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Wish I had the recipe for the Gooo....
"Silicon has been the work horse for over 50 years, but we now see the growth of compound semiconductors which support possibilities that silicon cannot provide (figure 1). These materials combine two or more elements, and allow electrons to flow much faster, in some cases supporting processing speeds 100 times faster than silicon. They emit and sense light, generate microwaves, are sensitive to magnetism and are resistant to heat. They do all this and use only a fraction of the energy of a silicon-based solution."
A good read while we wait....
"Figure 3. 5G is expected to have download speeds of 10 Gbps, more than 1000x faster than 4G. A completely new infrastructure will be required to effectively transmit and receive that level of data reliably. (Source: Infineon Technologies)
Currently 5G requires approximately 4X more system power than 4G, and the additional power requirements—beyond what is possible with GaAs solutions—make GaN-on-SiC increasingly attractive."
http://www.appliedmaterials.com/nanochip/nanochip-fab-solutions/july-2019/the-future-of-power-needs-to-be-exotic
Climbed quickly to overbought territory last Wed & Thurs. brief air pocket below 200 day this morning, hoping 200 will provide support as we wait for any news. There will be profit takers with a 40% spike off .62, now we churn and consolidate until a news event.
Intel Acquires Artificial Intelligence Chipmaker Habana Labs
9:00 am ET December 16, 2019 (BusinessWire) Print
Intel Corporation today announced that it has acquired Habana Labs, an Israel-based developer of programmable deep learning accelerators for the data center for approximately $2 billion. The combination strengthens Intel's artificial intelligence (AI) portfolio and accelerates its efforts in the nascent, fast-growing AI silicon market, which Intel expects to be greater than $25 billion by 2024(1).
This is why ML is such a strong believer in IP protection...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cisco-wins-legal-challenge-in-battle-against-chinese-counterfeits-11576494003
I've lost count as to how many times I watched the ASM replay from May, but it never gets old.
It's been mentioned many times but the nominees for the PIC Inter. Best Achievement in a pic platform Award that LWLG beat decisively (over 10k votes) were:
Intengent
Rockley Photonics
Teem Photonics
EFFECT Photonics
Infinera
Intel Corp.
Broadcom
When ML was answering some shareholders questions one of the question was:
Do the big players know who we are? (to that affect) and ML responded "Yes" and the PIC Award helped immensely in getting us recognized.
ASM was seven months ago this Tues. a lot can happen in 7 months. Soooooon!
A very good video on optical computing...
Though Mr. Perry's article was from 2017, Michio's youtube video is dated 4/13/12...in the video he states Moore's Law will COLLAPSE in 10 years, fast forward to today and we are 2 years away 2022! Not a bad time to be a LWLG investor:)
Above my pay grade vein, but I like where Gates is headed:) I hope we can all make some educated guesses soon!!
PHILIP PERRY
07 December, 2017
https://bigthink.com/philip-perry/light-based-computers-may-soon-become-a-reality
"At the OFC 2019 Data Center Summit, both Google and Microsoft discussed their intent to begin deployment of 400ZR in the late 2020 timeframe. Google intends to use 400ZR pluggables for all applications within the designated distance reach. Microsoft’s Azure cloud intends to replace their pioneering ColorZ architecture with a 400ZR equivalent in the same timeframe. Verizon intends to use 400ZR to interconnect regional business hubs with selected peering points in large cities, where the benefit of multi-vendor interoperability combined with higher data rates and DWDM will enable significant bandwidth growth. However, for most other metro applications, Verizon is targeting 400ZR+ coherent solutions capable of multi-haul architectures."
https://www.ofcconference.org/en-us/home/about/ofc-blog/2019/august/the-promise-and-potential-of-400zr/
Textronix Santa Clara facility was the location of the PIC Training Event this past Thurs. Obviously an all techie, lab coat audience, but would have been good to get a few crumbs/hints from the event. I wonder if Tektronix is the company providing our testing equipment? Would make sense.
