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Quantifi Photonics Acquires SmarTest Electronics: Week in Brief: 04/15/22
BORDEAUX, France, April 15, 2022 — Amplitude, a developer and manufacturer of medical, scientific, and industrial lasers, merged its two North American divisions — Continuum Electro-Optics Inc. in Milpitas, Calif., and Amplitude Laser, formerly of Cambridge, Mass. — to become Amplitude Laser Inc. The merger and name change mark the final step in enjoining the company’s U.S. presence to Amplitude’s corporate operations in Bordeaux, France. With the Amplitude Laser/Cambridge, Mass.
Funding to PhotonDelta Fast-Tracks Netherlands' Photonics Position
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, April 14, 2022 — PhotonDelta, the Eindhoven, Netherlands-based integrated photonics ecosystem, has secured more than €1 billion in public and private investment to support semiconductor development and manufacturing in the Netherlands. The €1.1 billion...
EPIC Adds to Board: People in the News: 4/13/22
VILNIUS, Lithuania — The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) named Nicoletta Casanova to its board of directors. The consortium formally announced the appointment of Casanova, CEO and president of FEMTOprint, a Swiss manufacturer of 3D-printed microdevices, at...
Pixxel Pulls in $25M in Series A Funding
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 12, 2022 — Pixxel, an Earth-imaging technology company, received $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Toronto-based Radical Ventures. The funding enables Pixxel to expedite production of what will be the world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral...
EOS Acquires Longtime Supplier KiwiStar Optics
SYMONSTON, Australia, April 11, 2022 — Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd. (EOS) has entered into an agreement with Callaghan Innovation to acquire the assets and hire the personnel of KiwiStar Optics (KSO), a producer of precision optics (telescope lenses up to and over 1 m in diameter)...
Naval Research Laboratory to License its Photonic Component Library
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2022 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) executed a trade secret license to a silicon-nitride-based photonic component library to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY), the administrator of AIM Photonics. By working...
Ambarella Launches Collaborations in Software, Advanced Sensing
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 8, 2022 — Ambarella Inc., an edge AI semiconductor and software company, and Helm.ai, a developer of next-generation AI software, have released a perception software for the Ambarella CVflow AI SoC architecture to enable Helm.ai’s ADAS system software...
Bruker Acquires Optimal Industrial Automation and Technologies: Week in Brief: 04/08/22
MESA, Ariz., April 8, 2022 — FUJIFILM Electronic Materials, a supplier of chemicals and materials for the semiconductor industry, completed its $88 million expansion of its electronics materials facility in Mesa, Ariz. The added 80,000-sq-ft complex encompasses five new...
Olympus Spins Out Scientific Solutions Business
TOKYO, April 8, 2022 — Olympus Corp. completed the separation of its Scientific Solutions business to wholly owned subsidiary Evident Corp. The company said the move further signifies its long-term strategy to cement its position within the medical technology industry...
Leica Microsystems Names President: People in the News: 4/6/22
CHICAGO, April 6, 2022 — Materials technology company AKHAN has added Kirk Hasserjian to its board of directors. Hasserjian has spent 38 years in the high-technology industry in a variety of leadership roles in research and development, operations, manufacturing,...
Two Photonics-Related Projects Identify, Filter Out Microplastics
BERLIN, April 5, 2022 — Two research projects with majority funding from the German Ministry of Education and Research seek to use photonics to address the issue of microplastics. The SimConDrill project will see Fraunhofer ILT join forces with industrial partners to...
Synopsys, Juniper Networks Form Silicon Photonics Company
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 5, 2022 — Synopsys and Juniper Networks have closed a transaction to form a separate company that will provide the industry with an open silicon photonics platform to address the growing photonic requirements in applications including health care, telecom,...
IPG Provides Update on Russian Operations
OXFORD, Mass., April 4, 2022 — In a statement on its website, IPG Photonics shared information about the company’s Russian operations. Last month, IPG announced continued production at its Russian operations. In a March 3 press release, the company said that it suspended...
