MetaOptics Ltd has confirmed the deployment of its direct laser writer at the University of Arizona's Center of Semiconductor Manufacturing.
The Singapore-listed company, traded on the Catalist board, announced the move as part of its ongoing strategy to expand its footprint in advanced optical manufacturing and metalens technology.
The partnership places MetaOptics' equipment within a key US academic research hub, signaling a push to integrate its direct laser writing capabilities into next-generation semiconductor processes.
This development follows the company's earlier shipments of metalens prototypes for smartphones and AI smart glasses, marking a tangible step in its commercialization roadmap.
The announcement arrives against a backdrop of significant weakness in the wider semiconductor sector.
Asian markets plunged earlier in the session as a broad-based selloff intensified, dragging global indices lower.