https://www.tek.com
https://www.tek.com/landing-page/evolving-materials-and-tests-power-electronics-design
Material-Level Testing
At the pre-component stage, testing must be conducted on the SiC or other material itself, followed by testing at the wafer stage, to determine the specifications of its behavior. Semiconductor material research and device testing often involve determining the resistivity and Hall mobility of a sample. The main techniques for measuring these parameters are:
Van der Pauw method
Hall effect measurement
All of these measurements can be made using a Parametric Analyzer. The Keithley 4200A-SCS parametric analyzer includes modules allowing researchers to perform both van der Pauw resistivity and hall effect measurements automatically, saving valuable research time and eliminating the need to purchase a sperate system to perform these test.
https://www.tek.com/blog/pam4-400g-test-and-measurement-solutions-take-center-stage-ofc-2018
Nice, I'll take another! Thx flyer IP gets stronger every day.
Thanks gates!
So inaugural meeting was 3/5/19, if they meet twice a year, +6 months would be 9/5/19 ish, no mention from managements so I suppose we can assume once a year.
Or, I could just ask Karen:) I will post when I get a response.
I see Karen's work now in "Presentations & White Papers" on the site.
A general search says:
Dealing with advisory boards may be less time-consuming than dealing with boards of directors. The latter will typically meet at least four times a year, often more frequently; board committee meetings require additional time. A typical advisory board will meet only once or twice a year.
Not sure if ML ever specified how often they plan to meet??
proto, was there ever any mention to this article written by Karen Liu? If there was I missed it, thanks for sharing it!
As I was looking for it, I reread the this March 19' pr. Do we know how often the Advisory Board meets?
March 06, 2019
Lightwave Logic's Energy-Saving Plastics Attract Internationally Recognized Experts
ENGLEWOOD, CO, March 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTCQB: LWLG), today reports that the inaugural members of its newly formed Advisory Board are three world-class leaders in the photonics industry: Dr. Craig Ciesla, Dr. Christoph S. Harder, and Mr. Andreas Umbach. The Board held its first meeting with the Company's management on March 5 in San Diego, co-locating the meeting with the major Optical Fiber Communications conference and trade show. This body will work closely with company leadership to enhance the company's product positioning and promotion of its polymer modulator made on its proprietary Faster by Design™ polymer P2IC™ platform. The advanced energy-saving plastics technology promises to minimize costs, natural resources and energy consumed by datacenters and data communications network supporting the insatiable demand for Internet, 5G and IoT (Internet of Things) webscale services.
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The company is currently targeting 10 km and longer fiber optic links connecting datacenters with ultra-high-speed optical modulator products. This segment of the fiber optic market is currently growing faster than other segments and driven by the new need for edge computing for low latency IoT and 5G services. The mission of the Advisory Board will initially be to increase the company's outreach into the datacenter interconnect market and later to support expansion into other billion-dollar markets.
The company's competitive advantage is a proprietary electro-optic material family (Perkinamine™) coupled with in-house device fabrication of polymer-on-silicon devices, high-speed electro-optic package design and application experience. The company believes that it is this rare combination of multiple competencies that will enable it to convert technology potential to market success.
Similarly, the Advisory Board members have each been chosen for their combination of deep technical expertise, breadth of experience and industry relationships in the fields of fiber optics communications, polymer and semiconductor materials. Each of the Advisory Board members has experience at both innovators like Lightwave Logic and large industry leaders of the type most likely to adopt game-changing polymer-based products. In addition, they possess operational experience with semiconductor and polymer businesses.
Dr. Cielsa has held senior roles in the fiber optics industry, including responsibility for the production of 100G transceivers for the data center market. He was CEO and founder of Tactus Technology, a polymer-based display screen company based on his invention. With roles at Intel, JDSU, Lumentum, Kaiam, and now Illumia in DNA sequencing and nanofabrication, he brings Lightwave Logic tremendous technical and business acumen.
