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20 Dec 2002
Including news from Nichia, Sony, Lambda Physik, Osram Opto Semiconductors, Corning and more.
• Japanese firms Nichia and Sony have joined forces to develop blue-violet laser diodes for use in optical recording and playback. The two companies will share their respective technologies to make 405 nm diodes for "Blu-ray", a next-generation, large capacity DVD recording format. Mass production will begin in Spring 2003.
• Three-Five Systems, US, is to market Osram Opto Semiconductors' OLED display products. "We plan to drive our new OLED technologies into growing markets such as wireless handsets, industrial controls and various handheld devices," said Joseph Carr, Osram Opto's president. "We look forward to having Three-Five as one of our display integration customers."
• Corning, US, says that its new facility in Canton, New York State, has reached full production of calcium fluoride crystals for 193 nm semiconductor microlithography. The next-generation lithography systems, which use argon fluoride lasers, will be able to print integrated circuits with 95 nm feature sizes.
• Lambda Physik, the German maker of excimer lasers, achieved sales of EURO 98.5 million for fiscal 2002, a 29% decline over the previous year. The firm says that a persistent weakening of the world economy and the lack of a recovery in the semiconductor sector had an adverse impact on revenues.
• Optical Surfaces, the UK optics specialist, is to supply two mirrors for the new laser guide stars being deployed on each of the twin Gemini telescopes. The 8 m telescopes are located on top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii and Cerro Pachón in Chile.
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