1. Oct 2026
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(AWP Alliance News) - Halma unit Labsphere has acquired Photon Gear to add ultra-high-precision optical design, lens assembly, and interferometric testing capabilities. The deal is intended to expand Labsphere's integrated photonics offering by combining light generation and measurement with custom optical system engineering.
Photon Gear, founded in 2000, designs and characterizes high-precision optical systems used in semiconductor inspection, medical instrumentation, and defense. Labsphere said the acquisition should help customers reduce the number of vendors they use and shorten design cycles by sourcing lens assemblies along with related calibration and qualification from a single supplier.
The transaction was announced Oct. 1, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/labsphere-acquires-photon-gear…
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