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12 Dec 16
e2v accepts £620M Teledyne bid

North American defense, aerospace and industrial instrumentation firm set to expand its offering for imaging with complementary sensor product line-up.

08 Dec 16
Fortum invests €5.2m in PV cell firm Exeger

Nordic energy giant backs development of printable "indoor solar cells" for consumer electronics roles.

06 Dec 16
Oxford PV lands Statoil investment

First investment in solar technology by the oil and gas giant’s venture wing complemented by deal to develop hybrid perovskite cells with major silicon manufacturer.

30 Nov 16
Solid growth and fat order book mark Gooch & Housego's positive 2016

Preliminary results for the year reveal 9% boost for sales and profits, after military and aerospace acquisitions.

29 Nov 16
II-VI breaks ground on VCSEL site expansion

Epiworks facility in Champaign, Illinois, was acquired earlier this year by the growing laser and materials company.

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.

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