Start with the news release Hamamatsu develops super luminescent diode from Hamamatsu Photonics, which we summarised at the time by saying "Hamamatsu Photonics has introduced a series of super luminescent diodes (SLDs) for use in ophthalmology, optical gyroscopes, OCT, fibre-optic and medical applications. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release AC/DC power converters for medical applications from Bear Power Supplies: "Bear's compact and rugged BP Series encapsulated AC/DC power converters are available for purchase online, simplifying OEM evaluation for commercial, industrial and medical applications. ".
 
In December 2010, we covered the news from Linear Technology - take a look at Compact linear regulator with thermal resistance which says: "Linear Technology has produced a wider-temperature-range version of the LT3010, a high-voltage, micropower linear regulator for avionics, military, industrial, automotive, RF and telecom applications.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Nordic Semiconductor, Ultra-miniaturised wafer-level chip scale packages, as well as PLDs for low-power consumer design applications from Avnet Memec, and Two-channel ADC for energy-harvesting sensors from Maxim Integrated Products.