{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"117477","rtpr_id":"nPn4zYbgca","ticker":"METO","exchange":"SGX","all_tickers":["METO"],"title":"MetaOptics to Deploy its Direct Laser Writer at the nano@stanford Facility","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-13T00:15:00.632Z","article_body":"MetaOptics to Deploy its Direct Laser Writer at the nano@stanford Facility\n\nPR Newswire\n\nSINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2026\n\nSINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT)\n(\"MetaOptics\" or the \"Company,\" and together with its subsidiaries, the\n\"Group\") announced that it has entered into an agreement for the installation\nand deployment of its key metalens Direct Laser Writer (\"DLW\") at the\nnano@stanford (https://nanolabs.stanford.edu/) facility. The agreement follows\nthe Company's recent acceptance\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/metaoptics-announces-membership-in-stanford-engineerings-systemx-alliance-program-in-the-usa-302683637.html)\nas an Associate Member of Stanford Engineering's SystemX Alliance Program\n(https://systemx.stanford.edu/industry-affiliates/member-companies) , marking\na critical step in advancing its U.S. expansion strategy and collaborations\nwith top U.S. universities.\n\nThe DLW is designed for a 4-inch glass wafer to enable quick prototyping and\nfabrication of metalens samples within weeks, as well as small-volume\nproduction to support pilot builds and customer demand evaluation, enabling\npartners to iterate faster and move from concept to product more efficiently.\nUnder the agreement, MetaOptics' DLW will be placed in the nano@stanford\nfacility, an open, shared-use operation that serves over 1,400 industry,\ngovernment, and the university's members each year. The Company's DLW will be\nmanaged and made available for use by nano@stanford members. The 100nm ultra\nhigh precision laser allows for simultaneous fabrication of over 100 metalens,\neach as small as 0.1mm in diameter for many high demand applications such as\nco-packaged optics structuring, collimating metalens to improve high speed\ninterconnect efficiencies, and imaging metalens amongst others. nano@stanford\nhas agreed to provide user feedback and support user demonstrations for\nMetaOptics, providing further technical validation of its metalens equipment\nand products, and at the same time serving as a launchpad to scale commercial\nproduction and collaboration in the U.S..\n\nThe deployment of this DLW serves as a key milestone for MetaOptics' U.S.\nexpansion strategy, prospective U.S. customer engagement, and\ncommercialisation roadmap. Such deployment will serve to develop a \"mini\nfoundry\" infrastructure at the nano@stanford facility in Silicon Valley for\nsmall-volume, quick turnaround prototyping. The Company aims to leverage its\nmembership under the SystemX Alliance Program, and the latest DLW deployment\nto further engage and showcase its metalens technology with other member\ncompanies under the program, which includes top U.S. technology companies.\n\nMetaOptics Executive Chairman Thng Chong Kim commented: \"By placing our DLW\nwithin nano@stanford's shared-use environment, we are able to strengthen\ntechnical validation, gather valuable user feedback, and increase engagement\nand collaboration with potential industry partners and end customers. We\nbelieve our membership in Stanford Engineering's SystemX Alliance Program and\nthis collaboration with nano@stanford serve to reinforce our broader U.S.\nexpansion efforts and deepen our engagement within Silicon Valley's\nworld-leading innovation ecosystem.\"\n\nAbout MetaOptics Ltd\nMetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) is a semiconductor optics company pioneering\nglass-based metalens solutions enhanced by AI-driven image processing,\nheadquartered in Singapore. Using advanced optical design and a scalable\n12-inch DUV lithography process, it powers next-generation applications in\nCPO, mobile, AR VR, automotive, and other emerging markets. Find out more at\nwww.metaoptics.sg (http://www.metaoptics.sg/) .\n\nSingapore (Headquarters)\nMetaOptics Technologies Pte Ltd, 81 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-45, Singapore\n139967\n\nUnited States\nMetaOptics Inc. (USA), 1 Ferry Building, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94111\n\nForward-Looking Statement\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve known\nand unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond\nthe Company's control. A number of factors could cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement,\nincluding but not limited to the Company's growth strategies, its future\nbusiness development, results of operations and financial condition, its\nresearch and development efforts, its ability to attract and\nretain customers, and its ability to establish and maintain relationships\nwith suppliers and business partners; and assumptions underlying or related to\nany of the foregoing. All information provided in this press release is as of\nthe date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to\nupdate any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metaoptics-to-deploy-its-direct-laser-writer-at-the-nanostanford-facility-302849614.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metaoptics-to-deploy-its-direct-laser-writer-at-the-nanostanford-facility-302849614.html)\n\nSOURCE METAOPTICS LTD\n\n\n\nFor sales enquiries, please contact sales@metaoptics.sg. For MetaOptics media and investor relations enquiries, please contact ir@metaoptics.sg.