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19 Jan 22
ASML sales boom continues as Intel places high-NA order

Dutch lithography giant expects revenues to grow 20% this year as demand exceeds capacity.

13 Jan 22
KPM Analytics acquires Bruins Instruments

Bruins specializes in near-infrared analytical equipment for the food industry, all based around a rapid scanning monochromator.

12 Jan 22
Opsys Tech lidar units to feature in production vehicles from 2024

Israeli startup using VCSEL emitters has signed a supply deal with the Korean auto parts giant SL Corp.

12 Jan 22
Sales on the up at buoyant Biolase

Dental laser specialist expects revenues in the closing quarter of 2021 to be up sharply on prior year and pre-pandemic figures.

11 Jan 22
Super-resolution microscopy startup Eikon raises $518M for 'drug-hunting biofactory'

Venture investors and the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund among the backers of firm co-founded by Nobel laureate Eric Betzig.

05 Jan 22
Intevac sells photonics division to rifle scope maker Eotech

Deal sees Eotech pay at least $70 million to acquire Intevac Photonics and its night-vision technology used by the US military.

03 Jan 22
Voyant Photonics raises $15.4M in Series A funding

To deliver 3D sensing capabilities with its chip-scale LiDAR system.

22 Dec 21
Omega grows footprint further with EMF and Optometrics acquisitions

Maker of optical filters expands again, with an eye on laser and diffractive optics.

22 Dec 21
Rockley forced to call off Hengtong deal

Sale to Chinese joint-venture partner and key investor scuppered by new US Department of Commerce export restrictions.

21 Dec 21
Signify to acquire ams Osram’s horticultural lighting unit

Ex-Philips Lighting business will take control of Texas-based Fluence in a $272M deal.

20 Dec 21
Automotive LED market forecast to reach $3.51 billion in 2021

Market analyst TrendForce identifies ams-Osram, Nichia, and Lumileds as top three vendors by revenues.

15 Dec 21
Zeiss bounces back with record sales and profits

Optics giant posts best-ever annual financial figures as investment in R&D effort continues to pay dividends.

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