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CMOS Image Sensor market forecasted to see 5.7% CAGR upto 2025
Solar PV installations to double to 800 GW by 2021, as per Lux
Flexible display market to reach US$ 200 billion in next 5 years, as per Futuresource
Global LED display market in 2016 up 7% to reach $4.5 billion
India forecasted to become world's 3rd largest solar market in 2017
The smart LED bulbs from Sengled uses Silicon labs' Zigbee chips
FLIR acquires machine vision camera vendor Point Grey Research
Curing, sterilization and purification to drive UV LED market
FLIR Systems Acquires Armasight, Inc. for $41 Million
MD-SIG launches LEDset specs for interoperable LED drivers and modules
Hua Hong Semiconductor shipped more than half a billion LED driver chips in 2015
New applications expands growth for image sensor market in 2015
16M image sensors from Toshiba and Samsung compete for thin smart phones
Mega LCD display panel manufacturing plant in India by Sterlite
Sharp starts volume production of in-cell type touch displays for smart phones
Laser LEDs helping pico projectors to enter mainstream
OLED arrays made using traditional lithography equipment
Solar PV cell efficiency research focus on material and structure innovation
OmniVision and Silicon Line collaborating for an optical cable initerfaced camera
Philips sells its 80% stake in Lumileds
Corning acquires iBwave
Applied Ventures to invest in UV LED maker RayVio
Zhaga develops new specs for COB LED arrays
Samsung selling its fiber optics biz to Corning
TFT-LCD panel shipments for the inst cluster in automotives to grow 48%
OLED company JOLED formed by Sony, Panasonic, INCJ and JDI
Sony increases production capacity for stacked CMOS image sensors
Large-size display panel shipments increase 3.4% in June, TrendForce
LED market in 2014: massive growth in shipments and revenue
Fujitsu to showcase its durable new resistive touch panels at Display Week 2014
Jenoptik' laser technology to combat sea parasites
Non-IC semiconductor vendor ranking by IC Insights
Osram opens LED plant in China to serve the growing local market
Large-sized panel shipment up 11% in March 2014, says TrendForce
Cypress to make custom optical devices for American Semiconductor
TrendForce: LCD monitor shipment down by 5% in 2013
TrendForce says demand for LED bulb and tube to grow 80%+ in 2014
Automotive TFT LCD shipments are expected to exceed 65M in 2013
LEDinside: Indigenous chips in 80% of Chinese LED chip market
GaN-on-Si LED market forecasted to increase at a CAGR of 69% from 2013 to 2020
Everlight: Nichia’s YAG patents in China are only partially valid
Opto, sensor, and discrete semiconductor market update; 1% growth in 2013
e2v appoints Stephen Blair as Chief Executive
Fast growth forecasted for thermally conductive polymers for LEDs
Packaged LEDs in lighting to reach $7.1B by 2016, up from $3.6B in 2013
II-VI acquires amplifier and micro-optics biz of Oclaro
Corning opens optical fiber plant in India
A whopping 334% growth forecasted for flexible OLED market
imec and Veeco partner in cost-reduction of GaN-on-Si power devices
Cree reported annual revenue growth of the 19%
Sony and Panasonic partner to develop 300 GB optical discs by 2015
300 ppi hi-res LCD panel shipment to reach 12.6 Million in 2013, as per IHS
Future Electronics to stock, sell and support Bridgelux' LEDs
Canon integrates CMOS sensor inside image sensor to improve auto focus in SLR cameras
BOE Tech buying semiconductor equipment from Applied for making display panels
Silicon Photonics is up for bigger impact
Yole forecasts LED luminaire revenue to reach $435M in 2013 and $516M by 2016
TowerJazz ramp the volume production for CMOSIS’ 12-megapixel image sensor
Shipments outpaced production for large-sized LCD panels in March
Bridgelux shipping Vero LED Arrays to its customers and distributors
LED lighting forecasted to reach 33 million units in 2013, growing 2x+
CG to make LED lamps for Indian market using Bridgelux LEDs
Avago to acquire CyOptics
Nanolense based screen protector converts 2D display into 3D
LED bulbs cost comes down to $8.8
Avago and Corning combine their technologies in offering new optical solutions
LEDs price-drop trend analysis in 1Q2013 by LEDinside
NeoPhotonics acquires semiconductor optical biz of LAPIS Semiconductor
LED production value to hit US$12.4 B in 2013, as per a study
Cree lists tested and compatible LED-drivers for its LED lamps
OLED display shipments are expected to reach 191 million in 2012
Opto-sensor-discrete semiconductor market to grow only by 2% in 2012
LEDinside: LED package industry to grow 9.6% YoY at US$11.27 billion in 2013
Latest LCD panel market data by TrendForce
Toshiba to mass produce white LEDs from Kaga factory from October 2012
Soitec and Silian to jointly develop gallium nitride template wafers for LEDs
Taiwan's LED vendor ranking update
