Coherent acquires Innolight and MiDAZ

Coherenthas acquired the businesses of Innolight Innovative Laser and Systemtechnik GmbH and MiDAZ Lasers Ltd, which together provide core technology building blocks for an emerging class of commercial, low cost, sub-nanosecond pulsed lasers for micro-electronics manufacturing.

Innolight is a leading manufacturer of low power, short pulse lasers for industrial applications like silicon processing, and ultra-stable continuous wave lasers used in demanding scientific applications like atom trapping. The patented MiDAZ technology enables simple amplifiers to be incorporated in a broad range of laser products delivering power scaling and long lasting performance in electrically efficient designs. The combination of Innolight's semiconductor based architecture with MiDAZ amplifiers is anticipated to deliver a broad range of compact, low cost sub-nanosecond IR, Green and UV laser sources, offering best in class performance, value and footprint.