Founding Year2021TractionxLight is collaborating with national laboratories and private industry to bring its technology to life, aiming to complete detailed design and kickstart construction of its full-scale prototype.Organizations InvolvedCornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Science and Education, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryFoundersNicholas KelezMarketGlobal Semiconductor IndustryLocationPalo Alto, California, United StatesCoinvestorsPlayground Global, Boardman Bay Capital Management, Morpheus Ventures Company Description
xLight is building a breakthrough EUV FEL platform that addresses critical industry pain points—namely cost, scalability, and throughput in semiconductor fabrication. The company aims to revolutionize the global chipmaking industry with the development of the world’s most powerful extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) free electron lasers (FELs).