Dr. Christoph Harder is one of the world's top experts on lasers, optoelectronics and reliability. He was a cofounder of the IBM Zurich Laser Diode Enterprise which pioneered the first high reliability 980nm high power pump laser now ubiquitously used in telecom. He is currently the president and co-founder of Swissphotonics, a trade association that supports the competitiveness of its members by providing visibility opportunities and introductions to potential partners. With prior roles at IBM, JDSU, Nortel, Bookham (now Lumentum), he brings Lightwave Logic a wealth of experience to further position our polymer technology platform into major opportunities.
Mr. Umbach has headed leading organizations in high speed device and Photonic Integrated Circuit design and manufacturing, including as CEO of u²t Photonics which was one of the first companies to develop 50Gbps PIC products for the fiber optic communications market. He also led the efforts at HHI Berlin in Indium Phosphide and polymer photonics PIC technologies. With roles at u2t, Finisar, and HHI, he brings to Lightwave Logic significant experience in high speed design of integrated photonics technologies.
Lightwave Logic CEO Dr. Michael Lebby said, "I am delighted that these experienced executives have chosen to allocate their valuable time to joining us in our mission to bring electro-optic polymers and modulators to market. Each of them is truly world-class. Our meeting in San Diego has yielded valuable insights to better position Lightwave Logic in the marketplace with the right partners for success."
For more extensive background on the Advisory Board, please see the company website at: www.lightwavelogic.com
Powered by Lightwave Logic
Lightwave Logic, Inc. is a development stage company moving toward commercialization of next generation photonic devices using its high-activity and high-stability organic polymers for applications in data communications and telecommunications markets. Photonic electro-optical devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals. For more information about the Company please visit the corporate website at: ww.lightwavelogic.com
Optics for 400G and Beyond Building a new internet that can support future digital innovation will depend on continued breakthroughs in silicon and optics technologies. Cisco is unique in the industry with advanced intellectual property in both areas.
As port rates increase from 100G to 400G and beyond, optics become an increasingly larger portion of the cost to build and operate internet infrastructure. Cisco is investing organically to assure our customers that as router and switch port rates continue to increase, optics will be designed to meet the industry's stringent reliability and quality standards.
Through the company's qualification program, Cisco will test its optics to comply with industry standards and operate in Cisco – and non- Cisco hosts. With this program, customers can utilize Cisco optics in applications where non- Cisco hosts have been deployed and have confidence that the optics will meet the reliability and quality standards that they have come to expect from Cisco.
In addition, as silicon and silicon photonics advance, functions that were traditionally delivered in separate chassis-based solutions will soon be available in pluggable form factors. This transition has significant potential benefits for network operators in terms of operational simplicity. Cisco is investing in silicon photonics technologies to effect architectural transitions in datacenter networks and service provider networks that will drive down cost, reduce power and space, and simplify network operations.
December 11, 2019 12:33 PM ET (BZ Newswire) -- Tech
News Summary:
Cisco shares further details behind its 'Internet for the Future' technology strategy based on development investments in Silicon+Optics+Software
Cisco Silicon OneTM, a first-ever single, unified silicon architecture that can serve anywhere in the network and be used in any form factor.
New Cisco 8000 Series, the first platform built with Silicon One and new IOS XR7 operating system.
Cisco 8000 Series set to reduce cost of building and operating mass scale networks to run digital applications and services such as 5G, video and cloud.
New flexible business model options that enable customers to consume new innovation in new ways that best fit their business needs.
AT&T, Century Link, Comcast, Facebook, Microsoft and The Walt Disney Studios share insights on joint innovation and the needs of the next Internet
Thanks!
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco today announced that it will be unveiling innovations for the Future of the Internet on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019. Cisco Chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins and members of Cisco's leadership team will share their vision for the future Internet and what it can help organizations around the world achieve.