Joint development of OLED panels for TVs/large-sized displays from Sony and Panasonic
ASP of the 40W equivalent LED light bulb kept around USD$20.8, as per survey
Oxide semiconductor tech from Sharp to improve LCD panel performance
South Korea dominates while Chinese suppliers glow in large-sized LCD panel market in Q1, reports IHS
SIPI: LCD-panel to LCD-panel interface from Parade
Sharp and Sony terminate their JV on large-sized LCD panels and modules
Kyocera phone uses LCD display as speaker
LCD backlights to continue dominating LED demand, as per NPD DisplaySearch report
Quarterly large-area TFT LCD shipment report by NPD DisplaySearch
GaN on Silicon LED chip emitting 614mW in a space of 1.1mm square
Marvell collaborate with LED lamp makers in providing reference design
Gloden Dragon Plus LEDs from Osram chosen for Olympic stadium in Kiev
TowerJazz transfers CMOS image sensor from its Israel facility to its US fab
MEMS displays to grow 62% by 2016, says Semico Research
Nichia sued by Everlight in US for patent infringement
Samsung leads in AMOLED manufacturing
Fern Howard to sell LED lighting products based on Rambus tech
Non-IC semiconductor revenues in 2011 is $57.4B, as per estimates
Large-sized panel shipments in Feb-12 increased by 14.4% m-o-m
IBM makes a prototype optical chip set operating at speeds of 1000000 MB/s
Silcon photonics partnership between Luxtera and STMicroelectronics
Slow growth of emerging markets affecting display panel market
A city in US goes for large-scale LED street lamp deployment
Holst Centre and imec to co-research on flexible OLED displays
OLED display revenues are estimated to exceed $4 billion in 2011
LCD panel biz: Kyocera acquires Optrex and Samsung buys Sony share in S-LCD
Cree licenses remote phosphor patents to LED makers
iPad, Amazon Kindle Fire and Nook all use LG made LCD display panel says HIS
INCJ, Hitachi, Sony and Toshiba agree to form Japan Display Inc
LED market: Taiwan lead in supplies and Japan in consumption
Sony commercializes its 3 Inch LCD module with white pixel
Taiwanese LED market-growth update in mid-2011 by LEDinside
DisplaySearch: Touch screen module revenue to reach $13.4B in 2011 and $23.9B by 2017
The LCD panel shipments for tablet computers grown 28% M-o-M in May 2011
China to overtake Japan in Large size TFT LCD panel production in Q2'11
Top Engineering is investing $20 Million in building LCD Plant in China
Cheil Industries made new 19.9 Billion won investment in OLED Equipment
Samsung has licensed Evident's quantum dot LED patent
Ricoh entering LED illumination market
CMOS image sensors' supply disturbed by Japan quake but not CCD
Opto, sensors, and discrete semiconductor revenues to reach $58.3 billion in 2011
LED manufacturing is driving semiconductor equipment spending in a big way
Cree and Osram sign comprehensive patent cross license agreement
SEMI along with CTM identifies cost reduction in solar PV manufacturing
Frost & Sullivan: North American residential solar market to reach $3.42B in 2017
TowerJazz expands its services to include CMOS image sensors
Touch screens in tablet computers are forecasted to grow 333% by 2011
Research: Solar PV installation in India to grow at 134% CAGR during 2009-2013
Japan tremors and tsunami will pass through the global semiconductor industry
Chimei Innolux reported combined TFT-LCD net sales of NT$ 480,044 million in 2010
LCD Display panel industry to face the demand-supply risk of Tablet computers
CENTROSOLAR to supply solar modules to TSMC
Strategy Analytics's tech predictions for 2011
Atmel and Ocular LCD collaborate on touch panel technology
Cree's new LED Arrays consume 14W to deliver 38% more light than a 26W CFL
DisplayPort and HDMI to obsolete VGA and other analog video interface by 2015
Sony develops new technique to enable faster response time in LCD displays
DisplaySearch says Gen 8 fabs produce 44% of LCD TV panels
Korean panel makers' TFT-LCD panel shipments exceeds 50% reports Displaybank
LC-Tec and Seiko partner to develop liquid crystal device for stereoscopic 3D apps
DisplaySearch: Revenue for main displays reached $3B in Q2'10
3 LED Lighting makers raise $800 million in two months, says Strategy Analytics
U.S. Department of Agriculture explores LED lighting for photosynthesis in greenhouses
40/100G optical transceiver and transponder market is estimated to reach $2.14 b in 2014
TFT LCD shipments for automotive apps doubled in 1H 2010 compared to year back
Korean makers' LCD panel shipment up by 3%, Taiwan makers' drop by 2.5% reports Displaybank
Oclaro opens new design center for diode laser packaging designs
AUO and TPV establish joint venture for LCD module plant in Manaus, Brazil
TSMC begins building its solar semiconductor research and manufacturing facility
Maxim acquires Phyworks to improve its optical tranciever product line
Sony to increase production capacity of its CMOS image sensors
JDSU introduces CPV cells to generate electrical power
