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.
Published: September 2011