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Dynamic photodiode integration project

6th September 2018
Alex Lynn
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Swiss technology firm known for its breakthrough Dynamic PhotoDiodes (DPDs), ActLight, has announced that it has signed an agreement with a top semiconductor company for the integration and licensing of the DPD into their Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) for vital signs monitoring, to be used in the next generation of wearable devices.

Serguei Okhonin, ActLight Co-Founder and CEO, stated: "The demand for vital signs monitoring sensors is growing at an accelerated pace with a need for innovative sensor technologies. The collaboration with this prestigious semiconductor company is expected to deliver to the market the new, world-class sensing solution that will enhance the vital signs monitoring experience of the wearable device's users".

ActLight SA, the start-up company founded in 2011 and based in Lausanne, focuses on the field of CMOS photonics by developing a new type of photodetector, the Dynamic PhotoDiode (DPD). Being a fabless company, ActLight specialises in the Intellectual Property (IP) of this area and operates primarily in the IP licensing business model.

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