Focuslight Advances Global Optimization of Production and R&D Capabilities, Accelerates Consumer Electronics Growth with Singapore Hub

Xi’an, China, April 14, 2025 – Focuslight Technologies, a global leader in advanced photonics solutions, has successfully completed a strategic global optimization program aimed at enhancing both production and research & development (R&D) capabilities. As part of this initiative, Focuslight has further strengthened its newly operational Singapore facility, positioning it as a key innovation and manufacturing hub. This comprehensive effort enhances Focuslight’s technological synergies, operational efficiency, and innovation agility across its global footprint—reinforcing the company’s leadership in advanced wafer-level optics (WLO) and wafer-level stacking (WLS) for next-generation consumer electronics.

Global Optimization: Driving Efficiency, Innovation Agility, and Seamless Technology Access

Following the acquisition of assets from ams OSRAM in September 2024, Focuslight launched a global optimization program to fully leverage the unique strengths of each site within its global network. This program enhances both production excellence and R&D collaboration, ensuring faster innovation cycles and seamless access to cutting-edge technologies across Focuslight’s facilities in Singapore, Switzerland, Germany and China.

“This global optimization is more than an operational upgrade—it’s a strategic enhancement of our technology infrastructure, innovation pipeline, and site-to-site collaboration,” said Mr. Lucas Zhang, Global Operations Vice President at Focuslight. “By aligning key R&D and production capabilities across Singapore and Zurich, we have improved our flexibility, reduced operational complexity, and accelerated the pace of innovation, especially in fast-evolving markets like consumer electronics.”

Singapore Facility: Powering Next-Gen Consumer Technology

Now fully operational, the Singapore facility serves as both a high-volume production center and a dynamic innovation hub. It leverages Focuslight’s industry-leading WLO and WLS technologies to develop and produce advanced optical components, including:

• Micro-cameras for AR/VR eye tracking, gesture control and environmental sensing
• Micro-cameras for AI robotics 3D sensing
• WLO micro lens stack for AR/VR glass micro projectors
• Ultra-thin dot projectors for smartphone Facial recognition and LiDAR systems
• Chip-scale packaged (CSP) sensors for wearables and IoT devices
• Automotive projection lighting systems
• Industrial robotics machine vision applications
• Camera modules for medical disposable endoscopes

The site’s wafer-level processes ensure micron-scale precision, scalability to millions of units, and seamless integration into surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly lines—crucial for consumer electronics partners seeking faster time-to-market. “Our Singapore facility is a true innovation hub, enabling us to deliver cutting-edge optical components and modules at scale. We’re proud to support the development of next-gen technologies across diverse industries,” said Mr. Tom Liu, President of Global Photonics Foundry Business Unit at Focuslight.

Strategic Focus: Consumer Electronics & Beyond

With the global optical components market surpassing $50 billion, Focuslight is expanding its focus on consumer applications. “Consumer electronics require breakthrough optics that combine compact form factors with exceptional performance, and Focuslight is committed to delivering precisely that” said Dr. Tobias Senn, President of Strategic Growth Division at Focuslight. “With strengthened infrastructure in Singapore and enhanced technology collaboration across our sites, we are well-positioned to push the boundaries of optical innovation across AR/VR, automotive, medical, and beyond.”

Looking Ahead

With a globally optimized production and R&D network, combined with the expanded capabilities of its Singapore hub, Focuslight continues to strengthen its position as a world-class photonics leader. Guided by a commitment to innovation, agility, and customer success, Focuslight will empower industries with groundbreaking optical technologies that shape the future.