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Radiant Vision Systems Appoints CEO: People in the News: 7/3/24
REDMOND, Wash., July 3, 2024 — Radiant Vision Systems, a provider of imaging systems for scientific evaluation of light sources and displays, has appointed Stone Jiang as its CEO, replacing the recently retired Doug Kreysar. During his 12 years with Radiant, Jiang’s responsibilities have consisted of strategic planning, business development, sales, and support for Radiant's customers worldwide. He most recently served as Radiant’s executive vice president and general manager of China and has previous experience
Silicon-Based NIR Photodiodes Signal an Imaging Breakthrough
DRESDEN, Germany, July 3, 2024 — Photodiodes, the core component of image sensors, are indispensable in countless applications. Silicon is a favored material for crafting these components, but its sensitivity in the NIR range is lacking. As a result, developers have had to use...
Nokia Strikes Deal to Acquire Optical Networking Leader Infinera
ESPOO, Finland, June 28, 2024 — Nokia has reached an agreement to acquire Infinera in a transaction valuing the company at $6.65 per share, or an enterprise value of $2.3 billion. The transaction significantly boosts Nokia’s position in optical technologies and increases its...
DigiLens to Develop Reality Solutions for U.S. Government
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 28, 2024 — DigiLens, a developer of optical technologies for VR and AR applications, signed a memorandum of understanding with federal contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security, operator of the Y-12 National Security Complex, to collaborate on extended reality...
Goodfellow Acquires Potomac Photonics: Week in Brief: 6/28/24
CAMBRIDGE, England, June 28, 2024 — Goodfellow, a supplier of metals and materials, has acquired microfabrication company Potomac Photonics to increase its presence in the medical device sector and microfluidics. The company said that the acquisition will it to create its first...
Quantifi Photonics Appoints Co-Founder as CEO
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 27, 2024 — Quantifi Photonics, a photonics test and measurement company, has appointed co-founder Iannick Monfils as its CEO following the departure of fellow co-founder Andy Stevens. Stevens will continue to advise the executive team and remains a shareholder...
Upgraded Advanced Photon Source Delivers First Light
LEMONT, Ill., June 25, 2024 — The Advanced Photon Source (APS) has completed its upgrade and delivered its first X-ray light beams to a scientific beamline earlier this month. Operations have been suspended over the past year while its original electron storage ring (responsible...
Additive Manufacturing Materials Consortium Targets Standards
LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2024 — MIMO Technik and ASTRO Mechanical Testing Laboratory have been selected by the Additive Manufacturing Materials Consortium to help develop open laser powder bed fusion parameter sets for consortium member materials in the U.S. MIMO Technik and Astro...
BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries Partner on Semiconductors
FARNBOROUGH, England, June 24, 2024 — BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries (GF) have established a partnership to strengthen the supply of critical semiconductors for national security programs. Under the agreement, the companies will collaborate on long-term strategies for increasing...
Space Force Issues Four Contracts for Optical Communications
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 21, 2024 — The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded four contracts to Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat to develop laser communications terminal prototypes as the first of three phases in the $100 million...
Wave Photonics Secures £4.5M Seed Round: Week in Brief: 6/21/24
CAMBRIDGE, England, June 21, 2024 — Wave Photonics, a developer of technologies for the adoption of integrated photonics, has secured £4.5 million ($5.7 million) round led by the U.K. Innovation & Science Seed Fund and Cambridge Enterprise, taking the company’s total...
Liquid Instruments Raised $12M in Funding to Expand Operations
SAN DIEGO, June 20, 2024 — Liquid Instruments, a provider of test and measurement solutions, has secured a $12 million funding round. The company plans to expand its global footprint by adding an office in Melbourne, Australia and further expanding its Australian...
Ayar Labs Adds Vice President: People in the News: 6/19/24
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 19, 2024 — Ayar Labs, an optical interconnect solutions company, has appointed Pooya Tadayon as its vice president of packaging and test. He will be tasked with the creation of an outsourced semiconductor assembly and test process that will enable the...
Canon to Produce Coating Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells
TOKYO, June 19, 2024 — Canon has reported the development of a high-performance semiconductor material that it expects will improve the durability and mass-production stability of perovskite solar cells. The company will begin shipping samples this month and expects to...
ZEISS Partners with Artec 3D for Software Sales
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, June 19, 2024 — ZEISS has established a partnership with Artec 3D, a Luxembourg-based developer and provider of portable 3D scanners. Per the agreement, Artec 3D will offer ZEISS’ inspection software as an extension to their range of 3D scanning hardware....
OIF Project to Address 224G Full Linear Optical Modules
ATHENS, Greece, June 18, 2024 — The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) concluded its Q2 Technical and Market Awareness & Education meeting last Sunday with the launch of a new project and the release of a white paper relevant to smart optical modules. According to OIF Board...
Constantin Häfner Adds Boards Responsibilities at Fraunhofer
MUNICH, Germany, June 17, 2024 — Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft appointed Constantin Häfner as the executive board member responsible for research and transfer. Häfner currently serves as executive director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen and is...
Netherlands Partners with New York State on Semiconductors
ALBANY, N.Y., June 14, 2024 — The Netherlands and New York State have established a partnership to strengthen innovation and collaboration in the semiconductor industry. Formalized in a memorandum of understanding, the partnership recognizes shared interest in sustainability...
Basler Acquires Stake in Roboception, Adds Logistics, Factory Automation Capabilities
AHRENSBURG, Germany, June 13, 2024 — Basler AG has acquired 25.1% of the shares in Roboception GmbH, an intelligent 3D sensor technology developer. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The two companies have been cooperating in sales since 2021 and collaborated on...
Black Semiconductor Raises $275 Million
AACHEN, Germany, June 13, 2024 — Graphene chip developer Black Semiconductor has raised €254.4 million (~$275.4 million) in funding. The startup is developing a method to build networks of graphene-based chips to speed network communications and facilitate optical chip-to-chip...
Himax Invests in, Collaborates with Fiber Interconnect Specialist FOCI
HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 12, 2024 — Himax Technologies, a fabless semiconductor solution provider, has made a $522 million NT ($16.1 million) investment in FOCI Fiber Optic Communications, Inc., a fiber optic components manufacturer, in private placement financing through its Taiwan...
Sheba Adds Senior Strategic Advisor: People in the News: 6/12/24
BOSTON, June 12, 2024 — Metalenz, a meta-optics technology company, appointed Gaurav Aggarwal vice president of software and systems engineering and Mari-Anne Gagliardi vice president of operations. Before joining Metalenz, Aggarwal was director of back-end software...
Omega Optical Names CEO
BRATTLEBORO, Vt., June 10, 2024 — Omega Optical, a designer and manufacturer of optical elements, has appointed David Cooper as CEO. Cooper has more than 30 years of experience in industrial technology leadership roles. Cooper will be responsible for executing the company’s...
Atom Computing Lands Investment, Expands Overseas
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 7, 2024 — Quantum computing developer Atom Computing has received a 70 million DKK ($10.2 million) investment from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO). The company will establish its European headquarters in Copenhagen in connection with the...
Quantinuum Launches 56-Qubit Quantum Computer: Week in Brief: 6/7/2024
BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 7, 2024 — Quantinuum, an integrated quantum computing company, has developed a quantum computer with 56 trapped-ion qubits. Called the H2-1, the computer was tested by a joint team from Quantinuum and JPMorgan Chase by running a random circuit sampling...

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