Andor Technology plc is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in the development and manufacture of scientific digital cameras for academic, industrial and government applications. The Company operates in three segments: research, microscopy systems and original equipment manufacturing (OEM). Research is engaged in sales of cameras and associated products to academia and government-funded research institutes. Andor�s Microscopy Systems business provides high-end imaging solutions that are of primary interest to life sciences research institutes. Andor offers Electron Multiplying charge-coupled device (CCD) (EMCCD), scientific CMOS (sCMOS) and CCD imaging detectors. OEM includes sales of cameras and associated products to instrumentation manufacturers. The Company�s subsidiaries include Bitplane AG and Bitplane Inc. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Company launched iXon3.