Laser beam scanning fuels augmented reality’s future

Laser beam scanning fuels augmented reality’s future Consumer technologies benefit as innovations coming from the photonics community find appropriate applications. Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), and mixed reality (MR) have rapidly become buzzwords, leading to a lot of experimentation and excitement about future applications. While the technologies are often lumped together, it is important to note […]

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Voyant Photonics Raises $15.4M in Series…

Voyant Photonics Raises $15.4M in Series A Funding to Deliver 3D Sensing with its Chip-Scale LiDARs LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Dec. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Voyant Photonics (www.voyantphotonics.com) announced that it raised $15.4M in Series A led by UP.Partners with participation of earlier investors LDV Capital and Contour Ventures. Voyant’s LiDAR system, containing thousands of optical components fabricated on a single semiconductor chip, enables […]

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SENSE PHOTONICS – DEVELOPMENT DEAL WITH MAJOR OEM..

FLEXIBILITY, SCALABILITY AND RICH DATA:  SENSE PHOTONICS LAUNCHES PLATFORM FOR MASS PRODUCTION LIDAR, ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT DEAL WITH MAJOR OEM SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, 2021 – Sense Photonics, the leading global flash Lidar solutions provider, unveiled the world’s first flexible, scalable, high-performance automotive Lidar platform to enable widespread ADAS and AV system adoption for any vehicle. Driven by its patented and proprietary […]

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Velodyne Announces Patent License Agreement With Hesai

Velodyne Lidar Inc. Announces Patent License Agreement With Hesai Photonics Technology License Agreement Reaffirms Velodyne’s Pioneering Patent on Surround View LidarJuly 21, 2020 08:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a long-term global licensing agreement with Hesai Photonics Technology Co., Ltd. encompassing 360° surround-view lidar sensors. As a result of this agreement, Velodyne and Hesai […]

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Rockley Photonics announces $52m funding – Series E investment round

PRESS RELEASE 02 July 2019 Rockley Photonics announces $52m in funding in the first close of its Series E investment round Oxford, UK, 02 July 2019 – Rockley Photonics, a leading silicon photonics solutions provider, announces the successful first closure in its Series E funding round. Investors in the additional $52 million funding include a key strategic partner, Morningside Technology Ventures […]

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