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Phlux secures £4m in seed funding to bring antimonide-based LiDAR sensors to market

What happened

Phlux Technology secured £4 million in seed funding to commercialize its antimonide-based infrared sensors for LiDAR applications. The funding round was led by Octopus Ventures and included several venture capital and UK government innovation funds. Neutral: This is a long-term R&D milestone with no immediate impact on component supply, pricing, or trader inventory decisions.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 10/100

Affected components and suppliers

LiDAR SensorInfrared Sensor

Phlux Technology

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Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 12/7/2022 · View original source

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Phlux secures £4m in seed funding to bring antimonide-based LiDAR sensors to market

What happened

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