\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn4zYbgca","title":"MetaOptics to Deploy its Direct Laser Writer at the nano@stanford Facility","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"METO","created":"2026-08-13T00:15:00.632Z","tickers":["METO"],"exchange":"SGX","article_body":"MetaOptics to Deploy its Direct Laser Writer at the nano@stanford Facility\n\nPR Newswire\n\nSINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2026\n\nSINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT)\n(\"MetaOptics\" or the \"Company,\" and together with its subsidiaries, the\n\"Group\") announced that it has entered into an agreement for the installation\nand deployment of its key metalens Direct Laser Writer (\"DLW\") at the\nnano@stanford (https://nanolabs.stanford.edu/) facility. The agreement follows\nthe Company's recent acceptance\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/metaoptics-announces-membership-in-stanford-engineerings-systemx-alliance-program-in-the-usa-302683637.html)\nas an Associate Member of Stanford Engineering's SystemX Alliance Program\n(https://systemx.stanford.edu/industry-affiliates/member-companies) , marking\na critical step in advancing its U.S. expansion strategy and collaborations\nwith top U.S. universities.\n\nThe DLW is designed for a 4-inch glass wafer to enable quick prototyping and\nfabrication of metalens samples within weeks, as well as small-volume\nproduction to support pilot builds and customer demand evaluation, enabling\npartners to iterate faster and move from concept to product more efficiently.\nUnder the agreement, MetaOptics' DLW will be placed in the nano@stanford\nfacility, an open, shared-use operation that serves over 1,400 industry,\ngovernment, and the university's members each year. The Company's DLW will be\nmanaged and made available for use by nano@stanford members. The 100nm ultra\nhigh precision laser allows for simultaneous fabrication of over 100 metalens,\neach as small as 0.1mm in diameter for many high demand applications such as\nco-packaged optics structuring, collimating metalens to improve high speed\ninterconnect efficiencies, and imaging metalens amongst others. nano@stanford\nhas agreed to provide user feedback and support user demonstrations for\nMetaOptics, providing further technical validation of its metalens equipment\nand products, and at the same time serving as a launchpad to scale commercial\nproduction and collaboration in the U.S..\n\nThe deployment of this DLW serves as a key milestone for MetaOptics' U.S.\nexpansion strategy, prospective U.S. customer engagement, and\ncommercialisation roadmap. Such deployment will serve to develop a \"mini\nfoundry\" infrastructure at the nano@stanford facility in Silicon Valley for\nsmall-volume, quick turnaround prototyping. The Company aims to leverage its\nmembership under the SystemX Alliance Program, and the latest DLW deployment\nto further engage and showcase its metalens technology with other member\ncompanies under the program, which includes top U.S. technology companies.\n\nMetaOptics Executive Chairman Thng Chong Kim commented: \"By placing our DLW\nwithin nano@stanford's shared-use environment, we are able to strengthen\ntechnical validation, gather valuable user feedback, and increase engagement\nand collaboration with potential industry partners and end customers. We\nbelieve our membership in Stanford Engineering's SystemX Alliance Program and\nthis collaboration with nano@stanford serve to reinforce our broader U.S.\nexpansion efforts and deepen our engagement within Silicon Valley's\nworld-leading innovation ecosystem.\"\n\nAbout MetaOptics Ltd\nMetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) is a semiconductor optics company pioneering\nglass-based metalens solutions enhanced by AI-driven image processing,\nheadquartered in Singapore. Using advanced optical design and a scalable\n12-inch DUV lithography process, it powers next-generation applications in\nCPO, mobile, AR VR, automotive, and other emerging markets. Find out more at\nwww.metaoptics.sg (http://www.metaoptics.sg/) .\n\nSingapore (Headquarters)\nMetaOptics Technologies Pte Ltd, 81 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-45, Singapore\n139967\n\nUnited States\nMetaOptics Inc. (USA), 1 Ferry Building, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94111\n\nForward-Looking Statement\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve known\nand unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond\nthe Company's control. A number of factors could cause actual results to\ndiffer materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement,\nincluding but not limited to the Company's growth strategies, its future\nbusiness development, results of operations and financial condition, its\nresearch and development efforts, its ability to attract and\nretain customers, and its ability to establish and maintain relationships\nwith suppliers and business partners; and assumptions underlying or related to\nany of the foregoing. All information provided in this press release is as of\nthe date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to\nupdate any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metaoptics-to-deploy-its-direct-laser-writer-at-the-nanostanford-facility-302849614.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metaoptics-to-deploy-its-direct-laser-writer-at-the-nanostanford-facility-302849614.html)\n\nSOURCE METAOPTICS LTD\n\n\n\nFor sales enquiries, please contact sales@metaoptics.sg. For MetaOptics media and investor relations enquiries, please contact ir@metaoptics.sg.\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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