
PhotoMedex Receives $6.15 Million Private Placement
RADNOR, Pa., March 27 – PhotoMedex Inc. has entered into definitive purchase agreements for the sale of 1.23 million shares of newly issued common stock to selected institutional and other accredited...
Unitive Completes $44 Million in Financing
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 27 – Unitive Inc., a provider of outsourced advanced semiconductor packaging technologies, announced that it received $30 million in equity financing led by Onex...
Drexler Technology Gets Order for One Million LaseCards
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 26 – Drexler Technology Corp. received an order for one million LaserCard optical memory cards under a US government subcontract. The cards are slated for use as US...
Goodrich Receives Comanche Laser Warning Contract
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 26 – ITT Industries has awarded The BFGoodrich Co. the engineering and manufacturing development contract for the RAH-66 Comanche Advanced Laser Warning Receiver. The...
Village Networks and OMM Team Up
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 26 – Village Networks Inc., a supplier of integrated IP-over-optics networking solutions, and OMM Inc., a supplier of photonic switching subsystems based on...
Lucent Wins Deutsche Telekom Contract
NEW YORK, March 26 – Lucent Technologies Inc. has won a multiyear contract to supply Germany's Deutsche Telekom with optical transmission systems for its high-speed global optical communications...
TMC Delivers Optical Tops
PEABODY, Mass., March 26 -- Technical Manufacturing Corp. (TMC) has completed an order for its CleanTop II Steel Honeycomb optical tops from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National...
e.Biscom Selects Siements to Increase the Capacity of its Optical Fiber Networks
RESTON, Va., March 23 -- Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group's subsidiary, Optisphere Networks Inc., has been selected by e.Biscom S.p.A., in Milan, to supply fiber optic...
China Telecom Partners with Alcatel On Mass Broadband Access Deployment in China
PARIS, March 23 -- Alcatel announced that it has entered into a nationwide frame agreement with China Telecom, China's largest telecommunications network operator and service provider, to jointly...
K2 Optronics Attracts $30M in Second Round Financing
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 23 -- K2 Optronics Inc., a provider of intelligent optical components and subsystems, announces the receipt of $29 million in second round venture capital financing....
Rockwell Science Center Introduces CMOS Sensor for High-Performance Video Cameras
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 23 -- The Rockwell Science Center, a developer of imaging sensors for astronomy and defense applications, has introduced a high-performance CMOS sensor for professional...
EXFO Stresses Importance of PDL Test Instruments at OFC
QUEBEC, March 23 – EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. announced the release of its latest generation of instruments for measuring polarization-dependent loss, the IQ-5100B Polarization Scrambler...
Dell, Samsung Electronics Enter $16 Billion Alliance Agreement
AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Dell and Samsung Electronics Co. announced that they have entered into a strategic, multibillion dollar technology and research and development agreement. Terms of the...
Jazztel Selects Lucent to Reinforce its Metropolitan Optical Network Deployments
HANNOVER, Germany, March 22 – Jazztel plc has selected Lucent Technologies as a supplier of optical access technology for the first high-bandwidth fiber optic network serving small- and medium-sized...
3Com Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results in Line with Reduced Expectations
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 22 – 3Com Corp. reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended March 2, 2001 and announced actions intended to return the company to profitability and...
Zenastra Keeps up with Bandwidth Explosion with Optical Device Portfolio
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 22 – Zenastra Photonics Inc., an emerging player in integrated optical components for high-performance networking systems, announced its family of second generation...
Burleigh Stresses Importance of Automation at OFC 2001
Anaheim, Calif., March 21 -- Burleigh Automation Inc., an affiliate of EXFO, announced the launch of the new VectorPlace Ultra-High Precision Pick-and-Place Platform at OFC 2001. The VectorPlace...
Ambassador Bradley Holmes To Lead ArrayComm's Wireless Spectrum Initiative
(Newstream), March 21 -- Longtime telecommunications policy expert Ambassador Bradley P. Holmes has joined ArrayComm Inc., to advocate wireless innovations that optimize the use of America's precious...
Corning Completes Acquisition of Tropel Corp.
CORNING, N.Y., March 21 -- Corning Inc. announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100 percent of the stock of Tropel Corporation. Located in Fairport, N.Y., Tropel makes...
DI/Veeco is Selected as Corporate Partner in California NanoSystems Initiative
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 21 -- Digital Instruments/Veeco Metrology Group (DI/Veeco) has been selected as a key corporate partner in the State of California's NanoSystems Initiative. As part of...
