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🚀 Major Boost for Photonic Chip Technology in Twente! 🚀 Last Friday, the Provincie Overijssel announced that New Origin will receive support for the further development of our production facility. Yesterday, the Ministerie van Economische Zaken revealed that €15 million from Europe will be available for #twente to establish a pilot plant for photonic chips. The University of Twente will use this investment to modernize equipment at the MESA+ Nanolab, enabling a faster transition from research and development to production at New Origin. As Guus Rijnders mentioned in De Twentsche Courant Tubantia, “If the prototypes we create at the UT perform well, the aim is for New Origin to produce them in mass. It all connects together.” 🤝 As Twan Korthorst in Het Financieele Dagblad said: "These developments are great news for New Origin and the ChipTech Twente cluster, bringing our ambition to start rolling out photonic chips by late 2026 a big step closer. The European funding will lower barriers to adopting this new technology, encouraging increased activity and demand for production capacity. Here in Twente, we’ve been working on photonics for over 30 years, with various companies like LioniX International, Brilliance RGB, ALUVIA, Epiphany and QuiX Quantum actively paving the way to bring photonic chips to market.” #Photonics #ChipTechTwente #NewOrigin #Innovation #TechForEurope #FutureOfChips #Twente

Yesterday, the #photonixFAB consortium announced that it is now open for first prototyping. The objective of this EU-funded project - coordinated by X-FAB - is to establish a European photonics device value chain and initial industrial manufacturing capabilities. According to Youssouf Guerfi, PhD, Project Coordinator for photonixFAB (X-FAB): ”Substantial progress is already being witnessed on photonixFAB, with valuable contributions being made by all of the consortium members. The customer engagement portal is an important milestone in our ongoing journey with this initiative. Using the portal, customers will be able to find the correct partners and start carrying out the preliminary stages of their photonic projects, to be ready to benefit from full-scale production in the future.” ➡ Visit the photonixFAB website for more details: https://lnkd.in/eNRAtqYk Another good read is this article published on eeNews Europe (27 March): https://lnkd.in/e7debX8S Acknowledgements photonixFAB is co-funded by the European Union under grant agreement no. 101111896. The project is supported by the Chips Joint Undertaking and its members, including top-up funding by Belgium, Germany, France, Israel, Italy and the Netherlands. The project is also supported by Switzerland separately. #EUInnovation #ChipsJU #siliconphotonics #photonics

This is an interesting new project to develop a #secondarysource and one should mention the meaning of the acronym MEGA-EUV: "Milliwatt-level efficient gas harmonic EUV source". Furthermore, it is worth to mention that AMPHOS GmbH is part of TRUMPF which produces the EUV source for ASML already. Which is making several 100 W of incoherent light. The new source will make some Milliwatt of coherent EUV radiation.

Finally it starts!   We announce together with our partners the start of the future shaping "MEGA-EUV" project.   AMPHOS GmbH is cooperating with the Universität Hamburg, Class 5 Photonics , Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY and partners from the semiconductor industry as part of the "MEGA-EUV" project. The aim of the project is to develop a high-performance, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) beam source for the inspection of microchips. The project is being funded by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung as part of the program “Neuartige photonische Werkzeuge für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft” (new photonic tools for economy and society). The goal of this funding initiative is to support the transfer of innovative research results in the key technology #photonics and thus making important contributions to innovative strength and competitiveness as well as to overcoming social challenges in the areas of health, digitalization, and sustainability. More info: https://lnkd.in/eFXXFv5q #MEGAEUV #AMPHOS #HighPower #InnoSlab #femto #ShapeTheFuture #Ultrafast #TRUMPF

Photonics is the next frontier as we push Moore's Law, as we face diminishing returns in traditional shrink methods. With Malaysia's and South-East Asia's expanding role in the semiconductor supply chain due to US-China trade tensions, we need to pay attention to the immense opportunities in this space.

In a few weeks, I will be presenting a webinar as part of the CORNERSTONE Silicon Photonics Explained series on "How it's Made". If there is anything in particular you would like to hear about, please mention it in the comments. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dms2rAYE #cornerstone #siliconphotonics #webinar

🔬 What is LOLIPOP Project? LOLIPOP is a #photonic integration project funded by the European Commission designed to bridge the gap in underserved spectral bands. By leveraging the booming silicon nitride and the resurgence of lithium niobate in its lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) form, LOLIPOP aims to develop a platform that combines the best of both worlds. 💡 Why Silicon Nitride and Lithium Niobate? Both materials are transparent in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) spectrum, making them perfect for a wide range of applications. Silicon nitride offers excellent optical properties and seamless integration with existing semiconductor technologies. Meanwhile, lithium niobate brings superior electro-optic and nonlinear optical characteristics to the table. 🚀 Our Vision LOLIPOP is set to create a disruptive platform with the highest integration, modulation, and second-order nonlinear performance from 400 nm to 1600 nm. By combining LNOI and TriPleX technology, we aim to deliver unparalleled solutions for telecommunications, medical imaging, environmental monitoring, and beyond. 👉 Join us on this journey to push the boundaries of photonics and open new horizons for technological innovation! Learn more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/edVWvmsW #Photonics #Innovation #SiliconNitride #LithiumNiobate #LOLIPOPProject #TechRevolution #Optics #IntegrationSolutions

iPRONICS ONE will provide lossless ultra broadband switching at O Band for DCI applications leveraging unique advantages of integrated programmable photonics

Big congratulations to our portfolio company, HyperLight on announcing the successful close of their US$37M #SeriesB round, led by Summit Partners (Peter Chung, Hanyin Cheng)! Xora Innovation (Phil Inagaki, Dickson Thian, Ph.D, Hendy Handoko) and Foothill Ventures (Eric Rosenblum, Charles Ling) also participated in this round.     We first invested in HyperLight’s Seed-2 round in Oct 2021, and in less than three years, we have seen Mian Zhang and team rapidly advance thin film lithium niobate (#TFLN) photonics to a commercial stage.    HyperLight’s TFLN photonic integrated circuits (PICs) deliver superior bandwidth and energy efficiency, creating real value across industries from #AI/data center infrastructure to #telecommunications optical networks, and high-performance #computing. With support from world-class investors and industry partners with the right experiences in building foundational #semiconductor companies, we believe that Hyperlight is on track to emerge as a category leader in the photonics space.    https://lnkd.in/eTrbhB5b     #photonics #deeptech #ventureinvesting

📊 New trends in Photonics   Photonics is a key enabling technology. Its existence is crucial to increase value in many fields, from digital infrastructure to health, from manufacturing to safety and security.   At #lej we find it vital to always keep up with the trends around us. Our last market analysis brought to light interesting insights that we happily want to share with our Community:   ❕ Germany is the country with the highest numbers in photonics production in Europe ❕ Despite being of a smaller size, the Dutch and Italian photonics markets are growing more and more ❕ Innovative application fields are emerging all over the world   …in a few words: we are immersed in such a potential market! 🌟   How can we take advantage of this relevant context? We believe that communication and cooperation are incredible tools to make growth and innovation happen 💪   As active members of OptoNet e.V. and SpectroNet c/o Technologie- und Innovationspark Jena GmbH, we aim to stay current and broaden our international reach by engaging with a network of experts and resources that keep us at the advancement of the photonics industry.   So, what are we waiting for? Let’s connect and share trends and new opportunities!   Do you know any interesting facts about photonics? Leave a comment below!   #photonics #industrytrends #lej