Fibre-optic gyroscope

HONEYWELL TO ACQUIRE CIVITANAVI SYSTEMS TO STRENGTHEN AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS OFFERINGS IN AEROSPACE AND EXPAND EUROPEAN FOOTPRINT

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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The acquisition will further strengthen Honeywell's capabilities to help its customers create autonomous operations in aircraft and other vehicles.

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  • The acquisition will further strengthen Honeywell's capabilities to help its customers create autonomous operations in aircraft and other vehicles.
  • It also supports Honeywell's alignment of its portfolio around three compelling megatrends, including the future of aviation and automation.
  • Civitanavi's product offerings of inertial navigation, geo reference and stabilization systems will complement technologies in Honeywell's existing navigation and sensors business.
  • Bird & Bird is acting as legal counsel to Honeywell in the acquisition process, while UniCredit is acting as financial advisor.

EMCORE and UR Group Join Forces at DSEI 2023 to Showcase Industry-Leading Inertial Navigation Product Portfolio

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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ALHAMBRA, Calif., Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR), the world’s largest independent provider of inertial navigation solutions to the aerospace and defense industry, announced today that it will join forces with UR Group at DSEI 2023, September 12-15 in London, England to showcase one of the industry’s most comprehensive inertial navigation product portfolios.

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  • ALHAMBRA, Calif., Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq: EMKR), the world’s largest independent provider of inertial navigation solutions to the aerospace and defense industry, announced today that it will join forces with UR Group at DSEI 2023, September 12-15 in London, England to showcase one of the industry’s most comprehensive inertial navigation product portfolios.
  • DSEI is the premiere event to see the latest products and innovations from the full spectrum of global defense suppliers.
  • Register today at http://www.dsei.co.uk/register
    EMCORE has expanded its inertial navigation product line dramatically through its acquisitions in 2022 of the KVH inertial navigation business and the advanced space and navigation division products of L3Harris.
  • “We are looking forward to joining our sales partner UR Group at DSEI this year to showcase EMCORE’s expanded product line of advanced inertial sensors and navigation systems,” said Matthew Vargas, Vice President of Sales for EMCORE.

EMCORE Introduces New TAC-450 IMUs Integrated with PIC Technology, Tactical-grade Gyros, and Inertial-grade Accelerometers

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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The PIC Inside™ design with lower power electronics also delivers exceptional product life and reliability with outstanding shock/vibration tolerance.

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  • The PIC Inside™ design with lower power electronics also delivers exceptional product life and reliability with outstanding shock/vibration tolerance.
  • Accelerometers used in the TAC-450 IMUs offer significant sensitivity and accuracy in their dynamic ranges.
  • This means EMCORE TAC-450 IMUs are designed to deliver excellent drift (bias stability) and noise (velocity random walk) performance.
  • TAC-450 IMUs also feature easy integration with flexible power and communications interfaces, robust performance and survivability, and increased product life due to the PIC technology.

EMCORE to Showcase One of the Industry’s Broadest Product Portfolios at ION GNSS+, Including Recently Acquired KVH Inertial Navigation Products

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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ION GNSS+ is the worlds largest technical meeting and showcase of GNSS technology, products, and services.

Key Points: 
  • ION GNSS+ is the worlds largest technical meeting and showcase of GNSS technology, products, and services.
  • On August 9, 2022, EMCORE acquired the KVH inertial navigation business becoming the largest independent* inertial navigation provider in the industry.
  • GNSS+ will be the first major navigation industry event where these product lines with be presented together.
  • EMCORE has vertically-integrated manufacturing capability at its facilities in Alhambra, CA, Budd Lake, NJ, Concord, CA, and Tinley Park, IL.

EMCORE Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire the L3Harris Space and Navigation Business

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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L3Harris Space and Navigation designs and builds some of the most accurate Navigation products in the world.

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  • L3Harris Space and Navigation designs and builds some of the most accurate Navigation products in the world.
  • This is an excellent fit strategically for EMCORE, bringing Space and Navigations strong brand, inertial technology, and important program wins.
  • The L3Harris Space and Navigation team will provide EMCORE with the capability to accelerate expansion into a true navigation grade FOG business with superior performance and accuracy compared to competitors, commented Albert Lu, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace and Defense for EMCORE.
  • Such statements include statements regarding the anticipated benefits, including anticipated revenue, of EMCOREs acquisition of the Space and Navigation business from L3Harris Technologies, market trends and the anticipated relationship with L3Harris Technologies following the transaction.

