Johanna Elisabeth Swaving

Swave Photonics Welcomes Dr. Edward Buckley as Vice President, Augmented Reality Solutions

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Semiconductor, Technology, Nanotechnology, Audio, Video, Wearables, Mobile Technology, Hardware, Meta, SID, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, IEEE, Holography, AR, SPIE, Augmented reality, Video game, Qualcomm, Johanna Elisabeth Swaving

Swave Photonics announces the appointment of Dr. Edward Buckley as Vice President, Augmented Reality Solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Swave Photonics announces the appointment of Dr. Edward Buckley as Vice President, Augmented Reality Solutions.
  • At Swave, he will lead the development of Augmented Reality reference designs based upon Swave’s breakthrough HXRTM holographic solutions.
  • Dr. Buckley has a PhD from Cambridge University and is a senior member of the IEEE, SPIE and SID.
  • With Ed by our side, and the collective prowess of the Swave team, the sky's the limit.”
    “We are delighted and honored to have Ed join the Swave Photonics team.

Swave Photonics Welcomes Dr. Andrzej Kaczorowski as Digital Holography Fellow

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Semiconductor, Nanotechnology, Audio, Video, Other Technology, Technology, Computer-generated holography, Holographic display, Augmented reality, University, SPIE, Master of Research, 3D, TED (conference), Research, Doctor of Philosophy, SID, Bachelor of Science, Creativity, Computer graphics, Student, Publication, Computer science, Medical imaging, Johanna Elisabeth Swaving, Physics

Swave Photonics announces the appointment of Dr. Andrzej Kaczorowski as Digital Holography Fellow.

Key Points: 
  • Swave Photonics announces the appointment of Dr. Andrzej Kaczorowski as Digital Holography Fellow.
  • Kaczorowski brings a wealth of research and commercial experience in Computer-Generated Holography, Augmented Reality and Computer Graphics.
  • At Swave, we have always been committed to breathing life into unprecedented technologies, merging realms like physics, photonics, chip design, and computer-generated holography.
  • I couldn't be more excited to have Andrzej as an instrumental part of our transformative journey.”
    “We are thrilled and honored to have Andrzej join Swave,” said Mike Noonen, Swave Photonics’ CEO.

Swave Photonics Secures €10M Seed Funding Round to Develop Holographic Augmented Reality

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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LEUVEN, Belgium and MENLO PARK, Calif., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swave Photonics, the forerunner in the implementation of true holography for augmented reality, today announced the successful closure of its seed round expansion. This additional investment of €3M catapults Swave's total funds raised to €10M.

Key Points: 
  • LEUVEN, Belgium and MENLO PARK, Calif., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swave Photonics , the forerunner in the implementation of true holography for augmented reality, today announced the successful closure of its seed round expansion.
  • Their participation, even amidst a challenging fundraising landscape, amplifies the significance and potential of Swave's groundbreaking holographic and photonics solutions.
  • This seed round positions Swave well to execute on its augmented reality roadmap and engage future customers, partners and investors interested in driving true holography for spatial computing.
  • "We are exceptionally proud of the progress the team at Swave Photonics has made to date," said Pieter Vorenkamp, Chairman of Swave Photonics and a distinguished leader in emerging technology operations.

Swave Photonics Adds Andrew Repton as Vice President of IC Design

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
Human, Headache, Engineering, Integrated circuit, Repton, IP, Morse Micro, Dialogue, CMOS, Holy Grail, Virtual reality, Integrated circuit design, AR, Economics, Dialog Semiconductor, ASIC, Management, Alan Turing, Johanna Elisabeth Swaving

LEUVEN, Belgium, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swave Photonics, an innovator in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) technology to bring the metaverse to life, today announced the appointment of Andrew Repton as Vice President of Integrated Circuit Design. Repton brings significant experience and accomplishments leading global design teams, developing high-volume products for demanding applications, and building strong relationships with key foundries and IP providers. 

Key Points: 
  • LEUVEN, Belgium, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swave Photonics , an innovator in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) technology to bring the metaverse to life, today announced the appointment of Andrew Repton as Vice President of Integrated Circuit Design.
  • Prior to joining Swave, Repton served as Vice President of ASIC Engineering at Morse Micro.
  • "Andrew is a welcome addition to the Swave management team," said Mike Noonen, CEO of Swave.
  • "Andrew is the ideal executive to lead our IC design team to accelerate and maximize Swave's photonics breakthroughs based on standard CMOS processes and economics."

Swave, a new Imec and VUB Spin-off, Raises €7M to Deliver Truly Realistic AR/VR Experiences to Applications Like the Metaverse

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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The investment will be used to fund the commercialization of truly realistic, immersive 3D HXR gigapixel technology for a wide range of emerging applications.

Key Points: 
  • The investment will be used to fund the commercialization of truly realistic, immersive 3D HXR gigapixel technology for a wide range of emerging applications.
  • Swaves HXR gigapixel technology will forever change the way we see and experience displayed still images, videos and live imaging.
  • Imec has a strong track record of innovation and productization that can scale across a wide range of applications.
  • Imec is a registered trademark for the activities of imec International (IMEC International, a legal entity set up under Belgian law as a stichting van openbaar nut), imec Belgium (IMEC vzw supported by the Flemish Government), imec the Netherlands (Stichting IMEC Nederland), imec Taiwan (IMEC Taiwan Co.), imec China (IMEC Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.), imec India (IMEC India Private Limited), imec San Francisco (IMEC Inc.) and imec Florida (IMEC USA Nanoelectronics Design Center Inc.).