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Intense and CST Set Direction for Future Growth in Laser
Diode Manufacturing - 28 Jan, 2010
Intense Ltd, developer of next generation performance laser modules and systems for “Intense has, of course, retained ownership
semiconductor lasers, systems and the defense, medical, print and industrial of its renowned QWI laser technology and
solutions, and Compound Semiconductor markets. will focus on its expansion into more of our
Technologies (CST) have announced that product lines working in close partnership
the two companies have completed a deal “This deal builds on the increasingly with CST. The deal with CST also allows
to consolidate their business operations in attractive economics of the foundry Intense to consolidate its product line
the UK. business model in the optoelectronics development and manufacturing activities
sector,” said Neil Martin, CEO of CST. “It into one world class site in New Jersey, US.
CST has acquired the UK fabrication assets also affirms CST’s long held belief in the This will drive considerable scale economies
of Intense Ltd. in Hamilton, Scotland. As ‘pure-play’ foundry. We are seeing solid and further enhance our US margins and
part of the deal Intense has taken a minority growth in established markets such as profitability. We expect to complete the
stake in the enlarged CST business and will FTTH and defense which has supported our consolidation of the UK product lines in
complete the process of consolidating all of expansion in the current recessionary close cooperation with our valuable
its product development and manufacturing period.” customers during the first half of 2010.”
activities into its New Jersey, USA facility in
the first half of 2010. Martin continued, “CST’s increase in design
and production capacity following the deal
The deal allows CST to consolidate its with Intense will support further expected
production activities into a world class growth in our core markets and allow CST
facility in Hamilton, Scotland and also to to develop new foundry offerings for
extend its existing contract chip emerging technologies driven by ‘cleantech’
manufacturing and supply relationship with applications in sensing, energy and medical
Intense. CST has signed a three year supply markets. CST is investing heavily now to be
agreement for supply of chips to existing ready to take advantages of new
and new Intense customers and product opportunities that will certainly emerge
lines. through the global economic recovery.”
Intense will gain substantial scale “CST is a strong and established partner in
economies at its profitable US facility and chip development and supply and will
will focus its resources on driving up the support Intense’s long term growth plans,”
supply chain into increasingly high said Berthold Schmidt, CEO of Intense.
European recognition for Leeds terahertz expertise - 20 Jan, 2010
Research into terahertz technology at the are wide-ranging, but are currently limited to University in 2010. The School has one of
University of Leeds has received a major niche applications in fields such as the world’s leading research groups in
boost with a ?2.5 million European grant. pharmaceutical analysis and astronomy, as terahertz technology and one of the largest
most systems on the market are both university facilities for terahertz research
The award - an Advanced Investigator Grant expensive and physically large,” explained internationally. It is also one of only a very
from the European Research Council - is in Professor Linfield. “The availability of cheap, small number of laboratories in the world to
recognition of outstanding work in the field compact systems would open up a wide grow terahertz quantum cascade lasers,
by Professor of Terahertz Electronics, range of opportunities in fields including using a technique known as molecular beam
Edmund Linfield. It is one of only 105 industrial process monitoring, security epitaxy (MBE). The School’s MBE system
projects selected across Europe out of 736 screening, atmospheric science, and (costing around £1M), and Professor
applicants in physical sciences and medicine.” Linfield’s team’s expertise in using it, will
engineering. underpin the research funded through this
The prestigious Advanced Investigator European grant.
Professor Linfield will use the funding to Grant award scheme is aimed at supporting
study both the fundamental science and the the very best established research leaders Further information from:
potential applications of terahertz quantum to carry out pioneering work in their field. Abigail Chard, Campuspr: tel 0113 258
cascade lasers. Quantum cascade lasers Leeds has had increasing success in the 9880, mob: 07960 448532, email:
are small, and potentially portable, sources scheme, now in its second year. Professor abigail@campuspr.co.uk
of radiation in the terahertz frequency range Linfield’s grant follows an award in 2009 to Guy Dixon, University of Leeds Press Office:
of the electromagnetic spectrum. Professor Giles Davies - also from the tel 0113 343 8299,
School of Electronic & Electrical email: g.dixon@leeds.ac.uk
“The potential uses for terahertz technology Engineering - and is one of two made to the
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