Cleveland Crystals and Smithsonian Coat Meter-Class Optics with Sol Gel
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20 -- Cleveland Crystals, a provider of laser optics products, with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, has completed a two-year research effort, resulting in the...
OZ Optics Announces Majority Investment in BlueBird Optical MEMS Inc.
OTTAWA, CANADA--OZ Optics Ltd, a supplier of fiber optic products for existing and next-generation optical networks, announces a strategic investment in BlueBird Optical MEMS Inc. OZ Optics, with...
EXFO Reports Record Financial Results for Fourth Consecutive Quarter
Anaheim, Calif., March 20 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc., citing its strategic position in high-growth markets in the fiber optic industry such as DWDM and high-bandwidth solutions as well...
Marconi Launches New Business
PITTSBURGH, March 20 -- Marconi plc, a provider of advanced communications solutions, announced the official launch of Marconi Optical Components with the release of a range of photonic components...
Onix Microsystems Secures $70 Million
RICHMOND, Calif., March 20 -- Onix Microsystems Inc., a developer and manufacturer of optically transparent switching engines for communications networks, announced that is has secured $70 million in...
Corning Predicts Continued Growth
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 20 -- Corning Inc., at its annual OFC breakfast, said that it expected growth in the industry to continue, just not as fast as it did in 2000. The company sees the worldwide...
StockerYale Acquires KLOE, S.A. of France
SALEM, N.H., March 19 -- StockerYale Inc. has signed a letter of intent for an undisclosed amount of stock and cash to acquire a majority owned interest in KLOE S.A. of Montpellier, France. The...
Telephotonics Unveils OASIC Architecture
WILMINGTON, Mass., March 19 -- Telephotonics Inc., a supplier of integrated optical components for dense wavelength division multiplexing systems, announced a new optical components architecture...
Chorum Withdraws IPO Bid
RICHARDSON, Texas, March 19 -- Chorum Technologies Inc., maker of all-optical processors and subsystems for the fiber optics market, has submitted an application to withdraw its Registration...
BlazePhotonics Secures $9 Million in First Round Funding
BATH, England, March 19 -- BlazePhotonics, a producer of photonic crystal fiber, announced it has secured $9 million in first-round funding. Celtic House Investment Partners led the round, which also...
CRL Opto secures contract from Davin Optronics Ltd.
HAYES, Middlesex, England, March 19 -- CRL Opto, Scipher's liquid crystal display development and licensing business, has won a joint contract, in partnership with Davin Optronics Ltd., to supply CAE...
Hitachi, Tottori Sanyo Electric License Competitive Technologies' Lasers
FAIRFIELD, Conn., March 19 -- Competitive Technologies Inc. has granted non-exclusive licenses to use its high-power laser diode technology to Tottori Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., and Hitachi Ltd. ...
Lumenon, Litton Poly-Scientific to Develop Advanced COADM Technology
ST. LAURENT, Quebec, Canada, March 16 -- Lumenon Innovative Lightwave Technology Inc. and Litton Poly-Scientific plan to jointly develop an advanced MEMS-based photonic switching solution. The...
Oplink Wins Optical Circulator Patent
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 16 -- Oplink Communications Inc. has been issued a US patent for its wavelength optical circulator process. "We believe this is a highly significant patent for Oplink,"...
WorldCom Puts 3.2 Terabit on Existing Network Fiber
RESTON, Va, March 16 -- WorldCom Inc. and Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc., through its optical networking subsidiary Optisphere Networks Inc., said that they have boosted the...
China Netcom Selects Corning LEAF Fiber
CORNING, N.Y., March 16 -- Corning Inc. announced that China Netcom Corp. Ltd. (CNC) has selected Corning as its principal optical fiber supplier. Corning will supply more than 500,000 km of LEAF...
NTT Electronics Corporation Introduces All-in-One AWG Module with VOA
NEWSTREAM, March 15 -- NTT Electronics Corporation (NEL) has developed design technology required to create an all-in-one arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) module that can be integrated with an array...
OptXCon Names Michael Cirella Vice President of Marketing
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 16 -- OptXCon Inc. (pronounced Op-tix-con), an emerging player in all optical cross-connect technologies for metropolitan area, access and enterprise networks,...