Multi-crystalline solar PV module from AU Optrinics obtains carbon footprint verification
IMS estimates Suntech beaten First Solar in solar PV modules shipments
AUO and Wistron establish joint venture for TFT-LCD panel module production
All-LED industrial plant opened in Netherlands
IMS forecasts China as the world's largest Solar PV market by 2014
Researchers demonstrate highly directional terahertz semiconductor laser
TÜV PV lab in Bangalore simulates sun inside the lab
NanoGaN granted with 2 patents in the LED opto semiconductor domain
Enel, Sharp and ST join hands with aim to build Italy's largest Solar PV factory
Prototype for Si based optical data connections with lasers from Intel
New tech in enhancing Solar PV module performance
Worldwide PV market to almost double in 2010 reaching 14.6GW
Solarbuzz: PV market in Asia Pacific to grow by about 85% in 2010
GE Lighting and Rambus get together to promote LED lighting solutions
Semiconductor industry sales forecast for 2010: SIA; 28.4%, Gartner; 27%
White LEDs and solar PV cells manufacturing base; the critical component for India's energy needs
Robust market demand for semiconductor devices in 2010
Latest semiconductor market stats from SIA and IDC
Bangalore based LED lamp maker Innovlite raises funds from angel investors
Camstar's ebook on applying its quality model for solar industry to achieve grid parity
De Core to soon produce white LEDs from its opto-semiconductor fab at Noida
TSMC starts building facilities for LED business
Moser Baer enhances its thin film solar PV module efficiency by 7.3 %
Phototransistor-based ambient light sensors video demo by Vishay
Mitsubishi Electric to ramp up PV solar cell production
XLamp LED from Cree to displace conventional light sources
Origin and Micron form JV company for developing solar cell technology
e2v's CCD image sensors cross 10 years of continuous performance on board a satellite
Sharp ST and Enel are partnering to produce 30%+ efficient solar PV panels in Italy
SunEdison and Xcel Energy wins a deal for five photovoltaic solar installations in New Mexico
Rambus acquire GLT's patents on lighting and optoelectronics tech
India's new solar mission opening a floodgate of opportunities
Epson Imaging's TFT LCD business sales function transferred to the Sony Group
SEMI released database of Opto and LED manufacturers
JDSU shipped more than 100 Q Series UV lasers for the scribing of LED wafers
NREL adopted Synopsys' Sentaurus TCAD to simulate solar cell performance
Cypress Semiconductor's LED controller chips inside WAC's LED light system
Sanmina-SCI and OneChip Photonics are partnering to manufacture optical PICs
Popular solar industry event Intersolar to happen in India
Isuppli predicts >50% growth for 5 of the top 10 solar semiconductor suppliers
Sony to transfer its US LCD manufacturing assets to Hon Hai
Taiwan semiconductor fabs showing more love towards sun and light
Tata BP Solar and NXP partnering to develop products by using combined technology
Sony is acquiring some assets of Epson's small-and medium-Sized TFT LCD operations
National Semiconductor's SolarMagic shines in Japan
Hemlock Semiconductor commences new polysilicon production facility
Nationals' SolarMagic power optimizer tested to prove MTBF of 455 years
ST Microelectronics and Soitec partner on backside-illumination (BSI) technology
National and Nuventix jointly offer LED lamps reference design
AZ Displays introduces electronic paper displays in 5, 6, and 9.7 Inch diameters
Toshiba to buy all Panasonic shares in LCD panel joint venture
Camera + DSP = human eye + brain
MathWorks installs photovoltaic arrays to generate 139.08 KW of power
Panasonic plans to open a new showroom built by using renewable energy sources
Small screen LCD market strategy: Sony and Seiko Epson to form alliance
National Semiconductor's new technology can help solar PVs to manage the shade better
Motorola broadens Passive Optical Network (PON) portfolio with RF over Glass (RFoG) solutions
SEMI PV Group announced Global Photovoltaic Standards Roadmap Guidance Document
PerkinElmer has acquired LED lighting company Opto Technology
Sharp and Sony to postpone the establishment of joint LCD panel production venture
Intersolar and SEMI PV collaborate to expand PV production services
Panasonic developed 8.8 mm ultra thin plasma and LCD HDTV displays
Hemlock Semiconductor to invest $3.0 billion to produce polysilicon for solar market
SEMI forms India PV Advisory Committee and to conduct a solar event in Nov 09
Solar market revenues booming at growth exceeding 75%
Boston's skyscraper illuminated with white LED fixtures
ICP Solar to acquire Ibersolar
Philips and Osram signed LED patent license agreement
Solar Infra announces plans to establish a mega solar plant in India
Intel to form an independent company called SpectraWatt to manufacture solar cells
S-LCD aims to become world's largest large screen LCD maker in 2007.