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The event will take place at 9:30AM PST / 12:30PM EST on December 11th 2019, and registration for the webcast is available here. Interested parties can also view this event live and on-demand via Cisco's Investor Relations website at investor.cisco.com.
Not suggesting anything will come out it, but sure would be nice to get a few tidbits:)
Thanks Walter, do you know why?
I am reading through the lines that ML was in Brussels yesterday? Thats a long flight back to Santa Clara, CA for tomorrow's PIC Training Conf.
Back above 200 sma contributing to action
Title...
12/10/19 8:31 AM..Lightwave Logic CEO Dr. Michael Lebby to Deliver Keynote Address at Annual PIC Training Event in Silicone Valley
FIRST MZ ACTION...
Lightwave Logic's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Michael Lebby will return as a keynote speaker to this year's event to provide industry perspectives on how PIC based technologies, including Lightwave Logic's P2IC™ polymer PIC platform, will grow and enable significant new opportunities over the next decade. Dr. Lebby is scheduled to present at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, December 12 th, 2019.
The PIC Training 2019, hosted in the heart of Silicon Valley , is an annual event that provides photonic integrated circuits training and is intended for engineers and scientists that want to further their photonic integration skills, both technically, and from a business perspective. PIC Training 2019 has support from over 26 companies that range from design/layout software, multi-project wafer foundries, packaging, test & measurements, design houses and more. Registration is mandatory for conference participation.
"We are pleased to be invited back to one of the most in-depth PIC training events in the industry," said Dr. Michael Lebby , Chief Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic . "We are encouraged by the continued interested from the technical community in learning more about the advances and opportunities of our platform for high speed fiber communications. I look forward to my keynote presentation, further spreading awareness of our incredible technology platform while helping to educate the next-generation of the PIC industry."
About Lightwave Logic, Inc. Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTCQB: LWLG) is developing a platform leveraging its proprietary engineered electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power. The Company's high-activity and high-stability organic polymers allow Lightwave Logic to create next-generation photonic EO devices, which convert data from electrical signals into optical signals, for applications in data communications and telecommunications markets. For more information, please visit the Company's website at lightwavelogic.com.
Safe Harbor Statement The information posted in this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "plans," "explores," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, lack of available funding; general economic and business conditions; competition from third parties; intellectual property rights of third parties; regulatory constraints; changes in technology and methods of marketing; delays in completing various engineering and manufacturing programs; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations; shortages in components; production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components; those events and factors described by us in Item 1.A "Risk Factors" in our most recent Form 10-K; other risks to which our Company is subject; other factors beyond the Company's control.
Investor Relations Contact: Greg Falesnik or Luke Zimmerman MZ Group - MZ North America 949-385-6449 LWLG@mzgroup.us
Timely, this headline just hit my platform news...
5G Standard Set to Drastically Increase Energy Consumption in Data Centers: Market Talk
1305 GMT - The recent introduction of 5G mobile communication standards is set to strongly increase energy consumption in data centers, according to a study commissioned by E.ON. "Digitization means more data, more computing capacity, more data centers," says E.ON Board Member Karsten Wildberger. "Each and every data center consumes huge amounts of electricity." In five years, 5G alone is expected to further increase demand by up to 3.8 terawatt hours-- enough electricity to supply 2.5 million people for a year, according to the research. "By 2030, up to 13% of the world's power requirements will be consumed by data centers," Wildberger says.
This is Star Wars stuff and you can add all the buzz words like Green to it, it is a must for Artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G (5th Generation Mobile Network) because 1 person can cram 50 times more data into a data center.
X, I recently read this and was blown away by the projected near term growth prospects...
