Beyond all of the hype and tumult, market drivers and technological developments are converging to ensure a bright future for silicon photonics, according to the ‘Silicon Photonics 2014’ report from Yole Développement. ...
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Custom MMIC of Westford, MA, USA, a developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), has launched the CMD206, a DC-50GHz distributed low-noise amplifier (LNA) in die form. The CMD206 features a noise ...
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany has achieved record photovoltaic (PV) solar module efficiency of 36.7%, as measured under Concentrator Standard Testing Conditions (CSTC). This has been done by ...
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The physical properties of the ultra-white scales on certain species of beetle could be used to make whiter paper, plastics and paints, while using far less material than is used in current manufacturing methods. The Cyphochilus beetle, ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany says that its new Oslon Black SFH 4715A 850nm-wavelength infrared LED (IRED) offers a typical electro-optical efficiency of 48% – a figure never before achieved with ...
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Members of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) have provided feedback to start another Common Electrical Interface (CEI) 56G project to complement the existing 400G roadmap that was started last year. The project defines ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has launched the SFH 4726S, a high-power member of its IR Oslon Black product family with a wide beam angle of 150° (±75°) in a 3.85mm x 3.85mm package. When integrated ...
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The global OC market posted revenues of $6.8bn in 2013, up 3% from the 2012 level. The gain was due to strong datacom sales driven by hyperscale data centers, 100G coherent demand, and unexpected growth in sales of transceivers for ...
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South Korean LED maker Seoul Semiconductor has launched a new Acrich module optimized for omnidirectional lamps to meet ENERGY STAR requirements. This new module consists of the Acrich MJT 2525 series LED along with Seoul Semiconductor's ...
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For its fiscal third-quarter 2014 (to end-June), Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, has reported revenue of $44.6m, up 5.5% on ...
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Revenues for LED modules in lighting applications are expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32.8% to $7.8bn by 2019, according to Strategies Unlimited’s first report on the global LED module market. ...
Tags: LEDs, Lighting market, Electronics
LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced sampling and volume availability of a complete line of 80 mil x 80mil rugged metal LED chips, including white, blue, and ultraviolet (UV) variants. The EV-80mil ...
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LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has announced sampling and volume availability of a complete line of 80 mil x 80mil rugged metal LED chips, including white, blue, and ultraviolet (UV) variants. The EV-80mil ...
Tags: SemiLEDs, UV, LEDs, Electrical, Electronics
Alliant Techsystems Inc. filed a registration statement Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission to spin off its hunting and shooting sports business to shareholders as a new stock trading under the name Vista Outdoor Inc. ...
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Boyd Coatings Research Co., Inc. was selected to strategically coat and laminate a suitcase-sized microsatellite that orbits the Earth searching for near-earth asteroids and “space junk" that are difficult to spot using ground-based ...
Tags: NEOSSat, success, Construction