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Oct 15Thu
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industry51

    Labsphere acquires ultra-precision optical systems maker Photon Gear

    Integrating sphere and light measurement specialist Labsphere announced the acquisition of Photon Gear, which focuses on the design and manufacture of ultra-precision custom optical systems and lens assemblies and has multi-wavelength interferometric testing capabilities. The deal value was not disclosed. Combined, Labsphere will pair its light generation, control and measurement platforms with custom lens assembly and interferometric testing capabilities to serve customers in semiconductors, aerospace and defense.

Oct 14Wed
  1. optics.org (SPIE Industry News)Optics industryOptics and AI57

    US Army Research Office awards $19.2 million grant to UCF-led team

    A team led by the University of Central Florida (UCF) will receive a five-year, $19.2 million grant from the US Army Research Office to study light propagation and control in complex dynamic environments. The project, led by Guifang Li, will explore weak backscattering coherent measurement, inverse methods, AI analysis and multi-plane light conversion, with the goal of measuring and rapidly correcting light field distortions when remote sensors or beacons cannot be placed. Potential applications include directed-energy systems, biological tissue imaging, laser medicine, remote sensing and free-space optical communications.

  2. optics.org (SPIE Industry News)Optics industryOptics and AI74

    Chip Demand Keeps Growing; ASML Studies Further Expanding Lithography Equipment Capacity

    ASML said its existing 2027 and 2028 supply plans cannot fully meet customer demand and that it is studying a further expansion of 2028 capacity beyond the previously planned 30% increase. Quarterly sales through September 27 were EUR 11.7 billion, up more than 50% year over year. The NXE:3800F EUV lithography system slated for introduction next year will raise productivity from 230 to 260 wafers per hour.

    Why we recommend it: Capacity expansion and productivity upgrades are proceeding in parallel, offering concrete industry clues on how AI demand translates into EUV lithography equipment supply constraints.

  3. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industry51

    Hyundai Mobis Sells Automotive Lighting Business for $443 Million as Chinese Automakers Bring Lighting In-House

    Hyundai Mobis has sold its automotive lighting business to France's OPmobility for an enterprise value of about $443 million; the business posted 2025 revenue of about EUR 1.6 billion. Meanwhile, Xingyu has joined the global top 10 in automotive lighting, while BYD, Leapmotor and Great Wall Motor are bringing lighting production into their own factories.

Oct 8Thu
Sep 23Wed
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industryOptics and AI46

    Interview with Sunny Optics' Xiong Guanhao: Rebuilding the Value of Optics with "Optics + AI"

    During CIOE 2026, Xiong Guanhao, Senior Director of Strategy and Marketing at Sunny Optics, said AI is moving from the cloud into the physical world, while optics is evolving from an imaging tool into a gateway through which AI acquires information, understands the world and transmits data.

Sep 22Tue
  1. OFweek Optics Network · NewsOptics industry51

    Lianchuang Electronics Has CNY 360 Million in Overdue Debt and Delayed Payroll as Automotive Optics Comes Under Pressure

    Lianchuang Electronics acknowledged on September 17 that short-term funding pressure had delayed July salary payments for some employees. Its subsidiaries added CNY 46.67 million in overdue debt, bringing the total to CNY 360 million, or 33.92% of the latest audited net assets. The article argues that expansion, weak profitability and softening demand have jointly weighed on its automotive optics business.

Apr 7Tue
  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry50

    Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics Proposes Polarization Aberration Compensation Method for Optical Systems Based on Plane Mirrors

    A team led by Associate Researcher Luo Jing at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics published a paper in Optics and Lasers in Engineering using the low-frequency polarization aberration produced by plane mirrors in non-parallel optical paths to compensate for the polarization aberration of the optical system itself. In design verification of a typical off-axis three-mirror system, adding a plane mirror and adjusting its pose reduced the system's polarization aberration to 1/15 of its original value, with the full-field average phase retardance dropping from 0.0759 rad to 0.0050 rad, while wavefront aberration and optical efficiency were essentially unaffected.

Aug 1Thu
  1. Guangdian Hui · TrendsOptics industry45

    Yitong Photonics and RX Global Form Strategic Partnership to Co-Host Photonics World Asia 2024

    Shanghai Yitong Photonics Technology Co., Ltd. and RX Global have formed a strategic partnership to co-host Photonics World Asia 2024. Held as a preview edition, the show will take place from November 6 to 8, 2024 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (Bao'an), alongside six RX flagship exhibitions. The event focuses on laser technology and applications, optical systems and precision optics, precision machinery and motion control, and test, measurement and sensing technology. It is expected to attract 10,000 professional visitors from China and abroad, with industry conferences on laser applications in touchscreens, semiconductor manufacturing and other fields.