NIST Collaboration

Read this article published today:

https://www.miragenews.com/nists-on-chip-calibration-methods-advance-898259/

“Each project worked with industrial stakeholders including Northrop Grumman, Teledyne, Hughes Research Labs, Raytheon, IBM, Intel, AIM Photonics, Lightwave Logic, Corning, Broadpak, and Cadence. The stakeholder’s applications include 5G/6G communications, biomedicine, optical communications, radio astronomy, radar, and space communications.”

I would guess LWLG’s work falls under DARPA’s ELGAR program.

“ELGAR: CTL provided calibrations and consultations for accurate on-wafer measurements up to 220 GHz to evaluate the high-frequency response of state-of-the-art compound semiconductor devices that are heterogeneously integrated with antenna elements for next-generation phased arrays.”

Here is an overview of the NIST CTL:

https://www.nist.gov/ctl/about-ctl

Again, between this and the €600k loan to an undisclosed European entity, it is guaranteed that there is A LOT happening behind the scenes.