Smallest Electronic Component: Researchers Create Molecular Diode Oct 20, 2009
(July 8, 2007) Researchers have used ultrafast lasers to uncover a previously unseen type of collective electronic behavior in semiconductors, findings which may impact the design of new optoelectronic devices. (Feb. (Science Daily)
LED Lamps from Halco Lighting Technologies® ProLED® Line Chosen for Addition to Green Lighting Supply's Energy Saving Website Oct 20, 2009
SunLED distributes premium-quality optoelectronic LED components. Featured. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
* Lite-On Technology announces highest revenue for 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Electronic devices and optoelectronic components are Lite-Ons major revenue bases, including switching power supply products, light-emitting-diode backlighting for notebooks and PC monitors and handset casing and keyboard products. Among its business units, the power supply segment posted monthly growth of 6 percent, while the optoelectronics operation registered monthly growth of 5 percent, both hitting a new record this year, Lite-On said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan Cement, ITRI in green venture Sep 26, 2009
Therefore, he said, the group planned to acquire a US nanotechnology firm and work with local universities to produce integral materials commonly used by the 3C and optoelectronic industries. This story has been viewed 242 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Strategy Analytics: InP Dominates Fiber Optic Optoelectronics Market Growth Sep 18, 2009
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The market for optoelectronic components-- including transmission lasers, pump lasers and photodetectors--is projected to grow to $3. 9 billion through 2013, according to the latest Strategy Analytics study. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Opto-electronic Nose Sniffs Out Toxic Gases Sep 15, 2009
Lim SH, Feng L, Kemling JW, Musto CJ, Suslick KS. An Optoelectronic Nose for Detection of Toxic Gases. Nature Chemistry, 2009 DOI. (Science Daily)
Electronic nose sniffs out toxins Sep 14, 2009
Suslick and his colleagues have created what they refer to as an optoelectronic nose, an artificial nose for the detection of toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) that is simple, fast, inexpensive, and works by visualizing colors ... An Optoelectronic Nose for Detection of Toxic Gases. (EurekAlert!)
Digital contacts could give you cyborg eyes Sep 12, 2009
They integrated miniature antennas, control circuits, an LED and radio chips into the lens using optoelectronic components they built from scratch. They hope these components will eventually include hundreds of LEDs to display images in front of the eye. (CNN -- Tech)
City tasks innovation center with ending brain drain Aug 31, 2009
The city's research entities are leading the country in the fields of display technology, photoelectronics medical instrument, optoelectronic circuit, semiconductor laser equipment, optoelectronic monitoring equipment and spectrum instrument. To date, there are more than 900 businesses engaged in the R&D and production of photoelectronics products within the confines of the city. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ultimate Long Distance Communication: Talking To Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Aug 21, 2009
According to Rainee Simons, chief of Glenn's Electron and Optoelectronic Device Branch, engineers had to redesign the internal circuitry of the amplifier. "In order to provide the power and frequency needed to send communications from the vicinity of the moon, it had to be custom designed and handmade," he said. (Science Daily)
CEO says future not 'evident' for LED developer Jul 18, 2009
CEO says future not evident for LED developer after Chapter 11 filing - The Business Review (Albany). for free extra services. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Geeks in Space Jun 25, 2009
Tito was followed by Mark Shuttleworth, the Web-security millionaire; then came Greg Olsen, the optoelectronic millionaire; Anousheh Ansari, the telecom millionaire; and Charles Simonyi, the millionaire responsible for (MSFT) Office. (GOOG) co-founder Sergey Brin has reserved a flight but hasn't yet found the time to go, and tech venture capitalist Esther Dyson just plunked down $3 million to train for five grueling monthsincluding a tundra survival mission, a machete and alljust to be... (Slate)
Tunable Graphene Bandgap Opens The Way To Nanoelectronics And Nanophotonics Jun 16, 2009
Nevertheless, he says, "We've demonstrated that we can arbitrarily change the bandgap in bilayer graphene from zero to 250 milli-electron volts at room temperature, which is remarkable in itself and shows the potential of bilayer graphene for nanoelectronics. This is a narrower bandgap than common semiconductors like silicon or gallium arsenide, and it could enable new kinds of optoelectronic devices for generating, amplifying, and detecting infrared light.". "Direct observation of a widely... (Science Daily)