New Products Photodiode and analog front end integrated SpO2 sensor for wearables Thermal imaging camera for electronics design USB 3.0 Camera for machine vision applications WVGA TFT-LCD modules from Mitsubishi for rugged applications Laser diode for 100G CWDM4 data center is stable over wider temperature Highest brightness red laser for large size projectors Panasonic develops IPS LCD with 600x higher contrast ratio Toshiba's 50Mbps photocouplers offer better isolation specs Thermal imaging camera core with built-in video processing chip A higher speed and higher resolution DLP chipset from TI LED Flicker mitigating new 2 MP CMOS image sensor for automotive Low-cost VGA image sensor for consumer applications Small size 16M CMOS image sensor from Toshiba for smart mobiles Mitsubishi launches 8.4 and 12.1-inch XGA TFT-LCD modules for industrial electronics Passive Infrared sensor for reliable intruder detection security system Two sources of red laser diode for projector displays OmniVision, POC and Fujikura to develop 160K CMOS imaging sensor module Samsung expands COB LED product line X-FAB is offering sensitive UV photo diodes made using silicon foundry Samsung innovates further in LED chip packaging to save cost and increase light LED module help to achieve efficacy of 100 lumens-per-watt Kingbright unveils new LEDs HELI2 and Minikin-Air series for electronics systems Mitsubishi Electric launches rugged 7.0-inch WVGA TFT-LCD Module New image sensor for smart phone focus easily on fast-moving subjects 12.1 inch WXGA and 15 inch SXGA LCD for medical and industrial electronics Scientists achieve high-efficiency LED for flexible displays Two image sensors with night vision for automotive ADAS Osram developing automotive headlight LED producing 1400 lumens Less expensive GaN-on-Si LED lamps from Toshiba Low cost thermal imaging core from Flir supports VGA resolution Photodiode for high power laser monitoring at wavelengths 1nm – 200nm Less power consuming 8M image sensor for smartphones 0.7 mm narrow beam angle IR LED for smart phone and tablets USB 3.Optical cable is available from Corning Linear analog DFB laser featured fiber optic transmitter for CATV DOCSIS 3.1 supporting 1550 nm DWDM DFB Laser Module for CATV LED thinner than hair developed using tungsten diselenide Hybrid fibre-optic PoE cable can extend up to 2KMs Oclaro starts volume production of 700 mW red laser diode 270 mW compact infrared LED designed for industrial applications Plessey releases new generation of GaN-on-Si LEDs Transformerless LED lamps with light emission up to 50 lumen per watt 1.6 x 1.6 mm footprint LED from Cree delivers 287 lumens at 3 W Compact high-bright two-chip LEDs for car headlamps LED arrays from Cree replaces 39W ceramic metal halide EVERLIGHT adds 7, 10,15 Watts LEDs Maxim's digital isolator based ref design eliminates optocouplers IRLED from Opto Diode for nightvision illumination Lite-On and DigitalOptics partner in producing mems|cam modules High-speed photodetectors with ± 35° angle half sensitivity LED from Osram replaces halogen spotlights 2.1 MM thin seven segment displays for multiple applications Innovative touch LCD panel embeds touch key inside LCD cell Toshiba launched 13 MP BSI CMOS image sensor with color noise reduction Bright color LEDs from Cree deliver 88% more light compared to other 910-1070 nm high-power laser diodes from Oclaro for industrial market Osram expands the Duris LED family for linear and area indoor lighting Cree offers LED arrays up to 10,000-Lumen light o/p to replace metal-halide lamps Silicon laser generates four wavelengths of light with spacing of 12±0.5 nm Photonic component platform by Imec via ePIXfab 8 MP, 1.12 um, BSI CMOS image sensor integrates color noise reduction circuit 15x1mm size CCD linear image sensor for bar code readers Micro Color Splitters from Panasonic to improve low light digital photography by 50% 1Ampere gate drive optocoupler drives both high/low side gates of the MOSFET buffer XSP2L LEDs from Cree as replacement for sodium and halogen based street lamps 8-Bit RGB laser driver module for automotive projector Dual channel 32 Gbps Mach-Zehnder optical modulator driver for metro and longhaul n/ws LED lamp from Cree to replace MR16 halogen lamps DIP8-package IC coupler for driving IGBT or power MOSFET New 20MP BSI CMOS image sensor from Toshiba for DSCs High efficiency infrared chip prototype from Osram finds lots of applications Cree sampling lighting LEDs with 200 lumens/watt efficacy Toshiba to start selling Gallium nitride LEDs built on cheaper 200mm silicon wafers Gate drive optocoupler in a 500 Mil DIP 10 for driving IGBT of 1700V/100A Cree’s XLamp XB-D color and XLamp XM-L multi-color LEDs are now available Sharp starts production of 5-inch full-HD LCD panels 170 Lumen-Per-Watt prototype LED light from Cree 0.9mm high Infrared MIDLED produces 60 milliwatts per steradian IR waves Drop-in replace XP-G LED with new XP-G2 for 20% more light at same power OSRAM launched high-bright blue LED for emergency services 100 mW at 530 nm true green semiconductor laser diode Non-zero crossing phototriac optocouplers from Vishay in SOP-4 package The new HT62104 new infrared remote control encoder from Holtek 940 nm reflective optical SMD sensor from Vishay offers detection range of 0.2 to 5 mm 60/70/80 inch Class size e-signage LCD modules from Sharp Sharp completes migration of CCFL-based products to all-LED backlit; introduced 13 modules