News in brief: Seiwa, Opto Speed and Multiplex
Seiwa Electric, which began offering blue LEDs in April 2002, is planning to begin sampling a white LED product in early 2003 that incorporates a proprietary color converting phosphor. Seiwa’s phosphor color converter has a higher conversion rate than the YAG phosphors used by some other white LED manufacturers. As a result, a thinner phosphor can be used, allowing surface-mount white LEDs just 0.4 mm thick to be manufactured.
Opto Speed teams up with Infomax
Opto Speed (Zurich, Switzerland) and Infomax Optical Technologies (Taoyuan, Taiwan) have entered into an agreement to collaborate on the manufacturing and sales of their products. Opto Speed manufactures SOAs, InGaAs photodetectors and Fabry-Perrot and DFB lasers. Infomax offers complimentary products including pin/TIA modules, transceivers and laser modules.
Opto Speed will benefit from Infomax’s packaging expertise enabling it to offer its lasers and pin detectors in TO cans and also receiver and transmitter optical sub-assemblies. Infomax will also be able to expand its product portfolio under the agreement.
Multiplex achieves ISO 9001:2000 certification
Multiplex has been awarded ISO 9001 certification for the design, manufacture and support processes for its optoelectronic devices, modules and subsystems. All of Multiplex’s three facilities in South Plainfield, NJ, are covered by the ISO certificate.