OFC 2001 Braces for Record Attendance, Exhibits
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 16 -- With nearly twice the number of exhibitors - more than 950 companies occupying 270,000 square feet of exhibit hall - than last year, OFC 2001 promises to be a major event...
Redfern Integrated Optics Announces $12 Million in Series A Funding
SYDNEY, Australia, March 15 -- Redfern Integrated Optics announced that it has received its first external investment funding in a round led by U.S.-based Advent International that totaled $12...
Metro/Access Fiber Optic Component Consumption to reach $9.1 billion by 2004
SAN MATEO, Calif., March 15 -- There will be a major increase in the bandwidth requirements of communication to homes and to small businesses based in primarily residential areas, plus fiber...
Alcatel Launches New Generation of 980 nm Submarine Pumps and Extends Agreement with JDS Uniphase
PARIS, March 15 -- Alcatel Optronics, maker of submarine opto-electronic components, launched a new generation of 980 nm submarine pumps for high bit-rate, dense wavelength division multiplexing...
Level 3 Forms JVs in Korea, Taiwan
BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 15 -- Level 3 Communications Inc. has formed joint ventures with the Yulon Group in Taiwan, and Taihan Electric Wire and OPTOmagic in Korea. The joint ventures have been...
Marconi to Supply BT's Future UK Core Transmission Network
LONDON, March 16 -- British Telecommunications Plc has decided not to divide an $880.9 million contract for upgrading its network between Nortel Networks Corp and Marconi Plc and instead will award...
Lucent Considers Options Concerning Future of Optical Fiber Solutions Business
MURRAY HILL, N.J., March 15 -- Lucent Technologies announced that it is considering a variety of options for its Atlanta-based Optical Fiber Solutions business, including an outright sale. Lucent is...
Corning Unveils New, High Performance Fiber
CORNING, N.Y., March 15 -- Corning Inc. unveiled SMF-28e fiber, an extension of its single-mode fiber product line. SMF-28e fiber, designed with low attenuation at the water peak, offers network...
Picosecond Pulse Labs Raises $25 Million in Series A Funding
BOULDER, Colo., March 15 -- Picosecond Pulse Labs, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of high-speed optoelectronic components and modules for 10, 40 and 160 Gb/s long-haul optical communications...
Rocky Mountain Opens Manufacturing Facility in Korea
LAFAYETTE, Colo., March 15 -- Rocky Mountain Instrument Co., a manufacturer of laser optics and thin-film coatings, has opened an optics and coating manufacturing facility in Kyungki-do, Korea. The...
OSI Systems Sells Silicon Microstructures to ELMOS
HAWTHORNE, Calif., March 15 -- OSI Systems Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, Silicon Microstructures (SMI), to ELMOS Semiconductor AG for about $6.5 million....
Basler-MVC Wins Intelligent Line Scan Project
AHRENSBURG, Germany, March 14 -- Basler Vision Technologies-Machine Vision Components (Basler-MVC) has broken into the intelligent camera market with a design win from a large OEM that is building...
Sandia Tests New Gamma Irradiation Facility
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 14 -- Sandia National Laboratories will conduct the first tests at its new Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) this week, officially welcoming the facility into the lab's family...
Emcore Announces 2.5 Gb/s Optical Subassemblies for LC and SC Transceivers
SOMERSET, N.J., March 14 -- Emcore Corp., a provider of semiconductor technologies for global communications applications, announced the availability of its first SC and LC transmitter optical...
Agere Systems and Agilent Announce Multisource Agreement
BREINIGSVILLE, Pa., March 14 -- Agere Systems, formerly known as the Microelectronics Group of Lucent Technologies, and Agilent Technologies announced a multisource agreement for 10 Gb Ethernet fiber...
FiberCore Receives US Patent for POVD Technology
CHARLTON, Mass., March 14 -- FiberCore Inc. has been issued a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office covering plasma outside vapor deposition (POVD) technology that can be used to manufacture...
Cisco Cutting Costs, Jobs
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 14 -- Cisco Systems Inc. announced measures to reduce expenses in order to address the changing economic environment. The measures include a reduction in workforce and other...
Cielo Joins Small Footprint Transponder Group
BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 14 -- Cielo Communications said that it has joined a multisource agreement with Infineon Technologies, JDS Uniphase, Nortel Networks and LightLogic Inc. to develop a small...
GSI Lumonics Sells Laserdyne Product Line to Prima
KANATA, Ontario, Canada, March 13 -- GSI Lumonics Inc. has sold its Laserdyne product line and associated custom business to Prima U.S. Inc., a unit of Prima Industrie of Torino, Italy. The...
