Qualcomm, a global leader in advanced wireless products and technologies, has made a strategic investment in Anteryon. Anteryon manufactures miniature optical modules for laser projection and cell phone cameras.
Qualcomm Ventures Europe along with Biggell Finance, Quest for Growth and BNP Paribas are participating in the financial round. The investment funds will be utilized to produce next-generation optical module called the WaferOptics. The investment terms, however, were not disclosed.
Anteryon’s sophisticated WaferOptics technology streamlines the production of laser projection and micro optical modules. The wafer-scale production reduces costs and allows extensive miniaturization because utilizing the same wafer platform as the complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor enables complete integration of optics and sensor production. This procedure simplifies the supply chain process of camera modules.
Anteryon offers a wide product portfolio that ranges from Video Graphics Array (VGA) to 5 megapixels. In turn, the company’s manufacturing centers in China and Eindhoven produces a significant number of WaferOptics lens for cell phone manufacturers across the world.