Omnivision new 16MP image sensor chips to keep DSC camera biz hot Photocouplers with 14.5 mm creepage distance are available from Renesas Smaller C52 COB LED Series from EVERLIGHT for directional and decorative applications Fairchild's compact gate driver optocoupler for high power industrial applications LMH2 LED modules from Cree to replace ceramic metal halide lighting Infrared receivers from Vishay for universal 3D TV shutter eyewear Sharp produces LCD panels using IGZO oxide semiconductor Ambient light sensor from Austriamicrosystems for intelligent daylight harvesting The new Shwo D LEDs from EVERLIGHT for advanced lighting applications Cree introduces 2000 and 3000 lumen output LMH2 LED modules PECVD film technology from Applied for high-resolution LCD panel manufacturing Mid-power lighting LEDs from Cree for multiple applications Bright LED camera flash in phone with 40 Watts power capability Orange and Green color flash LEDs from Avago for cameras Luxtera's Silicon CMOS Photonics device solutions open to the OpSIS community Panasonic develops extreme HD LCD XB-D LEDs from Cree deliver 139 lumens per watt Far field pattern LEDs from Cree for outdoor video screens Optocouplers for AC/DC adapters, SMPS and PLCs LED manufacturing equipment from Altatech to inspect LEDs Avago ships high-speed optocouplers for IPM apps 'Smart Binning' from Everlight to reduce variation in chromaticity in LEDs Isolators from ADI achieve minimum creepage distance of 8mm Optocouplers for onboard chargers and other HV systems in hybrid and electric vehicles VCSEL and PIN detector integrated 16 Gb fibre channel transceiver from Avago LEDs from Cree optimized for use in remote-phosphor lighting Cree 11.5W LED replacement for 50W Downlight MR16 fixture White organic LEDs with light output capability of 60 lumens/watt High bright RGB LEDs from Avago for signage applications High sensitive CMOS image sensor from Toshiba with pixel size of 1.12 micrometer TDK to mass-produce its See-through HD organic electroluminescent display New optocouplers from Avago in SO6 package 40% smaller than DIP HB LED in PLCC-2 package encapsulated in a heat-resistant silicone resin 1000-lumen LMR4 LED module from Cree delivers 66-lumens/W efficiency Water resistant LEDs for outdoor screens Toshiba develops 7.0-inch LTPS TFT LCD for automotive and industrial apps LED lighting circuit reference design from Power Integrations Lighting-class LED array for omnidirectional bulbs or directional downlights Cree's LMH6 high-bright LED module delivers 2000 lumens at 74 lumens per watt New LED from Cree replicate the uniformity of incandescent light bulbs Quarter-watt LEDs from Cree for distributed lighting applications New thermal processing equipment for solar PV manufacturing High voltage LED lamps for retrofit lighting applications Digital Camera quality HD CMOS Image sensor for mobile phones 850 nm infrared emitter featuring a parabolic lens Laser device to produce microwaves in the range of Tera Hertz by JILA High noise-immune bi-directional logic gate optocoupler for industrial communication apps Metal-core-based, cold white LED power modules from Vishay Infrared receivers from Vishay for remote control systems with high noise immunity Avago unveils new optical components for high performance computing apps 3A MOSFET/IGBT gate driver optocoupler from Fairchild Semiconductor SiGe based optical switch from Fujitsu cuts power consumption by half Sharp adds three new members to its memory LCD family Display controller platform from Epson for electronic reading devices New 10.4-inch VGA TFT display with 1500:1 contrast ratio White, non-diffused 3mm LED using InGaN tech from Vishay offers high luminous intensity New LED lighting architecture from National semiconductor Bi-Stable LCD tech uses 99% less power than traditional twisted nematic LCDs Mobile display shipments grew 31% y/y and reached $5.4billion in Q2'10 Vishay's new SMT Infrared receivers for LCD shutter glasses used with 3D TVs New series of red, amber, yellow and white power SMD LEDs from Vishay Long lasting snap-in high voltage Aluminum capacitors from Vishay Optocouplers from Vishay with 1µs propagation delay New LED-backlit LCDs from Sharp also features a touch screen panel OCB LCD panel for 3D glasses from Toshiba E-Core LED product line from Toshiba enters North American lighting market 1.3M and 2.1M CMOS image sensors from Samsung for webcams Sony develops high efficiency RGB Laser module targeting large projector displays OmniVision's image sensor with 360-degree view is available in bulk ADI's quad-channel digital isolators are automotive qualified Fairchild Semiconductor extends 3.3V optocoupler selection for high-speed industrial apps New image sensor from Samsung for smart-phones can scan barcode and business cards Power SMD white LEDs from Vishay targeting elctronic devices lighting apps HB water-resistant tricolor surface mount LEDs for indoor/outdoor full color signs and displays Automotive gate drive optocoupler from Avago for hybrid electric vehicles Low power single channel 1MBd digital optocoupler for signal isolation interfaces Voltage/current threshold detection optocouplers to detect AC/DC voltage sources New automotive-qualified miniature PIN photodiodes and phototransistors from Vishay Electro-Optic polymer for optical high-speed on-chip interconnects on CMOS circuits High sensitivity 1.3 MP CMOS image sensor for embedded imaging apps from e2v New