Recent #Optical Technology news in the semiconductor industry

3 months ago

➀ Lumotive, a specialist in programmable optical semiconductors, has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round.

➁ The funding will be used to accelerate growth in global market expansion, data center AI infrastructure, and aerospace and defense applications.

➂ Lumotive's LCM technology enables ultra-reliable optical circuit switches for high-performance optical switching solutions.

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8 months ago
➀ A subdermal optical device has been developed for precise brain monitoring and stimulation. It is ultrathin and based on CMOS technology, allowing for less-invasive studies of neural activity. ➁ The device, known as SCOPe, is flexible and lensless, with a total thickness of less than 200 µm. ➂ Initial tests have shown its potential in tracking brain activity and decoding motor behavior in non-human primates.
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10 months ago
➀ Researchers at Fraunhofer IPMS have significantly increased the transparency of OLED microdisplays, achieving a 45% transparency rate. ➁ The improved technology utilizes a silicon backplane and a monolithic organic frontplane integrated on the top metalization layer. ➂ The advancements are showcased at the IMID 2024 conference, highlighting applications in AR and complex optical systems.
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