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Scintil, Tower Semiconductor Poised to Boost PIC Production
GRENOBLE, France, Feb. 29, 2024 — Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) supplier Scintil Photonics has integrated III-V distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and amplifiers with standard silicon photonics technology in production at Tower Semiconductor. The integration technology grants opportunities to accommodate integration of additional materials and functions, including lithium niobate and quantum dots, said Sylvie Menezo, president and CEO of Scintil Photonics.
Integration Method Efficiently Couples III-V with Silicon
HONG KONG, Feb. 26, 2024 — In the past decades, data traffic has grown exponentially driven by emerging technologies. The field of integrated circuits has enabled that growth, making electronic devices smaller and faster. But the start of the Zettabyte Era in 2016 has pushed...
DustPhotonics Gains $24M in Funding
MOD’IN, Israel, Feb. 22, 2024 — DustPhotonics, a silicon photonics technology developer for data center and AI applications, has completed an oversubscribed $24 million series B follow-on funding round. The company said that the funding will be used to scale production of current...
Team Develops Laser Printer for PICs
SEATTLE, Feb. 12, 2024 — The development of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) is an expensive and time-consuming process. Nanofabrication facilities cost millions of dollars to construct and are well beyond the reach of many colleges, universities, and research labs. For...
SMART Photonics Doubles Production Capacity
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Jan. 31, 2024 — SMART Photonics, a foundry for photonic integrated circuits, has scaled up its production of photonic chips by transferring its entire production capability from 3-inch 4-inch wafer substrates. According to the company, SMART Photonics is among the...
Porotech Taps GaN-on-silicon Micro-LED Foundry Partner
CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 24, 2024 — Micro-LED technology developer Porotech has partnered with Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) for the mass production of Micro-LEDs on 200mm GaN-on-Silicon for consumer display applications. The partnership comes after...
BAE Systems Is Recipient of First CHIPS Act Funding Award
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 13, 2023 — BAE Systems has received an approximately $35 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce to modernize its Microelectronics Center (MEC) in Nashua, N.H. The award is the first funding announcement as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, which...
Researchers Triple Carbon Nanotube Yield with Chemical Vapor Deposition
MOSCOW, Nov. 30, 2023 — Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have found a way to increase the yield of single-walled carbon nanotube film production. The materials are promising for solar cells, LEDs, flexible and transparent electronics,...
MICROOLED Raises $23M: Week in Brief: 07/14/23
GRENOBLE, France, July 14, 2023 — MICROOLED, a manufacturer of high-resolution, low power consumption OLED microdisplays, raised €21 million ($23.6 million) in a fundraising round. MICROOLED is targeting microdisplay applications in augmented and virtual reality and other...
Q.ANT and IMS CHIPS Collaborate on Quantum Chips
STUTTGART, Germany, June 29, 2023 — Quantum technology startup Q.ANT and the Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS) signed an agreement to jointly manufacture quantum photonic chips. Chips for quantum processors are expected to be produced in small batches within two...
Rockley Photonics Completes Financial Restructure: Week in Brief: 06/09/23
GENEVA, June 9, 2023 — Semiconductor technology companies STMicroelectronics and Sanan Optoelectronics signed an agreement to create a 200-mm silicon carbide device manufacturing joint venture in Chongqing, China. The fab is expected to begin production toward the end of...
PhotonDelta and Research Partner Apply Integrated Photonics to Agrifood
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, May 18, 2023 — During the Post Harvest Unlimited Conference held this week at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, PhotonDelta and OnePlanet Research Center launched the Integrated Photonics for Agrifood roadmap. The roadmap, according to PhotonDelta, lays...
Ambient Photonics Opens Low-Light Photovoltaic Cell Factory
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., April 25, 2023 — Ambient Photonics has started mass production on low-light photovoltaic (PV) cells at its low-light PV cell factory in Scotts Valley, south of Silicon Valley. According to Ambient, the company's PV cell technology transforms indoor light into energy...
Mirror Manufacturing Technique Raises Precision, Reduces Production Time
JENA, Germany, April 12, 2023 — Traditionally, high-precision components — for example, mirror optics — are mass-produced in a time-intensive and manufactory-like process and then individually characterized using complex measurement technology. As the demand for such...
Ultrafast Bursts Extend Chip Lithography Below Surface
MARSEILLE, France, Nov. 22, 2022 — Because semiconductors serve as the backbone of modern technologies including cellphones, cars, robots, and other devices, the continuous need for miniaturized and powerful chips is placing increased pressure on semiconductor manufacturing...
Luminar Hits Production, Visibility Milestones
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 3, 2022 — Automotive lidar technology developer Luminar said that it began series production, ahead of schedule, of its Iris lidar units for an automotive client. The lidar units, the company said in revealing its financial results for the third quarter ended...
Laser-based Method Offers Alternative to Sandblasting in Manufacturing
DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. 30, 2022 — In the past, sandblasting has been a necessary part of production in a number of industrial processes. Now, the process may be replaced with a faster, cleaner, and more environmentally friendly process. A team from the Fraunhofer Institute for...
G&H to Supply Periscopes for UK Tank Program
ILMINSTER, England, Sept. 29, 2022 — G&H has won a contract to supply periscope technology as part of the U.K.’s Challenger 3 program, to upgrade the British army’s main battle tanks. Rheinmetall Electronics UK awarded the £4.1 million ($4.4 million) Challenger 3...
SPIE Matches U of A on Greivenkamp Scholarship: 08/12/22
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 12, 2022 — SPIE matched the existing $35,000 endowment for the John E. Greivenkamp Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona’s Wyant College of Optical Sciences, bringing the fund to $70,000. The endowment supports Wyant third-...
Visitech Acquires Keynote Photonics: Week in Brief: 07/15/22
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., July 15, 2022 — Northrop Grumman Corp. completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more than a megawatt for the U.S. Department of Defense. In March 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense...
SiPhox Receives Grant to Develop Photonic Biochips
BURLINGTON, Mass., July 14, 2022 — SiPhox Inc. received a $681,631 grant from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative to support development of a facility to boost production capacity for its photonic biochips from 100 biochips per month to roughly 5000 biochips per...
AR/VR Startup Swave Photonics Raises $7.3M
LEUVEN, Belgium, June 29, 2022 — Swave Photonics, a fabless semiconductor company and developer of holographic extended reality (HXR) technology oriented toward metaverse applications, raised €7 million ($7.3 million) in seed funding. The investment will be used to fund the...
Intel Unveils 8-wavelength Distributed Feedback Laser Array
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 28, 2022 — Intel reported an eight-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) laser array fully integrated on a silicon wafer. The device delivers output power uniformity of +/- 0.25 dB and wavelength spacing uniformity of +/- 6.5%, exceeding industry...
Porotech to Unveil Dynamic Pixel Tuning for Micro-LEDs: Week in Brief: 05/06/22
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 6, 2022 — VIGO Photonics opened its first office in the U.S., in St. Petersburg, Fla. The North American headquarters is headed by Scott Riggi and will serve as the primary interface for customers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The new office serves to...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 10/29/21
Oct 29, 2021 — SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. — Block MEMS was awarded a $2.6 million contract in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to detect vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs). The program...
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