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Uniphase Adds Philips Optoelectronics
Jun 1, 1998 — Hardly a month after opening a $20 million semiconductor laser fabrication plant in Zurich, Switzerland, Uniphase Corp. has struck again. This time, the laser manufacturer-turned-telecom company has snapped up Philips Optoelectronics B.V. as its latest addition in a two-year international buying spree. Uniphase will acquire the entire Philips unit, based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, including its 300 employees and 60,000-sq-ft semiconductor fabrication facility now under construction. In...
Whisperers Shout on Wall Street
Jun 1, 1998 — Investors interested in the photonics industry would do well to listen to the "whispers" on Wall Street, according to a recent research study. The study by Mark Bagnoli of the University of Michigan, Susan Watts of Purdue University and Messod...
Acquisition Combines Rivals in Scientific Imaging
May 1, 1998 — Photometrics Ltd. and Princeton Instruments Inc., rivals in the scientific imaging market, have joined hands as sister companies in Roper Industries Inc. Roper, which is based in Bogart, Ga., acquired Photometrics last month. The acquisition expands...
Corning Charges Patent Infringements
May 1, 1998 — In a series of legal moves, Corning Inc. has appealed to the US International Trade Commission to bar US imports from a European optical fiber manufacturer based on an alleged patent infringement, while settling a similar, but unrelated, patent...
Corning Terminates Supply Agreement with SpecTran
May 1, 1998 — SpecTran Corp. of Sturbridge, Mass., a developer of glass optical fibers, has announced the termination of a supply agreement it had with Corning Inc. in Corning, N.Y. In a deal forged in January 1996, Corning agreed to purchase multimode optical...
Firms Put More Focus on Call Centers
May 1, 1998 — Plenty of people who have had to call a customer service number for support can relate to Dilbert's pointy-haired boss when he says that the way to improve customer service is to get rid of the service people. That situation may be changing,...
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May 1, 1998 — BrainTech Inc. received a contract to build and install a print-quality inspection system to improve and standardize the ink jet printer assembly process for Epson Portland Inc. Epson has the option to buy an additional 11 units to automate its...
New Uniphase Plant Targets Telecom Market
May 1, 1998 — In the latest in a string of acquisitions, Uniphase Corp. has opened a European semiconductor laser fabrication plant. Uniphase Laser Enterprise will increase the company's production of 980-nm diode lasers substantially. This type of diode laser is...
NIST and Astralux Join to Develop Gallium Nitride Films
May 1, 1998 — Astralux Inc. in Boulder, Colo., and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have teamed up to process gallium nitride films on silicon carbide and sapphire substrates for use in industrial devices. Gallium nitride can be made into...
Noted Entrepreneur Lays out Road Map to Success
May 1, 1998 — Before selecting a product, a fledgling entrepreneur should consider a detailed business strategy if he or she wants to be successful, said Milton Chang, founder of New Focus Inc. and longtime photonics industry entrepreneur, to the Arizona Optics...
Partnership to Develop CMOS Sensors for Digital Imaging
May 1, 1998 — The Institute for Microelectronics in Stuttgart, Germany, and G-Link Technology, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip manufacturer, plan to work together on commercializing high-dynamic-range CMOS image sensor technology. The partnership leverages...
Political Pressure, Hasty Testing Marred Star Wars Program
May 1, 1998 — An independent panel has submitted a negative critique of the Strategic Defense Initiative -- known as Star Wars -- in a far-ranging 76-page report titled "Reducing Risk in Ballistic Missile Defense Flight Programs." The report said decisions by...
Robotics, Machine Vision Resources Merge
May 1, 1998 — In an effort to provide a resource for potential buyers of machine vision, robotics and related automation technologies, the Robotic Industries Association and the Automated Imaging Association in Ann Arbor, Mich., have banded together to form an...
SEC Cracks Down on Electro-Optical Systems Corp.
May 1, 1998 — The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit in a New York federal court to stop what it claims is the "unregistered and fraudulent sale" of stock of Electro-Optical Systems Corp. In the lawsuit, the SEC charges that Electro-Optical Systems...
Colorado Launches Photonics Association
Apr 1, 1998 — A statewide organization called the Colorado Photonics Industry Association has been formed to provide a collective voice for issues facing the industry. The association will bring together professionals in industry, education and the government...
EEV Withdraws from Medical Camera Tubes Market
Apr 1, 1998 — EEV Ltd. of Chelmsford, UK, plans to halt production of its line of broadcast and medical camera tubes to focus on growing markets. Philips Components of Slatersville, R.I., has announced plans to supply comparable tubes under the name Plumbicon....
Fiber Optics Companies Sign Pact on Transceiver Width
Apr 1, 1998 — Several fiber optics companies have taken a step toward industrywide standardization at the component level by signing an agreement to reduce the width of transceivers. The pact could lead to the reduction of circuit board space in fiber optic data...
Laser's Best Friend Turns 25
Apr 1, 1998 — It may not have had the impact of indoor plumbing, but the Universal Product Code certainly has changed the way the world views the photonics industry. Thanks to the little black bars on everything from apples to zippered bags, lasers -- once the...
Market Watchers Anticipate Growth in IR Imaging
Apr 1, 1998 — Increased demand for IR imaging focal plane array systems and sensors signal continued steady growth in the IR market, despite growing price and consolidation pressures on companies. That is the prediction from market watchdog Frost & Sullivan,...
Names in the News
Apr 1, 1998 — Polaroid Corp. has appointed Hemang D. Dave as vice president of new ventures. Dave had been president and CEO of CMG Direct Interactive in Andover, Mass. Roy Grayzel is the new products development manager for Acton Research Corp.'s Optical...
NASA to Use Electronic Notification for Future Announcements
Apr 1, 1998 — NASA's Office of Space Science has abandoned "snail mail" in favor of its '90s alternative: e-mail. NASA has switched from using postcards sent by surface mail to an electronic notification system for all of its research program announcements....
National Science Foundation Funds Imaging Facility
Apr 1, 1998 — The National Science Foundation has provided a $150,000 grant to the University of Louisville in Kentucky for an atomic force microscope and a white-light scanning interferometric microscope. The two instruments will complement a new scanning...
Optical Storage 'Road Map' Unveiled
Apr 1, 1998 — As multimedia further penetrates business and homes in the next millennium -- from video mail to electronic commerce -- the demands on optical storage will continue to increase. This is the underlying premise of the Optoelectronic Industry and...
Roper Industries Acquires Acton Research
Apr 1, 1998 — Roper Industries Inc., of Bogart, Ga., has bought Acton, Mass.-based Acton Research Corp., a manufacturer of precision optical components, spectrometers and spectroscopy systems, for $11 million. Under terms of the agreement, Acton will become a...
Semiconductor, Electronics Industries Spur North American Machine Vision Growth
Apr 1, 1998 — The outlook for the North American machine vision market continues to look rosy, spurred on by the growing semiconductor, transportation and pharmaceutical industries. That's the finding of an industry-wide survey conducted by Nello Zuech, president...

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