News in brief: ITRI, TU-Berlin, Modulight etc
Taiwan s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, have signed a cooperative agreement on nano-optoelectronic technology. Both parties will focus on the development of quantum dots (QD) structures and devices, especially 1.5-micron GaAs laser and blue light-emitting devices. QD Lasers have a number of advantages including high temperature stability and low power consumption.
Modulight gains Japanese distributor
Modulight, Inc, a manufacturer of high-performance optical components for telecommunications based in Tampere, Finland, has signed a distribution agreement with High-Tech Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. High-Tech will sell and promote Modulight s products, including optoelectronic (OE) epiwafers, OE chips and packaged components, in the Japanese market.
"With this agreement we will further strengthen our position in Japanese market," said Petteri Uusimaa, Modulight s CEO. "High-Tech Corporation has wide coverage in Japan and strong knowledge of optical products and the market segment in general. Working together with High-Tech Corporation we expect to have significant increase in our market share in Japan and further improve our profitability".
New CEO joins DenseLight
DenseLight Semiconductors, a manufacturer of InP-based optoelectronic devices and ICs based in Singapore, has announced the appointment of William Diamond as its new CEO. Diamond was most recently CEO and president of Wavesplitter Technologies, and replaces YeeLoy Lam, who will remain as DenseLight s chief technology officer.
Osram holds large patent portfolio
Osram claims to be the leading company for patents relating to LED luminescence converters, with around 170 relevant patent applications worldwide in the key markets of Europe, the USA and Asia. Luminescence converters are used to create white light by mixing blue emission from an LED chip with yellow light from a fluorescent luminous substance.
During 2002, Osram signed a cross-licensing deal with Nichia relating to white LEDs, and also licensed its white LED manufacturing technology to Rohm.
SiRF and Motorola develop GPS chipsets using SiGe:C
SiRF Technoloy Inc. and Motorola s Semiconductor Products Sector plan to integrate SiRF s global positioning system (GPS) technology into Motorola s baseband and processor chipsets for mobile devices. Motorola plans to implement SiRF s technology, which will enable location-based services for cell phone applications, using its SiGe:C BiCMOS process.