Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms for autonomous driving, today marks its emergence as a recurring player across the counter-UAS integrator ecosystem, referring to its recently announced partnerships with six Israeli defense and homeland security integrators in the past three months, through its new defense and homeland security brand, Perciz. The same LiDAR platform selected by BMW, Volkswagen, Mobileye, and Daimler Truck is now being used by leading Israeli counter-UAS integrators unde...

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of high-performance automotive-grade LiDAR and perception solutions, today announced the launch of Perciz, a dedicated brand focused on defense and homeland security applications. Utilizing the company's commercially available LiDAR sensors, already deployed in non-automotive applications, the new brand marks a strategic expansion of Innoviz's mission, bringing the company's expertise in advanced sensing, AI, and machine intelligence to address the growing challenges facing modern security and defense organizations. ...

The massive sums being spent on data center infrastructure reflect a surge in demand for AI, both to train frontier models, and to perform the inference operations which drive the outputs of agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. AI data centers are made up of networks of processors and memory devices. Today, the majority of the links which connect computing systems are made of copper wires, in the form of backplanes and cables. But now data centers are faced with the challenge of massively increasing network bandwidth both within and between servers. The traditional technical...

Huawei, Baidu and other industry partners have launched China’s first multi-source agreement (MSA) for near-packaged optics (NPO), aiming to establish an open and unified technical standard framework for next-generation high-speed optical interconnects and accelerate ecosystem collaboration. According to Huawei Computing’s official WeChat account, the Supernode and GW-level AIDC Technology Forum, along with the Open AI Infra Community’s semiannual meeting, was held in Beijing on July 9 under the guidance of the Global Computing Consort...

On July 3, BOE disclosed its latest investor relations update, outlining recent progress in optical interconnects, glass core substrates, perovskites, as well as its LCD and OLED businesses. Optical interconnect is one of BOE’s key strategic focus sector. The company said it plans to give full play to its long-standing expertise in display technologies, glass processing, and large-scale intelligent manufacturing to advance optical interconnect and glass-substrate co-packaged optics (CPO) technologies. To accelerate development, BOE has established dedic...

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms, today announced a collaboration to integrate Innoviz's LiDAR technology into AeroNous Solutions Ltd.'s open-architecture command-and-control platform for counter-UAS operations. AeroNous builds systems that unify sensors, effectors, and third-party data sources into a single operational picture for detecting, tracking, and responding to aerial threats, and the company identified continuous, precise drone localization as a critical capability for that pictur...

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms, today announced a partnership with Cogniteam Ltd., a leading provider of AI-powered perception and autonomy software platforms, in connection with advanced Counter-UAS (C-UAS) perception module. The integration between Innoviz's LiDAR solutions and Cogniteam's perception module is designed to enable system integrators and security solution providers to rapidly deploy highly accurate drone detection, localization, tracking, and classification systems. ...

Infrared focal plane arrays (FPAs) are image sensors that detect and convert infrared light into electrical signals to generate real-time thermal images. Advances in cryogenic FPAs have enabled higher resolution, larger formats, improved sensitivity, and faster imaging speeds, but they also require data rates exceeding 100 gigabits per second. Conventional electrical interconnects used to meet these demands increase the number of connections, leading to higher heat load through copper links, which can leak into FPAs, raise noise levels, and increase cooling requirements and po...

Amid the AI data center expansion and computing arms race, NVIDIA, Google, and Meta have strategically secured production capacity from EML and CW-DFB LD suppliers. This move underscores the strategic importance of laser diodes in advancing optical communication technology while driving demand for high-power products with superior thermal capabilities. Tong Hsing Electronic, a world-renowned ceramic substrate supplier, has introduced multiple products for customers to explore use cases in the optical communications, high-voltage direct current (HVDC), and low Ea...

Ouster, Inc., a leader in sensing and perception for Physical AI, announced today that Rev8, its new family of OS digital lidar sensors, complies with Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act requirements. The BABA Act establishes a strict domestic procurement preference across all federally-funded infrastructure projects. With this compliance milestone, Ouster’s Rev8 sensors are eligible for deployment by state and local transportation agencies, engineering firms, and system integrators in U.S. government-funded infrastructure upgrades, including intelligen...

