Light-sensing technology maker nabs In-Q-Tel funding
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Company develops black silicon, which enhances the infrared sensitivity of sensors
SiOnyx, which is developing a hyper-sensitive light-sensing semiconductor material called black silicon for advanced imaging devices, announced Wednesday that it has received funding from CIA venture capital wing In-Q-Tel.
Black silicon enhances the infrared sensitivity of sensors. The company, founded in 2006 by Harvard University researchers, has received funding from Polaris Ventures, Harris & Harris Group, Vulcan Capital, Coherent Inc., CrossLink Capital and RedShift Ventures.
The Beverly, Mass.-based company did not disclose the amount of funding raised from In-Q-Tel. Regulatory filings posted in April indicate that the company most recently raised a new $6.9 million in capital.
SiOnyx is on the Pentagon’s radar. In May, the Navy said it intended to award a sole-source contract to the company to develop technology that would increase the responsiveness of silicon-based detectors to wavelengths of light, contract documents indicate.
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