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Laser Industry News 2008 p15:

• LED and diode-laser patent complaint targets major electronics manufacturers
  March 26, 2008, New York, NY--The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to investigate a patent complaint that seeks to block the importation of a wide array of LEDs, lasers, and consumer electronics products into the USA.
• Israel rejects U.S. anti-rocket laser system
  March 25, 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel--According to a breaking news story on WorldTribune.com, Israel has concluded that a U.S. laser system would not serve as an interim defense solution for the frequent rocket and missile attacks it has sustained. The Defense Ministry concluded that Skyguard, a laser-based system developed by Northrop Grumman, could not guarantee defense against short-range missiles and rockets fired either from Lebanon or the Gaza Strip, officials said.
• University of Delaware receives $3.75 million DOE grant for solar research
  March 25, 2008, Newark, DE--The University of Delaware's (UD) Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC) will receive $3.75 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar America Initiative over the next three years to continue leading-edge research on photovoltaic-based solar cells.
• Sun Microsystems wins $44 million DARPA contract to develop on-chip optical networks
  March 24, 2008, Santa Clara, CA--The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Sun Microsystems $44.29 million funding for a five and a half-year research project focused on microchip interconnectivity via on-chip optical networks enabled by silicon photonics and proximity communication.
• State job grant to help Tessera expand wafer-level optics business
  March 24, 2008, Charlotte, NC--The North Carolina Economic Investment Committee is awarding a Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) to Tessera, a provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, that will enable the company to add 185 jobs and invest approximately $30 million in its Charlotte-based wafer-level optics facilities during the next five years.
• 3M to move Optical Systems headquarters to Asia
  March 21, 2008, St. Paul, MN--3M will headquarter its Optical Systems business in North Asia, effective immediately, as part of the company's overall strategy to accelerate growth by moving closer to customers. "The move will improve 3M's ability to respond to liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel customers more quickly in this fast-paced market and helps ensure long-term sustainable success for our enduring franchise," said Mike Kelly, executive VP, 3M Display and Graphics.
• Lumera announces $2.2 million Air Force contract for electro-optic modulators
  March 21, 2008, Bothell, WA--Photonic communications company Lumera Corporation received a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory valued at approximately $2.2 million to fabricate low-driving-voltage, reliable electro-optic modulators using Lumera's organic polymers.
• L-3 demonstrates uncooled thermal imaging technology at SPIE Security + Defense show
  March 20, 2008, Orlando, FL--Representatives from L-3 Infrared Products (New York, NY) announced plans to take its line of thermal imaging products to new performance thresholds.
• Grant funds laser processing of nanotechnology in UK
  March 20, 2008, Guildford, Surrey, England--Nanomaterial processing using lasers has received funding of £0.87M (US$1.36M) at the University of Surrey.
• Medical laser company Diomed files for bankruptcy; selling assets to Biolitec
  March 18, 2008, Andover, MA--Diomed Holdings, a leading developer and marketer of minimally invasive medical technologies, including its patented EVLT laser treatment for varicose veins, announced that it, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Diomed, Inc., filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Western Division.

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