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms, today announced a collaboration with Regulus, focused on improving counter-UAS performance in complex operational environments, including defense solutions, homeland security, critical infrastructure and government facilities. By combining Regulus' expertise in counter-UAS with Innoviz's advanced LiDAR capabilities, the companies are addressing one of the industry's most difficult challenges: maintaining reliable situational awareness and precise tra...

GlassBridge™ is a wafer‑based fiber‑to‑PIC technology platform designed to support scalable manufacturing, robust TMT‑compatible interfaces, and detachable high‑channel‑count connectivity. Built on Corning’s expertise in glass science and precision manufacturing, GlassBridge enables flexibility and density without compromising reliability. As part of a broader connector system architecture, GlassBridge functions both as a precise glass component and as a complete connector assembly, providing system designers with a practical, manufacturable path to next‑...

Drive Group, comprising six leading transportation and infrastructure companies in Israel, and the technology company Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms, announced today the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement. The agreement is designed to promote the integration of Innoviz's existing LiDAR technology (InnovizSMART) into Drive Group's ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) and perimeter security solutions, with a specific focus on the joint project "Barak LightGu...

Samsung Electronics today announced a partnership with Alcedis, a digital-first clinical research organization (CRO) specializing in data-driven clinical trials, to translate biometrics collected by wearable devices into meaningful evidence for clinical trials in pharmaceutical and other research organizations, maximizing efficiency in terms of both cost and time. Wearable technologies have become a widely available and cost-effective way to capture continuous, real-world health data, making them extremely appealing for clinical research. However, many research programs struggle t...

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensors, today highlighted its role as a LiDAR supplier for Mobileye Drive™, following the announcement by Mobileye (NASDAQ: MBLY) that it will establish a vertically integrated robotaxi business, targeting launch in a U.S. city in 2027. Mobileye Drive™ is a standalone self-driving system that enables mobility service providers and vehicle manufacturers to make robotaxis, ride-pooling, public transport, and goods delivery fully autonomous. Innoviz LiDARs a...

As AI data center deployments continue to accelerate, demand for high-speed optical interconnects has seen burgeoning growth, triggering a new wave of capacity expansion across the optical communications industry. On June 16, Dongshan Precision (DSBJ) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Source Photonics Holdings (Cayman) Limited, and its affiliated entities will invest in optical chip and optical module expansion projects in Changzhou and other locations. The projects carry a total investment of USD 1.2 billion, funded entirely through the company’s o...

Coherent Corp., the global photonics leader, today announced it has signed a letter of intent to receive up to $50 million 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. The investment will support growing demand for optical networking technologies that power AI datacenters and further strengthen Coherent’s longstanding and recently expanded partnership with NVIDIA. At project completion, the Sherman ...

Ouster, Inc., a leader in sensing and perception for Physical AI, and Benchmark Electronics, Inc., a global provider of manufacturing, engineering, and technology services, announced today the expansion of their long-term manufacturing partnership to support the high-volume production of Ouster's new Rev8 OS sensor family for industrial, robotics, automotive, and smart infrastructure applications. "Benchmark is proud of our long-standing partnership with Ouster and the role we have played in supporting Ouster’s many innovations. Rev8 is a prime example of th...

Innoviz Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platforms, today announced it will showcase, together with AMORPH Systems, a technology company specializing in LiDAR-based spatial intelligence, 3D perception, and real-time analytics for transportation, aviation, and critical infrastructure environments, at the ITS America Conference & Expo 2026 in Detroit. At Innoviz's booth, the two companies will demonstrate InnovizSMART LiDAR operating within AMORPH's AMORPH.senses perception pla...

The awarded program reinforces FORVIA’s position as a key player in next-generation in-cabin safety systems. The solution combines a traditional interior mirror with a seamlessly integrated camera, designed to monitor both driver behavior and cabin activity in real time. This intelligent system enables the detection of driver attention levels, drowsiness, and distraction, while also assessing passenger occupancy. By enhancing situational awareness inside the vehicle, it contributes to improved overall safety and supports the evolution toward more autonomous driving expe...

