SPIE Elects Imaging Expert Into Presidential ChainSPIE has elected Kyle J Myers as its 2026 Vice President. She will serve as president in 2028. SPIE also adds 92 new senior members. Teramount raises $50 million to help grow its team and scale up...
8/7/2025
Lumotive adds Amazon as Investor, Digging Deeper Into TRUMPF's Fiscal ReportEUV source startup, xLight is bringing in millions to advance its newest technology. Lumotive reopens its own round of funding and brings Amazon into the fold. TRUMPF releases reports of declining...
7/31/2025
New Tunable Semiconductor Laser, Handheld Device to Detect and Treat Oral CancerQ.Ant raises more than $72 million to advance the commercialization of its photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing. TAU Systems and Thales announce a new collaboration in...
7/24/2025
Launching a Quantum Computer, Photonics Meets Electronics in a First-of-its-Kind ChipSTMicroelectronics and Metalenz have entered an agreement that could lead to major advancements in metasurface optics. Quix Quantum has raised more than $17 million in its quest to deliver its...
7/17/2025
TRUMPF Divests Additive Manufacturing Business, Making Medical Devices Accurate for All Skin TonesTRUMPF has signed an agreement to divest its metal additive manufacturing business. Wabtec is spending more than $2 billion dollars to acquire two photonics companies focused on sensing and...
7/10/2025
An Alternative to Silicon in Image Sensors, Trial Completed for Cold Atom-Based Atomic ClockThe Hawthorn Photonics Group is adding to its portfolio by integrating laser equipment supplier, Radiantis. Radiant Opto-Electronics is in the process of purchasing Inkron, a Finnish leader in the...
7/3/2025
Complete Coverage of Laser World of Photonics 2025, Photonics Spectra Now Reports from MunichPhotonics Media has landed in Germany for the biggest trade show on lasers! On this special episode of Photonics Spectra Now, we're speaking with event organizers to learn more about the new forums...
6/26/2025
New Players in Photonic Chips, Laser World of Photonics Prepares for Record AttendanceTNO announces plans to develop a manufacturing line for photonic chips with help from the PIXEurope initiative. Chinese media reports the nation's first production line for thin-film, niobate...
6/19/2025
Billion-Dollar Acquisitions Position Qualcomm and IonQ for Continued GrowthQualcomm acquires Alphawave Semi for $2.4 billion to boost data center ambitions. IonQ is in the process of acquiring trapped-ion quantum computing technology company Oxford Ionics for $1.08 billion....
6/12/2025
AMD Acquires Enosemi for AI Systems, Penny-Sized Laser Has Limitless ApplicationsAMD is announcing it acquired silicon photonics startup Enosemi for its evolving AI strategy. The European Machine Vision Association has awarded Rolandos Alexandros Potamias the Young Professional...
6/5/2025