Silicon Light Machines – Grating Light Valve Technology Brief Breakthrough MEMS Component Technology for Optical Networks
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The companynow a wholly owned subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp.has combined expertise in MEMS process technology, MEMS design and test, optics design and optical network engineering. Currently, Silicon Light Machines’ customers are using GLV technology in optical attenuators and switches, direct-to-plate printers, HDTV monitors, electronic cinema projectors and commercial flight simulator displays.
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