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Zeiss Expands Executive Board: People in the News: 06/08/22
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, June 8, 2022 — Carl Zeiss AG is expanding its executive board, adding Susan-Stefanie Breitkopf as chief transformation officer. Matthias Metz, member of the executive board of Carl Zeiss AG and responsible for the ZEISS Consumer Markets segment, will switch to BSH Hausgeräte GmbH where he will take over as CEO beginning Oct. 1. Metz will be succeeded by Sven Hermann, who will join the executive board effective July 1. Susan-Stefanie Breitkopf. Courtesy of ZEISS. TORONTO — Perimeter
Open Platform Supports Laser Integration on Silicon PICs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 7, 2022 — Newly launched company OpenLight has introduced the first open silicon photonics platform with integrated lasers. The platform reaches a level of laser integration and scalability that enables accelerated development of high-performance photonic...
Sony Business to Develop Laser-Based Space Communications Systems
NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 — Sony Corp. of America (SCA) has formed Sony Space Communications Corp. (SSC) as an independent company to conduct space optical communications. SSC plans to offer its communications equipment to companies working on satellite development. SCA said...
CEA-Leti, Intel Advance Die-to-Wafer Self-Assembly Process
SAN DIEGO, June 6, 2022 — CEA-Leti reported the optimization of a hybrid direct-bonding, self-assembly process with the potential to increase the alignment accuracy as well as fabrication throughput of die-to-wafer (D2W) bonding. The work is part of a collaboration with...
TriLite and Dispelix Partner on AR Glasses Display
VIENNA, June 6, 2022 — TriLite, a developer of miniature projection displays, is collaborating with transparent waveguide developer Dispelix to create an ultracompact display system for augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The system pairs TriLite’s Trixel 3 laser...
World of QUANTUM Show Goes On
MUNICH, June 6, 2022 — Organizers of the LASER World of PHOTONICS event intend to bring back the World of QUANTUM. The event was held for the first time at the 2022 LASER World of PHOTONICS show. QUANTUM will return in 2023 alongside the World of Photonics Congress, a...
Fraunhofer Achieves 47%-Efficient Four-Junction Solar Cell: Week in Brief: 06/03/22
LANNION, France, June 3, 2022 — Laser technology company Lumibird inked two acquisition agreements, one to acquire the Saab Group’s defense laser rangefinder business, and one to acquire Areva’s 37% stake in optics and laser company CILAS, a developer of laser weapons....
Xanadu Brings Quantum Advantage to the People
TORONTO, June 3, 2022 — Quantum technology company Xanadu demonstrated quantum computational advantage using its Borealis photonic quantum computer. Borealis features 216 squeezed-state qubits, and it was demonstrated to outperform classical supercomputers in the...
Margarete Haase to Chair ams OSRAM Supervisory Board: People in the News: 06/01/22
MUNICH, June 1, 2022 — The senate of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft elected three executive vice presidents to the new executive units of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Axel Müller-Groeling, currently director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT) and...
Broadcom to Acquire VMware for $61B
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 31, 2022 — Broadcom, a technology company specializing in semiconductor and infrastructure software, entered an agreement to acquire software company VMware for approximately $61 billion in cash and stock. Broadcom, in addition to its networking and data...
Diffractive Solar Sail Project Gets Green Light at NASA
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2022 — NASA has selected a solar sail concept for development toward a demonstration mission with potential to advance space travel beyond what is currently possible. The Diffractive Solar Sailing project was selected for Phase III study under the NASA...
Teledyne FLIR Wins $14M Defense Contract: Week in Brief: 05/27/22
ELKRIDGE, Md., May 27, 2022 — Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Inc., secured a $14 million contract to deliver its Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to the U.S. Army. The advanced nano-UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are being used to augment...
GlobalFoundries Unveils Enhanced R&D Program
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 26, 2022 — GlobalFoundries (GF) has launched GF Labs, a program that the company says extends the development horizon of innovative and differentiated semiconductor technologies. GF Labs will be focused on the advancement of new technology and long-term...
Quantum Drone Network Offers Versatile Security Across Environments
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 26, 2022 — Warner Miller of Florida Atlantic University (FAU), in collaboration with with Qubitekk, a manufacturer of entangled photon sources, and L3Harris, is leading a domestic effort to deliver what will reportedly be the first drone-based, mobile quantum...
Army Demonstration Advances Directed Energy System
LAS CRUCES, N.M., May 25, 2022 — With an advancement to the U.S. Army’s Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) system, a team led by Raytheon Intelligence and Space, and by Kord, a subsidiary of KBR, defeated multiple 60-mm mortar rounds with a...
IR-Med Names Moshe Gerber CEO: People in the News: 05/25/22
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 25, 2022 — Advanced materials and nanocomposite developer Meta Materials appointed Raj Rajaram chief marketing officer. Most recently, Rajaram served as senior vice president of global marketing for Protective Industries. He has also served as vice president...
Quantum Computing Inc. to Acquire QPhoton
LEESBURG, Va., May 24, 2022 — Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire QPhoton. The two companies entered a business partnership in February, including an exclusive marketing agreement. The companies had been working together to merge...
Partnership Advances Metal 3D Printing in Automotive Series Production
AACHEN, Germany, May 24, 2022 — A consortium of 12 partners representing industry and research has spearheaded a project that has led to the integration of digitally networked and fully automated 3D-printing lines into the automotive industry. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser...
Fluorescence Measurement Approach Speeds Process, Quality Control
FREIBURG, Germany, May 23, 2022 — Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (Fraunhofer IPM) have developed a fluorescence measurement technology capable of quantitative measurements with a high local resolution. The team is receiving the Joseph...
Allied Motion Reaches Merger Agreement with ThinGap
AMHERST, N.Y., May 20, 2022 — Precision and specialty-controlled motion company Allied Motion Technologies will merge with ThinGap, a developer and manufacturer of slotless motors for applications that require precision motion. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The...
ams OSRAM Sells Traxon Technologies: Week in Brief: 05/20/22
PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, May 20, 2022 — Optical technology company ams OSRAM reached an agreement to sell its Traxon Technologies business to Prosperity Group, a privately owned lighting company based in Hong Kong. The transaction is part of ams OSRAM’s strategy to divest businesses...
Siemens, GlobalFoundries Unite Platforms to Verify Silicon Photonics
PLANO, Texas, May 19, 2022 — Siemens and GlobalFoundries (GF) extended their collaboration, shifting it into the silicon photonics market. Siemens Digital Industries Software’s Calibre nmPlatform enables designers to use the newest GF silicon photonics platform, GF...
Axion Biosystems, Photronics Name CEOs: People in the News: 05/18/22
ATLANTA, May 18, 2022 — Life science technology company Axion Biosystems appointed Kevin Gould CEO, effective immediately. Gould has more than 20 years of senior management experience in medical diagnostic sales and manufacturing and intends to build on Axion’s...
CEA Develops Lensless Microbial Identification Technology
GRENOBLE, France, May 17, 2022 — CEA-Leti and CEA-Irig have developed a lensless imaging technology capable of identifying bacteria with more than 95% accuracy. The device aims to address the problem of antimicrobial resistance, which is an increasing public health problem....
Action-Packed Trailer Kicks Off International Day of Light 2022
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 16, 2022 — Three photonics professional societies partnered to kick off the International Day of Light, May 16, with a stylized trailer for a movie titled “Day of Light.” In the trailer, a diverse group of problem-solvers tackles some of the most...

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