Semiconductor Makers Are 'Arms Dealers' In Global 5G Race
The market for 5G semiconductors will boom to nearly $19 billion by 2022, up from $593 million last year, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said in a March report. "A wide range of semiconductor companies will be involved in 5G rollouts," the report said.Sep 24, 2019
Re the deposition of the polymer, I've mentioned this several times, I believe at some point LWLG will meet/collaborate with AMAT, if they haven't already. BTW, AMAT will be benefit enormously from that $19 billion figure above. Buy the shovel maker, not the gold miner.
proto, If LWLG ever reached a point where an outside contract manufacturer was needed, who would you think would be the most likely company?
Maybe a company like...?
New EPIC member STMicroelectronics is a global semiconductor company that serves customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions for Smart Driving and the Internet of Things. https://st.com/content/st_com/en.html
That puts that issue to bed! :)
"You could have a perfect product, but if you can't manufacture it in profitable quantities, it's worthless."
What is to stop LWLG from outsourcing the manufacturing if and when demand becomes unmanageable (a good problem to have). We know ML is very focused on IP protection and certainly he would cross all the T's and dot all the I's in any outside manufacturing agreement/JV. How would that be any different from the likes of a Bristol Myers, Glaxo SK, Teva, etc. hiring Lonza Group(Basel Switz. based, 15k+ employees) to manufacture their biologics?
This video was posted to Youtube on April 2, 2019 (more than 8 months ago) we've all seen it a hundred times, point being we are getting close. Could MZ be the final piece of the puzzle that will yield the completed picture?
https://lightwavelogic.com/Why-Polymer-Photonics-Now
Interviewer asks:
"who are going to be the end consumers here"?
ML response:
"these are the internet enterprise type companies and these are companies that buy lots of optical chips and components to build optical networks which is the internet."
Of course, I wish I could offer more. I look forward to additional comments from the experts on the board. Just the fact that Intel is on board in a big way is affirmation for me that Photonics are the real deal.
I don't claim to be an expert by any means, others on the board are far more qualified to answer that question. What I do get out of it is that Photonics are real and are coming. Silicon photonics is the incumbent technology and appears to be the early bet so to speak. Are polymer's the next logical progression of that technology? ML thinks so! You could say I'm betting on the jockey (ML) in this race. If we finish Win, Place or Show, we all will make a very healthy return on our investments.
Per the video...
"90% of the worlds data was created in the last 2 years alone"
Intel has been busy...
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/silicon-photonics/silicon-photonics-overview.html?wapkw=%20photonics
IMO, Twitter is a valuable and necessary first step for MZ and LWLG to collaborate on. I've mentioned to Karen several times that it would be well worth their time to establish a strong presence on the platform. Not all will agree, that's fine. Lord knows Jack Dorsey has his quirks and their is no shortage of haters but I don't think anyone can deny that it is here to stay and integral to getting the LWLG story out to the world. I'm sure ML has his focus deep into the science so this might be a good task for Karen to take on now that she'll have some extra time on her hands. We all know ML is extremely patient and calculated and makes moves only when the time is right. I think that time has come.
Yeah that must be why they won the award GP, probably has nothing to do with the ground breaking science. Can't slip anything past you.
Investor Relations Contact:
Greg Falesnik or Luke Zimmerman
MZ Group - MZ North America
949-385-6449
LWLG@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us
I'm gonna miss Karen:)
From Linkedin... I think Jose might have a man crush on ML:))
Jose Pozo
Director of Technology and Innovation at EPIC - EUROPEAN PHOTONICS INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM
9 mnths ago
I will cherish forever this conversation with Michael Lebby CEO of Lightwave Logic, Inc., Inc. and one of the people in the photonics industry I look up to the most. We had this interview at his house in San Francisco during Photonics West. We chatted about his life, his experience, his passion for photonics, the effect of the telecom bubble, the future of photonic integration, …. Moments like this truly give me the energy to keep going. Thank you Michael for an unforgettable experience: https://lnkd.in/ejH_ZDc hashtag#photonics hashtag#integration hashtag#optics hashtag#manufacturing hashtag#inspiration hashtag#friendship