multi-color high-bright LED from Luminus TFT LCD panels with LED-backlit display from Toshiba High brightness and high efficient new LED modules from Dialight New family of transimpedance amplifier for 10G, 40G and 100G optical ethernet New solar charger IC for Lithium-Ion batteries Supertex' buck mode LED driver IC for solid-state lighting applications Supertex' new LED driver IC with current accuracy of +/-3% Three channel LED driver IC for driving LEDs used in LCD TVs Dual high-side LED flash driver from National Semiconductor LED driver IC with enough interfaces for a complete front panel indication ADI's new white LED flash driver for mobile-phone cameras New micro-display panel for tiny digital projectors as an alternative for micro-mirror Module to drive LED based LCD display backlighting White LED assemblies with light output up to 650 lumens Analog Devices' new isolator IC is a replacement for opto-coupler in medical electronics DiViiNA, a new entry-level line scan camera from e2v Dialight's new LED dual flashing beacon to replace xenon tubes 3.4 and 4.3-Inch color Organic LED displays with built in video decoder Optocoupler with high noise immunity for fieldbus communications Environment friendly Ultra Violet (UV) LEDs for medical electronics CMOS transmitter IC for 40Gbps optical transmission systems Wide angle high intensity surface mount LEDs 830-nm infrared emitters in SMD PLCC2 and 5-mm (T1¾) packages 100W high brightness LED luminaire outshines 250W HPS light sources Rugged, right-angle LED specially designed to withstand rough treatment Ambient light sensing photodiode for automotive applications Three new DC-DC Converter ICs for LED lamp applications Miniature SMD IR receivers with best sensitivity-to-size ratio 10-Watt and 5-Watt LED panels for lighting luminaries 3-mm size, 940-nm infrared emitter with optical power of 40 mW Integrated PON/SFP controller with APD boost converter for fiber optic modules Large screen LCDs with up to 50K hours of operation 800V zero crossing triac photocoupler for solid state relays High-speed 870-nm infrared emitter with radiant intensity of 16 mW/sr CMOS image sensor for machine vision and holographic data storage applications Snubberless TRIAC driver opto-couplers with very low standby power White power SMD LEDs based on InGaN/TAG on sapphire technology Vishay launches new high-bright amber and yellow LEDs Front Monitor Diodes from Atmel Toshiba's new LCD panels with white LED backlighting New CMOS image sensor from Micron for digital cameras Sharp Electronics has launched 46 inch LCD display panel for signage boards Panasonic further improves the light efficiency of white LED 12.1 Inch SVGA transflective display from Sharp for bright outdoors
New Products
Photodiode and analog front end integrated SpO2 sensor for wearables
Thermal imaging camera for electronics design
USB 3.0 Camera for machine vision applications
WVGA TFT-LCD modules from Mitsubishi for rugged applications
Laser diode for 100G CWDM4 data center is stable over wider temperature
Highest brightness red laser for large size projectors
Panasonic develops IPS LCD with 600x higher contrast ratio
Toshiba's 50Mbps photocouplers offer better isolation specs
Thermal imaging camera core with built-in video processing chip
A higher speed and higher resolution DLP chipset from TI
LED Flicker mitigating new 2 MP CMOS image sensor for automotive
Low-cost VGA image sensor for consumer applications
Small size 16M CMOS image sensor from Toshiba for smart mobiles
Mitsubishi launches 8.4 and 12.1-inch XGA TFT-LCD modules for industrial electronics
Passive Infrared sensor for reliable intruder detection security system
Two sources of red laser diode for projector displays
OmniVision, POC and Fujikura to develop 160K CMOS imaging sensor module
Samsung expands COB LED product line
X-FAB is offering sensitive UV photo diodes made using silicon foundry
Samsung innovates further in LED chip packaging to save cost and increase light
LED module help to achieve efficacy of 100 lumens-per-watt
Kingbright unveils new LEDs HELI2 and Minikin-Air series for electronics systems
Mitsubishi Electric launches rugged 7.0-inch WVGA TFT-LCD Module
New image sensor for smart phone focus easily on fast-moving subjects
12.1 inch WXGA and 15 inch SXGA LCD for medical and industrial electronics
Scientists achieve high-efficiency LED for flexible displays
Two image sensors with night vision for automotive ADAS
Osram developing automotive headlight LED producing 1400 lumens
Less expensive GaN-on-Si LED lamps from Toshiba
Low cost thermal imaging core from Flir supports VGA resolution
Photodiode for high power laser monitoring at wavelengths 1nm – 200nm
Less power consuming 8M image sensor for smartphones
0.7 mm narrow beam angle IR LED for smart phone and tablets
USB 3.Optical cable is available from Corning
Linear analog DFB laser featured fiber optic transmitter for CATV
DOCSIS 3.1 supporting 1550 nm DWDM DFB Laser Module for CATV
LED thinner than hair developed using tungsten diselenide
Hybrid fibre-optic PoE cable can extend up to 2KMs
Oclaro starts volume production of 700 mW red laser diode
270 mW compact infrared LED designed for industrial applications
Plessey releases new generation of GaN-on-Si LEDs
Transformerless LED lamps with light emission up to 50 lumen per watt
1.6 x 1.6 mm footprint LED from Cree delivers 287 lumens at 3 W
Compact high-bright two-chip LEDs for car headlamps
