SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ --

Photon Dynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHTN) today announced that September 2000 issue of Individual Investor magazine included Photon Dynamics among this year's list of the 100 fastest growing companies in the United States. Plus, Individual Investor gave Photon Dynamics a "thumbs up" vote, meaning that its stock is expected to continue to grow.

To earn a place on the list, a company must have doubled its earnings, compared with year-earlier performance, during at least one of the past four quarters. For the 12 months ending in that banner quarter, the company's revenue must also have increased by at least 25 percent year after ...