EMCORE Awarded Continuing Development Contract for Navigation-Grade Inertial Measurement Units for Advance Tactical Pods

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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For this contract, EMCORE expects to deliver initial production units that will be used for proof of manufacturing and system level qualification beginning in 2022.

Key Points: 
  • For this contract, EMCORE expects to deliver initial production units that will be used for proof of manufacturing and system level qualification beginning in 2022.
  • This contract follows the $1.1M contract awarded to EMCORE in 2021 for the continued advancement of the customers ATP program enabling them to demonstrate increased capabilities in support of their strategic rollout and growth initiatives for ATP.
  • ATP is an electro-optical targeting system housed in a single, lightweight pod designed for precision targeting, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.
  • EMCORE has vertically-integrated manufacturing capability at its wafer fabrication facility in Alhambra, CA, and Quartz MEMS manufacturing facility in Concord, CA.

Anello Photonics Awarded SBIR Grant from the National Science Foundation for Enhancing Its Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) Using Novel 3-D Silicon Nitride Waveguides

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Anello Photonics , developer of the Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG), announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Anello Photonics , developer of the Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG), announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
  • The grant supports process development of a new 3-D Silicon Nitride waveguide technology to enable smaller, high-precision, integrated silicon photonic gyroscopes.
  • The novel SiPhOG replaces the discrete optical componentsof a traditional Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) and combines high-precision with greatly reduced size, weight, power and cost.
  • The technology combines an Anello-developed on-chip waveguide manufacturing process integrated with a patented silicon photonic chip-scale gyroscope.

Tower Semiconductor and Anello Photonics Announce Strategic Partnership for a New Silicon Optical Waveguide Process Technology

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Monday, November 1, 2021
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New process provides breakthrough optical performance for wide range of applications including automotive LiDAR, bio-sensing, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, microwave photonics and optical communications

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  • New process provides breakthrough optical performance for wide range of applications including automotive LiDAR, bio-sensing, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, microwave photonics and optical communications
    MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Santa Clara, Calif. November 1, 2021 Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry of high value analog semiconductor solutions, and Anello Photonics , the developer of the Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOGTM), today announced a strategic partnership for a new low-loss Silicon Optical Waveguide technology and manufacturing process.
  • The new low-loss Silicon Nitride waveguide process approaches 0.005dB/cm propagation loss at 1550nm wavelengths with less than 1mm bend radius.
  • Silicon photonics is most strategic for Tower being a singular enabler in numerous fast-growing end-markets.
  • Anello Photonics and Tower Semiconductor have developed this process over the last eighteen months, and Anellos SiPhOG gyroscope utilizes the process to directly replace the optical fiber found in a traditional Fiber Optic Gyroscope.

Anello Photonics Completes $28M Series A Funding for World's First Integrated SiPhOG™

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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The technology combines an Anello-developed on-chip waveguide manufacturing process integrated with a patented silicon photonic chip-scale gyroscope.

Key Points: 
  • The technology combines an Anello-developed on-chip waveguide manufacturing process integrated with a patented silicon photonic chip-scale gyroscope.
  • "With the development of the SiPhOG we are going to change the Navigation industry," says Mario Paniccia, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Anello.
  • "We are bringing all the benefits of optical gyro performance onto an integrated silicon photonic circuit platform."
  • We are excited to have invested in Anello to help realize this capability," says Chris Moran, VP/GM Lockheed Martin Ventures.

Fiber Optics Gyroscope Remains Highly Sought-After for Military and Defense Applications; Global Demand to Surge at 8.3% through 2031: Future Market Insights Survey

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
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The Future Market Insights (FMI) survey on the fiber optic gyroscope market identifies impressive growth opportunities amid rising sales of autonomous vehicles.

Key Points: 
  • The Future Market Insights (FMI) survey on the fiber optic gyroscope market identifies impressive growth opportunities amid rising sales of autonomous vehicles.
  • The emergence of autonomous vehicles is one of the primary factors fueling the demand for fiber optic gyroscopes.
  • Increasing application in the military and defense sector is fueling the demand for fiber optic gyroscopes.
  • Some of the key players operating in the fiber optic gyroscope market profiled by FMI are: