Coherent Invests in SiOnyx
BEVERLY, Mass., Oct. 20, 2010 — Harvard photonics spinoff SiOnyx Inc. announced Wednesday that its latest, $12.5 million funding round includes its strategic partner, laser giant Coherent Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., among its new investors. Based on a novel laser implant method first discovered at Harvard and commonly referred to as "black silicon," SiOnyx’s patented semiconductor process dramatically enhances the performance of light-sensing devices across a range of applications in the consumer, industrial,...