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24 Nov 16
Macom buys Applied Micro for $770m

Also planning to sell off its non-strategic Compute business within 100 days.

23 Nov 16
Le Flohic becomes Quantel CEO after shareholder transfer

Keopsys founder Marc Le Flohic looking to establish global player in photonics by aligning the French companies.

18 Nov 16
Philips Photonics to ramp VCSEL production

Capacity set to double at Ulm, Germany, manufacturing facility in response to sharp rise in demand.

17 Nov 16
TeraView doubles annual sales to £2.5 million

Terahertz technology specialist matches growing global markets with more products and support.

15 Nov 16
Imaging technology transforming the automotive industry

2D, 3D and night vision cameras are “exploding” into the automotive sector, says analyst Yole Développement.

11 Nov 16
MicroVision jumps on auto lidar bandwagon with STMicroelectronics

Microdisplay and semiconductor firms working together on miniature laser scanners, targeting 2018 production of lidar sensing 'engines'.

10 Nov 16
Oclaro hails positive first quarter of 2017

Exceeds guidance in all areas, with revenue of $135m; 100G sales take off while 40G continues slide.

08 Nov 16
Han’s Laser buys Canadian fiber specialist CorActive

Chinese giant expanding with strategic acquisition of specialty optical fiber /systems maker.

04 Nov 16
ASML buys billion-euro stake in Zeiss subsidiary

Investment in Zeiss SMT division intended to help development of high-numerical-aperture optics for extreme ultraviolet lithography.

03 Nov 16
Coherent reports ‘record’ Q4 and 2016 year-end results

Latest quarter income passes $40m, up 30% on Q4 2015, while 2016 sales hit $857m against $803m, last year.

02 Nov 16
Losses widen at Electro Scientific as sales and bookings slip

New CEO Michael Burger facing immediate overcapacity challenges as the laser systems firm reports a $9.7M net loss.

01 Nov 16
Sales, profits slump at Hoya on strong yen and quake damage

Glass and optics giant reports sharp real-terms decline in LCD photomask sales, but is set to benefit from future EUV boom.

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