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31. Atom Computing And Nu Quantum Partner To Unlock Utility-Scale Quantum Computing 6/17/2026

    Atom Computing and Nu Quantum today announced a strategic collaboration to build the hardware essential to scaling neutral atom quantum computers to utility.

32. Coherent Announces A CHIPS Letter Of Intent For $50M To Expand World-Leading Manufacturing Facility For AI Infrastructure 6/16/2026

    Coherent Corp., the global photonics leader, today announced it has signed a letter of intent to receive up to $50M in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand its world-leading 6-inch Indium Phosphide (InP) semiconductor manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas.

33. Nokia Announces Major Expansion Of U.S. Semiconductor Advanced Test And Packaging In Pennsylvania To Bolster AI Growth 6/16/2026

    Nokia today announced a major expansion of its advanced test and packaging (ATP) operations in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

34. The Department Of Commerce's CHIPS Program Announces A Letter Of Intent With Coherent For Up To $50M To Expand Indium Phosphide Production 6/16/2026

    The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Program Office announced the signing of a letter of intent to provide up to $5M in direct funding to Coherent Corp. (Coherent) under the CHIPS and Science Act.

35. Tiny Chip Could Help Cameras Spot Hidden Details 6/16/2026

    In research led by Zhejiang University in collaboration with RMIT University, scientists have demonstrated a new way to build light‑analysis capability directly into imaging hardware.

36. Luceda 2026.06 Is Now Available 6/16/2026

    Luceda Photonics today announced the release of Luceda Photonics Design Platform 2026.06, delivering native macOS support and workflow improvements for Luceda’s built-in DRC engine, a standalone Luceda Layout Visualizer, a new Layout-Driven Simulation (LDS) workflow, and advanced S-Bend routing

37. DARPA Selects Quandela For Stage A Of The Quantum Benchmarking Initiative 6/16/2026

    Quandela today announced it has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to participate in Stage A of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, a multi-stage program designed to assess whether any quantum computing architecture can achieve utility-scale operation by 2033.

38. New Levels Of Computation Fidelity For Quantum Computing And Quantum Routing 6/16/2026

    OPTICA QUANTUM SUMMIT 2.0-- Quantum Pulse Ventures (QPV) today announced a strategic expansion of its composite pulse photonics platform, to address scalable, low loss integrated optical applications with unmatched computation fidelity and accuracy for quantum computers and quantum routers.

39. Keysight Expands Photonic Design Automation Portfolio With System-Level Simulation 6/16/2026

    Keysight Technologies, Inc. today announced that it completed the acquisition of VPIphotonics on June 9, 2026, adding system-level simulation to its photonic design automation portfolio and enabling optical and electrical engineers to advance designs from component to complete link within a single environment.

40. Silicon-Compatible Nanocomposite Garnet Enables Better, Simpler Optical Isolators 6/16/2026

    A research team from Tohoku University and Kyocera Corporation has developed a new magneto-optical material - a nanocomposite magnetic garnet film - that can be deposited directly onto silicon substrates while delivering a magneto-optical figure of merit four times higher than conventional polycrystalline films.