LED arrays from Cree replaces 39W ceramic metal halide
EVERLIGHT adds 7, 10,15 Watts LEDs
Maxim's digital isolator based ref design eliminates optocouplers
IRLED from Opto Diode for nightvision illumination
Lite-On and DigitalOptics partner in producing mems|cam modules
High-speed photodetectors with ± 35° angle half sensitivity
LED from Osram replaces halogen spotlights
2.1 MM thin seven segment displays for multiple applications
Innovative touch LCD panel embeds touch key inside LCD cell
Toshiba launched 13 MP BSI CMOS image sensor with color noise reduction
Bright color LEDs from Cree deliver 88% more light compared to other
910-1070 nm high-power laser diodes from Oclaro for industrial market
Osram expands the Duris LED family for linear and area indoor lighting
Cree offers LED arrays up to 10,000-Lumen light o/p to replace metal-halide lamps
Silicon laser generates four wavelengths of light with spacing of 12±0.5 nm
Photonic component platform by Imec via ePIXfab
8 MP, 1.12 um, BSI CMOS image sensor integrates color noise reduction circuit
15x1mm size CCD linear image sensor for bar code readers
Micro Color Splitters from Panasonic to improve low light digital photography by 50%
1Ampere gate drive optocoupler drives both high/low side gates of the MOSFET buffer
XSP2L LEDs from Cree as replacement for sodium and halogen based street lamps
8-Bit RGB laser driver module for automotive projector
Dual channel 32 Gbps Mach-Zehnder optical modulator driver for metro and longhaul n/ws
LED lamp from Cree to replace MR16 halogen lamps
DIP8-package IC coupler for driving IGBT or power MOSFET
New 20MP BSI CMOS image sensor from Toshiba for DSCs
High efficiency infrared chip prototype from Osram finds lots of applications
Cree sampling lighting LEDs with 200 lumens/watt efficacy
Toshiba to start selling Gallium nitride LEDs built on cheaper 200mm silicon wafers
Gate drive optocoupler in a 500 Mil DIP 10 for driving IGBT of 1700V/100A
Cree’s XLamp XB-D color and XLamp XM-L multi-color LEDs are now available
Sharp starts production of 5-inch full-HD LCD panels
170 Lumen-Per-Watt prototype LED light from Cree
0.9mm high Infrared MIDLED produces 60 milliwatts per steradian IR waves
Drop-in replace XP-G LED with new XP-G2 for 20% more light at same power
OSRAM launched high-bright blue LED for emergency services
100 mW at 530 nm true green semiconductor laser diode
Non-zero crossing phototriac optocouplers from Vishay in SOP-4 package
The new HT62104 new infrared remote control encoder from Holtek
940 nm reflective optical SMD sensor from Vishay offers detection range of 0.2 to 5 mm
60/70/80 inch Class size e-signage LCD modules from Sharp
Sharp completes migration of CCFL-based products to all-LED backlit; introduced 13 modules
Omnivision new 16MP image sensor chips to keep DSC camera biz hot
Photocouplers with 14.5 mm creepage distance are available from Renesas
Smaller C52 COB LED Series from EVERLIGHT for directional and decorative applications
Fairchild's compact gate driver optocoupler for high power industrial applications
LMH2 LED modules from Cree to replace ceramic metal halide lighting
Infrared receivers from Vishay for universal 3D TV shutter eyewear
Sharp produces LCD panels using IGZO oxide semiconductor
Ambient light sensor from Austriamicrosystems for intelligent daylight harvesting
The new Shwo D LEDs from EVERLIGHT for advanced lighting applications
Cree introduces 2000 and 3000 lumen output LMH2 LED modules
PECVD film technology from Applied for high-resolution LCD panel manufacturing
Mid-power lighting LEDs from Cree for multiple applications
Bright LED camera flash in phone with 40 Watts power capability
Orange and Green color flash LEDs from Avago for cameras
Luxtera's Silicon CMOS Photonics device solutions open to the OpSIS community
Panasonic develops extreme HD LCD
XB-D LEDs from Cree deliver 139 lumens per watt
Far field pattern LEDs from Cree for outdoor video screens
Optocouplers for AC/DC adapters, SMPS and PLCs
LED manufacturing equipment from Altatech to inspect LEDs
Avago ships high-speed optocouplers for IPM apps
'Smart Binning' from Everlight to reduce variation in chromaticity in LEDs
Isolators from ADI achieve minimum creepage distance of 8mm
Optocouplers for onboard chargers and other HV systems in hybrid and electric vehicles
VCSEL and PIN detector integrated 16 Gb fibre channel transceiver from Avago
LEDs from Cree optimized for use in remote-phosphor lighting
Cree 11.5W LED replacement for 50W Downlight MR16 fixture
White organic LEDs with light output capability of 60 lumens/watt
High bright RGB LEDs from Avago for signage applications
High sensitive CMOS image sensor from Toshiba with pixel size of 1.12 micrometer
TDK to mass-produce its See-through HD organic electroluminescent display
New optocouplers from Avago in SO6 package 40% smaller than DIP
HB LED in PLCC-2 package encapsulated in a heat-resistant silicone resin
1000-lumen LMR4 LED module from Cree delivers 66-lumens/W efficiency
Water resistant LEDs for outdoor screens
Toshiba develops 7.0-inch LTPS TFT LCD for automotive and industrial apps
LED lighting circuit reference design from Power Integrations
Lighting-class LED array for omnidirectional bulbs or directional downlights
Cree's LMH6 high-bright LED module delivers 2000 lumens at 74 lumens per watt
New LED from Cree replicate the uniformity of incandescent light bulbs
Quarter-watt LEDs from Cree for distributed lighting applications
