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NSF Allots Nearly $18M for Semiconductor Fab
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 7, 2021 — Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas received $17.87 million from the NSF to build and operate a national silicon carbide research and fabrication facility. The unique and open-access facility at the university will serve to fill a gap in U.S. production of integrated circuits made with silicon carbide, a semiconductor suited for higher temperature environments. Silicon carbide has long been studied, but efforts to use it as a fully developed semiconductor have been stunted
Ouster to Acquire Sense Photonics
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5, 2021 — Lidar sensor developer Ouster will acquire Sense Photonics, developer of a digital solid-state lidar sensor for automotive series production. Following the close of the acquisition, which is expected to happen in the fourth quarter of this year,...
PreAct Technologies Awarded Top Prize at Luminate Finals 2021
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2021 — PreAct Technologies, an Ore.-based developer of intelligent sensing technology designed to bridge the gap between collision avoidance and active safety, earned the top prize in the fourth cohort of the Luminate NY Program’s Innovation Finals...
ZEISS, ORNL Develop Same-day Qualification Service for Print Parameters
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Sept. 27, 2021 — ZEISS and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have partnered to create ZEISS ParAM (Parameter for Additive Manufacturing), an automated print parameter qualification solution that can evaluate a set of parameters in less than 12 hours.
Industry Leaders Standardize Transceiver Tunability for 5G Networks
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2021 — To support the growing demand for high-capacity 5G and next-generation mobile networks, Lumentum Holdings Inc. and II-VI Inc. have launched the SmartTunable Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) group. The group aims to establish standards for the...
AmeriCOM Unveils Blueprint to Bolster Optics Workforce
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2021 — The American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM) outlined its plans to support the growing manufacturing requirements of the nation’s optics industry. At the annual meeting of the NY Photonics Association in Rochester, N.Y., AmeriCOM...
OSA Changes Name to Optica
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 20, 2021 — The professional society in optics and photonics formerly known as The Optical Society (OSA) has changed its name to Optica, the Society advancing optics and photonics worldwide. The global organization, which was founded in 1916, announced the...
X-FAB to Offer High-Volume Micro-Transfer Printing
TESSENDERLO, Belgium, Sept. 16, 2021 — X-FAB Silicon Foundries, a foundry for analog/mixed signal and specialty semiconductor solutions, is now able to support volume heterogeneous integration. X-FAB secured a licensing agreement with X-Celeprint, which allows it to support volume...
Vector Photonics to Develop PCSEL Tech for Data Centers
GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 14, 2021 — Vector Photonics will develop a 1310-nm, continuous-wave (CW) PCSEL for low-power-consumption, optical interconnections between servers in hyperscale data centers. The company received £600,000 ($830,757) in support of the TITAN (PhotonIc...
Gas Mapping LiDAR Quantifies Methane Emissions
BOZEMAN, Mont., Aug. 31, 2021 — Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) signed an agreement for $12 million with high-tech laser company Bridger Photonics. The company will use Bridger’s Gas Mapping Lidar to detect, pinpoint, and quantify methane emissions throughout...
AmeriCOM Secures First College Partner for Precision Optics Consortium
NEWTON, N.J., Aug. 26, 2021 — Sussex County Community College (SCCC) in New Jersey is the first college to partner with the American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM), under AmeriCOM’s Department of Defense-funded, five-year, $34 million Defense Precision Optics...
Xanadu, Imec Partner to Develop Quantum Photonic Chips
TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2021 — Xanadu, a full-stack photonic quantum computing company, and imec are partnering to develop the next generation of quantum qubits based on ultralow-loss silicon nitride waveguides. A SiN wafer with photonic integrated circuits manufactured on...
BluGlass Demonstrates Working Tunnel Junction Laser Diodes
SILVERWATER, Australia, Aug. 16, 2021 — Semiconductor manufacturing technology and devices manufacturer BluGlass has successfully demonstrated tunnel junction laser diodes, using its proprietary remote plasma chemical vapor deposition (RPCVD) technology. The proof-of-concept is a...
University of Michigan Awarded $18.5M for 3-PW ZEUS Laser, Facility
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 16, 2021 — The 3-petawatt (PW) ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan has been awarded $18.5 million by the NSF to establish it as a federally funded international user facility. ZEUS is expected to begin its first experiments in 2022. ZEUS, which stands for...
Cepton Technologies to Go Public via SPAC Merger
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 9, 2021 — Cepton Technologies Inc. entered a definitive business combination agreement with Growth Capital Acquisitions Corp., a publicly traded special acquisition company (SPAC), as well as related subscription agreements, for an aggregate $58.5 million...
Quanergy Demonstrates Long-range Lidar
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 6, 2021 — Quanergy Systems, a provider of optical phase array (OPA)-based solid-state lidar sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT applications, reports its successful demonstration of a solid-state lidar sensor using optical phased array (OPA)...
Barton Elected into SPIE Presidential Chain
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 3, 2021 — Jennifer Kehlet Barton, the Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, professor of optical sciences, and director of the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona, was elected to serve as the 2022 vice president of SPIE....
PerkinElmer to Acquire BioLegend
WALTHAM, Mass., July 26, 2021 — PerkinElmer (PE) will make the largest transaction in its history. The company has entered into an agreement to acquire BioLegend, a global provider of life science antibodies and reagents, in a deal worth approximately $5.25 billion. The deal is...
Optica Names Carney Chief Scientific and Technology Officer
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 26, 2021 — The Optical Society (OSA) appointed P. Scott Carney as chief scientific and technology officer. Carney will coordinate technical activity across the organization, including shaping the scientific strategy for meetings, leading advocacy efforts, and...
Partners Fortify Relationship on Plastic Waveguides for XR Glasses
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 22, 2021 — DigiLens Inc., a developer of holographic waveguides for augmented extended reality (XR) displays, is deepening its partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) to bring to market the first-ever plastic waveguides for XR glasses at a...
GlobalFoundries to Build New Fab in Upstate NY
MALTA, N.Y., July 21, 2021 — GlobalFoundries (GF) will expand its manufacturing capacity with an advanced facility to be built in upstate New York over the next few years, the company said. The plans include immediate investments to address the global chip shortage at its...
Luminar to Acquire its Exclusive Lidar Chip Partner
ORLANDO, Fla., July 21, 2021 — Luminar Technologies Inc. is acquiring its exclusive InGaAs chip design partner and manufacturer, OptoGration Inc. The acquisition secures a key part of Luminar’s supply chain and enables deeper integration with its existing chip design...
DARPA Taps Teams to Develop Neuromorphic Imagers
ARLINGTON, Va., July 19, 2021 — DARPA has announced three teams of researchers led by Raytheon, BAE Systems, and Northrop Grumman to develop event-based infrared camera technologies under the Fast Event-Based Neuromorphic Camera and Electronics (FENCE) system. Event-based, or...
Apple Supplier Rockley Unveils Wearable Health-Monitoring Tech
OXFORD, England, July 14, 2021 — Silicon photonics technology company Rockley Photonics has unveiled a health monitoring solution that it is calling a “clinic-on-the-wrist” digital health sensor system. Through the technology, which uses a miniaturized chip that...
Center to Speed Study, Development of Perovskite Solar Tech
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 13, 2021 — Sandia National Laboratories will lead a center to improve the understanding of perovskite-based photovoltaic technology and determine the best tests to evaluate the lifetime of the new solar panels. The effort is funded by the Department of Energy...
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