February 2008 Archives

WOODBURY, N.Y., February 28, 2007 -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), announced today that Research Production Enterprise "Kvant" of Moscow, Russia, a leading Russian enterprise in photovoltaic (PV) technology, has ordered a TurboDisc E450 arsenic phosphide (As/P) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for production of multi-junction solar cells for commercial space applications.

RFMD Now Supporting All Top-Five Handset Manufacturers

GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2008--RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions, today announced it has begun volume shipments of a linear EDGE cellular front end to a tier one handset original equipment manufacturer (OEM), representing the commencement of a high volume ramp to this OEM anticipated in calendar 2008.

Construction of the world's largest and most efficient solar photovoltaic power station in northern Victoria will commence in 2009 following the signing of a $290 million Development Agreement between Melbourne-based business, Solar Systems, and leading integrated energy company, TRUenergy.

Worldwide deployment is driving a dramatic ramp-up of EMCORE's concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) receiver products. EMCORE's receiver assembly line commences high-volume production

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EMCORE Corporation (Nasdq: EMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber-optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, announces today that it has been awarded a follow-on production order of $39 million for additional solar cell receiver assemblies.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR - News), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, is announcing the introduction of a new line of un-cooled coaxial DFB lasers.

San Jose, Calif., - February 27, 2008, Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM), today announced the launch of a fully qualified high power multimode pump module offering up to 6W power.

AUSTIN, Texas - (Business Wire) SemiSouth Laboratories Inc., a silicon carbide (SiC) based semiconductor company, announced today the appointment of Kenney Roberts as the company's Chief Operating Officer.

New Amplifier Delivers Exceptional Performance and Signal Integrity Required By GPON Residential Triple Play Services

WARREN, N.J., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANAD), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the broadband wireless and wireline communications markets, today announced its new ACA2604 RF amplifier for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) applications.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced new features to its 1550nm broadband transmitter and optical amplifier product lines.

TEDA and Tianjin Polytechnic University Collaborate With Cree to Introduce LED Lighting Initiative in Mainland China

TIANJIN, China, Feb. 26, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CREE - News), a leader in LED solid-state lighting components, today announced that the Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA) in China has joined the LED City(tm) program.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM - News), will showcase its first full band tunable pluggable transceiver and outline the company's roadmap of tunable pluggable products, to include the XFP-E format, on the Bookham booth (#1334) at OFC 2008, taking place this week in San Diego.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ:EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced completion of the acquisition of the telecom- related portion of Intel's Optical Platform Division.

Breakthrough Technology Provides For Advanced Silicon Carbide Digital Sensor

BOSTON, Mass., February 2008 - INPROX Technology Corporation (ITC), a leading sensor
technology company announced today that it has entered into a Space Act Agreement (SAA) with
NASA Glenn Research Center to develop advanced silicon carbide (SiC) based position sensors
aimed at potential uses in future space flight, turbine engine controls and automotive engine
applications.

Recently Introduced Flagship 3G and EDGE Handsets Supported by Innovative Front-end Solutions from Skyworks

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS - News), an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, today announced that it is gaining traction at LG Electronics by virtue of strong demand for its suite of front-end solutions coupled with several strategic design wins.

InP Mach Zehnder platform has the flexibility to implement a range of modulation schemes at 40Gb/s

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM - News), has announced that it has developed and demonstrated an ultra small, 5mm 40Gb/s Optical Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (ODQPSK) modulator chip, implemented through proprietary indium phosphide Mach Zehnder (InP MZ) technology.

Turbodisc K465 MOCVD system process-accepted for blue HB-LED production

WOODBURY, N.Y., February 21, 2007 -- Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced today that a leading Japanese high brightness light emitting diode (HB-LED) manufacturer has process-accepted the TurboDisc K465 (TM) gallium nitride (GaN) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System to support their capacity expansion of blue HB-LEDs. This manufacturer received the tool in December and, with Veeco's support, was able to install and process accept the tool by the end of January.

Nozay - February 20th 2008 - 3S PHOTONICS, one of the world leaders in optical discrete modules and components for telecommunication networks records good results with positive EBITDA for the second quarter 2007/2008, only 8 months after its divestiture by Avanex Corp.

Contract is for high-power amplifier systems used in communications jamming application

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) announced today that its New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp., has received a $2.0 million contract for broadband, solid-state, high-power RF microwave amplifier systems from a major international OEM.

Aiming to gain market share with strengths in small size and low power consumption

OFC/NFOEC 2008
Booth No. 2415

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it has developed a 10Gbps differential outputs type driver IC (KGL4186KD) for Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator for optical communication.