Amazon announced a multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of advanced glass and fiber optic technology, to supply the optical fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions that power Amazon's expanding data center infrastructure across the United States. The investment will create 1,000 new, highly skilled jobs at Corning's manufacturing facilities across North Carolina, and support hundreds of additional construction jobs to expand Corning’s facilities. Through the agreement, Amazon will work with Corning on a new program tha...

As millions of fans prepare to watch the world’s best soccer players compete this summer, few will realize that one of the tournament’s most important performers is neither a striker nor a goalkeeper - but the grass beneath their feet. Every decisive sprint, sliding tackle and inch-perfect pass depends on a playing surface that remains consistent under enormous pressure. Yet maintaining world-class soccer pitches has become increasingly challenging. Modern stadium architecture often limits natural sunlight, while intensive match schedules leave little time for turf recov...

Ouster, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUST) (“Ouster” or the “Company”), a leader in sensing and perception for Physical AI, and FieldAI, a leader in field-deployed general robot intelligence, announced today a collaboration to enhance how general-purpose robots perceive and navigate complex environments by leveraging Ouster’s Rev8 native color lidar....

The rapid expansion of AI data centers and the intensifying race for AI computing power are accelerating the transition toward transmission speeds above 1.6 Tbps, according to TrendForce’s latest research. Major players such as NVIDIA, Google, and Meta are securing a stable supply by strategically locking in production capacity from electro-absorption modulated laser (EML) and continuous-wave distributed feedback laser diode (CW-DFB LD) suppliers. This has prompted suppliers to aggressively expand capacity in response to customer demand, doubling the comb...

On May 26, SmartSens Technology and UNISOC announced a strategic partnership to jointly advance high-speed Micro LED optical interconnect technology. The collaboration will focus on optical interconnect chip design and system-level solutions, targeting short-reach, high-speed connectivity for AI computing clusters with domestically developed solutions featuring high bandwidth, low power consumption, and high integration. Under the partnership, both sides will develop a next-generation Micro LED CPO optical interconnect solution. Built on SmartSens’ op...

Heart rate, blood flow, and other physiological metrics have been central to health monitoring for decades. However, numerous relevant changes in the human body develop insidiously over time and may go undetected when relying on single measurements. As a result, there is increasing interest in supplementary vital signs that reflect sustained physiological strain. One such approach is the non-invasive assessment of Advanced Glycation End Product (AGE) accumulation in tissue via skin autofluorescence. “Established vital signs continue to be a cornerstone of health monit...

U.S.-based AI infrastructure company Fabric. AI recently announced plans to demonstrate its flagship Micro LED optical interconnect platform by the end of 2026. Fabric.AI is developing a fabless semiconductor technology stack aimed at next-generation AI data centers. Its core product, Neural I/o™, is a Micro LED-based optical interconnect platform jointly developed with microdisplay company Kopin. The platform is designed to address growing bottlenecks in AI infrastructure, particularly data transfer efficiency among GPUs, accelerators, memory system...

Broadcom Inc., a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today announced the BCM68850, the industry’s first 50G ITU-PON home gateway SoC featuring an integrated neural processing unit (NPU) and native Wi-Fi 8 compatibility. This launch completes the industry’s most advanced wireless broadband portfolio, pairing 50G PON with a durable Wi-Fi 8 foundation established across four successive waves of market-leading innovation. This milestone underscores Broadcom’s commitment to...

NVIDIA and Corning Incorporated today announced a multiyear commercial and technology partnership to dramatically expand U.S.-based manufacturing of the advanced optical connectivity solutions needed to power next-generation AI infrastructure. Corning will increase its U.S.-based optical connectivity manufacturing capacity by 10x and expand its U.S. fiber production capacity by more than 50% to meet the accelerating demand driven by AI factory buildouts. The expansion includes the construction of three new advanced manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texa...

Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that it received orders totaling more than $250 million from multiple customers for its Spector® Ion Beam Deposition (IBD), Lumina® Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) and its WaferEtch® Wet Processing systems. These orders, driven by momentum in silicon photonics, support the manufacturing of Indium Phosphide (InP) lasers, with deliveries beginning in 2026 and significantly accelerating in 2027. A substantial portion of the orders are for the Spector® IBD from leading manufacturers of 80...