NikkoIA Licenses Imaging Tech

NikkoIA SAS of Moirans, France, has signed a worldwide exclusive license agreement with Siemens AG to gain access to its patent portfolio on photodetector technology. The contract is accompanied by a transfer of technology and know-how from Siemens to NikkoIA, with the intention of accelerating industrialization and commercialization of the technology. NikkoIA will design and manufacture photodetectors and multispectral image sensors that operate in the visible and near-infrared. The Siemens technology combines organic and inorganic materials sensitive to specific wavelengths and deposited as thin-film layers onto electronic substrates.