Photonics Community Pledges Support for Those Affected by War in Ukraine
Apr 4, 2022 — The scientific community, and the optics and photonics community within it, continues its support of those affected by the war in Ukraine. Initiatives by leading organizations, as well as top trade shows and scientific journals, are among those...
Jenoptik Reorganizes Business Units: Week in Brief: 04/01/22
JENA, Germany, April 1, 2022 — Jenoptik is combining its core photonics business in two new divisions, the company reported in its 2021 annual report press release: Advanced Photonic Solutions and Smart Mobility Solutions. The former Light & Optics and Light & Production...
Eikon Therapeutics Adds to Executive Team: People in the News: 03/30/22
HAMBURG, Germany, March 30, 2022 — Lidar specialist Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH has reorganized its top management. The previous program director of ibeoNEXT, Christophe Minster, has been named COO, a new position, and Stefan Gros has joined the company as CFO. Minster served in the...
Microsystems Innovator Marc P. Christensen Named President of Clarkson University
DALLAS, March 29, 2022 — Marc P. Christensen, dean of Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) Lyle School of Engineering and the Bobby B. Lyle Professor of Engineering Innovation, was named the 17th president of Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Marc P. Christensen....
Empire State Development Names Luminate Finalists
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 28, 2022 — Empire State Development (ESD) has announced the 10 companies selected to take part in the fifth round of the Luminate NY accelerator program, investment fund, and competition. The finalists will compete for up to $2 million in follow-on funding...
CytoSMART to Join Axion BioSystems Following Acquisition: Week in Brief: 03/24/22
SILVERWATER, Australia, March 25, 2022 — Semiconductor developer BluGlass Ltd. will acquire a 19,000-sq-ft commercial Silicon Valley laser diode production facility lease and manufacturing equipment for $2.5 million. BluGlass secured 3.4 million AUD (~$2.6 million) to fund the acquisition...
SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing Showcases Mission Critical Innovation
Mar 23, 2022 — After taking on a virtual format in 2020 and 2021, SPIE’s Defense + Commercial Sensing (DCS) will return to the exhibition hall April 3-7. The event will take place at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center outside Orlando, Fla. The...
Luminous Computing Names Michael Hochberg President: People in the News: 03/09/22 - 03/23/22
CENTENNIAL, Colo., March 23, 2022 — Blue laser specialist NUBURU appointed Brian Knaley CFO. Knaley has served as CEO at three public companies and has more than 25 years of experience. Most recently he served as CFO for CEA Industries, a provider of architectural, engineering, and...
MICLEDI to Collaborate with GlobalFoundries on Micro-LED Displays
LEUVEN, Belgium, March 23, 2022 — MICLEDI Microdisplays, a developer of microLED arrays for augmented reality glasses, will partner with GlobalFoundries in a manufacturing collaboration to develop displays for augmented reality glasses. Under the agreement, MICLEDI’s solution...
War in Ukraine Complicates Business Operations for IPG
OXFORD, Mass., March 22, 2022 — Fiber laser manufacturer IPG Photonics remains operational at its major Russian plant, affirming its commitment two and a half weeks ago to continue production at the facility, which is located outside Moscow. The company is also continuing...
Committee Releases Draft of OCT Guidelines, Standards
AACHEN, Germany, March 22, 2022 — Representatives from the business and research sectors have developed a first draft of guidelines with standardized process descriptions for optical coherence tomography (OCT). The VDI/VDE Society for Measurement and Automation Technology...
Luminar Continues Vertical Integration by Acquiring Freedom Photonics
ORLANDO, Fla., March 21, 2022 — Lidar and automotive technology company Luminar will acquire Freedom Photonics, a laser manufacturer and laser chip developer. This transaction follows a multiyear collaboration between the companies, as well as Luminar’s prior acquisitions of...

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