* Computex to present design awards May 29, 2009
TAITRA, which is organizing Computex Taipei 2009, said in a press release that the winning entries will be selected from several categories, including IT products, components and parts, computer systems, computer peripheral equipment, optoelectronic displays and audio visual equipment. The five winners will be chosen based on the highest standards and the strictest requirements, taking into consideration aspects such as innovation, design, quality, material, function, safety and brand value,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Tenants of China's 'Optics Valley' eye broader terrain May 27, 2009
Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei Province, is also known as the country's "Optics Valley," but the city's ambitions don't end with optoelectronics ... Commissioned in 1988 with an emphasis on optoelectronics, the East Lake zone accounts for more than 80 percent of Wuhan's industry-related output ... In the optoelectronic device market, East Lake tenants last year accounted for a domestic market share of 60 percent and a global market share of 6 percent; in semiconductor lighting and... (EETimes)
New Nanocrystals For Cheap Lasers, New Lighting May 11, 2009
Krauss, an expert in nanocrystals, and Keith Kahen, senior principal scientist of Kodak and an expert in optoelectronic materials and devices, were exploring new types of low-cost lighting similar to organic light-emitting diodes, but which might not suffer from the short lifespans and manufacturing challenges inherent in these diodes. Kahen, with help from Megan Hahn, a postdoctoral fellow in Krauss' laboratory, synthesized nanocrystals of various compositions. (Science Daily)
Optimizing Performance Of Nanowire Electronic And Optoelectronic Devices May 10, 2009
The present work opens up the general prospect of dielectric confinement engineering, or a way to exploit and optimize the performance of nanowire electronic and optoelectronic devices. Additional co-authors included Ilan Shalish, former Research Associate in the Narayanamurti group at SEAS and presently a faculty member at Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Ben Gurion University in Israel and L. Ramdas Ram-Mohan, Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at... (Science Daily)
Scientists demonstrate effect of confining dielectrics on semiconductor nanowire conductivity May 6, 2009
Finding has potential to optimize the performance of nanowire electronic and optoelectronic devices ... The present work opens up the general prospect of dielectric confinement engineering, or a way to exploit and optimize the performance of nanowire electronic and optoelectronic devices. (EurekAlert!)
* FEATURE : China market attractive to declining LCD makers Apr 20, 2009
Smaller local rival Chi Mei Optoelectronic Corp (_ql) also said sales from the China market may make up a bigger share of its revenues this year, between 25 percent and 35 percent, compared with 15 percent to 20 percent last year. China is a virgin market for panel makers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
OFC/NFOEC features breakthroughs in next-generation ethernet, metamaterials, networks Mar 18, 2009
Then the lasers are floated in a mini-lake of ethanol (which accounts for the word "fluidics" in the name) and moved into position by a patterned array of light from a computer-controlled projector, which they refer to as optoelectronic tweezers (OET). The lasers are held in place over optical waveguides defined in silicon by an applied voltage until the attachment process is complete. (EurekAlert!)
Light-emitting nanotube efficiency boosted Mar 10, 2009
The 40-fold boost in efficiency to 20 percent, enough to perhaps make LENs commercially viable, was reported by University of Connecticut professor working with in collaboration with the university's Institute of Material Science and Nanomaterials Optoelectronics Laboratory ... For optoelectronics, ultra-small light emitters could enable on-chip optical busses ... Papadimitrakopoulos' group hopes to craft nanotube-based optoelectronic devices that could be used for ultra-smalll fiber optics... (EETimes)
Fujitsu Laboratories Develops CMOS Transmitter IC for 40Gbps Optical Transmission Systems Feb 13, 2009
Part of this research was conducted by the Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development Association (OITDA) of Japan, under a contract from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan for its project, "Development of Next-generation High-efficiency Network Device Technology". Background. (JCN Network, Japan)
authors & referees @ NPG Feb 8, 2009
Coverage extends from research into the fundamental properties of light and how it interacts with matter through to the latest designs of optoelectronic device and emerging applications that exploit photons. Nature Physics. (Nature News Service)
