Opto Last update:8th Jan 2012
Daily Top Stories
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
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
