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28 Aug 12
Earnings up sharply at Thales Optronics

UK-based subsidiary of the giant engineering and defense group posts 74% year-on-year increase in pre-tax profit.

28 Aug 12
Zygo terminates 'substantial' acquisition effort

Precision optics and metrology firm reports sharp increase in profits, despite having to write off costs of due diligence.

27 Aug 12
Samsung completes ASML's EUV investment program

Korean semiconductor and electronics giant buys 3% stake in the Dutch lithography company, joining Intel and TSMC.

22 Aug 12
Direct Photonics spreads its wings

New CTO, Asian distributors, licensing agreement and first "LightEngine" sale make it a busy month for Berlin direct diode laser developer.

22 Aug 12
Raydiance attracts Samsung investment

Fresh $20 million funding seen as validation of the company's packaged femtosecond laser technology.

22 Aug 12
Building-integrated PV ready to 'come of age'

Maturing technologies and partnerships between solar and construction companies will prompt 4.6GW of installations by 2017.

16 Aug 12
PV puts utilities and construction ‘on collision course’

Achieving widespread grid parity with solar electricity may set up a titanic clash between the two industry sectors.

15 Aug 12
Universal Display reports ‘best ever’ quarter

Boost in licensing revenue and near doubling of material sales reflect growth of UDC’s OLED technology.

15 Aug 12
Jenoptik reports successful H1 2012 results

Growing diversified German photonics player anticipates further growth in sales and earnings for FY 2012 - raises overall forecast.

14 Aug 12
Zeiss Meditec sees demand up in Russia, Germany

Optics-based medical equipment firm also reports strong demand in the US as overall sales jump 13.6%.

10 Aug 12
CIA invests in SiOnyx imaging technology

Developer of “black silicon” laser texturing process for imaging and PV applications signs deal with In-Q-Tel.

09 Aug 12
MiaSolé latest CIGS solar firm to restructure

Santa Clara solar panel maker is cutting costs but expects to finalize new partnership within 90 days.

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