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18 Jul 12
LED bulb cost to drop by 50% to $11 by 2020

Technology innovation will shift to thermal management, drivers and optics as price of LED package falls, says Lux Research.

17 Jul 12
FLIR cuts costs; issues 2012 profit warning

Weak markets and delays mean full-year sales are now expected to be nearly 10% lower than previous estimate.

16 Jul 12
Solar shake-up to spawn technology roadmap

Current cycle of consolidation is playing an essential role in filtering out uncompetitive technologies, says analyst.

11 Jul 12
ULIS to triple IR sensor capacity

Investment of €20 million and move to 200 mm wafers as the firm marks its tenth anniversary.

10 Jul 12
Intel cash to speed extreme UV litho deployment

$4 billion agreement will see the world’s leading chip maker fund R&D and take an equity stake in ASML.

10 Jul 12
Trumpf opens disk laser facility in Japan

Local production allows company to better respond to Japanese market needs.

04 Jul 12
Laser vendors weigh uncertain prospects

Longbow Research finds lowered expectations in Germany, but not for everyone.

03 Jul 12
Solar shake-out claims Abound amid GE worries

After $370 million in investment – partly through a DOE loan guarantee – the thin-film CdTe module maker files for bankruptcy.

28 Jun 12
High-concentrating PV market to hit $1.6 bn in 2017

HCPV will register a 31% compound annual growth rate to reach an installed capacity of 700 MW, says Lux Research.

27 Jun 12
Thin film PV manufacture to grow 7% annually

Photovoltaic manufacturing equipment making is an "industry moving to consolidate" warns forecast.

27 Jun 12
Biolase offers explanation for ‘weak’ stock price

“Only reason for recent weakness in stock price is the re-balancing of the Russell 3000 Index.”

27 Jun 12
Cree and SemiLEDs settle patent lawsuit

Companies agree on injunction prohibiting import of infringing products; Semileds to pay Cree undisclosed sum.

 
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