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06 Aug 2004
Including news from JDS Uniphase, Nichia, GSI Lumonics, Micronic and more.
General company news:
• JDS Uniphase has acquired fellow US-based firm Advanced Digital Optics (ADO) for $12 million in cash. ADO makes light engines that are used in high-definition televisions. "High definition requires high performance optical and this acquisition is an important step toward delivering the advanced technology needed for the large screen display market," said Hoss Christensen, head of JDSU's laser, optics and display product group.
• Nichia of Japan says that it will collaborate with Opto Tech of Taiwan to produce InGaN for LEDs. "As global demand for LEDs is expanding, Nichia believes it has a responsibility to answer the calls for its LEDs," said the firm in a statement. "This collaboration is a part of Nichia's plans to secure the LED supply."
• Sales of 3D displays to the private sector will rise to 8.1 million units in 2010 compared with 2 million units in 2003, according to research from iSuppli/Standford Resources. The US-based analyst says that 3D hardware sales to private sector will drive an 18.5% compound annual growth rate from 2004 to 2010. Medical, industrial and consumer segments are said to be the emerging non-governmental markets.
• Polatis, the UK maker of ultra-low loss optical switches, has moved to larger premises. "The move to our new facility was driven by customer demand for our switch products," said Polatis' CEO Dave Lewis. The firm says its switches are ideal for applications such as hybrid switching in telecommunication networks and video switching.
• Delta's Light and Optics division has moved to the firm's headquarters in Høsholm, Denmark. The move means that all five of the firm's divisions are now housed in the same place. Delta has constructed a new building to house the division's kit for designing and producing customized optical filters and coatings.
Financial results:
• GSI Lumonics, US, has posted second quarter sales of $84.5 million, up 89% year-on-year. Net income for the quarter was $11.8 million compared with a loss of $3.6 million for the same period in 2003. GSI says its second quarter sales were split approximately 50% in the Americas, 36% in Asia-Pacific including Japan and 14% in Europe.
Orders:
• GSI Lumonics has announced an order for multiple Wafer Repair memory repair systems from what it says is the leading semiconductor DRAM manufacturer in Taiwan. The systems will be delivered in the third quarter of 2004.
• Micronic of Sweden has received an order for a laser photomask generator from a Japanese customer. Due to ship in the fourth quarter of 2004, the tool will be used in volume production semiconductor applications.
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