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Rofin-Sinar to Acquire Nufern
Feb 1, 2008 — Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. of Plymouth, Mich., a developer and manufacturer of laser beam sources and laser-based solutions, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Nufern of East Granby, Conn., for an undisclosed amount. The latter, a manufacturer of specialty fibers and fiber laser modules, will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the former but will continue to operate as a stand-alone company.
Rudolph Technologies to Buy Semiconductor Division
Feb 1, 2008 — Applied Precision LLC of Issaquah, Wash., has announced the sale of its semiconductor division to Rudolph Technologies Inc. of Flanders, N.J., a designer and manufacturer of process characterization equipment and software for thin-film measurement...
Schott to Build Facility
Feb 1, 2008 — Schott Solar Inc. of Roseville, Calif., will construct a solar energy technology production facility in Albuquerque, N.M. The site will manufacture receivers for concentrated solar thermal power plants and 64-MW photovoltaic modules and is scheduled...
Spectrum Moves
Feb 1, 2008 — Spectrum Thin Films Inc., originally of Bohemia, has moved its headquarters to Hauppauge, both in New York. The new facility is 16,000 sq ft, more than twice the size of the old one, and includes a 3000-sq-ft particle-controlled cleanroom and a...
Sunny Future Forecast for Solar Technology
Feb 1, 2008 — The next several years look bright for the photovoltaic industry as the demand for alternative energy grows and improvements to existing technology make solar power a more viable option for consumers. A market report published in December by BCC...
Teledyne to Purchase Judson Technologies
Feb 1, 2008 — Teledyne Scientific & Imaging LLC, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc. of Thousand Oaks, Calif., has entered into an agreement to buy Judson Technologies LLC of Montgomeryville, Pa. The latter, a designer and manufacturer of infrared...
ChemImage Awarded Grant
Jan 1, 2008 — ChemImage Corp. of Pittsburgh has received a small business innovation research grant to study silicon carbide-based materials for space-based optics. The Phase I grant will fund a research and development project on the chemical composition,...
Chinese Firm Enters Solar Market
Jan 1, 2008 — XinAo Group of Heibei, China, announced that it is entering the solar energy market with a plan to establish a photovoltaic module production line. The company has signed an agreement with Applied Materials Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., for an...
Companies to Develop Single-Photon-Counting Module
Jan 1, 2008 — Princeton Lightwave Inc. of Cranbury, N.J., and id Quantique SA of Geneva, are collaborating to develop a single-photon-counting module for 1064 nm by combining an optimized avalanche photodiode with integrated biasing and quenching electronics. The...
CyOptics Announces Acquisition
Jan 1, 2008 — CyOptics Inc. of Breinigsville, Pa., a developer of indium phosphide optical chip and component technologies, announced that it is expanding its photonic integrated circuits technology platform with the acquisition of Inplane Photonics of South...
DoE Completes Latest Round of Testing of Solid-State Lighting
Jan 1, 2008 — As solid-state lighting products begin to arrive on the market, standards-setting organizations, industry groups and the US Department of Energy (DoE) are concerned about standards and test procedures for the new products. The DoE recently changed...
El-Mul Acquires QuantomiX
Jan 1, 2008 — QuantomiX of Rehovot, Israel, developer of a capsule technology that enables direct imaging of wet samples in scanning electron microscopes, has been purchased by El-Mul Technologies Ltd. of Yavne, Israel. The latter, a manufacturer of particle...
Gooch & Housego Consolidates
Jan 1, 2008 — Five players in the photonics industry are being brought together under the Gooch & Housego corporate brand. The launch combines Gooch & Housego UK of Ilminster, Cleveland Crystals Inc. in Ohio, Landwehr Electronic GmbH of Norderstedt,...
Graduate School Created for Photonics
Jan 1, 2008 — A graduate research school for photonics has been created by Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. The program, which will focus on biophotonics, lasers, and optical materials and systems, will run from 2008 to 2013. Students will be...
Intevac to Acquire Display Company
Jan 1, 2008 — Intevac Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., has signed an agreement to acquire Creative Display Systems LLC of Carlsbad, Calif., a manufacturer of microdisplay products for near-eye and portable applications in the defense and commercial markets. The...
Isra Vision Acquires Metronom Automation
Jan 1, 2008 — Isra Vision AG of Darmstadt, Germany, has finalized its acquisition agreement with Metronom Automation GmbH of Mainz, Germany. The latter company specializes in quality-measurement technology and image processing, which will increase the market...
JDSU to Acquire Holograph Company
Jan 1, 2008 — JDSU of Milpitas, Calif., has announced an agreement to acquire American Bank Note Holographics Inc. of Robbinsville, N.J., for $138 million in cash and JDSU stock. The latter company is involved in the origination, production and marketing of...
Laser Energetics Wins Contract
Jan 1, 2008 — Laser Energetics Inc. of Princeton, N.J., has received a contract valued at more than $480,000 for its BrightStar alexandrite laser. The contract is in support of the US Army’s initiative to develop a solid-state laser for the next generation of...
LED Light from Single High-Brightness Chip
Jan 1, 2008 — LEDs have been around for close to half a century and have made steady progress, not the least of which is their availability in nearly every color. However, challenges remain, including the need in many applications for an array of LEDs that...
Matrox Imaging Selects Brazilian Distributor
Jan 1, 2008 — Matrox Imaging of Dorval, Quebec, Canada, has announced that InviSys SVC Ltda of Curitiba, Brazil, will be the official distributor for the Canadian company’s entire line of hardware and software components for industrial and scientific imaging...
Multiwave Photonics Adds Distributor
Jan 1, 2008 — Multiwave Photonics SA of Maia, Portugal, a company that develops and produces pulsed fiber lasers and laser systems, is entering the Asian market. Laser 21 Pte Ltd. of Singapore has been named a distributor for Multiwave’s full range of fiber optic...
Naked Optics Signs Distribution Agreement
Jan 1, 2008 — Glass and IR materials supplier Naked Optics Corp. of North Branch, N.J., has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Hubei New Huaguang Information Materials Co. Ltd. of Xiangfan, China, a manufacturer of optical and specialty glasses.
Optek Technology Names Distributor
Jan 1, 2008 — Optek Technology Inc. of Carrollton, Texas, has selected NRC Electronics Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla., as a global distributor and technical support provider for its complete product line of optoelectronic sensors, fiber optic devices, and visible LED...
Photonic Component Group Created
Jan 1, 2008 — Power Technology Inc. of Little Rock, Ark., has created the Photonic Component Group, a division that will distribute laser components to the company’s OEM customers. The group also will offer laser components from several diode manufacturers.
QPC Receives $12 Million Contract
Jan 1, 2008 — QPC Lasers Inc. of Sylmar, Calif., has been awarded a contract for BrightLase semiconductor lasers by an unnamed manufacturer of consumer electronics. The lasers will be used in rear-projection televisions based on digital light processing and...

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