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1. Aeluma Secures More Than $4M In Contracts For Quantum Materials And Lasers 4/20/2026

   Aeluma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALMU), a semiconductor company specializing in high-performance, scalable technologies for mobile, AI, defense and aerospace, robotics, automotive, AR/VR, and quantum, announced today it has been awarded more than $4 million in contracts from the U.S. Government to accelerate scaling of its semiconductor heterogeneous integration platform for quantum and high-speed datacom applications.

2. New Si PIN Photodiode For High-Speed YAG laser Detection 4/16/2026

   Hamamatsu Photonics announces the release of a new Si PIN photodiode, the S17348, engineered to support researchers and engineers requiring accurate, high‑speed detection in YAG laser and analytical instrumentation.

3. Novel Photonics Materials Are Needed To Drive The Second Quantum Revolution 4/16/2026

   Quantum photonics is set to be a pivotal part of future quantum technology, if the right materials can be created, a new review paper has found.

4. Sealsq To Launch Industry's Most Comprehensive Quantum Vertical Stack From Silicon Root Of Trust To Distributed Quantum Computing And Orbital Cloud 4/16/2026

   SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or the “Company”), a global leader in post-quantum semiconductor and cybersecurity solutions and a subsidiary of WISeKey International Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX: WIHN), today announced the integration of its Quantum Vertical Stack scheduled to be launched during the SEALSQ Quantum Day in the third quarter of 2026.

5. PKU Researchers Pave The Way Toward High-Performance Photonic Chips 4/16/2026

   Van der Waals (vdW) materials are promising building blocks for next-generation nanophotonics because of their atomically smooth surfaces, diverse material families, and outstanding optical properties.

6. Sivers Semiconductors Collaborates With Jabil On Energy Efficient 1.6T Pluggable Optical Transceiver Module 4/15/2026

   Sivers Semiconductors AB, a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies, today announced a collaboration with Jabil, a global engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions provider.

7. European Commission Greenlights €211M Funding For Cambridge Graphene Photonics Spinout 4/15/2026

   University spinout, CamGraPhIC, has received the EC greenlight for €211M funding (about £183M) from Italy to support the development of photonic optical transceivers based on graphene.

8. Artilux Announces Inception™: A Hybrid Optoelectronic Architecture For The Next-Generation AI Computing 4/15/2026

   Artilux today announced Inception™, an AI computing paradigm shift from conventional digital electronics to novel hybrid optoelectronics, delivering orders-of-magnitude improvements in both power and area efficiencies without relying on advanced CMOS process nodes and active cooling.

9. NEye.AI Secures $80M Series C To Enhance Optical Circuit Switching For AI Infrastructure 4/15/2026

   Silicon photonics startup NEye.AI raised $80M in a Series C funding round as the company looks to speed up the development and high-volume manufacturing of proprietary optical circuit switches (OCS).

10. Microelectronics US 2026 Opens Its Doors In One Week, Bringing Engineering Leaders To Austin To Tackle The Challenges Defining Next-Generation Systems 4/15/2026

    With just over a week to go, Microelectronics US 2026 is set to open on April 22 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas.