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27 Jul 11
Organic LED lighting: only a niche market by 2020?

Analysts at Lux Research predict that organic LED lighting fixtures will remain far too expensive for mainstream use.

26 Jul 11
Cymer CEO focuses attention on EUV progress

Amid a pause in orders for conventional lithography equipment, Cymer will double staff numbers working on EUV sources by year-end.

25 Jul 11
DuPont acquires silicon ink developer Innovalight

Company working on quantum-dot inks to improve PV module performance had raised more than $53M in equity funding over the past five years.

22 Jul 11
Subdued FLIR buys Aerius Photonics for $27M

While its government systems business is hampered by purchasing bureaucracy in the US military, FLIR makes an acquisition.

22 Jul 11
MicroVision cuts cash burn, signs auto deal

The developer of pico projectors based on direct-emitting green lasers will work on a prototype head-up display with a major auto maker.

20 Jul 11
Newport acquisitions key to hitting $750M target

Addition of businesses with combined annual revenues of around $150 million will take company close to its 2013 goal.

20 Jul 11
Semprius to build pilot plant in Henderson

Combination of venture capital and grant package finances initial 5MW concentrated PV module facility, expandable to 35MW.

18 Jul 11
Philips looks to LEDs to restore lighting profits

As margins are hit by weak economies and high materials prices, Philips revises down its growth expectations for the lighting market.

18 Jul 11
Upbeat IQE expects strong finish to 2011

Manufacturer of advanced semiconductor wafers for optoelectronic and RF applications sees VCSEL demand boost revenues.

15 Jul 11
OCT firm Michelson Diagnostics sets up US subsidiary

UK-based imaging company specializes in optical coherence tomography (OCT) equipment currently in clinical trials in the US.

15 Jul 11
Hoya sells Pentax imaging business to Ricoh

Unit will form key part of Ricoh's strategy to establish a consumer optics business.

13 Jul 11
Chip makers pause for thought over 2012 demand

ASML, the dominant supplier of lithography tools to the semiconductor industry, is still breaking sales records but seeing orders slow.

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