BLUGLASS LTD BUSINESS UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2008 - BluGlass Limited announces that it is on-track in all key areas of the commercialization plan for its revolutionary, low-cost, manufacturing technology for next generation Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor material for use in LED lighting devices.

Reduced footprint transponder enables increased port density and direct drop-in LFF replacement with equal performance and proven reliability

San Jose, Calif., -- February 19, 2008, Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM), today announced what
is believed to be the industry's first fully Telcordia qualified tunable small form factor transponder
(TSFF). A new zero chirp variant of the LambdaFLEX(TM) TL9000 300pin transponder will be
demonstrated on the Bookham booth (#1334) at OFC/NFOEC, taking place next week in San
Diego.

Distribution Agreement for PhlatLight products with one of the World's Largest Electronics Distributors

Billerica, MA and Phoenix, AZ -- February 19, 2008 -- Luminus Devices, Inc. today announced a distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and computer systems. Under the agreement, Avnet will distribute PhlatLight (TM) LED products to Luminus' general illumination customers throughout North and South America.

Tokyo - Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders.

Aachen/Germany, February 19, 2008 - AIXTRON AG today announced an order from the Korea Advanced Nano Fab Center (KANC) for an AIXTRON Planetary Reactor system for solar cells.

Wellingborough, UK (February 8th, 2007) - In the past ten years, the market for cellular infrastructure has experienced exceptional growth, fuelled by rollout of new GSM, and CDMA, networks in emerging countries. IMS Research expects this to change in the upcoming years.

Mainz, Germany, January 22, 2008 -- DILAS, the diode laser company, announced a new series of high-power, water-cooled diode laser arrays used in scalable stack designs that deliver up to 80W CW per bar at standard wavelength of 808nm, 940nm and 980nm for industrial applications.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Feb. 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Alexis C. Livanos, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) corporate vice president and president of the company's Space Technology sector, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in recognition of his contributions to engineering.

20 billion field hours achieved since introduction of technology in 1995

San Jose, CA - February 15, 2008, Bookham, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKHM), has today announced the shipment of its 500,000th 980nm pump laser module to the telecoms industry.

Chelmsford, MA 02/14/08 - Hittite Microwave Corporation (NASDAQ:HITT) today reported revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 of $42.5 million, representing an increase of 20.0% compared with $35.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 and an increase of 6.4% compared with $39.9 million for the third quarter of 2007.

Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, has named Toho Technology Corp. (Nagoya, Japan) as exclusive distributor in Japan for six Compound Semiconductor and Materials Characterization product lines, primarily serving the HB-LED, wafer substrate and Solar PV metrology sectors.

Net income was overstated by approximately $1.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007

EATONTOWN, N.J., Feb 13, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Opnext, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXT), a global leader in the design and manufacturing of optical modules and components, announced today that in the course of preparing the Company's financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, the Company has determined that errors occurred in the valuation of inventory consigned to one of its contract manufacturers and that, as a result, the Company's inventory and trade payables balances and the reported amounts of cost of goods sold and other income expense, net, were not properly reported for each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, and for the affected quarterly periods in each of those years.

Spire Semiconductor Invents Large-Scale Method to Produce Nanoparticles of Highly Uniform Size

Nanophotonics Breakthrough Has Potential for Ultra-High Efficiency, Low-Cost Solar Cells

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules, cells, and wafers worldwide, today announced that it has been awarded United States Patent Number 7,306,963 entitled "Precision Synthesis of Quantum Dot Nanostructures for Fluorescent and Optoelectronic Devices".

New AWE6174 For Polar EDGE Delivers High Power With Exceptional Performance; Supports Use of DC-DC Converter for Even Greater Power Savings

BARCELONA, Spain and WARREN, N.J., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD - News), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions in the broadband wireless and wireline communications markets, today announced its new AWE6174 quad-band Polar EDGE power amplifier (PA) module for 3G wireless handsets and equipment.

Modules Support Worldwide Standards, Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Tri-band CDMA/HSUPA, While Improving Battery Life, Reducing Dropped Calls

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT - News), a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced a new multi-mode system solution using highly-integrated modules to support all global standards from 2G GSM/GPRS to the latest multimedia-centric 3G standards, including HSUPA.

Huge demand for white LEDs from OSRAM: license for PerkinElmer Inc.

OSRAM has granted a license, in return for an appropriate fee, to PerkinElmer Inc., the American supplier of precision and photonic components, that allows it to manufacture and market white LEDs with conversion technology. The patent for this technology is held by the OSRAM subsidiary OSRAM Opto Semiconductors.