LEUVEN, Belgium, March 20, 2026 - imec installed the ASML EXE:5200 High NA EUV lithography system at its NanoIC pilot line in Leuven. The system will enable the development of 2 nm logic and high-density memory for AI and high-performance computing applications. Imec expects the EXE:5200 High NA EUV lithography system to be fully qualified by Q4 2026; meanwhile, the ASML-imec High NA EUV lithography lab in Veldhoven will remain operational.
BARRINGTON, N.J. - Edmund Optics partnered with Teledyne Photometrics to develop scientific-grade cameras. The partnership aims to address Edmund Optics' need for quantitative, low-light data capture solutions for applications in life science and research applications. Teledyne Photometrics' cameras are designed to capture weak signals, even in demanding environments, and purpose-built for applications in quantitative scientific imaging. Newly developed models made available through Edmund Optics include the Prime BSI Express USB 3.2 Cameras, the Iris USB 3.0 Camera, Iris PCIe Cameras, Moment USB 3.2 Cameras, and Reiga E USB Cameras.
OXFORD, England - Infleqtion developed the UK's only operational 100-qubit quantum computing system at the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) with its Sqale platform. The system will enable researchers to work with large-scale quantum systems, enabling performance evaluation, benchmark applications, and the study of how neutral-atom systems scale. NQCC's installation of the Sqale platform is part of its quantum computing testbed initiative. Additionally, the platform is also designed to fast-track skills development, supply-chain readiness, and application exploration across the UK quantum ecosystem.
EAST YORKSHIRE, England - Iradion and Luxinar, laser technology companies, rebranded as Luxinar. The Luxinar laser portfolio provides pure ceramic CO2 lasers engineered for stability, long life, and continuous wave productivity. The portfolio supports short and ultrashort-pulse laser manufacturing and automotive production. Luxinar was acquired by Iradion's parent company in August 2024.
STUTTGART, Germany - Q.ANT deployed its second-generation photonic processors in a high-performance computing (HPC) environment at the Leibniz Supercomputing Center (LRZ). The photonic processors, the Gen 2 Native Processing Units, act as photonic AI accelerators, delivering higher computational throughput and improved energy efficiency. The Gen 2 Native Processing Units integrate into existing HPC systems and operate alongside CPUs and GPUs under AI and scientific simulation workloads. The installation at LRZ will tackle industrial challenges in drug discovery, materials design, and adaptive optimization, where nonlinear complexity and energy efficiency are critical.
TORONTO - Photonic computing company Xanadu and TELUS, a communications technology company, collaborated to advance sovereign quantum computing infrastructure in Canada and to explore the development of a quantum data center integrated with TELUS' infrastructure. The collaboration will explore how quantum processors can be combined with HPC systems to create a sovereign hybrid quantum-classical computing infrastructure in Canada. Xanadu will contribute its expertise in photonic quantum computing with TELUS' sovereign AI expertise, advanced data center operations, and coast-to-coast PureFibre network. This collaboration holds implications for fields like AI, drug discovery, materials science, cybersecurity, and national security.
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - Kopin Corporation, an optical systems and micro-display provider, has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract from the U.S. Government to advance full color, smaller format micro-LED display technology. The contract supports the creation of a second full-color micro-LED display purpose-designed for several soldier-borne applications. These displays can be used in near-eye systems such as helmet-mounted visual information systems, advanced weapon sights, and other precision targeting devices.
BOSTON - Flexcompute, a physics company, collaborated with GlobalFoundries (GF) to integrate GF's silicon photonics technology stack into PhotonForge, a photonic design and simulation platform. The collaboration will make it easier for engineers to align their device simulations with the intended manufacturing process. With GF's stack integrated, designers can work directly within PhotonForge to design and simulate devices using process-aligned layer definitions and material parameters.
PALO ALTO, Calif. - PsiQuantum integrated NVIDIA's CUDA-Q with Construct, PsiQuantum's software suite for fault-tolerant quantum application development. CUDA-Q is the NVIDIA platform for hybrid quantum-classical computing, designed to enable developers to build and simulate quantum algorithms alongside GPU-accelerated classical workloads. The integration results in GPU-accelerated state-vector simulation of large-scale quantum algorithms, delivering up to 450× faster performance compared to CPU-based simulation. Integrating CUDA-Q into Construct enables tunable acceleration based on specific application needs.
HILLSBORO, Ore. - Lattice Semiconductor has joined the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab ecosystem, which is the first American National Standards Institute National Accreditation Board-accredited inspection lab for AI-driven physical systems. NVIDIA Halos is a comprehensive full-stack safety system for physical AI that merges safety elements across vehicle and robotics architectures. Also part of the ecosystem, the NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge is a hardware-accelerated, low-latency sensor-over-Ethernet technology built to enable scalable physical AI systems.
