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Ayar Labs
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July 1, 2020

Investing in our Vision to Make In-Package Optical I/O a Reality | Ayar Labs

Discover Ayar Labs' technology demonstration showing 25 Gbps transmitters and 25 Gbps receivers as part of our work on optical I/O.

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Ayar Labs
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June 24, 2020

CW-WDM MSA Group Forms to Drive New Industry Standard for Optical Laser Sources | Ayar Labs

Ayar Labs is a founding member of the CW-WDM MSA, an industry consoritum dedicated to defining and promoting specifications for multi-wavelength advanced integrated optics.

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Coreshell Technologies
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June 18, 2020

Berkeley SkyDeck Startups Raise $32 Million in Funding in the Midst of Pandemic Shutdown

BERKELEY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 18, 2020 / UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley), today announces that in the past six months--including the COVID-19 shelter-at-home period--seven of its recent cohort startups successfully raised seed rounds. Together the startups raised $32 million. iDentical team which successfully raised seed funding during the

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May 24, 2020

Venture Capital Inefficiencies in the University Ecosystem

How are VC investors driven or impacted by barriers to entry, and/or the complexity of startups that spin out of university-based research, particularly within UC Berkeley?

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Ayar Labs
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May 7, 2020

Silicon Photonics: A Marriage of Optical and Digital on GF’s RF Process | GLOBALFOUNDRIES

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Aluna
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April 28, 2020

Health Makers: A Device to Engage Kids in Asthma Management | Everyday Health

Aluna, a device recently approved by the FDA for home lung function monitoring, was designed for children and is intended to engage them in managing their asthma symptoms. Here’s the story of what led Charvi Shetty to develop the tool.

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Ayar Labs
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April 27, 2020

BAE Systems sector names ‘Partner 2 Win’ Supplier of the Year award winners

BAE Systems Electronic Systems sector, based in Nashua, New Hampshire, has announced the winners of its third annual Partner 2 Win Supplier of the Year Awards. Twelve suppliers are being recognized for best-in-class performance in achieving on-time delivery and quality standards in 2019.

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New Sun Road
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April 16, 2020

New Sun Road Connects Uganda to Clean and Reliable Energy with Digi Cellular Routers

Digi TransPort® WR11 XT routers are playing a key role in New Sun Road’s efforts to bring clean, reliable energy to remote areas of Uganda. Digi’s routers provide a reliable connection to the global 3G network while withstanding high operating temperatures, enabling local operators to monitor the power grid's performance and remotely troubleshoot any issues.