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  1. Applied Materials And GlobalFoundries Partner To Accelerate AI-Powered Photonics 9/23/2025

    Applied Materials, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration with GlobalFoundries (GF) to establish a state-of-the-art waveguide fabrication facility at GF Singapore to accelerate the emerging photonics inflection driven by AI.

  2. Parallel Atom-Photon Entanglement Paves Way For Future Quantum Networking 9/23/2025

    Researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have introduced a scalable platform for quantum networking with a ytterbium-171 array.

  3. STARLight Project Chosen As The European Consortium To Take The Lead In Next-Generation Silicon Photonics On 300mm Wafers 9/23/2025

    The STARLight project brings together a consortium of leading industrial and academic partners to position Europe as a technology leader in 300mm silicon photonics (SiPho) technology by establishing a high-volume manufacturing line, developing leading-edge optical modules, and fostering a complete value chain.

  4. Laser Photonics Secures Multi-System Order From Top Global Semiconductor Capital Equipment Company 9/22/2025

    Laser Photonics Corporation (“LPC”), $LASE, a global leader in industrial laser systems for cleaning and material processing applications, today announced that its Beamer Laser Marking Systems (“Beamer”) subsidiary has received a multi-system order from a top 5 global semiconductor capital equipment company.

  5. Photon Design Will Exhibit At ECOC 2025 In Copenhagen, Celebrating A Year Of Growth And Innovation 9/19/2025

    Photon Design, a global leader in photonic simulation CAD software, will exhibit at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2025, in Copenhagen, Booth C4238, from 28 September to 2 October.

  6. Hamamatsu Photonics Unveils The ORCA-Quest IQ: The Next Evolution In qCMOS Camera Technology 9/18/2025

    Hamamatsu Photonics is proud to announce the launch of the ORCA-Quest IQ, the newest addition to the acclaimed ORCA-Quest series of qCMOS cameras.

  7. Strathclyde To Contribute Neuromorphic Photonics Expertise To UK's First Brain-Inspired Computing Innovation And Knowledge Centre 9/18/2025

    The University of Strathclyde is among a consortium of leading UK institutions collaborating on the country’s first Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) dedicated to neuromorphic – or brain-inspired – computing hardware.

  8. NASA's Deep Space Communications Demo Exceeds Project Expectations 9/18/2025

    The project has exceeded all of its technical goals after two years, setting up the foundations of high-speed communications for NASA’s future human missions to Mars.

  9. Laser Photonics And Fonon Technologies Make Major Breakthrough In Laser Shield Anti-Drone 'LSAD' System 9/18/2025

    Laser Photonics Corporation ("LPC"), $LASE, a global leader in industrial laser systems for cleaning and material processing applications, together with its defense partner Fonon Technologies ("FTI"), today announced a significant milestone in the development of the Laser Shield Anti-Drone (LSAD) System.

  10. SFU Physicists Create New Electrically Controlled Silicon-Based Quantum Device 9/18/2025

    A pioneering team of scientists at Simon Fraser University have created a new type of silicon-based quantum device controlled both optically and electrically, marking the latest breakthrough in the global quantum computing race.