New thermal processing equipment for solar PV manufacturing
High voltage LED lamps for retrofit lighting applications
Digital Camera quality HD CMOS Image sensor for mobile phones
850 nm infrared emitter featuring a parabolic lens
Laser device to produce microwaves in the range of Tera Hertz by JILA
High noise-immune bi-directional logic gate optocoupler for industrial communication apps
Metal-core-based, cold white LED power modules from Vishay
Infrared receivers from Vishay for remote control systems with high noise immunity
Avago unveils new optical components for high performance computing apps
3A MOSFET/IGBT gate driver optocoupler from Fairchild Semiconductor
SiGe based optical switch from Fujitsu cuts power consumption by half
Sharp adds three new members to its memory LCD family
Display controller platform from Epson for electronic reading devices
New 10.4-inch VGA TFT display with 1500:1 contrast ratio
White, non-diffused 3mm LED using InGaN tech from Vishay offers high luminous intensity
New LED lighting architecture from National semiconductor
Bi-Stable LCD tech uses 99% less power than traditional twisted nematic LCDs
Mobile display shipments grew 31% y/y and reached $5.4billion in Q2'10
Vishay's new SMT Infrared receivers for LCD shutter glasses used with 3D TVs
New series of red, amber, yellow and white power SMD LEDs from Vishay
Long lasting snap-in high voltage Aluminum capacitors from Vishay
Optocouplers from Vishay with 1µs propagation delay
New LED-backlit LCDs from Sharp also features a touch screen panel
OCB LCD panel for 3D glasses from Toshiba
E-Core LED product line from Toshiba enters North American lighting market
1.3M and 2.1M CMOS image sensors from Samsung for webcams
Sony develops high efficiency RGB Laser module targeting large projector displays
OmniVision's image sensor with 360-degree view is available in bulk
ADI's quad-channel digital isolators are automotive qualified
Fairchild Semiconductor extends 3.3V optocoupler selection for high-speed industrial apps
New image sensor from Samsung for smart-phones can scan barcode and business cards
Power SMD white LEDs from Vishay targeting elctronic devices lighting apps
HB water-resistant tricolor surface mount LEDs for indoor/outdoor full color signs and displays
Automotive gate drive optocoupler from Avago for hybrid electric vehicles
Low power single channel 1MBd digital optocoupler for signal isolation interfaces
Voltage/current threshold detection optocouplers to detect AC/DC voltage sources
New automotive-qualified miniature PIN photodiodes and phototransistors from Vishay
Electro-Optic polymer for optical high-speed on-chip interconnects on CMOS circuits
High sensitivity 1.3 MP CMOS image sensor for embedded imaging apps from e2v
New multi-color high-bright LED from Luminus
TFT LCD panels with LED-backlit display from Toshiba
High brightness and high efficient new LED modules from Dialight
New family of transimpedance amplifier for 10G, 40G and 100G optical ethernet
New solar charger IC for Lithium-Ion batteries
Supertex' buck mode LED driver IC for solid-state lighting applications
Supertex' new LED driver IC with current accuracy of +/-3%
Three channel LED driver IC for driving LEDs used in LCD TVs
Dual high-side LED flash driver from National Semiconductor
LED driver IC with enough interfaces for a complete front panel indication
ADI's new white LED flash driver for mobile-phone cameras
New micro-display panel for tiny digital projectors as an alternative for micro-mirror
Module to drive LED based LCD display backlighting
White LED assemblies with light output up to 650 lumens
Analog Devices' new isolator IC is a replacement for opto-coupler in medical electronics
DiViiNA, a new entry-level line scan camera from e2v
Dialight's new LED dual flashing beacon to replace xenon tubes
3.4 and 4.3-Inch color Organic LED displays with built in video decoder
Optocoupler with high noise immunity for fieldbus communications
Environment friendly Ultra Violet (UV) LEDs for medical electronics
CMOS transmitter IC for 40Gbps optical transmission systems
Wide angle high intensity surface mount LEDs
830-nm infrared emitters in SMD PLCC2 and 5-mm (T1¾) packages
100W high brightness LED luminaire outshines 250W HPS light sources
Rugged, right-angle LED specially designed to withstand rough treatment
Ambient light sensing photodiode for automotive applications
Three new DC-DC Converter ICs for LED lamp applications
Miniature SMD IR receivers with best sensitivity-to-size ratio
10-Watt and 5-Watt LED panels for lighting luminaries
3-mm size, 940-nm infrared emitter with optical power of 40 mW
Integrated PON/SFP controller with APD boost converter for fiber optic modules
Large screen LCDs with up to 50K hours of operation
800V zero crossing triac photocoupler for solid state relays
High-speed 870-nm infrared emitter with radiant intensity of 16 mW/sr
CMOS image sensor for machine vision and holographic data storage applications
Snubberless TRIAC driver opto-couplers with very low standby power
White power SMD LEDs based on InGaN/TAG on sapphire technology
Vishay launches new high-bright amber and yellow LEDs
Front Monitor Diodes from Atmel
Toshiba's new LCD panels with white LED backlighting
New CMOS image sensor from Micron for digital cameras
Sharp Electronics has launched 46 inch LCD display panel for signage boards
Panasonic further improves the light efficiency of white LED
12.1 Inch SVGA transflective display from Sharp for bright outdoors