Sign of the times as Germany’s Q-Cells, once the largest solar cell maker in the world, is sold to the Korean conglomerate.

Though overshadowed by the Apple feud, a joint announcement between Samsung and Osram confirms a ‘global settlement’ over LED-related IP.

New approvals in China and Japan, coupled with large-scale project completions in the US, take up the slack from a European slowdown.

However, road ahead 'diverges sharply' depending on technology and geography.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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