| Thin-film solar cells to generate 26GW of power by 2015
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2008-07-31 |
| According to NanoMarkets, the thin-film photovoltaics market will produce the equivalent of 26GW by 2015 and will generate well over $20 billion in revenues in that same time frame. |
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| Fujitsu beefs up capacity of U.S. facility
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2008-07-30 |
| Fujitsu Network Communications announced that they are expanding manufacturing capacity at their Richardson, Texas, headquarters. |
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| Nanotech research encourages Russia-U.S. partnership
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2008-07-29 |
| Executives from Rusnanotech have concluded their first visit to four U.S. nanotech centers, with an objective of promoting collaborative research. |
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| Optical lithography can cover 12nm, says MIT
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2008-07-24 |
| Optical lithography can be extended to 12nm, according to MIT researchers who have so far demonstrated 25nm lines using a new technique called scanning beam interference lithography |
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| Nokia Siemens to focus on DSL, optical access
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2008-07-22 |
| Nokia Siemens Networks plans to focus on DSL and next generation optical access (NGOA) technology and limit its investment in existing gigabit passive optical networks (GPON |
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| Beyond supercool: room-temperature THz lasers
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2008-07-16 |
| A heterodyning method, cast in nonlinear materials, mixes two optical frequencies whose difference is the desired THz frequency, resulting in a room-temperature THz laser. This may act as scanner like x-rays safe for people and can detect hidden weapons, toxic materials present in the air or distinguish improvised explosive devices at a distance |
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| Litho options falling behind process needs
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2008-07-16 |
| Who killed high-index lithography, and was politics the cause? These questions remain for chipmakers looking for a route to next-gen manufacturing in a shifting lithography landscape. |
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| Mesh nets survive catastrophes
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2008-07-16 |
| The rapid growth of high-speed services and the increasing dependency on networks for mission-critical applications are driving the need for self-healing and fully meshed networks. And that type of network requires intelligence to make it aware of itself and its environment, incorporating the ability to react to any network event. |
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| Nu Horizons, Osram expand distribution deal to India
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2008-07-16 |
| Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. and Osram Opto Semiconductors have entered a distribution agreement of the latter's LEDs, silicon photo detectors, optical sensors, IR emitters, high-power laser diodes, and intelligent display products in India |
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| Cisco readies 10G FCoE market
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2008-07-04 |
| With the latest advances in Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Cisco hopes all the pieces are finally in place to drive adoption of 10Gbit Ethernet into rack-mounted servers and switches that represent the mainstream of data center computing. |
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| NEC, Sumitomo absorb submarine optic cable specialist
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2008-07-04 |
| NEC Corp. and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd have announced the acquisition of OCC Holdings and its subsidiary OCC Corp., which manufactures fiber optic submarine. |
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| Cypress sells MEMS subsidiary to Dainippon Screen
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2008-07-03 |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (DNS) of Kyoto, Japan today announced that DNS has acquired Silicon Light Machines (SLM), a Cypress subsidiary. |
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| Confab stresses potential thermal crisis in IC design
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2008-07-03 |
| At the Design Automation Conference in Anaheim, California, an educational panel addressed the thermal issue in IC design. Two key questions raised were when will this issue be emerging as a crucial concern? What are the solutions to solve this potential crisis? |
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| Future of Blu-ray in China still unclear, notes CCID
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2008-06-20 |
| According to CCID Consulting, in terms of market status, Blu-ray only dominates its competitors at the standard level. In China's HD market, the prospect of Blu-ray players and optical drivers is still unclear |
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| Blu-ray takeoff tied to ICs from Taiwan
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2008-06-17 |
| Now that Sony has won the battle for the high-definition DVD standard, the million-dollar question is: when will the makers in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan join the Blu-ray bandwagon? |
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