SI Diamond Expands HyFED Development Team
AUSTIN, Texas, March 13 -- SI Diamond Technology Inc. said that -- through its subsidiary, Field Emission Picture Element Technology Inc. (FEPET) -- it is starting Phase II of its international HyFED...
Agilent Enters Connectors Manufacturers Market
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 13 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. announced its entry in the optical connectors manufacturers market with the introduction of four new return-loss modules with integrated FP...
Fibernet Continues European Expansion
NEW YORK, March 13 -- Fibernet Group plc has acquired Munich-based Wetronic Automation GmbH as part of its continuing European expansion plans. Wetronic is a privately owned company specializing in...
Genoa Raises $75 Million in Third Round Funding
FREMONT, Calif., March 13 -- Genoa Corp., an optical semiconductor company, announced that it has raised an additional $75 million during its third round of funding. Investors in this funding round...
Global Crossing Receives License to Operate in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela, March 12 -- La Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Conatel) has issued Global Crossing a license to operate in Venezuela. Global Crossing plans to complete the connection of...
Cable & Wireless, Acterna Sign Test Equipment Pact
GERMANTOWN, Md., March 12 -- Acterna reports that Cable & Wireless has purchased its ANT-10Gig test solution that includes hardware, customized training and support for the US and Australian markets....
Art, DataMedix Join in Imaging Trial
SAINT-LAURENT, Canada, March 12 -- ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (ART) has partnered with DataMedix, a clinical research organization from Philadelphia, for the last clinical trial phase of...
Infinite Forms Infinite Photonics Subsidiary
WARWICK, R.I., March 12 -- Infinite Group Inc. has formed a new subsidiary, Infinite Photonics Inc., to commercialize production of its proprietary grating coupled surface emitting laser (GCSEL)...
LaserSight Files PMA Supplement for Mixed Astigmatism Treatment
WINTER PARK, Fla., Mar. 12 -- LaserSight Inc. has filed a PMA Supplement with the US Food and Drug Administration requesting approval to use its LaserScan LSX excimer laser system to perform LASIK...
Raytheon Wins $64.2 Million Paveway II Award
TUCSON, Ariz., March 12 -- Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $64.2 million contract to produce Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits for the US Navy. The contract includes kits for the GBU-12 (500...
InVision Wins $2 Million in Lumber Industry Orders
NEWARK, Calif., March 9 -- InVision Technologies Inc. said that its subsidiary, Inovec Inc. in Eugene, Ore., has received orders worth $2.2 million for its laser-based optimization and scanning...
SurgiLight Begins Phase I Clinical Studies in Spain
ORLANDO, Fla., March 9 -- SurgiLight Inc. announced that it would begin Human Phase I clinical studies using its IR-3000 laser for Laser Presbyopia Reversal (LPR) in Spain within a month. Presbyopia...
PCI Geomatics and RADARSAT International Sign Agreement
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada, March 9 -- PCI Geomatics, developer of geomatics software and solutions based on its remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, spatial analysis and cartographic editing...
Zolo Technologies Acquiring Optical Gratings Manufacturer
LOUISVILLE, Colo., March 9 -- Zolo Technologies Inc., an optical networking sub-systems developer and manufacturer, has agreed to purchase grating supplier Hyperfine Inc. The company plans to close...
Adept Technology Signs Siasun Robot & Automation Co. as New System Integrator
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 8 -- Adept Technology, Inc., manufacturer of flexible automation for the telecommunications, fiber optic and semiconductor industries, announced that Siasun Robot & Automation...
Agilent Reduces Price of its DFB Laser Modules
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 8 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a 25 percent reduction in the price of its 81662A +10 dBm distributed feedback (DFB) laser source modules. With a new US list price...
Iphotonics Augments Optical Manufacturing Capability with New Splicing Technology
GLEN BURNIE, Md., March 8 -- In an effort to enhance the scope and sophistication of its optical assembly and manufacturing services, Iphotonics has acquired Fujikura's latest factory specialty...
Photobit Corp. Completes Second Round of Funding
PASADENA, Calif., March 8 -- Photobit Corp., in which Basler AG has an equity investment, successfully completed its second round of financing. In addition to Basler AG, the list of investors now...
