Press Releases – News

–Distinguished engineering executive and technologist to lead Omnitron’s product development and manufacturing scale-up LOS ANGELES — April 8, 2025 — Omnitron Sensors, the pioneer in MEMS fabrication IP for a new world of sensors, today announced the appointment of Ijaz Jafri, Ph.D., as vice president of engineering. Dr. Jafri brings a 20+-year track record of…

“Omnitron Sensors has achieved the quantum leap in MEMS fabrication technology for which the industry has been waiting,” said Mark Hart III, CEO, Corriente Advisors, LLC.

—Secures foundry partner, forms keystone partnerships, builds proof-of-concept — all on only $11M in venture capital to date LOS ANGELES — December 14, 2023 — The market for light detection and ranging (LiDAR) subsystems is surging toward $6.3B by 2027[1], in part driven by the automotive industry’s thirst for a precise optical technology that provides…

MEMS IP company works with premier MEMS foundry to commercialize first product LOS ANGELES—September 12, 2023 — Omnitron Sensors, the pioneer in MEMS sensing technology for high-volume, low-cost markets, today announced that it will work with Silex Microsystems on the manufacture of its microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) scanner for LiDAR. “We’re seeing massive demand for low-cost…

“Our selection of Silex Microsystems—which is the world’s largest pure-play MEMS foundry—signifies our market-readiness to deliver the first MEMS scanner that meets the accuracy, reliability, size, cost and volume requirements of LiDAR in diverse applications.” Eric Aguilar, co-founder & CEO, Omnitron Sensors