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16 Jul 25
ASML drops on 2026 growth fears

But the semiconductor lithography giant says tariff impact is not as bad as anticipated so far.

15 Jul 25
Dai Nippon Printing targets co-packaged optics research in Eindhoven

Facility due to open in September will represent the Japanese firm's first overseas research center.

10 Jul 25
QuiX Quantum secures €15 million to deliver ‘universal’ photonic quantum computer

Dutch quantum developer accelerates towards large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing.

09 Jul 25
IonQ agrees billion-dollar equity deal

Quantum computing and networking startup sells stock at premium to current market valuation.

08 Jul 25
Yole sees automotive camera module market approaching $9BN by 2030

Analyst company expecting sharper uptick in module shipments as distributed camera architectures 'reshape' the ADAS market.

08 Jul 25
Alcon snaps up LumiThera for light-based AMD treatment

Global eyecare giant to acquire Washington-based company with non-invasive photobiomodulation technology.

02 Jul 25
Chinese providers continue to dominate automotive lidar 'surge'

Analysts at forecaster Yole now see market exceeding $1 BN this year, and topping $3.5 BN in 2030.

01 Jul 25
PhotonPath to scale up with €5M boost

Italian integrated photonics startup looking to expand its portfolio for optical networking and sensing applications.

24 Jun 25
LASER 2025: UK photonics industry surges to £18.5 billion turnover in 2024

Business is on a trajectory to reach £50 billion by 2035, says new Photonics Leadership Group report.

24 Jun 25
LASER 2025: German photonics industry fears domestic downturn

Latest VDMA survey shows only one-fifth of members expect an increase in orders this year.

18 Jun 25
Canada's Photonic plans UK research site

£25M investment by quantum computing developer expected to create more than 30 jobs.

17 Jun 25
Volantis gets $9M seed fund for VCSEL-based interconnects

Bay Area startup backed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman and others to go beyond silicon photonics.

 
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