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19 Jan 21
Lumentum and Coherent merger to create photonics industry giant

Two of the most recognized names in the photonics sector set to join forces in $5.7BN deal.

14 Jan 21
Merger back on as Cisco and Acacia agree higher price

Networking giant will now pay $4.5BN for the silicon photonics company, up from the $2.6BN agreed in 2019.

12 Jan 21
Claims and counterclaims as Acacia looks to call off Cisco merger

Maker of silicon photonics components believes it is now worth more than the $2.6BN agreed by the two firms in 2019.

06 Jan 21
Aeva adds $200M to listing fund

Lidar-on-a-chip firm founded by Apple engineers now expects $560M from merger and listing plan.

05 Jan 21
Teledyne lines up $8BN FLIR acquisition

Two of the biggest names in optical and infrared sensor technology are set to merge.

23 Dec 20
Ouster reveals latest lidar listing plan

San Francisco firm set to become the fourth developer of lidar technology to raise cash via a 'reverse merger' deal.

22 Dec 20
Semiconductor unit keeps Zeiss sales on even keel

Optics giant's annual revenues decline for the first time in a decade - but only by 2%.

15 Dec 20
Innoviz lines up $350M cash boost in Nasdaq listing

Tel Aviv startup set to become third lidar firm to list on the stock market via merger investment vehicle.

10 Dec 20
UbiQD lands $7M to scale nanomaterial ‘light recipes’ for crop growth

New Mexico firm targets greenhouses with sunlight-manipulation technology.

09 Dec 20
Phononic and Fabrinet partner to ramp production of thermoelectrics

Optical component manufacturer and solid-state innovator work together to meet “explosive” comms market demand.

08 Dec 20
Nuburu raises $20M in series B round

Developer of blue industrial lasers to beef up its presence in markets including 3D printing and electric vehicles.

04 Dec 20
Luna Innovations acquires sensing firm OptaSense for $40M

Combination is expected to transform Luna into a major distributed optical fiber sensing systems developer.

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