MetaOptics, Elsoft to advance chip optics manufacturing tools
Under the partnership, the two companies will design, build and industrialise the key fabrication equipment behind the metalens value chain, from research and development through to high-volume manufacturing.
Singapore-based MetaOptics and Elsoft Research Berhad, a Malaysian technology group, have jointly announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and mass produce the next generation of 12-inch large format precision, high speed metalens laser writers and leading-edge automatic testers that could sort metalens across widely applied wavelengths from visible light 425 ~ 630nm, in-frared 740 ~ 940nm and 1245 ~ 1310nm.
This partnership is intended to put in place the equipment capacity needed to meet this potential market growth and expansion. MetaOptics is currently in discussions with potential foundry customers in the United States, Japan and Europe for the supply of these key metalens fabrication equipment and testers, according to a media release.
Under the partnership, the two companies will design, build and industrialise the key fabrication equipment behind the metalens value chain, from research and development through to high-volume manufacturing. The partnership unites Elsoft’s strength in automated test equipment with MetaOptics’ metalens design and process expertise.
“Our 4-inch platforms let our customers prototype and iterate fast, and our 12-inch platforms, born from customer demand, are built for mass production,” said Thng Chong Kim, Executive Chairman of MetaOptics. “By pairing our metalens expertise with Elsoft’s precision manufacturing, we believe this partnership will deliver far more than either of us could achieve alone.”
The partnership aims to shorten development cycles, improve production yields and shorten the path from prototyping to commercial-scale mass production, the media release said.
“This partnership brings our precision manufacturing and automated-test expertise into the metalens market,” said Tan Cheik Eaik, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Elsoft Research Berhad. “Working alongside MetaOptics from prototyping through to mass production, we believe both companies are well positioned to serve the growing metalens industry.”
