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Tower Semiconductor, Quintessent Partner on Silicon Photonics Platform
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Sept. 7, 2021 — Tower Semiconductor, a foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, and Quintessent, a connectivity solutions developer using silicon PICs, will partner to develop a silicon photonics process with integrated quantum dot lasers. The technology seeks to address optical connectivity in AI/machine learning and disaggregated computing (data center) markets. The foundry process will build on Tower’s PH18 production silicon photonics platform and add Quintessent’s III-V
Fiber Companies ADTRAN and ADVA to Merge
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 7, 2021 — ADTRAN and ADVA have entered into a business combination, to create a global, scaled provider of end-to-end fiber networking solutions for communications service provider, enterprise, and government customers. The merger will combine ADTRAN’s...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 09/03/21
Sep 3, 2021 — MUNICH — TOPTICA Photonics’ TOPTICA Projects has successfully tested an experimental laser, jointly developed with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and industry partners, at the Allgäuer Volkssternwarte Ottobeuren observatory...
Indie Semiconductor to Acquire TeraXion
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 1, 2021 — Indie Semiconductor, a developer of automotive semiconductors and software platforms focused on edge sensors for ADAS systems including lidar, connected car, user experience, and electrification applications, will purchase TeraXion, a designer and...
People in the News: 9/01/21
BATESVILLE, Ark., Sept. 1, 2021 — Kevin Weaver and Robert Brockway will serve as the first apprentices in LaCroix Precision Optics’ inaugural Optics Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship. The objective of the program is to engage employees with the overall understanding of...
Ansys to Acquire Optical Imaging System Simulation Firm Zemax
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31, 2021 — Engineering simulation software company Ansys has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire optical system simulation software company Zemax. The acquisition will expand the Ansys portfolio to provide comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for...
Gas Mapping LiDAR Quantifies Methane Emissions
BOZEMAN, Mont., Aug. 31, 2021 — Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) signed an agreement for $12 million with high-tech laser company Bridger Photonics. The company will use Bridger’s Gas Mapping Lidar to detect, pinpoint, and quantify methane emissions throughout...
Mehrabian to Be Teledyne Chairman, President, CEO
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 30, 2021 — Robert Mehrabian will resume the role of chairman, president, and CEO of Teledyne Technologies upon the retirement of current president and CEO, Al Pichelli, Oct. 15. The term of Mehrabian’s current employment will remain through December...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 08/27/21
Aug 27, 2021 — SEOUL, South Korea — Speclipse, a startup focused on laser spectroscopic and AI-based medical diagnosis technologies and a member of Born2Global Centre, received $7.7 million in investments for an accumulated investment total of $13 million....
Optical Society to Sponsor Luminate NY Finals 2021 Competition
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 26, 2021 — The Luminate NY accelerator competition program for startups focused on optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) enabled applications announced that The Optical Society (OSA) will return as a sponsor for its Finals 2021. The event will be held virtually...
AmeriCOM Secures First College Partner for Precision Optics Consortium
NEWTON, N.J., Aug. 26, 2021 — Sussex County Community College (SCCC) in New Jersey is the first college to partner with the American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM), under AmeriCOM’s Department of Defense-funded, five-year, $34 million Defense Precision Optics...
Onsemi to Acquire GT Advanced Technologies
PHOENIX, Aug. 25, 2021 — Onsemi (formerly ON Semiconductor) and GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT), a producer and manufacturer of of silicon carbide (SiC) and sapphire materials, have entered into a definitive agreement under which onsemi will acquire GTAT for $415 million in...
Applications for Portable Optical Gas Analyzer Range from Volcanos to Sewers
HAMAMATSU, Japan, Aug. 25, 2021 — Hamamatsu Photonics and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tokyo collaborated on an all-optical, portable gas monitoring system for predicting volcanic eruptions with a high degree of sensitivity. In...
People in the News: 08/25/21
Aug 25, 2021 — ULM, Germany — Scantinel Photonics has appointed Mikael Adelsberg to its advisory board. Adelsberg serves as senior vice president of connected, autonomous, and embedded systems at Scania, a Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles. He...
Three Argonne Projects Garner DOE Funding
LEMONT, Ill., Aug. 25, 2021 — Three projects at Argonne National Laboratory have received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in a push to lay the groundwork for breakthroughs in quantum information science. The awards are part of a $61 million investment in quantum...
Satellogic Partners with GeoTerraImage
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 23, 2021 — Satellite imagery collector Satellogic will partner with GeoTerraImage, a geospatial solutions provider in southern Africa. GeoTerraImage will use Satellogic’s high-resolution multispectral satellite data and low-latency hyperspectral data for...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 08/20/21
Aug 20, 2021 — BALTIMORE — Pixelligent and the University of Massachusetts Amherst were awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to support their collaborative project titled “Research Partnership for Scalable Metalens Fabrication.”...
Xanadu, Imec Partner to Develop Quantum Photonic Chips
TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2021 — Xanadu, a full-stack photonic quantum computing company, and imec are partnering to develop the next generation of quantum qubits based on ultralow-loss silicon nitride waveguides. A SiN wafer with photonic integrated circuits manufactured on...
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science Moves to Online Format
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 18, 2021 — The 2021 Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO+LS) conference, presented jointly by the American Physical Society’s Division of Laser Science and The Optical Society (OSA), will be presented in an online format Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, 2021....
People in the News: 08/18/21
Aug 18, 2021 — FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. — Dental laser company BIOLASE appointed three members to its board of directors. Kathleen T. O’Loughlin, Carol Gomez Summerhays, and Martha Somerman have joined the board, bringing the membership to nine. Michael...
Quantum-Secured Video Conference Achieved in Germany
BONN, Germany, Aug. 18, 2021 — QuNET, a project funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), demonstrated a quantum-secured video call Aug. 10. The call represents a milestone for the project, the goal of which is the application-oriented...
BluGlass Demonstrates Working Tunnel Junction Laser Diodes
SILVERWATER, Australia, Aug. 16, 2021 — Semiconductor manufacturing technology and devices manufacturer BluGlass has successfully demonstrated tunnel junction laser diodes, using its proprietary remote plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology. The proof-of-concept is a...
University of Michigan Awarded $18.5M for 3-PW ZEUS Laser, Facility
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 16, 2021 — The 3-petawatt (PW) ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan has been awarded $18.5 million by the NSF to establish it as a federally funded international user facility. ZEUS is expected to begin its first experiments in 2022. ZEUS, which stands for...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 08/13/21
Aug 13, 2021 — ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Electro-optical technology company Lightwave Logic Inc. acquired a patent for a technology enabling enhanced optical routing architectures for polymer-based integrated photonics that can be scaled with its partner foundries....
Aeva and Nikon Collaborate on 4D Lidar
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 12, 2021 — Sensing and perception systems company Aeva is collaborating with Nikon Corp. The companies will focus on bringing frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) 4D lidar with unique micron-level measurement capability to high-precision industrial...

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