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Zebra Technologies Acquiring Photoneo
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Dec. 30, 2024 — Zebra Technologies intends to acquire Photoneo, a developer and manufacturer of 3D machine vision solutions. The acquisition will expand Zebra’ portfolio and strengthen its position as a leader in the 3D segment of the machine vision market by combining Photoneo’s cutting-edge 3D sensors with Zebra’s expertise in AI-powered imaging, inspection software, and autonomous data capture. Photoneo’s intelligent sensors are particularly effective within the vision-guided
Foxconn Teams with Porotech on MicroLED Display Commercialization
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 30, 2024 — Consumer electronics company Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has partnered with micro-LED technology developer Porotech to commercialize microLED microdisplays for augmented reality (AR) applications. The companies intend to establish the...
Photronics Makes Board Appointment: People in the News: 12/26/24
BROOKFIELD, Conn., Dec. 26, 2024 — BROOKFIELD, Conn., Dec. 26, 2024 — Photronics, Inc., a photomask technologies and solutions company, has appointed David Garcia to its board of directors, expanding the board’s membership total to nine. Garcia is currently a strategic...
Teledyne Space Imaging Selected to Build Payload for LISA Space
LONDON, Dec. 23, 2024 — Teledyne Space Imaging was awarded the role of prime contractor for the Constellation Acquisition Sensor (CAS) instrument, contributing to the European Space Agency (ESA) Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. The imaging sensor...
Civan Lasers Launches U.S. Demonstration Labs: Week in Brief: 12/20/24
JERUSALEM, Dec. 20, 2024 — Civan Lasers, a fiber laser developer, has opened two advanced demonstration labs at welding manufacturer Amet’s Rexburg, Idaho campus and automated systems developer Photon Automation’s Detroit campus. The company said that the...
LLNL and Starris: Optimax Space Systems Partner on Monolithic Telescope Tech
LIVERMORE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2024 — Starris: Optimax Space Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have partnered to commercialize LLNL’s monolithic telescope technology, accelerating rapid deployment of modular optical designs for high-resolution or...
Viavi Solutions Acquires Inertial Labs
CHANDLER, Ariz. Dec. 20, 2024 — Viavi Solutions has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Inertial Labs for initial consideration of $150 million at closing and up to $175 million of contingent consideration over four years. The acquisition expands Viavi’s portfolio and...
Netherlands Formalizes ChipNL Competence Centre to Drive Semiconductor Innovation
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Dec. 19, 2024 — The Netherlands has launched a four-year project that aims to boost the European semiconductor industry, offering support for workforce development and funding opportunities as well as facilitating intra- and inter-industry connections. The ChipNL...
Focused Energy and Amplitude Strike Partnership Agreement
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, 2024 — Laser fusion company Focused Energy has partnered with Amplitude, a developer of ultrafast lasers, to advance two laser systems beyond the state-of-the-art for inertial fusion energy. The technology will help develop and determine the laser...
Sondrel Appoints Non-Executive Director: People in the News: 12/18/24
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 — Lumentum Holdings Inc., a designer and manufacturer of optical and photonic products, has appointed Paul Lundstrom to its board of directors, expanding the board to nine members. Lundstrom is currently CFO at Copeland, with previous experience as...
SWIR Sensor Utilizes Lead-Free Quantum Dot Photodiodes
LEUVEN, Belgium, Dec. 17, 2024 — As part of the Belgian research project Q-COMIRSE, researchers presented a prototype shortwave infrared (SWIR) image sensor with indium arsenide quantum dot photodiodes. The sensor successfully demonstrated 1390 nm imaging results, offering an...
SCANLAB Names CEO, Additional Personnel Changes
PUCCHEIM, Germany, Dec. 16, 2024 — SCANLAB GmbH, a leading manufacturer of laser scanning solutions, has named Alexander Roth as CEO. Roth succeeds Georg Hofner, who will focus exclusively on his position of CEO at SCANLAB’s parent company, TecInvest Holding AG. Alexander...
ULVAC, SAL Collaborate on Plasma Etching Processes: Week in Brief: 12/13/24
GRAZ, Austria, Dec. 13, 2024 — ULVAC, Inc., a vacuum technology developer, has entered into a collaboration with Silicon Austria Labs GmbH (SAL), a research center for electronics and software-based systems, on the development of plasma etching processes for high-volume...
Lightwave Logic Makes Changes to Leadership
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 11, 2024 — Lightwave Logic, a developer of electro-optic polymer technology, has named Yves LeMaitre CEO, and Thomas Zelibor president. The company announced that Michael Lebby has retired as chairman and CEO, effective Dec. 10. The company board also...
Ayar Labs Secures $155M from Investors Including AMD, NVIDIA
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2024 — Optical interconnect solutions company Ayar Labs has secured $155 million in financing for the high-volume manufacturing of its optical I/O technology. This brings the company’s total funding to $370 million and raises the company’s...
Evosys Adds to Management Team: People in the News: 12/11/24
TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2024 — POET Technologies, a developer and designer of photonic integrated circuits, has appointed Bob Tirva to its board of directors and audit committee, expanding the board to six members. Tirva brings over 30-years of executive experience in the...
Hyperspectral Satellite Developer Pixxel Raises $24M
BENGALURU, India, Dec. 11, 2024 — Pixxel, a space technology company building high resolution hyperspectral satellites, closed $24 million in additional funding as part of its series B round. The financing will enable Pixxel to accelerate the development and launch of its entire...
Coherent, Skywater, and X-Fab to Receive CHIPS Act Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 9, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed three separate preliminary memoranda of terms under the CHIPS and Science Act to provide up to $33 million in proposed direct funding to Cohdrent, up to $16 million to Skywater Technology Foundry, and up to...
SatVu Secures $12.7M in Equity Funding
LONDON, Dec. 9, 2024 — Earth observation startup SatVu has secured £20 million (~$25.4 million) in strategic funding, comprising a £10 million equity round and an insurance payout. The funds will accelerate the company’s build and launch of its HotSat-2...
PhotoniCare Raises $4.6M, Establishes Manufacturing Partnership
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 6, 2024 — Medical device company PhotoniCare has secured $4.6 million in a series B funding round and formed a manufacturing partnership with Gentex Corporation, who led the funding, to produce its OtoSight Middle Ear Scope. The company also finalized the...
Quantum Tech Startups Partner on Manufacturing, Energy Sector Solutions
TOKYO, Dec. 6, 2024 — Quantum technology startups Jij Inc and ORCA Computing have formed a strategic partnership, under which Jij will develop algorithms to maximize the capabilities of ORCA’s photonic quantum computers. Anticipated applications include logistics...
ZEISS Acquires Beyond Gravity’s Lithography Division: Week in Brief: 12/6/24
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Dec. 6, 2024 — ZEISS has acquired the lithography division of Beyond Gravity, a provider of special actuators and complex mechatronic modules. Located in both Zurich and Coswig, Germany, the company plans to integrate the Coswig site into Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH and...
AIM Photonics, Cornell to Lead DoD-Funded QUPICS Project
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 5, 2024 — In collaboration with academic and commercial partners from across the northeast, the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics and Cornell University’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering will lead research efforts...
Marvell Expands Collaboration with Amazon Web Services
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2024 — Marvell Technology, a developer of data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, has expanded its strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through a five-year, multi-generational agreement, which includes collaboration across multiple...
PIC Summit Europe 2024 Offers Hope — And Calls to Action
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — Earlier this fall, more than 700 industry leaders from the photonic chip and semiconductor industry convened in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The forum, PIC Summit Europe 2024, was one of the largest events to date focused strictly on the integrated...

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