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Laird Launches Multilanguage Site
Aug 25, 2009 — Chesterfield, Mo.-based Laird Technologies Inc., a maker of components for wireless systems and other advanced electronics applications, has announced the launch of its fully translated Simplified Chinese Web site. Along with the traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean and German versions of www.lairdtech.com, it is accessed through the “Select Language” drop-down menu and provides the same navigation capabilities as the home page. All language portals offer “Contact Us” links and information on...
Syndiant Raises $10.7M
DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2009 -- Syndiant, a Dallas-based fabless semiconductor company, announced the closing of a $10.7 million series B funding round led by the the Texas Emerging Technology Fund and private investors. The company's high-resolution light modulating chips are...
Border Patrol Goes High Tech
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 24, 2009 – The Department of Homeland Security has accelerated plans to build a "virtual fence" on the US-Mexico border that will incorporate steel towers equipped with infrared sensors, remotely operated cameras, communications devices and radar. The system...
Oclaro Expands AMS Agreement
Aug 24, 2009 — San Jose, Calif.-based Oclaro, a provider of optical components modules and subsystems, has announced that its distribution partnership with AMS Technologies will be expanded to cover all products from the Oclaro telecommunications divisions. AMS is...
Plextronics Nets $14M
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 20, 2009 – Plextronics Inc., a maker of printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics, announced the completion of its $14 million series B-1 financing round, led by a $12 million investment by Solvay North American Investments LLC.
BioSolar Moves to Patent IP
Aug 19, 2009 — BioSolar Inc. of Santa Clarita, Calif., announced it recently filed a patent application related to its proprietary BioBacksheet, a three-layer laminate consisting of a recyclable aluminum foil center sandwiched between two layers of bio-based...
Energy Focus LED Grant Extended
Aug 19, 2009 — Energy-efficient lighting provider Energy Focus Inc. of Solon, Ohio, announced today that it has been awarded a $500,000 SBIR (small business innovation research) extension grant from DARPA to provide LED lighting for general use on Navy ships. The...
PerkinElmer Licenses SiPM Tech
Aug 19, 2009 — Health sciences and photonics company PerkinElmer Inc. of Waltham, Mass., has signed a licensing agreement with Max Planck Innovation, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, for its ultrafast, low-crosstalk solid-state...
Alleged Bilker: 'Not Guilty'
BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 18, 2009 – A former bookkeeper accused of embezzling $230,000 from Boulder-based laser optics company Precision Photonics Corp., to fund purchases such as a Mercedes Benz and luxury cruise, pleaded not guilty in Boulder district court Friday.
Microwatt Registers in Florida
Aug 18, 2009 — Pyroelectric detectors supplier Microwatt Applications has registered as a limited liability corporation in Florida. Microwatt Applications (MWA) LLC is a high-technology company that manufactures infrared sensors used in industrial process control,...
Philips Lumileds Adds Senior Exec
Aug 18, 2009 — LED maker Philips Lumileds of San Jose, Calif., announced that Alvin Tse, a 15-year veteran of the lighting industry, has joined the company as vice president of Asia-Pacific sales. Tse will lead technical, marketing and sales professionals in the...
Sony Delays OLED TVs
TOKYO, Aug. 18, 2009 -- Poor performance at its TV division led Sony to delay sales of its new organic LED (OLED) display television until at least 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported. Sony had planned to introduce a model with a screen bigger than its 11-in. OLED,...
Microvision, Osram Sign Deal
Aug 17, 2009 — Microvision Inc., a Redmond, Wash.-based company dealing in ultra-miniature projection display and image capture products for mobility applications, announced that it has entered into a supply agreement with Osram Opto Semiconductors for the supply...
Thermo Funds Grant Program
Aug 17, 2009 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., of Waltham, Mass., announced the establishment of a grant program to award life science researchers more than $400,000 in RNA-interference (RNAi) reagents used to study genes in medical research and drug discovery. The...
Adept Signs Japan Distributor
Aug 12, 2009 — Pleasanton, Calif.-based Adept Technology Inc., an intelligent vision-guided robotics and robotics services provider, has signed Nihon Kizai as its distributor to cover the Japanese market, which is the world’s largest robotics market, according to...
Carbon Design Receives Grant
Aug 12, 2009 — Carbon Design Innovations Inc., a carbon nanotube device manufacturer located in Burlingame, Calif., has received a $390,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The grant will fund...
Qioptiq Appoints Alcock Director
Aug 12, 2009 — The Qioptiq Group has appointed Dr. Ian Alcock as managing director for its precision optical instrumentation subsidiary, Point Source Ltd. of Southampton, UK. Alcock has worked with Point Source since 1997, most recently as general manager. Qioptiq...
Simphotek Awarded $750K
Aug 12, 2009 — Simphotek Inc. of Newark, N.J., has received a two-year, $750,000 STTR Phase II contract from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to develop innovative optical computer-aided design software. The award will be used to help create the...
Thermacore Acquires k Tech
Aug 12, 2009 — Thermal management systems maker Thermacore Inc. of Lancaster, Pa., announced it has acquired k Technology of Langhorne, Pa., a custom thermal management products manufacturer for power electronics cooling. Under the terms of the acquisition, the...
Earthquake Halts LCD Output
CORNING, NY, Aug. 11, 2009 – Corning Inc. said that production at its LCD glass manufacturing facility in Shizuoka, Japan, was disrupted by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Honshu Monday. While there were no reports of injuries or structural damage at the Corning plant, the...
Coherent Loses $7M in Q3
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 6, 2009 – Laser maker Coherent Inc. posted a loss of $7 million, or 29 cents a share, for the third quarter of 2009, compared with a net gain of $8.4 million, or 35 cents a share, for the same period a year ago. Net sales for the third quarter of 2009 were...
IPG Photonics Posts Q2 Loss
OXFORD, Mass., Aug 5, 2009 – Weak pulsed laser sales for materials processing contributed to a $1.2 million, or 3 cents a share, loss posted by high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers maker IPG Photonics Corp. for the second quarter.
Publisher Dies Unexpectedly
PITTSFIELD, Mass., Aug. 5, 2009 -- Diane M. Laurin, group publisher for Laurin Publishing's slate of international trade magazines, and daughter of company founder Teddi C. Laurin, died unexpectedly, the company announced last week. She was 57.
Broader Offerings
Aug 1, 2009 — Fibre Photonics Ltd. of Livingston, UK, has signed a commercial agreement that will increase its range of products. The company now will be offering UV/VIS/NIR fiber optic spectrometers and fiber probe technologies from J&M Analytik AG of...
Cameras in Israel
Aug 1, 2009 — In a follow-up to its acquisition of Prosilica Corp., Allied Vision Technologies of Ahrensburg, Germany, has appointed OpteamX of Azor, Israel, as its exclusive distributor in Israel. The latter company has represented Prosilica in that region since...

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