News: Suppliers
12 November 2026
Aeluma selects Aixtron G10-AsP to expand photodetector and laser manufacturing capacity
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany says that a G10-AsP metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system has been bought by Aeluma Inc of Goleta, CA, USA to support advanced development and manufacturing capacity expansion for its non-indium phosphide (non-InP) photonics platform.
Spun out of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 2019, Aeluma has R&D and manufacturing capabilities for wafer production, quick-turn chip fabrication, rapid prototyping, testing and validation, specializing in scalable, high-performance photonic and electronic technologies.
With customer demand for photonic components used in AI data communications continuing to grow at an unprecedented pace, Aeluma’s technology paves the way for scaling to larger substrates without relying on InP substrates. This is achieved by combining certain compound semiconductor materials with microelectronics-grade gallium arsenide (GaAs) or silicon (Si) in high-volume manufacturing, enabling greater production scale and cost efficiency.
Designed for full automation and high throughput, the G10-AsP system supports 150mm and 200mm wafers and has been specifically configured for Aeluma’s proprietary processes.
“The Aixtron G10-AsP platform is aligned with our strategy to scale photonic device manufacturing on 150mm and larger substrates,” notes Aeluma’s founder & CEO Jonathan Klamkin Ph.D. “Demand for high-speed photodetectors, quantum dot lasers and other photonic devices for AI scale-up and scale-out architectures continues to grow rapidly. This acquisition strengthens our ability to address an expanding market by leveraging the advantages of our heterogeneous integration platform,” he adds.
“Demand for photonic devices in AI and related markets is driving the transition towards larger wafer formats and Aeluma’s approach offers a promising alternative in this regard,” says Aixtron’s CEO Dr Felix Grawert.
Aixtron says the agreement builds on several years of collaboration between the two companies and underscores the role of its MOCVD technology in the expanding photonics market, demonstrating the firm’s ability to develop customized, high-throughput deposition solutions for customers pursuing advanced compound semiconductor manufacturing methods.
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