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29 Sep 17
Philips Photonics eyes VCSEL boom as it ramps production

Supplier base continues to grow in response to smartphone sensor deployment and emerging opportunity in autonomous vehicles.

26 Sep 17
Source Photonics expands laser ops with new fab in China

Invests in facility in Jintan to double output of InP lasers and components.

26 Sep 17
Hamamatsu agrees to buy Energetiq Technology for $42m

Acquisition will help Japanese giant meet "growing demand for light sources with high brightness in the EUV region".

21 Sep 17
SLM wins huge order for laser additive systems

Chinese customer buys 50 systems, SLM’s largest-ever contract win in Asia.

20 Sep 17
Fast-growing ams investing $200M in Singapore expansion

Clean room for micro-optic sensors will sit alongside new VCSEL development and production line.

19 Sep 17
Augmedics raises $8.3M for surgical visualization development

'Smart augmented reality optics' from Israeli startup tipped to disrupt minimally invasive surgery.

15 Sep 17
LightPath optimistic despite Irma power outage

Recent acquisition of ISP Optics has boosted bottom line at infrared component and optical assembly firm.

14 Sep 17
ULO Optics aquires Laser Beam Products

UK infrared optics developer expands with acquisition of specialist mirror maker.

13 Sep 17
LED systems maker ProPhotonix posts generally positive interims

First six months of 2017 saw better revenues and gross profits, although income slipped back.

12 Sep 17
Optical test firm Exfo bids to buy Yenista Optics

Quebec-based optical test giant aims to buy French R&D test specialist to grow market share across global sales channels.

07 Sep 17
Innoviz raises $65m as its solid-state LiDAR starts production

Partners Delphi Automotive and Magna International join new and existing investors.

05 Sep 17
Quantum dots reinforce LCD positioning in TV market

QDs & other technologies will take advantage of OLED TV capacity constraints, says analyst Yole Développement.

 
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