Omnitron Sensors Secures $13M+ Series A Funding, Fueling Next Generation of MEMS Sensors

—- Omnitron MEMS fabrication IP advances sensors for AI data centers, LiDAR, XR devices

LOS ANGELES — January 30, 2025 — Omnitron Sensors, the pioneer in MEMS fabrication IP for a new world of sensors, has secured $13M+ in Series A funding led by Corriente Advisors, LLC, with participation from longtime investor L’ATTITUDE Ventures. The investment will fuel the expansion of Omnitron’s engineering and operations teams, accelerating the mass production of the company’s first product, a reliable, affordable microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) step-scanning mirror for multiple markets.

Streamlining the production of MEMS sensors — which have been limited by expensive, laborious manufacturing methods for decades — Omnitron’s fabrication IP is the critical enabler for optical cross-connects (OXCs) in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, optical subsystems in long-range LiDAR for autonomous navigation, see-through displays in extended reality (XR) headsets and eyewear, and precision laser spectrometry for methane gas detection.

“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. “By inventing a process of fabricating mass-market MEMS sensors that are higher-performance, more affordable and more durable than existing sensors, Omnitron is uniquely able to satisfy unmet needs in long-stifled markets with enormous potential, such as optical cross-connects for AI data centers, affordable LiDAR sensors for ADAS, and other markets which have hit a wall due to the longstanding limitations in sensor technology and the inability of legacy MEMS manufacturing techniques to address those constraints.”

“As a longtime investor in Omnitron Sensors, we believe in the vision to proliferate industry-changing MEMS sensors for applications on which modern society depends,” said Sol Trujillo, co-founder and managing partner, L’ATTITUDE Ventures. “Omnitron has differentiated technology in multiple market segments, which will have a significant positive impact. Furthering our investment in this revolutionary technology has the potential to unlock new markets on a global scale.”

Meeting demand in sensor-driven markets

Omnitron is targeting major markets with its MEMS sensor technology:

  • Improving throughput and energy efficiency in AI data centers: Omnitron’s MEMS-based photonics OXC for Tensor architectures boosts transmission speed and reliability in a low-power device, enhancing AI workflow in data centers. According to New Street Research, this market will approach $30B in 2027.
  • Advancing affordability and reliability of LiDAR in autonomous vehicles: Omnitron’s MEMS step-scanning mirror targets an overall LiDAR subsystems market predicted to reach $6.3B by 2027, according to Yole Intelligence.
  • Enhancing display quality in resource-constrained XR headsets/eyewear: Omnitron’s MEMS mirror satisfies growing demand for XR optics, a market that IDTechEx expects will exceed $5B by 2034.

“MEMS sensors are the intelligent microscale devices that allow us to touch the world through silicon,” said Eric Aguilar, co-founder & CEO, Omnitron Sensors. “Yet old and inefficient manufacturing methods have prevented the kind of growth in MEMS that is typical in semiconductors. That’s about to change. Our MEMS fabrication IP offers a new paradigm for mass-producing affordable, precise sensors at scale. With major investment from Corriente Capital and with additional funding from L’ATTITUDE Ventures, our company can now deliver on the promise of our technology.”

About Omnitron Sensors

Founded in 2019 by a core group of MEMS industry innovators, Omnitron Sensors has invented new MEMS fabrication IP that improves device performance and reliability, and that streamlines assembly to produce MEMS sensors for price-sensitive, high-volume markets, such as OXCs for AI data centers, and optical subsystems for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), drones, XR headsets, toxic gas-detection systems, and other connected electronics that are integral to our daily lives. For more information, email info@omnitronsensors.com or visit https://omnitronsensors.com/contact-us/.

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New Topology for MEMS Advances Performance and Speeds Manufacturing

Omnitron Sensors CEO & Co-founder Eric Aguilar will give attendees of MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit (a SEMI Europe/MEMS & Sensors Industry Group event) a closer look at the company’s game-changing IP during his presentation: New Topology for MEMS Advances Performance and Speeds Manufacturing (November 14, 2024 at 5:25 pm at the International Conference Center Munich, Germany).

Eric will share new details on Omnitron’s new topology for MEMS — its process IP — which rearranges existing modules to streamline the assembly process and improve capacitance per unit area. This approach increases device performance and accelerates the production of MEMS devices for price-sensitive, high-volume markets.

Omnitron’s topology for MEMS may be applied to precision applications such as augmented reality, LiDAR, and optical cross-connects for AI workflow in datacenters among others.

There are multiple ways that Omnitron’s new topology for MEMS will be able to advance MEMS applications:

  • In terms of augmented reality, Omnitron’s miniature MEMS-based micro projector will let users experience the full potential of a see-through augmented environment.
  • Based on the new topology, Omnitron’s tiny 3D MEMS sensor fixes current issues with LiDAR which will benefit applications such as autonomous navigation and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), where precision and faultless operation are critical.
  • Optical cross-connect (OXC) for Tensor architectures built with Omnitron’s MEMS-based photonics will be able to deliver improved throughput and reliability in a low-power device, accelerating AI workflow in data centers.

Learn more about Eric’s presentation at MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit: https://www.semi.org/eu/about/mems-imaging-sensors-summit/abstracts-and-biographies#Aguilar

Or contact Omnitron directly to learn how our new topology for MEMS can work for your application: https://omnitronsensors.com/contact-us/

What’s the Future of Automotive Sensors & Electronics?

Connect with visionary leaders who are driving new sensing technologies and applications in automotive at the 10th Automotive Sensors & Electronics Summit (February 19-20, Munich, Germany). Omnitron Sensors CEO & Co-founder Eric Aguilar will join the top technologists presenting innovations that are enhancing the success and performance of driver-assist systems and ensuring safer navigation for autonomous and self-driving cars.

Eric will present Build a Better LiDAR for ADAS and Autonomous Navigation on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 5:30pm. Register by November 30, 2024 for the early bird discount. Request the conference brochure: https://www.vonlanthenevents.com/en/10th-automotive-sensors-electronics-summit

Or contact Omnitron Sensors for more information: https://omnitronsensors.com/contact-us/

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Meet with Omnitron Sensors at MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit 2024

How are MEMS and imaging technologies creating a more connected and intelligent world? Exchange ideas and information with some of the leading minds in sensor technology at MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit, which is hosted by SEMI Europe and MEMS & Sensors Industry Group and which takes place November 14 at the International Conference Center Munich (ICM), Germany.

Join Omnitron Sensors CEO & Co-founder Eric Aguilar at the conference, where he’ll present, New Topology for MEMS Advances Performance and Speeds Manufacturing (5:25 pm November 14, 2024).

Eric will explain how Omnitron’s new topology for MEMS — process IP that rearranges existing modules to streamline the assembly process and improve capacitance per unit area —increases device performance and accelerates the production of MEMS devices for price-sensitive, high-volume markets.

Learn more about Eric’s presentation: https://www.semi.org/eu/about/mems-imaging-sensors-summit/abstracts-and-biographies#Aguilar

Register for MEMS & Sensors Imaging Summit – which is co-located with electronica 2024: https://interplan.eventsair.com/semicon24/registration-mems/Site/Register

Or contact Omnitron Sensors for more information: https://omnitronsensors.com/contact-us/