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LED sales receive Olympic surge Sep 5, 2008

Taiwan’s LED manufacturers report strong growth, boosted by the Beijing games.

Spanish PV industry seeks fair tariff Sep 4, 2008

With Spain's photovoltaic market growing so strongly, changes to the feed-in tariff are causing concern among the industry.

Microsoft says hello to blue LED mice Sep 3, 2008

Leaked details suggest the Windows firm has switched a red diode laser source for a blue LED in the latest attempt to improve the usefulness of our dependable computer controllers.

Novaled dopants allow CMOS-logic Sep 2, 2008

Making n- and p-type organic thin-film transistors from the same organic semiconductor material could benefit lighting and display technology.

Business briefs Sep 1, 2008

Featuring news from Rofin-Sinar, LG Display, StockerYale, JPSA, GT Solar and more.

Avago files for $400 million IPO Aug 28, 2008

Chip maker Avago Technologies is hoping to raise $400 million in an initial public offering (IPO) in spite of a turbulent stock market and a slumping semiconductor industry.

Sony reveals brightest red diode array Aug 26, 2008

Sony has unveiled the world's brightest red laser diode array that it says is ideal for use in projection devices.

Business briefs Aug 22, 2008

Featuring news from JDSU, Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology, Powerlase, iSuppli, SPIE and more.

Cree's lighting strategy brings dazzling sales Aug 21, 2008

The LED maker’s vertical integration pays off at the packaged chip level, but at the price of reduced annual profits.

GSI drives UK diode laser project Aug 20, 2008

A £1.2 million research programme will give the UK a leading position in fibre-coupled sources for mainstream materials processing.