FLAG Atlantic-1 Upgrades to Meet Demand
LONDON, March 7 -- FLAG Telecom is bringing forward the planned upgrade program for the FLAG Atlantic-1 (FA-1) cable system with an order being placed for an additional 120 Gb/s of capacity. The...
Intel, Cisco, Corning Join in $63 Million Start-Up Funding
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 -- Intel Corp., Cisco Systems Inc. and Corning Inc. have joined to provide $63 million in financing for Gemfire, a start-up aiming to make the processing power of optical...
EXFO Acquires EFOS
QUEBEC CITY, Canada, Mar. 7 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EFOS Inc. for 3.7 million EXFO shares and $25 million in cash. At the close of...
TyCom Announces Stock Buy Back
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, March 6 -- Undersea fiber optic cable network supplier TyCom Ltd. said it plans to buy back up to $500 million of its stock. TyCom, a unit of Tyco International, has 520.4 million...
New World Network Wins Permit to Connect US with Caribbean
VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada, March 6 -- New World Network, a subsidiary of Global Light, has received all of the necessary US permits to connect the ARCOS (Americas Region Caribbean Ring System) ring in...
Emergent Turns to National Instruments To Speed Fiber Assembly
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. March 6 -- Emergent Information Technologies Inc. said that it has developed an automated solution for a laser diode manufacturer that cut fiber optic assembly times by 89...
FiberCore Wins $19 Million in European Contracts
CHARLTON, Mass., March 5 -- FiberCore Inc. has received orders from European customers valued at about $19 million, several under "take or pay" arrangements. The orders are primarily for FiberCore's...
360networks Announces Record Fourth Quarter and 2000 Revenue
VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada, March 5 -- 360networks announced record fourth quarter revenue in 2000 of $158 million, an increase of 26 percent over $125 million in the fourth quarter of 1999. Revenue for...
Rofin-Sinar Acquires Z-Laser S.A.
HAMBURG, Germany, March 5 -- Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (RSTI) said that its Spanish subsidiary, Rofin-Baasel Espana S.A., has acquired 80 percent of the stock of Z-Laser S.A. in a cash...
Nova Crystals Adds Production Floor Space
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2 -- Nova Crystals Inc., a developer of laser components for fiber optic data/telecommunications applications, has secured facilities that will enable the high-volume...
Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Shipments Increased 90 percent in 2000
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 2 -- Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), the global industry association of companies that supply manufacturing technology and materials to the world's...
SLI Restructures Equipment Lease Financing
BINGHAMTON, N.Y., March 2 -- Semiconductor Laser International has entered into an agreement with Finova Capital Corp. to restructure its current equipment leasing obligations of about $1.2 million....
Corning Supplies HPFS Glass Material Optics to LIGO
CORNING, N.Y., March 2 -- Using ten-inch diameter HPFS glass material supplied by Corning Inc. the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) was able to achieve "First Lock" with one...
Extraction Systems Forms New Optics Protection R&D Group
FRANKLIN, Mass., March 2 -- Extraction Systems Inc. has launched a new research and development group to address protection of optical elements in advanced deep UV lithography systems. As the...
HP Backs Kidger Memorial Scholarship Fund
BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 1 -- In recognition of Michael Kidger's commitment to science and individuals, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories (HPL) will donate a high-end Omnibook laptop & Desk Jet printer to...
NDC Automation Wins Order for Laser Guided Vehicle System
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 1 -- NDC Automation Inc. has received an order from an undisclosed microelectronics division of a major corporation for a turnkey Lazerway Laser Guided Vehicle System (LGVS) to...
Zygo Delivers MicroLUPI Systems to Digital Optics
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., March 1 -- Zygo Corp. said that it has delivered multiple MicroLUPI metrology systems to Digital Optics Corp., a manufacturer of photonic chips for the telecom and datacom...
Agility Communications, Network Photonics Partner on Lasers
BOULDER, Colo., Calif., March 1 -- Agility Communications Inc. and Network Photonics Inc. have announced a strategic partnership in which Network Photonics has agreed to collaborate on the...
Avanex Updates Outlook for Financial Results
FREMONT, Calif., March 1 -- Avanex Corp., designer of photonic processors that accelerate the deployment of optical networks, announced a revised outlook for the third fiscal quarter ending March 30,...
Photonics Program Invites Proposals
The Colorado Photonics & Optoelectronics Program has announced that it is reviewing proposals for exploratory projects. The program provides seed grants for research that encourages collaboration...
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