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Latitude Design Systems
Oct 17, 20234 min read
NASA Awards Grant to NLM Photonics and AIM Photonics for Development of Electro-Optic Modulators for Space Applications
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant to...
Latitude Design Systems
Jul 24, 20231 min read
SMART Photonics Secures €100 mln in Additional Funding
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 12 July 2023 – SMART Photonics, the Dutch foundry for photonic integrated circuits, has secured an additional...
Latitude Design Systems
Jul 20, 20232 min read
How Photonics Hardware Is Powering ChatGPT and the AI Revolution
The AI market is red hot in 2023. For the technology to remain in high demand for the years ahead it will need to deliver more efficient...
Latitude Design Systems
Jul 9, 20232 min read
Sivers Photonics Receives New Order Worth $1M from Ayar Labs for Light Source Technology to Support the Growth of Generative AI
Sivers Semiconductors AB subsidiary Sivers Photonics has received a new $1m (approx. MSEK 11) order from Ayar Labs for the development of...
Latitude Design Systems
Jul 5, 20231 min read
How the $500 Lidar Chip Could Help Cut Severe Accidents by 20%
Lidar technology can reduce severe accidents by up to 20%, according to a search by Volvo Cars. The carmaker’s research from 2022...
Latitude Design Systems
Jul 3, 20231 min read
AIM Photonics Demonstrates Advanced PIC Developments at DoD Manufacturing Technology Exhibition
Pentagon event showcases innovative technologies developed by MIIs to support U.S. national defense and boost domestic economy Integrated...
Latitude Design Systems
Jun 15, 20231 min read
The Future Is Bright - Lightmatter Raises $154M to Deliver Photonic Products to Customers
Lightmatter’s photonic technologies will be the foundation for AI and high-performance computing Fidelity Management & Research Company,...
Latitude Design Systems
Jun 8, 20231 min read
What do Next-Gen Optical Subassemblies Need?
While packaging, assembly, and testing are only a small part of the cost of electronic systems, the reverse happens with photonic...
Latitude Design Systems
Jun 7, 20231 min read
Photonics Leader Lightmatter Secures $154M Investment to Transform AI and HPC Workloads
Lightmatter, the leader in photonics, announced that it raised a $154 million Series C investment round from SIP Global, Fidelity...
Latitude Design Systems
Jun 5, 20231 min read
Powering Innovation with Photonics
The Directed Energy Research Center (DERC) at Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII), in the United Arab Emirates, is an...
Latitude Design Systems
May 31, 20231 min read
AIM Photonics Announces New Opto-electronic Testing Services
Comprehensive toolset expands access to companies of all sizes to advanced testing capabilities for their prototype development AIM...
Latitude Design Systems
May 29, 20231 min read
Can Photonics Deliver the Next Breakthrough in Research Computing?
Photonic computing technologies are seeing rapid growth in research output and technology development, and products are now entering the...
Latitude Design Systems
May 22, 20231 min read
World's First Mass Production of Metalenses for Visible Wavelengths
Do you hate the camera bumps on the back of your smartphone? A new optical component called metalens—which was named one of the top 10...
Latitude Design Systems
May 18, 20231 min read
Princeton, Rowan University to lead NSF-funded, multistate photonics initiative
A new Princeton University-led collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics—the branch of science that...
Latitude Design Systems
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Entangled Photons Produced Entirely On-Chip Quantum photonic technology reduced to the size of a coin
Advances in photonics have made it possible to entangle photon pairs on a chip rather than using bulky optical equipment, which could...
Latitude Design Systems
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Silicon Photonics Platform Enables Next-Generation Quantum Devices
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 11, 2023 — Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have greatly improved the...
Latitude Design Systems
Mar 27, 20231 min read
iPronics Commercializes Easily Programmable Photonic Processors
The Spanish company has created programmable photonic chips for wireless signal processing, data centers, machine learning, and other...
Latitude Design Systems
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Optical switching at record speeds opens door for ultrafast, light-based electronics and computers
Imagine a home computer operating 1 million times faster than the most expensive hardware on the market. Now imagine that level of...
Latitude Design Systems
Mar 15, 20231 min read
OpenLight Announces Availability of First Process Design Kit Sampler to Accelerate Component Testing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire To enhance familiarity with process technologies and increase the accessibility of...
Latitude Design Systems
Mar 14, 20231 min read
New York State Photonics Board Approves $27.5M investment in AIM Photonics’ Test, Assembly and Packaging Facility
The New York State Photonics Board of Officers met recently to discuss the state’s continued commitment to AIM Photonics’ Test, Assembly,...
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