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SiLC Receives $25M to Develop Machine Vision for AI
MONROVIA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023 — SiLC Technologies Inc. has secured $25 million in funding to expand production to support designs for its Eyeonic vision solutions. The additional funding also supports continued product development, to enable the company to pursue further application deployments in mobility, robotics, smart cameras, security, and other markets. The funding comes on the heels of SiLC’s introduction of four versions of its frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) lidar-based Eyeonic Vision System
CEOs Call for $4.6 billion to Bolster Europe’s PIC Supply Chain
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 15, 2023 — Leaders from eight of Europe’s largest integrated photonics companies have presented plans to the European Commission to build a resilient European supply chain for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The plan, presented to Thomas Skordas,...
Computing Firm Photonic Collaborates with Microsoft
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 15, 2023 — Quantum computing firm Photonic Inc. formed a collaboration with Microsoft to develop quantum networking capabilities using photonically linked silicon spin qubits. Photonic detailed the collaboration and unveiled its quantum architecture amid news...
Leonardo to Supply Sights for U.S. Army; Imec, SMART Photonics Sign MOU: Week in Brief: 11/10/23
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2023 — SMART Photonics and imec have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to underpin their intention to work together in the field of hybrid integration of InP on SiN/SiPh. The collaboration will include the hybrid integration of InP on SiN/SiPh...
Oxford Metrics Acquires Industrial Vision Systems Ltd.
OXFORDSHIRE, England, Nov. 10, 2023 — Oxford Metrics has entered into an agreement to acquire machine vision software and systems developer Industrial Vision Systems Ltd. (IVS) in a deal worth £8.1 million ($9.9 million). IVS provides noncontact vision systems — including...
AFRL Opens Laser Lab at Kirtland AFB
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 9, 2023 — The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) debuted its semiconductor laser indoor propagation range (SLIPR) at Kirkland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The range, which consists of a 3500-sq-ft high-bay propagation lab, will enable future laser...
SÜSS MicroTec Deals SUSS MicroOptics to Focuslight Technologies
GARCHING, Germany, Nov. 8, 2023 — SÜSS MicroTec SE has agreed to sell its Switzerland-based subsidiary SUSS MicroOptics SA to Focuslight (HK) Investment Management Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Focuslight Technologies Inc. The transaction, valued, at €75.5 million ($80.7...
Coherent Looks to Root Recovery in AI, Datacom, and Display Tech
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 8, 2023 — Coherent posted its first-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2024, posting $1.05 billion in revenue, representing a decrease of 13% sequentially and 22% year-over-year. The results, Coherent said in a letter to shareholders, extended the...
TRUMPF Adds Managing Director; OIF Elects Board and Officers: People in the News: 11/8/23
DITZINGEN, Germany — TRUMPF (TRUMPF Photonics Components) named Thomas Harrer managing director, taking over for Berthold Schmidt, who held the position on an interim basis. Harrer started his career at TRUMPF in 1999 as an adviser and has held multiple roles within the...
nLIGHT HELSI Contract Soars to $171 Million
CAMAS, Wash., Nov. 6, 2023 — Semiconductor fiber laser technology developer nLIGHT, via nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, was awarded additional options that more than double the previously announced contract to produce a high-energy laser prototype as part of the second phase of the...
MKS Cites Market Downturn as Company Issues Third-Quarter Earnings
ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 3, 2023 — MKS Instruments posted third-quarter revenue of $932 million, with earnings per share registering at $0.58. Adjusted for nonrecurring costs, earnings per share hit $1.46. According to MKS president and CEO John T.C. Lee, said the company delivered...
Mosaic to Work with AIM Photonics; Materion Lands $5M Contract: Week in Brief: 11/3/23
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Defense awarded microelectronics glass packaging technology developer Mosaic Microsystems a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract that will enable Mosaic to develop ultrathin glass interposers with through-glass...
NUBURU Appoints CEO
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Nov. 2, 2023 — Blue laser technology developer NUBURU has appointed current CFO Brian Knaley to the position of CEO. Knaley replaces Mark Zediker, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Knaley has also joined NUBURU’s board of directors upon...
Cognex Sales Lag as Recent Acquisition Broadens Customer Base
NATICK, Mass., Nov. 2, 2023 — Cognex continues to feel the effects of soft demand for capital equipment, the machine vision industry leader said this week, as the company released financial results for its 2023 third quarter. The company pointed to slow economic recovery in...
Neuroscience 2023 Places Spotlight on Discovery, Industry Collaboration
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 1, 2023 — The Society for Neuroscience will hold its 2023 annual meeting Nov. 11-15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Society members and attending nonmembers will join to discover new ideas, share the latest in research, and...
Teledyne Restructures Executive Team; iPronics Adds Vice President: People in the News: 11/1/2023
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Teledyne Technologies Inc.’s board of directors announced the transition of Robert Mehrabian to executive chairman; Edwin Roks to CEO; George Bobb III to president and COO; and Melanie S. Cibik to executive vice president, general counsel,...
Atom Computing Scales Quantum Computing Platform
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 31, 2023 — Colorado-based startup Atom Computing has created a 1225-site atomic array — which the company said is currently populated with 1180 qubits — in its quantum computing platform. According to Atom Computing, the 1225-site atomic array...
Optica Names 2024 Fellows
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 31, 2023 — The board of directors of Optica elected 129 members from 26 countries to the society’s 2024 fellow class. Optica fellows are selected based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to research, business, education, engineering,...
Jabil Acquires Intel’s Silicon Photonics Optical Modules Business
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 31, 2023 — Jabil Inc. will take over the manufacture and sale of Intel’s silicon photonics-based pluggable optical transceiver product lines and the development of future generations of such modules, Jabil announced. The deal strengthens Jabil’s...
Lumentum to Acquire Cloud Light for $750M
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 — Lumentum and Cloud Light Technology have entered into a definitive agreement under which Lumentum will acquire Cloud Light in a deal valued at approximately $750 million. Cloud Light designs, markets, and manufactures advanced optical modules for...
Aalyria, HICO Partner to Deploy Laser Communications to Commercial Ships
LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 — Aalyria Technologies and HICO Investment Group have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining the objectives and framework of a collaboration to deploy up to 200 of Aalyria’s high-speed, free-space optics communications platforms across...
Aquark Demonstrates Cold Atom System on Small Drone
ROMSEY, England, Oct. 30, 2023 — University of Southampton spinout Aquark Technologies has demonstrated continuous trapping of cold atoms suitable for sensing while flying on a drone. Cold atom-based quantum technologies support quantum computing and high-precision sensing, with...
India Launches Photonic Chips Development Effort; NY CREATES, PsiQuantum Partner on PICs R&D: Week in Brief: 10/27/23
CHENNAIR, India, Oct. 27, 2023 — India’s secretary of electronics and information technology inaugurated the Centre for Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuit and Systems (CPPICS). Within the next five years, CPPICS is set to achieve self-sufficiency, drive product...
Lawrence Livermore Taps High-Power Lasers to Advance Muon Imaging
LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2023 — Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) National Ignition Facility (NIF) are leading an initiative that will use high-power lasers to accelerate the time needed to capture muon images. Muons are naturally occurring subatomic...
Airbus Helicopter to Further Employ TRUMPF 3D Printer Technology
DITZINGEN, Germany, Oct. 26, 2023 — Airbus Helicopters will use 3D printers from TRUMPF to manufacture components for its helicopters, as well as for aircraft from the parent company Airbus, as the aerospace company expands its additive manufacturing capabilities with a new...

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