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01 Apr 16
Lumileds moves up packaged LED ranks

Despite an aborted takeover bid, the LED-making Philips division had a good 2015.

31 Mar 16
NKT Photonics buys UK rival Fianium

More consolidation in the laser sector as two providers of supercontinuum sources and ultrafast fiber lasers join forces.

24 Mar 16
Mauna Kea cuts cash burn

CEO Sacha Loiseau hails licensing deals as evidence of turnaround at optical biopsy firm.

23 Mar 16
Analysts, investors ponder Coherent-Rofin deal

Acquisition price rated 'fair' by Longbow Research while activist investor SilverArrow sees potential for higher valuation.

23 Mar 16
Global market for industrial lasers grows 10% in 2015

Currency variations alter overall growth picture but, in any case, China surpasses Europe as world's largest market.

22 Mar 16
LG Display to build 5th generation OLED light panel plant

Said to be the world's first such facility, the factory will be located in the South Korean city of Gumi.

22 Mar 16
'Progressive' lens boom drives European spectacles market

Turnover in key markets of continental Europe up to €17 billion as consumers take a liking to individualized designs.

17 Mar 16
Coherent targets fiber lasers with $942M Rofin acquisition

Two of the world's largest laser companies set to merge; Rofin postpones potentially troublesome annual shareholder meeting.

17 Mar 16
Panasonic joins Solliance as an industrial partner

European roll-to-roll perovskite film development group welcomes technology-focused commercial partner.

16 Mar 16
Fast-growing Pyreos appoints CTO

Former poLight engineer John Phair joins Edinburgh-based developer of pyroelectric infrared sensors.

15 Mar 16
SEMI forecast suggests 2017 bounce

But it looks like another flat year in 2016, predicts the analyst team at the organization representing semiconductor equipment suppliers.

15 Mar 16
'Embezzlement' clash as Rofin, SilverArrow exchange final missives

Activist investor accusation that Rofin covered up ‘embezzlement’ case in the UK is dismissed as desperate by the industrial laser firm in the run-up to a key shareholder vote.

 
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