HiLight participating at CIOE2020 and ECOC
The HiLight team is looking forward to participating in CIOE2020 in China during September and ECOC in Brussels during December....
04 June, 2020
News Summaries
HiLight Semiconductor will not be attending OFC2020
Due to the global Coronavirus situation HiLight have made the difficult decision not to attend OFC this year....
26 February, 2020
HiLight Semiconductor joins OpenEye MSA
HiLight is announcing that it has recently joined the OpenEye MSA to develop PAM-4 optical links based around HiLight’s pure CMOS CDR technology....
21 February, 2020
Hilight to showcase multiple CMOS optical PMD product lines at CIOE 2019
HiLight Semiconductor to demonstrate innovative Leaded 10G-PON BOSA-onBoard ONU reference design alongside 25G CMOS TIAs at CIOE 2019....
03 September, 2019
HiLight announces availability of CMOS 25Gbps Transimpedance Amplifiers
HiLight today announced general sampling of a pair of new 25Gbps CMOS Transimpedance Amplifiers for 25Gbps and 100Gbps optical receivers...
08 July, 2019
HiLight Semiconductor at CIEO 2019
HiLight Semiconductor will be exhibiting at the CIOE 2019 event from 4-7 September 2019 in Shenzhen, China....
08 July, 2019
HiLight Semiconductor completes US$20m Series ‘C’ funding round
Following the successful completion of Series ‘A’ and ‘B’ rounds in 2015 and 2017 respectively HiLight today announces the conclusion of its Series C round, with over $20m subscribed. ...
28 February, 2019
HiLight Semiconductor at OFC 2019
HiLight Semiconductor to demonstrate pure CMOS 25Gbps Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) for SFP28 SR, LR and APD applications at OFC 2019....
19 February, 2019
HiLight Semiconductor Announces Grant of US Patent
HiLight Semiconductor today announced the grant of a US patent that covers the automatic control of Laser transmitters in fiber-to-the-home (FTTh) applications. ...
15 February, 2019
Next Generation PON in China
Christian Rookes' article on Next Generation PON in China published in Optical Connection News...
11 December, 2018
Hilight exhibiting at the OFC in March 2019
HiLight Semiconductor will be exhibiting at the OFC2019 event from 5-7 March 2019 in San Diego....
25 October, 2018
HiLight Semiconductor announces production release of world’s first pure CMOS ‘Combo’ IC family for 10G-PON and SFP+ Datacom applications
HiLight Semiconductor announces production release of world’s first pure CMOS ‘Combo’ IC family for 10G-PON and SFP+ Datacom applications....
24 September, 2018
HiLight Semiconductor announces the world’s first 4-in-1 pure CMOS 12G ‘Combo’ IC (HLC12V0) for SFP+ SR applications
HiLight Semiconductor are pleased to announce the production availability of the HLC12V0 4-in-1 transceiver IC for use in 10G SFP+ SR and AOC applications. ...
07 September, 2018
First pure CMOS 5-in-1 ‘Combo’ IC for Symmetric 10G-PON ONU applications available for production
HiLight Semiconductor are pleased to announce the production availability of the HLC10P0 5-in-1 transceiver IC for use in symmetric 10G-PON BOSA-on-Board (BoB) and SFP+ module applications. ...
03 September, 2018
HiLight to showcase multiple new CMOS optical PMD product lines for volume applications up to 100G
HiLight Semiconductor to demonstrate pure CMOS 10G-PON and SFP+ Datacom chipset reference designs alongside 100G integrated receiver at CIOE 2018 in Shenzhen....
28 August, 2018
ISO9001 Certification
Hilight Semiconductor Ltd has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2015....
22 March, 2018
OFC2018: Demonstration of Dual Loop Laser Extinction Ratio Control
HiLight Semiconductor to demonstrate patented transmitter dual-loop ER control system for 10G-PON BOSA-on-Board platforms at OFC 2018....
08 March, 2018
25G NRZ/50G PAM4 DM Laser R&D Grant
HiLight today announces the award of an Innovate UK grant for a £1m [US$1.4m] project to create a 50Gb CMOS DM Laser driver....
26 February, 2018
Production Release of HLR10G1 CMOS TIA for 10Gb PON Applications
HiLight announce the mass-production release of the HLR10G1, the highest sensitivity TIA available for 10G PON and LR applications. Read more .......
18 September, 2017
New CMOS 10Gb ‘Combo’ Family Released
HiLight today announce the release of the first of a family of new CMOS ‘COMBO’ ICs for 10Gb PON applications. The family will be demonstrated at CIOE in Shenzhen in September. Please contact us to arrange a private viewing. Press Release Combo Family...
14 August, 2017
‘B’ Venture Capital Round Completed
HiLight Semiconductor announces the completion of its third round of Venture Capital funding, following seed investment by Oyster Capital in 2013 and Series A funding led by Atlantic Bridge Capital in May 2015. The Series B funding is again led by Atlantic Bridge, with follow-on......
14 March, 2017
New VP Sales, APAC, Appointment
Dr Jess Brown joins as VP Sales, for the Asia-Pacific region. Jess has more than 20 years’ experience in the Electronics industry, principally in commercial roles, and with an Analogue and Mixed-Signal focus. Most recently Jess has had successful start-up experience, and previously Jess held......
03 October, 2016
€1.77m EU ‘Horizon 2020’ Grant Awarded for 100Gbps IC development
The European Commission have awarded a €1.774m* grant to HiLight in order to support the development of next-generation, ultra low power CMOS Integrated Circuits for 100Gbs transmission. HiLight and the Commission considered that saving power consumption, especially in Data centres, would have a very beneficial impact......
05 September, 2016
World’s First high-performance CMOS 10Gb ‘Combo’ IC – Now Available
World’s First High Performance CMOS 10Gb ‘Combo’ IC announced for 10Gb Ethernet, CPRI and similar applications. VCSEL, FP and DFB Lasers supported. Engineering Samples and Evaluation Boards AVAILABLE NOW. Please contact your Sales Representative. Mass-production available from August 2016 ...
15 July, 2016
Innovate UK ‘SMART’ Grant Awarded to HiLight Semiconductor
Innovate UK have awarded a £250,000 grant to HiLight in order to support a new CMOS COMBO IC for next-generation Fiber-to-the-Home networks....
15 January, 2016
Second Venture Capital Round completed
Second Venture Capital Round completed, led by Atlantic Bridge Ventures. ...
22 May, 2015
Bristol UK office opened
Ex-Phyworks/Maxim senior IC design team joins. Bristol UK office opened. ...
31 January, 2015
Production Release of World’s highest sensitivity 11.3Gb CMOS TIA
Production release of CMOS TIA for PD based applications to 11.3Gbps, e.g. 10Gb Ethernet. World’s highest sensitivity 10Gb CMOS TIA. ...
02 June, 2014
Production release of 3 x CMOS TIAs covering 1 & 2.5Gbps PD and APD applications
Production release of 3 x CMOS TIAs covering 1 & 2.5Gbps PD and APD applications e.g. Gigabit Ethernet and GPON. World’s highest sensitivity TIAs. ...
18 January, 2014
Japan sales office opened
Japan sales office opened in Hamamatsu City. Please Contact Tatsuyuki Torii: tatsuyuki.torii@hilight-semi.com. ...
06 November, 2013
Taiwan sales & support office opened
Taiwan sales & support office opened in Taipei. ...
06 July, 2013
China sales & support office opened
China sales & support office opened in Shenzhen. ...
26 June, 2013
Initial Venture Capital Funding by Oyster Capital
Initial Venture Capital Funding by Oyster Capital. ...
23 January, 2012
6 August 2018